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I used to enjoy shooting with an SLR back in the 80s-90s, then moved into a DSLR. My primary interests were aviation and landscapes. Now that I'm retired, I wouldn't mind getting back into it. Is carrying around big cameras still a thing or have iPhones killed the hobby? | ||
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| In the yahd, not too fah from the cah  |
I haven't done as much as I would like recently but I still take my Canon 90D out on occasion. I would do airliners, landscapes and other things as well. Some of my stuff can be seen on www.ryanjphotos.com Iphones have taken the place of normal point and shoot cameras. But as far as "professional" style photography, they still don't match up in my opinion. I've been debating upgrading to the Canon R8 but I'm still going back and forth on it. | |||
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| Looking at life thru a windshield  |
Yes I even shoot and develop film too. Really get a lot of comments when I use my my Nikon F4. | |||
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As I was driving back from an out of town meeting a few days ago I thought more than once, “I should come back and take a picture of that.” Although I’m not interested in going back to film, I have serious cameras and a drawer full of different lenses that I enjoyed using at one time. Now I’m even thinking of getting a dedicated B&W only DSLR, although I admit to myself that I should first see if the hobby will grab me again. If I did, it might wean me away from the more useless pursuits that occupy my time and often annoy me so much. ► 6.4/93.6 ___________ “We are Americans …. Together we have resisted the trap of appeasement, cynicism, and isolation that gives temptation to tyrants.” — George H. W. Bush | |||
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I break my old DSLR [Nikon D70S] out from time to time, but don't typically carry it around. I'll take it to a local car show, or something like the Houston Air Show, but otherwise a quick pic is just with my Samsung. The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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I usually just use my iPhone, to do anything spontaneous. If I am planning to take pictures I grab the Digital Cannon. | |||
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Serenity now! |
I still enjoy shooting and developing black and white film. In fact, if I have time today, I'm planning on developing 2 rolls of 35mm, 1 roll of 120, and 4 sheets of 4x5 film. A couple of times last year - once at the Grand Canyon, and once while hiking in the mountains near my home, people recognized my camera (a Nikon F3) and wanted to talk about photography and how much they missed film. Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice - pull down your pants and slide on the ice. ʘ ͜ʖ ʘ | |||
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Prepared for the Worst, Providing the Best |
Back in college I used to shoot a lot with my old ME Super. When film got to be a logistical problem I got into a K100D, and eventually upgraded to a K5, which I still have. It usually comes along on vacation road trips for wildlife or landscape photography or to airshows, but apart from that doesn't get used much anymore. A lot of my trips I'm overnight backpacking or fishing these days, and I don't need the extra bulk and weight of the big camera so I just make do with my phone. | |||
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| I Am The Walrus |
The P&S camera is pretty much obsolete, IMO. Seem to see less SLRs as mirrorless seems to be quite popular. Smaller size, less weight. I ditched my SLR for mirrorless but don't carry it around much. Not saying the iPhone has replaced the actual camera but I have my phone on me anyway. _____________ | |||
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Still one of my loves... I have a question for the hobbyists. In the old days I would take nice pictures, sometimes at special events, color mostly, and I would have them enlarged for framing and I would give them to people as mementos, or similar, and the pictures would be sometimes framed, matted, etc... For this purpose there used to be large, well-known, regional processing outfits, I think most of their business was wedding and other events, and commercial. When I worked in a professional photo lab as a teen, my two bosses did a lot of wedding photography. They used the company labs for putting together the proofs, but would still sent the final selections to a big outfit to construct the albums. The quality was always excellent. I have been unable to find a processor that does this kind of thing any more. Now, if I have a nice picture I want enlarged I have to settle for some crappy drugstore processor. I tried Shutterfly a few times, just to produce a bunch of 3 x 5's. The color is always terrible, poorly cropped, just junk. Does anyone know of a place that does quality printing with a result that does the digital files justice? | |||
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^^^^ I'd agree. My iPhone takes photos as good as my P&S used to. No need to carry something extra. A DSLR or mirrorless is definitely something to be used for a specific task. Going to an airshow, vacation out west, great sunset off the back deck, etc. Not EDC My DSLR (D7200) is getting a bit dated and the lenses I have for it are nothing special. I think if I get back into it I'll look seriously at a Nikon Z series. They look like they are awfully nice. Of course, they aren't exactly giving those things away! | |||
