The return of the old guy.

[Droogie45]

Why is this in the m43 forum?

 

[NCV]

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.

The closing credits were nice, though, featuring photos from Steve McCurry's "last roll of Kodachrome" project.

I threw away my last 10 rolls of Kodachrome. :-(

The Kodachrome slides I took in London more than 30 years ago are still as perfect as the day they arrived in the yellow envelope. Agfa and some others have turned purple.

 

[Sup Mylo]

Ahh, yes, the old Minox 16mm, right?

 

[will focus]

Ahh, yes, the old Minox 16mm, right?

No, smaller than that, 8x11mm.

 

[zuikowesty]

I like manual transmissions, manual chokes, self-winding mechanical watches.

So do I for cars; far more fun to drive, But my Omega Speedmaster is more a question of male jewellery and the appreciation of fine engineering.

I have always had a bit of a hate thing against vinyl records. I bought lots of them and they were difficult to keep pristine.

My solution was to buy the best tape deck I could get - a Nakamichi - and record them on my Dad's Rega Planar turntable back in the 80s. Better than CD sound back in the 80s and 90s. The tapedeck and turntable are now gone, but my vinyl is still around. Most have only been played a few times. If I ever get a decent turntable they might come put again. There is a reason that even the best studios still run audio through analog gear at some point in the chain. Our AVID S6 console (one of the most advanced digital consoles) at work has a rack of analog preamps behind it.

Won't go without a smartphone though...

 

[Roger Engelken]

Perhaps because it is much better than many of the threads that come by here. You can always look elsewhere for threads to your liking.

 

[zuikowesty]

Am I right in thinking that there is a certain revival of analogue photography?

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

 

[AlainAntoineTurgeon]

Thank you for the 2 links.
I kept all my film cameras except the Fujica ST-801 that betrayed me in Florence in 1988, I then sold the cameras and lenses to go back to Nikon that would have saved me on that ocasion because you can always use it without electronics. The lens I use adapted is the 55 micro-nikkor. I still have to digitize my B&W negatives and am halfway throug the slides. My time is getting more precious as I am getting less young (61) so I am not looking to more darkroom in future.
Friendly,

 

[MShot]

What happened to my original, complete, and unopened collection of Beatles albums - still in the cellophane wrapper, bought when the band broke up?

Did I give them to the salvation army with my turntable for a tax write off?

Oh, my

 

[zuikowesty]

What happened to my original, complete, and unopened collection of Beatles albums - still in the cellophane wrapper, bought when the band broke up?

I have the White album on 8 track... will that help?

Did I give them to the salvation army with my turntable for a tax write off?

Oh, my

 

[zuikowesty]

A mechanical SLR like the SP1000 can be useful if you are going to be away from battery charging opportunities for a long while. < snip >

I made a remark like this a few years ago in a thread that was talking about going on safari or up the Amazon or some such. I was quickly corrected by a long-time professional photographer who said you can pack charged batteries and memory cards for tens of thousands of digital images in much less space than you can with film. And the digital stuff is much easier to keep waterproof, too.

This would certainly be true for cameras with optical viewfinders that only require battery power to run the meter and shutter, perhaps less so for mirrorless cameras that need to run screens all the time.

While the thought of personally buying 50 (say) OMD batteries would drive me out looking for another job, in the context of a trip up the Amazon it might be a trivial extra cost. Especially if you factor in the saving of film processing costs, and the ability to sell batteries and cards at the end of the trip.

I carry a solar charger and battery pack that works well. There is also a wood fueled campstove with USB ports that I have considered for my van, as naphtha becomes more difficult to get. It is small enough for hiking.

 

[MShot]

It will help somebody somewhere. Thanks for offering if you are.

I saw somewhere one of these unwrapped albums supposed to have sold for $150,000. If so, a complete set a such is a nice retirement package.

 

[Guy Parsons]

Almost watched that last weekend but my daughter vetoed it... it's on my to watch list now!

tell her it's a chick-flick.

With a title like that it's a click-flick.

 

[RobbieBear]

A mechanical SLR like the SP1000 can be useful if you are going to be away from battery charging opportunities for a long while. < snip >

I made a remark like this a few years ago in a thread that was talking about going on safari or up the Amazon or some such. I was quickly corrected by a long-time professional photographer who said you can pack charged batteries and memory cards for tens of thousands of digital images in much less space than you can with film. And the digital stuff is much easier to keep waterproof, too.

And don't forget the trauma of film being ruined going through airport scanners.

This would certainly be true for cameras with optical viewfinders that only require battery power to run the meter and shutter, perhaps less so for mirrorless cameras that need to run screens all the time.

While the thought of personally buying 50 (say) OMD batteries would drive me out looking for another job, in the context of a trip up the Amazon it might be a trivial extra cost. Especially if you factor in the saving of film processing costs, and the ability to sell batteries and cards at the end of the trip.

 

[RobbieBear]

Almost watched that last weekend but my daughter vetoed it... it's on my to watch list now!

tell her it's a chick-flick.

With a title like that it's a click-flick.

Such transparency in your response

 

[Kato777]

Interesting link, I agree with most of his points but not all. Nice compilation of some of the crazier audio-fool behaviours.