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I just picked up a Polaroid OneStep Flash for real cheap, and upon reading about it learned that the battery is integrated into the film cartridge and needs to be replaced with every cartridge (usually 8 exposures  )Has someone figured out a way to put a rechargeable battery in these things and just replace the actual photo paper (negatives? I dont know what to call them) each time? Does anyone make photo paper for these besides polaroid? The whole thing seems super wasteful and weirdly expensive to me
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Beve Stuscemi posted:I just picked up a Polaroid OneStep Flash for real cheap, and upon reading about it learned that the battery is integrated into the film cartridge and needs to be replaced with every cartridge (usually 8 exposures Well, good news is that it works, and there is definitely something cool and satisfying about instant photography that is different than the instant-ness of digital photography I still don’t know how I feel about the cost and wastefulness of it all though. I guess if I really fall in love I can maybe look at moving to instax. For now I have two cartridges to shoot through. 
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What are you shooting subject-wise? I feel like 50mm is too narrow lots of times and I’m eyeing a 28mm prime on ebay
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Oct 22, 2023 14:32
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Am I misunderstanding mirrorless cameras or do they not have a shutter? I know some like the fujis have a mechanical leaf shutter, but I thought most didn’t? At that point aren’t shutter activations just analogous to “number of reads from the sensor”?
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Oct 22, 2023 15:17
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Oh, I did not know that. I assumed it was just a bare sensor behind a lens and when you want to take a pic it just reads from the sensor. 
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Oct 22, 2023 19:34
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I've been shooting film for a couple of weeks on a Pentax ME Super. Its been going well (I think? I havent gotten any of my negatives back yet) and I've been enjoying the ME Super immensely. However, the Pentax has broken me. I went back to my Canon EOS T3i today, and it is now nearly impossible for me to focus. The split circle focusing mechanism in the ME Super is so, SO good. The canon has nothing like that. I basically only have the back screen and a 5x or 10x zoom option for it. The problem is that the screen on the back isnt so great for starters, and its hard to see in daylight, and there is no in-body stabilization (I'm shooting with the Pentax lenses on it), making focusing a chore. The T3i isnt long for this world though, and I'm considering replacing it with a Fujifilm X-E1, which I understand has focus peaking, the next best thing to an in-eyepiece focusing screen. Does anyone know if the Fuji does the focus peaking in the EVF? I'd rather not have to look at the back screen to focus at all anymore after being able to completely focus through the OVF on the ME Super.
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Oct 23, 2023 19:23
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Cognac McCarthy posted:From this article, it sounds like you can use it with the EVF or rear screen: Awesome, thats what I was hoping for
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Oct 23, 2023 20:15
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Big shout out to mpb.com. I bought a manfrotto 561HBDV monopod from them in “good” condition (it was the only one they had, so I had no other choice). It’s basically brand new. I can’t see any wear marks on it at all. I thought that “good” would have more wear, but I’m not gonna complain also, this might be the nicest piece of camera gear I’ve ever owned. It’s super beefy and way overbuilt for what I’m gonna use it for, but that means it shouldn’t get too beat up.
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Oct 26, 2023 00:29
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Fujifilm x-e1?
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Well, if you don’t want to shoot manual all the time (I.e. you need to choose iso, aperture and shutter speed each time you take a shot), it’s important. If you just want to be able to press a button and get a properly exposed picture, you need some sort of auto mode, or at least something like aperture priority
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Bottom Liner posted:There are zero production digital cameras that are full manual what is this post Someone said that the camera doesn’t have auto mode and my post is a response to OP’s question about if that’s important. Not super confusing
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Nov 3, 2023 02:15
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Yeah whenever I get GAS, I have to remind myself that I currently own a setup that I used to dream of and could in no way even think of affording when it was new. There will always be something better coming out
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The key to good moon pics is less about the camera, and more about the lens. Unless you’re rocking like 400mm+ in lens, the moon will always be a tiny little dot
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lol Samsung is just straight up pasting a proper moon image over yours
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You don’t specifically have to get a canon one. There are others made by companies like Sigma and Tamron. That being said though the canon 50mm lenses are really nice and usually cheap to boot As was said, if you get an EF 50mm 1.8 (the “Nifty Fifty”), it will be more like an 80mm on the T5, so if that’s not what you want you need the EF-S version.
