gear

So today I went to an annual car-show. Previously, I've only found out about it after event when seeing photographs online. This year people from our neighbourhood, who own a car that was being exhibited, offered me a ride and insisted it's high time I attend. It's held over the two days of the...

After years of doing it, this was probably my most comfortable one, I think because it was the first time I approached it with the nominated gear working around me and what I was doing rather than the other way round as was the case in previous years (the first one I ever did years ago felt like...

NOTE: Just sharing this as a side topic regarding printing so that I won’t saturate the other thread about printing issues. Prints eliminated any threat of Gear Acquisition Syndrome (GAS) in my life just because sensor size, sharpness, noise and larger resolution do not matter to me, at all, as...

Hi friendly forum members, I'm off to a smalltown car show on the weekend, with a spotlight on unusual Australian-built cars. Help me choose my shooting gear, as I can't decide, but don't want to use my usual Panasonic G85 + PL12-60mm. Many thanks, and stay tuned for the outcome!

As an amateur photographer raising two teenagers on two teacher salaries, I don't have a huge budget full of extra cash (or a way to write off photography gear), so I am always anxious and indecisive when it comes to making a spendy purchase. I currently have the following gear: Body -- Canon...

When I think about gear, I naturally want something better than what I have. Not because my gear is defective, but out of curiosity and availability. As I thus climbed the Fuji ladder, I wondered what would happen once I'd reach the top. Would I lust for a bigger sensor? For brighter lenses...

I love Cameraderie, esp as a place to post images. But if you're looking for L-mount gear talk, it's a bit quiet. If you think the same and want somewhere to chat about Panasonic, Sigma, and Leica L-mount gear, I'd recommend this site: https://l-mount-forum.com/community/ It's run by an...

I guess it was only a matter of time. I knew MPB had stopped a while back, but just learned that KEH and Used Photo Pro have both stopped as well. What will this mean for prices on eBay and other used sites? Up? Down? No change? How long before Sony drops the LA-EA adapters series altogether...

Considering the places I shoot at I think I need gear insurance. I don't run a professional business in the formal sense, so I don't need liability. Ran across this company that rates pretty high that will provide gear insurance only. Their price for my rough estimate of gear value is $200...

Haro ... I would like to ask your personal opinion on getting and using the Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 50-200mm f 2.8-3.5 (in my case to use in OM-1)? Would ~350 £ be a good price omfor the lens and Olympus MMF-3 adapter imported from Japan using Buyee? Also would you prefer the original (2003]...

I am seriously considering trading in my M43 gear (not that I have a huge amount these days) and getting back into Pentax. I always loved the colours and the handling of the cameras, and there are some serious bargains to be had now. A K5 for £150 for example, and many lenses at or below £100...

Some of you know that my wife had an accident while shooting a football game when she was knocked into a concrete apron when two players in pursuit knocked her down. She was using her Olympus OM-D Em1x with the 40-150mm 2.8 with 1.4x teleconverter. The force of the collision broke the 40-150...

WARNING: POTN refugee post! I've given sufficient notice, or I would hope. I see the brands of capture devices, I see the software, the computers, the printers, the drones, the video, the lighting, projects/repair, but I've yet to find anything about supports and accessories. Have I been blind...

It's funny, in a way, how spoiled one can be by the wonders of modern matrix and so forth metering. All of these would have been technically better shot on the D810 with no doubt. Still, good reminders that film is different and if I'm going to keep using it with the S2, I have to relearn...

https://nikonrumors.com/2023/09/20/nikon-zf-camera-officially-announced.aspx/ M.

I have an opportunity to purchase an E-M10 II w/the 75-300 II + 14-42 EZ for below fair price, but it would mean I’m no longer saving for one of the E-M1 bodies and/or nicer weather sealed lenses. The E-M10 II option would be a fun knock around and excuse for dabbling with other inexpensive...

My, what a beast of a camera it is at that. Noticably bigger and just that bit heavier than the D7100 but not so much as to be too much. The differences in the control layout will take some getting used to and taking real advantage of the ease of, say, adjusting WB will be something new. KEH...

I am not sure where to post this, here seemed close. It seemed interesting enough to share to me. Gerald Undone did a "first look" at a very cool, extremely well designed motion controller. A little pricey to just pick up to play with at $2500 but if you need this sort of thing it looks very...

Experimenting with the 80A color correction filter on my full spectrum converted Sigma DP1x. The Foveon sensor is well-known for producing a lot of red in full spectrum mode. The 80A reduces the reds, with more yellow/orange tones. This was shot on the upper floor of the London (Ontario) Art...

So, recently I got a new pair of glasses. I did not get the autodarkening this time as they didn't get that dark and the price adder was more than the rest of the glasses. I did get a set of clip-ons for these glasses. For reference all my glasses come from Zenni Optical. I've also got a set...

So I’ve went and done it again. I’ve somehow managed to negotiate a deal for 50% off select gear with all 3 big vendors for an upcoming photography training in San Diego in about 2 weeks. My next task you ask? Negotiate peace in the Middle East I imagine. The last time I did this in Tucson, I...

I doubt there's much interest, let alone other users here, but just in case here's a spot to discuss and post images. Picked one up last week. Wanted something smaller than DSLR + lens(es) for times I wanted a camera but not a full-featured camera. Smartphone fills that role for most, but my...

