What's your Cam?

[Davey]

I'm wondering what kind of photo camera's you guys have, a digital one, a big one, normal one, an oldie or a throw away camera?
A lot of people here show their picture in the photo thread, so many also should have a camera.
Also, what do you like from photo's? and can you give advice about making photo's, i.e. Don't make a photo aiming toward the sun, etc.
Well this is my camera, mine is white, a sony-cybershot T33 5.1PX, with a flashcard of 512MB ( got from onii-chan for the wedding)

In the future I would love to have a bigger one like this: http://www.prnewswire.com/nikon/images/dig/hi-res/D2X.jpg
I really love Black and White photo's, maybe because the world is already in color, and I want to see it only in 2 colors.
my advice... well I'm asking for advice and tips hahaha
also I would like to ask everybody, especialy the new people in here, to have a look in the photo section of the website, because there truly are some amazing photo's in there, so if you see a nice one, don't forget to make a comment, or maybe rate the photo

 

[Tsuyoiko]

Cheap and cheerful HP Photosmart M22:

Front:

Back:



It's only 4MP and not very good on close-ups. Also, the flash is so bright that whenever anyone takes my picture my eyes are always closed. But it's pretty small and easy to carry in your pocket, and not too power-hungry.

My advice: don't ask me for advice because I'm crap.

 

[Davey]

Thanks for the advice.

I like your camera, one of the good things of HP is that it have a lot of extra's like printers so you can put the usb into the printer and print your photo's, etc http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/s...t1=see_all&catLevel=2&product_code=L1891A#ABA

 

[misa.j]

I have a cheap Japanese 35 mm camera, Yashica Zoomate 110W, for snap shots and Canon Power Shot A95 for a digital which I got for free from my bank.

My Yashica has a zoom lens that goes from 28~110 mm and macro focus for very close up shots, and it's very easy to use.
I took it to on top the mountains every time I hiked last summer, and I'm very pleased by most of the photos it took.
I haven't played with my digital enough yet to know all the features, but it's got a little LCD monitor that flips which makes it convenient when taking a photo of yourself.

I like black & white pictures a lot too, they make the pictures look very artistic. I also like taking pictures of an object in a weird angle so that it's hard to tell what it really is.
The way you use natural light makes a huge difference, like the shadow of clouds can be a good effect.

 

[Twisted]

I recently bought a Canon EOS 350D to replace my trusty old Ixus V3. I'm very happy with it so far. It's my first SLR, so it's a whole new experience when you're coming from a point and shoot camera.
That said, most of the pictures i took so far were in the P&S category anyway. Haven't been going out on location that often since i got it.

I'm mostly shooting architecture and a some landscape. A good tripod is on my wishlist at the moment.

You can check out some of my work here: PeterZen - Photographer | DeviantArt
Most of these were still done with the Ixus, but the most recent ones came out of the 350D.

 

[misa.j]

Wow Twisted, those are cool pictures. I really like your style. Thanks for sharing.

A good tripod is on my wishlist at the moment.

I know what you mean, tipod is a must when you want to use a slow shutter speed.

 

[Flashjeff]

Well, the camera I currently have, the Canon PowerShot A60 isn't manufactured anymore as it's three years old, so I can't post a pic of it. Anyway, it's only 2MP, so I'm thinking of getting a newer, better camera. With that in mind, I've had my eye on this beauty:

The Nikon P2, 5.1MP and has WiFi (wireless) capability for uploading or printing pics which is pretty cool! I've thought about a digital SLR, but can't see myself shelling out damn near $900.00 for one! No way, Jose! I think that little guy above ($399.99) will suit me perfectly!

 

[Grandpa Frank]

For Years, I Lugged A 50 Lb Camera Bag With A....

Canon AE1 with a zillion lens and accessories. I switched to an Olympus Camedia C-720 with a great zoom lens. Now, the AE1 sits in the closet. The C720 lens equals a 35MM lens of 40MM to 320MM. It's so much easier to lug around and takes great pictures.

Frank

 

[thomas]

Here's my baby: Panasonic DMC-FZ3, Japanese hi-tech, German lenses & a 50% discount in Akihabara.

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[Damicci]

Was using a cybershot but was stolen when my car got broken into. Now i have a Handycam MiniDV DCR-HC21 CZ lens. Filmage Yes please. Unfortunately I am not cool enough to have vids like Josh ☝

 

[Davey]

you think the filmage from Josh are cool... ahum...

Nice camera's you people have, damn i wanne have a lens too

 

[Davey]

Well, it was my birthday one week ago, so I decided to buy myself (with some help from the wife) a new camera:

The Nikon D50




The picture quality is just amazing, and the size of it is huge. Also the price of the camera is really great if you see what you can do with it.

