Anyone here have a little experience fixing/cleaning up a lens? I saw a listing for one on ebay that said some haze/fungus, but aperture and everything mechanical works. I'm just wondering if it'd be something I could possibly do and save myself a few bucks, or if it wasn't worth it.
(I posted this in the film thread too, then realized later it was probably a better question for here.)
[QUOTE=daijitsu;32461012]it's a glorified toy camera for lomo fans, and takes film that you would probably get much better results from a real SLR you pick up from a thrift or antique store for the same price. Aside from the whole "dude this camera is so different, neat" factor, the big thing with TLRs is that they shoot 120 film or similar, producing huge, high quality negatives. Shooting to 35mm is just a gimmick to let hipsters use color slide film
I just looked at the store page, it's being presented as a fall fashion item like it's made by top designers, fuck. It's a cheap but expensive working replica of a good camera, and that really bothers me. Great, it'll be in working order when you buy it, but I'll bet the quality would be terrible, and it will feel cheap in your hands.[/QUOTE]
I just like fashion collaborations, if this camera had been well made I would have happily paid the price, but paying £109 for something that's going to feel cheap in my hands just isn't worth it.
[QUOTE=Angoose;32477472]I just like fashion collaborations, if this camera had been well made I would have happily paid the price, but paying £109 for something that's going to feel cheap in my hands just isn't worth it.[/QUOTE]
everyone I've talked to who paid the ungodly $89 for a new Diana+ says they regret spending that much on such a cheap feeling hunk of plastic. I'd hope for something more expensive it's a good replica, but it says plastic all over the description so I'm not too optimistic about it.
Just got half way through repainting a darkroom.
Paint fumes getting to my head.
[QUOTE=daijitsu;32477514]everyone I've talked to who paid the ungodly $89 for a new Diana+ says they regret spending that much on such a cheap feeling hunk of plastic. I'd hope for something more expensive it's a good replica, but it says plastic all over the description so I'm not too optimistic about it.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, so funny how urban outfitters has all these Lomo cameras for sale for stupid prices. the holga was something like £40, whereas I got mine on ebay for £5
I am looking for a decent film camera, but I spend my money so quickly by the time I remember I got like zero cash left :v:
[QUOTE=Angoose;32477604]Yeah, so funny how urban outfitters has all these Lomo cameras for sale for stupid prices. the holga was something like £40, whereas I got mine on ebay for £5
I am looking for a decent film camera, but I spend my money so quickly by the time I remember I got like zero cash left :v:[/QUOTE]
yeah, urban outfitters is the place I was trying to remember. I always see the Diana+ at real camera stores, though, it's terrible. When I was in Madison taking photos, I wanted to shoot all film but was out and wanted to hit the Camera Co in the middle of town. Got there at 10 and the damn place was closed til 1, so I walked around wishing I had film with a bunch of opportunities presenting themselves, and I finally found urban outfitters and asked about film. They only carried a few rolls of color slide film and kodak color negative b/w film, no real b/w which is what I needed. Lady told me I could probably buy one of the lomo cameras "so I could use the film they [b]do[/b] have", like it was a compatibility issue with my 35mm not being able to take color god damn film.
They literally charge double on all the Instax stuff too. My brother wanted the wide version after he saw it at UO, and was about to spend $160 on one, when I told him our local camera shop has them for $80. Same with the film, Urban wants $40 for a 20 pack when you can find that for less than $20 on Amazon. All of their 35 and 120 'lomography brand' (repackaged Fuji) comes in a 3 pack priced for a 5.
Hipster farming at its best.
[QUOTE=bopie;32478403]They literally charge double on all the Instax stuff too. My brother wanted the wide version after he saw it at UO, and was about to spend $160 on one, when I told him our local camera shop has them for $80. Same with the film, Urban wants $40 for a 20 pack when you can find that for less than $20 on Amazon. All of their 35 and 120 'lomography brand' (repackaged Fuji) comes in a 3 pack priced for a 5.
Hipster farming at its best.[/QUOTE]
Hipster farming, aka "apple tax"
[QUOTE=daijitsu;32478511]Hipster farming, aka "apple tax"[/QUOTE]
eh, naw. apple aren't selling film.
