For me my current camera is a 4.0 MP Canon Powershot G3. It's a couple of years old but perfect for my needs. I'm just waiting for the prices to fall so I can snag a digital SLR from Canon.


Mike

Mine's a 3.2 MP Fuji Finepix S3000

Example Shot:

Originally posted by ProAc_Fan
For me my current camera is a 4.0 MP Canon Powershot G3. It's a couple of years old but perfect for my needs. I'm just waiting for the prices to fall so I can snag a digital SLR from Canon.


Mike

Ditto on both. The G3 is great, but I am hanging on to my good Canon EOS optics for that time in the future when Canon will make an affordable digital SLR with a full-format CCD.

- Harald

Originally posted by ProAc_Fan
For me my current camera is a 4.0 MP Canon Powershot G3. It's a couple of years old but perfect for my needs. I'm just waiting for the prices to fall so I can snag a digital SLR from Canon.


Mike

I have the G2. Got it just before the G3 came out. Great camera for our use.

Sony DSC-F505.. for digital.. getting old and thinking about getting something better.

Old School..

Nikon N70

Olympus OM1

X

Mine is a 3.1 MP Kodak 3900DX. Its discontinued now, but would not recommend it even if someone found it used at a cheap price.

-Dave

None at this time

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good inexpensive model or is that a conflicting requirement? Would like it under $200 street price.

Thanks

Lefty

Try looking around for reputable camera brands (they are pretty much the same brands as the regular cameras, with the addition of Sony maybe). Make sure the camera has OPTICAL zoom instead of digital zoom, and as a rule of thumb more megapixels = better pix.

I think you can get a good quality point + shoot camera for that price range.

Example: Olympus D-540 Zoom $199 at best buy.

You also have to factor in the purchase of memory for the camera, as well as a camera case, tripod etc... but that is all over time.

Chris

I use the Canon A70 Power shot. It takes a way better picture then i will be able to shoot

I like the Canon A300. Was thinking about one for the kids and wife to play with. Street price on them has dropped way below 200 bucks !

I use a Canon S40 for digital and Rose uses a Olympus C50. For 35mm I have an old Nikon 6006s and Rose has a Canon Elph2 APS.

That S-3000 looks like a lot of bang for the buck- 6X Optical, SLR format, Regular AA's. So far, 330 for a "Kit"- 128 MB card, xD smart media card, 4 NiMH AA's, Quick-charger, Tripod, Case, MicroFiber Cloth.

I dabble a little in photography but I haven’t really moved beyond ‘amateur’ status so far. I started a few years back with a conventional 35mm Canon Rebel 2000 body, 2 USM zoom lenses and a Speedlite flash which has served me well for vacations and documenting my Lotus restoration but I’m finding I want the convenience of digital.

I’ve been holding out till Canon gets a digital SLR at reasonable bucks without the 1.6 focal length multiplication factor so I can comfortably use my USM lenses but after trying the digital Rebel, maybe I won’t wait. We picked one of these up at work including the 16-55mm zoom lens included in the ‘kit’ and although the lens feels a little cheap, I’m amazed at the picture quality, especially when using the Speedlite flash.

The pictures below where taken with the digital Rebel. For the amp picture I simply put the thing in macro mode and aimed the Speedlite to bounce the flash, I didn’t even use a tri-pod. The Dynaco FM-3 multi-section power supply cap wiring was shot with the flash more direct to see how it would do taking a gynecology type shot which is invaluable to me when messing around with DIY or restoration. Nice stuff, and pics are just a download away as apposed to waiting days after a trip to the photo lab. Pretty cool to be able to mess with camera settings and see the results as quick as a download - doesn’t cost anything to toss the junk either and as a beginner, I snap lots of junk :) .

Cap wiring.

My film camera is an Olympus Infinity Zoom 230. I have hated it since the first day my ex bought it. Also have this one but its headed to epay.

a Nikon F3. Never got around to replacing it after it was 'borrowed' from a hotel room in Delaware. I was actually more upset 'bout losing the pictures of the only time I went to Australia/New Zealand (on company $$) than the camera. Still have the lenses except the normal one that was taken with the camera, so waiting for/until I can afford the ideal new Nikon with both film and digital backs (the former is probably lots easier than the latter...).

I have a few cheapies. My *good* camera I bought in the late 70's sucked from the first day I bought it (Canon AE-1 with a shaky mirror). Currently this is the best one I own as far as making a nice image. Yashica T4 Zoom with a Zeiss lens.

Almost bought a Tivoli. I think they do sound a little better then my 21 but only cuz the 21's speaker has seen better days.

Yup...the Tivoli's are wonderful radios...but the 21 has it beat in the :cool: coolness factor. Here's a link to anutter pic I took with the T4. http://www.audiokarma.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=981&password=&sort=1&cat=500&page=1

APS (no longer own)
Canon Elph

35mm
pentax K1000 SLR(50 mm Pentax prime, 30 mm SEARS prime)
nikon FE SLR(35 mm Nikon prime, 50 mm Nikon prime, 35-200 mm Starr-D zoom)

Digital
1.3 MP canon A? (can't remember)
4MP Panasonic DMC-FZ10 (12x Lieca lens)


The pentax is built like a brick but I still love the Nikon FE with the 35mm or 50 mm Nikon glass the best, followed by the Panasonic (for instant gratification)

My latest purchase was one of these C-750s. The reason I went Olympus is that my last digital was an Olympus as well, and in over 3 years with it, never had an issue. I just hope the new one does as well. I really like that 10X optical zoom when I'm trying to get a shot of one of the kids at a school concert, or a sporting event.


Retro

SLR's:
Canon AE-1
Canon AE-1 Pgm

Digital:
Sony FD91

TRC

I bought my Sony MVC-CD400 almost two years ago. Now after 20,000 pictures and not one hiccup except for finding media. . . I like it because it burns the image to a CD-R/RW any time I am near a computer I can view my pics. . .

All this time I have been using the original CD-RW that came with the camera. . . Almost impossible to find the little CD-RWs.

My first camera was a Canon AE-1P given to me by my Dad.

Canon ELAN IIE- Eye controlled Focus
Canon G3 digital camera

waiting for prices to go down for a Canon EOS digital rebel or Canon Powershot Pro 1.

Always been a Canon fan..

:)

Was initially available for $300 with 128mb card at OfficeMax. I bought one last year with the UW housing and used it for diving with great results (with external UW flash). Very pleased with it for the money and size. Low battery consumption.

I'd like to buy another with better macro capabilities AND 10x optical zoom, and Olympus looks good for this. Cool thing is that many manufacturers now make a housing good to 130+ feet, and prices for those are quite reasonable: $150-$250, where an Ikelite housing costs much more and is bulkier.

For years, a Minolta SRT 101 35mm, still have it but seldom use it. It came at the end of a string that ran from a Yashica twin lens reflex, through a Petri and one other I have forgotten.

Canon PowerShot A-40 digital 1600 x 1200 pics good battery life.

Florence has a Canon SureShot 105 Zoom 35mm.

Rob

Thats a neat shot Gyusher......

I have a little Fuji finepix 2650..2.0 megapixel...just pretty much a point and shoot...nuttin' fancy...but takes decent pictures...and a user friendly interface to the computer...cant complain one bit!!......

My first SLR was a Canon AE-1P. . . I only bought the body as my friend was/is a freelance Nascar Photographer and has at least 100K in lenses. . . His cameras are F-1s mostly and guess what? Most of his lenses worked on my AE-1. . . I especially liked a 138mm lenses he had, was great in a crowd, I could get tight on someone across the room. I got many interesting shots when the person was unaware that I was shooting them. . .


Biggest mistake; Took it to an air show. . . Really dissapointed as the planes just hung in mid air. . . Missed a lot. . .

I collect, restore, and shoot with vintage 35mm and medium format cameras. I process and scan my own B&W film.

You'd be surprised - my camera hobby parallels my stereo hobby. I like the older stuff - it is better made.

I don't mind that everything is not automatic - no problem reading a meter and setting my own f-stop and shutter speed, let alone focussing!

I don't like spending much. I do like getting great results for not much money - it's an extra challenge that appeals to me.

For taking pictures where I want to post the results immediately, I use an Olympus D-40 Zoom, which I do not like. I got it as a replacement for a lost Pentax Optio 330, and it eats batteries like crazy. And yes, I've got the good batteries, the 'best' charger, etc - it just gets about 4 shots to a set of NiMh 2300 amh AA batteries. I'll replace it at some point, but not until the prices drop more and the quality goes up more. Prolly be about a year from now.

Besides, I want to use my old prime lenses (Pentax screw-mount) on a digital SLR! Blend of old and new, baby, that's where it's at. That's why I play my old LPs on classic equipment, but then rip and record in MP3 format for later playback. All in the wrist.

Here's one of my old ones for ya...

Best,

Wigwam

I have an Olympus C3000 that was given to me for a Bday gift.

Seems like a pretty good camera but I don't like all the mechanical noise it makes when it runs the lens out. I have always been afraid it's going to break :eek:

It does lots of stuff that I don't know how to use, I have figured out the macro and how to turn the flash off tho... :rolleyes:

It'll make decent videos too, in Quicktime format I think. This video was made using it, then converted to wmv. http://www.vintagetvsets.com/videos/2t51.wmv

eric

Hey gyusher:

http://www.yesbuy.net/cd-r-3--mini-cdr.html

I haven't done business with these folks or that brand of cd-rws but you can still find them out there.

Bo

Old reliable Nikon FE-2....:D

I have a Nikon FE for film, and a Nikon Coolpix800 for digital. The 800 is starting to seem outdated, it is four years old now.

Only film cameras.
Until a couple of weeks ago my playtoy was a Rolleiflex circa. 1952 that I've had for almost 20 years. We had an appraisor at the house and he saw. All he could talk about after seeing it was how much I'd take for it. We finally cut a deal. Now I'll have to look for the Rolleiflex T I've got stashed in storage.

Also, Leica CL for 35mm with 40 and 90 mm lenses.

Big toy is a Bronica ETRS with large assortment of accesories.

4 tripods

Almost all work is in B&W and natural light.

Canon A-1, Ae-1p. Fuji A205 for point and shoot. I do not think i will ever give up film. Anyone have an old Vivatar 70-150 for a canon???

Back in the fifties, my Dad and his mother worked at Eastman Kodak in Rochester New York where we are from originally. Back then Eastman Kodak was Rochester, but not any more so they say. My father always had various cameras and we even had a dark room in the house we grew up in here in Tucson. Once we found some old canceled stock certificates that grandma had from the forties. Can you imagine how many times that would have split by now? Whew! Anyway, when Dad passed away I somehow managed to salvage most of the cameras. God knows how I got these from my scheming little brother. Likely there isn't a whole lot of worth here or I wouldn't have. So I have this little camera shelf in my office to pay homage to that big part of my fathers life.

I have a cannon eos rebel g for film, and a sweet eos10d for digital, lenses are sigma ex 12-24, sigma ex 24-70, sigma 70-200, cannon 300mm 2.8L sweet bogen tripod with quick realese pistol grip head, got into digital photography heavy, before my 2 channel hobbie, stuff is just sitten around collecting dust.

Originally posted by CELT
Currently this is the best one I own as far as making a nice image. Yashica T4 Zoom with a Zeiss lens.

You're right Celt, the little Yashika T4 with the Carl Zeiss lens is hard to beat for the price. No zoom on mine, I don't think they offered it when I bought.

My digital is a Canon A70, another great little camera and at 3.2mp, it will be all I'll ever need in the digital relm.

info on the T4 (http://www.photo.net/equipment/point-and-shoot/intro#sensible)

ePhoto 270:eek:

200K of crispness! Will hold up to 12 pics (reduced quality) before you need to download! At least I don't have to worry about my pics being too large to post online;)

Am currently looking at the Konica Minolta G600, just want to point and shoot, too many controls tend to confuse me (that's why my music system doesn't have all them knobs;) )

Any input on the Minolta?

Film cameras:

Yashica T4
Olympus OM-2
Polaroid Land Camera

Have a couple of Point and Shoots, frankly don't remember the models, one is 35mm the other an APS type. Got them for the wife, claimed my 35mm cameras were too complicated, guess these are also as she hasn't used them either.

I've borrowed from all my brother's digital stash, including a Fuji FinePix 1400Zoom, Fuji FinePix A210, an Olympus C-3020Zoom, and a Nikon E990...also used a Canon PowerShot G2 and a Canon EOS D30.

But I've owned many 35mm SLRs that I regretably sold over the years:

Minolta Maxxum 7000
Minolta Maxxum 9000
Olympus OM-1
Olympus OM-1n
Olympus OM-3
Olympus OM-4t

Plus more lenses and flash units than you can shake a stick at...now all gone.

I've also used old cameras/lenses like the Nikon FM2, Pentax SpotMatic, and a '60s vintage Yashica and rangefinders from Canon and Petri.

Those were the days...

I primarily use an Olympus C-3040 (3.3 MP). It has an incredible lens (1: 1.8 - 2.6) and takes great pics even in low light. I'm always amazed at how much better it takes pics than my Nikon N70 SLR. The only thing I use the Nikon for is wildlife pics that need a decent zoom lens. I bought a $400 Sigma macro lens for my Nikon to take reptile/amphibian pics. I can't wait until Nikon comes out with an *affordable* digital SLR so I can use that macro regularly again. I've grown to hate film....it feels so restrictive nowadays.

Canon EOS 1D II and a Powershot G5
in the past I've owned:
Sony F707, Canon EOS 10D, Kodak DC290 and Kodak DC210

hey all i have a nikon f50 silver body that seems to be more rare then the black n50, it takes great pictures but i dont have a scanner to show them to you guys.

Olympus OM-1
Olympus OM-2
Have yet to decide on one for the digital format. The only thing I know at this point as I do want one where you have the ability to change the lenses.

Ah cameras, my first obsession er hobby!

Pentax Digital SLR with a few lenses
Canon Rebel 2000 (the Mrs.)
Ricoh Diacard TLR
Several old Polaroids
An old Calumet 4x5

I hope to build an 11x14 at some point when my kids are grown. You can see some of my images at:

http://www.pbase.com/rivchap

Digital: 1. Sony Cybershot P52. It's a very fast shooting 3.2 MP camera with an excellent zoom lens. Shutter lag is nearly zero which makes this useful for shooting boat races (my passion).
2. HP 320. This is a 2.1 MP fixed focal length cheapie but it takes very excellent pictures for what it is. Gave this to the wife when I bought the Sony.
3. Samsung S600 - pocketable 6MP with a nice zoom lens with a real macro (down to 5CM) capable lens.

Film: 1. Pentax K1000 2. Yashica T4 (a fantastic camera!) and 3. Nikon LiteTouch

Soon a DSLR will find a home here. Haven't decided which yet.

0

Waiting for my college loan to come in so I can buy my first camera.

I love my Nikon F3. I took a risk at a BIN auction at ebay a year ago, for $350 I got myself a house in nice condition, a Nikkor 50mm 1:1.4 and a 75-300mm of decent quality and a hard plastic case. Since then I've acquired a Nikkor 105mm 1:2.8 AIS (wonderful lens, love it!), and the Nikon TOTL flash, sb-11. Here is a identic setup to mine. Looks cool huh? The camera is great, the only limitations are yourself =).

/Erik

I still own a Nikon FM (circa 1981) with lenses and motor drive. A Zenza Bronica 4.5x6cm and a Sinar-C 4x5, both with lenses, magazine, chassis, tripod and accessories... I am thinking of selling everything and moving to digital. Including a Beseler+Componon enlarger, roflmao, remember those?

:yes:

Geez, I feel lame.

All I have is a Nikon CoolPix 995. It's 3.2 megapixel and will take some seriously snazzy images. It's way sensitive to movement though so my Phoenix tripod is in order when I'm trying to take some really slick pictures. I have a wide angle lens and a 2x telephoto. Saving up for a 3x telephoto and a better filter set.

I also have a Nikon CoolPix 885 which is a small little point and shoot deal. It's teh same picture quality as the 995 but it has a smaller aperture to sensor ratio than my 995. So the 995 will take better pictures but if I'm just going to a party or something that doesn't require hardcore photography, the 885 will fit in a pocket. The 995 gets hauled around on a tri-pod at car shows and such. The nice thing is though, I have an adapter for the 885 so it will use the 995's extra lenses and filters.

I also have at my disposal a Canon XL-2 digital camcorder which takes incredible footage. It's way easy to use too. It's my brother's and we used it to film my wedding. My father also has two old Nikon's and a Minolta he got in the early 70's. Not the best offerings from them but they are very nice cameras. He also has a couple of Olympus digital cameras.

What VINTAGE camera do i own and use? A Canon FTb. Just had it refurbished and it is a beauty!

What VINTAGE camera do i own and use? A Canon FTb. Just had it refurbished and it is a beauty!

My first camera was a Canon FT-QL, stop down metering, drooled over an FTB but I was in college and did not have the money then. Great cameras!

I have a Nikon Coolpix 4300 for digital. It works OK, but my manual focus Canon gear is easier to change functions on.
I have a Canon EF with the original microprism center focussing aid that I bought in 1974, and a T90 with the 'E' screen and a plain frosted screen. that I bought in 1990. The plain screen works great on a microscope stage and with small aperture/wide angle/super telephoto lenses.
I'll stick with manual focus for 35mm because I can't duplicate my lens collection for under $15,000 in autofocus. This stuff wasn't cheap, but was at least in the range of eventually owning when it was manual focus.
Canon FD lenses:
15mm f2.8 full frame fisheye
17mm f4 rectilinear
24mm f2.8
35-105mm f2.8-3.5 zoom
50mm f1.4
85mm f1.8
100mm f4 macro with extension tube
200mm f2.8
400mm f4.5
2X 'A' matched teleconverter
Plus, low power forensic microscope with fiber-optic ring light
I just wish there was more time to play with it these days.

All I have is an Olympus E-10, it has been alotta fun, even got several of my pictures used in one of the area banks calendars the past 2 years. My only complaint was this summer with the external flash, external battery pack and wide angle lens, it sure got heavy lugging it around in Germany all day long for 16 days straight.

Kim

I have a Minolta SLR with a 50mm lens,wide angle lens,135mm telephoto lens,
a 100-200 mm zoom with a 2xcoupler that makes it a 200-400mm.
I was really into photography in the 1980s when I lived in Labrador.

A

I was really into photography in the 1980s when I lived in Labrador.

A

LABRADOR!?!?!?! Dang, Alan- you're really migrating south at a breakneck pace, eh?


:yikes: :lmao:

:lmao: :lmao:

Well, I owmn 4 photo camera (all with film): 2 automatic (1 "Minolta" and 1 "Ricoh"-Japan) and 2 old stile Soviet cameras "Zorki 4".

Ups. I forgot. I also have an early '50's East-German camera.

I have a Leica R7 SLR with 50mm, 28mm and 135mm Leica lenses as my main film camera. A wonderful piece. Would love to try their M series, but I have no complaints.

I also have a newer Panasonic Lumix DMC-1, same as the Leica Digilux 2, (costs MUCH less). A fantastic little camera, 5 Mp with all manual operation if you choose. It also has an amazing lens, 28-90mm, (equivilent) f 2.0 - 2.4. So far, I love everything about this little guy. Well, I think the macro could be a little better. But many features and a great lens!!

I also have an old Zorki and a few other vintage cameras. Need to get film in the Zorki and see what it can do!

Cheers!

own the dmc-fz10 (with the big 12x image stabilized leica zoom capable of F2.8 through the entire focal range) , .. great camera for outdoor shots but indoor and low light performance suffer as a result of the smaller CCD needed to accomodate the big zoom. .. all in all, a very worthwhile compromise

@one1speeed. Mine "Zorki 4" camera works fine and I took some great pictures with it.

Telecolor

Thanks for the reply. I'm glad yours works well, gives me a little motivation! One of these days, I'll have to get it out. Been playing with the digital quite a bit lately, as it's pretty new to me.

Enjoy!

WildWest,
I think I see a couple nice brownies in the photograph.A wonderful camera in its day

Alan

I just bought a Cannon Powershot S 500, 5.0 MP

Cannon Powershot S1 IS. Just got it two weeks ago and as you see below I find the owners manual a real fun time. Does have a cool 10X optical zoom and is large enough to feel like a real camera...

Lefty

Almost bought a Tivoli. I think they do sound a little better then my 21 but only cuz the 21's speaker has seen better days.
I love my Tivoli.First day I took it to work,they all laughed at it,until I turned it on.But I would be willing to sacrifice it to you for your 21 :D

B&W Photography was my first love and I spent all my time reading and learning about it. I spent what I earned on it. Bought a Nikon FG with motor drive two cheesy Tamron zooms because I thought camera body is where to spend what little $$$ I have. Didn't know any better back then. Then I move on to Canon EOS A2E because of the eye control. It was a great camera until I loan it to a friend and someone decided to break into his car. Oh well. Then I moved back to Nikon camp and move up to an F4s. I think it's underated. You can't find a better made camera. Weight a ton (literally) but you can use it to fend off an attacking bear or some bozo who wants your gear. Got myself the 20mm 2.8. Superb. 80-200 2.8 Sharp. 50mm 1.8 great and a few other lenses. When I was in Bangkok I picked up a used but good F3 titanium. Ugly as hell but works flawlessly.
Then a few years back I got into digital pix. Went a bought a Coolpix 950. Well made, good picture. Excellent macro, but eats batteries like I eat pancake. Next up was a G2. Serves me very well for a few years. The battery life is excellent. Went everywhere I went.
Now I'm "downsizing" to a Canon S400 I bought for my significant other that she doesn't know how to use. Oh well, there's always my Fisher 500c to restore. Right?

You had to ask! I guess I'm a collector of cameras too.

Nikon Fw/TN finder
Nikon F2
Nikon FM (not accurate in incandesant available light so I never use it - came thay way from the factory)
Nikon FG
Nikon EM
Nikon N2020
Nicormat EL (Have two, one black and one crome)
Nikomat FT
Bronica
A couple of twin lense reflex cameras (Can't remenber which ones)
Cannon ELPH 2
A complete instamatic SLR system
A couple of old digital cameras (KLH & Epson) Need to get a good one!
WE also have 2 Nikon point & shoot cameras
Lots of lenses, motor drives, strobes and a complete B&W darkroom
Oh, and we can't forget the Video camcorders, editing gear and duplication rack.
Aren't you sorry you asked? :yikes:
Clyde

Brownie box camera

Nikon F2 - The best!

Kodak CX6320 digital

Nikon D70

Tryin to learn the D70 now..... Sure gots a lot of settings :scratch2:

Other day I purchased the Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z2, it was fun and loved it's long zoom lens and close macro. However, at full zoom (380mm equivalent) it sure was hard to get steady shots unless you were outside. Well, I found a Z3 online for actually cheaper than I paid for the Z2, so I returned the Z2 and ordered the Z3. It should arrive tomorrow. I liked the camera enough to want to stick with that series, and the AS (anti-shake) feature was really the key feature I wanted. It does have a slightly bigger lens, 12x zoom (35-420mm) and closer macro (1cm), otherwise the exact same thing.

