No longer acceptable...

[mike goldberg]

Hi... Most of my photos of camera gear [see My Flickr] have been done with the 2003 model Canon S410 P & S digicam. I run into a lot of trouble in Resizing and lately, carefully crafted camera portraits are unsatisfactory. With really good gear like the M2, Bessa T, OM-1 system... erratic results that look like P & S, are no longer acceptable. 😱 And, I'm ready to move on from the sad, embarrassed face.

I don't have a dSLR, and do not intend to go that route for some time...
This means doing my shots of cameras on film, taking them into the garden, and building or buying a small lighting tent or cube. Further, I've seen some beautiful, even arty presentations of cameras here in RFF. These reflect not only technical competence, but also how the member feels about his gear and himself.
That is the place I want to be at.

Feedback welcome, and thanks for listening.
mike

 

[jesse1dog]

Hi Mike
Just looked at some of your photos on your 'flickr'. It struck me that one of the really great features of the forum is being able to get glimpses of unknown locations and living conditions from the photos that guys like you 'put up'. Your local pictures give me a completely different outlook from shotsI see in the newspaper or on TV. Postcard views they certainly aren't. Please continue taking shots like these.

Best wishes

 

[Trius]

Mike: Not to say your strategy isn't a valid one, but it also strikes me that maybe you've just outgrown your P&S. When I was looking for a cheap P&S, to be used mainly for ePay and family snapshots where emailing quickly was important, I had two requirements, other than acceptable price:

1. Close focus capability, and availability of add-on lenses for even closer work when required
2. Fastest lens speed available at my price-point ... so that I would minimize dependence on electronic flash, etc.

But doing gear/C&C shots on film makes it even easier as far as exposure goes ... it's just the post-processing steps that are "harder".

 

[mike goldberg]

Thanks guys for your support... for local color and for
better shots of photo gear. Cioa, mike

 

[ferider]

Hi Mike,

I got for Xmas a "photostudio in a box" that is great for taking equipment
photos, even with an old digital P&S. It has a little tent, grey or blue backdrop
and two halogen lights. For example:

(although this barely fit under the tent). You might want to try this ...

Cheers,

Roland.

 

[mike goldberg]

Hey Roland,
Great shot of your OM-1.. and what a hunk of glass that 180 is!
Thanks, mike

 

[Sonnar Brian]

I use my 1998 Nikon E3 DSLR with a 60mm F2.8 Micro-Nikkor and SB-29 macro-light.

The camera has one-point-three MILLION pixels.