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Cameras and pictures?
Question:
Doh!! I completely forgot to mention the tripod in the rodlocker! It works great for the times that I’m by myself or if the client wants me in the picture too. —
Response:
I’ll guarantee you that when my son and I come over there next June, you’ll be in the pictures. I checked on that Best Western that you recommended and it looks like the place. Now if you can work out something with the bass and the muskies for that weekend, we’ll have a great time. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Doh!! > I completely forgot to mention the tripod in the rodlocker! It works great > for the times that I’m by myself or if the client wants me in the picture > too. > —
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I use to do weddings with 2 1/4 format cameras and I finally gave it up and sold everything. I got back into photography as a hobby and I went digital. I bought a professional model w/ all the different lenses and I’ve never been happier. My son and daughter-in-law have decided that they want a point and shoot inexpensive model and I suggested the HP 200 which is a great low price entry level camera. They’re on Ebay for a "buy now" price of $175. and normally sell for $299. To me this would be the perfect camera for taking on the boat, along with a tabletop tripod that you could set on the dash or pedestal seat when you’re fishing alone. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Hey Tommy, > For years I struggled with inexpensive 35mm’s just wasn’t happy with the > ones that I used. If I had a picture that I wanted to see quickly, I ended > up "just shooting up" the remainder of the roll. There were also processing > costs to deal with. Then, I got the brilliant idea to use a Polaroid > camera. Problem solved (or so I thought). Sure, I had the pictures > instantly but if anyone has ever used a Polaroid in or around boats, you’ll > know that the film is extremely moisture sensitive. Put the camera into a > damp rod locker or forget it overnight and the film was ruined. Then, there > was the cost of the film itself. Buying 4 packs brought the cost down > somewhat but still, in my area, Polaroid pictures are still about a buck a > picture. I found that I wasn’t taking pictures very often because of the > cost and more times than not, ended up throwing away film that was moisture > ruined. Storage of pictures soon became a problem as you are finding out. > A little over a year ago, I had a couple bucks extra after a guide job. The > local Wal-Mart had a sale going on Olympus D-340R digital cameras. I went > and checked them out. 1280×960 pixel resolution in a small, compact size > (fits in the pocket of my cargo pants) and good quality pictures were > intriguing. Not to mention, no more film processing costs, no more moisture > ruined film, no buying of film at all!! I thought about it for a while and > decided that the sale price ($280) would soon be saved just in these costs. > Well, I broke down and parted with the $280 figuring that if I didn’t like > it I could always return it. Digitals are great! I can take a picture and > see immediately if it’s what I want, if not, delete it and re-take. I don’t > have to wait for the picture to develope, hoping that the picture turned out > ok cuz the fish was already released. I take many more pictures than I used > to because no waiting, no film/processing expense and it’s quick and easy. > I’ve gotten some fantastic photos that I might have missed in the past. > Because the camera is usually with me, I get even more shots to share with > family and friends. > There’s other pluses to digitals. E-mailing photos is a breeze. I take my > digital out in the boat with me all the time. Most of the time, my client’s > pictures are waiting for them before they get home. I get home, attach the > cord to the camera and download the shots to the hard drive. Then, I can > crop out the unwanted background, getting the happy angler and his catch > centered in the picture. If the contrast or brightness isn’ t right, that’s > easily corrected too. Moisture doesn’t seem to affect it like conventional > cameras and because it’s in my pocket, the only way it’s getting wet is if I > go over the side. Also, with conventional cameras, if you do want to e-mail > photos to someone, you either have to buy a scanner or take them somewhere > to be scanned. No longer a problem for me. If someone doesn’t have access > to e-mail (and those people are getting rarer all the time), it’s simple to > print out a copy on a color printer and snail mail it to them. If you do > want to put the photos in an album, print them out and away you go. But I > just keep most of the pictures on the hard drive and look at them on the > monitor. > Take a look at the ROFB pictures that I’ve sent in, most of them are from a > digital. You’ll see that the quality is great. These are from the 1280×960 > Olympus. I’ve since upgraded my digital to a Fuji FinePix 40i 2400×1600 > resolution and the picture quality of this camera is phenomonal! Not only > does it take excellent still pictures, it has the capability of taking 80 > second video clips, complete with sound. Wouldn’t that be great, being able > to video releasing that big beauty and watch it again and again? I’ve got > that capability in a camera not much bigger than a pack of cigarettes! One > feature that it has that I don’t use too much but is kind of neat is that I > can download photos from places like Napster and upload them to my camera. > It can then be used like a digital sound quality walkman!!! > The only downside that I’ve seen about digitals is that you have to make > sure that you backup your photo folder often. I had a hard drive crash and > had to fight like he** to get the photos back. With regular backups, this > won’t be a problem. > You really should check out the new digitals. The only suggestion I can > make is that you really don’t want resolution lower than 1280×960. There > are some really inexpensive digitals out there. I’ve seen them for as low > as $59.95 but at 640×480 resolution, I don’t think that you’ll be really > happy. Think about it bud, > —