DanTana, Now you're talking. It's the Z-3 for me too. This morning a Professional Photographer friend E-mailed her report on the Z-3. She has the Pro DiMage model, for her work, and says for the money, the Z-3 is a winner. One thing though, it EATS batteries. I'm going to rig up five 1.2V rechargeable D size cells for a remote power supply. That should last longer and might work a little snappier at six V instead of 4.8V. CostCo has them for $499.99, the last time I checked. The Z-3 is supposed to work with SD II as well. They are supposed to be comming out with a gig SD II card in the near future, if they aren't out already. Have fun...

Then I moved back to Nikon camp and move up to an F4s. I think it's underated. You can't find a better made camera. Weight a ton (literally) but you can use it to fend off an attacking bear or some bozo who wants your gear. Got myself the 20mm 2.8. Superb. 80-200 2.8 Sharp. 50mm 1.8 great and a few other lenses.

F4s is a nice camera, big, heavy, no plastic there! Nikkor lenses are very nice, especially 50mm 1.8 (not the E-series), and the 105 mm 2.8.

When I was in Bangkok I picked up a used but good F3 titanium. Ugly as hell but works flawlessly.

Are you out of your mind?! The F3 titanium is one of the sweetest and coolest looking cameras I've ever seen... To bad I just have a regular F3. All the older Nikon cameras is built to last.

/Erik

rek50, I ordered mine from ibuydigital.com for $355.00 and it is suppose to arrive tomorrow. I already bought an adapter tube to fit 52mm filters or add-on lenses, and a Heliopan 52mm UV filter. I hope to have more feedback on it this weekend.

DanTana, Thanks, I'll check it out. :thmbsp:

rek50,

Also, check out these add-on lenses available from the DiMAGE Z3, quite impressive.

http://www.raynox.co.jp/english/digital/z3/index.htm

RAKZ,

My F3T "ugly as hell" means that it was thoroughly beaten when I bought it. Paint chip etc. but the body was not dented at all (titanium will do that to you). I actually really like to way the F3T handles and look. Kind a like a retro-brick-chic look.

BTW, I played around with other systems too. My dad was a Pentax fan. He used to have an MX, a Pentax take on the Nikon's FM. Very well made and petite. The 50 1.4 was tack sharp. I also had the screw mount Spot Matic, a precursor to the K1000. Probably the best camera to learn with. Makes you think before you press the shutter. The screw mount lenses were probably just as good as NIKOR or Canon FD lenses and goes for pennies on the dollar. Then there was a time when I bought a whole Olympus OM-2system from a guy I knew. Two Zuiko lenses, flash, case. Sold it thinking that I must be with my Nikon. Stupid, stupid, stupid. Great little camera.

They don't build them like they use to.

Mamiya DTL 1000 with a Sekor(sp) lens. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get to developing the last 19 rolls I took and it is at rest. I'm not the world's best at it yet anyway, but I like the camera a lot.

My friend is a pro photographer and has an older Mavica (want want) and a Fuji Coolpix (want too) and the Fuji took most of the pix in my classifieds lately.

I have three cameras: Minolta Dimage S404 compact, Pentax *istD SLR and my latest baby -- the Minolta Maxxum D7 SLR. Just got the D7 two days ago and already my cats are blind as bats from all the flash pictures I've taken of them...

FLJournalist, I'd really like to hear your impressions of the D7 after you get some time with it. I've been reading about it and it sounds like a wonderful camera, especially with the AS feature. I only wish I had the money when I bought my Z3 to get one, but maybe someday. What's nice is all the Minolta AF lenses fit on it, my biggest complaint and is shared with the Z3 is the lack of compatible flashes available.

Nikon n 80
Argus C44
Argus C3

rek50, I found the battery life on these to be near excellent, not quite as good as the Z2, but definitely not as bad as some. I went several days without charging the battery, taking pictures on/off and downloading them to my camera. Actually the battery life is close to amazing. I bought a 2 sets of NIMH batteries and a charger at Walmarts, $20.00 for the charger and first 4 batteries and $7.00 for another set of batteries, I did buy a 512meg SD card at Best Buys on sale the other day, I found the 64meg card could only hold about 25 pictures at highest quality and "sharp" resolution. I posted some pics I have taken so far in another thread. The anti-shake is a godsend sometimes in low light, the weak spot of this camera. Although in most even moderate low light I have no problems, but in some very low light conditions I wish it had AF assist.

I have a 59 nikon F a 65 F, a Nikon F2 Dp1, a BLACK Nikon F2 AS, a Nikon F-5, A Nikon D-70 A rare Olympus Pen FV, a Canon F1, a black Pentax MX, a Russian 2/14 x 2 1/4 a bunch of lenses and assorted stuff

Filmboy

So, Argus? Pretty cool, I used a C44, (I think that's what mine is, 35mm) through art school. Nice solid cameras. I'm a bit into Leica now, but like the manual Nikon stuff as well.

Use the Argus much these days? I haven't touched mine for quite a while.

Oh, to add to my collection, I did manage a Lomo Colorsplash. Looking forward to playing with this one!

Enjoy!

I have a 59 nikon F a 65 F, a Nikon F2 Dp1, a BLACK Nikon F2 AS, a Nikon F-5, A Nikon D-70 A rare Olympus Pen FV, a Canon F1, a black Pentax MX, a Russian 2/14 x 2 1/4 a bunch of lenses and assorted stuff

Do you use that beautiful F that's your avatar? You'd be hard pressed to find a better camera! :thmbsp:

I have a Leica R7 SLR with 50mm, 28mm and 135mm Leica lenses as my main film camera. A wonderful piece. Would love to try their M series, but I have no complaints.


Cheers!

DROOL!

If you decide you don't want it please donate it to a poor man: ME!

Canon G6, Contax T2 and TVS

Many pages ago I listed my cameras but wanted to add my latest thrift score. For $9. I got a Fugi FinePix 2600z digital camera in perfect working condition along with the software disk and 2 smart media cards. The only thing missing besides the book was the USB cable, so I picked up a card reader for $24.95 at the camera store. Less than $25 bucks for the whole thing! :banana:

Nikon CoolPix 2200 with 256meg flashcard will hold almost 500 pic's on max resolution. Just the thing for vacation. Total cost of $179. For 35mm still have a Kodak F40 bought in a blisterpak at the local CVS drugstore for $40. Drop in the film, select one of the three picture formats and shoot. Best 35mm camera I've ever owned. Does all I need and does it right. But, I haven't shot a roll of film since 1999 when I bought a Kodak digital camera. Was only .78meg, so upgraded to the Nikon last sumer. The Kodak was excellent and gave to my nephew. But technology marches on.

Minolta Dimage 7 Digital Camera
Ricoh XR-20 35mm
Zorki IV 35mm

@one1speed and Trawlerman: what's yout opinon about "Zorki" 4?

Canon G2 and S410. The S410 is a nice P&S camera, but I really like my G2. Actually, they compliment each other very well. The S410 size is ideal for carrying just about anywhere.

I used a Canon A-1 from 1984 until 2000 when I got my first digital---a Sony DSC-S50 Cyber-shot. Loved the ease of processing my photos on the computer. Just upgraded to the awesome Canon 20D with the 24-70L and the 70-200L. This camera is a blast...

Telecolor

No opinion right now, as I haven't actually taken picts with mine yet. Sorry I can't help.

Sony CD Mavica 3.3. A little obsolete but the Zeiss Vario Sonnar lens is capable of some amazing pics. Good macro. Also a Pentax 6x7. It's a little like taking pictures with a tank but the negatives make nice 16x20 prints.

I got my hand on an "Canon" Canonet form 1961-62.
It's a very good camera. It fel from 2 meters (aprox 6 feet) and it's still working! The "funny" thing is that if I where near the plalce where it felt, it would hit me in stright in the head!
http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/camera/1955-1969/data/1961_net.html

Another few pics

What do you say about this '40's Soviet camera?

How many cameras...

Until recently all I had was a pair of old Canon F-1s and an Olympus PHD pocket camera.

Last month I saw a Nikkormat FT2 at Amvets for $90 - but it was 50% off on yellow tag items - so I had my first Nikon. I hate to admit it, but I think its easier to use than my F-1.

Last week my wife said she was thinking about donating her old cameras to the church auction but I should look through them first to see if I wanted anything. As if I could pass that offer up. So here's what was in the box:
Pentax K1000 w/ std & 135 lenses - The student photo camera
Minolta X-700 w/28mm lens
Olympus OM-1n w/ std & no-name 70-200 zoom
Olympus Pen F - thought it was a rangefinder at first glance, but it is a 1/2 frame slr

Anyway, here are some ramblings on these...
The Pentax can go - I had a Spotmatic 25+ years ago & this is the same thing with a bayonet mount. I hope some photo student gets it & has fun.
The Minolta is kind of interesting, with LEDs flickering all over one side of the viewfinder and multiple program modes. I'll have to run a couple rolls through it, but I just don't like a camera that has to have a battery to trip the shutter.
The OM-1n is an extremely well designed camera, but it is just too small for my hands. Its somewhat like an 80% sized Nikkormat and where the Nikkormat fits my hands, with the Olympus my fingers get crossed trying to work things. And I wish the shutter speed was displayed in the viewfinder.
The Pen F is just neat - I don't know how much use I'll ever get out of it - but I like the looks and the way it feels. Now I just have to see who can do 1/2 frame prints... And I'll need a light meter.

How many cameras...


Last week my wife said she was thinking about donating her old cameras to the church auction but I should look through them first to see if I wanted anything. .


why not just donate the cameras to this forum, .. :)

seriously, if someone wanted one of the cameras, they could donate the asking amount to AK.

the pentax k-1000 for example is a classic, if working. i'm keeping mine even though it's getting to be a dinosaur in this digital age.

I impield you. That Soviet camera is in fact manufactured about 1956-58!

Filmboy

So, Argus? Pretty cool, I used a C44, (I think that's what mine is, 35mm) through art school. Nice solid cameras. I'm a bit into Leica now, but like the manual Nikon stuff as well.

Use the Argus much these days? I haven't touched mine for quite a while.

Oh, to add to my collection, I did manage a Lomo Colorsplash. Looking forward to playing with this one!

Enjoy!
Jeez, it has been a while since I looked at this thread. Sorry. :) I rarely use the C-3, but I pull out the C-44 on occasion. Takes wonderful pictures. As nice as my Nikon anyway. I love to pull it out when I'm in a croud. I have the turret viewfinder and lightmeter attached so it looks like some freak franken-camera and I get the weirdest looks. :lmao:

Vintage:

Leica IIIf w/ 21mm (Cosina), 35mm & 50mm (Leitz)
Nikkormat FS with a whole slew of Nikkors via ePrey (my "Nikon Nostalgia" set)
Agfa Super Isolette (great 1960's folder -- 120 film)

Quasi Vintage

Leica M6 w/ 35 & 90mm (camera 1986 or so; lenses from the '70's)

New kid
Panasonic /Leica 3.2 MPixel P&S -- I have seen the future...

Very nice collection! I've always wanted an M system. I have (had) and R system, but I've always felt the M system was the pinnacle.

I have decided to sell my R system to move more heavily into digital. I still feel film is king, but digital is the way right now and will fit my needs quite well. I've picked up an older Nikon F3 with a 1.4/50mm lens and I'm looking to get the Canon 20D to replace the Panasonic Lumix DMC-LC1 (Leica Digilux 2). After a lot of thought and research, it seems the way to go for me at this point. I'm debating on going all digital with my main cameras, as I could squeeze another lens out of things for the F3. Still thinking on this one. Enjoy and wecome to the forum.

