Your Cameras

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

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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.

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

xxp

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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

I am toying with the idea of getting a medium format folder and/or rangefinder

aw man I'm jealous of that Pentax! I've kinda wanted a medium format for a long time, but I simply tell myself NO since I've streamlined my 35mm process to the point of being pretty cheap. switching formats would put me right back in the expensive zone.
I love love love the low grain and beautiful tones of a lot of medium format photography. Especially stuff like the better Martin Parr, Philip Lorca di Corcia, Larry Sultan, that kinda stuff. And of course Frieldander's medium format stuff is DIVINE.

i was reskimming this thread a couple of days ago, i'm thinking about getting an xa2 as my always-in-my-bag flash camera (i kinda liked some of the alternative suggestions, but i can justify buying the xa2 in a way i can't a rollei, &c). is there anything i should keep in mind buying one, or is what you're getting pretty straightforward?

pretty straightforward I think. Just be sure to get one with a flash unit included! many XA cameras and flashes have been orphaned from one another.

in other words, there's not a lot to test on one aside from clicking the shutter button and making sure it's responsive & operating at fast and slow speeds depending on the lighting.

also it's hard to do exposure compensation - you have to adjust the ISO setting which is a lil counterintuitive

finally, light seals may need replacing, but it's something you can do with a it from ebay and some elbow grease

yeah, also in my experience the xa2 defaults to being a bit underexposed. so I'd probably just generally set the iso to a speed or two slower than the box speed of the film.

If you want cheaper/newer than a XA2, there's the Olympus Stylus Epic DLX (or mju II). AF instead of rangefinder, but small and quality. I've been hoping to run across one at a thrift shop but no dice so far.

yeah I picked one up at a flea market and I agree, the stylus epic is great. and the flash is built in. it goes with me everywhere, often alongside the leica for quick auto-exposed or strobe lit shots. the one thing is that there's like a 1/8th or maybe 1/16th second delay between when the button is pressed and the shutter is fired. and the autofocus can be a little finicky.

oh and you can't rate the film faster or slower, but you *can* spot meter.

i have bought two xa2's and neither has had a responsive shutter button :(

hey thank you y'all

milo let's see that xpro

XP1 via iPhone and Facebook's newest acquisition:
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Untitled by celluloidpropaganda, on Flickr

when I went to get the grip for it, my camera shoppe had a Nikon 35Ti on consignment for $125. I figure I could flip it on Ebay for more if I don't like it, but it's pretty awesome so far:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7198/7065355201_550e222046_z.jpg
Untitled by celluloidpropaganda, on Flickr
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Untitled by celluloidpropaganda, on Flickr

I love my 35Ti (see post upthread), despite a few glaring flaws (those tiny flash buttons, shutter or aperture displayed in viewfinder but not both), but the lens is astoundingly sharp and the whole thing just feels like it was crafted from an anvil. And that gauge cluster <3 <3 <3 especially since it lights up at night (press middle top button, or halfway on shutter release).

http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad215/jiaoqu/argusc4m.jpg

not mine, but the Fuji Klasse W looks pretty dope - 28mm f/2.8 P&S
too bad they're almost $600 new from Japan

http://www.fujifilm.co.jp/corporate/news/article/img/ffnr0052.jpg