 

[Kinsao]

Ooooh what a gorgeous camera Dutch Baka!
you'll have some fun with that for sure!

i have a digital camera, it's a very compact one but not bad quality (5mpx) ^^ I also still have my SLR from when i did photography classes but i don't use it anymore >.< They r both Pentax

 

[misa.j]

Wow, that is a nice camera...look at the size of the lense!
Looks like you got manual focus function on it, that's very nice! I know how easy to do it on a Nikon.

I hope we get to see the pics you take with that camera, Dave!

 

[Pachipro]

I Just bought this today as a Christmas present for myself: Sony Cybershot DSC-H5 7.2 MP Camera w/12x Optical Zoom and Image Stabilizer.

Not an SLR, but the reviews were good and it felt good in the hand.

• 7.2-megapixel CCD captures enough detail for photo-quality 15 x 20-inch prints
• 3.0-inch LCD display; 12x Super SteadyShot optical image stabilization
• High Sensitivity Mode (ISO 1000) lets you shoot without flash in low-light conditions
• Capture VGA (640 x 480) audio-video clips at up to 30 frames per second
• Stores images on Memory Stick Duo or Memory Stick Duo PRO media only (includes 32 MB internal memory); powered by 2 AA-size batteries (2 NiMH batteries and charger supplied)

Sleek Black Styling, Carl Zeiss 12x Optical Zoom
For high-contrast images that take advantage of the DSC-H5's advanced CCD capabilities, a pro-quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens design with 12x optical zoom lens provides finely detailed images of distant subjects--with 24x digital zoom for dramatic closeups of your subject.
Super SteadyShot Optical Image Stabilization
Other image stabilization systems crop in to compensate for "camera shake"--but with the Super SteadyShot system, optical sensors detect camera movement and send correcting signals to a stabilization lens that allows even ultra-long-distance digital photos to capture more detail with less camera shake distortion.

7.2-Megapixel Super HAD CCD
More megapixels give you more detail and definition for editing, cropping, and making large digital prints. Sony's advanced Super HAD (Hole Accumulated Diode) CCD design allows more light to pass to each pixel, increasing sensitivity and reducing noise.

High Sensitivity Mode
A new High Sensitivity Mode (ISO 1000) lets you shoot without flash for more natural results in low-light conditions and shoot at higher shutter speed to minimize blur from unsteady hands or fast-moving subjects--and Sony's original Clear RAW NR (Noise Reduction) image processing technology helps suppress the color noise that can accompany high-sensitivity shooting.

Hope it works as well as advertised and reviewed on Amazon. Damn Amazon is cheap! With their discount coupled with no tax, I saved over $100 including buying the 1gb memory stick for an additional $36.

 

[Flashjeff]

Greetings, folks! Here's my new toy, the Nikon D80:





Here's some of the particulars of the D80:

ﾂ? The 10.2MP CCD imager, similar to that in the D200, provides a maximum image size of 3872x2592 pixels, with a 35mm lens factor of 1.5X. The new processing engine claims faster startup and shutter response, plus a faster burst rate of up to 100 full-resolution JPEGs at 3 fps, using medium-fine compression. It saves to an SD/MMC card rather than CF.

ﾂ? Metering options include 420-pixel 3D-Color Matrix Metering II, which compares lighting conditions to 30,000 sample scenes in an onboard database. Adjust the sensitivity of the centerweighted metering, as on the D70/D70s, and meter an approximately 2.5% spot at any focusing point.

ﾂ? In-camera retouching includes shadow and highlight adjustment, redeye elimination, image overlay, file size reduction, cropping, color filter effects, and monochrome effects. In each case, the camera creates a new file while the original stays intact.

ﾂ? The D80 ships with the EN-EL3 Li-ion rechargeable battery, which has a CIPA battery life rating of 2,700 shots per charge, and has the ﾂ"fuel gaugeﾂ" battery-state indicator of the D200. It accepts a battery grip (the MB-D80), which can take two EN-EL3e or six AA cells and provides a vertical shutter release. A hard-wired remote release is available, as well as a wireless.

Just bought it yesterday. $1,300 for the camera body, a Nikkor 18-55 lens and a protection plan. I'll be taking it out this weekend to break it in. There's been a lot of positive buzz about this camera, so I'll eager to see what this baby can do!

 

[Mike Cash]

Canon AE1 with a zillion lens and accessories. I switched to an Olympus Camedia C-720 with a great zoom lens. Now, the AE1 sits in the closet. The C720 lens equals a 35MM lens of 40MM to 320MM. It's so much easier to lug around and takes great pictures.
Frank

I could copy-n-paste that and sign my name to it. I got the AE1 for high school graduation way back when. I took thousands upon thousands of photos with the C720, but for the last year have taken practically none, primarily because my 256mb Smart Media card "broke" and I had only the puny 16mb that came with the camera.

