Comments on: LOOKING FOR TROUBLE http://oldhamps.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/looking-for-trouble/ Oldham Photographic Society Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:00:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: bluetwo http://oldhamps.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/looking-for-trouble/#comment-48 bluetwo Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:06:06 +0000 http://oldhamps.wordpress.com/?p=141#comment-48 Yes and its a pleasure to be a member of a club with so many good cooks - On occasions I still use a battered brassy and bent old Contax RTS with 50mm lens (the first camera I ever bought from new) and get some funny looks as well as remarks from other photographers - we really are a funny lot - I dont have a leaning to any one brand of camera - my digital of choice at the moment is Nikon but thats because I find it easy to understand ( I dont have a use for the two thirds I dont understand) gives me the results I like and is easy work with - if someone brought out a digital camera that had just a manual and aperture priority program was capable of a 20x16 print and came with a two page user manual I would be the first to buy no matter what name was on the front of it - for those who prefer to do projected images I believe most modern phone cameras can give very acceptable results and certainly the more up market compacts do - the Canon G9 comes to mind light and compact gives stunning results and if I did not need to change to wider and longer focal lengths would be my choice - I recently had the use of a Samsung and for someone with good computer skills as a lot going for it - being an old darkroom worker who was use to 20x16 prints I looked for the digital equivalent - its definitely out there but at a price beyond my means - I enjoy the challenge but in this age of technology I am still only a dish washer in the league of digital master chefs and try to get as much right as possible in camera like we use to do with trannies Ken Yes and its a pleasure to be a member of a club with so many good cooks – On occasions I still use a battered brassy and bent old Contax RTS with 50mm lens (the first camera I ever bought from new) and get some funny looks as well as remarks from other photographers – we really are a funny lot – I dont have a leaning to any one brand of camera – my digital of choice at the moment is Nikon but thats because I find it easy to understand ( I dont have a use for the two thirds I dont understand) gives me the results I like and is easy work with – if someone brought out a digital camera that had just a manual and aperture priority program was capable of a 20×16 print and came with a two page user manual I would be the first to buy no matter what name was on the front of it – for those who prefer to do projected images I believe most modern phone cameras can give very acceptable results and certainly the more up market compacts do – the Canon G9 comes to mind light and compact gives stunning results and if I did not need to change to wider and longer focal lengths would be my choice – I recently had the use of a Samsung and for someone with good computer skills as a lot going for it – being an old darkroom worker who was use to 20×16 prints I looked for the digital equivalent – its definitely out there but at a price beyond my means – I enjoy the challenge but in this age of technology I am still only a dish washer in the league of digital master chefs and try to get as much right as possible in camera like we use to do with trannies
Ken

]]> By: Chris http://oldhamps.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/looking-for-trouble/#comment-47 Chris Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:40:02 +0000 http://oldhamps.wordpress.com/?p=141#comment-47 Cunningly, bluetwo, (newly rejoined member Ken Nolan to the rest of you!), only Mike and I have the "power" that comes with being administrators to create new parent categories. Anyhow, I've put one in called "Equipment" and added yours to it, also will add one called "Rants", as I think yours fits that too! :-) Back to the substance of your blog - I did enjoy your tale of the silverware and I heartily agree with your sentiments. I get totally bemused by people asking me what make of camera I use when I lecture at clubs. As a minority Pentax user, I come across some very odd comments in return, like "I didn't think anybody used Pentax" for example or even worse "I didn't think you could take good photos with Pentax". But, as in cooking, the proof of the pudding is in the eating! BTW - you didin't tell us what equipment you're using now ;-) Cunningly, bluetwo, (newly rejoined member Ken Nolan to the rest of you!), only Mike and I have the “power” that comes with being administrators to create new parent categories. Anyhow, I’ve put one in called “Equipment” and added yours to it, also will add one called “Rants”, as I think yours fits that too! :-)

Back to the substance of your blog – I did enjoy your tale of the silverware and I heartily agree with your sentiments. I get totally bemused by people asking me what make of camera I use when I lecture at clubs. As a minority Pentax user, I come across some very odd comments in return, like “I didn’t think anybody used Pentax” for example or even worse “I didn’t think you could take good photos with Pentax”. But, as in cooking, the proof of the pudding is in the eating! BTW – you didin’t tell us what equipment you’re using now ;-)

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