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Be interested to know your opinion of the K1000 in this context.
I actually own a Pentax ME Super. I can see that it's a bit too automated for your taste (the manual describes this new-fangled feature called auto-exposure, which requires you to first set the aperture, and then manually adjust the shutter speed until the exposure needle is centred). Unfortunately, despite a couple of attempts to have it serviced here in Brisbane, Australia, the electronics still don't work properly. Fortunately, I can set the shutter speed to a mechanical 1/125 sec, and adjust the aperture based on the sunny-16 rule, or from a a smartphone light meter app, and still use the camera. But manual exposure *and* manual focus ... will likely be too slow for most interesting scenes.
So You Say You Want a Film Camera?
"Slow photography" is hip, and everybody thinks you need an old Leica or an old Nikon if you want to participate. Not so, I say. If you want a film camera and have never shot with one, the way to go is Pentax. Old silver Pentaxes are the quintessential 35mm film cameras. Mainstream, but iconic. ...
You may find the discussions on the Fuji X Forums at http://www.fujix-forum.com/ useful.
Iridient?
Is anyone using Iridient Developer, or Iridient X-Transformer for Fuji X files? More generally, do you try to evaluate raw converters for use with your specific camera or for comparative performance (i.e., judging one converter against others) in general? If so, what kinds of standards do you ap...
Impossible to answer without specifying the relative weights you assign to image quality, ergonomics, size, weight, cost, video capabilities, (prime) lens choice, available accessories, manufacturer support, etc., etc.
What's the Best All-Around Digital Camera on the Planet?
To run a blog like this you look at a thousand things, remember a hundred, and write about ten. Recently (I mentioned my birthday, and my age—I suppose it's related) I've been having more trouble keeping the threads alive in my mind. I let more things drop, and lose some things I meant to write ...
I think you should put an upper bound on the price of the camera (or camera and lens in an interchangeable system) for meaningful comparisons.
Open Mike: Lists, and the Top Three Small Cameras
So a not-so-idle question: What do you think are the top three most generally recommendable small(ish) cameras, circa October 2014? I'm pretty determined to publish a list of "Small Cameras We Love," which I've had on a low boil for a long time now. (Long enough for the cast of candidates to shi...
I once asked the brilliant Australian B&W landscape photographer RIchard White about the possibility of B&W digital sensors. He said that some photographers had removed the Bayer arrays from their sensors, but that it was still impossible to get printed results as good as he was able to get with his medium format film camera and silver-chemistry based developing and printing processes. The chemistry apparently makes a difference.
Why Would a Digital Camera Have a B&W-Only Sensor?
This is a question that comes up periodically, so I thought I'd answer it, so that I can point future questioners to this page. First of all, it's not a technical issue. People who are technical and practical have a hard time grasping that. It's a procedural, visual, psychological, mental issue....
Anyway, what does it matter? Aren't you and your readers interested in photography, not cameras?
The End of Cameras?
I haven't mentioned CES yet this year—the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which ended yesterday. I guess it's because I found the whole thing to be pretty much a giant yawn this year. Basically, a bunch of new digicams were announced. That's got to be exciting to people who just didn't h...
Obviously, I don't know what the definition of a small camera is, but I love my Canon EOS 450D with the EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens attached. This is very small for an SLR combo and is perfect for taking candid, shallow dof, portraits, without intimidating the subject.
Who Do You Love?*
Sorry, I've got song titles on the brain today. What, not who. But a serious question to throw out to the brain trust**: I'm writing an article called "Small Cameras We Love." I've got a number of the slots nailed down, but the list is looking suspiciously Mike-ish, or maybe I should say Mike-ce...
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