Hello, my name is Scott and I'm a photoholic.

Battou · Sep 23, 2008

monkeykoder said:
It isn't like it is rocket science as long as you have a decently exposed negative you can screw up quite a bit and still get something pretty darned printable.

True....but then again (ironically) I found some of my old pictures just this morning, it seems printing was where I had serious problems, they are all blown out like one would not believe, and I don't have the negs to to see what was up with them. I do know I could not have been over exposing that badly.

Big Bully · Sep 23, 2008

jstuedle said:
I don't want one that will do the dishes, just tune in cable. I know that the D3 will, I just can't find the tuner knobs. It has to get cable, it does everything else!

Haha, thats hilarious! I started to play with my new camera last night, and I think I am actually going to have to read the owners manual

. It may have only been $400 but damn this camera packs a punch and keeps on going!

Dustin and Battou I haven't been in the dark room in 5 years, and man that is way too long! But I have done some pretty cool things with processing damaged negs, and then developing the film. One of these days by damnit I will get in the dark room again.

monkeykoder · Sep 23, 2008

Get to it. NOW

epatsellis · Sep 23, 2008

monkeykoder said:
So you're still not developing your own B&W yet eh? You really need to get on that now that is control...

No, processing your own color film, lots more fun:

and cross processing is no longer an agonizing, painful experience trying to explain it won't screw up their chemistry:

btw battou, I have a XG-M and XG-7 as well as few lenses that could keep the XG-1 company....

Big Bully · Sep 23, 2008

I TOOK SOME PHOTOS WITH MY NEW CAMERA!!!!

monkeykoder · Sep 23, 2008

Finally did some pictures with my Mini speed graphic. I can't tell if I'm getting the exposure crappy or the developing is off/developer is bad.

Battou · Sep 24, 2008

epatsellis said:
No, processing your own color film, lots more fun:
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and cross processing is no longer an agonizing, painful experience trying to explain it won't screw up their chemistry:

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btw battou, I have a XG-M and XG-7 as well as few lenses that could keep the XG-1 company....

Are you trying to tell me that you have some Minoltas and glass you are looking to part with

Big Bully · Sep 24, 2008

Oh great, epat, you got Battou all excited.. And we had just calmed him down!!

Overread · Sep 24, 2008

Big Bully said:
Hi guys sorry I haven't been on in a few days. I was out of town for a truck pull and I have been dealing with the loss of my little p&s camera..

Big Bully said:
Nikon coolpix p-80
it was a big step up from what i had so I am stoked!

much better news!

as too is getting out in the golden hours for shooting!

Battou just how many more cameras do you need? ')

Big Bully · Sep 24, 2008

Yes it is good news, it is soo much better than my last one.. Yippee!!

I could use a few more... and a few more hands to take the shots with.

monkeykoder · Sep 24, 2008

Battou just how many more cameras do you need? ')

If he is a true man the answer to that question will always be "just one more"

Battou · Sep 24, 2008

monkeykoder said:
Overread said:

Battou just how many more cameras do you need? ')

Click to expand...

If he is a true man the answer to that question will always be "just one more"

Always and forever

monkeykoder · Sep 27, 2008

I'm still looking for a 4x5 that doesn't cost your firstborn.

epatsellis · Sep 27, 2008

If I'm not mistaken (and perhaps being presumptive in regardiing the cost of first born these days), but Alpha has a Calumet for $75 in the Buy and Sell section, even after all the other odds and ends you need, you can still be well under $400.

erie

monkeykoder · Sep 29, 2008

epatsellis said:
If I'm not mistaken (and perhaps being presumptive in regardiing the cost of first born these days), but Alpha has a Calumet for $75 in the Buy and Sell section, even after all the other odds and ends you need, you can still be well under $400.

erie

Maybe I'm wrong but I haven't seen a decent lens out there (besides the lenses for the old graphics) that goes for less than $300 with board and shutter say $50 on film holders gotta add a tripod somewhere in the $100-$200 range at least not much more than your mark and maybe I'm missing some good places to go buy lenses but that is stretching my possible budget a bit there. (by the way a firstborn is a bit more expensive but they're surely worth it.)