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News Digital Cameras: A 2024 "status symbol"? š¤
- Thread starter Kevin
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- Andrew
Same here!Ah, just goes to show how little I know.
When I read āStanley Cupā I could only think of this thingā¦ (that would certainly be a way to hydrate with status)
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tilman
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My initial impulse to be snarky aside - maybe some of this trend is a reaction to phone cameras that are more and more (over-) processing by default these daysā¦ (especially features like āsmartHDRā can create really unnatural looking results)
And I am someone who still likes dedicated devices - so I shouldnāt be one to judge
- maybe some of this trend is a reaction to phone cameras that are more and more (over-) processing by default these daysā¦ (especially features like āsmartHDRā can create really unnatural looking results)And I am someone who still likes dedicated devices - so I shouldnāt be one to judge
I sent a friend a picture of a great steak being had at a restaurant but it wasn't taken seriously by the recipient as he said it was from a phone and apparently phones make fake pictures (ie they beauty them up and show and not real likeness to what's there)!?My initial impulse to be snarky aside
And I am someone who still likes dedicated devices - so I shouldnāt be one to judge
Next time try Smellivision, as seen on Bugs Bunny.
- Location
- Minnesota
- Name
- Chris
Iām predicting the plum colored Nikons are the next to skyrocket in price.
William Lewis
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- Eau Claire, Wisconsin
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- William Lewis
My GF and I went out to a higher end restaurant the other night. Nice Japanese style place for hibachi. Had two of the wait staff comment on my Lecia, one specifically that it was a Leica. I can not remember the last time I have had anyone noticed that. Eau Claire is not that big a city.
The Rolleicord gets notice but TLRs always do. The Leica is usually just in the background, almost like jewelry. But not there.
The Rolleicord gets notice but TLRs always do. The Leica is usually just in the background, almost like jewelry. But not there.
Twenty years ago at a restaurant in Old Town Alexandria our waiter brought out much of the staff to show them my Leica M3 with the Summicron on it.
I let him take a picture with it.
My Leica M8- couple of years ago, taking a walk in the neighborhood, a young woman in a red convertible stopped to tell me how much she liked my camera.
Yup. That's me. Trend setter. Next year it will be programming in Fortran on DOS computers, baby. AI backlash.
I let him take a picture with it.
My Leica M8- couple of years ago, taking a walk in the neighborhood, a young woman in a red convertible stopped to tell me how much she liked my camera.
Yup. That's me. Trend setter. Next year it will be programming in Fortran on DOS computers, baby. AI backlash.
AlwaysOnAuto
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I have one of those in my drawer as well šš»
AlwaysOnAuto
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"Vintage" computers are back. The prices on old tech, including old high-end PC systems for use by "retro" gamers, have jumped in recent years. Old working CRT monitors in particular are going for outrageous prices in some markets. š³
The high-voltage power supply on many of these are blowing out, and electronics fail.
My Pentium Pro still boots up. The IBM Professional Graphics Controller display- smoked. My Xerox 820-II power supply blew-out, but the Fergasun Big-Board-II and floppy drives booted up. I have two or 3 PGC Cards. They do not work in anything faster than an 80286 6MHz without writing custom device drivers. I kept them going through to a 386/25. I wrote custom software for animated graphics for them 35 years ago. Fun times. I still write my own device drivers, have to- for custom designed hardware.
I have DOS running on a 2.7GHZ I5.
The ICOP Vortex DX3 processor is great for running older software.
These fanless "thin client" computers can run DOS, WIN98, and XP.
I use a dual-boot CF card in them for DOS and XP.
My Pentium Pro still boots up. The IBM Professional Graphics Controller display- smoked. My Xerox 820-II power supply blew-out, but the Fergasun Big-Board-II and floppy drives booted up. I have two or 3 PGC Cards. They do not work in anything faster than an 80286 6MHz without writing custom device drivers. I kept them going through to a 386/25. I wrote custom software for animated graphics for them 35 years ago. Fun times. I still write my own device drivers, have to- for custom designed hardware.
I have DOS running on a 2.7GHZ I5.
The ICOP Vortex DX3 processor is great for running older software.
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I use a dual-boot CF card in them for DOS and XP.
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- Cambridgeshire, UK.
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- Charles
I have VoĆÆgtlander Vito B in excellent condition. Is it worth anything today?
- Location
- Minnesota
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- Chris
Agree. My sd1200 is on eBay currently. Has a ton of watchers and bids already. I expect it to sell for close to what I bought it for new 14 years ago.
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- Western Oz
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- Seattle
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- Andrew
True, and while my camera helps me escape from humdrum routine, those devices just immerse people more fully in it!
