dave lackey
Veteran
Yowzah!
Well, it appears that after months of research, I am now to enter the world of RF! And not a moment too soon!
After 35 years of mostly Nikon SLR's,and then DSLR's, I am about to embark on another journey. A journey partly necessitated by the digital world.
You see, I am recovering from surgery for ulnar nerve entrapment (also known as cubital tunnel syndroe). This is a condition that occurs from injury on compression of the ulnar nerve in the elbow. My problem was caused by hours on the computer while resting my left elbow on either the desktop or chair. The digital world of photography has required thousands of hours in photoshop and my regular job requires a similar amount of time in design.
I awoke one Saturday morning with numbness in my left hand and fingers (stroke?!!!...no...). Within a month, my entire hand and arm were virtually useless and in constant pain!
Surgery may have been too late as only 6-12 months of therapy now will verify if the nerves can be regenerated.
So, with loss of 75% of my left arm, I am learning to type with one-finger and tie shoes/operate computers/dress and operate cameras all in a different way now.
Enter the S3 2000...a compact camera body that is easy to carry, operate and...best of all...uses film that requires only loading, unloading and dropping off at the lab. NO COMPUTER WORK!
Thanks to Jonmanjiro, my "new" S3 2000 will ship next week.
I can still use the F4 and D2H in studio but I am really looking forward to the RF way of doing things....
Can't wait to post my first images.
Well, it appears that after months of research, I am now to enter the world of RF! And not a moment too soon!
After 35 years of mostly Nikon SLR's,and then DSLR's, I am about to embark on another journey. A journey partly necessitated by the digital world.
You see, I am recovering from surgery for ulnar nerve entrapment (also known as cubital tunnel syndroe). This is a condition that occurs from injury on compression of the ulnar nerve in the elbow. My problem was caused by hours on the computer while resting my left elbow on either the desktop or chair. The digital world of photography has required thousands of hours in photoshop and my regular job requires a similar amount of time in design.
I awoke one Saturday morning with numbness in my left hand and fingers (stroke?!!!...no...). Within a month, my entire hand and arm were virtually useless and in constant pain!
Surgery may have been too late as only 6-12 months of therapy now will verify if the nerves can be regenerated.
So, with loss of 75% of my left arm, I am learning to type with one-finger and tie shoes/operate computers/dress and operate cameras all in a different way now.
Enter the S3 2000...a compact camera body that is easy to carry, operate and...best of all...uses film that requires only loading, unloading and dropping off at the lab. NO COMPUTER WORK!
Thanks to Jonmanjiro, my "new" S3 2000 will ship next week.
I can still use the F4 and D2H in studio but I am really looking forward to the RF way of doing things....
Can't wait to post my first images.
gregg
Well-known
Glad you have an alternative - manual film loading will probably be good hand therapy too...
Enjoy the S3 - I've fondled one and it was a very fine machine. My friend consistently produces great images from hers.
Enjoy the S3 - I've fondled one and it was a very fine machine. My friend consistently produces great images from hers.
Very cool...did you get chrome or black, and which lens(es)?