fitzcoraldo
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Re: Which type of camera do we use?
Dec 03, 2005, 16:35
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Many years ago I was asked what I wanted as a twenty first birthday present from my old man. I told him a camera. The camera I had in mind was the Olympus Trip. I ended up with an Canon AE-1 which I always used on automatic until it finally gave up the ghost last year.
I now have a canon powershot S400 but your thanks to you speaking about the Olympus Trip I have decided to get back into hassle-free 35mm with an idiot proof camera.
I've just picked up an original Olympus Trip on e-bay for a ten new pounds.
cheers Morfe matey, thanks to you, a twenty two year ambition has now reached fruition.
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morfe
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Trippin
Dec 03, 2005, 16:49
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Fark yeah! Rock Fitzoid ! :-)
Unless you have the manual already, this might be useful:
http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/manuals/pages/olympustrip.html
You'll see a form, enter the following:
(name) free
(password) manuals
Also some handy tips here:
http://www.peter-leslie.co.uk/trip35.html
and here:
http://www.olympus-trip.co.uk/homepage.html
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Grendel
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Re: Which type of camera do we use?
Dec 03, 2005, 17:13
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Canon EOS 33 SLR
Canon EOS 300 SLR
Tamron 28-88mm lens
Tamron 80-210mm lens (recently dropped but only smashed the skylght filter)
Sony DSC-P52 digi
I swing between loving and hating digital photogrpahy but I'm sure I'd love it *when* I get a digi-SLR (I try to do some rally photography as well so compact digitals are woeful for that).
G
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Moth
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Re: Which type of camera do we use?
Dec 03, 2005, 18:13
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>I try to do some rally photography as well so compact digitals are woeful for that
LOL! Funnily enough, the reason I first got an SLR as a spotty teenager was to take pics of motor racing. Not had much chance to try the digiSLR for this...yet!!!
I love digi pretty wholeheartedly, esp since getting the digiSLR mainly coz it's like a 'blank cheque' to fund experimental shots or to bang away 'til you get it right - particularly useful for stuff like gigs and motor racing! (Being able to instantly review's handy as well of course.)
In fact, I wasn't really enough into the nicities of photography or wanting to print at large sizes to miss film at all. (Other than missing actually having 'photos' coz I rarely get round to printing owt....)
love
Moth
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Lubin
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Re: Which type of camera do we use?
Dec 03, 2005, 18:44
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Only just seen this one, EOS 100 with Tamron 28-300, Yashica FX-3 super 2000 with Carl Zeiss lenses for back up, as no battery needed other than meter , which is not essential. I have recently bought a Sony Cybershot W-5 which I find very good for a digi compact, the Carl Zeiss lense was what swung it for me. I was on Dartmoor in the snow last weekend and took around 100 photos at 5 megapixels and the batteries lasted. I am using 2300 Ah Nm Hi rechargable AA's , the camera takes two. I was most suprised by the performance of the camera as I have not realy been a great fan of digital, I only got it as a light weight to carry in my pocket when I didn't want to take every thing out with me. All my posts on TMA since August have been taken with it , and all I have done in Photoshop is reduce them for the web. Well worth a look if anyone is interested in a digital compact, and it looks like a camera.
Peace Lubin.
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FourWinds
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Re: Don't mind talking cameras!
Dec 04, 2005, 10:21
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Mail sent, but for the others search ebay for <b>BP511</b>. These fit the D60 and the 300/Rebel
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wolfnighthunter
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Re: Which type of camera do we use?
Dec 04, 2005, 10:26
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I had a look at the Panasonic Lumix FZ30 in Jessops, its a good looking machine, good spec...but its not that cheap..or it might the D70 or D50, or the Konica Dynax 5D, that is my narrowed down choice.
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Lubin
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Re: Which type of camera do we use?
Dec 04, 2005, 10:38
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The Panasonic is a good camera. I looked at it before I bought the Sony, but it was a bit big for what I wanted or that is what I would have got. The Leica lens is good and it has a long optical zoom if that is one of your requirements.
Peace Lubin.
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Grendel
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Re: Which type of camera do we use?
Dec 04, 2005, 16:28
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I think the birth of t'internet and sites like TMA/TMP have given re-newed interest in photography - these websites have both benefitted as a result.
With a high capacity memory card costing the same as 5 to 10 rolls of film an investment in a DSLR looks good value (especially if we all get pics like Cian McLiam's!).
I've also found for work presentations the wacky viewpoints you can get with a compact digicam can makke a real difference.
G
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anthonyqkiernan
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Re: Which type of camera do we use?
Dec 05, 2005, 12:51
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Having a helluva time getting used to the autofocus on that. Also, can't suss out how to get non-blurred artificial light (ie indoors without flash) pix. Should probably spend some time with the manual though...
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