Photography/Digital Cameras

bmwracer wrote:
What kind?

The Canon I want is a digital SLR... Much more versatile than my current five-year old, 2MP Canon...

Actually, we have a non-digital Pentax SLR. Mrs A.D. is getting a Canon 7MP unit for Christmas, around $180. Looks to be a good unit.

We bought a 3.4MP Canon here at work about 5 years ago. It was over $1700 back then - now it looks clunky and it's as heavy as, compared to the new ones :)

Anime Dad wrote:Actually, we have a non-digital Pentax SLR. Mrs A.D. is getting a Canon 7MP unit for Christmas, around $180. Looks to be a good unit.

We bought a 3.4MP Canon here at work about 5 years ago. It was over $1700 back then - now it looks clunky and it's as heavy as, compared to the new ones :)

Yeah, I've got a Canon 35mm SLR that I bought back in 1987... Can't remember the last time I used that thing. :sweat:

It's amazing how digital cameras have taken hold: Kodak pulled the plug on selling film here in the States, leaving all the business to FujiFilm...

bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, I've got a Canon 35mm SLR that I bought back in 1987... Can't remember the last time I used that thing. :sweat:

It's amazing how digital cameras have taken hold: Kodak pulled the plug on selling film here in the States, leaving all the business to FujiFilm...

It's no wonder: It costs around 13 - 15 cents to print a digital photo, compared to about $15 to develop and print a 24-exposure film.

Big difference!

Anime Dad wrote:It's no wonder: It costs around 13 - 15 cents to print a digital photo, compared to about $15 to develop and print a 24-exposure film.

Big difference!

Not to mention the time saved...

I guess eventually film development shops will eventually disappear as well. :sweat:

Don't forget with digicams, you don't have to print out bad pictures.

dochira wrote:Don't forget with digicams, you don't have to print out bad pictures.

Right on.

And you can delete them on the fly. :)

bmwracer wrote:
A Japan junket?

Fascinating idea.

Didn't we discuss this already over PM? What happened to that idea?

bmwracer wrote:
Yeah, I've got a Canon 35mm SLR that I bought back in 1987... Can't remember the last time I used that thing. :sweat:

OMG! I'll totally buy that off of you!

bmwracer wrote:
Not to mention the time saved...

I guess eventually film development shops will eventually disappear as well. :sweat:

It's already started to disappear. I run a Darkroom from work and it's almost impossible to get chems and photopaper in bulk. At one time I had to order paper from America because no one carried it anymore here. Thankfully Blacks is carrying photopaper and other supplies, but for schools ONLY.

Anyone here have a Canon SD870IS?

im ashamed to say but i only switched to digital cameras this year, hehehe. I had my minolta analog for a long time, hehehe...

bought one that has image stabilization, havent used it yet though...

arnel98 wrote:im ashamed to say but i only switched to digital cameras this year, hehehe. I had my minolta analog for a long time, hehehe...

Better late than never... :)

bmwracer wrote:
Better late than never... :)

that's what i told myself, hehehe

arnel98 wrote:that's what i told myself, hehehe

Cool.

i'm holding out for a digital SLR... When the prices drop a little more and if and when I go to Japan... :fingerscrossed:

bmwracer wrote:
Cool.

i'm holding out for a digital SLR... When the prices drop a little more and if and when I go to Japan... :fingerscrossed:

ah, yes...
you'd definitely want to ahve a camera for travel, especially to Japan...

never been there, planning to go there, no idea when to go there
hehehe

although ive been to the airports - kansai and narita...
eniways, if you do go, try out JAL, service seems nice. i was able to try sake for breakfast there, hehehe

arnel98 wrote:ah, yes...
you'd definitely want to ahve a camera for travel, especially to Japan...

Definitely.

never been there, planning to go there, no idea when to go there

Sounds like me. :sweat:

eniways, if you do go, try out JAL, service seems nice.

Yup, Qilver swears by JAL... :thumbsup:

Dragging an old thread up...

We went to a presentation by landscape photographer Ken Duncan on the weekend www.kenduncan.com He had a 15m wide screen to display his panoramic landscape photos on... the photos are amazing! He was saying that while he has digital cameras (including a 60 megapixel unit :shocked: ) his panoramic cameras use film, and he prefers film cameras.

Judging by the sales of his books afterwards, he makes a good living from it too.

Anime Dad wrote:He was saying that while he has digital cameras (including a 60 megapixel unit :shocked: ) his panoramic cameras use film, and he prefers film cameras.

Most purist photogs do.

But the trend is clearly digital: Kodak doesn't even sell film here in America anymore... Only Fujifilm does.

Go figure. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
Cool.

i'm holding out for a digital SLR... When the prices drop a little more and if and when I go to Japan... :fingerscrossed:

Have you purchased one already, Beem?

bmwracer wrote:
Most purist photogs do.

But the trend is clearly digital: Kodak doesn't even sell film here in America anymore... Only Fujifilm does.

Go figure. :sweat:

Yea, I run a darkroom at work, and for a while there it was really difficult to get photo paper and chemicals, since even those who still use film tend to get them developed instead of doing it themselves. The market for this stuff is okay now. I can get photo paper, etc. easily, tho the prices have gotten a bit high. :sweat:

On the other note, we bought my brother a DSLR and his pictures are amazing. I'm planning on looking for some decent lens when I'm in Japan. I think they'll be cheaper there.

Wyn-chan, if you like landscapes, check out www.kenduncan.com

His photos are amazing!

Anime Dad wrote:Wyn-chan, if you like landscapes, check out www.kenduncan.com

His photos are amazing!

I'm already checking them out from the link you posted in your previous page. :thumbsup: