Contarama
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Maybe they know something we don't...
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/science/picasso-used-common-house-paint-scientists-say.html?_r=0
Old photogs and gear.
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Maybe they know something we don't...
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/19/science/picasso-used-common-house-paint-scientists-say.html?_r=0
David Hughes
David Hughes
As the man (Shakespeare) said, we work by wit and wisdom not by witchcraft.
Regards, David
Regards, David
Bill Clark
Veteran
Just askin' how/why is your 5D clunky? I keep stuff forever, if I can. One photog who worked for me has a Canon D60. Still works. Photos are pretty much the same as her new Canon. Do you know what I mean? I have a Canon 20D from 2004. It has made lots of photos for me and it still works just fine!
I'm going, in time, backwards with my gear. I really enjoy using the Leica Barnacks. I'll have to show you sometime some Indy race photos! Just kidding!
At any rate, stuff I buy now is old, kind of like me!
Now, I can make nice photos and video with my iPhone!
I'm going, in time, backwards with my gear. I really enjoy using the Leica Barnacks. I'll have to show you sometime some Indy race photos! Just kidding!
At any rate, stuff I buy now is old, kind of like me!
Now, I can make nice photos and video with my iPhone!
jsrockit
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Where did you see this about Fred Herzog?
Ko.Fe.
Lenses 35/21 Gears 46/20
I read about him on the internet (several articles) and where are Flickr pictures of him with camera he is (was) using recently.
In this video about him some of his portraits with his gear from the past are provided.
https://youtu.be/aVDTzl4VDIg
B-9
Devin Bro
My brother just inherited all my old Nikkor glass and a "Clunky" old D70 I advised him to buy off craigslist for 40$ (A friend also uses one a member here gifted for him)
Don't tell them they are outdated shhh...
Both these guys are making good photos with their Nikons, my brother is especially fond of the 55mm Micro for snapping stills of his slot cars and engine projects. (Right now it's a 80's Honda Spree) He is already getting the handle on exposure and uses his camera in Manual mode exclusively now, gotta be proud!
New photographers, Old gear.
Don't tell them they are outdated shhh...
Both these guys are making good photos with their Nikons, my brother is especially fond of the 55mm Micro for snapping stills of his slot cars and engine projects. (Right now it's a 80's Honda Spree) He is already getting the handle on exposure and uses his camera in Manual mode exclusively now, gotta be proud!
New photographers, Old gear.
hepcat
Former PH, USN
Bill, I actually shot stock car races commercially under the lights in the early '70s with a Canon IIF and a couple of Serenars. I've got those transparencies around somewhere.
jsrockit
Moderator
Thanks... cool to know. I only know of his older work, so it's good to hear he's still at it.
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
I happen to like chunky and clunky cameras that are kinda basic. They are all I need to do my photography. I rarely shoot higher than 800 ISO in either film or digital though so YMMV.
I own about 15 cameras (small and medium format) but all of them are keepers that get regular use, and all are cameras that I expect to be durable.
As far as clunky goes my Monochrom has that loud shutter, the slow buffer, and the lame LCD screen; and surely the M-246 is a much more advanced camera; but I still love my MM warts and all because it still makes great pictures.
Sometimes the limitations have romance and charm. My F3P I have been shooting for more than two decades, and some how this old man finds comfort it the retro and familiar. I tend to shun advances, and I make excuses to avoid gear turnover and embracing the new.
Nothing wrong with being stubborn. Also one thing I noticed is one way to be an artist is to be clever, and another way is to purposely do the opposite of what others are doing.
Cal
I own about 15 cameras (small and medium format) but all of them are keepers that get regular use, and all are cameras that I expect to be durable.
As far as clunky goes my Monochrom has that loud shutter, the slow buffer, and the lame LCD screen; and surely the M-246 is a much more advanced camera; but I still love my MM warts and all because it still makes great pictures.
Sometimes the limitations have romance and charm. My F3P I have been shooting for more than two decades, and some how this old man finds comfort it the retro and familiar. I tend to shun advances, and I make excuses to avoid gear turnover and embracing the new.
