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Post by k38 on Jul 30, 2014 11:09:42 GMT -5
I always have shot RAW as it seemed odd to spend money on a camera and not get the best out of it. I use a Canon 6D these days and Apple Aperture for my photo program. Apple has announced that it will stop development on Aperture which is a bummer. I will probably switch to Light Room.
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Post by k38 on Jul 10, 2014 13:14:03 GMT -5
Leicaflex SL, Canon F1n, Nikon F plain prism, Nikon F5.
Just stirring the pot :-)
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Post by k38 on Jul 2, 2014 0:10:41 GMT -5
I had one on my first good camera, a Canon FTb. Very solid good stuff.
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Post by k38 on Jul 2, 2014 0:07:31 GMT -5
Leica M4Ps for everyone!
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Post by k38 on Jun 8, 2014 19:59:35 GMT -5
I was thinking the other day that my old boss and I in my photographer days used to talk about having a 25-100 f2.0 lens would be the ideal. I have a 24-105 f4.0 Canon IS L lens for my 6D. Given that you can run the new digital cameras at 800 iso or better without much loss of quality so the 2.0 speed isn't as important as it once was. I know that back in the days of Kodachrome 25 or nothing (or Velvia later on) fast lenses were really important. Of course a big aperture is great for other things as well, but the viewfinders of the newer cameras are pretty bright even for my old eyes. As far as what I do the best with it's a Mamiya C220 with an f2.8 80mm and my old reliable Leitz Tiltall tripod. I have always done better with a waist level screen on a 2 1/4 camera. I have just been really lazy lately and using film has a few more steps than the digi stuff. I just bought a Nikon N90s and a Nikon 8008s for less than $100.00 for both. I am enjoying the autofocus film era quite a bit as it is cheap as dirt and a few nice lenses and a bunch of body caps lets you mess with lots of cameras.
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Post by k38 on Jun 3, 2014 23:09:21 GMT -5
I was trying to figure out why a violin was in a post about guns... I put into the violin as it was my profession as opposed to a hobby. I have been a music teacher for 32 years now. I play violin and viola. Violin cases are too small for Thompson SMGs what you need is a viola case :-)
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Post by k38 on Jun 3, 2014 10:16:36 GMT -5
The CM 80 is a very unusual gun, The newer Morini CM84 is the standard in Olympic Free Pistol these days. This is their earlier design. It is probably the most adjustable pistol ever made. Everything can be changed or rotated and the front sight is strangely effective, The trigger can be safely adjusted down to only a few grams. The grips, which were what Morini was first known for were fitted to my hand by Don Nygord who was a world champion two time olympian and US record holder for many years. I sat in his shop as he carved away at the walnut and checked and re-checked the grips against my hand. He was a wonderful guy and a real treasure, he passed away a few years ago and is greatly missed by his friends and customers. My example of the CM80 comes with a test target of ten shots at 50 meters that is only about 10mm across. In other words if you miss the target it ain't the gun's fault!
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Post by k38 on Jun 2, 2014 22:20:12 GMT -5
I also enjoy shooting. I am very fond of target pistols. I have several custom guns by Clark Custom Guns and others. I very much lie shooting ISSF style pistols such as the TOZ 35m and the Morini CM 80 (strangest looking gun I ever had) Mine are only for putting holes in paper. DLB Here is the Morini CM 80 And my profession, my lovely Tetsuo Matsuda 2002 violin. It is a copy of 1n 18th century Guarneri Del Gesu
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Post by k38 on May 20, 2014 21:35:20 GMT -5
I got a Minolta 16 and flash too. It was just too cheap to pass up. It would be nice to have a digital Minox with the same form factor as the film Minox. I would think it would be very easy. The Minolta 16 seems very well made and quite solid. I am ashamed to say it is my first Minolta. I remember the SRT 101 series being very popular when I was a student in the 70s. The 35mm SLR from those days was certainly the camera of the moment and I would think The high quality Minolta and other non NikonCanonLeica cameras from those days would be a very fertile and affordable collecting area.
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Post by k38 on May 20, 2014 16:39:29 GMT -5
Just got a nice box from KEH with some Minox cameras and flash guns and a Minolta 16. Really beautiful stuff and dirt cheap. Some of the flash guns were 50 cents! I don't know if you can get film anymore, but it would be great to try them out. I imagine they were very pricey when they were made. I cannot begin to think how much it would cost just to have the little leather cases made!
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Post by k38 on Apr 27, 2014 20:42:47 GMT -5
Well, I broke down and saved up for a Canon 6D full frame DSLR. It has a strange feature set in some ways but It seems a pretty good compromise. I was waiting for a sale and B&H had the body with a 24-105 f4 L IS lens thrown in for $1999.00 It is a good bit cheaper than the EOS 5D MKIII but the sensor seems pretty good and the high ISO performance is better than my 50D. I have a terrible time keeping up with Canon's numbering scheme I wish they had just started with 1D, then 2D and so on..... My darling wife got me the battery grip for it and it really fits my had well. It gives you an extra set of controls and grip for vertical shooting. It takes two of the Canon rechargeable batteries or 6 AA. They give you both battery trays and a soft case to hold the one you aren't using. The battery door on the camera has to be removed in order to insert the battery grip, but they provide a place to put it so you don't loose it. So far the 6D seems like a good catch.
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Post by k38 on Apr 27, 2014 20:24:55 GMT -5
To Collect, a rimset Leica B. To use, a Sinar P2 with a full size 4x5 black and white back :-)
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Post by k38 on Apr 6, 2014 14:23:20 GMT -5
Now you're talking. Now if you were looking at the underside of the engine with an SEI spot photometer deciding on whether to place it on zone II or Zone III.............
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Post by k38 on Apr 6, 2014 13:46:44 GMT -5
I was washing my favorite car today (favorite defined as the one I still owe money on :-) I was trying my best to remove the he bugs off the front that I aquired driving between Del Rio and San Antonio. I think the bugs have epoxy running in their veins here abouts. Anyway I was thinking that it would be a good idea to wax the license plate to keep the bugs from sticking to it, and then it hit me that waxing a license plate is the act of a real car nut.
Then I got to thinking about my camera problem............
So I offer the following with credit to Jeff Foxworthy.
If you name your pets , children, etc. after cameras - you might be a camera collector.
If your bad hair day hat says Leica in script.
If you have a separate bottle of Armorall just for camera leather.
If your living room decor includes room for more than one tripod.
I'm sure you guys can do better!
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Post by k38 on Apr 6, 2014 13:34:30 GMT -5
OK, I'll come I clean......I have Varifocals, reading glasses, distance glasses, shotgun glasses, and pistol glasses......Sad isn't it. The vari focals take a long time for me to get used to even though I have had them before. A month or so seems to be about what it take me. The reading glasses with my magnifier are great for close work on cameras, etc. It ain't that fun getting old and loosing your natural autofocus capability.
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