Reader question of the week
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Last week, we asked you what is the oldest camera you'd still enjoy using and here's what you had to say:
"My Minolta X500 and a roll, or two, of Kodachrome 25"
"I'm a video guy, and old video cameras die young! BUT, I'm a 3D video guy, and have fallen in love with the Panasonic AG 3D1A... and now I own a BUNCH of them! Originally costing over $20K =:-0
They're now running for less than 10% of that on eBay! LOVE doing my musical performance vids with them!"
Breathing new life into old 3D cameras! It may also be an opportunity to capitalize on the renewed push for VR headsets. You may be ahead of the curve! - Shaminder
"My D40X lt’s small, light, feels great in the hand has wonderful colours and uses all my old Nikon F-mount lenses without having to use an adapter."
"My 1909 4x5 RB Graflex to which I added X-synch. It works great with a 9" f/4 Verito for slightly diffused portraits (at f/11)."
Can we be friends? - Shaminder
"Nikon D70 and D80 cameras come to mind, as two that I really enjoyed during earlier years of digital photography. The D80 with its stepped-up 10 MP sensor and original 18-135 lens would be my choice. It had great ergonomics and control placements for my hands and working style. The 10 MP CCD sensor and processor gave results out-of-camera that seldom needed editing for my final requirements. If I knew someone who still had one in working condition, I’d gladly borrow or even rent it for an entire day of shooting."
The D80 was a great camera. I know several working professionals who got their start on one. Now I'm hankering to revisit the D80 or Canon EOS 30D, who has one to lend? - Shaminder
Here's our next question of the week:Do camera manufacturers owe us future firmware upgrades when we buy a camera? Why or why not? For how long?
Let us know; click here to e-mail me.
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