Yup. Every now and then we just 'chew the cud' - it may be about health issues, it may be more about a trip than the photos.
I don't know about that, for me anyway.But it is interesting to try to understand why. It is interesting to try to understand how the marketing people play with our minds.I have no interest in vinyl nor in film photography.The vinyl record renaissance is a phenomenon I find difficult to understand as a consumer of these dammed things when they were the main support for music.Possible.
The Vinyl Revival (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinyl_revival) was something unexpected that happened.
In the US, sales went from 1 million in 2007 to 14 millions in 2017. Suprisingly, more than half of the vinly buyers are young adults under 25. It's still a niche in the music market, but it's a true revival.
A similar tendency could well happen with photography, and recent prices hike of analog cameras (I've noticed it too) could be an indicator.
It would still be a niche market, but you're right, old stuff from the 70-80's could suddenly worth more than digital stuff from 5 years ago.
Interesting
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Cheers,
Frederic
http://www.azurphoto.com/
I remember in the eighties those horrible thinner than thin, often pre-warped records, that were just so easy to damage. I was glad to see them go to what I thought was the dustbin of history.
I bought a CD player the day after hearing one at a friend’s house. It was great to hear music without eggs frying in the background.
The Vinyl rebirth is born out of pure marketing hype. Just for starters you need a very good system to even attempt to hear any difference or the alleged “warmer” sound. God knows what one hears on the crappy record decks/amps I see being sold in our big box stores.
The problem with CD’s is the quality of the mastering. Some of the older remasters to CD were/are terrible.
I have it on good authority from a musical consultant to one of Italy’s leading Opera houses that the sound one gets from well mastered disks like those of ECM are much better than one can find on vinyl. The “warmer” vinyl sound is in fact distortion. In fact most new Jazz CD’s I buy have fantastic sound, the compressed loud sound on Pop CD’s is another thing, just deliberately poor mastering made for Low Fi sources.
Here is an interesting link.
With exception of large format film, I see little point in using film these days. I wish that I could have had a great digital camera when I took these shots . The freedom to shoot far more would have gotten me even more good pictures.
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http://nigelvoak.blogspot.it/
https://momenti-indecisivi.blogspot.it/
It was just a general observation of two similar absurd tendencies, revival of old stuff for hipsters or nostalgics, which make prices of old outdated stuff suddenly rise and being more expensive than modern stuff.
I think this stuff is a reaction against the constant update culture.I find this absolutely hilarious in the context of a gear forum where most call for constant updates
Actually, it's the SOURCE that's most important, followed by amp and pre-amp, then speakers.
It really depends on the producer and engineers and recording site. Although, I have some excellent ECM recordings, but not all are great. LINN, Glossa, Harmonia Mundi…
To say the least!
Exactly.
Possible.
The Vinyl Revival (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinyl_revival) was something unexpected that happened.
In the US, sales went from 1 million in 2007 to 14 millions in 2017. Suprisingly, more than half of the vinly buyers are young adults under 25. It's still a niche in the music market, but it's a true revival.
A similar tendency could well happen with photography, and recent prices hike of analog cameras (I've noticed it too) could be an indicator.
It would still be a niche market, but you're right, old stuff from the 70-80's could suddenly worth more than digital stuff from 5 years ago.
Interesting
Same goes for the old (vintage) receivers; the prices at least quadrupled in the past several years, and it is almost like an investment these days. Although I must admit I absolutely love the clarity and the tone that some of them do produce; Sansui and Marantz especially.
Unlikely. The sensor technology is way too far from the film chemistry. It may happen so that the tech will revert and step back a bit, or take some different direction altogether, but going back to film - I don't think so.
For collectors. Just like the original Apple can be worth more than it was sold to the first buyer for. That is not for the every day's use though.
Interesting
Possible.
The Vinyl Revival (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinyl_revival) was something unexpected that happened.
In the US, sales went from 1 million in 2007 to 14 millions in 2017. Suprisingly, more than half of the vinly buyers are young adults under 25. It's still a niche in the music market, but it's a true revival.
A similar tendency could well happen with photography, and recent prices hike of analog cameras (I've noticed it too) could be an indicator.
