Text 37330, 109 rader
Skriven 2010-05-03 21:22:56 av hap newsom (1:124/311)
     Kommentar till en text av Glen Jamieson
Ärende: RE: FAR AWAY 51  00430
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Hola Senor Glen!

->  ->  -> still camera, but SD cards take up less space than 35 mm films.
->  ->  -> 
->  ->  HN> But there's macro lenses, telephoto lenses, 
->  ->  HN> wide angle lenses, flashes, filters, tripod, laptop
->  ->  HN> extra camera body, extra cards, battery chargers
->  ->  HN> extra batteries, and all the associated cables and
->  ->  HN> plugs...and I didn't even mention the external HD 
->  ->  HN> for additional image protection!!
->  -> 
->  -> Toss all that, and just have one little camera that does everything.
-> 
->  HN> Toss all that?????? I'd sooner toss my
->  HN> K&E sliderule!!! And the quality of lenses
-> 
-> Can you still remember how to use it?  (I have just been checking my
-> favourite 3 sliderules...)
->
Yeppers, I can still work em! 
 
->  HN> on the smaller cameras as compared to mine
->  HN> is no comparison at all. I have carbon fiber 
->  HN> tripods that are lightweight and sturdy, but
->  HN> still collapse down to a small size...but I still
->  HN> also have a beast of an old thing that is about
->  HN> as heavy as a dinosaur! (grin). Nope not about
->  HN> to give up my gear...even though with my knee
->  HN> problems I can't lug it around very well anymore.
-> 
-> Haha!  There were some wonderful lenses made in the olden days, even
-> though they achieved much of their sharpness as result of a high "f"
-> number.  And "long" telephoto lenses were much longer.  As MLoo has
-> pointed out, the modern Asian traveller has miniaturised his
-> photographic equipment, now that he can.
->
GRIN, I still HAVE some of those old lenses! And 
I have relented and gotten a small "all in one" camera
as well.....a Canon G11, pretty nice for a pocket camera!
  
->  -> (Now I have upset you!  Sorry.  I know it is much more fun using all
->  -> the equipment.  Think of the fun that Scott's photographer had taking
->  -> photos in Antarctica, with glass plate negatives!)
->  ->
->  HN> I have an aquaintence who does that now, with
->  HN> Civil War Reenactors...he has a "wagon" that he 
->  HN> takes to these gatherings and sets up and does
->  HN> "old time Photos". I also understand that lately
->  HN> he has begun to do Tintypes as well, but I have 
->  HN> not seen or spoken to him in several years so I
->  HN> don't have any knowledge of whether he is really
->  HN> doing that  or not.
->  
-> That would attract a lot of interest at such venues.
->
Indeed and the participants pay a pretty penny to 
have a photo taken and processed! 
 
->  -> I am familiar with the amount of stuff photographers used to have to
->  -> lug around, as one of my daughters used to be a professional
->  -> photographer - weddings and babies - until she moved into graphic
->  -> design, and on occasions I had to help her.
->  ->
->  HN> My daughter grew up and moved away...now
->  HN> I have to carry all my own stuff again!!
-> 
-> As a graphics designer, Jo-an normally works with other people's
-> photographs, but from time to time she grabs a camera to get exactly
-> the sort of photo she needs.
->  
->  ->  HN> It was not that hard in the film days...just pack
->  ->  HN> a gallon ziploc bag with 30 rolls of film for each
->  -> 
->  -> 1080 pictures, all fitting with high resolution onto one SD card.
->  HN> High resolution is a subjective term (grin).
-> 
-> With SD cards going up to 16 Gig and beyond, you can store plenty of
-> pics with as good resolution as on a fine-grain film.
->
True, and you can fly in Jets rather
than bi planes...but where's the fun in
that?
  
->  ->  HN> Ah well I guess I can't be an asian then...too
->  ->  HN> much photo gear!
->  -> 
->  -> All you need is money to buy new stuff every year!
->  -> 
->  HN> Then I'd be an Oil rich Arab! 
-> 
-> Buy last year's "latest" creations at mark-down prices.
->  
->  HN> My grandfather had a key wind pocket watch
->  HN> that he had gotten from HIS grandfather...I SO
->  HN> want one of those!!
-> 
-> I crave a repeater watch.
-> 
->  HN> I know, I'm a luddite!
-> 
-> I am, too, but I keep it as a guilty secret.

I use a fountain pen most of the time and I'm
not afraid to lay claim to being a luddite. There's
lots of neat "old" stuff!!
chat with you soon!
hap 
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