Thread: New camera - where to start?

Originally Posted by dullbird

Deano Im beginning to think you're a camera hoarder

More like a camera tragic

As a kid used to use an old plate camera with sloooooow sheet film between glass plates and using daylight exposure when developing.

It was interesting to follow this threads references to older gear. I've got two Pentax Spotmatic F's and an ME super in the cupboard along with standard lenses and a couple of after market (Sun & Tamaron) zooms and a Takumar 80-200mm which I've been threatening to throw out but just can't do it. The local cash converters has a mint looking Mamiya 6X7 asking $350, it's enough to make you cry.

The plan was to use the Coolpix as a 'sacrificial' ready use camera whilst traveling while keeping the DX cameras safe from the elements but it's really too good for that.

This sort of weather is murder on non sealed type cameras.



So unless Gav's into this sort of thing an unsealed camera such as D70, 80, 90 or a Coolpix will be fine.

Deano

A big thanks to Mr Marsh who popped in yesterday with his camera and showed me the ins and outs of it. It is a Nikon D7000 and it felt comfortable and I took to it quickly, the auto setting make for easy pictures, but switching things to manual is also easy.

I took some close ups of some plants and I forgot to ask Mick if he could send me these - I hope you haven't deleted them yet? I was going to play around with these on the computer to see what I can do with them. I've got to remember I can play with the image now, not having to rely on the exact shot I've taken.

I've got a real taste for it now...

Oh, and Mick, if you still have it, can you post the photo of Willow that I took?

Willow is one of our Pugs and she is **** scared of cameras as the pic will show. We've been desensitising her by playing around with my old SLR in front of her and late last night she was a lot better, but the photo I'm talking about tells 1000 words...

Behold the face of terror!

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Behold the face of terror!

The alien invasion has begun!!
Chris

Originally Posted by cafe latte

The alien invasion has begun!!
Chris

Willow ???........................................ AKA Frank !!!

Get him some sunnies and he'll be fine (it's the flash he doesn't like )


Deano

No, even the clicking of the shutter without the flash sets her off. Both our Pugs are going in for a professional photo shoot in a couple of weeks - they were selected to be in a book a local Melbourne Photographer is putting together, so I hope she can work some magic with Willow or she might get left out!

If the book's a comedy...maybe she'll make the front cover

The Nikon D7000 and D7100 (for example) have a Q (quiet) setting which might help.

From D7000 user manual

Quiet shutter-release: (function) As for single frame, except that mirror does not click back into place while shutter-release button is fully pressed, allowing user to control timing of click made by mirror, which is also quieter than in single frame mode. In addition, beep does not sound regardless of setting selected.

Other cameras may have this function as well.

Perhaps playing background music may 'soothe the savage beast' or disguise the shutter noise ?Deano