How about a camera thread? Pelicanheads show me your cameras!

[scottmandue]

Couldn't help but notice many of us have common hobbies, cars, watches, cars, guns, cars, guitars, cars, home theaters, cars...

So how about you photography folks, what are you using?

I have a Nikon coolpic for fast and easy point and shoot digital pictures.
A Canon T90 with a couple of Tokina zoom lens.
My old work horse Canon AE-1 with a Canon f1.4 50mm

After fiddling with the Nikon exclusively for the past few years just because I had got lazy I have decided to break out the old 35mm stuff and play with it again. Planing on hitting Ventura for the car show this weekend and going to shoot off a couple of rolls. I am not a giant fan of ebay but I started looking around their photography area and the old manual camera stuff is going pretty cheap. I got a few bids on some Canon lens I could never had afforded new and an old Canon manual camera that is the same model I started on.

[gassy]

Nikon D70 DSLR w/3 lenses...love it. No more film for me, and I am in the photography business. 3 fps, can't beat it for 1K--plus lenses.
Christian.

[scottmandue]

Yeah I know digi is so much easier... but hey I'm old school!
And when you get your film done for a few bucks more they (Kodak)will throw in a CD.
Just something cool about handling an old camera.
Kind of like driving a stick shift when they make auto-sticks that work just as good.

Oh yeah, left out the old Yashicamat large format.

I understand that if you do photography for a living digital is probably the only way to go. For me it is strictly a hobby... but it is an art to me also.

[928ram]

I guess it's a dual hobby for me, as I have alot of worthless film equip around here that I've collected just because it looks cool.

For shooters, I have 2 T90, and a A-1, and a big pile 'o glass in the Fd dept. For EOS gear I've got an EOS-3 and a pile 'o glass plus the wife has a Rebel 2k model (I don't let her drive the Porsche either) and an older Rebel that's expendable.

I've also got 2 each Mamiya auto XTL and auto X-1000 (same cam, obscure 35mm) and about 3/4 of the glass/accesories for those models.

I shoot the T90s far more than any other.

[KNS]

Well, I've haven't used 'em in a while.. Nikon F3 with MD4, Nikon F2AS with MD2 and Nikon FM. The F cameras are so nicley "overbuilt", they don't make em like that anymore. I don't know the value anymore, you can find F3s on ebay for dirt cheap.

[bob tilton]

i have a nikon fe2 - great camera. i want a D70 or D50 or Rebel XT.

[jyl]

Mine:

- Canon T90 and F1 (old) w/ 17mm 24mm 50mm 35-105mm 80-200mm

- Nikon F Photomic FTn (two, one w/ F36 motor drive), F3 w/ MD4 drive, FG w/ 24mm 35mm 50mm 85mm 300mm 35-105mm

- Olympus OM1 w/ 50mm and 200mm

- Olympus XA

- Rollei 35S

- Canon P (rangefinder) w/ 50mm 105mm

- Hasselblad 500C w/ 50mm 80mm 150mm

I use the Nikon Fs and F3 mostly, and have a preference for fast lenses (the 50mm is f1.2, the 35mm is f1.4. the 85mm is f1.4) and a dislike for zooms.

The Canon SLRs should probably be sold off, I was a big Canon FD fan but don't use them any more. The Hasselblad has been idle for years but I hope to get back to medium format someday. The Olympus OM1 was given to me free and I'm still deciding if I'll keep it. The Canon rangefinder is a garage queen. The Olympus XA is my main pocket camera. The Rollei 35S is basically a conversation piece.

I shoot 90% B&W, develop at home, print in a rental darkroom. My own darkroom stuff is in storage, someday I'll set it up. I strongly prefer this to digital, as I spend too much time on a computer as it is, and don't find Photoshop relaxing. Give me three hours in a darkroom, grooving to the iPod, meditating to the prints.

People with autofocus digital cameras produce sharp colorful shots. After a while most of them look alike. I like my B&W prints, they stand out.

[scottmandue]

Originally posted by jyl


:snip:

I shoot 90% B&W, develop at home, print in a rental darkroom. My own darkroom stuff is in storage, someday I'll set it up. I strongly prefer this to digital, as I spend too much time on a computer as it is, and don't find Photoshop relaxing. Give me three hours in a darkroom, grooving to the iPod, meditating to the prints.

