Getting old sucks
Nov 24, 2023 15:02:16 #
Bohica
Loc: SE Coast of NC
I'm 76, memory seems to decrease each day. 20 yrs ago I had a camera, either a Pentax Program or Ricoh XRP, had both, don't remember which I used. But it allowed me to place it on a tripod near my birdbath with a 36 exposure roll of film and it would take photos till the roll ended. I could set it at different intervals from 15 seconds to 60 seconds between exposures. Got a lot of good bird photos that way but don't remember the gear I used. Any old time film fanatics out there that might jog my memory? I was a collector and had about 40 cameras, Pentax, Ricoh, Nikon, Mamya 645, Yashicamat 6x6, Rolleiflex, and a host of old rangefinders
Nov 24, 2023 16:19:26 #
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Nov 24, 2023 17:38:28 #
mffox wrote:
I'm 87 and it only sucks once in a while.
It may suck but it sure beats the other alternative.
Nov 24, 2023 18:21:05 #
There are inexpensive cameras now that can do the via remote control by pressing a button from inside the house, Most cameras have intervalometer remotes that can set any number of pics ant any duration you want between exposures.
What you had in your film camera was a basic intervalometer.
It is much easier with digital and there is no 36 exposure limit.
There are even motion sensor wildlife cameras that can be left out rain or shine
What you had in your film camera was a basic intervalometer.
It is much easier with digital and there is no 36 exposure limit.
There are even motion sensor wildlife cameras that can be left out rain or shine
Nov 24, 2023 19:03:26 #
Bohica wrote:
I'm 76, memory seems to decrease each day.......
I'm 77. I'm pretty good at remembering what cameras I used and when I used them. Unfortunately, most were film cameras. Was it a slide? Did I scan it? In a box? In a carousel? Was it a print? In a scrapbook? Curling in a drawer? Which drawer? If digital....what did I call that file? I know I have it, but.......
Nov 25, 2023 05:30:29 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
It may suck but it sure beats the other alternative.
Nov 25, 2023 06:15:08 #
Mffox wrote: "I'm 87 and it only sucks once in a while."
We are playing in the same ballpark. I know that getting old sucks but the opposite I am afraid is worse.
Memory tends to fail as we age, a natural process of living. I am blessed that my memory is till there but a good 40% of the population cannot say that. The most unfortunate ones end up with Alzheimer.
Enjoy what you can, life is short.
We are playing in the same ballpark. I know that getting old sucks but the opposite I am afraid is worse.
Memory tends to fail as we age, a natural process of living. I am blessed that my memory is till there but a good 40% of the population cannot say that. The most unfortunate ones end up with Alzheimer.
Enjoy what you can, life is short.
Nov 25, 2023 06:27:53 #
Jeffcs
Loc: Myrtle Beach South Carolina
Not everyone is old at 70 and beyond
Keep busy both with your body and mind, that’s what I’m trying to do
Luckily cameras are getting smaller smarter, yeah for us old farts
Keep busy both with your body and mind, that’s what I’m trying to do
Luckily cameras are getting smaller smarter, yeah for us old farts
Nov 25, 2023 07:37:48 #
Le principal est d'être toujours présent, de partager, et de prendre plaisir... chacun sait qu'il y aura une fin !
The main thing is to always be present, to share, and to enjoy... everyone knows that there will be an end!
The main thing is to always be present, to share, and to enjoy... everyone knows that there will be an end!
Nov 25, 2023 07:49:03 #
The Nikon 8008 had a focal lock shutter...so you could set it up on a tripod and point at say... a bird feeder.
Anything that got inside the predetermined focal plane...the camera took a shot.
Don't see that anymore...too bad...it was a nice way to shoot while being somewhere else.
Anything that got inside the predetermined focal plane...the camera took a shot.
Don't see that anymore...too bad...it was a nice way to shoot while being somewhere else.
Nov 25, 2023 09:14:36 #
Canisdirus wrote:
The Nikon 8008 had a focal lock shutter...so you could set it up on a tripod and point at say... a bird feeder.
Anything that got inside the predetermined focal plane...the camera took a shot.
Don't see that anymore...too bad...it was a nice way to shoot while being somewhere else.
Anything that got inside the predetermined focal plane...the camera took a shot.
Don't see that anymore...too bad...it was a nice way to shoot while being somewhere else.
I have found this under "trap" set up for some of my recent Nikon cameras. Steve Perry also gives terrific info on various functions for Nikon and other major brands.
Nov 25, 2023 09:19:52 #
StanMac
Loc: Tennessee
You probably had the Ricoh equipped with a winder. The Pentax Program doesn’t mention having an intervalometer whereas the Ricoh does, providing 2, 15 and 60 second intervals.
Stan
Stan
Nov 25, 2023 09:59:54 #
“People ask me what I’d most appreciate getting for my eighty-seventh birthday. I tell them, a paternity suit.” - George Burns
Nov 25, 2023 10:59:24 #
Pierre1965 wrote:
I have found this under "trap" set up for some of my recent Nikon cameras. Steve Perry also gives terrific info on various functions for Nikon and other major brands.
Nice...nichey but nice. I suppose blazing fast AF has reduced the charm of it...but there are times when it would come in handy.
A guy who worked for me had one (8008)...back in the film days...a real perk.
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