Niisiis, mõtlesin kirjutada sellest, mis kaameraid/objektiive/vidinaid olen kasutanud ja/või kasutan siiani. Ükski näidispiltidest pole töödeldud.
PS! Näidispildid avanevad originaalsuuruses parema hiireklikiga "View image" (Firefoxis).
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So, I decided to talk a bit about what kind of cameras/lenses I've used and what are still in use today. None of my sample images have been edited.
PS! Example shots can be viewed in full size with a right click "View image" (in Firefox).
Trust Powercam 730s
...ehk minu esimene digikaamera.
Saadud aastal 2003 ja pidas vastu umbes 2-3 aastat. Pildikvaliteet polnud just kiita, udused olid nii lähi - kui kaugvõtted. Mälukaart (CompactFlash*) oli kobakas ja olematu mahuga (16MB). Kõige kehvemate pildisätetega sai vist teha umbes 70-80 pilti, parema kvaliteediga ~30. Eks loomulikult oli saadaval ka suurema mahuga mälukaarte, kuid eriti odavad need ei olnud. Lõpuks läks ta ekraan katki, tööle enam ei hakanud ja kuna garantiiaeg veel kehtis, siis vahetati see tasuta välja teise kaamera vastu. Alles mul teda seetõttu enam ei ole (peale diagnostikat võttis pood kaamera endale), kuskil peaks aga leiduma ta ministatiiv ning vutlar.
*CompactFlashi on kasutusel veel praegugi (mahud varieeruvad 2MB - 128GB). Lähemalt CFi erinevustest võrreldes SD-kaartidega saab lugeda
siin (inglise keeles).
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My first digital camera.
I got this in 2003 and it served me for about 2-3 years. Quality of the images was not that good, everything was kind of blurry/noisy. The memory card (CompactFlash*) was quite bulky and its capacity (16MB) was also not that great. Lowest image quality settings resulted in maximum of 70-80 photos and better quality in about 30 photos. Bigger cards were also pricey, if I remember correctly.
After 2-3 years the camera's screen broke and soon after it stopped working altogether. Since the guarantee was still valid, the store replaced it for a new camera for free. For that reason I no longer have it, although I'm pretty sure I still have its mini tripod and case somewhere.
*CompactFlash is still used today (capacity ranges from 2MB-128GB). You can read more about the differences in CF vs SD card
here.
Paar selle kaameraga tehtud pilti: // A couple of photos shot with this camera:
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Canon Powershot A400
Võrreldes Trustiga oli see juba suur samm edasi, vähemalt mulle. Ühtegi halba sõna mul ta kohta öelda ei ole. Minu oma oli algusest peale väikse defektiga, mis pildistamist ei seganud, kuid fotode vaatamist displeil ja menüüs navigeerimist küll (tuli hoida all paremat nooleklahvi, sest muidu valik/zoom "jooksis" ekraanil ringi). Sellegipoolest nautisin Canonit tohutult. Miinuseks oli väike ekraan ja AA patareitoide.
Töötab senimaani, kuid reaalselt kasutanud pole teda aastaid.
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It was a huge step forward (to me) compared to the Trust camera. I have nothing bad to say about this one, although mine was a bit faulty from the beginning. It didn't affect taking photos but it did inconvenience me while looking at them (it's kind of hard to explain, but you had to hold the "right direction" key along with "select", otherwise your selection/zoom was "running" around the screen and choosing a different setting for something wasn't possible). Nonetheless, I really enjoyed my time with Canon. Drawbacks were small screen and the use of AA batteries.
I haven't used it for years, but it still works just fine.
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Nikon Coolpix L11
Sai muretsetud suurema ekraani ja kompaktsuse pärast. Minu jaoks oli ta käevärina suhtes natuke liiga tundlik. Samuti oli harjumatu makrovõte - toimis objektist kaugemal olles sisse zoomides. Canonil seevastu pidi minema väga lähedale ja see oli mulle meelepärasem. Taas AA patareitoide, seega rahalist võitu eriti ei olnud.
Ei saa just öelda, et sel kaameral oli midagi viga või et ta oleks halb olnud...lihtsalt miskipärast erilist kiindumust mul temasse ei tekkinud.
Töötab senimaani, kuid nagu Canongi, siis erilist kasutust ta viimasel ajal leidnud pole.
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It was mainly bought because of the larger screen and its smaller size. In my opinion, it was a bit too sensitive to shaking and I wasn't very accustomed to shooting with this in macro mode. You had to stand far from the object and then zoom in whereas with Canon you had to stand very close to the object. You can't really say that there was anything wrong with this camera or that it was bad...I just never grew that attached to it for some reason.