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I think I have what I'm gonna call GGAS (Goodwill Gear Acquisition Syndrome). I just cant pass on cool gear for cheap. Today I picked up a Powershot SX260HS. Despite the warning on the box, the fact that it shoots 1080P video, has like a 500mm equivalent zoom and is in really good shape, sold me on spending the  I grabbed a generic battery for $10 off amazon that should be here tomorrow. I'm hoping the dodgy screen is either a problem with the now missing original battery, not actually a problem, or a minor problem at best. I guess we'll see   
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Well, the battery came from amazon, and the camera works! It does lose the image on the screen from time to time, as was helpfully scrawled on the box. It seems to be a cable losing connection maybe? The screen is still somewhat readable when it happens, it just goes very dark and seemingly super high contrast. Tapping on the body of the camera fixes it for a bit. Maybe I'll try opening it up and looking for loose connections. The 500mm zoom and built-in IS are pretty nice though, I might take it out at night and do a little astrophotography with it. It also does this cool thing where when you do a half press of the shutter button, it pops up a little picture-in-picture window on the screen showing you a zoomed version of what you're looking at, to make sure you have the focus correctly set. It does this even in auto mode, which is a bit weird, but a welcome feature. I know many cameras today do that, but I'm a bit surprised to find it in a P&S from 2012. Overall, for though, I cant complain.E: apparently the screen issue is a very well known issue with this model of camera, and can be fixed by reseating the display cables, so I guess I'm digging in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELzJ9I1RIrQ Double Edit: 5 minutes later and I've got the camera put back together and the screen problem seems to be fixed! Shout out to youtube and goodwill Beve Stuscemi fucked around with this message at 23:03 on Dec 29, 2023 |
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Bought a K&F pro mist filter because drat are the tiffens expensive, and to my eyes they look pretty much the same. Thinking about a tiffen smoque filter too, but they’re pricey and the knockoff brands like Neewer and K&F don’t seem to make them yet Beve Stuscemi fucked around with this message at 03:01 on Jan 5, 2024 |
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Does anyone know offhand what this tripod head is?
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I literally never remember that google lens exists. Thank you though E: Never loving mind, its $1500 lmao Double edit: In an attempt to git gud at google lens, I installed this add-on for firefox since it doesnt have anything like that out of the box https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/search_by_image/ Beve Stuscemi fucked around with this message at 16:31 on Jan 9, 2024 |
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All of us back here with ancient dslrs holding the horn up to our ear to hear you youngins
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harperdc posted:
As a 5D Classic-haver, I highly recommend it. Full-frame and pro-build quality at entry level used DSLR pricing? Yes please. Also, I cant speak to the 7D, but the sensor in the 5D is wonderful.
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Good god, you inherited a camera whos first hit on google that isnt the main leica website is "Why is the Leica M10 so expensive?" I have no advice for you, really, other than to say enjoy it!
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Yeah I love manual focusing and even as a beginner I would often run with AF off just to learn the process
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Manual focus is fun and you should do it. Or dont, who cares we're all just taking pictures of poo poo however we want, dont get mad about it.
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Relatedly: I know this is a very, very long shot, but does anyone have a Canon EE-S focusing screen floating around that they'd like to part with? They are nowhere to be found on the used market. I do a lot of shooting with  MANUAL FOCUS lenses, and the stock focusing screen is sort of lacking in that regard, and the lack of a live view makes it tougher
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I found this the other day and it’s pretty cool
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did the embargo lift on the Fuji X100VI today? My youtube feed is full of it this morning. I checked my pockets, but I dont have a spare $1600 in them 
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18-50mm is kit range lens for a reason. Covers a lot of situations. You can just consciously start noting during or after taking photos what focal length you like. When I'm just not sure, I do my XF18-55mm f2.8.
