Comments on: What types of cameras would you use for photography? http://vanessa-carlton.net/what-types-of-cameras-would-you-use-for-photography/ Your help center. Sun, 15 Apr 2012 00:32:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: gatewaycityca http://vanessa-carlton.net/what-types-of-cameras-would-you-use-for-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-2149 gatewaycityca Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:45:32 +0000 #comment-2149 I take landscape photos, and I prefer a completely manual film camera. I use both 35mm film and medium format film (120 size). I use my digital camera for snapshots when I'm out with my friends, but for real photography I have no interest in digital. Lately, I've been using my Twin Lens Reflexes cameras more. I would say that my Yashica A is probably the best, although I do have several other medium format cameras now, including a Zeiss Ikon Nettar folding camera that's probably from the 1930s! Other cameras I have and use often: - Argus C3 (35mm rangefinder camera) - Argus C4 (35mm rangerfinder camera) - Argus C3 Matchmatic (35mm rangefinder camera) - Minolta SR-1 (35mm SLR camera) - Graflex 22 (120 Twin Lens Reflex camera) You've got to be kidding me if anyone thinks that a digital point and shoot camera can compare with a fully manual film camera. There is no comparison. Especially if you use traditional black and white film and develop it yourself. A REAL optical print developed from an enlarger will blow digital away anyday. Mere_Mortal is right that for photographing wildlife, and in some other situations, digital cameras can be great. But for landscapes...no way. I take landscape photos, and I prefer a completely manual film camera. I use both 35mm film and medium format film (120 size). I use my digital camera for snapshots when I’m out with my friends, but for real photography I have no interest in digital.

Lately, I’ve been using my Twin Lens Reflexes cameras more. I would say that my Yashica A is probably the best, although I do have several other medium format cameras now, including a Zeiss Ikon Nettar folding camera that’s probably from the 1930s!

Other cameras I have and use often:

- Argus C3 (35mm rangefinder camera)
- Argus C4 (35mm rangerfinder camera)
- Argus C3 Matchmatic (35mm rangefinder camera)

- Minolta SR-1 (35mm SLR camera)
- Graflex 22 (120 Twin Lens Reflex camera)

You’ve got to be kidding me if anyone thinks that a digital point and shoot camera can compare with a fully manual film camera. There is no comparison. Especially if you use traditional black and white film and develop it yourself. A REAL optical print developed from an enlarger will blow digital away anyday. Mere_Mortal is right that for photographing wildlife, and in some other situations, digital cameras can be great. But for landscapes…no way.

]]> By: Mere_Mortal http://vanessa-carlton.net/what-types-of-cameras-would-you-use-for-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-2146 Mere_Mortal Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:45:32 +0000 #comment-2146 I use the following cameras: Minolta 7sII - Significant human events Leica M3 Nikon D50 - Snapshots and eBay product photography Canon 5D - For producing images that will be printed as digital negatives Mamiya RZ67 - For landscape and bodyscape Calumet 4x5" - For pinhole photography, tintypes and Dags Wista 8x10" - For alternative process landscape photography I recently saw some gallery wildlife prints that were taken in digital and was astonished by how good they were. However, the landscapes in digital looked terrible. (I couldn't believe they were hanging on the wall.) Tonality and detail is the key to fantastic landscape photography. No hand held digital can deliver that yet. World class landscape photography is still the realm of medium and large format film. No question. I use the following cameras:

Minolta 7sII – Significant human events
Leica M3

Nikon D50 – Snapshots and eBay product photography

Canon 5D – For producing images that will be printed as digital negatives

Mamiya RZ67 – For landscape and bodyscape

Calumet 4×5" – For pinhole photography, tintypes and Dags

Wista 8×10" – For alternative process landscape photography

I recently saw some gallery wildlife prints that were taken in digital and was astonished by how good they were. However, the landscapes in digital looked terrible. (I couldn’t believe they were hanging on the wall.)

Tonality and detail is the key to fantastic landscape photography. No hand held digital can deliver that yet. World class landscape photography is still the realm of medium and large format film. No question.

]]> By: Perki88 http://vanessa-carlton.net/what-types-of-cameras-would-you-use-for-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-2147 Perki88 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:45:32 +0000 #comment-2147 All cameras are used for photography. Could you be a bit more specific? Take a look at my friend's site and tell me if his digital camera has the qualities you are looking for....http://tiborvari.exposuremanager.com/g/landscape or this fellow, who is considered one of the top photographers in the world, he now uses digital exclusively ...and carries a point and shot, I might add http://ronrosenstock.com/ All cameras are used for photography. Could you be a bit more specific?

Take a look at my friend’s site and tell me if his digital camera has the qualities you are looking for….http://tiborvari.exposuremanager.com/g/landscape

or this fellow, who is considered one of the top photographers in the world, he now uses digital exclusively …and carries a point and shot, I might add http://ronrosenstock.com/

]]> By: fhotoace http://vanessa-carlton.net/what-types-of-cameras-would-you-use-for-photography/comment-page-1/#comment-2148 fhotoace Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:45:32 +0000 #comment-2148 These are the cameras I use in my field of photography Nikon D200, D300, D3, F4, F2 Leica M2, M3 Sinar 4x5 view camera Calumet 8x10 view camera These are the cameras I use in my field of photography

Nikon D200, D300, D3, F4, F2
Leica M2, M3
Sinar 4×5 view camera
Calumet 8×10 view camera

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