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Racer X
Silver Member
USA
299 Posts |
 Posted - 09/19/2008 : 16:16:34
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| Anyone into photography ? Primarily film based. |
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ronster
Gold Member
Australia
645 Posts |
Posted - 09/19/2008 : 16:43:44
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Hey Racer X, I dabble a bit but I use digital gear rather than film. Cheaper for me to pratice taking craps shots using digital! 
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 09/19/2008 : 16:59:08
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I'm primarily digital...
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 09/19/2008 : 18:07:01
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I used to have a Canon SLR with all sorts of lenses and filters. After a while I just had to admit that everyone else got better pictures than me with much cheaper equipment. The hardest part was admitting to myself that I have no talent whatsoever. I still like taking pictures though. It's just a shame they never come out very good.  |
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
1185 Posts |
Posted - 09/19/2008 : 20:58:33
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I shoot film.. mostly vintage 6x6cm cameras..
This is from my 1955 Rolleiflex, shot this summer at Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany. I've barely scratched the surface of the pile of negative and slide scanning I have to do!
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2008 : 07:42:46
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Do i sense a yearning for vintage,analogue equipment from you guys............ |
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
1185 Posts |
Posted - 09/20/2008 : 16:38:50
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Yes.. it's the same sensibility.
The same part of me that years for film-grain wants noisy old strat pickups and old buffered pedals!
I'll carry it further in saying that I love aged beef and old cheese.  |
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nathanscribe
Silver Member
United Kingdom
376 Posts |
Posted - 09/22/2008 : 19:49:45
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Nice shot with the Rollei there. I used to have a Pentax 67, Mamiya 645, Sinar P (5x4) and all sorts of Pentax 35mm SLRs (manual and auto) with plenty of lenses between them... but after a while I stripped back and now I have 3 bodies and a handful of lenses:
Leica IIIb, Leica M2, Nikon F3. The Nikon has a 50mm f/2 manual lens, and a 28/2.8 auto. I used to have a 35mm shift lens but got rid of it to fund a rangefinder. The Leicas are used with a couple of old Elmar 50/3.5 (one coated, one not), a 50/2 Summitar (?), a collapsible 50/2 Summicron, 35/2.5 (?) Voigtlander, and 50/2 Jupiter-8 (nice bit of glass for cheap).
Here's an old shot from my student days, but the kind of thing I liked best. Most of my stuff is not scanned yet, if it ever will be! I have little time for it these days, and it's one of those things I always say I'll do again "one day".
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
1185 Posts |
Posted - 09/25/2008 : 14:32:06
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Very nice!
When I got the Rollei, it was a choice between that or a Leica. I had to go MF because my Bronica is a many-pounded beast and impossible to travel with.
I still want a Leica to fatten up my collection a little! I love that collapsible lens..
My only fear is the genuine lack of film availability which may hit in the next decade or so..  |
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Photography ?
