Gear discussion thread v. "I own more nifty fifties than cameras they fit"
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[QUOTE=Warship;35992010]With what?
I'm considering just ordering Sensor swabs, seems to be easy and give good results.[/QUOTE]
Sensor swabs are good, I recommend opteka. Also you (and everyone on this forum) should invest in one of those dust rockets. They are around $7 on amazon, easily one of the best purchases I've ever made. It can get most of the dust, leave the hard pieces for swabs, or photoshop
[QUOTE=Trogdon;35993138]Sensor swabs are good, I recommend opteka. Also you (and everyone on this forum) should invest in one of those dust rockets. They are around $7 on amazon, easily one of the best purchases I've ever made. It can get most of the dust, leave the hard pieces for swabs, or photoshop[/QUOTE]
This should be good, right?
[url]http://viewitem.eim.ebay.dk/Sensor-Swab-Type-2-Digital-Camera-DSLR-Sensor-Cleaning-Starter-Kit--UK-Stock/200678111893/item[/url]
[editline]17th May 2012[/editline]
This is what it looks like at the moment though, so I definitely need more that a dust rocket
[url]http://i.imgur.com/EBJOh.jpg[/url]
How did it get this bad? Well, let's just say I should've done my research :v:
I would recommend presoaked swabs, but that's just me personally. The link you posted should work. And the rocket helps so much, you'd be surprised. When you clean the sensor it will be mirrored horizontally and vertically, so that dust in the upper right will be in the bottom left of your sensor.
[QUOTE=Warship;35993720]This should be good, right?
[url]http://viewitem.eim.ebay.dk/Sensor-Swab-Type-2-Digital-Camera-DSLR-Sensor-Cleaning-Starter-Kit--UK-Stock/200678111893/item[/url]
[editline]17th May 2012[/editline]
This is what it looks like at the moment though, so I definitely need more that a dust rocket
[url]http://i.imgur.com/EBJOh.jpg[/url]
How did it get this bad? Well, let's just say I should've done my research :v:[/QUOTE]
Did you start changing lenses in the middle of a busy day at Burning Man or something
I licked me sensor once
[QUOTE=frag4life;35991734]And all original brand minolta rokkors, very nice. The rokkors produce very nice colors.[/QUOTE]
yay, I love very nice colors!
Any recommendations on microphones? Something that I can either throw on a boom pole or as a shotgun mic.
The videomic is pretty awesome.
I'd say the Rode videomic or videomic pro, haven't used either of them but everyone seems to use one
Not the pro, it's flimsy, the normal one is awesome.
I have the normal one, got it second hand. The battery lasts forever, even after the LED has turned red.
[QUOTE=latin_geek;35991646]Very carefully[/QUOTE]
Some Pentax Cameras have sensor cleaning that works by shaking the fuck out of the sensor really rapidly. I have mine set to go off every time I turn the camera on.
Dust Free since then.
That's actually a technology invented by Olympus with their E line of cameras. Most cameras have this built in
Yeah, Canon DSLRs have this too. I'm not sure how well it works. Maybe it works for minor dust particles and stuff but it doesn't seem to do much other than that.
Festival on at uni yesterday and a bunch of companies came in to show off new tech, one of them being Canon. 5D Mark III and 35 1.4 was nice, but using a Canon felt wrong in my hands. I sure wouldn't mind a Canon printer!
I bought a 52mm -> 95mm step up ring and a 95mm flower hood just to see how ridiculous it will look on a mirrorless sized camera, it's always fun to buy cheap accessories.
[QUOTE=Kill coDer;36002475]Not the pro, it's flimsy, the normal one is awesome.[/QUOTE]
The normal one seems to shake more in that shock mount, and then you can hear the cord hitting the body.
What would be a good introduction camera for introducing myself to film? I've been looking at a used Canon AE-1 or something quite cheap around that price, possibly an Olympus OM 10? It's quite difficult choosing with knowing absolutely nothing about film cameras, especially when almost all are sold as body only and then I have to find a lens that fits and actually works, I'm currently just browsing eBay.
OM-10, AE-1, and ME Super are all good options. I also particularly like inexpensive Zenits myself.
I obtained a Canon AE-1 Program from a customer at my workplace. Can control aperture and shutterspeed based on the metering system and ISO. However there is something magical about just setting everything yourself.
I love it
If you want something thats meant to be slightly better than a Zenit for the same price get a Praktica, the Super TL1000 is the one I use most often now. But zenits are not a bad choice, just I have a lot of problems with the 12XP models.
I don't like 12XP's, they aren't very durable compared to the Zenit 11. I use my Zenit 11 as my throw-around camera since it's so tough.
The TTL is a good choice but on the 12XP the soldering the ruskies did is shite.
Just ordered a Canon Speedlite 580EX II from Amazon for when I do my Dad's wedding photos.
the most important thing to consider when buying into old cameras are the lens systems
pentax K mount and m42 (same as zenit) will have the most amount of lenses, though name brands (fuji, pentax, takumar) are obviously more expensive
canon FD is a cheap option, though lens prices are increasing due to mirrorless cameras
Minolta MD/MC is another great cheap option, and their top of the line x-700 is very cheap, this system is probably the best price/performance (FD has generally better lenses, though rokkor's are very good)
olympus will be expensive, though not as much as nikon. olympus does have the largest viewfinders, which is why they are so popular.
I'll keep looking and see what I can find, I love the olympus's viewfinders.
me too, but the pricing and quality of the FD lenses made me ultimately choose to sell my om1n. just a lot more to shoot with on the FD system.
[QUOTE=David Tennant;36030055]I'll keep looking and see what I can find, I love the olympus's viewfinders.[/QUOTE]
Which country are you from?
[QUOTE=communistcat;36030475]Which country are you from?[/QUOTE]
England.
Any chance you would be interested in a Praktica?
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