GEM camera bag


Arrived this morning.  It's got the F, the FED2, the Isolette 2, the Holga, nine rolls of film, flash with ttc cable... And room to spare.  There's space for a laptop, too.  Splendid.

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  1. cjdTue Jan 24, 06:48:00 pm GMT

    looks nice.. have been looking at cameras myself at the mo and am torn between digital and analogue... am curious as to how much your F was with the f1/.4?

    Am not doing linux at the mo so that's weird... (re prev comment)

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  2. Garry NixonTue Jan 24, 08:43:00 pm GMT

    I don't know what happened last week - every time I tried to go to your comment to reply, the screen froze, back-button wouldn't work, the whole nine yards. Couple of days later, it was fine. I was only surmising it might have been some linux thing. Fuck knows.

    The F and the lens were 179 quid at Ffordes.com - I did quite well, 'cos the light meter still works, and the lens is fine. You can get an F body for about 150 quid, usually another 75 or so for that particular lens. But you can get an F5 for only 300 quid. There's no contest, pound for pound, between a pro film camera and a pro digital, that's because all the pros use digital now. A Nikon D3s is about four thousand quid or some fucking thing. But if you want it for art, or just for a hobby, get an old pro film Nikon, anything in the F series, the F5 having the most bells and whistles.

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  3. cjdThu Jan 26, 10:49:00 am GMT

    Yup, been looking at those but decided on the easier option yesterday and got my self a nikon P300 as we've really got NO room to to do any developing here. So far it looks just the ticket for what I want but I'll give it a good run out this afternoon. Just in case you're interested I've got a working Lubitel 166 which I'm trying to sell at the moment... Let me know.

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  4. Garry NixonThu Jan 26, 11:22:00 am GMT

    Don't tempt me with that Lubitel, though it does look interesting:

    http://www.flickr.com/groups/lubitel166/pool/

    Is it a 166+? And just out of curiosity, how much were you thinking of?

    I've got almost all the cameras I need now, except for the Brownie Reflex, which I'll get soon. And of course I've got the bag. The next big purchase will be a Manfrotto tripode. And then I've got all the kit and no excuses for not getting off my fat arse and going out and taking some half-way decent photos.

    Good luck with the P300. I just can't imagine going back to digital, now. It just wouldn't feel right.

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  5. Garry NixonThu Jan 26, 11:23:00 am GMT

    Tripode?

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  6. cjdThu Jan 26, 05:09:00 pm GMT

    yeah!? 'Tripode'... you're stupid, you are...

    No, it's a regular 166 and I think I was hoping for around the £40 mark. You can get them cheaper on ebay but they come from Siberia or some such place and postage is around £35. There is a website trying to flog 'em for £240 but that's just stupid... like you.

    Had some fun with the P300 today.. I think it's a bloody nice little machine. May post pics on another blog... will let you know.

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  7. cjdThu Jan 26, 06:19:00 pm GMT

    http://linoukephoto.blogspot.com/

    ....so there...

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  8. Garry NixonThu Jan 26, 08:20:00 pm GMT

    "Comments on this blog are restricted to team members" Numpty.

    Good though. I like the top one best with the motion blur and the bit
    of a pint in the frame. Good B&W (for digital), nice and contrasty.

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  9. Garry NixonThu Jan 26, 08:21:00 pm GMT

    Forty quid's a snip, it's true, but that would be forty quid out of my Manfrotto tripod fund.

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  10. cjdFri Jan 27, 03:33:00 pm GMT

    Didn't think I wanted any comments but have changed that... and yes, some of them have come out quite well.

    Tripod shmypod.... maybe you shouldn't be travelling first class.. (expenses?).

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  11. Garry NixonFri Feb 17, 11:54:00 am GMT

    Maybe you should get a job in management. I just found out the other day that they looked at this blog as part of the recruitment process. Which speaks volumes: closet photography anoraks make good language testers. Or something.

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