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Posted by Midnight Mover
- December 30, 2008, 09:12:23 PMQuote from: robin990 on December 24, 2008, 06:26:34 PM
Does anyone here still shoot slides ?....and with what camera ?. I bought what i would consider a new Nikon N80 (35mm) with a Nikon 28-80 lens and Sigma 35-80 macro for $110.00. Im going to shoot Velvia 50 through it. What a nice camera for the money. It came with a Nikon strap and a Nikon Manual for the money.Both lenses work great and are also in new condition.
I took about 40 or so at TOA back in the early 80's but none since then
Posted by rander
- December 30, 2008, 07:09:46 PMQuote from: rander on December 23, 2008, 07:59:29 PM
I ordered a Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Auto Focus Lens from Adorama today. it was $159.00 + UPS 3rd day Air shipping. Hope to have it by the 31st, I want to use it at the SD auto Show and at the Midway Museum.
I just did a UPS Tracking scan on my lens, Looks like its not going to be delivered until the 6th. Bummer. I'm going to the SD Auto Show tommorrow my Nikon coolpix 2100 will see a lot of action. gonna take the E-40D also with the 28-135 lens.
Posted by aim9xray
- December 29, 2008, 10:38:59 AMThanks! But I never went anywhere...I usually hit this site once a day to see what "youse guys" are up to. 
Posted by phantomphan1974
- December 27, 2008, 05:08:52 PMHey Craig welcome back. You are our resident slide expert. I do need to get my elan cleaned and shoot some slide film exp date 2005.
Posted by aim9xray
- December 26, 2008, 09:41:06 PMQuote from: phantomphan1974 on December 26, 2008, 06:11:05 AMWell, yes, I still shoot slides, but I'm shooting digi as well. Both media have unique stregnths and weaknesses. I transitioned into a full new set of systems this year, and it has been interesting. Previously, I've shot with a dual Canon F-1 setup (one for slides, the other for B&W and sometimes color neg) since 1983. I started having exposure problems with the F-1s several years ago and pressed an ancient T-70 back into service. I stuck my toe in the digital waters in '06 with a Canon G6 which was quite "educational"...
Well we know Craig Kaston does and yeah you can't erase them and probably take up less room compared to prints and negative film. But the processing can get a little pricey. But that is the trade off for something that will last for years and years. I use to shoot Fuji 100 and Kodachrome 64 until I got digital and the camera I shot with Canon Elan 7E started scratching the slides.
(It appears that the new environmentally-friendy" non-mercury PX-625 battery does not have the same characteristics as the old one and was affecting the metering - that and a lens that I *really* liked to use --- arrrgh!)
So, the chance came last year to go into a digi system. Since it was a complete break with the previous cameras, I could have gone with either Canon or Nikon (since I would be buying lenses as well as a body). The reasons for going Canon finally came down to two; I liked the 40D sensor cleaning feature, and the 40D/grip combo fit my hand better than the Nikons I tried.
That done, I looked around and picked up a slightly used EOS-1V from Adorama, for shooting slides. I am growing to like it a lot, although I am going to have to kick the EV up about 1/3 stop to get what I want.
That said as a preface... there's some things to be said for shooting film.
- It requires a little more discipline. With the higher cost and bulk (and mechanics of swapping film out at the worst moment), you will be forced to only take good shots. My overall slide "toss rate" runs less than about 3-5%. (It boggles my mind to hear that someone or other has shot 6000 frames at the Oceana Airshow... in RAW! What a huge post-processing workload! And then, how many shots do you see posted? Maybe ten?)
- It *can* force you into learning what your camera is doing...
- It still has an ultimate resolution better than digital, and no artifacts either. (And if you want *unbelievable* resolution - go to medium format film. Digital can not come close.
- No shots lost due to chimping
- Slide trading still has a lot to be said for it. Perhaps my perception is off, but I see a lot less interchange of images with digital - at least at the original resolution. Slides - you get the best resolution there was at the time.
- None of my slides has been lost due to a virus or disk crash. Carpet beetles is a different story (!).
