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Re: the Photo thread

Post by Abdoulaye's Twin » Sun Feb 23, 2014 3:15 pm

Don't know what the latest is like, but the Canon G series is very good and enough for most folk. I've still got a G3 and it stands up to much newer cameras.

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Post by clapton is god » Sun Feb 23, 2014 4:10 pm

No idea about bridge cameras, but AT is right about the Canon G's. I've worn a G9 out (after years of abuse) and am currently taking a couple hundred pics a month with A G10. Faultless! Solid piece of kit that sits in the hand very nicely, has some weight about it, which I like. Pick a good one up on eBay for £200'ish. In general, when buying a camera, stick with Canon or Nikon. If you want a tv buy Pansonic.

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Post by Worthy4England » Sun Feb 23, 2014 4:17 pm

I was looking for a click n go digital camera for my son to take on a school trip, thinking we probably have a few hanging around in drawers. Didn't find the one I was looking for, but did find my non-digital Pentax SF7. Might blow the dust off it, and then see if anywhere still sells film. :-)

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Post by TANGODANCER » Sun Feb 23, 2014 4:42 pm

Worthy4England wrote:I was looking for a click n go digital camera for my son to take on a school trip, thinking we probably have a few hanging around in drawers. Didn't find the one I was looking for, but did find my non-digital Pentax SF7. Might blow the dust off it, and then see if anywhere still sells film. :-)
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Post by Worthy4England » Sun Feb 23, 2014 4:50 pm

I've got a few digi's, A couple of Canon's and a new Fuji. They're all pretty good snappers, but they do tend to make you lazy and "auto" everything.My newly found Pentax is also automatic, but for some reason I'm more likely to unauto it, because it uses film, so you can't bin as many and get away with it!

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Post by Il Pirate » Sun Feb 23, 2014 5:42 pm

Worthy4England wrote:I was looking for a click n go digital camera for my son to take on a school trip, thinking we probably have a few hanging around in drawers. Didn't find the one I was looking for, but did find my non-digital Pentax SF7. Might blow the dust off it, and then see if anywhere still sells film. :-)


I had some films developed recently, I think it was bonusprint, Worthy. Just put 35mm film development into that interweb stuff and it should give you a good idea.

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Post by Worthy4England » Sun Feb 23, 2014 5:58 pm

Il Pirate wrote:
Worthy4England wrote:I was looking for a click n go digital camera for my son to take on a school trip, thinking we probably have a few hanging around in drawers. Didn't find the one I was looking for, but did find my non-digital Pentax SF7. Might blow the dust off it, and then see if anywhere still sells film. :-)


I had some films developed recently, I think it was bonusprint, Worthy. Just put 35mm film development into that interweb stuff and it should give you a good idea.
Cheers Pirate.

Just spotted they sell film at Tesco. :-)

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Post by Il Pirate » Sun Feb 23, 2014 8:06 pm

Worthy4England wrote:
Il Pirate wrote:
Worthy4England wrote:I was looking for a click n go digital camera for my son to take on a school trip, thinking we probably have a few hanging around in drawers. Didn't find the one I was looking for, but did find my non-digital Pentax SF7. Might blow the dust off it, and then see if anywhere still sells film. :-)


I had some films developed recently, I think it was bonusprint, Worthy. Just put 35mm film development into that interweb stuff and it should give you a good idea.
Cheers Pirate.

Just spotted they sell film at Tesco. :-)
I always feel developing film is worth the work, whereas with digi, you just scrap 'em with a click when sat at your computer. I still love the feeling of receiving developments in the post, exitement at what maybe in the envelope. (As long as it doesn't come with one of those stickers on each picture :cry: )
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Post by Bruce Rioja » Sun Feb 23, 2014 8:06 pm

Some thought-provoking photo's.

http://www.worthytoshare.net/20-photogr ... -one-words" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Post by Worthy4England » Sun Feb 23, 2014 9:30 pm

Very.

They pretty much all capture an evocative moment in time.

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Post by Montreal Wanderer » Tue Feb 25, 2014 2:22 pm

Bruce Rioja wrote:Some thought-provoking photo's.

http://www.worthytoshare.net/20-photogr ... -one-words" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Post by clapton is god » Fri Mar 07, 2014 12:08 pm

Ooh! I'm a Focal Hero! Anyone want any stock photo's of Manchester?

http://www.focalhero.co.uk/location/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Post by Always hopeful » Sat Mar 22, 2014 8:18 pm

Some really good photos here...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/pictu ... 08091.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Post by thebish » Tue May 20, 2014 8:34 pm

had a new camera for my birthday which has re-ignited my interest...

was aiming for sunset over St Marychurch this evening - but got that badly wrong - so decided to have a go at a monochrome composition of the high street..

there's something about monochrome - the absence of the clutter/noise of the colour reduces the image to the bare simplicity of light and tone and contrast... and there's something beautiful in that (I think)

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Post by Dujon » Wed May 21, 2014 12:17 am

I rather like that, thebish. It could have been another hum-drum photograph of yet another town but it's a little bit more. In particular the angle of sunlight producing the reflection from the windows of the car on the right and the seemingly lit lights at the far intersection. Then there's what I assume is a restaurant with an awning labelled with "Aspects". All that combined with the looming hill top church makes an attractive composition.

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Post by Abdoulaye's Twin » Wed May 21, 2014 8:38 am

Like that too Bish. I'm a big fan of monochrome photography.

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Post by mummywhycantieatcrayons » Wed May 21, 2014 2:31 pm

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Post by mummywhycantieatcrayons » Wed May 21, 2014 2:32 pm

thebish wrote:had a new camera for my birthday which has re-ignited my interest...

was aiming for sunset over St Marychurch this evening - but got that badly wrong - so decided to have a go at a monochrome composition of the high street..

there's something about monochrome - the absence of the clutter/noise of the colour reduces the image to the bare simplicity of light and tone and contrast... and there's something beautiful in that (I think)
Agreed - do you have the colour version for comparison?
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Post by thebish » Wed May 21, 2014 8:07 pm

mummywhycantieatcrayons wrote:
thebish wrote:had a new camera for my birthday which has re-ignited my interest...

was aiming for sunset over St Marychurch this evening - but got that badly wrong - so decided to have a go at a monochrome composition of the high street..

there's something about monochrome - the absence of the clutter/noise of the colour reduces the image to the bare simplicity of light and tone and contrast... and there's something beautiful in that (I think)
Agreed - do you have the colour version for comparison?
aye... the colour - far from adding to it - totally takes away from it - meh!

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