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thin skin can't win |
My daughter still has my ME Super I think. And she darn well better have the K1000 too! You only have integrity once. - imprezaguy02 | |||
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| and this little pig said: |
As you can see, lots of us still do hobby photography. I like to use a DSLR, when practical, but also have a P&S for when I'm loaded down with other gear. I find the DSLR more creative with the selection of lenses, filters, and software available. I've been photographing since 1965 and have had darkrooms in my Dad's home as well as my own. Lightroom and Photoshop give you plenty of creative latitude! | |||
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| Life's too short to live by the rules |
Smart phones have definitely killed the P&S market and is slowly killing the entry level DSLR and Mirrorless market. About 6 years ago I sold the last bit of my DSLR equipment (I’ve been into photography since the early 90’s) and went with smart phone only. As the years moved on, I started to miss using a real camera more and more. Last year I started back into photography with a Nikon DX Mirrorless. After a few really fun outings with that, I decided to jump in headfirst. I’ve rebuilt my collection with high end Nikon FX Mirrorless equipment and couldn’t be happier. Love being back into my life long hobby. | |||
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Sadly, I've not done very much in photography since the virus that shall not be named landed here. That's one part of my life I want back; perhaps this Spring I'll dust off a film camera and a digi, and boldly go into DC for the cherry blossoms. Four years.  | |||
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I've tried Shutterfly in the past and just like you I've never been happy with the results. I've even been in some of their print facilities and all they care about is the money. They have a closed loop process that gets good results if everything is done correctly but the average Joe doesn't understand or even want or need to figure out the correct process to sending in their photos. I have used Nations Photo Lab for some of my pictures and have been very happy with the results from them. Even gave a couple prints away here as Karma's the last couple of years. I typically wait until they have a sale which brings the prices down dramatically. Sometimes up to 40%. I've also talked with people that have sent in photos right from their phones or digital cameras and have been happy with the results. What I have found is that as you take photos if you do any type of post processing you can introduce color into that photo that can sometimes be out of the color gamut of the printer you send the files to. Might look awesome on the screen but then look all dark and muddy when you receive the prints back because their process cannot produce those colors. Whenever I send photos to an outside source I check to see what their requirements are for color profiles or even how they should be saved. If the files you send are tagged using a color profile outside their process you will not like the results. I made this mistake myself when sending like 6 images to Nations. I forgot to change the color profile in the images, sent the files and received $60 worth of dark, crappy photos that I tossed in the garbage. Most sites will have a section you can go into that will give tips and information in order to get the best results from your images. | |||
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Thank you for this input. | |||
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I have a Nikon D500, 70-200 2.8 lens, a 2x teleconverter and some other lenses. I also have a iPhone Pro. The iPhone is the better option, with one exception, when I need long range. When I go to an air show, the D500 comes along. The pic of the Blue Angels under my name was with a D500 and shot at 400mm 5.6. It is centered, but uploading it here croped it weird. When I take pics of my daughter playing softball or in band or doing winter guard, the 70-200 rules. When I take pics of tiny songbirds in my backyard, 400mm the whole way. But if I do not need to reach out, it is always the iPhone. | |||
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I still carry around a real camera... either a full frame digital Pentax DSLR or a medium format Pentax digital DSLR. Currently my full frame DSLR has a huge lens mounted (Sigma 500mm 1:4.5) and a 2x Teleconverter which enabled me to catch this Downy Woodpecker the other day on my back porch...  __________________________ More blessed than I deserve. http://davesphotography7055.zenfolio.com/f238091154 | |||
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Step by step walk the thousand mile road |
I still use film in a Nikon F3 and a Sinar F 4x5. I also use a Nikon DLSR for things I need digital vice film. I'd love to find a digital 4x5 back I could afford, but I don't think there is a source. Nice is overrated "It's every freedom-loving individual's duty to lie to the government." Airsoftguy, June 29, 2018 | |||
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