People with autofocus digital cameras produce sharp colorful shots. After a while most of them look alike. I like my B&W prints, they stand out.

Amen brother!

Been thinking if I really get back into it setting up a darkroom in my garage.

[Saintly]

I have one of these

a Canon Eos 350D Digital SLR with the twin lense kit (18-55mm and 75-300mm) 8mp
I also have a Pentax Optio 555 Compact. 5mp, 5 x optical zoom

[vash]

i practically gave away my nikon FM2 and lenses. some friend's kid is starting photo stuff in highschool so i sold the lot, CHEAP.

keeping my leica M6, and hasselblad 500CM. i was in the process of building a darkroom, but the money went digital. bought a nikon D70, and now i am shopping for a wide angle lens. still getting used to digital. the lenses dont seem that fast. i could do stuff with my leica rangefinder that would blow your mind. i have an older leice rangefinder back in texas. dont even know what it is. my stepdad is giving it to me. old and never used. wonder what lens is coming with it?

for the record, my first degree was photography. just got tired of the gig.

[911pcars]

Since one of my many hats is to shoot pics, I've got Nikons, Hasselblad and 4x5, all mostly holed up in cases. Anyone in the market for classic Nikons? A more affordable digital back that retrofits onto Hassy 500 C/CMs just came out, so the camera is still useable for something other than collecting.

Digital 35 SLRs are getting closer to my ideal, but I haven't made the plunge yet (still wanking away with a compact digital Olympus).

My ideal digital SLR would include a working preview screen that also pivots and angles like the top end compacts (Sony, Minolta, Olympus, etc.). However, it's not made yet and I'll eventually succumb to one of the digitals from Nikon or Canon.

The latest 12 Mp Canon EOS 5D SLR has a larger CCD sensor, the same size as 35mm film, so existing 35mm film lenses will work w/o overcoverage. Alas, it's in the $3K range.

Sherwood

[gassy]

Don't get me wrong--B&W film, developing and printing yourself...nothing better!
Christian.

[86 911]

I have a Sony DSC F707. It's about 5 year old now, but still a great camera. Only downside is that it takes too long to take a photo!

[vash]

that hasselblad digital back is more expensive than my cars! (isnt it?)

[jyl]

Originally posted by 911pcars
Since one of my many hats is to shoot pics, I've got Nikons, Hasselblad and 4x5, all mostly holed up in cases. Anyone in the market for classic Nikons? [snip]

Post what you have, or send me a PM. I'm mostly done buying Nikons but you never know.

[masraum]

I've got my dad's old Canon AE-1 Program w/ f1.4 50mm and Canon 70-210. When I turned 21 my parents got me a Canon EOS 630. I bought a 24-70 and 70-210 for that one, and just about a month ago I got a Canon Digital Rebel XT (350D for you out of towners ). I've got the kit lens (18-55mm), a Canon f1.8 50 mm, and a Sigma APO DG 70-300mm Macro.

[Shuie]

Here's an 8 MP Olympus that I dont know how to use. I ruined Christmas last year with this little gem.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7543624360

Im going back to a cheaper point and shoot camera.

[911pcars]

Someone mention Leica equipment?

M lenses:
El Marit 135, f2.8 and 90, f2.8, black and mint condition.

Leica CL black body w/El Mar 90mm, f4, mint

Sherwood

[bob tilton]

does any one have any input on the point and shoot style cameras that look like SLRs - the sony 8700 for example?
does it take pics that look like they were taken by a SLR?
are there any cameras out there that mimick SLR characteristics?

[911pcars]

The most important SLR-type feature I look at is the biggest drawback of point and shoot cameras, IMHO. That is shutter response. Most P&S cameras are fine for typical candid-type shots, but don't expect steller results trying to shoot any thing that moves faster than a newborn baby unless you have a couple of seconds to spare.

I haven't monitored the latest round of P&S camera features. They seem to introduce a new camera every week.

Go here for the latest info: www.dpreview.com

Sherwood