1. Yes, I've used all of these cameras at some point in time. Some of them still work. I probably have around thirty more film cameras, I've never counted them.

2. I only shoot digital now. I don't plan to go back to film. Ever.

3. I never buy new equipment. I consider used equipment to be user tested. If my camera isn't nearing obsolescence, I'm not comfortable with it. I'd rather know my camera inside out and know how to make it do what I want than get used to new equipment.

4. I buy my Alien Bee strobes new, since they cost about the same used.

5. I'm not tired of my 365 project yet. In fact, I'm starting to entertain the idea of a third year.

6. The last time I took a photograph for this group, I listed thirteen reasons I might not begin my first 365 project.

7. I forgot to read this group's description, thus thirteen cameras in this picture.

8. I want to go back to Africa when I retire. To stay.

9. I lived in a VW bus for a year and a half after I left the Navy.

10. Sometimes I miss that VW bus.

11. I registered for only one photography class in college, and I went for only one day before I dropped it. The Canon AE-1 was the hot new camera, and the instructor made fun of my Twin Lens Reflex.

12. I don't understand what the big deal is about digital noise. To me, it's the same thing as grain in film.

13. I want a digital field camera.

We're Here! : Thirteen Things

Running out of ideas for your 365 project? Join We're Here!

TOTW: Collections

Strobist: AB1600 with gridded 60X30 softbox camera right. AB800 with Softlighter II camera left. AB800 open behind backdrop of white faux suede. Triggered by Cybersync.

View Large and on Black

Tags:   We're Here! Thirteen Things Cameras Nikkormat Topcon RE Super Yashica 124 G: Nikon F3 Nikon F2 Sportsfinder Nikon FA Yashica 635 Nikon F Nikon F4 Olympus Pen Minolta SRT 102 Yashica Electro 35 Me and my Camera 365 365 Days October 8, 2012 282/366 Strobist TOTW Theme of the Week Collections

© All Rights Reserved

Samuel Schwinginhammer never let his gear limit his papparazzi career. Unfortunately, finding a market for sideways photographs of D-list celebrities proved to be more difficult.

While I don't have a cool cam like Sam, my Nikon D2X and D200 has enabled me to meet and spend time with some pretty darned cool people and occasuionally to go to some prettry cool events, just like Sam. It's my own cure for Social Affective Disorder.

We're Here! : Me and my Camera

Running out of ideas for your 365 project? Join We're Here!

View Large and on Black

Tags:   We're Here! Me and My Camera Yashica Mat 124-G Vivitar 283 Universal Studios Hollywood Twin Lens Reflex TLR 365 365 Days October 4, 2012 278/366 D-list Red Carpet 500X500 Square Hip2BSquare

© All Rights Reserved

Any photographer who has ever hung around me knows I like to experiment and do things cheap less expensively if possible. Other than the menu driven functions, I have been quite happy with my little refurbished Nikon D5000 that I bought last year. When the Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G came out last year, allowing me to couple my favorite lens to the lightweight body and still have auto focus, I was hooked. Eventhough I still prefer the simplicity and the feel of the D2X in the studio and for short jaunts, the D5000 has become my "carry around all day" camera.

Still, any photographer knows that light, and more specifically light direction, can make or break an image. I had a little SB400 speedlight that allows bounce flash from above, but I wanted it further off the camera. I tried a Softlighter with a couple of LP160s mounted on a monopod, but the contraption was bulky and just didn't work well in the wind or with crowds. Plus, by using a slave, every point & shoot camera in a crowd set off my strobe.

So, I located the remains of a broken monopod and attached a Nikon SC-17 cable to it. The SC-17 is the older version of the modern Nikon cable, without a pin hole for the flash locking pin. A little work with a drill and a 1/64 bit corrected that. The SC-17 does allow TTL capability. I placed a Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce diffuser on the flash and hooked everything up.

I like the little SB400 for general work. It places just enough light on the subject, is compact, quick to recharge, and uses only two AA cell batteries, further lightening my load. Once it became free from the camera, and able to light from any direction, it really came into its own.

Total investment, if I had to buy everything:
Nikon SB400 $119
Dolica monopod: $11
Nikon SC-17 (only available used) $15
Sto-Fen Omni-Bounce $11
Total: $156

Since I already had the stuff laying around, all it cost me was a 66 cent rubber cap to place on the end of the piece of monopod. For great light that I can instantly control, that's a deal.

View Large and on Black

Strobist: AB1600 with gridded 60X30 softbox camera right. Reflector camera left. Triggered by Cybersync.

Tags:   Strobe on a Stick Strobe SB-400 Nikon D5000 Me and my Cameras 365 365 Days May 4, 2012 125/366 Square 500X500 Hip2BSquare Strobist

© All Rights Reserved

I used to know everything about my car and my camera. Now my car just gets me there and my camera takes pictures. Photographers used to know their gear intimately like that. God help me if my car or my camera stops working today......

We're Here!: The Photographer Photographed

Strobist: AB800 with Softlighter II camera left. Reflector camera right. AB1600 with gridded 60X30 softbox rear left, on face. Triggered by Cybersync.

View Large and on Black

Tags:   We're Here! The Photographer Photographed Me and My Camera Old School Strobist 365 365 Days March 14, 2012 74/366 Square Hip2BSquare 500X500

© All Rights Reserved

We're Here!: {eye} peeps crazyness

Strobist: AB800 @1/64 power overhead. Triggered by Cybersync.

View Large and on Black

Tags:   We're Here! {eye} peeps crazyness Me and my Camera 365 365 Days March 1, 2012 61/366 Enigma Nikon Coolpix S52 Strobist

© All Rights Reserved