Photograph and Camera talk

[Max Power]

I have been using a fairly cheap Sony DSLR a290 the past three years (and treated it bad, it fell into seawater twice). Since three weeks I noticed that the camera gets hot and empties the battery when I turn it off. A second battery showed the same effect.
-Do you think it can be fixed and is worth it?
-What would be a good option for a new camera around 500€? Eos 1200D, Eos 700D or Nikon D5200?

• I don't need a fancy Display, video function, W-Lan or the like, but would be willing to upgrade from the cheapest models to a slightly more expensive camera, if I can get a better Picture Quality…

Thanks, if anybody can enlighten me.

[Finn666]

Ricoh GR all the way buddy! @Max Power … just ask @derivative666 and @ChuckDenim what they think about it

[derivative666]

I agree

[louisbosco]

i dont know what the price of canons are in europe. but i would recommend the 7d. canon has been my go to for cameras (film and digital) after i found nikon's dslr too complicated for me. it's a very decent camera although the thing that lets it down is that it doesnt have a full frame sensor. otherwise, it's everything i could've asked for that would match my fav 5d mk 2 just without the full frame.

[4c]

My "new" camera:

[David_pll]

Took a walk around lower Manhattan & over the Brooklyn bridge last week, still learning but enjoy taking photographs.

[louisbosco]

that's a nice film camera 4c. may i ask if it's full manual or aperature/ shutter speed priority?
i currently have a canon av-1 with aperature priority. though it's a little hard shooting cause i don't have a readily available place to wash my own film.

[4c]

^ Thanks, it’s fully manual.

[louisbosco]

just wondering. do you shoot film often? what film do you normally use?

[4c]

Nope, this will be my first time of using film. Very excited to learn. I’m taking a b&w camera class. For film I have Kodak T-MAX 100 TMX and Ilford Delta (ISO 100), but I am yet to use it. Still need to do a bit of cleaning before I start shooting.

[Finn666]

came out quite nice somehow…even though it wasn't planed!

[Giles]

You attempting a tribute to Leonard Nimoy?

[Finn666]

hahaha…maybe

[4c]

Learning to make prints.

[khaki8]

All StaR…great prints!!

[tmg]

Great prints, love the nails!

[Jordonf9]

Have your own darkroom 4c? Or sending them out?

[4c]

@khaki8:

All StaR…great prints!!

Thanks!
@tmg:

Great prints, love the nails!

Thanks, It’s the affect of many yard sale signs. The community that happens around telephone poles is fascinating. It’s an entire unofficial economy.
@Jordonf9:

Have your own darkroom 4c? Or sending them out?

My school has a great dark room.

[Giles]

Our Nikon D3 has 230K shutter actuations.  The mean time between failure on a D3 is 300K.  So I just found a back up on a local auction site Nikon D750 with 239 shutter actuations.  It will be hand delivered shortly…..Think I'll take it to Thailand to try and learn how to use it.....

[Jordonf9]

I am waiting for Canon to step up their game with their next big action/high frame per second camera. The EOS 1-DX isn't a big enough jump forward from my EOS 1D Mk IV. I did get to play with a DX at a convention and it does have a beautiful shutter performance compared to my Mk IV, but I am guessing I have WELL over a million photos taken with that one camera alone. I should see if I can find the counter…ha.

My studio camera is the EOS 5D-MarkIII. Beautiful camera, battery lasts well enough, love having full frame compared to X1.2 or so I had before with studio work years ago. Haven't really messed with a lot of filming with her, only a little.

Cameras are much more "equal" nowadays compared to even 5 years ago. The DSLR is supposed to be dead in so many years time, as well as all wet chemical processed photos. All dry in the future.