Photograph and Camera talk

[madmonday]

been a few days, what you shot jaco?

oh & that is a purrty camera you got there

[jacoavlu]

just the kids and outdoors, finished the roll but my to-be-developed-and-scanned backlog is too long to even think about

the camera is a Leica III circa 1930's that my wife's grandfather brought back from the war, with matching screw mount collapsible 50/3.5 lens

[madmonday]

f^cking nice, i am always surprised by the things/items that get a response or white noise.  i'm no camera buff but i knew that was something special.  urb had some wild looking cameras as well, maybe when he gets a moment he'll put up some images of those beauties.

oh & that camera from the 1930s still working is a testament. . . .well if it still works 

[jacoavlu]

thanks monday, yes it still works just fine, though it's quirky and slow to use, you have to focus and compose through separate windows (both of which are small) and the rangefinder has lost contrast making it tough to focus, but it's fun and solid and small and mechanical and the knobs and stuff feel good and it makes cool sounds and I have an appreciation for well made things that last

[jacoavlu]

oh and it's not real valuable in terms of collectors or anything, couple hundred bucks, wasn't any sort of technological marvel or anything like the M system was in the 50's

oh and you can go out and buy technologically modern lenses made in japan today that fit the camera

[madmonday]

value isn't always monetary, but thanks for the word on the camera.  interesting stuff.

[Clop]

A little western Colorado.

[laxlife1234]

^I'm hoping I'll be able to visit colorado by the end of the school year to visit UC @ Boulder.

Just a foggy night shot. Would have been composed differently if I had someone to stand there instead of literllly running back and forth to get the shot.. took about 10 tries.

Foggy night. by Jacob Skoglund, on Flickr

[Finn666]

still a great pic jake…!

[Clop]

@laxlife1234:

^I'm hoping I'll be able to visit colorado by the end of the school year to visit UC @ Boulder.

I went to law school at CU if you have questions.

[kit99bar]

any new recommendations for a good point and click Camera?  I regret not picking up the s95 when it was on sale in Dec.

[derivative666]

Really like my Leica D-Lux 5 and my wife's Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS3

[madmonday]

@Giles:

need to exposure compensate (and if you have a G!2 that's dead easy), or get a wireless remote…

think i'll get a self timer for my bday.  just one of those things i can not buy for myself. tell me more about this exposure compensate

[Giles]

what camera do you have?

[madmonday]

G12 & crackberry

[Giles]

The exposure compensation dial on the G12 is the dial on the top left of the camera.

I woud do the following.  Set the camera pointing at a static image.  Then take 5 shots:  +2, +1, 0. -1 and -2,  see how the exposure of the shot changes.  From this you should be able to work out how to adjust the exposure when you take pics on the timers.

It'll take a bit of practice.

And read this….

http://www.steves-digicams.com/knowledge-center/what-is-exposure-compensation-and-when-do-i-use-it.html

[madmonday]

thank you for theat bit of knowledge Lord Gile$.  will see if my images improve 

[mankarat]

Or get the remote.. Dead cheap at 7 bucks…

[Lucifer]

The reason why I had to drive a bus for ages today:

[Giles]

Ohhhhh, I like that…...