How Many Cameras Do You Own?

rurikw said:

Film

1. Praktica FX
2. Pentax SP II
3. Canon F-1
4. Yashica T4
5. Rolleicord III

Of these only the Yashica has seen any serious use. The Pentax I got just before going digital to replace my broken Spotmatic F, maybe a couple of films. The others have yet to be loaded.

Digital

1. Nikon Coolpix 5000
2. Sony R1
3. Panasonic GX7
4. Panasonic G9
5. Panasonic S5
6. Sigma Merrill DP1
7. Sigma Merrill DP2
8. Sigma Merrill DP3
9. iPhone 4S
10. Samsung Galaxy S6
11. DJI Mavic pro

All of these have seen more or less heavy use except the newly acquired S5. The Nikon, Sony, iPhone and GX7 are retired. The Sigmas tend to gather dust nowadays despite the superb IQ. Convenience has become too important.

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Mika Y. said:

I guess there are four cameras that I use with some frequently; 5D mk IV, R7, astromodified 650D and a smartphone. Each of them kind of has their own niche.

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greenmanphoto said:

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InkedMarie said:

I don’t fly fish but my husband and oldest son do. So does my 14yr old granddaughter. My son has made a few fly rods, for himself, his daughter & my husband. Both of them tie flies and keep my husband supplied.

Fly fishing is so graceful. For me, it’s a lasso so I stick to rod & reel lol

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You are most fortunate to have a fly fishing family. My bride took it up after I had been doing it for a while. She is naturally athletic, grew up as a tomboy, cheerleader in high school and college, as much of an outdoor person as I am. Not surprising then that she has an extremely graceful casting stroke. We have fished together on a lake and she would call me over to net and then release a trout she had just caught. Of course I was able to squeeze in time to do this since I was not catching. Humbling, to say the least.

At least she didn't have fly reel GAS.

So get one of your skilled family members to teach you the basics, and you too might get hooked.

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I don't walk around fishing people with a protest sign, but the whole concept of torturing sentient animals by tricking them into swallowing a sharp hook, lifting them up in the air so that their entire weight is hanging by the hook that is stuck in their throat (imagine if someone did that to you, for their own enjoyment), and then removing the hook and throwing the struggling fish back into the river with a gaping wound in its throat, is barbaric. And some people do this purely for their personal enjoyment, rather than to put food on their table? No wonder we can't stop destroying this planet.

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I'm not a fisherman per se, but they are one of my favorite foods. People have been eating fish for thousands of years and the planet is still here. Other things going on around for just the past couple hundred years are much more likely to contribute to the planets destruction. Like the pollution created by our vehicles, generating electricity, keeping our homes warm. Heck even by camera manufacturers.

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JJMarz,

Chris Noble's point wasn't against fishing for food. He even stated that, more or less, with his comment regarding putting food on the table. Rather, his point was with regards to those people that fish for the sheer enjoyment they get and then release the fish. Bass fishermen do this much of the time, as do others, at various times. His point is that some are causing pain to another being simply for their own amusement. If you catch fish, or hunt, in order to feed yourself and your family (if you have one), then I believe he feels that's a different situation. It's not needlessly causing another being pain.

Sam

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Mackiesback said:

greenmanphoto said:

jjmarz said:

Chris Noble said:

PhotoMac503 said:

RetCapt said:

InkedMarie said:

I don’t fly fish but my husband and oldest son do. So does my 14yr old granddaughter. My son has made a few fly rods, for himself, his daughter & my husband. Both of them tie flies and keep my husband supplied.

Fly fishing is so graceful. For me, it’s a lasso so I stick to rod & reel lol

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You are most fortunate to have a fly fishing family. My bride took it up after I had been doing it for a while. She is naturally athletic, grew up as a tomboy, cheerleader in high school and college, as much of an outdoor person as I am. Not surprising then that she has an extremely graceful casting stroke. We have fished together on a lake and she would call me over to net and then release a trout she had just caught. Of course I was able to squeeze in time to do this since I was not catching. Humbling, to say the least.

At least she didn't have fly reel GAS.

So get one of your skilled family members to teach you the basics, and you too might get hooked.

