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Post by mohs on Aug 9, 2021 17:21:43 GMT -5
mellow mesquite palo flash flood South side of South Mountain I’m really enjoying all the technical camera talk I fear I’m dense like a rock Goes way over mohscogs So I’m not going to invest to much money going to buy a used pawned Nikon Full auto hopefully here my choices Nikon 1 Nikon CoolPix 500 series roll of the dice? hey jamesp think I'll go with the Nikon coolpix I just saw that the viewing screen can be pulled out to an adjustable angle that would be great cause I like too take pics at low angles especially of tall objects I been using a small folding step ladder to get down low to size up the image a adjustable pull out view finder may help with that
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Post by stonemon on Aug 9, 2021 18:23:42 GMT -5
Been working a lot... but not in the rock shop! Hopefully dried in next week at 106 degrees from hell. I cannot stop losing weight. wearing size 34 jeans for the first time since junior high. 6 foot 4 and shrinking.....
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Post by Pat on Aug 9, 2021 18:30:31 GMT -5
Been working a lot... but not in the rock shop! Hopefully dried in next week at 106 degrees from hell. I cannot stop losing weight. wearing size 34 jeans for the first time since junior high. 6 foot 4 and shrinking..... Husband, 6’3” has same problem. Donuts help more than anything. Cookies secondly. Plus regular healthy meals. Plus daily Gatorade.
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Post by stonemon on Aug 9, 2021 18:33:16 GMT -5
Can't eat wheat... Hashimoto's...
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Post by mohs on Aug 9, 2021 20:11:39 GMT -5
Phoenix as lots mirrored high rises haven’t figured out the best angles, time of day, or other settings pretty sure there are some cool images to be captured thanks for looking Ed
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Post by jamesp on Aug 10, 2021 7:09:18 GMT -5
mellow mesquite palo flash flood South side of South Mountain I’m really enjoying all the technical camera talk I fear I’m dense like a rock Goes way over mohscogs So I’m not going to invest to much money going to buy a used pawned Nikon Full auto hopefully here my choices Nikon 1 Nikon CoolPix 500 series roll of the dice? Fine choices Ed. Most any digital Nikon/Canon/Sony/Panosonic within the past 5 to 7 years(and older) are going to be great cameras. Just make sure they are in good shape and don't have mildew in/on the lenses. Mildew may not be a problem in Arizona, most used Georgia cameras have a crop of mildew, a little is OK, a lot messes w/photo quality.
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Post by jamesp on Aug 10, 2021 9:28:50 GMT -5
This is my Dad's hand me down 1957 Rolleicord. I used this camera from age 15 to 25. I had no choice but to learn in manual. It only held film for 12 photos, had to get them right ! Big 2.25" film wasn't cheap...This old camera is known for taking fine photos, prices for used units ranging from $400 to $700. Still quite popular and still being used ! This one fully functional. Still have warranty card/documentation as Dad filled it out in 1958. Note Synchro-Compur, if shutter speed is moved the corresponding f-stop is synchronized to it and moves with it. Timed shutter release and remote shutter control connection. Xenar lenses. Depth of field at given f-stop calibrated on focus knob. ASA/DIN film speed reminder settings. Exposure info at given lighting conditions
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Post by Rockindad on Aug 10, 2021 9:47:58 GMT -5
This is my Dad's hand me down 1957 Rolleicord. I used this camera from age 15 to 25. I had no choice but to learn in manual. It only held film for 12 photos, had to get them right ! Big 2.25" film wasn't cheap...This old camera is known for taking fine photos, prices for used units ranging from $400 to $700. Still quite popular and still being used ! This one fully functional. Still have warranty card/documentation as Dad filled it out in 1958. Note Synchro-Compur, if shutter speed is moved the corresponding f-stop is synchronized to it and moves with it. Timed shutter release and remote shutter control connection. Xenar lenses. Depth of field at given f-stop calibrated on focus knob. ASA/DIN film speed reminder settings. Exposure info at given lighting conditions Yep, still available, but to have one with the original documents, box, case etc. that was your dad’s is awesome. Was going to say “Price-less” but that is pretty bad.
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Post by mohs on Aug 10, 2021 9:57:54 GMT -5
sweet! jamesp ! does that camera have the capability to take color ? and as general question is color just a matter of the type of film ? o and what are the battery and extension cord about Thank James!
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Post by pizzano on Aug 10, 2021 11:36:50 GMT -5
This is my Dad's hand me down 1957 Rolleicord. I used this camera from age 15 to 25. I had no choice but to learn in manual. It only held film for 12 photos, had to get them right ! Big 2.25" film wasn't cheap...This old camera is known for taking fine photos, prices for used units ranging from $400 to $700. Still quite popular and still being used ! This one fully functional. Still have warranty card/documentation as Dad filled it out in 1958. Note Synchro-Compur, if shutter speed is moved the corresponding f-stop is synchronized to it and moves with it. Timed shutter release and remote shutter control connection. Xenar lenses. Depth of field at given f-stop calibrated on focus knob. ASA/DIN film speed reminder settings. Exposure info at given lighting conditions I remember my Dad owning a Hasselblad 500c back in the late 50's.....and when I was in High School Photo classes (late 60's), we were still using the 500c camera to learn on......My Dad never let me touch his and I don't know what happened to it......He also had a Yashica 44, which I never got to use. My Brother has it now, collecting dust. I eventually bought my own Kodak Brownie 44a my Junior year in HS.........then in 1976, my first real 35mm, the Pentax K1000 (used)........I was in heaven, but cash strapped, so it took awhile before lens up-grades came about. I wore out the film advancement lever and roller wheels on the 1st K1000, so 3yrs later bought another brand new one........used it for 10 more years, modifying it along the way. Then went through various P&S 35mm, along came the Nikon F65 (also known as the N65), then the Olympus and finally now the Nikon D7000.........I'm still behind the tech advancement curve, but boy, I've learned a lot along the way.......lol
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Post by jamesp on Aug 10, 2021 13:11:14 GMT -5
Priceless works great for me, thanks. That camera is cherished Rockindad. It was my father's and it was my intro into photography. All my kid and sibling photos from 1957 to about 1964 are square due to the square format. Vivid 8x10's and larger were not a problem due to the large negatives.
