A newbie from Hongkong... [Archive]

Jochan

01-15-2005, 06:45

HI, everybody. Nice to meet you all. I bought a R2, an Ultron 28/1.9 and a hand grip last week. Being a SLR camera user for more than 20yrs (just a leisure shooter), the Bessa makes me like an idiot. My first roll of film has about 5 frames totally black out by forgetting take out the lens cap. :bang:
Anyway, I am sure I can overcome this little monster very soon. Now, I love it more than all my SLR cameras coz it is so handsome looking. :cool:

Rex

01-15-2005, 06:48

Hello!
I came here 1 day only!
Same as u friend!

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Jochan

01-15-2005, 06:57

Rex, nice to meeting you here. I love your rice cooking machine photo. Very moody.

Brian Sweeney

01-15-2005, 07:11

Welcome; you will get used to RF's quickly. They have lower latency than SLR's and you do not have the viewfinder blackout when the shot is taken. I used my SLR's for some school pictures and realized after the first few that the flash was not firing on my N8008s. The mirror flip-up prevented me from checking it and I had to ask if it was working. Had to push it really hard onto the Shoe. With the RF, you know right away that the subject did not blink during the shot, or that the flash actually went off. So that lens cap is the conservation of inconvenience!

FrankS

01-15-2005, 07:16

Welcome new guys, new friends! Jochan, that's a very capable outfit you've got. What kind of photography are you interested in?

peter_n

01-15-2005, 07:27

Welcome to the forum Jochan! :) 28mm - now there's an interesting choice for a first lens...

Jochan

01-15-2005, 07:36

Hi, Franks. Nice to meet you. I used to take architectural photography and some kinds of visual art with my SLR's when I was learning photography in college. Now, I like to try documentary with my new Bessa. Acturally, I want to try shooting of people in night time on the street, shops, malls, etc.

Jochan

01-15-2005, 07:41

Hi, Peter. I think you should know why I need my lens in 28mm now. I shall buy Heliar 15mm later to continue my interest in architectures.

Peter

01-15-2005, 07:51

Welcome Jochan! Are you using your 28mm for street photography? You will master the R2 real soon. I know as I am a R2 shooter myself. Enjoy your new toy!

Jochan

01-15-2005, 07:58

Yeap, Peter. I like a little bit emphasis on the foreground's people in my pictures. This makes more 3 dimentional looking.

Peter

01-15-2005, 08:00

Originally posted by Jochan
Yeap, Peter. I like a little bit emphasis on the foreground's people in my pictures. This makes more 3 dimentional looking.

He who shoots the same type of photos with me shall be my brother! :p

Jochan

01-15-2005, 08:09

Ha, brother Peter. I think I have a long way to learn to have the photos as good as yours. Telling you the truth, I have been viewing your gallery for many times on these few days before I join the party here. Your photos attracts me and inspiring to me.

Peter

01-15-2005, 08:12

Originally posted by Jochan
Ha, brother Peter. I think I have a long way to learn to have the photos as good as yours. Telling you the truth, I have been viewing your gallery for many times on these few days before I join the party here. Your photos attracts me and inspiring to me.

I AM NOT WORTHY! I AM NOT WORTHY! :p

Jochan

01-15-2005, 08:22

Hi, Honu-Hugger. I will try to post some photos later but I'm still figuring how I can transfer my color slides to digital????

Jochan

01-15-2005, 08:27

Nice to meet you all tonight. It's late night now in HK. I've got to go to bed. Thanks all. See you around. Goodnight!

Designer

01-15-2005, 09:07

Hello! Jochan & Rex,

Welcome to the forum!!
You will soon become a rangefindergeek!:D

back alley

01-15-2005, 09:23

welcome to the forum!

as others have said, it wont be long before the little r feels like a glove on your hand.

joe

Doug

01-15-2005, 12:20

28mm Ultron sounds like an interesting choice for the street photos, urging you to get in close and intimate with your subjects! That same field of view has been my favorite for a while for environmental portraits. Good luck, and welcome!

Kris

01-15-2005, 14:20

Originally posted by Jochan
... the Bessa makes me like an idiot. My first roll of film has about 5 frames totally black out by forgetting take out the lens cap. :bang:

Naah, that's not too bad to shoot with lens cap on. I've done that too plus shooting 5-6 tightly framed photos using 75mm lens but with 50mm framelines, trying to take pictures without any film in the camera, shooting the entire roll with wrong ISO setting and so on. :rolleyes:

Welcome to the forum. You are aware aren't you, that by joining this forum, you will accumulate more and more RF camera and at the same time your wallet will get thinner and thinner? :D

taffer

01-15-2005, 14:51

Welcome !!!!! :D

Kris is right, by entering this forum you agree to become a hopeless RFaddict :D

RML

01-16-2005, 04:06

Is there a legal cure?! If not than this forum could become outlawed soon. Prohibition of RF forums.... We'll all have to go underground, find a speakeasy for our meetings, an RF opium den to satisfy our addiction. :P

Peter

01-16-2005, 04:11

There is no cure for RF addiction! All shall love thee and despair!

peter_n

01-16-2005, 06:38

Originally posted by Jochan
Hi, Honu-Hugger. I will try to post some photos later but I'm still figuring how I can transfer my color slides to digital???? Get yourself a little film scanner. There are threads here on the subject in the Darkroom forum or just do a search on scanner. The Konica Minolta DS IV is a favorite here and it does a great job with slides! :)

Rex

01-16-2005, 06:48

Originally posted by peter_n
Get yourself a little film scanner. There are threads here on the subject in the Darkroom forum or just do a search on scanner. The Konica Minolta DS IV is a favorite here and it does a great job with slides! :)

Yeah KM DS 4 is a BEST BUY for web share!!! HAHA~

Pherdinand

01-17-2005, 02:53

Hi, new guys. :)

Jochan

01-17-2005, 04:30

Thanks Peter_N and Rex. Rex, do you know where I can buy the scanner? Should I go for computer shops or photographic equipments shops?

RML

01-17-2005, 04:32

If HK is like Amsterdam than you can best go to a computer shop. Scanner prices tend to be much more competitive than in camera shops.

Jochan

01-17-2005, 04:50

Originally posted by Doug
28mm Ultron sounds like an interesting choice for the street photos, urging you to get in close and intimate with your subjects!

That's a real challenage to me indeed. However, most of the subjects are unexpected calm and peaceful as putting the camera in front of their faces. ;)

Jochan

01-17-2005, 05:06

Originally posted by Kris
Naah, that's not too bad to shoot with lens cap on. I've done that too plus shooting 5-6 tightly framed photos using 75mm lens but with 50mm framelines, trying to take pictures without any film in the camera, shooting the entire roll with wrong ISO setting and so on. :rolleyes:

Kris, you can't believe how silly I am, my head just keep go up and down to look into the body viewfinder and the 28mm add-on viewfinder everytime as I try to take a picture. I still can't figure out a right steps (sequence) to do the focusing, metering and framing before pushing the button. :p