It would still be a niche market, but you're right, old stuff from the 70-80's could suddenly worth more than digital stuff from 5 years ago.
Interesting
Yes, I agree, but...Ha, that is the interesting point.But it is interesting to try to understand why. It is interesting to try to understand how the marketing people play with our minds.I have no interest in vinyl nor in film photography.The vinyl record renaissance is a phenomenon I find difficult to understand as a consumer of these dammed things when they were the main support for music.Possible.
The Vinyl Revival (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinyl_revival) was something unexpected that happened.
In the US, sales went from 1 million in 2007 to 14 millions in 2017. Suprisingly, more than half of the vinly buyers are young adults under 25. It's still a niche in the music market, but it's a true revival.
A similar tendency could well happen with photography, and recent prices hike of analog cameras (I've noticed it too) could be an indicator.
It would still be a niche market, but you're right, old stuff from the 70-80's could suddenly worth more than digital stuff from 5 years ago.
Interesting
--
Cheers,
Frederic
http://www.azurphoto.com/
I remember in the eighties those horrible thinner than thin, often pre-warped records, that were just so easy to damage. I was glad to see them go to what I thought was the dustbin of history.
I bought a CD player the day after hearing one at a friend’s house. It was great to hear music without eggs frying in the background.
The Vinyl rebirth is born out of pure marketing hype. Just for starters you need a very good system to even attempt to hear any difference or the alleged “warmer” sound. God knows what one hears on the crappy record decks/amps I see being sold in our big box stores.
The problem with CD’s is the quality of the mastering. Some of the older remasters to CD were/are terrible.
I have it on good authority from a musical consultant to one of Italy’s leading Opera houses that the sound one gets from well mastered disks like those of ECM are much better than one can find on vinyl. The “warmer” vinyl sound is in fact distortion. In fact most new Jazz CD’s I buy have fantastic sound, the compressed loud sound on Pop CD’s is another thing, just deliberately poor mastering made for Low Fi sources.
Here is an interesting link.
With exception of large format film, I see little point in using film these days. I wish that I could have had a great digital camera when I took these shots . The freedom to shoot far more would have gotten me even more good pictures.
--
http://nigelvoak.blogspot.it/
https://momenti-indecisivi.blogspot.it/
It was just a general observation of two similar absurd tendencies, revival of old stuff for hipsters or nostalgics, which make prices of old outdated stuff suddenly rise and being more expensive than modern stuff.
Possibly. Planned obscolescence has disgusted many people, and they are looking back when stuff was made to last.I think this stuff is a reaction against the constant update culture.I find this absolutely hilarious in the context of a gear forum where most call for constant updates
Cameras from the last century like your old Pentax can still work flawlessly, when some cheaply made digital cameras die after less than 5 years use.
But the most interesting point is percieved planned obscolescence, when the customer feels that a perfectly working camera is outaded because a new model is out. This mindset has been implemented in our minds by maketing people, and propagated by reviewers, often calling a 2 years old camera "long in the tooth".
We live in a society where just about everyone we deal with, in terms of purchasing goods and services, are out to fleece us if we let them.
Where's the page? And 4x5 is large format, no MF.
A Nikkormat was my first camera. My brother bought a couple in Thailand in 1971 while on R&R from Viet Nam, and my parents bought one from him to give to me for my Christmas, birthday, and H.S. graduation present. I still have it. Here it is on a chess board with half of the chess set I made out of the old-style aluminum film cans (I can still remember what those smelled like!).
I just watched "Kodachrome" last night and enjoyed it, though I think the writer and director missed some opportunities. For instance, I really wanted to see the last photos taken by the Ed Harris character during that road trip.
I threw away my last 10 rolls of Kodachrome. :-(
Almost watched that last weekend but my daughter vetoed it... it's on my to watch list now!
Totally agree. Wanted to see the photos of the girl in the RV (Caravan for you left side drivers) from the trip. I thought that was totally a "Kodachrome" moment. Plus, I thought they were going to do the curated show as the ending instead of the love connection.
tell her it's a chick-flick.
