I've not got a D70

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or a 300D



I'm happy with my Panasonic DMC-FZ20



























(for now)

[Mad Dave]

Me too, im perfectly happy with my F70's and i'm not saving up, constantly checking the web for the best prices, or frequently trying to justify putting the cost onto my credit card.

Honest.

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I'm not even thinking about it, I just think how much it's going to cost in extras and that justifies not thinking about it.

[pug406]

After the cost of the camera, there are little things like SB-800, 70-300, circular polariser and a remote control. Lets say about about £500 or so.

[Simpo Two]

pug406 said:

After the cost of the camera, there are little things like SB-800, 70-300, circular polariser and a remote control. Lets say about about £500 or so.

Well of course you can always settle on just the body plus one lens. And there's a built-in flash.

But then again I was totting up the contents of my camera bag and it came to £2,200

Better there than in a pension fund I suspect

[pug406]

Simpo Two said:

pug406 said: After the cost of the camera, there are little things like SB-800, 70-300, circular polariser and a remote control. Lets say about about £500 or so. Well of course you can always settle on just the body plus one lens. And there's a built-in flash. But then again I was totting up the contents of my camera bag and it came to £2,200 Better there than in a pension fund I suspect

Oooops, I forgot the Manfroto, Sekonic L-308, Peli 1400 case, Lowenpro Gadget Bag, 1 x 512 Cf card, 4gig Microdrive and 2 x 1gig CF cards

[V6GTO]

Mad Dave said:

im perfectly happy with my F70's

Then why are we all b45t4rds?

Martin.

[Simpo Two]

And from another forum: 'I've been using a Digital Rebel for about 1 year. Just got my D70 yesterday.'

Double Bonus Points

[Mad Dave]

V6GTO said:

Mad Dave said: im perfectly happy with my F70's Then why are we all b45t4rds? Martin.

Because thats not strictly true - I want a D70, I just can't afford one at the moment.

Or were you implying that the F70 is expensive? It may once have been, but they're not now - I paid around £100 each for the bodies and the lenses were £40-150 each.

I have still got my old Minolta X700 as well though - it takes beautifully sharp images, despite being 23years old!

[simpo two]

Mad Dave said:

I have still got my old Minolta X700 as well though - it takes beautifully sharp images, despite being 23years old!

Yes indeed. People tend to forget that lensmaking is not a new skill - Germany is famous for lenses from the first half of the 20th C, in fact one reason why they did so well at Jutland was that their optical rangefinders were better than ours! And think of the PR lenses used in WW2 - fantastic resolution.

It makes me chuckle when someone zooms into a photo from a digital compact until the pixels show and says 'look how sharp that is, much better than analogue!'

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[Mad Dave]

I was truly shocked - I used the camera the other day for some of those studio shots that I posted, and was amazed how sharp a £40 f2.8 50mm lens was. Manual focussing was a pain though, I kept pressing the button and expecting it to focus. I also kept getting my shot lined up perfectly, pressing the shutter and realising I hadn't advanced the frame! After that happened a few times I bolted a power winder on the bottom! It was good fun though, getting back to basics!