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Canon RF 24-50mm f/4.5-6.3 Samples + Review
Hello everyone, I bought a cheap used RF lens the other day, the 24-50mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM. It’s a kit lens (very basic starter one) that they bundle with the R8. It’s a full frame lens, with a wide to normal field of view, but designed for lightweight travel and portability. Meaning it really compromises […]
Continue readingOlympus E-M1 Photo Story Mode
It’s been rumored that Fujifilm will soon release a new “half frame” digital camera with a vertical sensor. That’s a pretty cool feature, daring to be different and promoting the artistic idea of diptychs. (placing two somewhat related/unrelated images together and having that interplay evoke more studying or pondering over a composition that would otherwise […]
Continue reading(Glitchy) Canon S200 Elph – Sample Photos
This lovely vintage Canon S200 Elph digicam was thrifted out in New Mexico! Seeing as how these things are snatched up so quick by savvy resellers I’m glad we visited the store at the right time. This ancient 2 Megapixel imager came with a 256MB (yes Megabytes!) CF card that still had some photos from […]
Continue readingPanasonic Lumix FZ30 – Samples
I got this in the other day, a really affordable Lumix (Panasonic) superzoom digicam from 2005! This class of camera was designated informally as a bridge camera, the ones you bought if you didn’t like the smaller party digicams or didn’t want to invest in an early gen DSLR from the early 2000s. These things […]
Continue readingCanon SX100 IS Digicam Sample Photos
Canon SX100 IS Digicam | Shot with a Nikon D4, edited with my “anime preset” 😉 I bought this camera a few years back for something like $15? I forget exactly, just like how I forgot to do a dedicated post on it. I like this camera a lot. It’s small, takes 2 AA batteries […]
Continue readingFujifilm GFX 50S + (Broken) Nikon 35-70mm f/3.3-4.5
Back in February I bought this used super cheap Nikon 35-70mm f/3.3-4.5 zoom lens manufactured in the 90’s. It was Nikon’s first attempt at an affordable kit lens with the early batch of consumer autofocus film cameras back in the day. This lens is small, about the size of a modern F mount 50mm 1.8G! […]
Continue readingRandom Thrifting Haul – Olympus C-3000 for $10!
So I got this camera while thrifting the other day–an Olympus C-3000 Zoom from the year 2000! I think I will forever leave the price tag on the body. Sadly though the memory card (a smart media) was like $30 for 32MB! One dollar per Megabyte. Yes kids, 1 MB won’t even store a full […]
Continue readingRandom Bargain Lenses – Nikon 80-200mm f/4.5 and 35-70mm f/3.3-4.5
The other day I got some dirt cheap and beat up Nikon lenses. A fully manual Nikon 80-200mm f/4.5 from probably 1977-1980 for $12, and an AF 35-70mm f/3.3-4.5 with a broken aperture lever for $20. The 35-70mm from the late 80’s maybe early 1990 still autofocuses, but the lens can’t stop down and will […]
Continue readingRandom Thrifting Haul – Canon Powershot A400 for $5!
Canon PowerShot A400 for $5! To follow up on my previous post, I got also got a screaming deal on this 2004 Canon digicam. $5 and it came with a case! With “lofi” tech like this trending again I can’t believe it wasn’t snatched up by someone else. Ironically though 3.3 megapixel cameras of this […]
Continue readingRandom Thrifting Haul – Minolta 50mm f1.4 for $4!
