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Of all my film camera this is my favorite. It was Cleaned and serviced by Weber Camera who also converted it to take 1.5v batteries. It takes great photos.
This one scared me! Zoom in on the reflection in the lens, if you can... Can you see the creepy face?! The TV was off & I was the only one in the room. Yikes!
This pic was taken on saturday, around 5.30 pm at Kenjeran beach.
The idea and editing was from me, but it was my friend, Daniel, who shot it (my hand holding the camera).
#87 at explored, thanx!!
I found a 26 year old Canon T60 in my family's storage the other day. It's in great condition. I'm going to be learning film now. Very excited.
The Flickr Lounge-Tools Of The Trade
I wouldn't be able to take photos without a camera and I have to say the Nikon technology is fabulous!
Please don't use this image without my explicit permission.
© All rights reserved Luca Tabarrini.
Letizia.
Canon 1000f
Ilford hp5
Once in a while I take her off the shelf, brush off any dust and then marvel at the engineering. In the case of this Rolleiflex, they truly don't make things like they did before. I still have some negatives shot with this camera. Too bad I can't marry that Schneider Xenotar to a modern digital rig. That . . . would be amazing. Oh, yeah.
[Once again I’m writing this for the committed photographer.]
Review: David Ulrich, “Zen Camera: Creative Awakening with a Daily Practice in Photography” (Watson-Guptill, 2018) 217 pages. creativeguide.com/zen-camera/
I do hope that Jim Williams from Canada www.flickr.com/photos/55920888@N08/ doesn’t mind my quoting a recent message from him:
“The way I shoot is very deliberate - almost a Zen exercise.”
I responded that this is exactly the way I like to work too and that indeed photography is my therapy. So I said that I would write a brief review of a book I still find a source of much inspiration.
“Zen Camera employs the camera for its most noble purpose: to learn to see what is.” (p.3)
David Ulrich teaches photography at the Pacific New Media Foundation in Honolulu, Hawai’i. This book is both an inspiration and a practical workbook. Ulrich believes that discipline is required in mastering the craft of photography. The principal discipline in this workbook is to photograph every day. Real progress is only possible he believes by taking 100 to 200 photographs a week following this advice:
“Give yourself the space and luxury of the pure enjoyment of taking pictures for their own sake. Refinement and completion come in their own time. Do not edit. Do not judge. Merely watch with interest what images arise.” (p.17)
Ulrich provides the reader with plenty of his own examples, but the work of many other historic and contemporary photographers is featured as well. He is a Zen Buddhist practitioner by conviction, but everyone can learn from his method. Ulrich has a lovely shot of the Tibetan Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard taken in Hong Kong. Ricard (a former leading French scientist and son of the famous French philosopher Jean-François Revel) also practices photography as a meditative discipline. www.matthieuricard.org/en/photographies
LESSON ONE: OBSERVATION
“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.” – Dorothea Lange (1895-1965).
I love that quote. Lange of course gave us some of the most powerful images of The Great Depression. She learned to see things that most other people couldn’t, and that is the essence of great photography. So we must begin by looking.
LESSON TWO: AWARENESS
Mindfulness and heightened awareness of the world around us are the two key elements of this lesson. Training our minds to be like a camera sensor soaking in the light (both real and metaphorical). Once again Ulrich quotes one of my favourite photographers Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004):
“I believe that, through the act of living, the discovery of oneself is made concurrently with the discovery of the world around us which can mold us, but which can also be affected by us. A balance must be established between these two worlds – the one inside us and the one outside us. As the result of a constant reciprocal process, both these worlds come to form a single one. And it is this world that we must communicate.” - From “The Decisive Moment” – one of the most important books ever published on photography.
LESSON THREE: IDENTITY
“Know thyself.” – Socrates.
Here Ulrich deals with two important elements: Personal style and Authenticity. In order to communicate effectively we must find our own voice. But, it’s one voice within a community of voices (so history and context matters).
LESSON FOUR: PRACTICE
This is the central chapter of the book. All forms of success in art flow from its practice. Ulrich cites Malcolm Gladwell’s research that it takes about 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to gain mastery in a field. Nothing comes easily and one must pay their dues. This is not a popular message in a world of instant gratification. But then, that’s why our photographs are so quickly forgotten.
LESSON FIVE: MASTERY
“Freedom flourishes in a climate of discipline.” – David Ulrich.
It may seem counterintuitive, but true freedom always works within boundaries. The true “master of a discipline” can only push the boundaries once the fundamentals have been established. Two of my examples here: (1) Before ever Picasso became the master of Cubism, he had already mastered classical portraiture, and (2) Jazz musicians can only ever succeed in improvisation when they understand the rudiments of musical form.
LESSON SIX: PRESENCE
This is by far the most challenging chapter philosophically. I won’t go into detail here, but a few summary thoughts. Ulrich contrasts “spectacle” with “presence”. What do we mean by photographs with presence? We see plenty of spectacle in social media; in earlier days these sorts of pictures were referred to as “chocolate box”, but today they are probably over-processed spectacular sunsets with more than a little post-production fakery. They are made photographs to attract attention (something essential for social media success).
