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Just received from Ebay purchase. Looks very good to me. My question is:
What shots would you take to put it through its paces?
What shots would you take to put it through its paces?
JoeFriday
Agent Provacateur
I'd probably set up a photo shoot with Kate Beckinsale.. but if she's busy, I'd try Tara Reid
MrRanger
Rangefinder Jockey
JoeFriday said:
Is this an example of why your title is "Resident Troublemaker"?
Mike
Fedzilla_Bob
man with cat
Katherine Zeta Jones would do nicely...JoeFriday said:
Actually go for a stroll at lunch with it, especially if you have a nice community with character.
JoeFriday
Agent Provacateur
MrRanger said:Is this an example of why your title is "Resident Troublemaker"?
Mike
why do you ask? is it Kate or Tara that you have a problem with? LOL
MCTuomey
Veteran
Hard to say. Not really. I've shot everything from dark pool halls to blast furnaces with mine. Outdoors - find a hood for it. Otherwise, fire away. It is a great camera, and I'm afraid I may have to sell mine to thin things out after a mad lens purchase.
dmr
Registered Abuser
JoeFriday said:
Yeah, you wish! {ducking, running}
Seriously, I would consider testing out its low light capability. Things like street scenes at night, neon, available light shots in a bar or restaurant or casino (some casinos don't like it). Open it wide and focus intently to check out the bokeh. (There's that word again.) Practice handholding at 1/30 and 1/15. A fave of mine is subway stations, but you might wanna wait a while for those.
The ones I used to like were those lit by the bare dim bulbs and not fluorescents. Available light shots under ordinary bulbs have a certain charm to them. Your QL17 is good for that! Practice fudging the exposuire by metering on what you want to expose for, holding the shutter part way down, then composing and firing. Don't forget to focus!
Oh, and you gotta do the self-portrait in the mirror.
TPPhotog
Well-known
Welcome to the Canonet addiction
I know a model who looks just like Katherine Zeta Jones, alas we never seem to have the same free time slots to work together and she's 2 hours drive away
Back to topic I always take mine around the streets to give it a good test. People, street details, buildings, variations in light and texture. One 36 (37) roll later I know if I have a good one, which happily I always have so far.
If you have the Canolite D as well then don't forget to try it with that. It's an amazing little flash for a 70s beastie and I usually prefer natural light.
I know a model who looks just like Katherine Zeta Jones, alas we never seem to have the same free time slots to work together and she's 2 hours drive away
Back to topic I always take mine around the streets to give it a good test. People, street details, buildings, variations in light and texture. One 36 (37) roll later I know if I have a good one, which happily I always have so far.
If you have the Canolite D as well then don't forget to try it with that. It's an amazing little flash for a 70s beastie and I usually prefer natural light.
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Thanks
Thanks for everyone's input, and especially to those who had the foresight to insert "practical" into my request for advice. I am afraid that Kate/Tara are metaphors for the rabbit chased by the greyhounds, and of course never caught. I too, believe in keeping the rabbit well ahead of the hounds, from a management standpoint; but Kate/Tara, get serious. I am going to upload my first 12 shots to the gallery, for comment.
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Thanks
Thanks for everyone's input, and especially to those who had the foresight to insert "practical" into my request for advice. I am afraid that Kate/Tara are metaphors for the rabbit chased by the greyhounds, and of course never caught. I too, believe in keeping the rabbit well ahead of the hounds, from a management standpoint; but Kate/Tara, get serious. I am going to upload my first 12 shots to the gallery, for comment.
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