[editline]25th September 2011[/editline]
lomo tax
[QUOTE=cueballv2themax;32478621]eh, naw. apple aren't selling film.
[editline]25th September 2011[/editline]
lomo tax[/QUOTE]
the joke is overpricing for popularity and appeal
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Cueball, I'm not so sure that you always take the most rational approach to confronting people about things...
i believe i am the only person to exist and i put these people in my world to save myself from being eternally lonely
[QUOTE=Skyhawk;32480267]Cueball, I'm not so sure that you always take the most rational approach to confronting people about things...[/QUOTE]
I saw (and participated) in the conversation. Fresh out of high school and that guy and his friends want to start a photo agency, but couldn't even elaborate their plan past "we'll be a group of photographers who band together as 'the next generation of photographers' and people will love it and we'll get lots of portfolio and wedding gigs because one of us works at a high class hotel where people get married all the time"
also thought a level photography was the dogs bollocks
[quote]Nikon D90: Average number of actuations after which shutter died: 442,960.1[/quote]
Awesome, a really hardy shutter.
[url]http://www.olegkikin.com/shutterlife/[/url]
The D3000 failed on average at 7,387 actuations, the D5000 at 477,868. Really shows how much a little upgrade can do.
[QUOTE=Roll_Program;32480943]Awesome, a really hardy shutter.
[url]http://www.olegkikin.com/shutterlife/[/url]
The D3000 failed on average at 7,387 actuations, the D5000 at 477,868. Really shows how much a little upgrade can do.[/QUOTE]
one D5000 dead at 1-2 actuations, and 2 alive at "3,780,118 to 8,388,607" actuations? hmm
[QUOTE=daijitsu;32481395]one D5000 dead at 1-2 actuations, and 2 alive at "3,780,118 to 8,388,607" actuations? hmm[/QUOTE]
8,388,607 is equivalent to holding down the shutter at 4 frames per second for 24 days.
lol
[QUOTE=Roll_Program;32481832]8,388,607 is equivalent to holding down the shutter at 4 frames per second for 24 days.
lol[/QUOTE]
knowing how some people shoot, I wouldn't be surprised it hits that point within a few months. I see people from time to time who leave a camera on full continuous and will take four or five pictures every damn time they see something mildly interesting
[QUOTE=daijitsu;32482263]knowing how some people shoot, I wouldn't be surprised it hits that point within a few months. I see people from time to time who leave a camera on full continuous and will take four or five pictures every damn time they see something mildly interesting[/QUOTE]
Guilty as charged. My reasoning is that if one of them turns out badly because I got bumped or my hand moved unexpectedly, there will be others to replace it.
[QUOTE=daijitsu;32482263]knowing how some people shoot, I wouldn't be surprised it hits that point within a few months. I see people from time to time who leave a camera on full continuous and will take four or five pictures every damn time they see something mildly interesting[/QUOTE]
Is there something wrong with shooting like this?
what would be the point if it was just something mildly interesting?
I think it gets excessive if you hold it for longer than a couple safety shots, a single burst for reasons like blitz mentions seems reasonable I guess. A friend of my sister's will hold the trigger for a second or more on his 7D, at 8fps that gets pretty hefty at times. That's killing your time and/or harddrive space more than anything if ya ask me
Yeah. I was thinking more along the lines of like 3-4 shots.
i learned in photography class to take as few pictures as possible. Mostly from this one assignment, the name of the guy evades me, but he went camping and took a single picture for 30 days and that was it. he won a lot of awards for that
and i was at a party last night with a henna tattoo artist and i got an X on my hand for straight edge because i always do it at parties because it's funny, then i learned they last up to three months so i have this big brown x on my hand now for a long time
Mine only shoots 3fps, great for not taking loads, but bad for sports.
Can somebody explain to me why my Canon 550D shuts down automatically after 5-10 minutes when plugged into the computer? I was importing pictures using Adobe Lightroom and during the import the camera just shut off.
save battery maybe?
It says in the manual it won't use the batterylife if it is plugged in the computer, if I remember correctly.
I'm not sure the USB port would give much power back, I know my D7000 drains battery like hell when it's connected turned on.
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