For camera buffs

[Pudsey Bear]

I got rid of all my cameras as I never seemed to have them with me when I needed one but always had my phone, I have upgraded (as far as I can afford) to the Samsung S10+ edge and it is by far the best phone camera I've had. I found out about this app just now and installed it but I have not had a chance to explore properly it yet.

It's out for Samsung now

Blackmagic Camera for Android is Finally Ready for Your Samsung and Google Phones

Here is a look at how you can get started with Blackmagic Camera, which is available free from Google Play.

nofilmschool.com

Blackmagic Camera - Apps on Google Play

Get high end digital film camera controls and image processing on your phone.

play.google.com

Let me know what you think of it please.

 

[trevskoda]

Problem is ok for snaps but you cannot throw the background out of focus as a pro would do, or use filters for mood shots etc, bring back the 35 mm.

 

[number14]

Know what you mean, Trev. Bought myself a tidy digital, not SLR, when I retired. Trouble is, it has so many settings and ways to achieve the same thing that I feel out of control. Rarely use it now.
I do miss my Minolta 35mm SLR. With one auto exposure mode (aperture priority), manual focus and a couple of long lenses with filters, it was so easy to be in control and creative.

 

[trevskoda]

Know what you mean, Trev. Bought myself a tidy digital, not SLR, when I retired. Trouble is, it has so many settings and ways to achieve the same thing that I feel out of control. Rarely use it now.
I do miss my Minolta 35mm SLR. With one auto exposure mode (aperture priority), manual focus and a couple of long lenses with filters, it was so easy to be in control and creative.

I have about 25 slr cams and all the lenses plus goodies, rico pentax etc all with k mount lenses, then digital came along and the value of them dropped through the floor and no one wants them now, so im hanging on to them.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

Liz came in and said there's a Greenfinch on the feeder, withing seconds I was at the window taking pictures, if I was to use the DSLR I'd still be looking at it.

The feeder is 30+ feet away, and it's a Siskin I think.

 

[marchie]

I have about 25 slr cams and all the lenses plus goodies, rico pentax etc all with k mount lenses, then digital came along and the value of them dropped through the floor and no one wants them now, so im hanging on to them.

I have a 35mm film Canon AE-1 Program [early auto settings but with lots of manual override options, so that you could take more control as your experience developed, following the examples in the PRINTED colour User Manual!], and the dumbed-down Canon T50 35mm SLR with everything auto, or a fully Manual operation mode, where you only discovered how wide of the mark you had been when the film was processed ...

Then bought a Nikon D5300 DSLR about 10 years ago and bought 3-4 nice lenses, but the Huawei P20 Pro Phone/Camera wiped the floor with the Nikon taking photos of the Glaciers in Chile and in Alaska, so the Nikon gathers dust ...

Steve

 

[Pudsey Bear]

I took over three thousand pictures on the last trip, I quite often will take two at a time to illuminate any camera shake, most have been deleted now, most of the remainder are in the link I posted in the france trip thread.

 

[maingate]

I have about 25 slr cams and all the lenses plus goodies, rico pentax etc all with k mount lenses, then digital came along and the value of them dropped through the floor and no one wants them now, so im hanging on to them.

Still got my Canon AE1 Trev. I keep meaning to buy a roll of film and use it again but never get round to it. For the few photos I take these days, I use an old Samsung PL201. It is about the size of a fag packet and takes reasonable digital pictures on full automatic.

 

[trevskoda]

Liz came in and said there's a Greenfinch on the feeder, withing seconds I was at the window taking pictures, if I was to use the DSLR I'd still be looking at it.

The feeder is 30+ feet away, and it's a Siskin I think.

Pk but the background should be thrown out of focus, but of course speed is king & sometimes you have to grab the moment.

 

[Rumour]

I still have my old Nikon D3200 camera and five lenses. As had been said, not worth a lot now. All of the batteries want replacing, but not sure I'll bother. I may get a mains adapter (in the shape of a battery) to be able to use it for the vlog, without having to keep stopping to change the batteries over.

But ever since we got our Google Pixel 7Pro phones, one each, we haven't used the SLR and my wife has not used her Canon M10 mirrorless. I also have my very old FujiFilm HS20EXR and an S2950. Saving them for the grandchildren if they want to get off their phones and try a camera as a stepping stone. Both of the Fuji's take a reasonable picture.

As for blurring the background. Our Pixels can do a pretty good job of that post shot. It works reasonably well, certainly good enough for social media. And it does have portrait mode so it can be done. I have neary 2tb of pictures in the cloud and on a backup drive, do I look at them? Nope! Unless I see a post like this and need a demo picture. So I wonder if digital was a good idea. I used to be much more careful when I had to pay for film and developing! I'll attach some quick edits and pictures unedited. The police car has had people removed, not perfect, but OK. The old Standard has had some brurring done, but again, not perfect but I did it quickly. The two tree pictures are from last November, as they were taken.