Interesting that this thread popped up again today, because for the last several days I have been intensely looking at replacing my camera. I primarily looked at the Fujipix S6000fd and the S9100, both fixed-lens 10.7x zoom digitals. I also started taking a look at digital SLRs and narrowed it down to the Nikon D40 or the Pentax K100D. Backwards compatibility on lenses and 11 autofocus points on the Pentax versus 3 on the Nikon put the Pentax out front. The Pentax is supposed to be able to accept and work with practically every Pentax lens ever made, including those made for 35mm and for medium format cameras. I like the option of expanding my lens collection by grabbing up used good-condition stuff. So what if the old ones have to be manually focussed? It isn't like twisting a focus ring ever killed anybody.

Again, it is interesting that the thread popped up again today, because on the way home from work I stopped off and bought the Pentax K100D (comes with 18-55mm lens) and a 75-300mm lens.

Got it home and within 10 minutes of opening the boxes I had already taken and printed out a couple of fantastic shots of my kids.

 

[ArmandV]

Back when I was a kid, my first camera was an Imperial Lark (I think the film was 127). It is still somewhere in the closet. Then I got one of those Kodak Instamatic 104s (that got stolen from high school from the photo classroom).

Later, I got a Kodak 110 camera. I graduated to 35mm with a Minolta Hi-Matic F rangefinder. It takes good pictures and I still use it once in a blue moon.

From there I went with an Olympus OM-1 (an original model) which has been my primary camera for over 26 years (with plenty of lenses, powerwinder, etc.). I paid $100 to my insurance co. employer for it as it was a recovered theft item. I had it completely overhauled in 2004 before I went on a Japan tour. It still works like a champ!

I decided to take a stab at digital with a Canon Powershot S3 15 (a 2006 Christmas present).

For video, I have a Sharp Hi-8 Camcorder, which replaced my old and bulky Zenith VHS camcorder that died on me.

 

[Mike Cash]

While doing all my searching, I happened to run across a medium format (6x6) camera by the brand name of "Holga". By all accounts, it is a total piece of crap....and has an incredible and seemingly entirely underground fan base.

The camera body is made of plastic. The lens is made of plastic. The shutter is set at 1/100, give-r-take. It has two aperture settings, but only one actually works.

They're made in China, and made pretty shabbily. But they only cost between about $25 and $40. The next thing up for testing medium format, you'll want to have at least $1000 when you walk into the store.

The things are loved by a dedicated cult of amateurs...and even many professional photographers. Why? Well, you just have to browse around the net and find some photos taken with a Holga. The shoddy construction and materials conspire to sometimes produce some astounding artistic shots.

Anyone interested and with some spare time to kill. Search for "toy camera" and/or "Holga". Make sure to find some image galleries. You'll be amazed.

 

[MRC1]

I have two great camera that I have been using for more than 30 years. One is a Yashica MAT 124 G which is a twin reflex camera that uses 120 roll film that you can still today because it is a professional film and an old Pentax with screw mounts which is a 35mm. They are well built camera that have lasted over the years that were made in Japan. However with the prices going down on digital cameras I am looking forward in owning one soon, because of production cost and time will be eliminated (developing negitives to making print and then scanner in computer) I like the idea of from camera to computer better.

 

[Grandpa Frank]

Bought back memories!

Can't remember how, but I came across the "Holga" pictures sight last year with Google. I too remember thinking the pics were great. Think I'll stay with the new digitals and use Photoshop to fix things.

Uncle Frank

 

[ludoNL]

I just bought a new camera.

Panasonic DMC FZ-7

 

[Tsukiko-chan]

I have somthing like this .. But after the Gothic and Fantasy fair.. If there is some money left I want to buy a better one for my self (so my parents can't blame me anymore if there is something wrong with the cam.)

 

[ginyu]

Canon EOS 400 D / Digital Rebel XTi

Tech specs for all you camera geeks

It's my first SLR, and I'm really happy with my new cam. The shutter speed is amazing.

I really recommend buying a tripod to SLR owners. It allows you to make the best of your camera - once it is fixed, you can play around with settings like exposure time, ISO level, diaphragm etc. and compare the results. Learning by doing so to speak. In addition, you can do gags like fixing the cam during a party, making pictures all night long, join them together and play them fast forward (in a .gif animation e.g.)






I got a Manfrotto tripod, it's really cool with a ball head, you can make your shot from every possible angle.

http://www.manfrotto.com/jsp/index.jsp

 

[leonmarino]

Mine is a SONY DSC T-5. I bought it last year so I could send pictures over the internet. (Yes, that was my sole reason )

Anyways, I'm pretty content with the functionality and all, but I just don't like the flash (too bright, and difficult to change settings..).
Here's a picture I took with it; it's a Rirakkuma mini-wallet which I use as a camera holder.