What camera do I buy? / general gear talk

Bought an canon image stabilised 18-55 happened to be attached to a 450d with a flat battery and no charger. Did get the feeling I was buying a nicked camera but checked serial number with the police, before purchase, and wasn't listed.

SD card with anything on it?

Hopefully nudes. Geriatric nudes.

Looking at overhauling my Photography equipment. I currently have a Nikon D800 with a 50mm, 24-70mm and flash-gun. I also have a Fuji X100T.
I've been using the X100T a lot more because it's a lot smaller and the D800 is overkill 90% of the time. I'm thinking of getting something mirrorless with all of the capabilities of the D800 but the size of the X100T.
Sony have quite a decent range. I've always like the A7R cameras and have recently stumbled across the A7C (anyone got any experience with this?). I'd love a Leica but all will most likely be out of my price range after selling what I have. I've had a look at other Fujifilm cameras that have interchangeable lenses but it doesn't seem like they're full frame. Anyone have any recommendations?

Sounds similar to a recent debate I had with myself. I got fed up with different camera bodies and investing in expensive lenses, most of which I rarely used (and never changed when out taking pics in anger). I also got fed up of complicated menus and hankered after an experience closer to film cameras I grew up with.

Looking at my photos, most were taken in the range 28-80mm. I thought about getting a nice Fuji with a nice lens, but decided I’d just fall into the trap of wanting more lenses etc. So I switched tack and got a Leica Q2. Extremely expensive but suits me and how I want to take pics. 28mm lens and a 47MP sensor means you can easily crop to c80mm equivalent, and as the lens is fixed, I can’t buy another one 😂

Still got this for sale if anyones after a decent little 35mm slr. £55 posted

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Yeah pictures around the block where I collected the camera from.

@pdlouche Geriatric porn....we are all getting there.

Was thinking of looking to see what was on the card before, but that feels sort of wrong.

Depends what lenses you want with the new system - you risk with FF just ending up with a slightly smaller but still large system that you don't take out. If you shoot with the film sims on the X100T, then that might factor into sticking with a fujifilm.

I'd probably have a couple of fixed focal lengths and a zoom lens. I'm not so fussed about the film settings on the X100T. all of that can be done in post anyway.

Sony A7C looks like it can do everything the D800 can do and is a fraction of the size. Still unsure though.

Have the Fujifilm X-S10 , one zoom and 3 fixed lenses. I'm a big fan of IBIS paired with the fixed lenses which ruled out the A7C for me (along with the extra cost). Saying that, Sony do offer some small and competitive FF lenses, the FE 50mm f1.8 and at £165 is cheaper and the same weight as the Fujifilm 35mm f1.4.

Stick the lenses you'll want into https://camerasize.com/compact/#858.580,864.408,ha,t and get a sense of how much smaller it is. I'm finding mirrorless small enough to take out more than I did my Canon 40D DSLR, while being more fun to use.

Recently discovered a few extra boxes of 35mm cameras and glass, mostly low to mid range stuff (Minolta/Pentax/Olympus, few canon FD) that I had from when I used to buy/sell the stuff.

35mm market calmed down a few years ago, then recently went to clear out some dark room stuff (have way too much stuff, cleared most of it from colleges getting rid of their analogue gear) and discovered that some items are now commanding mental money. Jobo home colour processor (a heated tank with a basic motor and timer on it) are £200+ for ones with bits missing! I must have thrown away 20 of those between 2008 and 2013 as literally no one wanted any of them.

Film scanners, don't have flextite money, looking at another Epson flatbed, V850 I think is the latest good vs. value machine, any other options under a grand new? Not interested in a 20 year old Nikon thats about to crap the bed at any minute, had two of those already haha.

I sold my complete Jobo for silly money and that was years ago. Can’t remember what it cost me, probably £150 or something waaaaay back when film kit was still in regular use.... when I sold it someone paid me around £250-350 plus mental postage cost to send it to them abroad.

Hipster tax?

Hipster tax?

So much you’d think it was a Tory invention.

Any recommendations of water marking software.

ImageMagick

Thank you

Any recommendations for a forum for older digital dslr, canon 350d,400d and 450d as well as sony a200.

I have a Nikon D3100 for sale.
I thought it was great when I got it and it can record video too.

GAS itch scratched...

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great choice
really nice colour results with capture1 profiles

What is it? Looks serious.

Cheers, Capture one can be frustrating from time to time but the results it gives are great :)

Fuji 8-16 2.8

Already owned the body, Fuji X-H1

It looks superb. Sticking with the Nikon DF for the time being but this would be an interesting replacement.