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Wonderful...as long as you aren't getting paid to record a one time event. I have never had a Leica or Nikon fail, but when I was getting paid for photos, I always had backup. The only time I needed it was when a flash failed. I had a spare. Comforting to know you can do the job whatever happens.

 

I do not do any jobs with a camera. I enjoy B/W photography and wet printing for a hobby is the extent of it. Anyway one camera is all I need.

I do not shoot events or anything like that but my camera is a Leica M6 and it never breaks. If I go on vacation I am positive it will work fine. I just own the one camera and do not have or need a back up camera..

I'm always looking for a way to cut expenses in photography. Film plus darkroom can be relatively inexpensive for a hobby or a huge money pit. I keep it on the affordable side.

I just have a folder on the desktop and I put my pictures in there. Every year I start a new sub folder. I separate the photos by topic and that way I can find my family photos fast as they are the most important. In addition I keep a duplicate folder on an external hard drive. Not very fancy I suppose. I average 1 roll of film a week more or less and out of the 24 photos I generally print 2 of those photos in the darkroom on 8x10's. I store the prints in Archival photo boxes that hold 50 prints which is about 1 year per box. Stacks very well lying flat. I do make 4x6 inkjet prints of the family and keep them in Pioneer Space Saver albums from BHPhoto. . The album slips into a hard cover and it stores upright just like a book.

I do not worry much about stuff I cannot afford and most of the stuff that I can. However my Leica M6 was free and it just works perfectly year after year. Just shot a roll of Arista 100 yesterday. I went over to what used to be Fort Ord and they are tearing down the old wooden Army barracks so I shot a roll of film of the beat up old buildings that are left. Photos look great and I printed out one in my darkroom. I did not stay in those buildings but I was stationed at Ft Benning in the late 60's and lived in barracks of the same design. They had coal fired heaters.

The last couple of years was a warmup. I'm afraid increases for film are just getting started for real.

 

 

I agree.

I recently bought a TT Artisan 50mm f1.4 to use with my Leica M6. I like the lens and the photo qualities are awesome. No clue if the photo quality would be satisfactory with a sensor camera. This one has a focusing tab and focus tension is perfect for my use. It has click stops that are solid and normal in 1/2 stop increments. The lens cap is a push on type which is new to me but it works perfectly. Threaded front for 49mm filters. I have no experience with the 7 Artisan but they are different companies probably from the same factory. The box says Shenzhen China.

Kodak and Illford films have a steep increase in price every year it seems. I have been cutting costs however over the last 2 years and have dropped 120 film, color film, Kodak and Illford films. I am now just shooting 35mm with Arista 100 which puts me under $5.00 a roll or about $2.50 a roll if bulk loading. I am using Arista RC paper in the darkroom and cannot really reduce the costs in that regard. I work with 8x10 prints only which keeps it simple and helps with the cost. Anyway prices are up every year but my spending is down.

I watched the video and Tony Northrup seems well informed. Sounds like the DSLR will stick around for a while.

What do you mean when you said "People"? People are different from one to another but most people would adopt new technologies rather than cling to obsolete technologies. If most people don't adopt new technologies we wouldn't have that many digital cameras like we do today.

 

The new tech that consumers are buying is the cell phone.

I went to my Granddaughters school play last week and there were hundreds of parents out there. Not a single regular camera among them.

I think the Fuji XT30 would be worth a look. I am not familiar with the various P&S models available. I shoot MFT which can be very small and light to bulky depending on choices made within the system.

Kodak UM400. Hiking at Henry Coe State Park, Ca. The park is vast and they allow Horseback riding, Mountain Bike riding, Backpacking and of course hiking..

 

Japan Camera Hunter makes nice film holders for 35 or 120.

Is a Prada bag a camera bag?

I asked the young lady at WallGreens if they sold Kodak Film. She said "Do you mean Film for a digital camera?". After some clarification as to what film was she directed me to the photo isle and they did have some UltraMax in 3 packs. I bought a box at double prices.

A closer look at the Mural. The mural is screen printed on a fabic and then an adhesive was applied. Portra 800 again. Just enough light in there to shoot wide open at 1/60th.

 

Masters Thesis Art Show, San Francisco State. Four Artists earning their Masters Degree display their Art. My daughter is one of the Artists. Indoor exhibit and I used Portra 800 and my Leica M6 to take photos. The Mural is about education, history and politics. Even the Crayons on the floor were hand made and each had an educational fact if you read it all.

 

I have always printed my best photos and the kids will keep them. Digital files require active participation and new tech as time passes. I figure my files will not last after my daughter but the prints should be ok for a while. Giving photo books as gifts will sometimes be a lasting thing.

I think I'll agree as far as it goes, and it's the most elegant professional camera on the market. But will people be using it in ten years? I won't pretend that I know that answer. But the M9 is still used today (although TBH I probably wouldn't use one over an M10).

I would use a Leica M10 for as long as it worked. However the price is out of my budget. Since the camera stores all went out of business I probably will never even see one butbiu appeals to me as I could use my M mount voightlander glass.

After my back got too stiff for a 10 speed, I found an old Raleigh 3 speed at a yard sale which I used for another 20 years (until my balance gave out). Best bike ever.

Now a younger friend is enjoying it. And a 10 year old cat from the shelter which has been living with us for 5years. Best cat ever.

The older Raleigh 3 speeds made in England are sought out for their classic styling. Mostly in college towns and cycling communities. I am a lifelong cyclist myself but at over 70 y/o I am only riding 50miles a week. I have a modern road bicycle. My digital camera is one year old but most of the features do not work because the AF tracking cannot eventrack a turtle.

Kodak UltraMax 400

 

Yes. As long as they’re pink and have training wheels. :)

 

Santa gave my Granddaughter one of those just this year. She is flying about the driveway and sidewalk in great Macho style.

I didn't realize I had so many "classic" bits of photography stuff around (not counting the old Leicas); Nikon f4, Olympus OM2N, lots of Yashicas, a couple of Ricohs and Pentax Spotmatics (film cameras), my Nikon D300 (I'm surprised to hear it referred to as a classic), and my HP200LX (DOS programmable, so definitely a classic). Given my age, I'm personally a "classic". I always used the "classic definition" of 25 years for cars (which my state defines for me) and 50-75 years for certain antiques. Never really thought about the "classic" definition for digital cameras, as to me it seems they haven't really met the time test, although they certainly have met the technological change tests.

 

Good post. Thinking of it antiques must be pretty old for sure. But I suppose digital cameras should have a shorter time span to be classic as they do not last very long.

Are bicycles Macho. We have a classic bicycle event in the area each year requiring a bike from 1989 or older. It's a popular and growing event.