Still works, but as with Canon, I haven't used it for quite some time.
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Nikon D80 + kit lens Nikkor 18-135mm
Aastast 2008 ja on senimaani olnud mu põhiliseks "dünaamiliseks duoks". Tuli koos flashiga, mida olen kasutanud ehk vaid paar korda.
D80 on üle elanud päris palju, kaasaarvatud garantiiremondi Rootsi. Probleemiks oli vigane autofookus, mis ühel päeval enam toimida ei tahtnud (ilma et kere/objektiiv oleks maha kukkunud vms). Rootsis viibis ta umbes 2 kuud ning tagasi tuli sama "targana" - öeldi, et parandada ei saa. Kui mälu ei peta, siis oli see 2010. aastal. Pool suve polnud kaamerat ja ülejäänud poole maadlesin käsitsi fokusseerimisega (lühinägeliku inimena ei ole see alati nii lihtne). Sügisel mõtlesin proovida, et äkki autofookus on mingi ime läbi tööle hakanud ja minu suureks üllatuseks/rõõmuks...oligi! Probleemideta (ptüi-ptüi-ptüi) on ta töödanud senimaani.
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It has been my main companion since 2008. It came with a huge flash which I've only used couple of times. D80 has gone through a lot, including sending it away to Sweden for repairs in 2010. Problem lied in faulty autofocus - one day it just stopped working (body/lens didn't drop down or anything). It was in Sweden for about 2 months and didn't come back any "wiser", it was said by the technicians that the feature was beyond repair. Half of the summer I was missing my camera and the other half I was getting used to manual focus (as a short-sighted person it's not always that easy). For some reason I decided to try autofocus in the beginning of autumn that year and as a great surprise, it finally started working and has done so without any problems ever since (fingers crossed).
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Smena 8M
Veneaegne filmikaamera, mille kohta on öeldud kui "võrdlemisi viisaka objektiiviga plastkarp". Sellega ehk maastikku nii edukalt ei pildista, kuid portreefotod kukuvad ülimalt hästi välja (s.t nad on omapärased). Tulemus on üllatavalt terav ja kuna see pole ka eriti kallis, siis neil, kel lihtsamate veneaegsete aparaatide vastu huvi, tasuks see soetada. Mina ostsin selle kunagi umbes 30EEK (~2€) eest, kuna mu ema oli enda sama mudeli aastate eest ära visanud (kui vaid teaks, miks). Miinuseks on see, et fookus tuleb määrata nö pimesi, viewfinderist seda ei näe. Seetõttu imestan, et ma üldse mingeid teravaid pilte sellega sain. Kuna automaatset filmikerimist sel pole, siis hajameelsuse korral võib juhtuda, et mitu pilti sulandub ühte. Samas on ka see mõnikord huvitav efekt. Isiklikult leian, et Smena on põnev kaamera, millega tehtud pildid üllatavad oma kvaliteediga.
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Soviet film camera that has been quoted as being "a decent lens in a plastic box". I wouldn't say it's the best for landscapes, but it does perform very well for portraits. I think it's worth a shot for anyone who is interested in simpler/basic Soviet cameras (it's also not that expensive). I bought it couple of years ago for about 30EEK/~2€. We used to have the same model back in the day, but my mother had thrown it away for reasons unknown. Unfortunately you can't see in the viewfinder whether the object is in focus or not, so that might result in blurry photos. For this reason I'm actually surprised that I was able to get any sharp shots at all. Obviously it's not an automatic camera which means that double exposure is likely when forgetting to scroll the film. I personally find it to be a nifty little thing that actually performs surprisingly well.
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Zenit-E.
Zenitis olevat filmi pole ma senimaani täis pildistanud - kaamerakotis ei ole alati paraku ruumi, et seda kaasa võtta. Eks näis, mis sealt ükskord välja tuleb, seega isiklikult ei saa veel pildikvaliteedi kohta midagi öelda. Natuke segane oli minu jaoks säriaja määramine. Algselt tegin sellega kuivtrenni (ilma filmita) ja üritasin kõigist funktsioonidest aru saada. Märkasin, et valitud säriaeg ei vastanud tegelikule, s.t kui valitud oli näiteks 1/500, mis tähendab, et "klõps" peaks käima kiirelt, siis tegelikult kõlas see palju aeglasemalt. Tuli välja, et vanusega kipub säriaja määramise nupp natuke paigast vajuma, kuid õnneks oli seda võimalik ise reguleerida. Loodetavasti sain selle korda, kuid taas - kuna pole näinud pilte, siis ei saa pead anda, et see parandatud sai.
