Diablo

Have an EOS 30 with 28-105 and 100-300 lenses (the mid range ones) got some fantastic results.

Only conmplaint is that the Canon body is not as substantial in feel as Nikons of old.

On the film front, I used to use Fuji Film exclusively, but have had some great results with Kodak Royal developed at the Kodak Lab in Glasgow - its just down the road from me

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mattstant

Hoppy think i need to clarify wht i meant in preferences.
yes of course kodak do some cracking black and white films ektachrome and kodacrhome being the obvious examples although it must be aoens since i shot any black and white stuff.
where print film is concerned kodak seem to head for the mass market especially with that hideous kodacolour gold.
Fuji on the other hand go for an accurate more vivid colour balance
so what you see through the lens is more or less what you get.

More importantly how much did you pay for the s40 and what do you think so far as i have stopped buying any more gear in preparation for an affordable cannon digital body (hopefully sometime soon)

Matt

Hoppy

Chris, when I need the scanner back, you'll be the first to know. Meanwhile, if you're still making good use of it, be my guest.

Matt, Ektachrome and Kodachrome are not black and white but are colour reversal (slide) films. And film manufacturer's reseach would disagree with what you say about people wanting natural colours.

Truth is, they think they want natural colours whereas what they prefer is nice blue skies (even when it's dull), green grass (even when it's bleached yellow) and nice healthy skin tones (even when you're hung over).

'Professional' films which you keep in a fidge and have short use-by dates plus accurate speed ratings tend towards greater colour accuracy. But Fuji's Reala emulsion marketed for it's colour accuracy, is not their most popular film. Most people want a bit more punch with more contrast and higher colour saturation. It's the same with TV pictures - more bright and colourful than reality.

Cheers

Richard.

Hanslow

I've got this for sale if you are interested

http://www.scoobynet.co.uk/bbs/threa...hreadid=114910

These chaps might be able to tell you more about it as I have only used it for about 3 rolls of film! Never quite got into the SLR thing as much as I thought I would (like most things I do )

ChrisB

You're a gent Richard.

mattstant

whoops quite right hoppy dont know why i got that mixed up was thinking of Tmax DOOOh
I am a bit rusty these days i used to by amateur photographer every month and i even had a grasp of what reciprocity law failure meant nowadays i cant quite remember (or is it just old age).

on the point of reala this seems to be either discontinued superceded or harder to get and it was my favourite film and was superb for natural portraits
yes i agree about what people want that was my point thats why i carry a polarizing filter (but not much else) so I'm in control of the "creative" process i want to start with the most accurate colours
I got into more serious slr photography because my holiday snaps always dissapointed me.

Matt

ps you havent said anything about the s40
would love to now how a serious SLR man is getting on with digital
i tried a top of the range fuji for a weekend and although i was impressed it was frustrating not being able to change lenses/depth of focus/bracketing etc and not to mention no through the lense framimg.



[Edited by mattstant - 7/22/2002 2:47:06 AM]

MarkO

I'm no photographic expert, but have taken some great pictures since I bought my Canon EOS300 last year. Got a 300mm lense with it too now, and am very pleased with the results.

Here's a pic I took with it. :-)



[Edited by MarkO - 7/11/2002 10:28:47 AM]

darlodge

I used to have a Canon EOS 5 (or variation of that) when I wanted to be a photographer. I was a bloody great camera. It cost me a small fortune and I had a whole range of lenses. The best was my 400mm for sporting pictures…..and nekid ladies . Canon is the way forward in my opinion. See what your local camera store has to store. Jessops were quite helpful when I had my camera.

I recently thought about taking up photography again but I just don't have the time needed.

Darren

[Edited by darlodge - 7/11/2002 1:27:19 PM]