Luminous Landscape Forum
The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: seamus finn on September 01, 2016, 07:28:32 am
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Good shot, Seamus. Love the kid looking on with that grin. That's really antique stuff on the table.
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Russ, a London market stall.
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That's what happens when shops can't keep paying rent and, of course, it's a wonderful way for the black economy to flourish! Having said which, I'm surprised the guy finds customers - regardless of pricing. Who'da thunk!
But hey, no buggy whips yet!
Rob
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A photographer friend just agreed to pay US$45 for one (1) roll of 616 format film. Plus US$35 shipping. She may end up paying another $25 import tax, depending on the mood of the customs people.
Just a matter of capturing the fashion. Or the Zeitgeist, or having the right facial hair, or something.
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I'm a sucker for analog, mechanical cameras. But I resist buying any today. Until about four years ago I had a nice collection of Kodak Retina cameras (MF, RFs and SLRs).
Why collect them? About 25 years ago I traveled to Switzerland and unfortunately dropped my shoulder bag with Leicaflex and four lenses down a ravine. All was lost and I ended up photographing with a Rolleiflex TLR. Great images! Used the (damned expensive) Kodachrome 64 roll film. Back home, I dusted off a Retina SLR and four lenses and actually used the gear. I was stunned with the image quality! The Schneider lenses were absolutely wonderful. I've seldom found such color rendition and contrast - far more pleasing than the Spotmatic F and lenses I still had or the Canon EAE1 and lenses. I fell in love with the Kodak Retinas and began collecting.
The only analog cameras I now own are a Leicaflex with 50/2, Yashica Lynx 14E and a pin hole camera. I'm getting rid of unnecessary stuff. I seldom shoot film today.
By the way - nice photo, Seamus!
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I'm a sucker for analog, mechanical cameras. But I resist buying any today. Until about four years ago I had a nice collection of Kodak Retina cameras (MF, RFs and SLRs).
Why collect them? About 25 years ago I traveled to Switzerland and unfortunately dropped my shoulder bar with Leicaflex and four lenses down a ravine. All was lost and I ended up photographing with a Rolleiflex TLR. Great images! Used the (damned expensive) Kodachrome 64 roll film. Back home, I dusted off a Retina SLR and four lenses and actually used the gear. I was stunned with the image quality! The Schneider lenses were absolutely wonderful. I've seldom found such color rendition and contrast - far more pleasing than the Spotmatic F and lenses I still had or the Canon EAE1 and lenses. I fell in love with the Kodak Retinas and began collecting.
The only analog cameras I now own are a Leicaflex with 50/2, Yashica Lynx 14E and a pin hole camera. I'm getting rid of unnecessary stuff. I seldom shoot film today.
By the way - nice photo, Seamus!
Good company: both William Klein and Ernst Haas are/were into both Leica M and reflex...
I almost bought an R6 once, but as I already had a pretty extensive Nikon armoury, it really would have been just an aberration. I think that somewhere in the pile of stuff in a cabinet a brochure for the R6.2 still lurks.
Rob
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+1 I'm glad I wasn't there. I would have blown a year's worth of allowance money.