How important is the camera?

droj said:
if you're going to mention quality, especially of an image, then remember to define your use of the term
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You'll have fun, in a shop, buying a tv asking "which tv has the best picture quality" ;)
 
excalibur2 said:
You'll have fun, in a shop, buying a tv asking "which tv has the best picture quality" ;)
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You'll have fun, in a shop, asking anything much - because their job is to sell you something, so the channel they're operating on has inbuilt bias ...
 
droj said:
You'll have fun, in a shop, asking anything much - because their job is to sell you something, so the channel they're operating on has inbuilt bias ...
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Well I was thinking that you ask the seller "to define picture/image quality" and explaining "did you know there are different meanings for the word quality" etc etc.......that should leave the guy confused ;)
 
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droj said:
The image is the thing! The camera's just a tool. It could be a pinhole camera home-made out of cardboard box. And I'll repeat - if you're going to mention quality, especially of an image, then remember to define your use of the term - it's meaningless otherwise.
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What a load of old cobblers! The journey is what gives me pleasure and using well made tools enhances that Journey! What camera do you use BTW?
 
Since I started my collection of old cameras, some working and some not, I've become addicted to buying ones that have been recommended on You tube. I've put 5 through their paces so far and I'm pleased with the results. Another three to go with fingers crossed that they'll pass their test with flying colours. If I already have two cameras which take M42 lenses, why buy another body? Wouldn't it make sense to invest a few quid in a selection of lenses instead?
Spoken to one or two people while walking my little pooch and been offered old kit that hasn't seen the light of day for years and years. One has been delivered already, a Yashica FX-D. It was in a bit of a state, so I sent off for new covering for the body. Looks great now. Waiting for 2 others to be extracted from the lofts of owners who have no interest in film any more - a Canon EOS 1 and a Leica ??? Going by the person's age and the fact that it was bought for their 18th birthday (32 years or so ago), a Leica R4 possibly? Buy other bodies or stick to lens finds?
 
There were camera obscuras long before photography.
The were used both as viewing devices and sketching aids.

The ability to permanently capture those images was what distinguished photography
This was a chemical development. And was not a single process though the two most prominent was those of Daguerre. And of Fox Talbot.
The negative positive process of fox Talbot was perhaps the most important to future developments.which led to the advantage of producing a latent image on a dry emulsion that could be processed later.

Chemistry and electro magnetism are intrinsically linked I the photo electric effect and digital photography was an inevitable development.
Even the nature of individually coloured pixes had been foreshadowed but the screen used in ink printing and the reseau used in early colour processes like dufay colour and auto chrome.

Photography is the culmination and merger of many techniques and processes each complementing the other.resulting in a photographic image.
 
Well with the flyover today apparently some aircraft are dispersing over where I live and probably flying at about 2000ft, (erm a reason to try and use up my film :rolleyes:.).....I'll think I'll try a 80-200mm f4 lens on my T90, any decent results will post in the future :rolleyes:
 
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