Good point about the N75, however, does it have the screw drive for older AF lenses?
I have an N80, which is quiet, fast, light, but won't meter with manual focus lenses.
Yes, it has. I have F75 and F80, F80 sits better in hand, but there is nothing wrong with F75 (except that rewinds whole film on load and counts backwards = how many shots are left).
F75 also does not meter with manual focus lenses, for that best cheapest option is F801 imo.
Agreed, that's annoying. If it was the only camera I shot, I would get used to it, but it's not so it's annoying.I like it too, except when I'm photographing something where I am trying to keep track and the order of the frame numbers matters.
You end up with your first shot on frame 36, your second shot on frame 35, ... and your last shot on frame 1.
Plastoblob (my made up word) 35mm SLR cameras may be a good value, in some cases cheap enough to be disposable. Buy 3 or 4 now and throw them away if or when they fail.
But...for me at least, they evince no joy in holding or use. And since most all of them were autofocus their screens were optimized for viewing but not manual focusing.
For a little more money I’d rather have something like, oh how about a Nikkormat FT2. Still not expensive, good for photography and in a pinch can substitute for a hammer. (Yes, I know, a bit of hyperbole but well, you get the picture.)
For sheer joy, I still get a thrill from holding and using my Pen F and OM-1 cameras. (As an aside, Olympus should should be SHOT for calling one of their digital cameras a pen f, there is only one Pen F and it uses 35mm film.)
I'm surprised sometimes by what inspires me. I thought for the longest time that it could only be a mechanical 35 mm SLR... I understand not wanting to use a camera that doesn't inspire you.
That little focusing aid dot is great with a slow lens and low light, even with my middling eyes. (was 20/20, but now that I'm 43, I suspect it's declining a bit)On the focusing issue, though, most of the Nikons I've handled have a focus meter that (for me) works even better than a split prism for my aging eyes.
Plastoblob (my made up word) 35mm SLR cameras may be a good value, in some cases cheap enough to be disposable. Buy 3 or 4 now and throw them away if or when they fail.
But...for me at least, they evince no joy in holding or use. And since most all of them were autofocus their screens were optimized for viewing but not manual focusing.
For a little more money I’d rather have something like, oh how about a Nikkormat FT2. Still not expensive, good for photography and in a pinch can substitute for a hammer. (Yes, I know, a bit of hyperbole but well, you get the picture.)
For sheer joy, I still get a thrill from holding and using my Pen F and OM-1 cameras. (As an aside, Olympus should should be SHOT for calling one of their digital cameras a pen f, there is only one Pen F and it uses 35mm film.)
They are the most technologically advanced.
But they are highly dependent on batteries - even for film winding - and those batteries are frequently expensive and less easy to find. ... They are wonderfully inexpensive though.
My fav 90s vintage is Minolta 800si and 600si.
That got me thinking: The results are better with an AF camera and a zoom lens, why am I pushing myself so hard toward MF and primes?
What it is is that with a good AF body on one of the auto modes and a good zoom lens, the technical aspects of making the photo disappear and it becomes a more pure photographic experience; less gear-centric and more composition-centric.
At some point, this madness will probably bring me full circle back to digital, until I realize it has no charm and start all over again.
Must be a big coat pocket and a small lens! ;-)Basically use everything, I've got different ranges. I've steered my 35mm use into P&S and AF cameras. Thrifted a mju I which is neat to carry and have a Nikon F90 as well.
I'm gonna tell something, I just rely on the automation without regret. My thought out film shooting is done on a Medium Format camera that is unmetered and fully manual, and that's where I put more effort and carry a handheld incident meter.
And it's good. The frames of the Mju and Nikon F90 printed quite well, didn't need to adjust enlarger exposure and contrast grade most of the time.
I have a Pentax MX that I adopted as "dead meter" and due to that, had it staying at home more than I'd like to admit. Turns out that when I put batteries the meter wasn't dead. Just having that simple centreweighted meter does much more favour for me to use it, specially now as I can carry it in my coat pocket.
