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If you could have any kind of camera (even non-existant ones) what would you choose?



 
 
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Old July 24th 15, 09:07 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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On Fri, 24 Jul 2015 01:32:39 -0700 (PDT), RichA
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I'd go with a flattish camera (maybe Sony A7 size or slightly larger) with a molded grip, a 6x7cm 100mp sensor. To go with it, a 3x zoom, made as small as is practical to properly support the sensor with a 35mm equivalent range of 22-66mm. Also, the EVF would have 4mp and the LCD would be a 4" diagonal with HD resolution. And I'd like it with the lens for under $5k. Also, instead a small, blocky battery, it would have a large, flat battery with 1000 shot life. In-camera I.S. five-axis. Also the ability to manually select, from the LCD, exposure points that would be averaged.



SLR with mechanical shutter speed and aperature controls, along with
ASA setting (ISO I believe is a newer term.) Match needle metering
with option to switch from full screen or spot.
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Old July 25th 15, 12:42 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
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In article , charles
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SLR with mechanical shutter speed and aperature controls, along with
ASA setting (ISO I believe is a newer term.) Match needle metering
with option to switch from full screen or spot.


you could have any camera at all and you'd choose one with 50 year old
technology???
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Old July 25th 15, 01:19 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
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On 2015-07-24 23:42:16 +0000, nospam said:

In article , charles
wrote:

SLR with mechanical shutter speed and aperature controls, along with
ASA setting (ISO I believe is a newer term.) Match needle metering
with option to switch from full screen or spot.


you could have any camera at all and you'd choose one with 50 year old
technology???


In my old equipment closet I have a K1000 which meets those specs.

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Old July 25th 15, 01:39 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
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In article 2015072417190447939-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom,
Savageduck wrote:

SLR with mechanical shutter speed and aperature controls, along with
ASA setting (ISO I believe is a newer term.) Match needle metering
with option to switch from full screen or spot.


you could have any camera at all and you'd choose one with 50 year old
technology???


In my old equipment closet I have a K1000 which meets those specs.


i have one of those too. it was great in its day but not so much now.

it's certainly not something i'd pick if i could have anything i wanted.
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Old July 25th 15, 01:49 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
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On Fri, 24 Jul 2015 19:42:16 -0400, nospam
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In article , charles
wrote:

SLR with mechanical shutter speed and aperature controls, along with
ASA setting (ISO I believe is a newer term.) Match needle metering
with option to switch from full screen or spot.


you could have any camera at all and you'd choose one with 50 year old
technology???



Something my way-more-than-50-year-old brain can handle. I don't use
my newer cameras often enough to remember all the new bells and
whistles.
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Old July 25th 15, 02:00 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
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In article , charles
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SLR with mechanical shutter speed and aperature controls, along with
ASA setting (ISO I believe is a newer term.) Match needle metering
with option to switch from full screen or spot.


you could have any camera at all and you'd choose one with 50 year old
technology???


Something my way-more-than-50-year-old brain can handle. I don't use
my newer cameras often enough to remember all the new bells and
whistles.


so turn them off.

you do realize that modern cameras can be used in manual mode, but with
the advances of the past 50 years, right?

or put it in full auto and give your brain a rest. let the camera do
the grunt work like metering and focusing so you can concentrate on the
actual photo.
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Old July 25th 15, 02:04 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
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On 2015-07-25 00:49:35 +0000, charles said:

On Fri, 24 Jul 2015 19:42:16 -0400, nospam
wrote:

In article , charles
wrote:

SLR with mechanical shutter speed and aperature controls, along with
ASA setting (ISO I believe is a newer term.) Match needle metering
with option to switch from full screen or spot.


you could have any camera at all and you'd choose one with 50 year old
technology???



Something my way-more-than-50-year-old brain can handle. I don't use
my newer cameras often enough to remember all the new bells and
whistles.


Here is a little something which would give you a taste of retro
nostalgia, and leave you with a fair amount of contemporary tech.
http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Products/Product/dslr-cameras/Nikon-Df.html
http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikon-df

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Old July 25th 15, 05:56 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
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Default If you could have any kind of camera (even non-existant ones) what would you choose?

On Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:19:04 -0700, Savageduck
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On 2015-07-24 23:42:16 +0000, nospam said:

In article , charles
wrote:

SLR with mechanical shutter speed and aperature controls, along with
ASA setting (ISO I believe is a newer term.) Match needle metering
with option to switch from full screen or spot.


you could have any camera at all and you'd choose one with 50 year old
technology???


In my old equipment closet I have a K1000 which meets those specs.



See https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...3/_DSC1807.jpg or even

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...3/_DSC1672.jpg

Aah - those were the days.
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Eric Stevens
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Old July 25th 15, 10:00 AM posted to rec.photo.digital
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Default If you could have any kind of camera (even non-existant ones) what would you choose?

On Sat, 25 Jul 2015 01:29:21 -0700 (PDT), RichA
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On Friday, 24 July 2015 20:57:02 UTC-4, Eric Stevens wrote:
On Fri, 24 Jul 2015 17:19:04 -0700, Savageduck
wrote:

On 2015-07-24 23:42:16 +0000, nospam said:

In article , charles
wrote:

SLR with mechanical shutter speed and aperature controls, along with
ASA setting (ISO I believe is a newer term.) Match needle metering
with option to switch from full screen or spot.

you could have any camera at all and you'd choose one with 50 year old
technology???

In my old equipment closet I have a K1000 which meets those specs.



See https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...3/_DSC1807.jpg or even

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...3/_DSC1672.jpg

Aah - those were the days.
--

Regards,

Eric Stevens


Battery doors break too much on them.


I have taken thousands of shots on both those cameras and never had
any problems with battery doors.
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Regards,

Eric Stevens
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Old July 25th 15, 03:20 PM posted to rec.photo.digital
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Default If you could have any kind of camera (even non-existant ones) what would you choose?

In article ,
RichA wrote:

In my old equipment closet I have a K1000 which meets those specs.



See https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...3/_DSC1807.jpg or even

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/...3/_DSC1672.jpg

Aah - those were the days.


Battery doors break too much on them.


nonsense
 




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