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Hello Ya’ll, I have an old cork board on my dining room wall. It has pictures of fish I catch on it cause I don’t keep fish much. They are curling up a little and its time to take these down and get ready for this February. These fish are pitifully small….my friends come over and laugh and snort about them….the biggest bass is 5# and there is a 3# smallie…I have caught bigger but I just didn’t have the camera those days, ya’ll know that story right? Ha ha! So, anyway how do you store photos? In an albumn or a box? Can you stack them w/o them sticking? Just generally what do ya’ll do with your pictures? Also what cameras work best for you? I like a Poloroid cause it is a sure thing, but the photo quality stinks and the film is expensive. The disposables take awesome pics but I am afraid I will shoot a blank on a real good biggun. I don’t have any money to spend on a digital or a hi-dollar 35mm but would welcome any info on their pros and cons as well. I appreciate the info. Tommy R
Response:
Hi, I’d go for a compact automatic 35mm type (autofocus), they are not that pricy and the quality is just fine. Some even have zoom (28/70 or something like that). You should be able to get a good quality one at about USD 120 (well in Europe that is, I think prices in the US are about the same ?). In combination with a simple scanner you can do just about everthing with your pics. Scanners are really low priced here at about USD 80. Digital cams are still too expensive here for the moment and the quality still isn’t that great. Ok, you don’t have to buy films or wait a couple of days before the pics are ready, but photo- quality-inkjet-paper is expensive as well if you want prints out of your digicam. I keep my pics in a plastic album where you just slide the pics in (available in diff. sizes). The really nice ones I scan and keep them on my hard drive or floppy. Goodluck and Merry Xmas. Jean-Paul <;///>< – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello Ya’ll, > I have an old cork board on my dining room wall. It has pictures of fish I > catch on it cause I don’t keep fish much. They are curling up a little and its > time to take these down and get ready for this February. These fish are > pitifully small….my friends come over and laugh and snort about them….the > biggest bass is 5# and there is a 3# smallie…I have caught bigger but I just > didn’t have the camera those days, ya’ll know that story right? Ha ha! So, > anyway how do you store photos? In an albumn or a box? Can you stack them w/o > them sticking? Just generally what do ya’ll do with your pictures? Also what > cameras work best for you? I like a Poloroid cause it is a sure thing, but the > photo quality stinks and the film is expensive. The disposables take awesome > pics but I am afraid I will shoot a blank on a real good biggun. I don’t have > any money to spend on a digital or a hi-dollar 35mm but would welcome any info > on their pros and cons as well. I appreciate the info. > Tommy R
Response:
Look into one of the APS film cameras. They are very good and film change is a snap. I’ve never had a problem with disposables either.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello Ya’ll, > I have an old cork board on my dining room wall. It has pictures of fish I > catch on it cause I don’t keep fish much. They are curling up a little and its > time to take these down and get ready for this February. These fish are > pitifully small….my friends come over and laugh and snort about them….the > biggest bass is 5# and there is a 3# smallie…I have caught bigger but I just > didn’t have the camera those days, ya’ll know that story right? Ha ha! So, > anyway how do you store photos? In an albumn or a box? Can you stack them w/o > them sticking? Just generally what do ya’ll do with your pictures? Also what > cameras work best for you? I like a Poloroid cause it is a sure thing, but the > photo quality stinks and the film is expensive. The disposables take awesome > pics but I am afraid I will shoot a blank on a real good biggun. I don’t have > any money to spend on a digital or a hi-dollar 35mm but would welcome any info > on their pros and cons as well. I appreciate the info. > Tommy R
Response:
An album is your best bet. The kind with the peel back clear pages. When the book is closed they aren’t exposed to sunlight which bleaches the color out. Stacking them….well you already answered that didn’t you. As for what kind of camera….go w/ what you can afford, but purchase a book, or subscribe to a photography rag in order to learn how to take better pictures even w/ a minimal camera. — "Mad-Mikey" At first, fishing and hunting were just hobbies, then they became addictions taking all my time and money. If they ever find a cure for these sicknesses— I’m refusing treatment.
