DWScott Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 <p>Hi folks,<br /> <br /> I thought you all might be interested in different "alt" cameras. I've started a blog, which is really an excuse for me to ramble on about all of those cameras which don't get covered in most parts of the web. I call them "alt" cameras, which these days means everything from <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/Short_Dated_Out_Dated_Film/ci/16028/N/4287966881/BI/5981/KBID/6867/kwid/000/DFF/d30-v1-t3-x3496/DFFInline=cat3" target="_blank">film</a> cameras (gasp, yes, film is now alternative) to sterographic cameras, <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/panoramic+cameras/Ntt/panoramic+cameras/N/0/BI/5981/KBID/6867/DFF/d30-v1-t3/DFFInline=cat" target="_blank">panoramic cameras</a>, oddball and historical designs, even unique and intriguing <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/digital+cameras/Ntt/digital+cameras/N/0/BI/5981/KBID/6867/DFF/d30-v1-t3/DFFInline=cat" target="_blank">digital cameras</a>.<br> <br /> My latest post is a beginner's introduction to medium format film - old hat to most people here, but I hope it's useful for folks new to MF.</p> <p>If any of this sounds interesting, please stop by. I will keep writing and hopefully collect some useful and entertaining info on these great cameras.<br> <br />Dave<br /> www.altcameras.com<br /> <a href="http://altcameras.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alt Cameras | Welcome to AltCameras.com, the Journal of Alternative Cameras.</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richterjw Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 <p>A good start. I'll be interested enough to check back in and see your progress.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Goose Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 <p>I'm very displeased with not seeing the Arax camera's in you list of newly produced camera's. While the parts are old stock the camera's themselves are brand new and thus they deserve to be in the list of newly made camera's.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWScott Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 <p>Good catch Uncle Goose! I'll add it. Please chime in if I've missed any others.<br> When I made the list, I surprised myself with how many <em>brand new</em> medium format cameras are available off the shelf. Some of them very recent introductions too, like the new wide Voigtlander.<br> Like any niche market I think film and film cameras suffer from potential customers being confused or simply not knowing that the products exist. I want to help with the learning curve and encourage folks to try out new and old cameras, products, methods, etc.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qalam Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 I didn't see photo.net in the very short list of "Recommended links" ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWScott Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 <p>Yeah, I will add photo.net. I was purposely avoiding brand-specific sites, and sites that focus on "new releases" (i.e. dpreview) and I was thinking of PN in the same way. But it seems in the last year photo.net has LOTS of activity in the film and classics areas. Definitely a good resource.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintelmo21 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 <p>Nice site, David.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 <blockquote> <p>... I was thinking of PN in the same way. But it seems in the last year photo.net has LOTS of activity in the film and classics areas.</p> </blockquote> <p>You can't have spent much time here if you believed that. It's never been a "new releases" site in the 8 (eight) years I've been here. You might also want to note that there has long been a forum here for alternative cameras, etc. http://www.photo.net/alternative-cameras-forum/</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWScott Posted January 10, 2013 Author Share Posted January 10, 2013 <p>You know, I had to click on my own name to remember when I joined this site! (2007, so only five years.)</p> <p>It's all subjective, but when I first came to photo.net, there was a huge wealth of info on film and film cameras - naturally, because serious photography did not equal digital photography until the 2000's. My perception was that traffic moved more and more to the digital and brand-specific forums on PN, but that recently the "traditional" forums have picked up with a new fervour. It's all just my perception, frankly I'd be fascinated to know what the real numbers are.</p> <p>Whatever the case, I was wrong to not include photo.net because it is a huge community that I've been happy to be part of. I've added the link.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starvy Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 <p>Liked the blog and have forwarded the url to my photography friends.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_peterson2 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 <p>Nice information and thoughts. It's too bad though that you have to scroll all the way to the bottom to see an index. I would find it more helpful if the index were always available, like in the left column or something. Most blog sites let you have static pages as well, which might be a solution.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWScott Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 <p>Thanks Starvy!<br> Jim, good ideas. This is my first blog and I wasn't sure how this template would work out. There's also a rendering bug on iPhones and Androids, so I think I will need to keep looking for a good template. I will look for one with those features.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWScott Posted January 19, 2013 Author Share Posted January 19, 2013 <p>I completed the in-depth review of the Belair X 6-12. It's up now at the blog. Hope you enjoy!</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWScott Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 <p>The latest post is up. It's a quick look at shooting 3D photos (stereo photography.)<br> www.altcameras.com</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ann_overland Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 <p>I just went to you blog, David. I haven't read much yet. Because I gut hung up in the quality of your photos of the cameras. If you want my honest opinion, I think that many of them are underexposed, too small, not showing the front of the cameras (shot from above) and some of them are out of focus. I like to see the details of the cameras. From some of the photos I can hardly tell what the cameras look like.</p> <p>Just as an example, Ken R. has good photos of the cameras. He even has a page where he explaines his lighting set up. It is very simple. And I think you can also get good enough lighting just by a couple of flashes bounced from white surfaces.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWScott Posted January 26, 2013 Author Share Posted January 26, 2013 <p>Thanks Ann. Improving the lighting for camera shots is one of the things I'm working on. Right now it's just a little bounce flash in the kitchen :-)<br> <br />I've tried to make the photos a reasonable size so that they load quickly. Maybe I'll default to a larger size. For now, you can click on the smaller photos to get a larger version (in case there was something you wanted to look at a little closer.)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWScott Posted February 8, 2013 Author Share Posted February 8, 2013 Well, I've got a new post -- results of shooting the Lomo Belair X 6-12 with the included plastic lenses. Ann, I've defaulted to a larger image size, and if you click through you can get even bigger pictures. I'm also trying a new format/template. Hopefully it will make it easier to find earlier posts. Take a look and let me know what you think! :) www.altcameras.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWScott Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 <p>After quite a bit of experimenting, I think I found a site template that works for me. All of the posts are available from a list on the top-right.<br> The latest article is my collected thoughts on the Fuji X Series (X100, X-Pro1, etc) cameras. These cameras seem like a perfect "alt" topic, and I admit to admiring them ever since they started arriving on the scene. The article isn't a review, because I don't actually have any of these cameras. But I suspect I will add one to the collection. That X-E1 seems like a perfect way to digitally shoot my Takumar and Pentax-M glass...<br> <a href="http://altcameras.com/">http://altcameras.com/</a></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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