Photography - - Digital camera - what kind do you have? - Page 2

albatrosss · #16 08-22-2007, 08:39 PM

I am not an avid photographer but I do expect a digital camera to have some decent longevity. I bought a Kodak and the sucker lasted 13 months and just died. I contacted Kodak but since it was longer than 1 year I was out of luck. That was my first Kodak and you can rest assured that it will be my last one. Prior to this bomb I had an HP and a Fuji. I went back to the Fuji and am happy that I made the choice. I bought a Fuji S6500 and it does everything that I would expect a moderately priced digital to do.

Kraellin · #17 08-22-2007, 09:26 PM

CJ, yup, no hassles. got the thing on my belt and it's just part of me now. the first digital i had was back in the days of usb 1.1 and it didnt use usb. i think it plugged into the serial or parallel port on the back of the computer. this is easy, plug in the usb cord, plug it into the computer, wait for the computer to see it, call up the software, transfer, done.

and dont even get me started on film and the hassles with that. almost invariably when walking around with that, i'd have color film in the camera and see something i wanted to shoot in B&W. or, i'd have high speed film in and see something where i wanted a lower ASA (yeah, it was still ASA back then, not ISO). so, there was always a question of, do i load it with a 24 print roll or 36, cause i was always wanting to change it. do i use up the roll just so i can put the other film in and waste the roll or lose the shot.

digital rocks

and gary, that's not 'disgrace'; that's 'character'

Janet Petty · #18 08-22-2007, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Kraellin

and dont even get me started on film and the hassles with that. almost invariably when walking around with that, i'd have color film in the camera and see something i wanted to shoot in B&W. or, i'd have high speed film in and see something where i wanted a lower ASA (yeah, it was still ASA back then, not ISO). so, there was always a question of, do i load it with a 24 print roll or 36, cause i was always wanting to change it. do i use up the roll just so i can put the other film in and waste the roll or lose the shot.

digital rocks

Amen to that. And...did I say AMEN to that?

Janet

Gary Richardson · #19 08-23-2007, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Kraellin

and gary, that's not 'disgrace'; that's 'character'

That just sounds like an excuse not to get the tool belt out to me.

Kraellin · #20 08-23-2007, 08:11 PM

gary,

absolutely!

Gary Richardson · #21 08-24-2007, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Kraellin

gary,

absolutely!

In that case welcome to the club. Sit back have a beer and watch the world go by.

Life's too short for work, even if the wife is bending your ear about all the things you said you'd do later and haven't (she still falls for that one after all these years, doesn't she realise yet that later means muuuuuuuch later).

Kraellin · #22 08-24-2007, 08:16 PM

gary,

thankfully, at least from that aspect, i'm not married. no honeydo lists

Gary Richardson · #23 08-25-2007, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Kraellin

gary,

thankfully, at least from that aspect, i'm not married. no honeydo lists

We call it the "Never Ending" list over here.

Jeff L · #24 08-25-2007, 12:50 PM

I'm shooting either my d70s or d80 with varying success.

jasz · #25 08-29-2007, 06:52 AM

I use a Canon 1Ds mark II and have a 400D as a spare camera.

As for lenses i have these:

Canon 17-40mm 4.0L
Canon 24-70mm 2.8L
Canon 85mm 1.8
Canon 70-200mm 2.8L
Canon 400mm 5.6L

I am currently thinking of switching the 400D wirh a 1D mark III because of the speed and ISO specs on the 1D vs. the 400D...

As for Canon or Nikon, try them, feel them and choose after that - i have always had Canon, but as far as i can see Nikon are now getting up to speed with their new models (they didn´t have a Full Frame until now)

Jasz

dmrdm · #26 08-29-2007, 07:17 AM

Have a Nikon D-80, a Nikon Coolpix 7600, an older Olympus E-10 and a C-4040. Saving my money for the new Nikon D-300 coming out in Nov. Sounds wonderful from everything I've read. A lot of hype on the features.

CJ Swartz · #27 08-29-2007, 09:38 PM

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... Saving my money for the new Nikon D-300 coming out in Nov. Sounds wonderful from everything I've read. ...

That sounds like something great to look forward to -- hope the savings pile up quickly!

pellepiano · #28 08-30-2007, 04:57 AM

Canon 350d and 50mm 1.8 in most cases. Also use Peleng 8mm Fisheye, Sigma 10-20, Sigma 70-200.

fpellerin · #29 08-31-2007, 01:34 PM

I shoot with a pair of Nikons: D200 and D50. My most used lenses are 50mm 1.8 and 28-70mm 2.8.

chrishoggy · #30 09-01-2007, 04:14 AM

S5600 for now, and an S9600 very soon

Very impressed with fuji cameras, so sticking with them. If I can print a crystal clear picrure at 30"x20" with an S5600, how big can I go with the S9600?
But then again, if I win one of the fuji contests, I'll be getting an S3 or S5 Pro

PS: Has anybody seen any flying pigs