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Post by jamesp on Aug 10, 2021 13:17:27 GMT -5
sweet! jamesp ! does that camera have the capability to take color ? and as general question is color just a matter of the type of film ? o and what are the battery and extension cord about Thank James! I don't know when color 120 film was introduced but yes it does color fine Ed. Yes, color film required. I only have black and whites Dad took from 57' to 64', color must have come along shortly after. The camera is totally manual, no batteries needed. It may have a flash hook up, perhaps at lower left of front side. Not sure.
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Post by jamesp on Aug 10, 2021 13:46:43 GMT -5
The Hasselblad is a prize pizzano. Any thing made by that company would be desirable. The final 500C was launched around 1957 too and still command high prices used. The Yashica 44 is also a prize. Your Dad had great taste. About 2000 Dad picked up the unusual Olympus 20P Camedia 5 Mega. He was computer savvy so it worked well for him. He dove head first into digital photography with that unit and never looked back at film. Left me behind with my Pentax film 35mm. Little brother ended up owning the Olympus. Wife introduced us to digital late 2000 with a Nikon D70. She had gained confidence with digital using a Sony Mavica at work for about 5 years before that and dived into a big upgrade with a Nikon D70. We were blown away by it's capabilities.
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Post by mohs on Aug 10, 2021 13:57:04 GMT -5
right on james seems reasonable that the battery would be for the flash o yeah I also assume that the moss problem would be on the inside of the lens got the Nikon Cool Pix ! I'm stoked bout the adjustable view screen ...
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Post by jamesp on Aug 10, 2021 16:11:43 GMT -5
right on james seems reasonable that the battery would be for the flash o yeah I also assume that the moss problem would be on the inside of the lens got the Nikon Cool Pix ! I'm stoked bout the adjustable view screen ... Looking forward to mohtography. Moss can be on both sides possibly, but that on the inside is the problem.
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Post by pizzano on Aug 10, 2021 16:12:17 GMT -5
The Hasselblad is a prize pizzano . Any thing made by that company would be desirable. The final 500C was launched around 1957 too and still command high prices used. The Yashica 44 is also a prize. Your Dad had great taste. About 2000 Dad picked up the unusual Olympus 20P Camedia 5 Mega. He was computer savvy so it worked well for him. He dove head first into digital photography with that unit and never looked back at film. Left me behind with my Pentax film 35mm. Little brother ended up owning the Olympus. Wife introduced us to digital late 2000 with a Nikon D70. She had gained confidence with digital using a Sony Mavica at work for about 5 years before that and dived into a big upgrade with a Nikon D70. We were blown away by it's capabilities. From what I learned from Pop's stories, he got involved in photography while in the Navy stationed in Japan (1946-1952).....he had many Japanese pocket size camera's, and collected/acquired those two prizes later on after he started a business & family, (along with his knife/sword collection)........I can still remember the family photo sessions every holiday, birthday.....you name it. He had 6 kids and the "farm" to shoot all the time.......we got quite used to him snapping candid's.....Mom was annoyed by it all........lol....He even built himself a dark room, hit the pawn shops and thrift stores, and acquired all the equipment. It was only the chemical costs that finally ended that aspect (was into that for about 3yrs).......He was a great teacher of life, not so much technical, highly skilled stuff......this from a guy who only had a formal education up to the 8th grade and still spoke with a broken Brooklyn Italian accent up until he passed away at 57yrs.....got his GED in the Navy.....He left me (us) with a few physical treasures.......mostly spiritual, practical, knowledge and wisdom based gifts. I find it intriguing that many from "our" generation, picked up from where our parents left off, many skills/hobbies, tastes and behavior's....I fear we are the last of that breed.....and we have been able to (despite societies) pressure, pass some of that onto our kids, even if it's only half of what we absorbed growing up. Half is 110% more than what most kids are getting today, or for that past 15-20yrs......!
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Post by pizzano on Aug 10, 2021 16:19:13 GMT -5
right on james seems reasonable that the battery would be for the flash o yeah I also assume that the moss problem would be on the inside of the lens got the Nikon Cool Pix ! I'm stoked bout the adjustable view screen ... Right On Gumba............your world through another lens.......!...........Very Happy For You......Felice per Te.....!
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Post by amygdule on Aug 10, 2021 16:25:43 GMT -5
Cirsium arvense
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Post by mohs on Aug 10, 2021 16:44:54 GMT -5
Found this downed Saguaro My plan is to deep bury it! Come back in few millions years & photograph petrified saguaro Of course, we all know how the best-laid plans go...mostly even more interesting behind the saguaro is a big chunk of dark color --what I think is--- mafic hornblende right next to felsic diorite o my i think I lied that may be a downed palm have to go to Plan B don't think the Nikon's stability features are as good has Canon's I'm to shaky so I'll really have to concentrate on that
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Post by mohs on Aug 10, 2021 21:53:07 GMT -5
Here the rocks behind the palm What I would call a granitic diorite & a dark hornblende if so- its unusual - as the grantitic is igneous and the other a metamorphic how they came to be sidexside and mohs sexy leg
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