Photography Nuts & Bolts

[Stanley]

The rule used to be whoever paid for the film stock held the copyright and it had to be transferred by agreement.
I had to point this out to HMSO when they tried to assert that the Crown had copyright over the weaving pics in the LTP. They agreed I was correct.

[Tizer]

While visiting the Newlyn Art Gallery during our Penzance holiday I read something about taking photos using plant dyes. At first I was puzzled about what it meant but read on to find it involved soaking or painting paper with an extract of plant pigment, drying the paper then exposing it to strong sunlight with the `subject' between the paper and the sun, casting a shadow. The light bleached or altered the colour of the pigment, giving an image of the subject's shape or pattern. It sounded like a fun experiment for kids.

[Big Kev]

I had to replace one of my camera bodies this week, the lcd information screen is faulty and keeps fading to black. The cameras I use (Olympus four thirds) are no longer in production so I made use of Ebay, picked up an E-30 for just over £200. It has a low shutter actuation count and is in mint condition, I'm quite pleased as they were over £1k when new 8 years ago

I may have a bash at replacing the screen, they're still available for around £30 but I wanted to make sure I had another body before I stripped down the faulty one

[Stanley]

Amazing how cheap good secondhand expensive cameras can be. I got a Mint Nikon F from a shop in Harrogate (Forget the name but good men) at a good price and the man told me that it was very wealthy people buying the best and losing interest.

[Big Kev]

Camera body came yesterday, a substantial bit of kit. The battery grip should arrive today or tomorrow

[Stanley]

[Big Kev]

Toys

[Stanley]

What would Cartier Bresson have thought about it?

[Big Kev]

What would Cartier Bresson have thought about it?

"What trickery is this?" I would imagine

[Tizer]

It's lovely - lots of knobs, buttons and dials instead of having to rely on screen menus. And is that a flip-out screen I see on the back. My Canon G11 has one and it's great!

[Big Kev]

And is that a flip-out screen I see on the back. My Canon G11 has one and it's great!

It is indeed, very useful for those ground level shots, you can switch to 'live view' to display an electronic viewfinder on the screen

[Stanley]

I never finished reading the destructions for my Nikon D200. You've reminded me to get it out, dust it and charge the battery, I hardly ever use it, the little Canon Powershot is so handy, I'm on my second one now, I finally killed the first one by using it in the shed.

[plaques]

Quite happy with my old Olympus but a bit bulky for the ordinary happy snaps. You tend not to carry big cameras on a casual walk. On my visit to the Terracotta Worriers you could take pictures but no flash or tripod. The problem here was that the lighting levels were so low that you really needed a flash. Setting the camera to a slow speed tended to produce fuzzy images especially when you enlarged them. The older you get the shakier you get. Mrs P's smart phone wasn't really up to it and it made me wonder how many people came away disappointed with their pictures.

[Big Kev]

Quite happy with my old Olympus but a bit bulky for the ordinary happy snaps. You tend not to carry big cameras on a casual walk. On my visit to the Terracotta Worriers you could take pictures but no flash or tripod. The problem here was that the lighting levels were so low that you really needed a flash. Setting the camera to a slow speed tended to produce fuzzy images especially when you enlarged them. The older you get the shakier you get. Mrs P's smart phone wasn't really up to it and it made me wonder how many people came away disappointed with their pictures.

Quite a few I would imagine, I've used a small bean bag to sit the camera on where they don't allow tripods but it's only useful if there's a convenient ledge or table to put it on

[Tizer]

Plaques, Stanley and I both have a Canon Powershot 620 which easily fits in a pocket but is very versatile with a wide range of settings. You'd appreciate the anti-vibration function on modern cameras too.

[Big Kev]

The newer compact cameras are really quite impressive, I bought my wife a Panasonic Lumix and have been very pleased with the output.

[PanBiker]

Sally has a Lumix as well Kev, we got it when it was voted the best compact in it's class for a few years running. Not been disappointed either, I like the fact that it has a Leica lens system.

[Stanley]

You're right about the Powershot Tiz and actually higher resolution than the big Nikon but Mrs Nikon gets away with it because of the superb lens quality. But it's a big lump as P says.....

[Big Kev]

Sally has a Lumix as well Kev, we got it when it was voted the best compact in it's class for a few years running. Not been disappointed either, I like the fact that it has a Leica lens system.

They are very good, the only downside I've found is using the screen when the sun is shining, I can't see anything on it lol

[Wendyf]

I like my Lumix, chosen because it has a viewfinder but I don't think I've bothered to use it once!

[Stanley]

I'm still happier with the eye piece on Mrs Nikon.....

[Tizer]

A useful article about the new breed of cameras...
`Mirrorless cameras: Photography's new decisive moment' LINK

[Big Kev]

A useful article about the new breed of cameras...
`Mirrorless cameras: Photography's new decisive moment' LINK

I love this technology but can't justify the cost really. The demise of the original four thirds format was brought about by mirrorless micro four thirds, a bonus for me as the price of the E30 dropped like a stone

[Stanley]

Interesting and I note that they are referring back to Cartier Bresson's 'Decisive moment' which of course he achieved using the first 35mm cameras that had no mirror and gave a pic that was exactly what you saw in the separate viewfinder. Leica perfected that technology.

[Stanley]

Anyone who follows Shed Matters will have noted that I have gone back to the Powershot for the shed pics. I hate to admit it but under these conditions it is obvious that the smaller camera is performing better than Mrs Nikon.