tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post1836634164615471341..comments2024-03-27T21:31:59.376+00:00Comments on Chris Townsend Outdoors: Farewell to Old CamerasChris Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-86064797974284477292008-08-12T15:05:00.000+01:002008-08-12T15:05:00.000+01:00Chris, the photo of your old camera collection bro...Chris, the photo of your old camera collection brought back happy memories for me. I still have - and occasionally use - my 1st SLR camera. It's an old, rather battered and bruised Pentax Spotmatic, bought second-hand 30 years ago. <BR/><BR/>It took me ages to work out how to use the rather lax 'needle' metering system, especially for back-lit subjects and during twylight conditions. Red-vixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06748585716458105894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-20409310710273567382008-07-15T21:59:00.000+01:002008-07-15T21:59:00.000+01:00Chris, you are not counting on this idiot - the D3...Chris, you are not counting on this idiot - the D300 shows the ISO in the viewfinder - I just don't think look at it! My eye simply doesn't look down there, if it does - it doesn't send the requisit info to my brain! I need to remember to check that!! That's what I like about the D3, it has the info on the back, like my old F5 did, more likely to see it there. Dream on boyo;-) Mind you once Tony Hobbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240034827464569055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-39115328865569453062008-07-15T13:21:00.000+01:002008-07-15T13:21:00.000+01:00Tony, a good point with the 450D is that you can s...Tony, a good point with the 450D is that you can see the ISO in the viewfinder so it's hard to make that mistake.Chris Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-47237246724604496202008-07-15T07:26:00.000+01:002008-07-15T07:26:00.000+01:00Martin, I think the Nikon D60 has dust removal.I c...Martin, I think the Nikon D60 has dust removal.<BR/><BR/>I certainly agree with Chris, what I take is what I use, or delete. My brain won't work beyond that anyway!! I shoot RAW - of course. Watch out for auto ISO - I used it the other day, forgot it was on and my flash pix were higher ISO than needed and I ended up over exposing a few as well. (Inside shots with outside visible!) Darn. MakeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-29753096300419147292008-07-14T01:06:00.000+01:002008-07-14T01:06:00.000+01:00Thanks Martin. I do want my photos to replicate th...Thanks Martin. I do want my photos to replicate the original scene as far as possible. I take raw files then convert them into JPEGs. Any alterations made during this process are designed to make the photos look more like the scene. I never add anything or remove anything or change the colours. All the years I shot film I took transparencies, which means you have to get the best image in camera. Chris Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-81141512461326575312008-07-14T00:42:00.000+01:002008-07-14T00:42:00.000+01:00You know Chris I don’t understand cameras that wel...You know Chris I don’t understand cameras that well. I have a Nixon D40X. It does me proud – wish it had dust removal. What I do know is your photos are good and strike me as honest. What I mean by that is what you see is what you took. No Paint shop altering- correct me if I’m wrong. That is how I take my photos nothing added. I looked up that Canon 450D and it looks good – be tempted to Martin Ryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719332121719827761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-75756965112233992672008-07-13T22:56:00.000+01:002008-07-13T22:56:00.000+01:00Tony, the 1000D is a less specified camera than th...Tony, the 1000D is a less specified camera than the 450D so I would still buy the 450D/ The 1000D would make a good back-up but I still have the 300D for that. Why Canon has called it the 100D after half century steps from the 300D to the 450D I don't know. Logically it would be the 425D!<BR/><BR/>So far the dust removal system is working fine. Not that I had many dust problems with the 300D or Chris Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-56647622632133784492008-07-12T20:08:00.000+01:002008-07-12T20:08:00.000+01:00PS - bet you annoyed that Canon now has the 1000D ...PS - bet you annoyed that Canon now has the 1000D (I think?). But that is always the case - we will never keep up!! I guess the money you "saved" over the 1000D, can be put to other stuff!<BR/><BR/>Interested in how the dust removal system goes!!<BR/><BR/>My D300 still gets the odd speck - oh of course I forgot, Nikon is perfect!!<BR/><BR/>TonyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-71113672033358474072008-07-12T20:05:00.000+01:002008-07-12T20:05:00.000+01:00I passed my old faithful Nikon F5 to my mum with a...I passed my old faithful Nikon F5 to my mum with a 80-400mm lens, she was very enthusiastic at an air show, not bad pix either I must say!!<BR/><BR/>As for me - well digital is here to stay... What is Nikon going to bring out next to knock Canon out with ;-) :-)<BR/><BR/>Best TonyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-90056105532533107992008-07-12T13:23:00.000+01:002008-07-12T13:23:00.000+01:00Thanks for your comments. I'm glad Alan is passing...Thanks for your comments. I'm glad Alan is passing on his old camera. My first ever SLR was an old manual Pentax, unfortunately stolen many, many years ago.<BR/><BR/>Martin, my new camera is a Canon EOS 450D. I had the 300D and the 350D but didn't bother with the 400D. I upgraded to the 450D because I wanted bigger files that would have more detail if cropped, as happens more often now with Chris Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-22948593376841422812008-07-12T12:36:00.000+01:002008-07-12T12:36:00.000+01:00You reap what you sow as the old saying goes. I h...You reap what you sow as the old saying goes. I hope you get something good come back to you for that kind act of giving–what is the new camera you have?Martin Ryehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719332121719827761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-90388256379222898592008-07-08T09:50:00.000+01:002008-07-08T09:50:00.000+01:00A splendid idea Chris!I have an ancient old Pentax...A splendid idea Chris!<BR/><BR/>I have an ancient old Pentax SLR with a collection of Pentax lenses that still works absolutely fine - even though its 27 years old!<BR/><BR/>I never use it now.<BR/><BR/>I shall hunt out a worthy recipientAlan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.com