Post your setups...

[white ri0t]

Why not.
Not pictured: Nikon coolpix 4500, wide angle and 3x teleconverter.

P.S. Anyone got a line on a Holga in the Van/Van Island area?

[Jamie_k]

I would take a picture of all my dad's old cameras but they are all busted so there is nothing to take the picture with. Most likley going to be getting a new dslr in the near future though. Still not set on which one.
Looks like you got quite the setup there diggs

Jamie

[Jaysin]

Apparently Diggs was pimpin himself out on that cruise boat he was rockin

[freeeeeerider]

Wow, that looks like it was a lot of money
seems like it's worth it though, those bali pics were awesome

[xy9ine]

P.S. Anyone got a line on a Holga in the Van/Van Island area?

i saw one for sale in moulet on w 4th.

[Criminal Robots]

P.S. Anyone got a line on a Holga in the Van/Van Island area?

Kyle Scully has one, hes taken some dope pics with his...those things are so fun to use

[slang]

wow diggs i am... so jealous.

anyway, i dont have a pic but my stuff-

body- nikon d70

lenses- sigma 12-24 f4.5-5.5
nikon 50 f1.8
nikon 18-70 f3.5 dx (which i never use anymore)

flashes - sb800
sb600

that's prettty much it. would get pocketwizards and a tele but the money isnt there.

[.243racer]

Bodys:

- nikon d70
- nikon FE
- Pentax 6x7

Lens:

- 18-70mm Nikon Dx
- 70-300 Nikon f3.5
- 43-86 Nikkor f2.8
- 70-200 Nikkor macro f3.5
- Pentax 150mm f2.8

Flashes:
- Nikon sb600
- Nikon Speedlight

Sekonic L-358 light meter with wireless flash trigger

Canon g2 digi (never use)

[Emmens]

Ricoh XR-7
-Ricoh 50mm/f1.7
-Some no-name 28-80mm macro /f3.5

Nikon Nikkormat FT (1962, bitches)
-Nikkor 50mm/f2

Mamiya RZ67 medium format
-Mamiya 110mm/f2.8
-Mamiya 360mm/f6

Some flash from the 70s that proudly says "SOLID STATE" on it, which is impossible unless it were to use LEDs to create light. Manfrotto tripod. Some lightmeters I can't remember that I never use anyway.

I can't remember any of my darkroom stuff offhand.

-Mark

Edit: Mr.Diggs, is that a Nikkormat? Does it take mercury batteries? If so, do you have a source for them?

[BrianPark]

Mamiya RZ67 medium format
-Mamiya 110mm/f2.8
-Mamiya 360mm/f6

Have you used it yet?


Uh, I have everything from a Brownie Holidae, to a Konica Autoreflex T. Lots of old box cameras and wierd old stuff. I like old cameras.

I mostly use the Konica, and my dad's Pentax (MF).

[Emmens]

Have you used it yet?


When I got batteries, my dad fucking took it and put a roll of film in it before I had a chance, which annoyed the piss out of me due to it being my fucking camera and I hadn't even used it yet. He developped that last night, though, so I'm going to go buy some film this week. I'll probably photogay it up a bunch after Halloween, because I have a ton of stuff due then.

-Mark

[white ri0t]

Edit: Mr.Diggs, is that a Nikkormat? Does it take mercury batteries? If so, do you have a source for them?
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/nikkormat/elseries/el/features1.htm
it sure is, but it uses a 6v lithium battery.

[.243racer]

because I have a ton of stuff due then.

-Mark

mark, is this photograph stuff that is due?

curious.

[Emmens]

mark, is this photograph stuff that is due?

curious.

Nah, literary studies stuff. Photo stuff is just for fun.

-Mark

[Emmens]

http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/hardwares/classics/nikkormat/elseries/el/features1.htm
it sure is, but it uses a 6v lithium battery.

Rats.

I figured it looked like a newer one. Oh well. I need to either find mercury batteries, or make a voltage regulator circuit for my FT. The air cells aren't really too good, given that they're expensive, and don't last long.

-Mark

[.243racer]

Nah, literary studies stuff. Photo stuff is just for fun.

-Mark

ahhh ic I thought we might have actually had something in common :|

due to the fact i'm at Ryerson for Photography.

oh well thats cool though.

