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Post by zou on Jan 13, 2024 14:10:45 GMT
Being reflective is generally a positive exercise, taking the opportunity to quantify performance and to learn from experience. With that in mind, what was your key takeaway from 2023 with regard to your photography?
For me, #1 is absolutely realising that I wasn't sharpening images well. Whether analogue scans or digital raw files, I paid almost no attention to sharpening and wish I'd cottoned on years ago.
#2 was learning about video. From nothing to fairly confident in a couple of months, it's been fun learning a completely new aspect of photography. Not without its challenges, but a journey I have enjoyed.
What about you?
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Post by geoffr on Jan 13, 2024 17:43:20 GMT
Hybrid focus modes, essentially different focus modes on different buttons, so shutter is 3D tracking, back AF On is 72 point and lens function button is 153 point. Seem to work well.
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Post by gray1720 on Jan 13, 2024 18:33:48 GMT
There's always room for another box camera somewhere.
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Post by peterba on Jan 13, 2024 19:01:50 GMT
what was your key takeaway from 2023 with regard to your photography?
I learned that - despite deciding to sell my MF Bronica - actually making myself sell it is far harder than I thought it would be.  |
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Post by zou on Jan 13, 2024 19:07:01 GMT
I learned that - despite deciding to sell my MF Bronica - actually making myself sell it is far harder than I thought it would be. Which series? |
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Post by peterba on Jan 13, 2024 19:08:47 GMT
I learned that - despite deciding to sell my MF Bronica - actually making myself sell it is far harder than I thought it would be. Which series?
It's an SQ-a.
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Post by zou on Jan 13, 2024 19:24:37 GMT
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Post by peterob on Jan 13, 2024 19:49:01 GMT
Must see if mine still works. It still has half a film in one back and a whole film in the spare back. I think the last picture taken was our grandson (now nearly 9) crawling - so at 7-8 years ago. |
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Post by peterob on Jan 13, 2024 19:55:36 GMT
What did I learn? At some point - probably last year - I decided I was over-saturating landscapes so i've been dialling down the colours a bit when processing.
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Post by peterba on Jan 13, 2024 20:35:11 GMT
Yes - last used about three or four weeks ago.
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Post by zou on Jan 13, 2024 20:55:30 GMT
Yes - last used about three or four weeks ago.
So if you can't bear to part with it terminally, and it's getting used, why the thoughts about a sale? |
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Post by peterba on Jan 13, 2024 21:06:27 GMT
Yes - last used about three or four weeks ago.
So if you can't bear to part with it terminally, and it's getting used, why the thoughts about a sale?
Despite using it a few weeks ago, I hadn't used it for six or eight months, prior to that. I'm uncomfortable with having good equipment sitting around doing nothing.  |
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Post by zou on Jan 13, 2024 21:25:48 GMT
So if you can't bear to part with it terminally, and it's getting used, why the thoughts about a sale?
Despite using it a few weeks ago, I hadn't used it for six or eight months, prior to that. I'm uncomfortable with having good equipment sitting around doing nothing. Well at least it's looking good on the shelf, right? I rather fancy a nice 6x6 but they have always been out of reach. Dream was a Rollei SL66 with its built in movement but £££ then and even more now. The simplicity and sheer handsomeness of the Bronica S2 also appealed.  How about I give you £20 for the job lot, you ok with that? |
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Post by MJB on Jan 13, 2024 21:30:47 GMT
What I learnt... Don't drop your camera on a hard surface.
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Post by zou on Jan 13, 2024 21:35:00 GMT
What I learnt... Don't drop your camera on a hard surface. Unless you want a new one? |
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