Here is a pic of my C-44.

That looks like a bad prop in a 50's spy movie. The super-secret-machinegun-camera-lazer-zapper? :D But I likes it a lot. :yes:

Well the thing to the right of the lens (left in the pic) doubles as a geiger counter and the turret thing is for X-ray vision. :lmao:

That's a good looker! I don't have any of the additional bits, but the camera works well.

2 NIKON F-100's 8 Mil,16 Mil, 17-35 Mil, 35-70, 50 MIL, Mil,85 Mil, 105 MIL,200 Mil, 500 Mil, 1000 MIl

Well, I made the switch to a digital SLR. I'm working on selling off my Leica stuff, etc. Went with the updated Nikon D70s with a 60mm 2.8/macro and the mighty 17-35 2.8. Not sure I'm going to keep the zoom, as it's a bit of a beast. May get a series of primes to replace it.

Just getting to know it and it seems quite capable thus far.

Yeh I bought mine when it first came out. I use it with the super sharp 24-85 afs zoom that I use on my F-5. I also use Nikon's 70-300G lens on the d-70 it's sharp as a tack and extremely light as it gets you the effect of approximately 135-450 mm on the d-70 :banana: !

With 18-70 kit lens 70-300G Nikon, 50 1.8 Nikon, and Sigma 50-500

Well lets see.. We had a digital cam that we got from grump until i put it on the pinball machine.. and mmm it feel and broke.. (so now we need to get a new one) :eek:

Anyways Tim uses a Cannon AE1 and i have a Cannon Elf for 35mm.

For 35mm I have a cheap plastic camera with adjustable aperture (no light meter), fixed everything else, a hand-me-down Nikon FM-10 (bottom-end, but I have 24mm and 50mm primes :)) and a Canonet G-III 17 (http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/canonet.html), a Canon rangefinder from the 70s.

For digital, I use a Canon S45, my first digital camera. A decent camera for what it is, a lot of manual control, it shoots RAW and I've learned everything I know on it. But I've been lusting after a D-SLR ever since getting into this game. Maybe in a couple years...

Hey I have 2 Canonet QL 17's too But believe it or not I have an old Yashika
with a coupled rangefinder....no meter, a flash shoe and a 43mm Yashinon F 2.8 lens. It is the sharpest lens Ive ever seen. (43mm is about the field of view of human eyesight) I was told by an old repairman that it has a Carl Zeiss lens...... I lent the Yashica to a (friend ?), a pro who took photos of hot rods with it and was making money, hands over fists. I had to threaten the dude to get it back! I have never seen another one like it.

My mom has an old Canonet rangefinder that I've been trying to work out of her hands. She never uses it and I think it's a really cool old camera. Something I'd love to play around with. Some day soon.

If you're into medium format, I've noticed the Mimaya C330 Pro going to dirt cheap on the Bay. It's an older twin lens reflex that I'm sure takes excellent picts. I'd love to be able to get some b & w film going through one of those. Would be a blast to try out, I'm sure.

My latets aqusition: "Minolta" X-700 (I have the the objectives from the 2nd and the 3rd pic - 135 mm and 35-200 mm).

Forgot to mention that I also enjoy shooting Polaroid film, and have an old basic camera that uses 600 film.

one1speed, check out the foam inside your mother's camera. If it's rotting, look for self-adhering foam kits online. Kind of like refoaming a speaker. ;)

Thanks! I'll take a look next time I'm up there. Cheers!

For years I shot with a Contax RTS and a slew of Zeiss Lens. For larger format I have Linhof Technika with all Schnieder Kruz lens'

Those cameras were worth 10's of thousands in their day.

Now I shoot with a Canon D20 and 3 of their "L" lens' the entire system was
less than $4000


The D20 is a mere 8.2 Megapixels

But

I can get better prints in my living room with an Epson printer than I ever got with "Professional Labs" with the film cameras.

Things change



Rickster

@one1speed and Trawlerman: what's yout opinon about "Zorki" 4?


I just love it. I got mine from a guy who was really into photography and money was no cost and he didn't have a bad word to say about the Zorki 4.

I don't know how old it is but i'm sure it's from the 1960s at least.

Taking photo's with a Zorki 4 is a real pleasure and is definitely what I would class as real photography. Modern cameras take all the skill out of it with built in metering, autofocus and power winders etc. The Zorki has none of this and still proves to be a match for anything else.

Many people forget that when it comes to cameras, the lense is the be all and end all. Without a quality lens everything else is wasted.



My current Minolta Dimage 7 takes decent-ish photos but is far inferior to a good 35mm.

I cut my teeth on a few Practica's in the early 90's - Practikar BCA first, then a BC1. Sometimes I used an MTL3 and TL20.

Worst camera I ever had was a Ricoh KR10M. God awful in-built metering that was almost impossible to override.

Just added a Polaroid 180. Would have preferred a 2nd 195 but there is the advantage of the Zeiss viewfinder on the 180 that I like better than the integrated viewfinder/rangefinder of the later non-Ziess finders on the 195. I have several 250s and may try changing the 195 finders out for a Zeiss off 1 of the 250s. Have not bought any film for abit since I've been using the Leica and the pack film is hitting more than CDN$2.00 per shot. Almost cheaper the shoot 4x5 sheet film.

Digicam:

Canon A85

SLRs:

Canon AE-1 Program
Chinon CE-4 autowinder

Heres my current list of camera's
Canon 1D (2)
Canon 10D (1)
Canon D30 (1)
Canon D60 (1)
All these are Digital SLR cameras that use any of the Canon ef series lenses. The 1D cameras are my sports cameras and are 8 frames a second. The 10D and D60 cameras I use for nature, and portraits and they are 3 frames a second. The D30 was the first DSLR and I keep it for ld times sake. I also own my very first camera wich was my dad's. He bought it when I was born. It's a Canon FTB 35mm.

My current digital camera is a trusty Fujifilm FinePix2800, 2Mpixel. Bought it in 2000, and used if more than the 35mm film camera I had for 10 years before!!

Just ordered an new camera, picking it up tomorrow, it's a Kodak Easyshare Z-740, 5Mpixel, and looking forward to having a play with it. I did think about getting a digital SLR, but I think I'll wait a little longer for one of those!!

Until recently, I used Olympus OM-series 35mm cameras but added a digital Fuji MX-2700 about 4 years ago. Loved the freeedom of the digital and so ....

When my last Olympus OM-2S body died a few months ago I started reading the reviews on digital cameras and ...

... I am now the proud owner of a new Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT with an 18~55mm zoom.

Awesome camera.

Paul

PS: Anyone want a Vivitar 400mm F5.6 telephoto with an Olympus OM mount?

Back in the 70's I had a few OM'S got rid of my Nikons too heavy. the OM'S were a pleasure to use & not a pain, today I still shoot film but use a hi quality scanner to digitize......thanx

My digital is an Olympus Camedia CZ3020
for 35mm, I have:
Hanimex Praktica Nova IB,
Nikon FG with a sticky mirror
Pentax K1000 workhorse and a
Vivitar 220/SL
For Medium Format I have and use:
Rolleicord Compur ('50s vintage) 120
Kodak Reflex 620 and
Voightlander Compur bellows camera 620 that's lord-knows-how-old but takes great 2-1/4 X 5-1/2 pics

35mm film

Autofocus
Nikon N-80
Nikon 4004
With Nikon 50mm 1.8, 28-70 and 20-200 zoom lens


Manual focus
Minolta XD-11, three XD-5's two with problems but will work, 28mm ,three 50mm, 135mm, 200mm, 400mm

Olymbus XA-2, two


DIgital
Canon A-520 digital just fine for now
Waiting til Nikon SLR digtial bodys get reasonable

In technology " The second mouse gets the cheese"

You can see I like to have a spare or two!

Charlie

I've got three cameras...

A cheap Kodak "breeze" 35milimeter camera my parents bought me as a b-day gift in like 1993...

A Nikon Coolpix 4300....
4.3 Mega pixel
3x optical/4x digital zoom
Can take short video clips without sound
Had majority of buttons on it stop working a week out of warranty and was told I'd have to spend $150 to $180 to get it fixed. Decided to sit on it... and never bothered to get it fixed after that.

A Sony Mavica FD-71
.3 Mega Pixel (640x480)
10x optical zoom
Saves files to floppies.
found it for $10 in a thrift one week after my Nikon died. It's no where near the resolution but it takes good pictures for posting online or printing at the photo shop at 2"x3" size(two prints to a 4x6 sheet)

WOW I own about 45 cameras do you want a list or will this do:Photo of Marks cameras (http://www.deadzoom.com/member/awahlster/livingroom010.jpg)


main working system consists of 14 Canon FD mount bodies and 45 lenses from 17mm to 600mm.

Collectables include Canon Rangefinders from the 50's and the 70's, Leica from the 50's, Braun Paxettes from the 50's, Rolleiflex TLR , A few compact viewfinder 35mm's from the 50's-70's. Plus a whole bunch of misc.

A one over worked tool a Canon G3 digital

Well, have a Minolta X-370 with quite a few lenses. A 2.1 megapixel Toshiba PDR-M25 that I picked up pretty cheaply (2 years ago). Coming in, A Sony DSC-W7 a 7.1 megapixel camera - got a really good price on this one!!

I really like this Sony Digital camera - it is fast cycling and has a decent shutter speed for a digital. I would heartily recommend this one!!

Dave

own the dmc-fz10 (with the big 12x image stabilized leica zoom capable of F2.8 through the entire focal range) , .. great camera for outdoor shots but indoor and low light performance suffer as a result of the smaller CCD needed to accomodate the big zoom. .. all in all, a very worthwhile compromise

Zobsky take a quick peek at the EXIF data and you'll see that Panny's claims about that lens being 2.8 throughout it's entire range is purely fictional.

Mike

Time for an update. The old Canon G3 has gone the way of the dodo bird and in it's place is the Olympus C-8080 wide zoom. 8MP, lens is 28-140mm (2.4-4.5)and this takes the sharpest pics short of getting some expensive Canon "L" glass and a Canon D-SLR with larger CMOS sensor. I added the vertical battery grip, the tele and wide angle converters and have only the flash left to get. Just have to decide how much $$ is too much for the flash. :yes:

Mike

OK I got the bug too and just bought a Nikon D50 w/18-55. I already have a 35-70 and 70-210 from my old trusty N6006 that will work with it too. Also, just happen to have a SannDisk 4gig CF that should come in handy. :banana:

I am finding tons of good cameras cheap. . . Just bought a mint Olympus C-3030Z for 40 bucks. Box, software, extra memory (32 and 128mg). I had orginally wanted to buy this camera at 100 bucks but long story short I ended up with it for 40 bucks.

I really like the camera but built in 2000 there has been big advances in cameras since. I sold my new Panasonic Z3 and my Sony Mavica 400 (big mistake) However the Olympus will do me fine until 1st qtr next year when I intend to buy another big Sony.

I notice on Craigslist great cameras almost everyday and at bargain prices as well.

Nikon D70. Love it. My first and only film camera before the d70 was a minolta xtsi. Still a nice camera, but digital has won for me by a major margin. I wouldn't have said that about digital a couple years ago though. I do believe that it takes a decent dslr to beat film quality or a higher up digital camera like a nikon coolpix 8700. I thought film would never go away but it seems like it's slowly fading except for some of the pro landscape photographers.

Here's my updated list.


