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Post by julesd68 on Jan 31, 2024 13:41:49 GMT
The Konica Hexar is a highly rated compact I knew absolutely nothing about. A really interesting in-depth review here from hamish
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Post by petea on Jan 31, 2024 14:45:41 GMT
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Post by petea on Jan 31, 2024 14:47:21 GMT
It is, but if the electronics start to misbehave you're buggered. I'll have to check whether the one I have here is an s or a v. I remember reading an article by an antarctic 'explorer' who had taken all of the photographs during his trip with a GR and being impressed by their quality. I cannot remember what was now though. I've been reading up on the GR1v - looks like a fabulous camera for landscapes (and more) - some of the results I've seen are just fantastic. Would be great for holidays I think. I have just remembered to check and the one I have here in Potsdam is a GR1. The v must be in England.
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 14, 2024 22:56:24 GMT
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Post by Slinger on Feb 14, 2024 23:23:48 GMT
Hmmm, should I spend four-and-a-half grand on an inferior photographic system that's compatible with nothing, or should I just use my phone? It's a toughie alright.
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Post by MartinT on Feb 15, 2024 5:29:47 GMT
Madness!
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Post by petea on Feb 15, 2024 9:43:48 GMT
An interesting idea, but I suspect it is unlikely to succeed. As noted, there are plenty of secondhand Super 8 cameras out there and for those to whom the format appeals I suspect the problems with viewfinders and framing will not be an obstacle. Standard 8 and 16mm are both reasonably popular and for less money than the Kodak unit you can pick up a secondhand Bolex camera or even an Arri - the daughter of a friend of mine recently shot her art dissertation for college on an 8mm Bolex and enjoyed the process. The aesthetics of shooting film I can understand as well as the appeal of the mechanics and limitations (for example the film, "Carol" was shot of Super16 with the rendering of the photography of Saul Leiter in mind for the look and feel - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_(film). While using film instead of digital capture may seem a hassle or a hurdle to amateur photographers, it really is not an obstacle to a professional cinematographer and it is lighting and scene composition that present the greatest challenges rather than the capture medium. I have two Bolex 16mm cameras although I have not used them for years and I even managed to pick up one of their stop-motion units and I still fancy doing something with that when time allows. One camera that really did appeal to me, but which I left too late to buy before the company folded was the Digital Bolex, especially their monochrome version. Like the Kodak it allowed the use of C-mount lenses and produced images that is difficult to simulate using digital video capture and was more convenient that shooting monochrome film. I still check for secondhand ones from time-to-time. cinescopophilia.com/digital-bolex-announce-the-d16m-native-monochrome-camera/
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Post by ChrisB on Feb 15, 2024 10:12:56 GMT
I thought that it was interesting that the design allows for a bigger frame than usual because the sound information is recorded on an SD card rather than down the edge of the film. Clever.
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 19, 2024 13:53:09 GMT
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Post by Fro on Feb 19, 2024 15:09:28 GMT
I started out my photography hobby as an underwater photographer. My 1st camera was actually a Nikon Nikonos II, fully manual camera. It was a great way to learn the fundamentals of photography since everything had to be manually selected. This is a photo of an underwater classroom course I took at TCU back in 1974. 2nd photo is one of my first u/w photographs I took in the Bahamas of a 6ft Barracuda (1974, Extachrome film)!
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 22, 2024 8:16:32 GMT
I still have a Nikonos V sitting in the cupboard doing nothing sadly...
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 22, 2024 8:16:50 GMT
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Post by julesd68 on Feb 27, 2024 13:14:29 GMT
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Post by Slinger on Feb 27, 2024 15:17:08 GMT
They must put all that through a really powerful industrial crusher before they slide it into my phone.
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 2, 2024 9:57:56 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Mar 2, 2024 11:48:06 GMT
"how most people shoot in vertical format"
This really bugs me: our eyes are designed for landscape viewing. I understand about taking portrait shots, but not to the exclusion of everything else. Don't even get me started on portrait video.
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Post by julesd68 on Mar 6, 2024 15:37:42 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Mar 6, 2024 21:09:57 GMT
I don't see the point, the film frame is too small for anything but poor results.
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Post by petea on Mar 6, 2024 21:45:18 GMT
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