TSR, Whats your dream camera? I'll Start...
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TSR, Whats your dream camera? I'll Start...Leica M-Monochrom with a Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux (ASPH)
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I shoot almost exclusively in Black & White at the moment. Id love a camera that small. I still need the great ISO performance of my MkII. Holds the best series of lenses ever made, Leica M's
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Daym i would kill for that!(Original post by johnnyavfc)
One that takes pictures.
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Re: TSR, Whats your dream camera? I'll Start...The bodies I have are good enough if I ma honest with my self but a Nikkor 400 2.8 plus 2 x converter (I need to cut my cloth however hence I am getting the 300 before I start uni) backed up by a Sigma 500-800 5.6. not visible on any horizon sadly, would put me in heaven.
Add those to a Nikon 1 with a F mount adapter and I would be a happy bunny. 800 x 2.7 slurpppp.
I have zero (make that negative) interest in FF and I have zero interest in bodies with a built in grip, like D3 or D4.
The leaked spec of the rumoured D400 sounds like it might be the last DSLR I buy as an upgrade, 9fps, crop sensor, D300S sized buffer when in lossless compressed raw, autofocus at F8 and usable to 6400.
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Re: TSR, Whats your dream camera? I'll Start...No sh1t Sherlock on that one.....(Original post by Captain Hindsight)
Just because you have or dream of having an expensive camera does not make you a professional photographer. You're nothing special, just some douche with an expensive camera.
Not that professional status indicates anything particular about ability anyway. Unfortunately associating professional status with artistic ability or it even being a general aspiration of photographers is a bit "year 8"......
However owning or dreaming of owning an expensive camera does not preclude the individual being very good, excellent or even brilliant.
But there is a danger in threads like this that responses tend to be the most expensive camera folks can think of, or a "member of the club" statement or the top of the range for a particular brand.
i.e. Phase One, Hasselbad, Canon 1DX, Canon 5D III, Nikon D4, Nikon D800 or anything FF etc etc.
Rather than what would actually enable them to shoot what they want to shoot, how they want to shoot it. -
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Re: TSR, Whats your dream camera? I'll Start...And you're just a douche.(Original post by Captain Hindsight)
Just because you have or dream of having an expensive camera does not make you a professional photographer. You're nothing special, just some douche with an expensive camera. -
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Re: TSR, Whats your dream camera? I'll Start...Who said they were special because they dream of having a nice camera? Last time I checked there was nothing wrong with dreaming of having something awesome(Original post by Captain Hindsight)
Just because you have or dream of having an expensive camera does not make you a professional photographer. You're nothing special, just some douche with an expensive camera.
You sir, sound like to total ****Last edited by DanBrwn; 28-06-2012 at 19:48. -
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Re: TSR, Whats your dream camera? I'll Start...You sound like me about phones - keep on going with a crappy one just to prove a point that they're not necessary. Except I don't post on 'what's your dream phone' threads telling everyone how idiotic they are...(Original post by Captain Hindsight)
Just because you have or dream of having an expensive camera does not make you a professional photographer. You're nothing special, just some douche with an expensive camera.
I don't think anyone's claimed that having a nice camera makes them a professional or special, just that they'd like to have one ... in much the same way as plenty of people want a nice car, but they don't claim it makes them an F1 driver.Last edited by TheSownRose; 29-06-2012 at 20:10. -
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Re: TSR, Whats your dream camera? I'll Start...Yeah, and you're just a douche.(Original post by Captain Hindsight)
Just because you have or dream of having an expensive camera does not make you a professional photographer. You're nothing special, just some douche with an expensive camera. -
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Re: TSR, Whats your dream camera? I'll Start...Cant make money with phones...(Original post by TheSownRose)
You sound like me about phones... -
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Re: TSR, Whats your dream camera? I'll Start...Mobile app development?(Original post by DanBrwn)
Cant make money with phones... -
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Re: TSR, Whats your dream camera? I'll Start...You need a computer to do that mate...(Original post by Id and Ego seek)
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Re: TSR, Whats your dream camera? I'll Start...No, but Captain Hindsight's argument (here and on other threads) is that you'll take the same photo whatever gear you use ... just as I could make the same phone call using the latest iPhone or my old Nokia 3410.(Original post by DanBrwn)
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Re: TSR, Whats your dream camera? I'll Start...No ****; you also need a computer to process, edit, print and showcase photographs. There is money in phones; a computer is a necessary hardware.(Original post by DanBrwn)
You need a computer to do that mate... -
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Re: TSR, Whats your dream camera? I'll Start...I would quite like to have a go with an old-style camera: big camera, large wooden tripod, have to load plates in, go under the sheet, put the cap on and off...(Original post by geetar)
I wold actually love to have a collection of antique cameras one day. I don't really know why. -
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Re: TSR, Whats your dream camera? I'll Start...Ah yes, I always put my negatives straight into the computer...(Original post by Id and Ego seek)
No ****; you also need a computer to process, edit, print and showcase photographs. There is money in phones; a computer is a necessary hardware.
Not all photography requires a computer, the computer is a pretty recent add-on. Im going to say that out off all the people that have an iPhone there are 100x the amount of people that make money from their top-end camera