[JimmyJ]

Well Im just starting to get into photography so heres what ive got

Body:
Canon EOS 350D

Lens:
Canon kit 18-55mm lens
Canon Ultrasonic 75-300mm lens

[Rosscofat]

d50 18-55

[Big_Fish]

http://www.bigfishfreeride.com/z1.jpg
/\ sony hvr-z1

not shown Canon 20d , Canon 70-200mm 2.8L , Canon 15mm 2.8 , Canon 50mm 2.5 macro , Canon 28-135mm 3.5-5.6 IS , crap load of flashes and PWs

[fergs]

My most recent purchase (blew my camera budget for the year) and now my favourite camera:

http://www.davidfergusonphotography.com/misc/leicam6.jpg

I snapped the picture with my 1dmk2 @ ISO 50, 50mm f1.4 @ f22 - 1/250s, with 2 flashes setup on either side of my product box.

[Emmens]

My most recent purchase (blew my camera budget for the year) and now my favourite camera:

http://www.davidfergusonphotography.com/misc/leicam6.jpg

I snapped the picture with my 1dmk2 @ ISO 50, 50mm f1.4 @ f22 - 1/250s, with 2 flashes setup on either side of my product box.

I want.

-Mark

[theprawn]

i have a fuji finepix digi something or other. i can tell you're all REALLY jealous.

[BrianPark]

Fergs, nicest camera posted so far. Geez.

[fergs]

Fergs, nicest camera posted so far. Geez.

Thanks man. I'm *really* happy with it, and expect to be able to pass it down to my grandkids one day :D. The thing is a tank. I'm going to do some studio work with it next weekend, I'll post the shots up after that.

[Rosscofat]

what makes that m6 so nice fergs? im tryin to read up on it..

[Ned]

Why not.
Not pictured: Nikon coolpix 4500, wide angle and 3x teleconverter.

P.S. Anyone got a line on a Holga in the Van/Van Island area?

Looks like you were hanging your mitts elbow deep into the old lady underwear on the cruise ships to get a camera quiver like that one going. Carumba... they must tip well for your room service ;)

Experts.... what big format film camera would you get and why? I was thinking about getting something of that type but am curious what the experienced know and say.

[BrianPark]

what makes that m6 so nice fergs? im tryin to read up on it..
A couple things:
-They're incredibly quiet. This might not sound important, but they're a high end photojournalism camera, and there are times when you REALLY don't want people knowing you took a photo.
-They're incredibly well built. Good materials, sturdy construction=unless you run it over, it's a very solid investment.
-The lens actually goes inside the camera. I'm not quite sure on how all this works (I've never owned one), but basically it means you can get a waaaay wider angle with no distortion. Uh, I'm trying to think of an example, but like, failing. Can anyone explain this better? Fergs?

The downside (or not?) to them is you actually have to know how to use a camera.

[.243racer]

A couple things:
-They're incredibly quiet. This might not sound important, but they're a high end photojournalism camera, and there are times when you REALLY don't want people knowing you took a photo.
-They're incredibly well built. Good materials, sturdy construction=unless you run it over, it's a very solid investment.
-The lens actually goes inside the camera. I'm not quite sure on how all this works (I've never owned one), but basically it means you can get a waaaay wider angle with no distortion. Uh, I'm trying to think of an example, but like, failing. Can anyone explain this better? Fergs?

The downside (or not?) to them is you actually have to know how to use a camera.

they are rangefinder cameras. you do not look through the lens, but throught the viewfinder. there is no auto focus, and to focus you esitimate the distance to the object and make the focal adjustments on the lens. this means there is no way of making things perfectly in focus (without tape measure)

this is good for photojournalism, and photographers who like bringing it back to the basics.

[fergs]

they are rangefinder cameras. you do not look through the lens, but throught the viewfinder. there is no auto focus, and to focus you esitimate the distance to the object and make the focal adjustments on the lens. this means there is no way of making things perfectly in focus (without tape measure)

this is good for photojournalism, and photographers who like bringing it back to the basics.

Well this isn't quite correct. A rangefinder camera focuses through triangulation. It is true that you're not looking through the lens when you focus, but through the viewfinder instead. However, there is a second viewfinder window on the other side of the lens, and the image from it is composited on the image in the main viewfinder. Adjusting the focus of the lens also adjusts how this second viewfinder image is composited. The lens is in focus when the composited images are perfectly lined up. This means that you can achieve very accurate focusing in extreme low light conditions, much better in fact than with a regular SLR (better even than the autofocus on an SLR).

In addition to what Brian suggested, the Leica lenses are reason enough to buy a Leica body. Overall, as a group of lenses, they have a higher average score on MTF charts than any other set of lenses. Some people say that they are the best lenses you can buy, hands down. And in the end, if you're looking to take high quality photos, then the most important factor is the lens that is bending and transfering the light to the film.

