- Location
- Newcastle, NSW, Australia
- Name
- Sue
Thats the problem... getting organised. Not easy for someone who is a procrastinator extraordinaire!just got to physically organise the photos and the listings.
Thats the problem... getting organised. Not easy for someone who is a procrastinator extraordinaire!just got to physically organise the photos and the listings.
I have often thought that way, looking at my gear as an extended rental. I would like to settle on a long term combination . . .I have a very fluid relationship with gear. To the point where it's more of an extended rental.
I've recently found an extreme desire/satisfaction to explore the world of portraiture. This has led me to a few specific tools/toys that I'm very happy with.
A decent lighting kit, FF mirrorless body, F2.8 wide mid zoom and a fast 85mm.
I have a very fluid relationship with gear. To the point where it's more of an extended rental.
This is the way I have always been. With one exception. I found some love with the X-Pro2. Even though it was often not the best, or even the right tool for the job. But, I have sold it and I am shooting just with the X-T2.I have often thought that way, looking at my gear as an extended rental. I would like to settle on a long term combination . . .
I gave serious thought to getting an XP2, but I shoot at low angles from time to time. I know from using the X100 body types that can be a bit cumbersome without a tilting screen.This is the way I have always been. With one exception. I found some love with the X-Pro2. Even though it was often not the best, or even the right tool for the job. But, I have sold it and I am shooting just with the X-T2.
This is the way I have always been. With one exception. I found some love with the X-Pro2. Even though it was often not the best, or even the right tool for the job. But, I have sold it and I am shooting just with the X-T2.
for me, the cost of processing and tedium of scanning don't really justify the end results over digital.
I’ll have the Panasonic G7 and X100T on the digital team, (plus my Huawei phone which produces astonishingly good images) and a motley selection of filmies - 5 of them, down from a high point of 12 about 6 months ago. I still have several rolls of unexpired film, so I might as well use those up over the next few months, but I will be concentrating more on digital.It is true that shooting film was a lot easier back when the market and system were set up for it. It ends up being a lot more work now. So, unless one actually enjoys the process - and some do - it's probably better to stick to digital.
So how many cameras will you be down to after picking up the X100T?
I try to avoid making such remarks; it's too awkward to have to explain that I changed my mind or don't want to keep my promises .Unless I was to come across a crazy deal that was just too good to ignore, I won't be buying any more cameras for a while. And even then, I've made an agreement with myself (and shared it with my wife): one in, one out.
I have a very fluid relationship with gear. To the point where it's more of an extended rental.....
I have often thought that way, looking at my gear as an extended rental. I would like to settle on a long term combination . . .
Same here and I've actually planned on an "extended rental" a few times. Back when I shot Nikon DX I "rented" the older 80-400 VR 3-4 times for vacations. I couldn't justify hanging on to it and really renting it for a month at a time would have cost a lot more than the $100 it tended to cost each time.This is the way I have always been. With one exception. I found some love with the X-Pro2. Even though it was often not the best, or even the right tool for the job. But, I have sold it and I am shooting just with the X-T2.
I made the digital over film choice back around 2003/4. I'd almost always had some camera and wanted to get more into photography. The SLR bodies I was looking at were about $400-$450. Nikon had just released the D70 and Canon had the original Digital Rebel at about $1,000. The difference was about 65 rolls of film. I think I must have shot 15k-20k images with the D70 or 450-500 rolls of 36 exposure film.......Also, my adventure with film is coming to an end, I think. The camera are interesting mechanical devices, but, for me, the cost of processing and tedium of scanning don't really justify the end results over digital. .....
I made the digital over film choice back around 2003/4. I'd almost always had some camera and wanted to get more into photography. The SLR bodies I was looking at were about $400-$450. Nikon had just released the D70 and Canon had the original Digital Rebel at about $1,000. The difference was about 65 rolls of film. I think I must have shot 15k-20k images with the D70 or 450-500 rolls of 36 exposure film.
I’m impressed, Martin! Wish I was as determined as some of you, but always its “I might need it”Clear out time.