SpecPix - My Photogramatic Thread

[MortifiedocAlot]

Warhammar. Nicely taken. Also their is a new war hammer RTS coming out :3.

[Spectere]

Warhammar. Nicely taken.

Tanks!

There is a bit of blur on the large image due to camera shake (mainly because that shot was a 15 second exposure).  I should probably get a better tripod -- mine's a bit wobbly. :x

Also their is a new war hammer RTS coming out :3.

I KNOW.

I still need to pick up DoW: Soulstorm.  Come to think of it, I still need to rally up my orks and beat the campaign in Dark Crusade. :x

[Spectere]

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I've been wanting to shoot film for a while now so this should be quite interesting.  I can't wait for everything to arrive. :3

[cristian989]

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I've been wanting to shoot film for a while now so this should be quite interesting.  I can't wait for everything to arrive. :3

The F4 is a sweet sweet camera, it's heavy as f*ck tho

[Spectere]

Yeah, I'd say the body alone is going to be close to 3 lbs with the MB-21 and a full set of AAs.  Ah well, at least I'd be able to use it to drive nails through concrete should the need arise.  I suppose within a week I'll find out whether it's as beastly as my dad's camera and lens:



His is a Pentax Spotmatic F with a big ol' Sears telephoto lens (not sure what the specs are on it) and I swear, pretty much every inch of that thing is solid metal (though my camera body is definitely going to be heavier than his...not sure about the lens yet).  One thing that is particularly nice about the F4 compared to that (aside from the F4 having matrix metering, auto-focus, and all of those fancy 80's amenities) is that it takes standard alkaline AA batteries.  My dad's camera took mercury cells, which are quite illegal now, so he has to specifically look for substitutes for that technology (I think he uses zinc-air batteries).

Also, is there any particularly kind of film that you recommend?

And, last but not least, here's a picture of my parents' dog (Macy) that I took in early March but forgot to upload:

[cristian989]

For crazy saturated colors (daylight film): Fujifilm Superia Reala (ISO 100)

For B&Ws that can be processed in any color-film lab: Kodak CN 400 (ISO 400)...if you want true black and white films, than you either have to process them yourself or send them out to special B&W labs that are moderately $$$. 
But if you are interested in true black and white, than the Fujifilm Tri-X 400 (ISO 400) is a widely used film.

Some say that the only advantage that film has over digital now a days is...slide film.  And if you're to attempt to shoow slide (by the way, alot of mini-labs, including walmart, process slide films), then you gotta use Fujifilm Velvia 50.

Ofcourse, you could always go for the regular FujiFilm Superia 400 that they sell everywhere, and to be honest, I really like the results.

That's all I can think off the top of my head.

[Spectere]

Very good -- I'll see what I can dig up.  Thanks!

[MortifiedocAlot]

Aaaaaawwwwwwwwww.

[Spectere]

Yeah, Macy's a cute ol' girl.

[jinxie]

macyyyyyyyyyyyyyy <33333333333

NEEDS MOAR PICS OF JAMES.

[Spectere]

James is either too smart or not lovable enough to have his picture taken. D:  Every time I came near him with my D40 he was like "aw hell naw."

Macy, on the other hand, practically poses.

[Spectere]

New lens - GET!



Since I obviously couldn't take a picture of my D40 with my D40, here's a crappy cell phone shot.  The lens is an AF Nikkor 70-210mm f/4-5.6.  It doesn't autofocus on my D40 but whatever, it's for the F4 anyway.

[Zakamiro]

Since I obviously couldn't take a picture of my D40 with my D40

Obviously, you're not thinking in terms of portals again. Or elaborate mirror work.

[Spectere]

I thought about using portals but I suddenly remembered that I forgot my Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device at my parents' house.

The mirrors would work if I weren't lazy.

Hah!  All of your points have been refuted.  WHAT SAY YOU?

[Zakamiro]

That you're a lazy, forgetful bum. Also, excuses can hardly be considered as points to refute an argument.