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I don't walk around fishing people with a protest sign, but the whole concept of torturing sentient animals by tricking them into swallowing a sharp hook, lifting them up in the air so that their entire weight is hanging by the hook that is stuck in their throat (imagine if someone did that to you, for their own enjoyment), and then removing the hook and throwing the struggling fish back into the river with a gaping wound in its throat, is barbaric. And some people do this purely for their personal enjoyment, rather than to put food on their table? No wonder we can't stop destroying this planet.

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I'm not a fisherman per se, but they are one of my favorite foods. People have been eating fish for thousands of years and the planet is still here. Other things going on around for just the past couple hundred years are much more likely to contribute to the planets destruction. Like the pollution created by our vehicles, generating electricity, keeping our homes warm. Heck even by camera manufacturers.

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JJMarz,

Chris Noble's point wasn't against fishing for food. He even stated that, more or less, with his comment regarding putting food on the table. Rather, his point was with regards to those people that fish for the sheer enjoyment they get and then release the fish. Bass fishermen do this much of the time, as do others, at various times. His point is that some are causing pain to another being simply for their own amusement. If you catch fish, or hunt, in order to feed yourself and your family (if you have one), then I believe he feels that's a different situation. It's not needlessly causing another being pain.

Sam

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Yeah, I got his point for sure, but where do we draw the line? If people are going to rip on sport fishing because it causes unnecessary pain for pleasure, they better be one lean mofacky because that extra cheeseburger they just ate for pleasure caused pain too. Its a pretty slippery slope in a world of 8 billion people.

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one blind eye said:

1. And it’s an iPhone 14 Pro Max. Stand-alone cameras are for old farts.

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one blind eye said:

1. And it’s an iPhone 14 Pro Max. Stand-alone cameras are for old farts.

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Rock and Rollei said:

one blind eye said:

1. And it’s an iPhone 14 Pro Max. Stand-alone cameras are for old farts.

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Does that mean that iPhones are for little sh*ts?

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one blind eye said:

Computational photography is the future.

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Brian Chichester said:

one blind eye said:

Computational photography is the future.

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The future is what you make it. You can have as much or as little computational photography as you want.

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one blind eye said:

Rock and Rollei said:

one blind eye said:

1. And it’s an iPhone 14 Pro Max. Stand-alone cameras are for old farts.

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Does that mean that iPhones are for little sh*ts?

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Yep. That’ is why DPR is shutting down. Look at digital camera sales. On the downhill slope. Going to be extinct like the dinosaurs. Computational photography is the future.

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Mackiesback said:

one blind eye said:

Rock and Rollei said:

one blind eye said:

1. And it’s an iPhone 14 Pro Max. Stand-alone cameras are for old farts.

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Does that mean that iPhones are for little sh*ts?

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Yep. That’ is why DPR is shutting down. Look at digital camera sales. On the downhill slope. Going to be extinct like the dinosaurs. Computational photography is the future.

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I kinda feel like these are last day posts.

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Halina123 said:

Mackiesback said:

one blind eye said:

Rock and Rollei said:

one blind eye said:

1. And it’s an iPhone 14 Pro Max. Stand-alone cameras are for old farts.

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Does that mean that iPhones are for little sh*ts?

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Yep. That’ is why DPR is shutting down. Look at digital camera sales. On the downhill slope. Going to be extinct like the dinosaurs. Computational photography is the future.

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I kinda feel like these are last day posts.

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End of an era,

End of the world.

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one blind eye said:

1. And it’s an iPhone 14 Pro Max. Stand-alone cameras are for old farts.

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Shooters on My Squad said:

one blind eye said:

1. And it’s an iPhone 14 Pro Max. Stand-alone cameras are for old farts.

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Interesting perspective, but a little bit short sighted. Not only old farts use camera bodies.

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Starflash127 said:

Over 10 operable digital, a few film cameras of unknown condition and some antiques older than me (80).


Used these over 50 years ago.

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Rock and Rollei said:

Shooters on My Squad said:

one blind eye said:

1. And it’s an iPhone 14 Pro Max. Stand-alone cameras are for old farts.

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Interesting perspective, but a little bit short sighted. Not only old farts use camera bodies.

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Might be the last day, but still don't feed the troll.

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