Yes, the 40mm 2.8 pancake. As of the topic, I've seen Canon Rebels with the respective pancake lens being a recommended combination.Must be a big coat pocket and a small lens! ;-)
Fortunately for me it’s always been just an interesting hobby. All outlay, no income.I understand not wanting to use a camera that doesn't inspire you.
When I was a working PJ i could see my editor face when I told I miss a story because my F2 didn't inspire me, I guess my unemployment check might inspire me. Must just be me, the camera is tool, what inspires me is the shot, getting the shot, and printing the shot.
Agreed. I don't lack an appreciation of fine objects, and there's a certain charm in tweaking precision turned dials. However when a shot reveals itself to me, I really don't care what camera I have. You have to work harder with manual cameras, continually adjusting exposure to be ready for the shot, so it's nice to have one automatic mode for the grab shot, but it isn't a big deal.Must just be me, the camera is tool, what inspires me is the shot, getting the shot, and printing the shot.
Case in point. Those Minoltas use a 2CR5 lithium battery which is somewhat hard to find and expensive at the local retail outlet. But I buy Panasonic or Varta on ebay, well within date, for fairly cheap. And if/when they are not available, I have a grip for the 800si that uses AAs. If you go upscale, the Minolta Maxxum 9 used cr123 batteries. Those are much more available and will be around for a long time.
You can find these bodies for $20-40. And A-mounts lenses fairly cheap also. Cheaper than equivalent Nikon lenses.
I have that combo: Rebel G and the 40/2.8, and yes, it is great. It's very light and portable, but not pocket sized, hence the demand for the Contax P&S, Yashica T4 and Stylus Epic. I would say the Canon 40/2.8 is better than those lenses in the subcompact P&S cameras, as they did not need to vignet the corners of the frame to cram it into a small body...Yes, the 40mm 2.8 pancake. As of the topic, I've seen Canon Rebels with the respective pancake lens being a recommended combination.
Its results may be equal or better than P&S such as Contaxes. Certainly you could get many AF SLRs instead of a Contax T these days!
You're talking about the "General Purpose" or "Heavy Duty" batteries? They've got about 1/2 or 1/3 the life of alkaline. Yes, they are cheap, but it is a lot of environmental waste. Have you considered some of the long shelf life NiMH Sanyo Eneloop AAs? (they hold 80% of their charge after 1 year.) I like to use those, then keep a set of expensive lithium AAs as a back-up. Those are super light, (about the same as your dollar store ones) don't leak and have a lot more capacity of alkalines or NiMH.I have battery grips for both which uses AAs, also for my Minolta 9 and 7. The F4 and 5 uses AA, I think they take 8. After I had a alkaline battery blow up in a Konica T 4 motor winder I've started to use standard AA, don't last as long, get them at the Dollar store 4 for a buck.
I have a Pentax ME Super with a 40mm pancake lens on it , that fits in my coat picked nicely too .Must be a big coat pocket and a small lens! ;-)
There likely are empty-batteries dumps for recycling available to most of us.... but it is a lot of environmental waste.
In the U.K , most places the sell batteries take the dead ones back off you to recycle them under the WEE regulations .There likely are empty-batteries dumps for recycling available to most of us.
The NiMH AAs don't blow up and leak. But DO get the Sanyo Eneloop, as others don't hold a charge while sitting the same way. They're also a reputable battery company; have been making rechargeable batteries since at least the 80s. Watch out for some of the off brands like Watson. Many of those are not certified by a 3rd party safety lab (like UL) and they're known to cause fires.The city I live in recycle old batteries along with electronic gear a couple of times a year. The batteries I use are heaty duty non alkaline, I've been thinking about rechargeable AA, don't know they they tend blow up leak like the alkaline did it's only happened just one time, but once is enough.
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