[ratpack] Re: Am I nutz??
- From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ratpack@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:32:23 -0500
I haven't gotten my old Minolta out in many years. I have yet to find a
reason, because it is manual everything. Not to mention, I cannot afford the
developing. There is no way I could afford that. If you do it yourself,
that's one thing, but somehow, I don't think developing 600 pictures from a
wedding or cruise night just in one day would be very satisfying. Not when
you can look at them on the computer, and delete the trash. I have yet to
print about 20K pictures. That's just from the last 2 cameras. I am looking
at trying to digitize the family pictures that are from the 3 SLR's that I
wore out over the years. Just to get them on disk instead of the bookshelf
in albums and shoe boxes.
The way these new cameras can be used and digitally manipulated is amazing.
But I don't have the dark room experience. I don't see using the film again
for another few years. I'll keep the camera and the lenses though. Just in
case.
I missed my Blood pressure medicine yesterday morning..... It was a tough
day at work. I didn't know why, but that may have been it. Lying in a dark
room is good, if you ever get the chance.
JC
On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 12:24 AM, <humminboid@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I keep thinking I should simplify my life, somehow, including photography.
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> I keep looking at the ads for film cameras, like the little Canonet or
> other "pocket cameras", and I keep looking at all the film cameras that are
> looking for a good home, being sold because people have gone to
> digital, don't do film anymore, and never did know how to do it right,
> anyhow. A lot still don't know how to do good digital, either, but now they
> can do it faster than ever and more of it.
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> I used to be able to do photography and darkroom work pretty well, and the
> small 35mm cameras with f/1.8-2.8 lenses beat the digitals all hollow when
> you are trying to photograph small, active kids, or anything else that
> moves. ALL the small digitals all have shutter lag. Some are better than
> others, but they all have it, no matter what you try! And all the darkroom
> stuff I have in my basement!
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> I keep thinking of buying a Crown Graphic 4X5, or a Bushman Press Camera
> for the lens movement, or a Rolleiflex or Yashica MAT, and using it as a
> field camera, for large, tack-sharp enlargements. So far, I have taken a
> couple of aspirin, and laid down in a dark, quiet room, and the urge has
> gone away.
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> That is not simplification!
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> I keep thinking I ought to buy a film camera for old time's sake, but one
> that has the newer technology, like autofocus, matrix
> metering and different modes, plus manual, because they brought photography
> out of the dark ages, as far as I am concerned. I dearly love those
> upgrades, and the camera should be able to use my lenses,(probably
> will...it'll be a Nikon!) which will be a complete circle for the
> 70-210, "Iron Duke"...bought 20+ years ago for my 6006, which I dearly
> loved. It's still sharp and going strong!
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> I say that, then I go and buy a new lens, the 70-300 VR, which I say will
> be my racing car-air show-animal-bird lens. So far, it's proving that at
> 450mm equivalent, hand held, the sharpness is there. And I am not a steady
> as I once was, darn it!
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> Soooo... what's a guy to do? Halp!
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