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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

    Photograph and Camera talk

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    • S
      sabergirl
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      Cool caterpillars!  Some of my favorite things to see in a new locale are insects and spiders.  They're often very different.

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      • motoM
        moto
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        thanks @marlin !

        @louisbosco how old was that film? I'm always impressed when getting any images from expired film, always a gamble.

        @Filthy 21/23oz junkie nice captures!!

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        • GilesG
          Giles
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          I lost my travelling camera to a man versus wave and tuna incident in Fiji.

          I'm thinking one of these.

          https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1335061-REG/olympus_v104190bu000_tg_5_digital_camera_black.html/?c3api=2572%2C113041916107&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzOul-IPo1wIVKL69Ch2hFwEWEAAYASAAEgKWDvD_BwE

          Ant reason why I should not?

          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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          • J
            Jett129
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            There’s not very much to choose from in this category. The only other camera that I thought might be comparable is the Nikon Coolpix W300. They both seem really good.

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            • motojoboboM
              motojobobo
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              My photography took a long freeze; not sure why…interest just waned. My last camera was film; a Nikon F6. Didn't get much use before I stopped altogether. The difficulty of getting slide film processed was a big factor I guess, and laziness probably added the rest

              I've been working up my interest in picking it up again and I've been doing some light research on digital SLRs. I probably need to stick to a Nikon body, as all my lenses (24mm, 50 mm, 105 mm and 600 mm) are Nikon. I mostly enjoy bird photography; followed by sports (tennis and motorcycle races), and lately cattle too. The cattle bit is work related as we sell bulls as sires. The cattle photos are probably the only ones which may be used for promotional/marketing material; the birds and sports are exclusively personal enjoyment.

              Anyhow, with that brief intro to give a sense of my needs, I was hoping to get some recommendations on which SLR bodies people thought I should consider. Initially, noting I am a newbie to digital photography, I was considering the Nikon D500, D750 and D810 bodies. Thanks for all input!

              The journey is the objective.

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              • louisboscoL
                louisbosco
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                @moto this current bunch i bought might be roughly somewhere between 2011-13 i think. the film was already expired at that time. my guess would be 1-2 years expired.

                so i've only started using them again this year because i stopped shooting film for some time. the agfachrome ct precisa was my favourite when cross processed and i know i had kept a couple lying around somewhere. they're impossible to find now and i never liked the new agfaphoto ct precisa colour. to show you what it should turn out back in the day, this is what it should look like.

                shot with canon av-1

                another earlier bunch in 09 in HK

                "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                • motoM
                  moto
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                  Love the colors and contrast on these @louisbosco cross processing always yields interesting results!

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                  • mikebarhootM
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                    • David_pllD
                      David_pll
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                      I currently have a Nikon D3100 and hate carrying it around, really want to pick up a FujiFilm X100T so I can carry it with me all the time.

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                      • motoM
                        moto
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                        The best camera is the one that's with you, or something like that. The X100T is a great camera and very compact.

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                        • steelworkerS
                          steelworker
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                          Lovely photo @mikebarhoot -damn! snow in Tx this early?

                          Those are my principles, and if you don't like them…
                          Well, I have others.

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                          • marlinM
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                            ^second that!

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                            • mikebarhootM
                              mikebarhoot
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                              Thanks!  Yep. Crazy weather last few days. Back up to 70F today.

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                              • Finn666F
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                                does anyone of you guys have experiences with the Sony Alpha a7 ?
                                any good or bad things to say about it?

                                shooting with my Nikon D5000 body and a 50mm 1.8 lens so far. it's all good but after years of use and some minor defects i'm now in the market for something new…thinking Sony Alpha a7 with the Sony 35 or 50mm 1.8...

                                what are your thoughts guys? 🙂

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                                • motoM
                                  moto
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                                  @Finn666  I own an A7S and A7Sii and they are great cameras, full frame mirrorless, amazing in low light/high ISO. I bought the S versions because they excel in low light, and most importantly video use which I use them mostly for. They're great still cameras as well though.

                                  I have a couple Sony lenses, 35/1.8 and 24-70, I also use Canon lenses w/metabones adapter and Leica lenses with Voightlander adapter with good results. And way smaller than other DSLR's which is great for shooting all day.

                                  Only negative I can think of is I tend to spend a little more time in post processing than with my old Canon 5D images to get the desired look. Color profile seems cooler than Canon in my experience but I don't care much for endless post work, I just want it to look good straight out of the camera!

                                  That said, lately I've returned to film and have been grabbling my Leica M6 most of the time, partly because I tire of mandatory post processing, partly nostalgia.

                                  Hope that helps!

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                                  • marlinM
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                                    Within my research, when I was in for a system change, I just found what @moto is already referring too. But for me was the deal breaker the amount of batteries it needs, the confusing menu structure and that one can not properly operate the body with gloves due to the small and many buttons.

                                    I changed from a Leica M9P and 5 Leica primes to a Canon 5MK4 and a range of lenses (Zeiss and Canon) for landscape photography. I am convinced that for my personal needs the decision was the right one, but I'll have to admit, that sometimes I would like to have something smaller/lighter.

                                    @Finn666, what you want to photograph?

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                                    • louisboscoL
                                      louisbosco
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                                      one of my friends uses the sony with voigtlander prime lens. he rates it highly. i've test shot it a few times, must say i'm quite impressed..

                                      "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                                      • Finn666F
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                                        thx a lot for getting back @moto @marlin …well recently i'm mostly shooting product photos and such. though i would use it as my "go to" camera which means that i'd shoot anything with it. taking it on city trips, longer vacations, shooting portraits and/or landscapes etc. ...

                                        i'm not a professional photographer, not at all, but i'd say i have a great "eye" for what i can tell...just want to take some good pics that's all 😉

                                        any other suggestions while we're at it?

                                        cheers and thanks in advance.

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                                        • motoM
                                          moto
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                                          Good point @marlin regarding Sony battery life, they made improvements on the mk2 but still not great. I carry 2 batteries in good weather, 3-4 in cold.

                                          @marlin what Leica lenses did you have?

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                                          • GraemeG
                                            Graeme
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                                            @marlin my brother swapped from a Canon 5D to the Nikon equivalent (D800E, I think), but largely uses an Olympus OM-D because it's smaller and lighter.

                                            He finds it suitable for most of what he does. Sure, the Internet experts reckon you need something more serious for landscape photography, but he gets better results than most of them. 🙂

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