Photograph and Camera talk

[Beatle]

the 5D paired with some good lenses gives you excellent pics…love how you edited colors in the car pic, great !

[bertoni]

AMAZING shots Cris…makes me want to have a go. What equipment gets results like that?

[crisone]

Thanks all…..

Beats, yeah, that was basically my first shot taken when I got my 5D.

Bertoni, as in the pic Beats is talking about, I edited in Photoshop, basically using the Sharpen and Shadow/Highlights....people actually thought I HDR'd it. But all was shot with my Canon 5D (Full-frame) and Canon "L" Lenses.

A bit more.....

My Girls:

From a Wedding I attended:

Cris.

[Finn666]

lovely girls there chris…they keep you activ don't they

here's some more

[injunjack]

OK, now I def need a proper camera….

[dizco]

so i've been contemplating to buy this old (and fairly affordable) beast 

any thoughts?to cop or not?

[crisone]

Thanks Finn, and oh yeah they do, everyday looks like a Toy Store threw-up in my living room, haha:

Cris.

[Madame Buttonfly]

@crisone:

My Girls:

They are ADORABLE!

First time I've visited this thread, some fantastic photos here. Thank you all!

[jacoavlu]

great work Cris. Those L lenses are special.

dizco, on the R4. My idea is you better be committed to the system if you're gonna invest too much money. The camera body is not so much important as the lens system… Are you sure you want to embark down the Leica R path? Of course there are adapters for other bodies, but is it worth it? Are you going to shoot film totally, or just for fun? The price of that camera plus lens is probably not bad for a piece just to have fun with.

[crisone]

Thanks again all…....

Yup, yup Mrs. G, they're my lovely's, Bri (top) is gonna be 4 in May, and Malia (bottom) is 17 months.

Cris.

[dave]

@Beatle:

the 5D paired with some good lenses gives you excellent pics…love how you edited colors in the car pic, great !

They're going to have to pry my original 5D from my cold dead hands.

[dizco]

@jacoavlu:

great work Cris. Those L lenses are special.

dizco, on the R4. My idea is you better be committed to the system if you're gonna invest too much money. The camera body is not so much important as the lens system… Are you sure you want to embark down the Leica R path? Of course there are adapters for other bodies, but is it worth it? Are you going to shoot film totally, or just for fun? The price of that camera plus lens is probably not bad for a piece just to have fun with.

i already got an 135/2.8 elmarit, and yep it's just for fun  :-*. i use canon and i also planning to buy 135/2 L so elmarit would be a surplus…that's why i need R body to pair with it  ;).

[crisone]

^ 135/2L….I need that prime, I had it once but had to sell, want it back, then I would be good with all my Lens'.

Cris.

[jacoavlu]

Cris, you have any of the L primes?

[dave]

The Canon 135 f/2 is a beautiful lens.  I shoot photos for the University of Iowa women's gymnastics team.  These were all shot with that lens on a 5D or 1DII

Color is off on this one, but that's my fault for not putting effort into WB (and awful lighting)

This one is a bit of a miss, but it's right in the 135's sweet spot

[shutoko]

@dizco:

so i've been contemplating to buy this old (and fairly affordable) beast 

any thoughts?to cop or not?

If the price is right you should grab it. My main camera is a Minolta XD which is the same body as the R4 – it's a great camera, well-built and compact. Only have one lens for it and that's my entire "system".

[guillaume]

@jacoavlu:

It was only about 5 years ago I discovered how easy and satisfying it was to develop my own black and white film. Just wish I had more time for it.

Tri-x souped in Rodinal, can't beat that for me.

If only Rodinal still existed….

[dave]

Rodinal is still available, albeit under different trade names.  Here's one of them: http://www.adox.de/english/ADOLUX/ADOLUX/ADONAL/ADONAL.html

[crisone]

@jacoavlu:

Cris, you have any of the L primes?

I don't…..a 135 will be my next Prime though, if I don't spend it all here, haha.

Cris.

[shutoko]

@dave:

Rodinal is still available, albeit under different trade names.  Here's one of them: http://www.adox.de/english/ADOLUX/ADOLUX/ADONAL/ADONAL.html

Agfa says R09 One Shot is the same formula as Rodinal but there seems to be a lot of internet debate about whether it's true. I want to like Rodinal but my results with it have been far too inconsistent because of its sensitivity to time/temp/agitation/etc.