Minolta Dimage 7 5.1 Megapixel Digital Camera

http://www.arcticcorsair.f9.co.uk/audio/photography/Dimage7.jpg



Fujica ST605n
Praktica Super TL3
Ricoh KR-10 Super
Ricoh XR-20sp
Ricoh KR-10M
Ricoh Mirai 105
Pentax MZ-50
Pentax P30

http://www.arcticcorsair.f9.co.uk/audio/photography/Pentax%20P30.jpg



And my lenses. These are all Pentax K fit.

Centon f 28-70mm _ 1:3.5 - 4.5 (55mm)
Centon f 70-20mm _ 1:4.0 - 5.6 (52mm)
Chinon f 50mm _ 1:1.7 (49mm)
Paragon f 300mm _ 1:5.6
Pentax M SMC f 28mm _ 1:3.5
Pentax f 35-80mm
Rikenon f 35-70mm _ 1:3.4 - 4.5
Rikenon f 50mm _ 1:2 (52mm)
Vivitar f 135mm _ 1:2.8 (55mm)
Vivitar f 80 - 200mm _ 1:4.5 (58mm)
Vivitar f 28 - 200mm _ 1:3.5 - 5.3 (72mm)


Right now the prices of 35mm stuff is plumetting and is not far off rock bottom if not already there. I'm making the most of it whilst I still can.

Much of what I have listed above has been purchased from eBay sellers for very little cost. The Centon lenses were purchased by myself at the local Jessops store in the early 1990's. The XR20sp was purchased from a local camera shop in late 2003 (rather hastily and to great cost I must add).

Off all the lenses the most expensive one has been the 28mm SMC Pentax but then again wide-angles have always been harder to manufacture and this reflects in the cost to the end user. All the other lenses were £10 or less! Of the lenses that I have the 28mm SMC and the 28-200mm Vivitar are my favourites.

Personally I like to have a mixture of Zoom lenses and prime lenses. My zooms cover 28 through to 210mm. I have prime lenses covering 28mm, 50mm and 135mm. The advantage of this is that the prime lenses are usually sharper and faster than the zooms. I find the zooms particularly useful when taking shots of the local shipping on the River Humber where I usually need the maximum range possible to fill the viewfinder.

Whilst I have quite an assortment of lenses available to me I still wish to procure prime lenses for 200mmm and 500mm for those long distance shots.

Nikon D70. Love it. My first and only film camera before the d70 was a minolta xtsi. Still a nice camera, but digital has won for me by a major margin. I wouldn't have said that about digital a couple years ago though. I do believe that it takes a decent dslr to beat film quality or a higher up digital camera like a nikon coolpix 8700. I thought film would never go away but it seems like it's slowly fading except for some of the pro landscape photographers.


For the first qtr in history Kodak digital has outsold Kodak film. The war is officially over. Digital has won and it's only in its infancy. You can now get medium format Hasselblad digital camera's so it's only a matter of time before film is all but a dinosaur. Current sales are 92% digital and I really don't get those 8% forking over money for film. Even the most die hard professionals have mostly switched to digital or have it in their arsenal. Can't beat the ease and immediacy of the media.

Mike

Mike

You're correct that digital is still growing and in it's infancy. And yes, Hasselblad just released a 22 megapixel camera. Why film? I'd bet that body is at least $25 grand. (I'm guessing, but know a high-end back alone is around $20 grand)

Many pros have changed to digital, but not always because they wanted to. Digital is easy and fast. But, it still doesn't touch the quality of film. To duplicate a 35mm piece of film, digital has to be able to produce a 25 migapixel image on a 35mm sized sensor. I think digital has a ways to go before we're really there. There are advantages to digital, which I think allow for some fudging, (less steps up duplication, etc.) but you get the idea.

I've make the switch to digital with the D70s and am quite happy. However, I still feel that film is king, for the time being anyway.

Nikon Coolpix 2200. Bought for $150 two years ago. Now the 4500 is $150. But, with a 512meg card it will hold almost 400 photos on high resolution. Can't beat that for a vacation.

My kit: nothin' fancy but....

Sony Cybershot P52 3.2MP
Minolta Zoom 105
Samsung S600 6MP
Yashica T4 (the lens is fantastic!)
Nikon Lite-Touch (like the T4 except the lens is a bit less extraordinary)
H-P digital 2MP (very good quality for the resolution)
Pentax K1000 kit

Planning on a DSLR sometime next year.

O yes heavy I remember in the early-mid seventies trading my Nikkormat EL for a ELW with the winder, Man now that was really heavy, yup they dont build em like that anymore.............. :beer:

Hi

Konica SLR'

8!!! FT-1 , 2 black, 6 chrome
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/5075/afewmoremoreft19wj.th.jpg (http://img269.imageshack.us/my.php?image=afewmoremoreft19wj.jpg)
all in as new condition. imho the at its time the most innovative semi-pro consumer camera. And - one of the most beautiful cameras i ever seen.

FP-1 (one of the first processor controlled fully automatic - no selectable programs yet) w/external Winder

FC-1 (Shutter priority automatic exposure like all except FP-1)

the iron...

T3N (Black)
T3 (chrome and black)
T2 (both versions, chrome)


some Viewfinders, incl. a digital Canon A70....

Helge

Canon FTb 35mm SLR with a 50mm FD lens. took the pics with a family member's slightly crappy canon digicam, sorry for the blurry light meter shot :\. it could easily kill a man if wielded the wrong way. definitely don't make 'em the way they used to, no sir. p.s. that was made before i was born :D

Nikon D-200

Nice! How do you like the D200? I've got the D70s and I think it'll be a while before I upgrade. I picked up an F3 to shoot slides with and play with black and white.

Anyway, would love to hear how you like it. Anything to compare it to?

Thanks.

Canon 20d

Seems i made the right choice moving up to digital, the new 30d is being released with the same image sensor, hooray the digital camera market is maturing!!! Seriously though I love this camera, the only possible, forseeable upgrade in the next few years might be to a 5d, only for the full frame.

I love it, all of my neg's were being scanned anyway so I figured I might as well cut out the middleman. I convert most to B&W, shoot mostly in Raw, and convert to Jpg only for the final. I can't really find anything wrong with it, if I had to nitpick, the outside focus sensors don't work well on low contrast subjects. Here is a link to my first shoot http://webpages.charter.net/athos56/

wow. i like the mist, i like the sepia coloring, obviously it isn't real but it's pretty smooth, and the detail level is incredible. nice study of washington farmland.

Yeah I had to add the sepia because the scene had no color, I really could barely tell when I desaturated the pic's b&W is cool but I Love duo-tone

Those are nice, some early morning trekking. What lens are you using? I had the 17-35 / 2.8, which was an amaing lens, but just too much to carry around. Ended up going with primes and I'm really happy with those. I guess I'm just not enamored with zooms.

Mike

To duplicate a 35mm piece of film, digital has to be able to produce a 25 migapixel image on a 35mm sized sensor.

Yes and no - to duplicate what is on a piece of 35 mm film, including the grain, etc., you need this resolution. This is the level of resolution used for converting 35 movie negs for transparent digital effects processing. But for the image content itself, somewhat less will do. 12 Mpixels should come fairly close, IMO.

I do agree that digital sensor size needs to be increased to be the same as 35mm if you want to get the same combination of resolution and sensitivity.

Well, we can agree to disagree, to an extent. I've seen very large images from the high end Canon digital, it yes, they look really good. But, you can easily tell they are digial images. Same effect you'd get scanning a transparency on a crappy scanner, or at too low of a resolution. For the average consumer, most anything around 5 or more megapixels is just fine for what most do with them, myself included in many cases.

Digital does not match the detail and resolution of film at a larger size, or even large on screen. However, this needs to take into account the incredibly expensive scanner needed to take advantage of what film has to offer.

In the end, it all depends on what the end user is doing with the images.

Okay, heres a few valid comments on the film vs digital debate:

1: 12mp digital (even bayer sensor interpolated 12mp) is equivalently good to most film (exceptions being techpan and possibly 50 iso slide film). The reason for this is that film has grain and well, digital does not. If I can recall correctly, the calculations that were done to come up with the *magic* number of 25-30 megapixels for digital-film equivalent were actually done in the late 80's well before the development of high rez sensors. This number refers to the approximate scanning rez necessary to get all the information out of a 35mm frame, this number remains true through today, yet lesser rez digital cameras can equal this quality. Look at canon's current top of the line 1ds mk 2, this beast makes the sharpest L lenses look horrible because the sensor simply out resolves the lenses and their flaws become apparent.

2. The #1 reason digital files don't look like film isn't due to the capture method, rather the discrepency is ususally due to overediting (ie: too much sharpness/saturation) and the fact that most printers just suck compared to traditional prints.

A prime example of this is the print I just got back today that looks digital. It was a 20x30 inch photo montage consisting of 8 20d images (shot in raw, transferred to tif) and printed at full rez at 300ppi. Notice I didn't say dpi, which refers to the width of the droplets of ink. Because injets are NOT continuous tone printers, it is always a dead giveaway when you look at an image closely and see it is made up of oddly colored dots that just don't seem to make one coherent image. At the rez I printed, I should be able to enjoy this print up real close, the raw files on the screen looked as fine as the best transparencies i've shot, NOT the case due to this limitation.

3. A current problem that limits the abilities of nearly all digital cameras is the widespread use of the "bayer" type array for image sensors. Bayer arrays use cominations of only blue, only green and only red pixels to create an interpolated image in which the light striking any given pixel can be approximated by considering the light hitting other colored pixels in its imediate area. This is why raw processing is so important, better calculations of this approximation are made by your computers vastly superior cpu. Only one company currently makes chips that read read, green and blue light at each pixel. This company is called foveon, and their chips have only been used in 2 or 3 mass market digital cameras ever. So how do you notice the difference between these two chips? Take a picture of a purely green, purely red or purely blue object and see if you notice a lack of resolution compared to a pic taken of a broadband object (one reflecting a combination of colors ie: a white object). You will notice a difference in resolution, the purely red, green or blue object should be significantly lacking in quality. Coincidentelly, I believe the same effect exists in color film, please correct me if i'm wrong, but this is at least part of the reason why b&w films have better resolution than comparative iso color films.

ah well, so much for seeing what kameras y'all have :P

True enough, sorry for the hijack. But, thanks for the info systemerror, good stuff. Hopefully everyone can make good use of it.

Back to the camera's at this point, I suppose.

Nikon FM
Minolta Freedom Zoom EX
Mamiya C330
Canon S70

Fujifilm Finepix 5100 4.0 megapixel.

I set it on Automatic and go as I know nothing about photography although many compliment me on my pics posted on the web.

Barry

Canon PowerShot a610.
A month of research, Dell shipped it for $204.
One gig SD card: CompUSA $29.
It's only a couple weeks old.
It replaced a Sony Mavica FD83.
I like the flip LCD on the Canon after scratching the Sony when it was only a few months old.

Anyone interested in the Foveon sensor needs to snag the Sigma D9 or D10. Due to the specifications used to determine actual pixel ratings these cameras are erroniously labelled as being 3 MP sensors. However since they do read red, green and blue at each pixel they are in fact equal to a 9 MP sensor. Oh and my current weapon of choice is the Olympus E-1.

Mike

Mike
Many pros have changed to digital, but not always because they wanted to. Digital is easy and fast. But, it still doesn't touch the quality of film. To duplicate a 35mm piece of film, digital has to be able to produce a 25 migapixel image on a 35mm sized sensor.
I'm calling bullshit on you here. First, some background. I've been a professional photographer for 20 years. I've worked at newspapers, have owned two custom black and white labs (one in Texas, on in California) and have hand developed and printed more than 30,000 rolls of film. I've taught photo workshops through the Yosemite Association. My photos have been published in newspapers and magazines across the country. My clients include many well-known musicians. I've owned high-end 35mm cameras, 4x5 systems, and had a Hasselblad before I switched to digital in 2002.

