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Post by Berndt on Jul 15, 2013 8:39:49 GMT -5
Unfortunately, I have never had the chance to use a T90 ( otherwise I might vote for it ? ), but the T70 is pretty good as well. It has exactly the program modes, I appreciate ... not more but also not less. So, in ignorance of ( in the meaning of not knowing the ) T90, my vote goes to the T70.
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Post by Berndt on Jul 12, 2013 5:35:29 GMT -5
You wouldn't have fun with that ( sleeping on the terrace ) in Tokyo at the moment. 32 C even at night ( feels like 37 ). There is just the air-condition saving all our lives at the moment.
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Post by Berndt on Jul 12, 2013 5:30:48 GMT -5
Hey, Euer Deutsch ist doch gut ... your German is good. Keine falsche Scham ... don't be ashamed of using it. Sounds great !!!
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Post by Berndt on Jun 28, 2013 10:16:43 GMT -5
Marco, like Stephen said, you need to eat a lot of ice-cream first ... hahaha ...
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Post by Berndt on Jun 28, 2013 10:07:54 GMT -5
You are talking about 35 mm film in general or about disposable cameras ? In general, I don't see the future of film so dark. In big camera stores, film is still available in all variations ( at least here in Japan ) and local shops do have at least 400 ASA Fuji picture film in stock. It's just getting tighter for slide film. When the Fuji Velvia 100 will be discontinued at the end of the year, not many 35 slide films are left.
However, it is also true, that more new films become released than discontinued theses days and it doesn't hurt much to order film from the internet, which is easy nowadays ... in case, there is no decent store in the neighborhood. Some film types are even not available for a certain time, because the demands are obviously bigger than the number, that can be produced. I don't worry much about 35 mm film ... at least not for picture film and not for the next ten years.
I see basically two main reasons, why film will not die so soon. First is the "lomography movement" ( many young people are using film again and enjoy experimenting with analog technologies ) and second the fact, that FF ( full frame ) cameras are still too expensive. Here, 35 mm film is still a very cheap alternative to a bulky and expensive DSLR ( if not being a professional photographer, who needs to shoot hundreds of pics a day ).
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Post by Berndt on Jun 28, 2013 5:58:00 GMT -5
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Post by Berndt on Jun 27, 2013 21:28:44 GMT -5
Even being a big fan of film, I have to say, that the quality of disposable cameras is simply too bad ( also comparing to cellphone cameras ) for a chance to be accepted as a photographic media in the future. Here a few shots, I took with a disposable camera last year ( just for fun and to see, how the results come out ): www.lomography.com/homes/berndtotto/albums/1891953-unkown-disposable-camera I think, the pictures look acceptable up to a certain enlargement ( web or small prints ), but on a bigger screen, the disappointment is coming soon ... but well, that can actually happen for cellphone shots too ... hahaha ...
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Post by Berndt on Jun 27, 2013 9:46:40 GMT -5
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Post by Berndt on Jun 20, 2013 1:46:17 GMT -5
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Post by Berndt on Jun 19, 2013 20:45:26 GMT -5
As for 35 mm on M4/3, I use a Canon FL 35 mm F:2. One of the Thorium lenses and very sharp, even full open ... but ... 35 mm is actually not such a useful focal length on M4/3 IMHO. A good 24 mm would actually be the best deal here.
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Post by Berndt on Jun 11, 2013 3:54:23 GMT -5
Great shots, awesome characters. Thanks for sharing, Stephen !!!
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Post by Berndt on Jun 6, 2013 10:19:33 GMT -5
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Post by Berndt on May 29, 2013 23:16:18 GMT -5
Oh yes. www.jcii-cameramuseum.jp/top_e.html The museum is not soooo interesting BUT the library. You can find all available information about all japanese cameras there, I would say ... as long as you can read Japanese of course Very impressive a digital database, where every camera is listed and where its advertisement has appeared in a magazine. So, I could finally also date my Hoker-Flex, which seems to be released in 1954 by Shoei Seiki. The library is truly a place, where you can get lost for weeks
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Post by Berndt on May 29, 2013 7:12:55 GMT -5
I could finally find something in the archives of a library belonging to a camera museum here in Tokyo. This camera was released in October 1958. Just to complete this thread.
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Post by Berndt on May 24, 2013 4:02:34 GMT -5
Back Up ? Well, I wouldn't use any online service to store my pictures anyway. They are all on my hard disk and from there, some might become uploaded somewhere, but I wouldn't delete the original files then.
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