Konstantin's Adventures

My ever-expanding camera bag has inspired me to write up my current collection of gear.  What started as 1 camera and 1 lens has grown exponentially over the last few months.  Here’s everything I currently have:

So lets start with the cameras:

• Canon T1i
• Canon Rebel G
  • Great film starter camera, not enough flexibility and control for pros.
• Canon A2
  • Since I got the 1N, this has become my backup.  But it is still a great all around camera.
• Canon 1N
  • This is now my go-to for film.  Has well laid out controls and the construction is really sturdy.  It’s a bit bulkier than the A2, but not too bad.

The lenses:

• Canon EF-S 18-55 mm f3.5-5.6 IS
  • Kit lens with the T1i.  Used maybe twice to test it out.
• Canon EF 50mm f1.8 II
  • Great portrait lens on the T1i. Really lightweight and super sharp.
• Canon EF 28 – 80mm f3.5-5.6 II
  • Kit lens with the Rebel G.  Barely used, but seems sharp.
• Canon EF 28 – 135mm f3.5-5.6 IS USM
  • This is my all around lens.  It’s a workhorse, is super quiet, and fast.

So there it is.  That’s all of the camera equipment that I use.  Right now, I’m working on building a lighting setup so I’ll keep you posted.

Canon announced a new flagship model to it’s line of cameras. It’s been a while since the 1D has gotten a revision.

The 1.3 crop factor camera is getting 1080p video recording and an incredible low light shooting mode. The ISO goes up to 102,400, that’s right 102,400. That’s about 100 times more than any previous Canon SLR camera.

Other new features include:

Dual Digic 4 processors allowing for continuous shooting at 10fps.

New 45 point AF system

And a whole bunch of other goodies.

Check out the full post for the press release:
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Don’t throw away that disposable camera, you can reload it!

The process:

1. Make sure the film in the disposable camera is used.
2. Tear the covering off of the disposable camera exposing the plastic body.
3. Take the flathead screwdriver and pop open the bottom of the camera.  The back should swing off.
4. Take out the used exposed film.  Don’t lose the takeup spool from the disposable camera and make a note of which way it was situated in the camera.
5. Now comes the fun part.  Get a new roll of film.  Go into a completely dark room or put everything into a changebag.
6. In complete darkness, completely unwind the roll of film.  As you’re unwinding it, start winding it on the takeup spool.  Just make sure that the spool is facing the right way.  Make sure to wind it up really tightly on the spool.
7. Now put the spool back full of film in the original place.
8. Place the film canister with the film attached from the spool to its original place.
9. Carefully snap the cover back on.
10. Take it out of the dark room or the changebag and you’re ready to go!!

Have fun using your incredibly cheap camera over and over again.

Fuji announced 5 new cameras including one that they label as a SLR-type camera.

The cameras range in price from $90 for the A170 10MP point and shoot to the $600 S200EXR DSLResque camera.

I personally feel that for $600, you can get a much better system than this. You can get a nice Canon or Nikon entry level DSLR.

Gizmodo – Fuji New Lineup