Nothing wrong with being stubborn. Also one thing I noticed is one way to be an artist is to be clever, and another way is to purposely do the opposite of what others are doing.
Cal
jsrockit
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Calzone
Gear Whore #1
John,
Compared to the M-246 it kinda is.
Also the Monochrom is known for its warts; loud shutter, slow buffer, and crappy LCD screen. It is what it is: still a great camera. It clunks along fine with me. LOL.
My F3P is a chunky camera, but it just feels right because I'm old school. About 25 years of ownership, and it still remains an important camera to me.
My wish is that all my cameras (about 15) remain like my Monochrom and F3P: durable cameras that have the legs to remain great cameras for me.
Cal
David Hughes
David Hughes
Hi,
I guess I'll have to point out that a stopped watch is right twice a day...
Regards, David
I guess I'll have to point out that a stopped watch is right twice a day...
Regards, David
hepcat
Former PH, USN
Which is probably more accurate than most Quartz watches that are being worn today... <grin>
Bill Clark
Veteran
Hi Roger,
Those were the days! The 1970's.
Did you pan with your Canon?
Have a wonderful holiday season.
Those were the days! The 1970's.
Did you pan with your Canon?
Have a wonderful holiday season.
hepcat
Former PH, USN
Yes, Bill... I panned and did my best to get 3/4 shots from half-way away down the track. IIRC I was shooting wide-open on tungsten balanced film with shutter speeds around 125th of a second. Yes, those were the days!
Happy Holidays to you and yours as well. 🙂
BlackXList
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I have the 5d, it's my street SLR when I'm using digital, and I love it, love the files, and the photos that come out at the end of it.
I also have the 5d mkIII for live music stuff (because of the ISO capability) that's also wonderful, but it doesn't make me look at the mkI as any lesser, it's a wonderful piece of kit.
I also have the 5d mkIII for live music stuff (because of the ISO capability) that's also wonderful, but it doesn't make me look at the mkI as any lesser, it's a wonderful piece of kit.
Ruhayat
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I like the older cameras. I first shot an Olympus E1 until the sensor died and by that time Olympus wasn't doing any more service on the camera. So I got a secondhand 5D and shot that for 4 years, mainly with a 50mm Summicron-R in black and white, which had great texture and that Leica "feel" to the images. For colour I used the lowly 50mm 1.8 but found it was more than good enough for the people shots I used it for. Sometimes an 85mm 1.8 for street and portraits, but I sold it off when I discovered I didn't really like auto focus; it seemed like cheating.
I finally sold off the 5D after I got an ultra- cheap, used Fuji S5 Pro and buyer's guilt made it unable to justify having two DSLRs at one time. Plus I get confused about battery chargers. I still shoot with the Fuji, mainly with 40mm and 58mm Voigtlanders, and now with a 90mm Tamron Macro. I have seen images from a friend's Fuji X100T but I think there's something to the S5 Pro results that make the older tech better to my eyes.
And I think that's really the thing: shoot whatever makes great results to your eyes.
For digital, I also have the Sony A5100, bought mainly for video, don't like the output for photos. I have the Ricoh GXR, too, and I prefer its output better for photos, plus it feels like a camera whereas the Sony is like a box of electronics. The Sony takes higher res, sharper photos. But it's the GXR (with a Leica CL) that I carry with me all the time.
I finally sold off the 5D after I got an ultra- cheap, used Fuji S5 Pro and buyer's guilt made it unable to justify having two DSLRs at one time. Plus I get confused about battery chargers. I still shoot with the Fuji, mainly with 40mm and 58mm Voigtlanders, and now with a 90mm Tamron Macro. I have seen images from a friend's Fuji X100T but I think there's something to the S5 Pro results that make the older tech better to my eyes.
And I think that's really the thing: shoot whatever makes great results to your eyes.
For digital, I also have the Sony A5100, bought mainly for video, don't like the output for photos. I have the Ricoh GXR, too, and I prefer its output better for photos, plus it feels like a camera whereas the Sony is like a box of electronics. The Sony takes higher res, sharper photos. But it's the GXR (with a Leica CL) that I carry with me all the time.
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