I can make better prints from the 6MP files out of my Canon EOS 10D than anything I've seen from 35mm film, whether printed through a cold-light head and expensive Nikkor or Schneider lens or scanned on a $70k Tango drum scanner.

If the files "look digital" to you I submit it is because the person doing the preprint work did not know how to prepare the files properly. Judicious use of sharpening is essential for maximum quality. The truth is digital files are cleaner than film. Less grain. Less dirt if you keep the sensor clean. Fewer enlargement artifacts. The only way to approach the quality of today's mid-range digital SLRs with 35mm film is to get expensive drum scans. And you're still left with the grain.

And yes, I can make killer B&W prints from my EOS 10D files.

Will the EOS 10D files match drum-scanned medium format? No, but the difference is not as much as the price warrants. If I'm after ultimate quality I'll drag out a 4x5 camera, but for everything else digital is the way to go. Film isn't dead yet, but it is on life support.

Wow. Well, I don't totally disagree with you here. I am talking about drum scanned images and those made through an enlarger. I have friends who are pros, journalists, who use digital on the job, but prefer not to in their personal work. I'm sure some of that is the lack of desire to change, but it is for a reason.

Most pros I know do digital, no question. And yes, digital is pretty amazing and really growing, though I have to admit it's moving slower than I imaginied. I did a bunch of shots the other day and a couple of shots I did on the basic Jpeg setting were used on display boards for a presentation. They were enlarged far more than they should have, but no time to supply converted raw files. Anyway, they looked far better than they should have. I still can't believe how well they held up.

One question, if you don't mind. What printer are you using for digital B&W prints? I ask as my printer sucks at B&W, perhaps you have found one that work well?

Thanks.

I have plenty of experience with drum-scanned images also. The only way to get a 35mm original to look good beyond 11x14 is to drum scan and print digitally. I have 16x24 prints from my EOS 10D that look excellent.

For printing, try West Coast Imaging (http://www.westcoastimaging.com). They're the best I've seen, and constantly experiment with new technologies. The B&W prints they've made have been luscious. I'm not sure if they're using epson color printers for B&W or if they use dedicated B&W printers.

Ain't cheap, but then neither is a proper darkroom.

THis will be funny to you pros, but as an amateur photgrapher for 10 years, i have never taken one shot i would consider professional. Not even once! Not even by accident! I have some nice gear too. Nothing extravagant. This business is for pros and its very frustrating to us amateurs. I guess a lot like golf!!

THis will be funny to you pros, but as an amateur photgrapher for 10 years, i have never taken one shot i would consider professional. Not even once! Not even by accident! I have some nice gear too. Nothing extravagant. This business is for pros and its very frustrating to us amateurs. I guess a lot like golf!!

Hey - you aren't allowed to be down on yourself when there are other amateurs in the room (like me)! What makes you say your pix aren't so hot? There are the Ansel Adams's who plan everything down to the last detail and then are others who just take a lot of shots trying different things to see what happens in the end. The important thing is to keep track of what you did so you can do it the same way or different next time. If you have some pictures that are "good except for.X" in your eyes, maybe you could figure out what the "X" is and think about how to get results that are more satisfying to you.

Except for gross mistakes, you've gotta develop your own eye - comments from others can be helpful, but they have to be from the commenter's point of view and taste.

By the way, are you shooting film or digital? Digital is great for learning, because you can afford all the mistaken shots you need to make.

THis will be funny to you pros, but as an amateur photgrapher for 10 years, i have never taken one shot i would consider professional. Not even once! Not even by accident! I have some nice gear too. Nothing extravagant. This business is for pros and its very frustrating to us amateurs. I guess a lot like golf!!

Actually, I understand. I was a full-time professional photographer for five years before I considered myself competent. Luckily I worked at newspapers, so I was learning on someone else's film and getting paid for it (but not paid very well).

It took me about another 10 years to get to where I considered myself a good photographer. After 21 years I'm finally to the point where I'm confident enough that it doesn't bother me when other photographers show me great photos. There are amateurs out there who are better photographers than a lot of pros, and pros whose work is an embarrassment to the business.

It's all about having fun.

Well you asked and this is the one i own. really nice piece of camera for my needs. got it at sears on sale about a year ago for about 300. waited awhile for it to come down from about 5 or 6 new. 5 mpx takes real nice pics lots of options i would recommend for the amatuer

My cameras :

Nikon N-801S (or N-8008S for the american market), flexible, accurate.

Canon AE-1 (not program), strong, simple to use.

About digital cameras : I'm still waiting for the correct $/MP combination, at least I'm thinking about 7MP or more.

My cameras:

Pentax K-2
Pentax ME Super
Pentax Super Program

I use them all interchangably with all my lenses as I have yet to decide after 4 years of fiddling about with them what I want to do. My plan is to dedicate (at least) one to primes and then zooms on the other two. I also have to decide which will be B&W and which will be colour.

I actually prefer film to digital b/c you never know what you have sometimes and waiting to process is part of the fun. My wife has a point and shoot digital and she "throws" away photo's left, right and centre after looking at them only on that tiny screen.

Hi Photography fans!,

I still use film from time to time. And digital also.
I think the film ,35mm comes out clearer still. Here is my list:

Nikon FTN 35mm
Nikon FTN Black Apollo
Yashica 635
Yashica 124
Pentax 35mm SP 500
Pentax H3
Miranda Fv (2)

Hp 612 digital
HP C200 digital
Kodak CX7300

Kodak Instamatic 100 No film available.
Kodak Instamatic 124 " " "

Thank you,
John.

My camera list as follows:

Kodak Kodex #1
Kodak Optimo #1
Kodak No.1 (box camera)
Kodak No.2 (also box)
Kodak Brownie Autographic Model 2
Kodak Brownie Autographic Model 2A Folding
Kodak Brownie Target Six-16
Kodak Brownie Target Six-20
Kodak Bantam
Kodak Brownie Reflex Synchro
Kodak Signet 35
Kodak Pony 135

Minolta X-700
Minolta Dimage Z6

I guess I'm a sucker for vintage photography as well! :screwy:

Minolta Dimage Z6


How do you like that one? Butterfly Photo has them for $228 now (since they are discontinued, with Sony buying Minolta), which seems a GREAT price.

Check this out. http://www.hasselbladusa.com/ It's like the McIntosh of the camera world. Anyway, I have an 40 year old Hasselblad with an 80mm lens. I love the square format. 6 x 6. Lately I have really enjoyed my Polaroid SX-70. Amazing little camera. Unfortunately it's a bit of a pain to scan the prints and resize to put up on the web.
I also have a panasonic 3ccd mini dv I bought in Nagoya Japan that takes amazing video too.

Canon A-1 w/ 50 mm F1.8 / 28 mm F2 / 35 - 105 F3.5 w/ macro
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ10 12X Optical zoom - work camera and time for a new one

How do you like that one? Butterfly Photo has them for $228 now (since they are discontinued, with Sony buying Minolta), which seems a GREAT price.
I like it a lot. I'm still learning all the possibilities it has. The Image stabilization works very well with the 12X optical and 4X digital zoom. I got some great shots of pit crews at work in Vegas this spring. $228 is a STEAL, I bought mine when Minolta introduced it and spent $400.

My film cameras are a Nikon F2 and FTn. I frequently use the FTn for my extreme close ups because of the handy lock up mirror. I send the bodies to Nikon every 4 or 5 years and they clean and adjust them. They just keep chugging along, kind of like the bunny on TV.

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ30

With Lenses:

Olympus TCON-17 1.7x telephoto
Nikon FC-E9 190 degree fisheye
Raynox HD6600pro-55 .66x wide-angle
Raynox Micro-Explorer Set of 3 Macro Lenses

Sunpak Super 383 Flash
Phoenix Macro Ringlight Flash

Various filters, lights, umbrellas, tripods

oh gee, something i know a little about. i've only got three amps and one set of decent speakers, but i do have four hasselblads, six hassey lenses, several old film nikons, a leica m3, and a canon 1ds mark 2. it's a 16 megapixel camera, the biggest out there except for the hasselblads (39MP). the canon lenses are fantastic, i have a 16-35, 24-70, 70-200 f2.8 IS, 180 macro. oh yeah, a 50mm 1.4 as well. oh, and a few 4/5" cameras, an 8/10, and a 7/17 and 8/20" that i made myself. next up will be the 24-105 f4 IS. these are sharp sharp lenses and as much as i used to love film and hasselblad, they're gathering dust. now if i can just trade them in for a mac tube amp...

Roseskunk, thats quite some gear! Is photography your day job?

Panasonic Lumix FZ10 with 12X optical zoom, image stabilizer and leica lens. This is a work digital which is currently stuck at half zoom so anything within 20 feet you can't take a focused shot of.
My personal is a Canon A-1, 50 mm F1.8, 28 mm F2, 35 - 105 mm zoom F3.5 w/ 72mm aperature, 200 mm Telephoto F2.8 72 mm Ap.
Great little digital and cheap if you can find one is Canon A75, bought for my daughter and it takes great shots, movie clips (long) also has advanced functions beyond your usual point and shoot.

1939 vintage Voigtlander Bessa-46 medium format

Got me 28 mm lenses for my "Minolta" X700 (the lenses are original "Minolta").

I bought a Minolta Dimage Z6 on closeout for about $240, and it's a great camera with 12X optical zoom, big LCD screen, easy to hold and use. Before that I was using a Canon A70, which I still grab when it's close. I was going to use it again with the underwater housing for a dive trip in July.

But then I went nuts just before the trip and decided to spring for an Olympus SP-350 and underwater housing. When using the A70 for diving, I had been unhappy with the smallish screen, the lack of a lightshield around it, the slowish focus and shutter speeds. The Olympus seemed to solve all those, plus higher resolution (8mp, and RAW capable). I got some decent shots, but found problems with battery life (manageable once I realized I needed to use the SLAVE flash setting -- I got the camera the same day I left for the trip!), and wanted faster write-to-card times. Still, it's a pretty neat small camera. Here's some underwater pictures (http://tubino.smugmug.com/gallery/1735142) from my last trip.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT (350D) with BG-E3 battery grip
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens w/hood
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens w/hood
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens
Sigma AF 70-200mm f/2.8 APO EX lens w/hood
Canon Speedlite 580EX flash
Hoya Super-HMC UV filters for all lenses

This are my cameras that I still own and use:

Nikon D200
Nikon Coolpix 990
Nikon F3HP w/MD4
Hasselblad 500 C and CM
Sears KSX Super 35mm
Orbit 5 x 7 w/ a 38mm Dagger lense
Bell and Howell 16mm 200 EE
Kodak Instamatic 110
and other Older Polaroids bellows style

I still have my old Canon A1 with assorted Lenses. and the new one is the Canon 20d with assorted lenses. I carry an Olympus 5050 with me all the time.

Vintage Mamiya Sekor 1000 DTL
Pentax ME Super
Nikon EM
Canon T-70
Canon 10D

I have a Minolta STR-101 Ca. 1971, with a split micro focus screen.

Also, a Minolta XG-M Ca. 1984. All makers lenses.

Sorry, analog guy here.

I'm calling bullshit on you here. I can make better prints from the 6MP files out of my Canon EOS 10D than anything I've seen from 35mm film, whether printed through a cold-light head and expensive Nikkor or Schneider lens or scanned on a $70k Tango drum scanner.