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I’ve never been disappointed in lowepro stuff they seem to make really well built bags. I have a Nova 1 bag with a delectable 90’s teal colorway that is great and in awesome shape for its age. 
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My kids have Nikon P&S cameras because as kids they just want to take pictures of the things they like. I mean if your kid is honestly interested in the exposure triangle then more power to them because they probably have some good pictures coming their way, but in my experience most kids under teenage years aren’t interested in that stuff yet.
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Does anyone make a good rechargeable 2CR5? I see lots of listings for regular 2CR5's on amazon and a couple listed as rechargeable but when you dig in they actually arent rechargeable.
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I guess this is more gear than film because its entirely about a film camera and only a little about the film itself. I picked up a Polaroid 900 Electric Eye. An early 1960's rangefinder camera that shoots (or shot, rather) peel-apart roll film.  Well, it did, until that film was discontinued. Then for a while you could shoot packfilm as well, until that was discontinued. So now most of them lay collecting dust in thrift shops and basements. A thrift shop is where I found this one. It was initially owned by the shop owners grandfather, and seems to be very well taken care of. Its in great shape, as are all of its accessories and its case  Initially it caught my interest because of its sheer size, when fully extended, bellows out, flapping in the wind, its massive!  The lightbox I'm taking pictures in doesnt really do it justice. Here it is next to my EOS 1, a camera that itself is known for being a beefy boy, especially with the battery grip on like mine.  This is to say nothing of the included flash unit    It has what Polaroid called "Electric Eye", which was a metering system that varied both aperture and shutter speed based on the available light and the ISO currently set. Apparently this was a big deal upon the cameras release because most automatic systems of the time could vary the shutter speed, or the aperture, but not both. Naturally it runs on a weird mercury battery, but thankfully there are modern non-mercury based replacements for it. I'm sure I'll have some battery crud to clean out  The "Manual" mode really just lets you set exposure compensation. Shutter and aperture are still handled by the Electric Eye. With the back open you can see the sort of two stage film loading process where the pull apart film went, and where it was spooled up initially. This camera did come with film in it, but it essentially turned to dust when I tried to advance a frame. The film was completely dry and delaminated, unfortunately  With the film plate open revelaing the bellows, it again shows how absolutely enormous it is  Mercifully the bellows still move and appear to have no light leaks  The viewfinder is coupled to the lens, and does some sort of weird double image thing where you have to line up the double images to focus it. Its a little bit like a split prism focusing screen, but it doesnt seem as precise or quick to use. This was apparently considered a quite good viewfinder back in the day  So what am I doing with this old camera that shoots only dead film formats? Apparently you can convert these somewhat easily to shoot 120 film. The old takeup and spool areas in the camera are easily made to work as spool holders for 120 film with some 3D printed parts. The only real serious modification required is installing a winding knob in order to advance the film. Normally I would be hesitant about drilling a hole for a knob in a camera, but the chances of this ever shooting its original film are next to zero, so its not so bad.  The mod is helpfully laid out in this youtube by the person who created the 3D files https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sixckNPs1Po So, long story short, I hope to get this ancient thrifted camera working again with a modern film stock so that I can shoot this enormous, awkward relic somewhere hilarious. Oh, and also, the bag it came in? Holy poo poo  Beautiful. I dont normally gush over camera bags, but this is gorgeous in person. Even if this whole polaroid project falls apart, I'm keeping that bag   
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I think it becomes quite wide, almost panoramic? 120 is shorter, height-wise than the pull apart film that the camera was intended for, and I think the image circle of the lens and the film plane are wider than your average 120 camera This guy has one already converted and he has some demo shots that he took with it. Unfortunately his looks to have crap bellows because he shoots it in a dark bag https://www.instagram.com/p/C5O8Q-8pKbY/
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big black turnout posted:According to the store page he references, looks like about 6x14. That's pretty sick https://filmphotographystore.com/products/adapter-122-to-120-film-adapter Yeah, looks like it. That rules, I really hope I can make this work
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