Hello everyone, for these next series of posts I thought I would just post a few quick thoughts and images on photography gear and techniques I’ve been tinkering with. Some of it is vintage gear that I’ve thrifted, or some odd combination of cameras and lenses that I think would be neat to share with […]
Continue readingRandom Camera Post – Nikon D4 5:4 Crop with DX Lens
Hello everyone, for these next series of posts I thought I would just post a few quick thoughts and images on photography gear and techniques I’ve been tinkering with. Some of it is vintage gear that I’ve thrifted, or some odd combination of cameras and lenses that I think would be neat to share with […]
Continue readingFall + Sony A7 + Canon EF 24mm 1.4L
Thanks for reading/viewing along on my journal here. I know the last posts have been more of a visual record of my practicing with my various photography combos. Just like getting up early to walk or shoot hoops, practicing with different camera combos to build up the muscle memory is always a good thing. Plus […]
Continue readingNikon V1 + FT1 + 18-55mm Kit Lens
The other day it dawned on me that I could use the cheap kit lens from the D5300, the ubiquitous 18-55mm on my various Nikon 1 cameras adapted with the FT1. I’ve obviously used all of my F mount lenses on this thing for testing and goofing off purposes many times in the past but […]
Continue readingFall Photos 2023 + Nikon D5300 + 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
I bought a really excellent condition Nikon D5300 and kit lens the other day. It was too cheap to pass up and after using the exif checker, this camera had only been used for about 4000 pictures. I thought it would be nice to have a simple light camera that has a flip out screen […]
Continue readingFujifilm X-E1 + XC 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6
So I finally bought a native Fuji lens for my X-E1, a used 16-50mm XC kit lens. Probably the cheapest lens that Fuji makes, and you know, it’s not that bad. Especially not for the price on the used market. I think it’s great because its so light and the footprint in the inventory slot […]
Continue readingFujifilm GFX 50S + Nikon 105mm f/1.4E
With all the buzz around the new Nikon Z 135mm f/1.8 Plena, I thought I’d exercise some self control and instead tinker with my existing “free” combos. Here are some sample portraits and photos with the Nikon 105mm 1.4E on the Fuji GFX 50S. It’s mounted with a simple dummy adapter, the one I use […]
Continue readingFujifilm GFX 50S + Various Nikon Mount Lenses
Here are some photos of the random combos I’ve put together with the GFX and F mount lenses. The first is a Tokina 500mm f/8 lens. (Thanks Robbie for gifting me this lens a few years ago) It turns into a 400mm and it’s not that bad if you avoid bright highlights in the background. […]
Continue readingFujifilm GFX 50S and Nikon 50mm 1.8 Ai-S
Hello everyone I added a new tool to the fleet the other day, a medium format Fujifilm GFX 50S. For some the sensor size would be more aptly described as a Full Frame+, but this digital photography thing has been changing the status quo for quite some now. I remember back in the day about […]
Continue readingNikon D700 + 105mm 1.4E
All this time I totally forgot about trying the 105mm 1.4E on the classic D700. This lens usually stays forever mounted on my other main body. Always wide open at f/1.4 because well, that’s where this lens shines annnd because the D610 sensor is so dusty every speck shows up at smaller apertures. The D700 […]
Continue readingiPhone 3GS Camera Revisited: Lovely Nostalgic Vintage Aesthetic
Will the iPhone 3GS give lo fi vibes? Let’s see! Behold, here are some amazing lo-fi aesthetic photos from the iPhone 3GS! Again thanks to Phalatda for letting me take a trip down memory lane with this lovely image making device. I’m being very serious here, this phone renders some images like a disposable film […]
Continue readingAmazon Leather Camera Strap Reviews
Since it’s the Autumn season down here in Georgia I thought I’d change up the look on my small cameras, just by giving them a new fancy leather camera strap! I went on an ordering spree last week and here are some of the affordable options from Amazon. The most expensive strap was $25 and […]
Continue readingRandom Camera Haul (Thru June 2022)
Hope everyone is enjoying the summer and avoiding the terrible heatwave! Just wanted to share some of the camera gear that I’ve gotten since earlier this year. Part of the fun of photography is wondering about another camera or lens’ special ability–since they all have one! Some of this gear was free, and others cost […]
Continue readingSigma SD15 Photos and Thoughts
The Short: A Sigma with probably the best and most vibrant colors of all the Sigma DSLRs, with the responsiveness and reliability that was missing from the earlier SD14–BUT, it’s also a Sigma camera with probably the craziest highlight blowing potential in all exposure modes and picture settings and hints of the inconsistent white balance […]
Continue readingOlympus Stylus Epic Zoom 170 Roll 1&2 w/ Fujifilm Superia 400
So here are some photos from two rolls of Fujifilm Superia 400 shot with my Olympus Stylus Zoom. I got this camera from a friend years ago and it just sat on the shelf. It’s funny how in the midst of a film shortage in 2022 I thought it would be neat to roll around […]
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