I have to agree Photo. Never a pro, but an avid shooter since I received my first camera(Konica Auto S2) when I was 10, I was slow to make the transition to digital as the first 3 or 4 generations of digitals were to digital now what the Brownie Hawkeye was to film when it came out. My uncle has been shooting weddings,portraits and portfolios for 35 years and sent me one of his 10D's recently as a gift. I was amazed at the detail and clarity. [IMG]evening visitorthumb.jpg
I wish I could load the full size file. There is no way I could have gotten the detail I got on this using a basic zoom lense with a standard slr.

Canon 20D
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC lens
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens
Quantaray - 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 lens
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 (kit lens)
Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens

Canon Powershot S45 and Canon WP-DC300 Waterproof Caser. I plan to use it more for rainy days and underwater shots.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT (350D) with BG-E3 battery grip
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens w/hood
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens w/hood
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM lens
Sigma AF 70-200mm f/2.8 APO EX lens w/hood
Canon Speedlite 580EX flash
Hoya Super-HMC UV filters for all lensesWhat do you think of the 10-22mm? It is probably the next lens that I buy.

What do you think of the 10-22mm? It is probably the next lens that I buy.


the 10-22 is an -awesome- lens. I absolutely love it. When you think you need wide, and wonder if the 10-22 is wide enough, it's much, MUCH wider than you expect. :D

It's razor sharp too. Many photographers say this lens should carry the L designation. I've never used an L-lens myself, so I cannot say for certain, but I have never been disappointed with this lens.


:music:

the 10-22 is an -awesome- lens. I absolutely love it. When you think you need wide, and wonder if the 10-22 is wide enough, it's much, MUCH wider than you expect. :D

It's razor sharp too. Many photographers say this lens should carry the L designation. I've never used an L-lens myself, so I cannot say for certain, but I have never been disappointed with this lens.


:music:
Thanks for the info! :thmbsp: I am waiting for Oct 15th to see if Canon has any rebates. They historically start their rebate period on that date.

After I purchase this lens, I think I will be done buying lenses for a while. The Tonkina gets good reviews, but it is only 12mm, so I want to get the extra width of the Canon.

For me my current camera is a 4.0 MP Canon Powershot G3. It's a couple of years old but perfect for my needs. I'm just waiting for the prices to fall so I can snag a digital SLR from Canon.


MikeCouple yr old 3.2 MP Canon A510, nice little P&S. Love it. Ditto on saving up for a Digital SLR though. :thmbsp:

X

Nikon D80 that just arrived the other day. :yes:

Canon Powershot A95 which is going up for sale, I'm certain it won't get any use now.

Canon 20D w/8mm Peleng fisheye, Canon 10-22, Sigma 24-60, Sigma 28 macro, Sigma 50 macro, Canon 70-200. And yes, the 10-22 is a great lens, although I'd love to be able to go to full sized sensor and be able to work with wide-angles that don't have as much distortion.

NIKON D70, 50 1.4, 28 2.8 PC, 15 f3.5, 105 2.5, 35-70 f3.5, 50-135 3.5, 35-105, 28 f3.5, :scratch2: a few other lenses off brand here and there. but all manual focus on the digital body. I don't like the multiplication factor though like many of you have griped about. I can't wait until they come out with an AFFORDABLE full frame.... :yes:

Canon 20D w/8mm Peleng fisheye, Canon 10-22, Sigma 24-60, Sigma 28 macro, Sigma 50 macro, Canon 70-200. And yes, the 10-22 is a great lens, although I'd love to be able to go to full sized sensor and be able to work with wide-angles that don't have as much distortion.
I went ahead and bought the 10-22mm. I doubt I will be switching to a full sized sensor camera anytime soon, so it was between it and the Tokina. I decided to go with the extra width. Thanks for the input!

Latest. . .A pair of gorgeous G2s. . .One for me and one for the wife.

Canon EF "The Black Beauty". Been using it since early to mid '70s.

I also have a black Sony DSC-S85 that has the exact same 2.0-2.5 lens as the G2. Sony calls it Carl Ziess while Canon calls it Canon.

Besides these I have an A80 Canon and an S90 Sony both are fine cameras while a bit smaller.. . . Its kinda fun farting around with these guys. . .

More megapixels do not always mean better quality. With the megapixel race on, many manufacturers are forgoing picture quality just to have more pixels on the chip.
Noise is what it's all about and there are a lot of differences between the mfrs.

Before you leap, take a blank card to the store and shoot a few pics with each.
See who has the cleanest picture. If you don't print bigger than 13 x 19, 6mp is more
than enough.

This are my cameras that I still own and use:

Nikon D200
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Do you love your D200? I'm trying to decide if it's worth the extra weight and cost over the newer D80, which incorporates some of the D200 technology in a lighter body.

Wista SP (4x5), Bronica ETR-C, ETR-S, Nikon F3 HP, Nikon F, Pentax PEN-F Half-frame, Several SX-70's, Contax 137md, and others. Like vintage audio, at least for me, its a bug that bites hard and is long lasting. Oh, I almost forgot, Olympus SP500 digital for posting pics and quick fun stuff.

I bought a Nikon D200 with 18-200mm VR lens. I LOVE IT. One of the great things about the Nikon system is that you can add 1, 2, or more flashes (SB-600 or SB-800), and control them all WIRELESSLY from the camera by putting the flash in Commander mode. You can set each one (including the built-in) for TTL, M, or off, and adjust the f-stop for each by thirds. The D200 is not a beginner camera, and I'm just barely out of beginner, so it's kind of daunting at times, but I'm learning it a bit at a time...And hey, it's digital, so the mistakes don't cost.

Eastman 5"x7" , 3 Graflex 4"x5" 1- 2 1\4" x 3 1\2" graflex, 2 1\4 " ziess icon.
Pentex k 1000, nikon n 2000,yashica n, 50 or so oldies (1890's to 1950's)
and a sharp (cannon) 4 megapixel The sharp is used the most now and works well.
the large format cameras blow away anything i have seen lately.
bills

Lots of old Canons, some Nikons... Various f2.8 compact cameras, Fuji GA645, Rollei TLR, Konica Rangefinder, Yashica Rangefinder, etc...

Quite a few but not enough!

Have the Canon 30D kit...

I have a Minolta Z6. 6.1 mp and 12 x opti zoom. Great pix, but kinda slow.

Canon Powershot S3 IS 6megapixel 12x zoom.

My Digital cameras:
Olympus E-300 DSLR, Panasonic DCM FZ20, Olympus 700UZ, Casio Exilim EX-S2
Film cameras:
Minolta 5000 Maxxim SLR, Ricoh KR-5 Super SLR, Ricoh KR-5 Super II SLR, Pentax Auto 110 SLR, Minolta 110 Auto Zoom SLR
The last 2 are small SLR cameras that use 110 film.
Plus too many lenses, tripods, flash units and other accessories to mention.
Also have a small collection of vintage cameras too.
As you can see photography is my other hobby.:D

Here are 2 links to some of my photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chillwolf/
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v626/hiwaystar/

35 mm Cameras
Pentax K2
Pentax MX (1 black, 1 chrome)
Pentax LX w/ all finders
Canon F1n w/ AE finder and motor drive
Nikon F2

35 mm lenses
Pentax 20mm, 28mm, 35mm, 50mm (f1.2, 1.4, 1.8, 2.0), 85mm, 100mm macro, 25 ~ 70 zoom, 80 ~ 200 zoom, 400mm.

Nikon 35 mm, 50mm, 105 mm

Canon 35 mm, 50mm, 50mm macro, 300mm.

Other
Speed Graphic 4x5
Omega D2 enlarger

Bodies are:

F2A in black
F3HP with MD-4 motor drive
Nikomat FT2 in black
Nikomat FTn in chrome....

Lenses:

20f2.8 Nikkor AIS (former Glazer's rental lens - picking up in a couple weeks)
24f2.8 Nikkor AIS (traded an AI'd Nikkor-N version, then paid $55, plus tax for it)
35f2 Nikkor AIS (traded my old Nikkor-O 35f2 and my FE2 in on it - straight trade)
50f2 Nikkor-H AI'd
50f1.4 Nikkor AI
55f3.5 Micro-Nikkor-PC AI'd
105f2.8 Micro-Nikkor AIS
200f4 Nikkor AI'd

Accessories, etc:

Nikon SB-16 flash, with both the AS-8 and AS-9 couplers and the case
Vivitar 285
Various filters
Stroboframe QuickFlip 350 flash bracket with Nikon AS-17 cord attached
Beseler 23CII that needs some hardware - paid $20.50, plus tax for it...

-J

http://home.blarg.net/~volvo242gt/FT2-2.jpg

Pic of my Nikomat FT2, with a Nikkor-S 50f1.4 attached - no longer have said lens

Just wanted to say that Santa brought me a vertical grip/extra battery holder for my Nikon D200, and I love it!



55f2.8 Micro-Nikkor AIS
105f2.8 Micro-Nikkor AIS
200f4 Nikkor AIS
300f4 EDIF Nikkor AF-S ($300 - has an intermittent squeak in the AF motor - shoot manual focus bodies, doesn't bother me)


If you or anyone else want to sell a Nikon macro lens, preferably in the 105-150 range, or a Nikon telephoto (prefer 400 and up) give me a holler. I'd consider manual focus. Thanks!

With respect to purchasing a 105 Micro, there's one at Kenmore Camera <http://www.kcamera.com> for $199.50. You'll need to get it modified to the AI coupling for use on the D200. It's a non-AI lens. Comes with a box. Nice lens, but slow. At Meier's Phototechnical Service, in Seattle, WA, there was a 105f2.8 Micro, like mine with the PN-11 extension tube. <http://www.meiersphoto.com> is their address. I'd email and find out if they still have it.

-J

At Meier's Phototechnical Service, in Seattle, WA, there was a 105f2.8 Micro, like mine with the PN-11 extension tube. <http://www.meiersphoto.com> is their address. I'd email and find out if they still have it.

Wow, thanks for this help! Think they'll take vacuum tubes in trade? :D

I'm not in a hurry to purchase, but it's good to start thinking about what I really want. I read some reviews of the Sigma 150mm F2.8 EX DG APO Macro HSM, and that's probably close to ideal for me. I want one that will work well for underwater photography (need to read what the divers are using), but I think 150 would be fantastic for everything from bugs and flowers to small fish and corals. It's a true 1:1 mag, and with 150 (=225 on my D200) you don't have to have the lens on top of the subject to pull it in.

If I had a lot of money burning in my pockets I'd be lusting after the newish Nikon 105 VR lens for UW (http://wetpixel.com/i.php/full/nikon-105mm-vr-review/), but the Sigma reviews are pretty persuasive.

Just bought an HP E327 Digital. I'm not really into photography, so the mega buck cameras were out. Just needed it to use here on AK.:D

I've been into photography a lot longer then audio.

I habe a Kodak Baby Brownie Special...takes 127 film. Took some of my best (early) pix with it....developed them myself, too. Also a Bolsey model B..35mm from my mid teen years.

Then....there's the vintage Leica lllF with F/2 Summitar, F/4 90 mm Elmar, F/4.5 135mm Hektor, F/3.5 28mm Nikkor, f/3.5 35mm Summicron F/5.6 300mm for my Visoflex (makes the RF camera into a SLR (cumbersome for average use, but great for stills ane scenery).

Then there's a black and a silver Minox B, a silver Minox C with assorted accessories. Also 120 film sized Rolleiflex with F/ 3.5 Tessar and a Bronica SLR with F/2.8 Nikkor.

