Tupper Toys code-a-coin camera bank
Image by John Kratz
Looks like an ordinary camera, but in reality it’s a secret compartment! To gain access to the hidden valuables, you must rotate the two lettered rings on the lens to the proper position. Forgot the combination? Not to worry – it’s been cleverly placed on the knobs atop the camera as part of the "model number"!
Made by Tupperware in 1966.
Combat Camera Team Photographer in Afghanistan
Image by Defence Images
An Army photographer with the Combat Camera Team (CCT) is pictured taking stills of members of the Afghan National Police passing out parade in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan.
Photographer: Sgt Tom Robinson RLC
From: www.defenceimages.mod.uk
Matchbox pinhole camera 1
Image by LucaDeravignone.com
Homemade matchbox pinhole camera
Matchbox pinhole camera 2
Image by LucaDeravignone.com
Homemade matchbox pinhole camera
Camera toss 3
Image by gwilmore
Taken during a photo stroll with fellow Flickr members cobalt123 and infernosangel27 (who happens to be my son Colin.) No, don’t worry, I didn’t actually "toss" my expensive camera at all; I merely pointed it at some Christmas lights, set a long shutter speed, pushed the button, and moved around.
fashionable camera bag + manbag
Image by diloz
can fit up to 2 DSLRs + 4 Standard Lenses + 1 Unit of Speedlite + 1 PnS Camera
*not for sale*
fashionable camera bag + manbag
Image by diloz
can fit up to 2 DSLRs + 4 Standard Lenses + 1 Unit of Speedlite + 1 PnS Camera
*not for sale*
ladybird ‘the camera’ – loading
Image by pipnstuff
‘Although roll films are available to fit certain types of cameras, the great majority of inexpensive cameras bought today are of the film cartridge type. More expensive ones usually take a 35mm. film cassette.’
The Camera-Headed Beast
Image by Cayusa
Day 6 of 365
I think this is what my family sees when I pull out my camera!
This one apparently popped into explore at number 464 for a few brief, but shining moments today (Feb 21)
Why A Favorite?
I got the idea for this and it turned out almost exactly as I had envisioned. While it wasn’t embraced by the 365 community the way I would have liked it to be, I though it was rather clever and well done. I giggle every time I look at it.
Seconde Caméra: D40
Image by Djof
Despite its age, I still love my Olympus E-500. Since I shoot mostly landscapes and buildings, I wanted a wide lens for an upcoming trip. Basicly my choices were the 700$ Olympus 11-22mm (22-44mm equiv) or the 1800$ Olympus 7-14mm (14-28mm equiv). The former isn’t that wide, and the later, despite having perfect image quality and distortion control, is way too expensive for mortals.
I decided to get a Nikon D40 together with the Sigma 10-20mm HSM (15-30mm equiv), which came to a total of 900$ . The combo doesn’t weight much more than the 7-14mm alone either. The downside of the 10-20mm is its fairly pronouced distortion at 10mm, but that can be corrected in software. Also, since Olympus is the underdog when it comes to digital SLR, I feel like I’ve sellout. Hehe.
I took both my E-500 and D40 on the trip, used my E-500 for telephoto, and the D40 for wide angle. Here’s what I think about the D40:
Update 2009-05: With the new 35mm AF-S f/1.8G Nikon introduced last month, there is finally a fast aperture lens that can focus on the D40, D60, etc… It’s a good lens, and only very slightly larger than the 50mm f/1.8D. I like it a lot and it’s my default lens I leave on the camera.
Good:
- Small and light (But the Oly E-400 series is smaller)
- Good high ISO performance (Thanks to the low megapixels and 1.5x sensor)
- Lowest (cleanest) ISO is 200, so long exposures are cut in half compared to my E-500
- Doesn’t seem to need a dark frame for long exposures like the E-500, so overall long exposure time is cut by four!
- Quiet shutter
- Small RAW files (6Mb compared to 14Mb for the E-500)
- AF-confirm with cheap and light 50mm f/1.8D AF lens (Which I don’t get when using my OM 50mm f/1.8 on my E-500 as when I took the picture above.)
- Shorter effective depth of field with 50mm f/1.8
- Seem to hold its value on the used market
Bad:
- The D40 lacks physical buttons for common operation like ISO and white balance. Other buttons are useless. It doesn’t make any sense. Nikon should offer better customization.
- The one button that’s customizable is very awkwardly located, and ergonomy in general is abysmal
- Every controls seems backward. Positive EV compensation goes toward left on the scale?!
- Poor menu UI compared to Olympus.
- No anti-dust system. The camera already had some dust when I got it new!
- Poor night condition metering compared to E-500, and it gets worst when spotlights are in the frame.
- Longest possible exposure without using bulb is 30 seconds, why not 60?
- No color histogram
- No bracketing
- Only 6 megapixels
- I like 4:3 ratio pictures better than 3:2
- Manual focus only with 50mm f/1.8D AF
- More expensive than I would have expected a low megapixel, 1.5 years old, cut-down camera to be.
Just now, Olympus has announced a lightweight consumer-level 9-18mm (18-36mm equiv) lens for next September. I might be tempted to sell the D40 and go Oly only once again. I will miss the small size of the D40 though, so maybe there’s a E-400/410/420 in my future.
Taken with my E-500 and OM 50mm f/1.8 at f5.6.
Tomorow: Pictures!