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Hey Tommy, For years I struggled with inexpensive 35mm’s just wasn’t happy with the ones that I used. If I had a picture that I wanted to see quickly, I ended up "just shooting up" the remainder of the roll. There were also processing costs to deal with. Then, I got the brilliant idea to use a Polaroid camera. Problem solved (or so I thought). Sure, I had the pictures instantly but if anyone has ever used a Polaroid in or around boats, you’ll know that the film is extremely moisture sensitive. Put the camera into a damp rod locker or forget it overnight and the film was ruined. Then, there was the cost of the film itself. Buying 4 packs brought the cost down somewhat but still, in my area, Polaroid pictures are still about a buck a picture. I found that I wasn’t taking pictures very often because of the cost and more times than not, ended up throwing away film that was moisture ruined. Storage of pictures soon became a problem as you are finding out. A little over a year ago, I had a couple bucks extra after a guide job. The local Wal-Mart had a sale going on Olympus D-340R digital cameras. I went and checked them out. 1280×960 pixel resolution in a small, compact size (fits in the pocket of my cargo pants) and good quality pictures were intriguing. Not to mention, no more film processing costs, no more moisture ruined film, no buying of film at all!! I thought about it for a while and decided that the sale price ($280) would soon be saved just in these costs. Well, I broke down and parted with the $280 figuring that if I didn’t like it I could always return it. Digitals are great! I can take a picture and see immediately if it’s what I want, if not, delete it and re-take. I don’t have to wait for the picture to develope, hoping that the picture turned out ok cuz the fish was already released. I take many more pictures than I used to because no waiting, no film/processing expense and it’s quick and easy. I’ve gotten some fantastic photos that I might have missed in the past. Because the camera is usually with me, I get even more shots to share with family and friends. There’s other pluses to digitals. E-mailing photos is a breeze. I take my digital out in the boat with me all the time. Most of the time, my client’s pictures are waiting for them before they get home. I get home, attach the cord to the camera and download the shots to the hard drive. Then, I can crop out the unwanted background, getting the happy angler and his catch centered in the picture. If the contrast or brightness isn’ t right, that’s easily corrected too. Moisture doesn’t seem to affect it like conventional cameras and because it’s in my pocket, the only way it’s getting wet is if I go over the side. Also, with conventional cameras, if you do want to e-mail photos to someone, you either have to buy a scanner or take them somewhere to be scanned. No longer a problem for me. If someone doesn’t have access to e-mail (and those people are getting rarer all the time), it’s simple to print out a copy on a color printer and snail mail it to them. If you do want to put the photos in an album, print them out and away you go. But I just keep most of the pictures on the hard drive and look at them on the monitor. Take a look at the ROFB pictures that I’ve sent in, most of them are from a digital. You’ll see that the quality is great. These are from the 1280×960 Olympus. I’ve since upgraded my digital to a Fuji FinePix 40i 2400×1600 resolution and the picture quality of this camera is phenomonal! Not only does it take excellent still pictures, it has the capability of taking 80 second video clips, complete with sound. Wouldn’t that be great, being able to video releasing that big beauty and watch it again and again? I’ve got that capability in a camera not much bigger than a pack of cigarettes! One feature that it has that I don’t use too much but is kind of neat is that I can download photos from places like Napster and upload them to my camera. It can then be used like a digital sound quality walkman!!! The only downside that I’ve seen about digitals is that you have to make sure that you backup your photo folder often. I had a hard drive crash and had to fight like he** to get the photos back. With regular backups, this won’t be a problem. You really should check out the new digitals. The only suggestion I can make is that you really don’t want resolution lower than 1280×960. There are some really inexpensive digitals out there. I’ve seen them for as low as $59.95 but at 640×480 resolution, I don’t think that you’ll be really happy. Think about it bud, —
Response:
Tommy (et al); If you go to XOOM.COM’s website right now, they have a complete digital camera outfit for about $50.00 on sale. I got the notice of it recently as a XOOM member (my motorcycle group’s website is hosted by XOOM). Here’s the link, you may have to sign up as a member to get it, tho…. http://orders.xoom.com/largdc/rxblargdc1222/ Cheers! B3– Robert E. Longshore