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I have a lot of fancy camera gear and have mainly shot digital since the late 90's, but I have to admit there is simplicity and joy in tossing a roll of Tri-X 400 in the F100 (film SLR), slapping on a 35, 50 or 85mm prime and firing away.
No fussing with settings and minimal time at the computer even if you do choose to scan and post-process the negatives, compared to what I typically do with the DSLR raw files. Here is my latest old-school toy. It does have a meter and aperture-priority mode (electrical shutter) but is otherwise totally manual. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3412/...88fd25620c.jpg |
I'll give ya 50 bucks for that obsolete dinosaur.
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I agree somewhat. My digital camera takes AA's. Screw the rechargeable special nonsense :)!
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Chris, thanks for that image...that's a camera I can understand...which makes me think I should just drag my old Olympus OM-1 out of the closet, slap on it's 50mm lens with a shade hood atop a UV filter, and go take photos. I just cannot wrap my head around a digital camera...it can remain Cindy's toy...but it's pretty obvious she doesn't want to play with it either...
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Geez Paul.... Its so ironic you need to bring anti-technology rants to the internet. Don't have a VA hall or barbershop in your town? Lol
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Yep, digital cameras are so simple and intuitive that even 86 year old women can figure them out. Now, what was the purpose of this thread again? |
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This was just an excuse for Paul to tell us all how big his hands are, and I'm guessing by extension...:D We know Paul, we know. <object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5PmnKOkt7fI&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5PmnKOkt7fI&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object> |
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I have had a few digital point and shoot cameras and have been able to take some very good pictures with them. (I rotate my pics through my background on my work pc - get lots of complements on the nature pics). But what frustrates me about the point-and-shoot digital compact cameras is that there are very few manual settings available, which stifles the creativity. I am looking for a new dgital SLR camera - one of the mid-range Nikon/Cannon/Olympus cameras, which allow for more manual control. -Z-man. |
A couple months ago, I bought a Nikon D40 SLR for my g/f. Once I got it home, I was looking it over, and thought "ya know, she's probably not going to use this much (like the guitar and amp I got here for xmas)" so I kept the camera and bought her a set of earrings instead. Good move, 'cause we split 3 weeks later.
A digital SLR looks and works very similar to a film SLR, and if you were to put one in the hands of a luddite (*cough*pwd72s*cough*) they probably wouldn't notice the difference right away. |
This is the most ironic thread, ever. Paul, we love ya, but you are going to be pictured in Webster's under 'curmudgeon' in a coming edition.
Assuming of course, they continue to print them. I suggest we all buy Paul digital cameras and send them to him (and we can even charge the batteries before shipping). Who's in? We should be able to flood his mailbox with about 2 dozen at least.... |
I don't get it. I used film SLRs for years and always struggled with getting the light correct, shutter speed, etc. and yes, I did RTFM, several times, and and several different ones. Since we got a DSLR, our pictures improved a thousand percent. Not just because we can put it on an automated setting, but also because I can try something and see immediately if it worked or not. I don't have to wait for it to be developed.
I used to keep a log book in my camera case - I'd write down all the settings I was using with each shot so I could study it when they got developed a week or so later. What a ridiculous process. Hell, with digital pics the camera make and model and all settings are embedded in the file. I'm the last guy to argue for progress for progress's sake, but sometimes the new version is just plain better. |
I sure don't miss paying $20 for 36 prints only to have 5 or less keepers. Since going digital the family portrait shots are way better...everyone has their eyes open at the same time ;)
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I went from a Pentax K1000 to a Pentax K100D, and it was a bit of a transition. I do say, I wish we had those lithium batteries back in the day, a pair of those would run a light meter for decades! |
Paul didn't really buy a Mustang, this is just a cover-up.;)
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A good point was made earlier...it's the tiny credit card size with impossible to handle controls that I hate...next time I'm at COSTCO or near a camera store, I might check out the SLR's. They may be more familiar to me. Oh...my film SLR stuff is 70's vintage. The only electronics on them is the built in light meter...nothing "auto" like focus, f stops, shutter speed. I understood film... |
Newer cameras - film or digital - are just much smarter than older ones. i.e. they have many different zones in the picture frame that calculate the light level in each zone (multi-metering - began with the Nikon FA IIRC, but now may be 9 or more zones and better algorithms); focus zones, with predictive focus for moving objects, etc.
A new digital camera also has more parameters it can adjust than a film camera. for a nice landscape or still portrait, use a big view camera or TLR and a handheld spot meter & your own brain for sports, action, wildlife etc. the digital cams are tops - they can think and adjust faster than you and it costas nothing to burn thru 50 shots and discard 49 |
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i have a leica ranger, and a hassleblad...both are gathering dust. i would sell both and get a new leica digital rangerfinder..but i think i would still need to sell my soul. |
isnt tri-x a dead dinosaur?
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