New Toy -- Yay!
So I'm trying to kick myself in the butt and get back into photography. I took a year off from the business just to get my wits about me and figure out what I want to do. Well, now I've got someone asking me to do a wedding (something I will ONLY do for close friends and for small weddings), and someone asking me for some artistic nudes/partial nudes. To complicate matters: my camera sucks ass. The winder keeps breaking, there's a light leak in my portrait lens, and the shutter jams at the most inopportune moments. So that was certainly enough to get me off my butt, out to Ritz Cameras...and I have a new toy!!!
I haven't crossed over to the Digital Dark Side yet, so of course, I invested in another film camera. I got a Nikon N75 35mm SLR. It came with two lenses, is fully automated (but still has totally manual modes if I'm so inclined, which I often am), and has a great shutter range. I hate cameras that don't at least have the option of going 100% manual. Sometimes I want the pics a certain way, and nothing irritates me more than the camera overriding me and deciding for me. The shutter speeds range from 1/2000 to 30 seconds. SWEET!!! The 30 second speed will be phat for photographing lightning, something I intend to do this spring summer now that we're getting wicked storms. Woohoo! And the super fast speeds will be awesome for...well...everything else. (I rarely shoot slower than 1/250 for anything)
Portrait film, badass filters, and a third lens are en route as I type. Since I have a three day weekend, there will be much picture-taking going on. HOORAY!!!
BEHOLD -- My new camera in all its glory (and its lenses)
http://www.ritzcamera.com/product/SLR1090.htm?bct=t13024003%3Bcifilm-cameras-and-accessories%3Bcifilm-cameras%3Bc13025019
I'm happy. :) I can finally do some photography without fighting with my obnoxiously outdated and cheaply constructed Chinon!!!
I haven't crossed over to the Digital Dark Side yet, so of course, I invested in another film camera. I got a Nikon N75 35mm SLR. It came with two lenses, is fully automated (but still has totally manual modes if I'm so inclined, which I often am), and has a great shutter range. I hate cameras that don't at least have the option of going 100% manual. Sometimes I want the pics a certain way, and nothing irritates me more than the camera overriding me and deciding for me. The shutter speeds range from 1/2000 to 30 seconds. SWEET!!! The 30 second speed will be phat for photographing lightning, something I intend to do this spring summer now that we're getting wicked storms. Woohoo! And the super fast speeds will be awesome for...well...everything else. (I rarely shoot slower than 1/250 for anything)
Portrait film, badass filters, and a third lens are en route as I type. Since I have a three day weekend, there will be much picture-taking going on. HOORAY!!!
BEHOLD -- My new camera in all its glory (and its lenses)
http://www.ritzcamera.com/product/SLR1090.htm?bct=t13024003%3Bcifilm-cameras-and-accessories%3Bcifilm-cameras%3Bc13025019
I'm happy. :) I can finally do some photography without fighting with my obnoxiously outdated and cheaply constructed Chinon!!!