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I never owned or used a zoom lens until I went from film to digital.    My film systems were Leica/Canon screw thread, Zeiss Contarex and Nikonos.    So all my lenses were primes.   Over several+ ...

Another vote for the TG series, in my case the TG-4.   I am neither a diver nor a snorkeler, but I live in the mountains and am a fly fisherman.    So I am on and in the water, even a couple of ...

FWIW, I achieved the effect I wanted by progressively reducing EV during a sunset on Carmel beach in 2017.   The progressive EV reductions were to bracket my exposures, then see what looked and ...

I do all my own printing.   The end product of photography for me is a print I can put on the wall.   I want to be able to control the process all the way through, and printing my own is part of ...

I am not directly trying to emulate anyone, but there are several photographers whose work I greatly admire.    They do inspire me to keep pushing myself because when I look at their work I ...

I have several different brands over several different formats.   Just sort of evolved that way from a loose horses for courses perspective (emphasis on loose).   I like everything I have and I ...

Mira, Rather than throwing in a stink bomb you have interjected some common sense (which may be as well received as a stink bomb to those committed to adversarial format partisanship).   I have ...

Bill, I should have been clearer; the image I converted to b/w was the exterior of the church, and my location was very similar to yours.    I think you are right though to do some experimenting ...

Bill, I think it would be presumptuous of me to post one of my photos in your thread, so I have not done so.   That said, I have almost the same view of the church that you posted, which I have ...

On a needlessly peripheral note (read that as useless), I have a couple of old Kodak straps (Kodak yellow with what appear to be individual film frames, each bearing the name Kodak, so they look ...

Both photographer and gear matter, and if all goes well, there is synergy between the two.   I came to digital photography from a film background using Leica/Canon screw thread equipment.   That ...

I must be missing something here because I have no concern either way about photographers chimping.    Apparently at least one other does though, and again, the reason why is beyond my limited ...

These pliers can be easily modulated to give sufficient grip pressure without distortion. That is their advantage.  I use them for just that purpose; enough grip to get the leverage needed without ...

You probably just need something to provide a little more grip.   A filter wrench might do the job.  I have an adjustable pliers which lets me set the jaw size.   The jaws are curved and have soft ...

While I was reading this thread, strictly for amusement since I don't have a dog in this fight, a reason arrived (literally) on my doorstep.   I had a film crew show up by appointment to interview ...

My favorite lens is the silver 18-200mm.   It is a bit bulky, but I find I need the extra reach often enough that if I am without it I will miss an opportunity.    The attached photo exemplifies ...

This comment has never bothered me.   I take it as a compliment.    Sometimes I respond by saying that yes, I do have an excellent camera, if that is what I used.   But in many cases I have used a ...

This is a short-sighted, and unnecessarily narrow viewpoint.   I have several tough cameras which were unavailable with viewfinders until the recent Lumix introduction.   I need this type of ...

My first digital camera shot only JPEG, so that is where I had to learn post-processing (via PSE).   Since I had a long background in film, it was and is my habit to get it right (at least as ...

tcg550 nailed it, at least for me; "...older folks understand that their older gear does not stop working every time new technology comes out".   I am older, as is my equipment.   I have several ...