I have a limited budget and am just a hobbyist, so need to keep costs pretty well contained. I have an M1 MBA, but want to move to a Mini. I've got about $1K to spend. I can get a refurb M1 mini with 1TB SDD and 16GB RAM or I can get a new M2 mini with 500GB SDD and 16GB RAM My MBA 500GB...

Which amateur cameras have dual card slots aboard?

Through the Window..

https://pentaxrumors.com/2023/05/10/ricoh-rumored-to-announce-new-hd-pentax-fa-50mm-f-1-4-and-smc-pentax-fa-50mm-f-1-4-classic-lenses/ Could be interesting to see what comes of these... especially if the "classic" version is true, and, if so, I'm wondering what it could be like? Pentax hasn't...

Been a while since I got the m43 kit out. Walkabout yesterday in a small suburb. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

(moved from here, where you can find the fullsize images) I am in that curious situation where I managed to give in to lust one year ago, at the painful cost of ten year of accumulated gear in the lovely micro 4/3 - I wanted sensor, I wanted available light, and for my sins I got my wishes in...

We're planning a big family vacation (Greece, Italy, ? - still planning). I thinking about 4 options: OM-1 / OM-5 with handheld high res 50mp. I have all the glass I need, so I'd just need the body and batteries. Handheld high res does have some issues with things ghosting with movement that...

You may be surprised by this, but this lens is fantastic on the Z fc. I got the 18-140 f-mount to use with the Fuji Finepix S3 Pro. I then thought, I really like the range of the 18-140 on DX, so I wonder how well it would work on the Z cameras. So this week is dedicated to that combination...

A place to share images and ideas with my favorite type of lens. All sizes, lengths, shapes and subjects encouraged.

Decided to take a spin with the 85mm f/1.8 on the Z6 and see how it does compared to it on the Z fc. Will put this kit through the paces starting tomorrow.

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More Leica, but this time Wide and Ultra Wide! Still trying to get to grips with the 12mm, but I got to use it and practice in order to understand it! Started today with the Ultra Wide as the 28mm should get here on 4/10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Going to take a little break from Leica for a minute - even though I think that I could shoot that wonderful machine forever! So, Fuji X-Pro2 with primes! 16mm f/2.8, 35mm f/1.4, 56/1.2 and 90/2 If weather permits, will get some images posted as soon as tomorrow.

I think I have things sorted with this kit, so will be shooting exclusively with it for this week and with the Zeiss pair of lenses. I'm also experimenting with the in camera JPG settings so shooting DNG+JPG - and this week will sick with the B&W settings for that as well. A bit of cross...

Found a new area today, had close to 100 shots...I'll bring it down to a few of my favorites and then spread the love to other threads that make sense. :) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

Will mainly use the GR III, but wanted to have something on the long end just in case. The GRIII will have the TTArtisans 28mm hotshoe viewfinder on it for those times the sun is too much for that rear LCD. Used the new Negative Film picture control for the whole day. Quite like it...very...

Week 6 - Here we go!! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

It’s all @Brownie ’s fault. Not that I’m in the Minolta rabbit hole that I’m in, but for giving me some great information on some additional Minolta lenses and helping me find some good deals online! I now am in possession of the above mentioned lenses. My intention was to swing back into...

Really love this camera for it's CCD sensor. Weather was nice, wife, the dogs, we all went out and i got some shutter time in. RAW files processed in Lightroom. Monochromes processed in Nik Silver Efex Pro 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

This is one of my favorite zoom combos for walk about. I will say that the Zfc was/is so far the better handler with gloves than the Fuji X-Pro2. I did get out and shoot with it today. Shot RAW+JPG and used the FujiXWeekly Kodak Elite Chrome recipe. Got to a few places that I have not...

Today starts the first day with this loadout. Weather is not very cooperative today, so I may not get out and get any shots, but I have the kit already in the bag and ready to go at a moments notice. Will use this thread to post my shots through out the week. Still trying to decide if I want...

The original idea started out here: https://cameraderie.org/threads/camera-a-week-personal-challenge-for-myself.54720/ Only shooting with this kit for the whole week of Jan 22 - Jan 28 (Sun-Sat). Found some graffiti in an underpass during my walk with the dog today 1 2 3 After the...

Let's assume you have money. And not just some scratch lottery money that enables you to consider a $10k Canon R5 setup, let's talk about a real hulking megamillions type of deal. You're set for life, your descendants as well. You have that FU money. Instead of looking at cameras you can window...

Every so often I get an inkling to see if grass is really greener on the other side. Though mainly fantasy, it is interesting to see what equipment is out there. And maybe take some time to see what kind of interesting package I can put together. Prior to buying into Pentax, I did this with the...

Hello, I have hinted on this for some time on the forum here and there. I have been doing lots of research, started watching tutorials and guides to professional work and pet photography (and will continue to do so). In simple terms, by summer 2023, I want to offer action and portrait...

You know you have a problem when the shiny new gear looks very much like the shiny old one. Or not: case in point, my old GX9 was afraid of the dark, even with good lenses, and I jumped ship looking for a sensor to follow what I like to shoot. So this week I went to evening time concerts...

Since quite a few have already shown their gear: Why not put together a little collection of this year? Add one or more images of your chosen gear to this thread. M.

Fujifilm's making a serious attempt to knock it out of the park: https://www.fujirumors.com/announced-fujifilm-x-h2s-new-autofocus-tested-xf150-600mm-xf18-120mm-new-lens-roadmap-and-more-live-blog/ Let the drooling begin ;) I for one don't mind admitting that I'm impressed by more or less...