Quite honestly I regret fully manual cameras...
Dec 25, 2020 12:24:29 #
Dec 25, 2020 12:34:22 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Your first 10,000 images are your worst. Thank goodness they're now all digital.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
New advance in camera tech:
The first 9,999 images are already on the included card. Jump right in feet first and achieve advanced results immediately.
Pay more for a premium model and the 9,999 will be better images. Wanabees can buy the “Pro” model, with “Real Pro images” on the card (no BIFs, no Kittens, no Birthdays). Wait til you see the 9,999 of the special Astro model ... Hubble, eat your heart out !
Dec 25, 2020 12:45:17 #
Bbarn
Loc: Ohio
The Fujis aren't FF, and the Df isn't mirrorless. I can get sorta "close" with the EOS RP, but I would prefer to avoid seeing,working around, and paying for all the extras.
Dec 25, 2020 13:09:53 #
Pumble wrote:
The camera of today has all that you already want. You might consider that "M" position on the dial and then (if you can afford to do so and really only want that mode), super glue it into that position. .......
Tiny white reminder dot painted next to the “M” works for me. I can check at a glance for correct mode just in case the poltergeists have messed with my stuff.
Likewise, I can confirm from behind the camera that the “+/-“ dial is zeroed out, by the alignment of a line and a dot, as seen in the second pic below.
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Super Glue would block access to the User/Custom set up memory “modes” :-(
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That small red dot to the right marks “+2/3EV”
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Dec 25, 2020 13:24:44 #
POVDOV wrote:
The blues associated with technology advancement. I can't wait for the quantum camera. "a discrete quantity of energy proportional in magnitude to the frequency of the radiation it represents"
Uh? Why should I have the blues about that?
I am revolted not by the progress but by the idea of someone trying to decide what is good for me and progressively takes away all the controls.
Dec 25, 2020 13:41:15 #
Even though I use a Canon t5i my favorite camera is my Sinar 4x5 monorail view camera coupled with my Rodenstock 180/550 convertible lense.
WHY?
Because it makes me think.
Oh by the way, due to costs, I use a 120 Roll film in an adapter most of the time
WHY?
Because it makes me think.
Oh by the way, due to costs, I use a 120 Roll film in an adapter most of the time
Dec 25, 2020 14:28:58 #
What amazes me is the amount of photography accomplished with manual cameras! We had one mode, manual! Sure, we could alter shutter speed, F stops and, to a degree, ISO but we had no internet, You Tube or FB to help out! Now, using manual is as foreign as a stick shift! Have everyday items become too specialized?
Dec 25, 2020 14:37:00 #
TallTree wrote:
What amazes me is the amount of photography accomplished with manual cameras! We had one mode, manual! Sure, we could alter shutter speed, F stops and, to a degree, ISO but we had no internet, You Tube or FB to help out! Now, using manual is as foreign as a stick shift! Have everyday items become too specialized?
Manual cameras are easier to use than those with a bunch of features. The only draw back that it's slower so if you need to work fast than it's difficult with a manual camera. If you have a few seconds for each shot then manual is easier.
Dec 25, 2020 14:37:52 #
My first "professional" job was taking passport photos. We used Polaroid 4x5 on a view camera. Had to cover one half, say freeze, remove holder, move covering to other side, reinsert holder and snap the shutter. "Process" image, cut in half, done. Used a Polaroid film that had a negative, forget the numbers, for "publicity" stills. Mostly people running for office or promotions. "Best" job was images for a doctor, whose patients were to under go deviated septum operations!
Dec 25, 2020 14:44:01 #
Covered snowmobile racing in the 70's for an Arctic Cat team, 35mm and 16mm movie, mostly b&W. Great way to learn on the job!
Dec 25, 2020 14:45:03 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Your first 10,000 images are your worst. Thank goodness they're now all digital.
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
Dec 25, 2020 14:45:24 #
My daughter is lucky to know what end of the camera to look thru, She is making a LOT of money doing shoots for models. Strictly automatic camera. She has a good eye, gets good shots I wonder how far she cold go if she actually knew what she was doing.
Dec 25, 2020 15:30:41 #
Actually on a recent outing (pre-covid) but earlier this year, I was out with a couple of photographers. I actually pulled my Weston 5 light meter and manually set Fstop and shutter speed for a close up shot. At one point I pulled out a gray card.
Dec 25, 2020 15:38:10 #
DennisC.
Loc: Antelope, CA
jeweler53 wrote:
Get a nikon Df. Set it on manual. Chose your own ISO. shutter speed and aperture.
You're welcome!
happy holidays.
You're welcome!
happy holidays.
You can do that with any camera.
Dec 25, 2020 16:12:06 #
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