thank you! we'll see what's coming out of that. i mean i know the zeiss and voightlander are manual focusing cameras so i can only blame myself if focusi is not achieved.
it takes a bit of practice, that's all. there's also another difference: the canon film camera that i have is ttl so when focusing, i can see what i'm doing; the zeiss and voightlander are not ttl and not really rangefinders either so focusing is a guess. that is all the fun
I really like the third image. 😊 I’ve a Russian Fed 4 that I’m nervous of using - it’s very heavy and solid, and compared to my Pentax quite complex to use. One day…
very short time after i picked a camera either something changed or i start to realise that my head, my mind is working visually. i remember the faces of people that i photograph but i don't remember their names. also it is interesting to see what is happening in time as this is my very first diary, never kept one in my life
I have 6 door stops at this point. Yours are probably way more interesting than mine. My favorite is a fisheye Lomo that I didn't use for a few years and the batteries leaked and dissolved the connections, so it's unusable. I loved playing with that camera.
I have to say that I actually quite like the results. I understand that when you envision something different, especially with focus, and it doesn't work, it's of course disappointing, but I kind of like the imperfection of these images. Maybe, after a break, you can try again sometime.
I like your attitude. Sorry it didn‘t work out.
I hope you have better luck with the trusty Germans! 😉
thank you! we'll see what's coming out of that. i mean i know the zeiss and voightlander are manual focusing cameras so i can only blame myself if focusi is not achieved.
That is the reason why I always struggle using manual camera / lenses. I usually screw up the focus…
it takes a bit of practice, that's all. there's also another difference: the canon film camera that i have is ttl so when focusing, i can see what i'm doing; the zeiss and voightlander are not ttl and not really rangefinders either so focusing is a guess. that is all the fun
I really like the third image. 😊 I’ve a Russian Fed 4 that I’m nervous of using - it’s very heavy and solid, and compared to my Pentax quite complex to use. One day…
when that one day comes, show us the results
With you photo diary, do you also keep notes separately?
no, there are no notes, it is 100% visual. some of the images will be the subject of a future post.
notes and film cameras are again the subject of a future post - no spoiler alert here 😁
That’s amazing. Would the feeling evoked by the picture be the same each time you look at it? How would you remember your thoughts around each image?
very short time after i picked a camera either something changed or i start to realise that my head, my mind is working visually. i remember the faces of people that i photograph but i don't remember their names. also it is interesting to see what is happening in time as this is my very first diary, never kept one in my life
An image stays with you names not so much.
It sounds like you have been collecting bookends or door stops for future eBay sales. Do you have any plans on collecting cameras one day? 😉
that plan started long ago 😁
i even have aps cameras that i can't use as kodak doesn't make aps film anymore
I have 6 door stops at this point. Yours are probably way more interesting than mine. My favorite is a fisheye Lomo that I didn't use for a few years and the batteries leaked and dissolved the connections, so it's unusable. I loved playing with that camera.
someday i'll make a list of my collection
Can't go wrong with German cameras!
they never fail to amaze me every time i'm using them, unbelievable pieces of machinery.
I have to say that I actually quite like the results. I understand that when you envision something different, especially with focus, and it doesn't work, it's of course disappointing, but I kind of like the imperfection of these images. Maybe, after a break, you can try again sometime.
i took on board what susanne suggested in part 1: keep using the ricoh but change the mindset by looking to make images out of focus