sliu Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 For someone constantly afraid of missing interesting/important street shots, a safety blanket is a must. Mine used to be a Nikon Coolpix 800, now an Olympus Stylus Epic with Tri-X 400 or Provia 100. What are yours ? No Picture please =8-). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_sidlo Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 I usually have my regular camera. Otherwise, I suck my thumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unohuu Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 Minolta Hi-Matic 7 and an Olympus C4000Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spearhead Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 <i>For someone constantly afraid of missing interesting/important street shots</i><p> It's not good to be afraid on the street.<p> If I miss something <i>that</i> good, I stage it later. Music and Portraits Blog: Life in Portugal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_perlberg Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 I generally carry an M6 even when I'm not particularly out to do photography. I have a Canon 4mp digital elph which I took out the past few days as a safety blanket. It's light, fits in my pocket and produces good photos. I think people are far more oblivious to the digital elph than the M6, at least here in central london where its extremely common to see people using a zillion variations of small digital cameras anywhere and everywhere. Too bad they're so unresponsive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
________1 Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 Eric, on occasion just for fun I hold my M4-P out in front of me as if it were a digital camera and I�m looking at an LCD screen on the back of it. People totally ignore me no matter what direction I point it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sliu Posted March 19, 2004 Author Share Posted March 19, 2004 Is M4-P 4MP ? =8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew_somerset1 Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 I'm not afraid of missing important street shots. That's because street shots aren't important. They're just street shots. And if I miss something interesting, oh well. There will always be something else that's interesting. Who was it who said, when asked if he worried about missing a picture while reloading his cameras, "There are no pictures when I'm changing film?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex_Es Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 Notebook. Write down scene missed. Most come again. If unique, write: "There goes another Pulizer." Keep shooting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sliu Posted March 19, 2004 Author Share Posted March 19, 2004 but usually I forgot to bring it and have to fill in what I shot later when I come home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m_. Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 Used to be Olympus XA but now Cosina 107-SW with CV 25 lens. Still HP5+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwilburn Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 I carry a Canon S45 with me most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m_. Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 >>Andrew Somerset , mar 19, 2004; 08:28 p.m. Who was it who said, when asked if he worried about missing a picture while reloading his cameras, "There are no pictures when I'm changing film?" Gary Winogrand -- while teaching a group of students about street photography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray . Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 What good is a notebook? When it's gone it's gone. Kiss it goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_brown4 Posted March 19, 2004 Share Posted March 19, 2004 These days it's a Nikon FG with 28/2.8 AIS Nikkor and a roll of Ilford Delta 400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silent1 Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 Ansco B2 Speedex Junior. A crappy little folding 6x6, fixed focus double meniscus lens, fixed <i>slow</i> shutter that doesn't require cocking, and apertures from f/11 to f/32. Loaded with ISO 400, it's good for daylight street photography almost anywhere, even in gloomy weather. It cost $7, so I'm not worried about someone stealing it. There's not much to set, so I don't miss shots while setting the camera. It fits in a coat pocket when folded, but still produces nice big negatives, and for a crappy little camera it produces some of the best negatives I get.<p> Gotta get another one -- the door latch just broke and it won't stay closed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socke Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 My Rollei 35TE is almost allways with me. Small and reliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grant_. Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 its all in the mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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