- NO DUST ON THE SENSOR PROBLEMS!
At this point, I am happy to have a foot in both the digital and film worlds. Each is a tool and each has its best uses...
Posted by rander
- December 26, 2008, 10:37:52 AMSome of those pics were done with an old Kodak 110 instamatic and other with a Canon AE-1 that I still have. Also I have a Canon A-1 and 4 lenses that I don't use any more. The Kodak has long ago hit the trash can.
Posted by phantomphan1974
- December 26, 2008, 10:25:20 AMQuote from: rander on December 26, 2008, 08:43:06 AMOld slides are COOL!!! Looking fwd to them!
I got a bunch of slides I shot in my early years in the Navy in storage at my mothers house in Minnesota. Not going back until july but will have to bring a couple of the 7-8 boxes I have back an scan them. Then share with you guys what I have. Can I do that?I mean scan them on a scanner (HP-3500), Load onto my computer and then post online.
Posted by rander
- December 26, 2008, 08:43:06 AMI got a bunch of slides I shot in my early years in the Navy in storage at my mothers house in Minnesota. Not going back until july but will have to bring a couple of the 7-8 boxes I have back an scan them. Then share with you guys what I have. Can I do that? I mean scan them on a scanner (HP-3500), Load onto my computer and then post online.
I mean scan them on a scanner (HP-3500), Load onto my computer and then post online.Posted by phantomphan1974
- December 26, 2008, 06:11:05 AMQuote from: robin990 on December 24, 2008, 06:26:34 PMWell we know Craig Kaston does and yeah you can't erase them and probably take up less room compared to prints and negative film. But the processing can get a little pricey. But that is the trade off for something that will last for years and years. I use to shoot Fuji 100 and Kodachrome 64 until I got digital and the camera I shot with Canon Elan 7E started scratching the slides.
Does anyone here still shoot slides ?....and with what camera ?. I bought what i would consider a new Nikon N80 (35mm) with a Nikon 28-80 lens and Sigma 35-80 macro for $110.00. Im going to shoot Velvia 50 through it. What a nice camera for the money. It came with a Nikon strap and a Nikon Manual for the money.Both lenses work great and are also in new condition.
Posted by robin990
- December 25, 2008, 07:59:18 PMIm gonna shoot slides because they scan great and have great colors. And you can`t erase em.
Posted by rander
- December 25, 2008, 05:11:03 PMQuote from: robin990 on December 24, 2008, 06:26:34 PM
Does anyone here still shoot slides ?....and with what camera ?. I bought what i would consider a new Nikon N80 (35mm) with a Nikon 28-80 lens and Sigma 35-80 macro for $110.00. Im going to shoot Velvia 50 through it. What a nice camera for the money. It came with a Nikon strap and a Nikon Manual for the money.Both lenses work great and are also in new condition.
Slides
Not since the early 1970's
Posted by robin990
- December 24, 2008, 06:26:34 PMDoes anyone here still shoot slides ?....and with what camera ?. I bought what i would consider a new Nikon N80 (35mm) with a Nikon 28-80 lens and Sigma 35-80 macro for $110.00. Im going to shoot Velvia 50 through it. What a nice camera for the money. It came with a Nikon strap and a Nikon Manual for the money.Both lenses work great and are also in new condition.
Posted by Midnight Mover
- December 24, 2008, 06:00:23 PMQuote from: rander on December 23, 2008, 07:59:29 PM
I ordered a Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Auto Focus Lens from Adorama today. it was $159.00 + UPS 3rd day Air shipping. Hope to have it by the 31st, I want to use it at the SD auto Show and at the Midway Museum.
Sweet
Posted by NikonGuy
- December 23, 2008, 08:02:58 PMNice!
Posted by rander
- December 23, 2008, 07:59:29 PMI ordered a Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Auto Focus Lens from Adorama today. it was $159.00 + UPS 3rd day Air shipping. Hope to have it by the 31st, I want to use it at the SD auto Show and at the Midway Museum.