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[ghini]

Grumble.

I'm surfing the camera sites. The film cameras I want start around $800 and quickly climb into the $2000+ range.

The digital cameras I want start around $1400 and go up to $8000.

Why couldn't I have had a passion for knitting? Yarn is cheap.

I'm gonna go buy lottery tickets now.

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[weetanya.livejournal.com]

o but it depends upon the yarn. hand spun yarn from named sheep is *way* expensive.

[improbable.livejournal.com]

True enough. I'm knitting with an alpaca wool right now that is $5.00 a skein. I hope to turn it into ... um... a long rectangle.

[alexanderc.livejournal.com]

What cameras were you looking at in the digitals?

[uglor.livejournal.com]

The "I can afford it in a year" camera is the Canon D-10 6-megapixel digital SLR.

The "I couldn't even afford it even if I sold my car" camera is the Canon 1-Ds 11 megapixel D-SLR.

[alexanderc.livejournal.com]

That 1-Ds is certainly a fun one to drool over. Of course that price doesn't even begin to cover the myriad of lenses, filters, flashes, and other accessories that you absolutely must buy for the camera.

One thing that's impressive about the set is the optical SLR in the price range. When I was looking for cameras, I saw a Minolta digital SLR for about $5k in Wolf. It was using a miniature LCD screen as the viewfinder (no prism). You almost couldn't tell what you were looking at through the lens because the image was so grainy.

And then there's the wall safe and armed guard required to protect that large investment...

[uglor.livejournal.com]

The other great ting about the Canon D-SLR's is that the lenses and most accessories for their 35mm film SLR's are compatible. I've got a canon Rebe Ti now, and I'll be glad to keep using my current crop of lenses if I can ever afford a D-10.

Of course, when the 1-D came out in 2001, it was $5,500. I'm betting that in a few more years the 1-Ds will be affordable.

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[alexanderc.livejournal.com]

I completely forgot about the interchangable lenses. I did almost buy the EOS Rebel. I wasn't trying to spend too much money so, at the time, it was a toss-up between the Rebel and a pair of lenses or the Powershot G1 (which had just come out).

At the moment I'm on the hunt for lenses and filters that fit a 58mm screw mount. Any ideas?

[uglor.livejournal.com]

For new photo equipment, http://www.bhphotovideo.com can't be beat. I buy all my film, lenses, filters, etc there. For used stuff, try http://ww.keh.com.

I have the Rebel Ti now and I love it. If the $300 camera is this cool, I can only imagine how neat the top end EOS cameras are.

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[alexanderc.livejournal.com]

I remember Keh being on 14th next to Wolf. I'll check the two sites. Danke.

[uglor.livejournal.com]

They moved to a place up off chatahoochee, but still have amazing deals on used stuff.

It's a real testament to the Canon line that 25 year old used A-1's sell for more than 10 year old used Rebels. Either way, I'm hooked. I used to be an Olympus digital fan, but the quality and staying power of the Canons has converted me.

[alexanderc.livejournal.com]

I absolutely enjoy my G1. I have an Olympus C3030Z at work. Both are only 3.3 MP but my G1 easily produces better pictures than the C3030Z.

I really should go out and take more pictures but I want some lenses for the camera for experimenting as well as a flash. The flash is easy to find (Canon Speedlite) but lenses are hard for it. The adapter ring for the G1 steps up to a 58mm thread and I have to find a lens with a 58mm thread mount or a stepdown ring that will mate with some available lenses. Flipping through the Keh and B&H catalogs they're not telling me the size of the mount. Maybe I'll give them a call tomorrow and see if they can help me out. A tele and a superwide would be nice.

[uglor.livejournal.com]

Click on:

Cameras/Photo gear (left nav)
Filters & Accessories (bottom right list)
Round Threaded, Bayonet & Series Filters (first list)

Then choose the type of filter you want, then you can sort based on brand, size, etc.

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[alexanderc.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah I saw that. I was referring to the mount on the camera side of the lens to fit my current mounting ring of 58mm (or a stepdown ring as long as I know the size of the lens mount).