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My current roll of film is still not full (yes, after all this time). There just isn't always enough room in my bag to bring it along. Since I have no photos, I can't say anything about its image quality from a personal viewpoint. Choosing exposure was a bit tricky at first. When I received it, I was testing it out without a film (trying to understand features and such) and noticed that the selected exposure time didn't correspond to reality, for instance if I had selected 1/500 which should sound like fast "click" it actually sounded quite slow. Turns out that with time, the exposure dial can get a bit loose and thus become inaccurate. Fortunately, this was easily fixed.
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Canon AF35ML
Sellest
kaamerast olen rohkem rääkinud
selles postituses. Tegelikult ongi
möödunud häbiväärselt pikk aeg tema kasutamisest, lähiajal tuleb
kindlasti uus filmirull sisse panna.
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I've
talked about this camera before in
this post. To be honest, it has been
ages since I've last used it, so it's about time to grab a new roll of
film and start shooting.
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Industar 50
...objektiiv on saanud mu suureks lemmikuks lähivõtete tegemisel. Eakas (esmane tootmine 1959. aastal), kuid väike ja väga terav NSVL objektiiv. Selleks, et ta sobituks Nikoni kerega, pidin ostma 2 lisarõngast (M39+M42). Lõpmatusse teravustamine Nikoni kerega on temaga veidi raskendatud. Lugesin-uurisin, et teoreetiliselt on see võimalik, kui objektiiv lahti võtta ja natuke pusida, kuid ise seda eriti teha ei julge. Äkki keeran täitsa metsa. Olen kuulnud ka veel muid variante, (k.a makrorõnga kaasamine) kuid senimaani pole need minu puhul toiminud.
Temaga kaasas oli 4 makrorõngast, millest on samuti saanud asendamatud abimehed.
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This Soviet lens has become my favorite for taking close-up shots. It's pretty old (first manufactured in 1959), but small and sharp. In order to attach it to my Nikon body, it needed 2 adapter rings (M39+M42). Focusing to infinity is a bit complicated; it involves taking the lens apart and filing some details inside. To be honest, I'm not really up for that - too afraid of completely breaking it. I've also heard other ways of achieving focusing to infinity (such as using a macro ring) but so far none of these methods have worked for me.
Speaking of macro rings, it was equipped with 4 which I've really grown to love.
Näiteid leiab märksõna "
Industar 50" alt // Plenty of examples under the label "
Industar 50"
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MTO-500a. Vene teleobjektiiv, mis on paras kobakas (1.5kg) ja mida kasutanud olen võrdlemisi vähe. Käsi peab olema äärmiselt kindel, sest piltidel kajastub väikseimgi värin. Eripäraks on sõõrikukujuline bokeh, mis piltidel näeb väga huvitav välja. Temaga pildistamine on omaette missioon, niisama "kaasahaaramise" objektiiv ta pole.
Kaasas oli tal 4 filtrit: punane, roheline ning 2 värvitut.
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Soviet telephoto lens. It's quite heavy (
1.5 kg/3.3 lbs) and I personally find that it needs a very steady hand (or a tripod) in order to get a clear shot. Its unique donut-shaped bokeh looks very interesting in photos. I haven't really used it that much, but so far it has been a joy.
It came with 4 filters: red, green and 2 colorless filters.
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Nikkor 50mm 1.8D
Uusim liige. Tahaks öelda, et olen tänaseks jõudnud temaga piisavalt mängida, kuid paraku see nii ei ole. Minu põhiobjektiivi kohta ta üle pole võtnud, seega kannan kaasas nii D80 kit objektiivi kui ka 1.8D, peamiselt just sel põhjusel, et mõnikord on väga vaja kasutada zoomi ja samas mõnikord toob fix 50mm kõik liiga lähedale (ja pole ruumi astuda samm tagasi). Seega igaks juhuks on kaasas mõlemad.
Loodan teda peaegi katsetada ka kehvemates valgustingimustes ja samuti tahaks ta panna proovile tänavafotograafias.
Erinevaid näiteid on alates kevadest mitmes postituses.
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Newest member. I wish I could say that by now I've had enough time to play around with it a lot...but unfortunately this isn't so. It hasn't taken the place of my primary lens (which is the D80 kit lens) just because sometimes I really need the zoom and othertimes 50mm just brings everything "too close" (and there isn't room to step back). That's why I usually bring both along.
I soon hope to test it in not so great lighting situations and I also want to try out street photography using the 50.
Starting from spring, there are many examples in various posts.