But “real presence”, that’s something much more difficult to achieve. It is central for instance to the Christian concept of a sacrament. Here the photograph is a representation of something ineffable behind it. You can’t quite define a photograph with presence, but you know when you see it. Try any number of Ansel Adams’ photographs. A mere landscape is somehow transformed into a meditation on the glories of nature with a minimum of darkroom fuss. The scene is spectacular, but only because the photograph reveals the TRUTH about the scene. We are brought face to face with the essence of Nature. The same with a great portrait: It reveals a truth about the character and personality of the sitter, in a way that a selfie doesn’t.
Annie Leibovitz www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQtXoseZMuo
For David Ulrich one of the keys to achieving “presence” in photography is to learn to pay attention. And this takes us back to mindfulness practice. Being awake, alive, attentive, observant, present!
It’s a great book with plenty of practical suggestions for exercises in moving beyond the snapshot to mastering the discipline of photography.
* Cover photos taken with the Leica D-Lux 7.
Banner Deluxe Compact Camera with original packing box. no film. Items for Sale. www.flickr.com/people/frenchvintagetreasures/
This was my first real camera ever. I loved it, traveled with it and took pictures of family and friend everywhere. I got it back as a sign of appreciation for so many good memories.
Esta es mi primera cámara de verdad. La adoré por años, fue mi compañera de viajes y aventuras, fuimos juntas a todas partes. Con ella compartí los mejores momentos de amigos y familiares. Ahora está conmigo de regreso, he tomado esta foto como símbolo de mi agradecimiento por tantos buenos recuerdos.
112 pictures in 2012
last week i received the most extraordinary package from my flickr friend mostlyaccidental. he'd been cleaning out his attic, and found a few things he'd rather give to a new home, than sell or throw away. he sent me a scale-model 1951 volkswagen beetle, a couple of books about vw beetles, an old green box brownie, and this little gem -- an old girl scout camera. i'm still trying to date the camera, but just looking at it makes me happy.
thank you, david! this definitely found a happy new home, even if harvey's a little camera shy.
UPDATE: this little baby's from 1957! wheeee!
Quick Camera Review
I use this camera as a street camera setup. The camera is quick and very responsive. It is an excellent camera for photos, but I don't recommend it for video shooters since there are no mic input and some minor problems with continue focusing. If you look at other reviews on the net, there are a lot of people not liking the dial's functions on the front of the camera, but I find it very useful from switching from bw to color. I don't use the creative filters, so I agree with those who say it would been good custom program the functions. Daylight IQ is great, but IQ drops when you up the ISO since it has a small micro four third sensor. The focusing is quick and accurate as long as you are not doing focus tracking.
The big question is going to be is it worth $1200 US. There are a lot of cameras on that price point which is going to out perform the Pen F, however this is the camera if you are looking for a compact, light camera system for photos with out using continuous auto focusing.
I have a Panasonic GX8 and a bunch of lenses. I was going to sell them all and move on completely with the Sony system. I was visiting a local camera store and found this camera for $850 as a store closing sell out deal. I bought it and am currently using it with the Panasonic 15mm F1.7 lens. I'm still going to sell off all of my Panasonic system, however will keep this with the 15mm lens. It is well worth $850 to me, but I don't think I would have purchased this for $1200. I will purchase the Sony a6300, a good overall camera for photo and video, if I was starting from scratch. I know the olympus and panasonic has way more lenses, but I prefer the bigger sensor. Be Aware that the Sony lenses are more costly...
I own 3 cameras: 1. iPhone 7 Plus, 2. Sony Cyber-Shot DSC RX1R M2 and 3. Leica D-LUX (type 109).
This photo is taken with the compact camera Sony Cyber-Shot DSC RX1R M2.
Full frame, mirrorless, 35mm fixed lens, f2.0.
The second photo in my stream (click to the right) is a iPhone 7 Plus photo (cameraphone).
The third photo (click to the right) in my stream is a LEICA D-LUX (type 109)(compact camera). f/1,7-2,8, 24-75mm. Micro four/thirds sensor.
Pick a choice and tell me what you think !
押入れ整理していたら出て来ました。こんなの持っているの忘れていました。就職してすぐに買ったような記憶が蘇ってきました。付いていたレンズは隣に置いてあるZoom-NIKKOR 35-105mm F3.5-4.5。こんなの持ってたなら子どもの写真はこれで撮ればよかったのに・・・持っていることをすっかり忘れていて殆ど使ってません。電池を買ってきて入れたら露出計は動きました。ファインダーを覗くとぽちぽちとゴミが見えるけれどデジカメじゃないから大丈夫でしょうか？蓋を開けてみると遮光用黒スポンジが劣化して剥落しています。使えるかな？