Oh, yes...a Konica-Minolta A-200 8 M/pixel digital..and a Nokia 6682 camera phone that's retired the Minoxes <GG>

My 35 mm cameras
Nikon F2AS,2 F2's,FTN Apollo,F100,N90s,N8008s,N80,2 N70's,N5005s,FA,FG,EL
Canon 2 AE-1's,AE-1P,2 T90's,A2E,3 Elans
Pentax Spotmatic
Leica M3,M2R
Various point and shoots,compact 35mm

120mm
Rolleiflex 2.8F,3.5F
Rolleicord Vxa(Dad's)

Digital
Nikon D70S,DX5700
Panasonic Lumix FZ7
Kodak DX4900,DX5700

Minolta 9000 and 9xi, for digital SONY Cybershot W5.

Can't get the shots I want anymore with a point and shoot. The new Xti fit the budget and with a few different lenses I'm getting a variety of excellent pictures. It's really helping the business and our advertising. No longer am I a hostage to the pros for pics thank gawd! Love the new 400D! 10.1 mega pixels, auto sensor cleaning. Some don't care for the smaller body and feel but I worry about the pictures I can take not how the camera feels. Plus with my battery grip on there it feels no different from my friends 30D

Just added an Olympus E-300 to increase my arsenal of Olympus DSLR's. Couldn't pass it up for $300 CDN.


Mike

Updating my list:

DIGITAL
Sony Cybershot P52 3.2MP
Samsung S600 6MP

FILM
Yashica T4
Nikon Lite-Touch (a lot like the T4 but with a less spectacular lens)
Minolta 105 Zoom
Olympus XA (I've always had a weakness for a good rangefinder)
Olympus OMG with 50mm 1.8 and Promaster f2.8 28-70 zoom (being f2.8, this is a huge lens but optically fantastic and useful).
Pentax ME with several Pentax M and A type lenses: All Takumar 50mm 1.8, 135mm f3.5, 28-80 zoom. No plastic junk here!

Plus a collection of old Kodak box and folding cameras dating as far back as 1898. They all work even though film hasn't been made for most of them in many decades.

:smoke:

Can't get the shots I want anymore with a point and shoot. The new Xti fit the budget and with a few different lenses I'm getting a variety of excellent pictures. It's really helping the business and our advertising. No longer am I a hostage to the pros for pics thank gawd! Love the new 400D! 10.1 mega pixels, auto sensor cleaning. Some don't care for the smaller body and feel but I worry about the pictures I can take not how the camera feels. Plus with my battery grip on there it feels no different from my friends 30D

I am wonderin' what lenses you use with your Xti. I've got an EF-S 17-55 2.8 on the way (tomorrow) as I needed something somewhat speedy but zoomy at the same time. This is my first EF-S lens. I've migrated from 35mm EOS fairly recently (hence the EF-S lens purchase since I needed a little wide angle action, too). I can already predict that I will move up to a full-frame sensor Canon within a year or so. Instead of going 5D, I will wait for a 30D replacement that will hopefully not be APS-C.

Olympus Pen-EE
Olympus Pen- FT (2)
Olympus Trip 35
Olympus Stylus (original)
Olympus OM-1n
Olympus OM-10
Olympus C-50
Olympus C-60
Olympus D-510
Olympus P-10
Polaroid SX 70 (2)
Kodak Brownie

Bold: Used most often.

And yes, Olympus has been berry, berry good to me.

Started with 2 different Kodak Brownie's (one with a detachable flash unit). Have them around somewhere. Grandpa's Voigtlander is at the folks awaiting me to pick it up and get her serviced (don't remember the model #).
My main camera is my Pentax ME Super bought in '83. Soligor zoom/macro 75-250 & 28-80 and 500mm mirror reflex. Just bought a Canon PowerShot S3 IS to tinker in the digital world with.

The Tank a Canon T-90

Hi everybody, My first digital camera (still have it..) Kodak DX 3600 and a Sony DSC- F828 with a 4 Gig MicroDrive.
I also had a Pentax Spotmatic F with a 50mm f1.4 and a 135 mm f2.8 and a 28mm f2.5 Another one of my oldies was a Pentax 6X7 with a pentaprim and eye-level visor and a nice wood grip handle with a Metz flash (forgot the model... a big one...) unfortunately these film cameras where stolen from me several years ago ... I miss them...
Maurice

Leica IIIg, M4, Leicaflex Standard and SL, and a Panasonic FZ30. Also have some cheapo digitals and an old 120 folding camera.

Bryan

Olympus C-755 Digital, 4MP, 10X. I wear glasses and use my left eye in the viewfinder. This was one of the few cameras with the ergonomics I needed. Also love the sharp, clear images it produces.

Hi,

My daily use cameras: Nikon FG with several lenses. Kodak Retina 1b with 50 2.8 Schneider Xenar lens. I'm a film man and hate automation.

Nikon CoolPix-8800 and my newly bought Pentax K10D digi SLR.

Occasionally I still use my Minolta 'analogue' SLR.

Recently added a Nikon D200 to my previous arsenal which includes an Olympus E-1, Olympus C-8080, a Kodak Z712 and a Canon G2.

Mike

Well, let's see....

Still have my first one, the Konica TC.
Also my Canon F-1 with motor.
Later I was given a Konica T3.
I have a twin Rolleiflex E-series with the 2.8 Zeiss glass.
A Yashicamat twin as well.

Among the antiques, there's an Ansco Panda bakelite box; works perfectly well.
Also a couple of 'folders' from the 20es; Kodaks.
My digital is a Nikon D-80.

The wife:
Nikon FM, Nikon N-80, Pentax for 35mm.
Mamiya RZ-67 medium format.

And for movies:
My Braun-Nizo Super-8 (needs a new drive belt)
1923 Bell and Howell Filmo 16 spring-drive camera.
The B & H will outlast anything ever made :thmbsp:

Best,
C.

I have a Russian FED-2 rangefinder with an Industar-26M LSM lens, a Kodak Reflex II TLR, a Ciroflex TLR, an Argus CII, and a Canon SLR with a telephoto lens. I have a simple Darkroom setup in my basement, with a super Chromega C enlarger, developing tanks, and trays all salvaged from the junk pile at the Local High School.

I use the Canon A70 Power shot. It takes a way better picture then i will be able to shootI just replaced an A70 with a A570. The daughter will get for Xmas, a Canon S5 IS. We have 35MM Pentax auto, a couple of lenses (Zoom, wideangle, standard). Polaroid Land Camera, a 110 format, and some BPC my Polish Princess likes to use on vacations.

Canon A85, Nikon Coolpix 995 & Pentax *ist DS - looking forward to upgrade to 10D next year when a newer model is introduced. I should start hanging around the photography area to learn from you guys.

Rolleiflex TLR with 2.8 Zeiss glass
Mamiya 645 with a 80mm and a 45mm lenses
Canon A-1 with motor and several lenses
Praktica LB-2
Praktika TL-2 super, various lenses for both
Petri 2.8 rangefinder
Sony A100 10.2 mp DSLR

I also have darkroom gear for b/w

I still have my first camera, a Canon FTb which is still in perfect shape, but doesn't get much use these days.

My wife is the photographer in the family. Her primary camera:

1950's vintage Stereo Realist. Well over 90% of our pictures are 3-D!

For other purposes, she uses a Pentax 67II, Nikon F3 or Nikon 6006. We're both analog people and are slowly embracing digital technology, realizing that to get pictures quickly on the web, a simple digicam might be helpful.

We have a couple of 16mm Bolex cameras which produce incredible movies, but are SOOOOO expensive to use these days, as is printing Cibachrome these days. My wife used to do that, but still prints B/W in our combination laundry/darkroom. :D

Always had a hankering for a 3-d setup. I had for some years a collection of the slides with viewer and really loved looking at them.

A couple of Argus C models


Steve

Brian, what kind of slides did you have?

We also collect vintage stereo slides from the 1950's-1960's. Seeing those vivid images from a half-century ago is like looking through a time portal.

Shooting stereo requires a bit of a learning curve to accomodate the z-axis, but once you get the hang of it, it's hard to go back to 2-D. :cool:

A couple of Argus C models


Steve

Forgot about those. I have shot a few rolls out of mine.

As an update: I thought I had lost our point and shoot digital (fuji205)

So I started looking for another one. I wanted something like a Fuji s6000 so after scanning Ebay I hit the pawn shops.

I found a Kodak Z650 with a charger/case/battery pack and 256m of memory in like new condition for $75

I am getting used to using its features but I like the fact that it will run in manual and priority modes like my old A-1 and do it with ease. I also like the 10X lens.

Not a full fledged SLR and the viewfinder takes a little getting used to but for the money it seems to take good shots.

I've got a Nikon N2000 and a Nikon D70. The N2000 was my first camera (bought new) and I had to work several weeks detassling corn to pay for it. I was 16 so that's the only way I could afford it. I bought my D70 the week it came out and I've been very happy with it. I've thought of upgrading several times but just haen't ever got around to it and it does pretty much everything I need anyway.

yashica 44 TLR which uses 127 film. I bought it in a flea market for 20 bucks in 1979.

I added a Nikon D70s to my konicas three month ago (as new for 50% of original Kit-price with some useful extras as Akkus and a nice grip..) because of i have to use one at my job and i thought it'd be easier to just ROFM...
Interesting experience for an analog freak... still i think about the FT-1 that i could use blind without taking the eye off the viewfinder. It will take a long time of practice to get into the D70 like this...

Here are a few shots of some of my cameras. As far as SLRs go I have a Ricoh Super KR, a Ricoh Super KRII, a Minolta 5000 and recently picked up a Pentax K1000 with the brown leather covering in excellent condition for $4.95 from the local GW. One shot shows my Pentax Auto 110 SLR which uses 110 film, have a quarter in front of it for size perspective, have 3 lenses for it. Another shot shows my Minolta 110 SLR which also uses 110 film.
Digital cameras I have are a Panasonic DMC-FZ20 digital camera, an Olympus E-300 DSLR and a Casio Exilim EX-S2.
Also have a collection of antique cameras.

Lessee: Nikon F3HP, Nikon FE-2, Nikon F, Olympus Pen-F Half Frame, Minolta SRT-101, Minolta X-700, Minolta 110 SLR, Canon FTB-QL, Pentax K-1000, Bronica ETRSi, Wista 45SP Metal Field, Contax 139, Polaroid SX-70 (3), and a slew of antique Kodaks, Agfa's, et.al. I also have a NIB Diana which I paid $2 for at a thrift store. Assorted pinhole cameras I have made as well and other assorted cameras I can't think of at the moment.

Lessee: Nikon F3HP, Nikon FE-2, Nikon F, Olympus Pen-F Half Frame, Minolta SRT-101, Minolta X-700, Minolta 110 SLR, Canon FTB-QL, Pentax K-1000, Bronica ETRSi, Wista 45SP Metal Field, Contax 139, Polaroid SX-70 (3), and a slew of antique Kodaks, Agfa's, et.al. I also have a NIB Diana which I paid $2 for at a thrift store. Assorted pinhole cameras I have made as well and other assorted cameras I can't think of at the moment.

Good man. Two Pen-FTs here, and a Pen-EE.

FUJI FinePix S700
- 7.1 MP
- 48x Total Zoom...10x Optical...4.8 digital
- 2.5" LCD Monitor
- Super Macro Mode up to 1cm
- ISO 64/100/200/400/800/1600
- Picture Stabilization
- 27MB Internal Memory
- Natural Light Mode
- Continuous Shooting
- 1/2.5-inch CCD
- Movie Mode...640x480 MP w/sound
- xD/SD compatible slot
- Exposure Modes P/S/A/M

Takes a fine picture.