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07-24-2012
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I am saying what is on my mind.
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07-24-2012
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I may have to find the 9 yr. old who set my digital watch for me to go over all the buttons on my digital cameras. ;-) I still do not like menus. An old friend who manages a camera store just takes to it very quickly as he has to work with such a variety of them daily.
I know how you feel, though I also feel I need to know more about them if I am to continue in photography.
I had much of my analog work scanned regardless, a step down the digital road?
Perhaps the most important thing remains how you feel as the image is created during exposure. I would like to think the camera is on the same page as I, but it seems there are many more variables then and in post processing than I used to think about with film.
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07-25-2012
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I will try it all out and see if the M8 is for me or not. The M 4/3 worked out well for high quality snapshots. There is something about film that I am not able to see in digital photography, Maybe it is my imagination. I do not know.
It could be that the feel of a mechanical camera is special to me.
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07-25-2012
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It could be that the feel of a mechanical camera is special to me...
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That's one of the great aspects of the M8. It's the closest thing to a film camera you'll find in the digital world. Iso is the only thing that demands pushing a button, but for everything else, it's not all that different from the film M's. And even the digital output has something film-ish to me. Enjoy your new cmera!
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07-26-2012
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I will try it all out and see if the M8 is for me or not. The M 4/3 worked out well for high quality snapshots. There is something about film that I am not able to see in digital photography, Maybe it is my imagination. I do not know.
It could be that the feel of a mechanical camera is special to me.
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The feel of any camera may be the most important, bit intangible, but certainly how you feel when you shoot may well be why you shoot.
Having the right camera in your hand is important, but there are some bridge cameras.
John
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To capture some of this -- I suppose that's lyricism.
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07-26-2012
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Originally Posted by jippiejee
That's one of the great aspects of the M8. It's the closest thing to a film camera you'll find in the digital world. Iso is the only thing that demands pushing a button, but for everything else, it's not all that different from the film M's. And even the digital output has something film-ish to me. Enjoy your new cmera!
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I second that , probably the M8 's low iso CCD sensor gives that filmic texture.
Have fun ! |
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07-26-2012
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[quote- certainly how you feel when you shoot may well be why you shoot.
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Yes !
And the reason you enjoy processing that shot later.
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07-26-2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jippiejee
That's one of the great aspects of the M8. It's the closest thing to a film camera you'll find in the digital world. Iso is the only thing that demands pushing a button, but for everything else, it's not all that different from the film M's. And even the digital output has something film-ish to me. Enjoy your new cmera!
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This is what I am hoping for with the M8. If it doesn't do it for me, then I know that digital is not for me.
Thank you. |
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07-26-2012
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The feel of any camera may be the most important, bit intangible, but certainly how you feel when you shoot may well be why you shoot.
Having the right camera in your hand is important, but there are some bridge cameras.
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Time will tell what will develop, John. |
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07-26-2012
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I second that , probably the M8 's low iso CCD sensor gives that filmic texture.
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This is interesting. I shoot mostly iso 100-400 anyways. |
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07-26-2012
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This is what I am hoping for with the M8. If it doesn't do it for me, then I know that digital is not for me.
Thank you.
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if it doesn't work for you then try the rd1...the real closest thing to a film camera...we even have a thumb lever! |
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07-26-2012
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if it doesn't work for you then try the rd1...the real closest thing to a film camera...we even have a thumb lever!
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I agree 100% with this. Especially if you love to shoot b&w. |
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07-26-2012
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Joe and GB: This may be a route waiting for me if the M8 isn't what I am looking for.
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07-26-2012
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This is interesting. I shoot mostly iso 100-400 anyways.
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I hardly shoot over the 360 iso with the M8, and you can really underexpose this sensor and protect the highlights, especially when shooting for B&W with some pp in mind. Have you tried some BW plug-ins with your m4/3 photos? |
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07-26-2012
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I have little experience with B&W and digital.
I have not used any plug-ins.
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