Your Cameras

I'm impatient.

also you guys talking about the screwy bit possibly causing damage made leery

ABORT

I'll mail you one of my extra soft-releases if you want to try one. I never check the e-mail attached to ILX - not sure what google-proofing requires these days but my email is mlpowell@<thesameasbeforethe@>.net

It can only cause damage if you put it in a bag with the SR on (or drop it/catch it on something), and lots of people get away with using one no problems. To be safe, you could just screw in the soft-release when you've got it around your neck or however you carry it when not in a bag.

SR makes most sense when you have low shutter speeds - like 1/15, 1/8, maybe 1/30 - so you could keep it in the bag for those situations

i don't have a camera bag :(

always wondered if a camera bag would serve to make me more or less inconspicuous, esp for street photography

(and ty milo!)

mostly its handy for putting things in!

do you have recommendations

Soft Release is the name of my new softcore porn zine, guys

i would like that very much to be true

I use this one:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/16034-REG/Domke_701_83B_F_803_Camera_Satchel_Shoulder.html

yikes, forgot how expensive it is

there's a chinese company called safrotto that makes domke knockoffs. used to be you could buy a safrotto knockoff for 1/2 or 1/3 of the domke price. maybe now it's 3/4 of the domke. domke's are made in the USA though so there's that.

however among a certain savvy group of thieves in foreign countries, "DOMKE" screams "HIGH END CAMERA EQUIPMENT." that's no less true of LOWEPRO though.

I'd check secondhand. I've seen cheap stuff on craigslist and in thrift stores. I like the low key-ness of a 'regular' soft bag from say the late 70s (I use my dad's old bag).

i'm kind of in to this http://www.etsy.com/listing/85065708/medium-dslr-camera-bag-with-leather

the high-end, boutique, only-bag-fit-to-carry-a-leica brands are artisan & artist and herringbone

http://www.artisanandartist.com/bags/index.htm

http://www.billingham.co.uk/pages/index.php

wow those billingham ones are gorgeous

Cheap camera bag - army surplus or messenger bag of your choosing plus a Domke insert.

I think I'm going to spring for a Courierware Incognito - all the legit camera bags I've tried are too bulky and structured (incl. Billingham), they feel weird to carry. The Courierware is along the lines of that Domke, but with a few niceties (zippered front pockets, zippered iPad pocket, etc., for ~$40 more.

http://courierbags.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=39&Itemid=162

if you don't care about iPad room, the Mini will hold a Leica plus film and come in at around the same $$$ as a Domke with zippers and stuff.

http://www.indianhillimageworks.com/catalog/camera-bags/the-bare-bones-bag-evolution-bbb-e
also nice - made by Courierware but a guy had them design a model to his specs

anyone ever played with a finepix x100? i'm still interesting in buying one, mainly because i've always had a dream of "shooting what i see" and because i very very rarely take any sort of zoom or autofocus shots with my camera.

I have/had (selling it so I can buy a XPro-1 whenever they arrive) one. It's a great little camera, as long as you don't need fast AF. It is AF-only, though, the manual focus is pretty useless. But it works a lot like a rangefinder or Hexar AF - center point focus and recompose, and even though the AF is slowish, it's accurate and faster than I'm able to focus with a RF.

The lens is fantastic - tack-sharp in the center from f/2.8 on, very usable at f/2.

Files are great from 200-800 and good beyond that - not as much range in the high ISOs compared to my old D700, but the camera is half the size of a D700+50mm.

I'm selling it because I miss being able to go wider or longer and I'm hoping the new sensor has a bit more dynamic range at 1600 and 3200. Sometimes starting to reconsider, though, as the XP1 is quite a bit larger and new Fuji models tend to have quirks that get ironed out in the first months.

also has an auto-panorama mode which I have not found a use for yet.

here's 180 degrees from my driveway

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7046/7009637847_7373d286c6_b.jpg
X100 Auto Panorama by celluloidpropaganda, on Flickr

huh you selling a rolleiflex too then?

I think so. It overlaps with my Bronica too much.

what's the digital equivalent to the yashica T4/ricoh GR1/contax T2 etc – ie simple, robust, small cameras with superb lenses capable of very high image quality

ricoh cameras, the class of cameras that includes the panasonic lx5, canon s90/s95/s100, etc.

kinda tempting to sell my gf1 and trade it for a small digital like those and a neg scanner

the Ricoh GRD line is probably the closest in lineage - fast, wide prime vs. the Canon lines relatively slow zoom lenses.

I had a IV for a while and it was awesome, but I couldn't get on with just having a LCD screen for framing and it wasn't that much smaller than my X100. If you don't mind a bit more size, the Ricoh has enough DOF that you could use a simple 28mm hotshoe finder, though.

maybe I'll go for a GRD 3 or 4... I had the GRD 1 way back when but sold it for funds when unemployed

had a GR1 I had to sell too : /

The IV's improvements are probably worth the premium, the image stabilization worked really well

there are times I still miss my old LX3 (its fast, optically-stabilized lens, specifically) over my current GF1.

browsing through my photo library, I notice shots taken at very low shutter speeds that I wonder how I pulled off.

I've decided that I want one of the twelve Hasselblads that remain on the lunar surface. The ultimate collector's items imo.

Fujifilm X-Pro 1 16MP Digital Camera with APS-C X-Trans CMOS Sensor (Body Only)
by Fuji

List Price: $1,699.95
Price: $1,699.00 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details
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oooo

http://i.imgur.com/UMD9H.jpg

xxp

Fujifilm X-Pro 1 16MP Digital Camera with APS-C X-Trans CMOS Sensor (Body Only)
by Fuji

List Price: $1,699.95
Price: $1,699.00 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details
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u got one?

milo for how much and where are you selling your x100?

no I was just commenting on the savings xp

I wound up selling it for $900.

Got my XPro-1 late yesterday, I haven't really done anything with it (except for WDYLL ghost story pic) and now we're getting tornados and shit. Never fails: new camera = STORM OF THE CENTURY around here

It's about the same weight as the X100 even though it's noticeably bigger. Viewfinder is odd coming from the X100 - not bad but with the 35mm mounted it's kind of like like looking through glasses (because of the magnifer that activates to give you 35mm framelines)

Kinda noisy, the lenses' AF motors appear to be sourced from a 1985 parts bin, but unless you're a wedding photographer I doubt anyone would notice.

http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad215/jiaoqu/kont.jpg

that's a beautiful looking camera. what is it?

front plate is ripped off but it's a kodak instamatic... bought in changchun....

ah I see it now. the missing front cover looks pretty rad honestly. it's a sleek design.

wow $900 is a lot, i guess its still a hot item

http://www.ellenrooneydesign.com/gsproduction/sites/default/files/images/645n-1.jpg

Got one of these cheap. It's kind of amazing, autofocus medium-format that handles like a 35mm camera.

how much is "cheap"?

looks dope

$450 for body and lens