Non-rangefinder pics in the gallery - yes or no?

[yanidel]

I'm sorry, but photography is not something that you can 'buy your way' to great pictures, hence the whole talk of gear becomes inane and immature. RF, SLR, pinhole phone camera - use anything but show results which others like.

But who said that? you are off topic.
This is not a gear vs talent conversation. There is talent all over the web. If I want to see amazing pictures, I go on Flickr, some photographer's that I like or even better, I just open some books on photography of great photographers.
But RFF is also an opportunity to share ideas/techniques/or even views of the world that are related mainly to rangefinders. For example, I learnt a few weeks ago in a thread that there was a lens called Industar-69 that was a 28mm 2.8 for screw mount. I was looking for a small, cheap and sharp lens because :
- I am tired of heavy lenses (CV Ultron)
- I did not want to invest too much money on a new lens.
- I like the 28mm FOV on the RD1
RFF allowed me to fill that requirement by providing information. Now are the pictures that I take with it any good ... maybe, maybe not, that is another subject and it does not really matter.
Of course I would not have found that information on canonlovers.com

 

[Gumby]

I'm probably taking an unpopular postion... but I totally understand (and agree) with Nh3 on this topic. I'll bet that if two similar images are posted, one from a RF and one from a SLR, nobody would be able to tell the difference... except by pure chance (luck).

The poll actually seemed to me to be a bit "troll-ish".

 

[Steveh]

I'm not arguing for what people can post on the gallery. I got annoyed with the stupid premise of this thread and the subsequent replies.
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Are you this obnoxious in person or is it just an internet thing?

The "premise" of the thread was that I wanted to see what people thought, not that I thought gear was more important than pictures.

The results of the poll to date are showing an almost exactly even split, which suggests there is a divergence of views, but why is asking what the members of an internet forum think about how that forum should function stupid?

Whatever.

 

[Gumby]

"Real photographers"???

Don't fret... most people would say that you qualify 😀

 

[Steveh]

The poll actually seemed to me to be a bit "troll-ish".

It certainly wasn't intended to be - I have better things to do with my time than troll on photography forums.

There's an image thread on the Evil SLR forum started because someone felt weird/guilty posting SLR pics, as I do, so I was just curious what other people thought.

I don't think we're going to see a consensus view here though are we .....

 

[squirrel$$$bandit]

I think anything should be OK in the gallery. Most of us use other cameras, but I think our overall aesthetic comes from RF photography, and this is what matters, at least to me.

 

[Gumby]

I'm sure you didn't have bad intent... it's just that this question seems to come up over-and-over again... and there is NEVER a consensus. There are both conservatives and liberals here - some only want RF-related chatter and some want to have photography chatter with an RF emphasis.

BTW, what was the end of your last sentence?

 

[Steveh]

BTW, what was the end of your last sentence?

Probably "I'm off to watch TV with my kids now"!

I feel a bit like the man who shouted fire in a crowded theatre, but I didn't realise it was that emotive an issue, honestly.

Cheers, S

 

[photogdave]

I don't see why this had to get so ugly. The original question was innocent enough - just seeking some opinions. One of the usual suspects had to turn into a personal crusade (now watch him call me a troll!) and go on a rant. Just ignore all the bile!

 

[Gumby]

Probably "I'm off to watch TV with my kids now"!

Good idea. Me too.

Cheers!

 

[yanidel]

Probably "I'm off to watch TV with my kids now"!

I feel a bit like the man who shouted fire in a crowded theatre, but I didn't realise it was that emotive an issue, honestly.

Cheers, S

There is a nice game going on on TV : Pitt vs Iowa. Just spotted a UCLA fan in the stadium, so please vote :
- only Pitt and Iowa fans should be allowed to attend
- does not matter, as long he likes football
- I don't care.
😛 cheers, I am off to a nice restaurant in Paris ... 😉

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

I stopped putting photos in the RFF gallery partly because I took my custom elsewhere, and partly because somebody would always ask what exposure I'd used - a few months on, and they expected me to remember and tell them.

 

[Spider67]

This has me worried I posted an SLR pic from Rhodes and another one from Rhodes taken with an RF one day later....does that mean that after having posted an SLR pic from Rhodes I am simply not allowed to take pics with other cameras of Rhodes after havin it devalued with an SLR or that I am simply noy allowed to go to Rhodes anymore......

Now earnest a valid question that you asked, the point of abused free webspace is also intersting.....and I am taking a (cameraless) stroll to see something exotic : rain in the old city of Rhodes!

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

People don't come to RFF for free webspace, there's plenty of other places out there giving away more than RFF does.

 

[Marsopa]

I would like to know how is possible to differentiate a pic taken with a RF from those which are not?... (don't know if that's the way to express what I would like to say)

 

[Silva Lining]

I would like to know how is possible to differentiate a pic taken with a RF from those which are not?... (don't know if that's the way to express what I would like to say)

Well certain lenses have certain signatures or 'looks' however there are endless combinations of lenses and bodies. So whilst you could identify a lens, you would have trouble identifying which body it was on and whether that body had a rangefinder.

I have a Voigtlander Vito BL and and Voigtlander Vito BR, they have the same lens and shutter and are identical in exvery respect except that one has a rangfinder. The pictures from either of these cameras though, are also identical.

I like to see great pictures taken with any equipment

 

[photogdave]

People don't come to RFF for free webspace, there's plenty of other places out there giving away more than RFF does.

Actually they do. There are people who have extensive portfolios (mostly nudes) taken with DSLRs, who have never posted a single comment or participated in a single discussion. The admins are aware of it.

 

[ClaremontPhoto]

Actually they do. There are people who have extensive portfolios (mostly nudes) taken with DSLRs, who have never posted a single comment or participated in a single discussion. The admins are aware of it.

I would have never thought it.

Set phasers to stun and get 'em out.

Seriously, I've never seen that and cannot imagine why they come to RFF when there are so many other places out there.

 

[photogdave]

There's only 7 golden rules at RFF and they basically cover the same thing:

Be nice to one another.

And a lot of folks can't even do that.

Do you want more rules?

I just think there are people who are taking advantage of RFF by using the gallery for their own self promotion, without being participating members.
I think that is wrong. Why the harsh tone?

 

[photogdave]

No offense taken! 🙂