[.243racer]

Well this isn't quite correct. A rangefinder camera focuses through triangulation. It is true that you're not looking through the lens when you focus, but through the viewfinder instead. However, there is a second viewfinder window on the other side of the lens, and the image from it is composited on the image in the main viewfinder. Adjusting the focus of the lens also adjusts how this second viewfinder image is composited. The lens is in focus when the composited images are perfectly lined up. This means that you can achieve very accurate focusing in extreme low light conditions, much better in fact than with a regular SLR (better even than the autofocus on an SLR).

In addition to what Brian suggested, the Leica lenses are reason enough to buy a Leica body. Overall, as a group of lenses, they have a higher average score on MTF charts than any other set of lenses. Some people say that they are the best lenses you can buy, hands down. And in the end, if you're looking to take high quality photos, then the most important factor is the lens that is bending and transfering the light to the film.

wow cool, you learn something new everyday :)

[Emmens]

Well this isn't quite correct. A rangefinder camera focuses through triangulation. It is true that you're not looking through the lens when you focus, but through the viewfinder instead. However, there is a second viewfinder window on the other side of the lens, and the image from it is composited on the image in the main viewfinder. Adjusting the focus of the lens also adjusts how this second viewfinder image is composited. The lens is in focus when the composited images are perfectly lined up. This means that you can achieve very accurate focusing in extreme low light conditions, much better in fact than with a regular SLR (better even than the autofocus on an SLR).


This solves much confusion, as I have a Yashika rangefinder camera that I forgot to list, and I can definitely focus in the viewfinder with it. I was wondering why a Leica wouldn't.

-Mark

[pete@nsmb.com]

Just starting to dip my toes into d-slr world...

Rebel XT
17-85 IS
70-200 f4L

[Oysterboyz]

canon av1 50mm, 80-200mm vivitar, vivitar manual/automatic flash of some kind, I know nothing about cameras...photo was taken with a canon powershot50 I borrowed

[coverider]

my set-up:
300D
18-55 garbage
70-200L F4
Speedlite 420EX.
upgrading to 20D pretty soon:dizzy:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/matt_crebbin/cool/camera.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/matt_crebbin/cool/IMG_2101.jpg

[PhotoFyffer]

canon 20d with a28-135mm f4-5.6 canon , soon a 70-200f4L

[spookymilk]

Damn, I wish I didn't have to buy a car.

[matt shaw]

Damn, I wish I didn't have to buy a car.


your 15 turning 16. save up when you turn 17

[Emmens]

Nikon FM from, I don't know, a long time ago.
Nikkor 50mm 1.8
nikon 24-120 3.5
Kiron 70-210 3.5-4.5(i think)
plastic tamron 28-70 3.5 that sits on my shelf
Spiratone 20mm 2.8
Vivitar 285 with a peanut slave
Vivitar 2800
Crappy london drugs 40 dollar tripod
some lowepro bag
various and sundry filters, and other nifty things.

P.S. Diggs, thanks for the Kiron, wanna give me another lense?

-StuKen

[spookymilk]

your 15 turning 16. save up when you turn 17

Insurance is a bitch at my age.

[white ri0t]

P.S. Diggs, thanks for the Kiron, wanna give me another lense?

-StuKen
the reason I gave away that lens is cuz it has mold growing inside it, making it give halos around objects and therefor making it useless. take a look at it sometime :)

P.S. wanna sell any of your light meters?

[Emmens]

the reason I gave away that lens is cuz it has mold growing inside it, making it give halos around objects and therefor making it useless. take a look at it sometime :)

P.S. wanna sell any of your light meters?
Yeah I know, I took apart the lens the second I got home, cleaned out all the glass and totally fixed the problem. It took me longer to bike up the hill from the seabus to meet you at starbucks. Anymore "useless" lenses you want to give me? Also, why the gajillion lenses?

-StuKen

[white ri0t]

meh. anyways, about those light meters...

[Emmens]

The light meters are Marks, and I doubt he'll be parting with it anytime soon. You can afford upwards of 15,000, maybe 20, thousand dollars of camera lenses and such, but not a light meter?

-StuKen

[white ri0t]

lol, I bought the film camera and lenses for around 400.
the digi stuff is around 4500us.
not in the tens of thousands as you suspected!

[Big_Fish]

canon 20d with a28-135mm f4-5.6 canon , soon a 70-200f4L

get the 70-200 2.8 it's more then the f4 and less then the 2.8IS, here on the west coast it's to dark for anything less then 2.8

[Emmens]

You spent 400 dollars on ALL that camera gear? Was the person retarted?
-StuKen

[white ri0t]

read the post. $400 for all the film gear, all the old nikkormat shit.

[PhotoFyffer]

I will keep that in mind thanks bigfish

u know of any good deals on that lense around van or online.