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<blockquote data-quote="Texas" data-source="post: 564573" data-attributes="member: 42267"><p>Self taught, enjoy fiddling with all things photographic.</p><p>Learned enough to sell cameras in the late 60's at a membership dept. store.</p><p></p><p>Made all the mistakes, </p><p>no scratch that, still make some and I'm still trying to figure out if 'auto focus' was something the world really needed, not to mention all the currently available auto focus options. </p><p></p><p>Started in early 60's with my dad's Argus C3 and flashbulb contraption. Darkroom in the closet. Tri-X 400. I still remember how hot those bulbs got and how they melted and smelled.</p><p></p><p>Progressed through:</p><p>Yashica Electro 35, Miranda Sensorex, Yashica Mat, Nikkormat EL, Nikon F2AS (practically wore it out then sold it 20 years later at a nice profit <neglecting inflation of course>), Nikon 8008, Epson 850Z, several Canon and Fuji pocket sized point and shoots, Nikon D's: D50, D90, D200, D300s...</p><p></p><p>I think my best film pictures were made with the Yashica Mat 120, I had good small child subjects and the color negative film was more forgiving than the 20,000 slides I made with the other film cameras. </p><p></p><p>The Nikkormat EL was the most fun film camera I ever had and lots easier to handle than the F2</p><p>AS.</p><p> </p><p>My first digital was the 2MB Epson 850 and even with it's fixed lens it really got me impressed with what was happening in the cheap digital world. </p><p></p><p>I still cannot get over the attraction of more than 6MB, raw, iso 3,000,000 or full frame for normal people, especially those who live in front of a computer screen to view and share their photos.</p><p></p><p>Things that make me laugh: guys that have to have the latest $2,000 camera that does the metering and focusing for them at 10fps and folks that think they are creative because they bought a camera. Woops, I used to be that creative guy.</p><p></p><p>As to current state of education, I'm determined to master all the fine points of the D300s (and commander mode flash) before I get too old. Then it will be time to say goodbye to Nikon for one of those much smaller and fancy Olympus, Sony, or Fuji's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Texas, post: 564573, member: 42267"] Self taught, enjoy fiddling with all things photographic. Learned enough to sell cameras in the late 60's at a membership dept. store. Made all the mistakes, no scratch that, still make some and I'm still trying to figure out if 'auto focus' was something the world really needed, not to mention all the currently available auto focus options. Started in early 60's with my dad's Argus C3 and flashbulb contraption. Darkroom in the closet. Tri-X 400. I still remember how hot those bulbs got and how they melted and smelled. Progressed through: Yashica Electro 35, Miranda Sensorex, Yashica Mat, Nikkormat EL, Nikon F2AS (practically wore it out then sold it 20 years later at a nice profit <neglecting inflation of course>), Nikon 8008, Epson 850Z, several Canon and Fuji pocket sized point and shoots, Nikon D's: D50, D90, D200, D300s... I think my best film pictures were made with the Yashica Mat 120, I had good small child subjects and the color negative film was more forgiving than the 20,000 slides I made with the other film cameras. The Nikkormat EL was the most fun film camera I ever had and lots easier to handle than the F2 AS. My first digital was the 2MB Epson 850 and even with it's fixed lens it really got me impressed with what was happening in the cheap digital world. I still cannot get over the attraction of more than 6MB, raw, iso 3,000,000 or full frame for normal people, especially those who live in front of a computer screen to view and share their photos. Things that make me laugh: guys that have to have the latest $2,000 camera that does the metering and focusing for them at 10fps and folks that think they are creative because they bought a camera. Woops, I used to be that creative guy. As to current state of education, I'm determined to master all the fine points of the D300s (and commander mode flash) before I get too old. Then it will be time to say goodbye to Nikon for one of those much smaller and fancy Olympus, Sony, or Fuji's. [/QUOTE]
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