Come on a journey with me, discovering vintage SLR and wonderful digital cameras from old to new! Watch as I review the cheapest cameras I can get my hands on in 2023 and beyond! Getting back into film photography to warm my soul , and rekindle, those awesome memories of old! Hope you enjoy
I have a D800 and was the camera I wish Nikon would make back in the day. When I hold mine I can't believe I have one, it was 3500 in the day. Always blows my mind how great the detail is. I have a D300 I come from and it is great but what a leap in quuality and technology was the D800 compared to that and the D3 in that time span. I feel greatful to have mine. Really is awesome and amazing.
I worked with the D1, D1x and the D2x. Yes with the f2.8 Zoom lenses and the 12-24DX lens. The D1X was a gamechanger. It’s a great camera! A workhorse! Never failed. You always knew the endresult. I used it a lot for portraits in the studio. I changed later to the Fuji S3pro with an amazing skin tone. What a difference! The workflow of Nikon was always great. Fuji was terrible. The Fuji was several times at the service. This Fuji was an amateur camera with a superb sensor. Nikon was always stable. After Fuji I went back to Nikon D2X. This was a step in pixels. Sometimes I had the feeling the D1X was still better in colors (and raw).
I have had mine for quite a while now ( about 5 years) and I did not expect much out of the 4.1 MP sensor. I agree that if you shoot over 800 ISO JPEGs there will be noise. At 1600 it is pretty severe. However, I captured a head shot of my dog (filled the frame) at 800, indoors using bounced flash, and as a TIFF file, that absolutely blew me away. I printed it to 13"X19" and I would challenge anyone to guess what the sensor size was that captured that image. No pixelation at all, each hair on his face cleanly defined, absolutely stunning. There is something going o with the file processing since these TIFF files seem to larger than the ones I get from my D3s (12 vs 9.4 MB). Of course the detail in the scene influences that heavily, but I have shot enough of each to know that the D2Hs TIFF files are larger. I think what limits the D2Hs is the narrow range of conditions under which good results can be had. As someone else in this thread commented, just get a D3 (I would say D3s) and be done with it. Still have my D3s and will not part with it. I am convinced the D2Hs is a hidden gem if you have the patience to use it in its narrow range of good performance.
Nope - The greatest CCD camera ever was the Fuji S3 - And on top of everything else ... that Fuji camera was built like a Sherman tank when compared to the cameras of today, and also back then, as well. You know, a magnesium alloy body. Sort of like a tough hockey puck.
Hi, some advice please. I run 3x D7100 bodys. 3x DX lenses, 2x FX lenses. Wanted to go mirrorless, but may hold fire for another few years and sell up my 2x DX bodys, and 3x DX lenses. Then purchase 2x D800 body, or 1x D800 body with a D750 or D3. I shoot anything from landscape, portraits, mountain biking, nature, festivals/concerts, so looking for an allround setup. I don't use flash or any photoshop or Lightroom, all my work is Jpeg fine. What's your advice please? All I been advised is there could be a waiting list of up to 3 months for DSLR parts overseas, and the way forward is mirrorless as DSLR now in transition of being phased out?
Hi mate. Sounds for sure like you’re running a business with that gear ;-). The D800 is great as you can crop it to DX at the touch of a button to reduce the MP size for editing. That way you can also still use the DX lens you own. I like an optical view finder also rather than an EVF. Plus I do not mind the DSLR size. You can buy adapters for your glass to mirrorless however;-). I like my DSLR set up. Sold my Fuji XT.
Yes sir. I have most of these and they all have a dedicated application of when I prefer one over the other. I should use my F50 more than I do. Nice video.
The young photographer didn't use the film camera because she was a hipster, it was because that was the only camera available to her, the one she could afford. She didn't have $12,900 for a digital set up like the older photographer could afford. The lesson is use the camera that's available to you. It's the photographer, not always ethe equipment.
Really appreciate the info you put into this video. My girlfriend wanted an old camera and I stumbled across this camera at a pawnshop with no charger and no memory stick, this info helped me bring it to working condition!
Great review of the movie. I thought it was pretty cool that the character Jessie was shooting film. What I would have loved to see would be someone shooting a battle worn Z9 that was worn down to bare metal. That would have been kinda cool. I feel like their cameras were too pretty for the situation. That’s cool you were a soldier and photographer. Did I understand correctly you live in the US now? If so, welcome! As an American, I agree with what you said 💯 about what could happen here. There is just too much craziness here thanks to the everybody gets a trophy mentality. Cheers!
Maybe I'm missing something, but the test shots you showed were soft. I don't think a single one carried any kind of useful focus to the finished shot. No wonder they are cheap as chips.
Looking at d200's for a dirt cheap camera next to my D70. However, does the d90 make more sense? CMOS might be a negative but more ISO, video and live view a bonus. Like to hear you opinion on the d90
To be honest. This camera is by far the worst camera I've owned in terms of image quality. Why use a camera you can't print the images from. We'll you can but they look horrible. Might be 8mp but quality looks worse than 1mp. My 3mp Kodak from 2003 blows the Campsnap away by miles. I really wanted to like the Campsnap but after 500 images and a few prints I sold it. A waste of time and money... but I do think it's a great camera for kids.
What a terrible picture quality. It does have colors i give it points for that. So far for the fantastic CCD film like pictures, it cannot look more ugly digital.
i love my n60. i love all of my nikon cameras, but as far as my automatic ones the n60 is my go to. i have a few other automatic options but the n60 is just tiny and powerful. i do want a n90s or an f100 but that will wait
I cleaned with lacquer thinner, T-shirt rag just dampened, and let it dry well. Then I used McGuires Rubber/Vinyl Restorer, ( automotive supply store ), to put a little sheen back on it. Looked and felt great. It's great to find a real deal on a good camera!! cool video.
F80/N80 is cheap at £50 for the body, 90% as good as F5. If you're a knock about shooter, it's all you need. Light and compact and super sharp and responsive with a f1.8 50mm.
Hi, I have a Nikon coolpix L610 camera and the rubber grip already peeled off I wonder where could I buy a new rubber grip to replace with? It was just a gift from me was bought in the U.S. and I live in the philippines. Please help. I just want to cover the grip. 😢 If you can suggest a diy please let me know. Thank you!
Don't forget you are British, very Bad manners to wear a hat indoors. 🧐 Also be careful you have an annoying mid Atlantic accent. Dont forget to pronounce your T's and its Mathematics not Math....
The loud sound is not the leaf shutter which is between the mirror and the lens, it is the mirror which has to be light tight so the lens can be changed without fogging the film. operation follows these steps; 1. press the shutter button, 2. shutter closes, 3. Mirror lifts up. 4, shutter opens to expose film and closes, 5. Mirror comes down, 6. shutter opens to allow light into viewfinder. The same process happens in a Hasselblad 500 although it has barn doors between the film and the mirror.
