Soooo many years ago, before kids I was quite into photography, had a couple of nice cameras, but as the kids came, time went and I sold my expensive stuff, and picked up a cheap d80. Found it under the bed the other day, [URL=https://i.imgur.com/4La0mrQ.jpg][IMG]https://i.imgur.com/4La0mrQ.jpg[/IMG][/URL] No batteries, so ordered a new battery and charger, and boom [URL=https://i.imgur.com/4G9jpAz.jpg][IMG]https://i.imgur.com/4G9jpAz.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Even has a 8gb card, But now, back in the day I used Flickr and photobucket, now I use Instagram and upload off my phone as many will, Question is back in the day I had a 'copy' of photoshop, but now have no clue what to use for editing. Is there a free software? Anyone else into photography? Jake

If it's only basic editing windows one does ok job. If a bit more detailed i use lightroom. I can't remember where I downloaded it but was letting me to use most of its functions for free. It is easier to enhance photos with lightroom rather than ps I think. I used to have d90, found a good deal on eBay few years back and replaced it with full frame d750. Also have 70-200 vr2 and 24-70 f2.8, just missing a wide angle but after having a baby two years ago I found myself not taking any photos. Lost interest pretty much everything apart from coffee anyway lol. Not even remembering to take my camera with me when we go somewhere as I know I will be busy with him instead🤣

@"LMSC"#p33929 that's not very nice 🤣

@"Cuprajake"#p33935 Have you used it before? It’s not easy to use, it is a decent alternative to Adobe and the editing tools are good. But, the layers and the typography can be better. AFIK, I am not sure we have anything that can get closer to the Adobe Light Room / Photo Shop! :-)

Never heard of it haha, I preferred ps to light room back in the day

@"Cuprajake"#p33940 Expensive though, the Adobe is only a monthly subscription these days.

Please take a look at these reviews. You may get free trials. https://shotkit.com/best-alternative-to-lightroom/ https://wp-modula.com/free-photoshop-alternatives/

I bought a Fuji X100 when they first came out and loved the form factor so much I barely touched the Canon I had so ended up trading in for a X-T1. Subsequently bought a X-T2 and almost exclusively use the 35mm 1.4 and occasionally a 23mm 1.4. They’re perfect cameras for me, analog controls, small enough to sling over your shoulder all day and absolutely solid. I don’t use a case, just chuck them in my bag. I photograph pretty much anything but mainly just street photography and interiors. I use Lightroom 99% of the time, the iPad version is incredibly good and available for a small subscription. Here’s a few pics- [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/uZwmCHY.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/lj3vQvn.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/8H16fdU.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/Fjyt6rT.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/FXrCljE.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/n5VKXMU.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/zQTIyBs.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/8OX9RIp.jpg[/IMG]

Yeah I had the 35mm too, originally had the nifty 50, but didn't like it, got the 35mm much happier. I've actually ordered another 35mm prime, a couple days ago. Great pics

Thanks yeah I was the same with the 50. On a cropped sensor it just isn’t hugely versatile unless you’re doing a lot of portraits. A fast 35mm (50mm equivalent) is such an amazing all-round lens. Will pretty much do anything well.

Photography

DavecUK

This was my first camera…well it’s a picture of someone else’s, but I bought mine used from a camera shop at the top of Tottenham Court road when I was a student.

Systemic

Ah the dear old Zenith - the Lada of the film cameras

Systemic

My first SLR was an Edixa Mat - West German and not very good. Moved on to a Minolta SRT 101 - a brilliant camera for the time boasting ‘contrast light compensation’ exposure control. Minolta were big players in the 70s and were the first camera manufacturer to introduce in camera auto focus. Fast forward and Minolta like other giants, Olympus, no longer make cameras.

Norvin

I had a Zenit B, used to dream of having a Zenit E.

Rob666

My first camera was a Kodak Cresta 120, followed by another 120 with a built in flash gun. Those bulbs were expensive on pocket money! First 35mm was a little Agfa which I lost. It took great pics. First SLR was a second hand Olympus OM1. Great camera! Put hundreds of rolls through it because I had a side hustle photographing for an estate agent. Still have a 17mm WA and an Olympus shift lens. Nowadays, I have a Nikon D90 and a couple of lenses but in all honesty I use the phone for almost everything.

Systemic

Likewise😀 My first camera was this 127 film camera from Kodak

Loved the way the magnesium flash bulbs popped when you took a flash pic and the smell too. Have you noticed how, in movies and TV programmes, when news photographers are popping away, they overdub the sound of an old magnesium flash bulb going off?

Rob666

Systemic Likewise😀 My first camera was this 127 film camera from Kodak

My memory was playing tricks! My first was in fact a Kodak Brownie 127 and the second was the one you’ve shown above.
Camera, Kodak Brownie 127 - Tauranga Heritage Collection

Systemic

Way, way back, had an Elinchrom studio flash set up I picked up for a song. Comprised two flash heads and the output at full power was insane. You could smell ozone after they discharged.

Rob666

Systemic I had a couple of old Bowens flash heads for years. Full power was likewise insane! And the ozone, also there was voltage enough on the trigger connection to give you a bit of a shock…

DavecUK

Rob666 Anyone remember the old magicubes?

Rob666

DavecUK magicubes

Four flash bulbs in one revolving block? Yes but never had a camera which used them.

Systemic

Rob666 Four flash bulbs in one revolving block? Yes but never had a camera which used them.

Magicube was invented for the Instamatic range of cameras which, at the time, were very popular. Film came preloaded in a cassette which you dropped into the back of the camera.

DavecUK

Systemic and no battery required, just a pocket fill of magicubes, which you hoped would never go off on their own!

Systemic

Magicube had naff all illuminating power unless you were very close to the subject.

Systemic

Instamatic film cartridge.

Systemic

Think the Instamatic needed couple of AAA batteries to power trigger the flash?

DavecUK

Systemic Think the Instamatic needed couple of AAA batteries to power trigger the flash?

Nope, that’s not how the magicubes worked…it was a purely mechanical system to set them off.

Systemic

Kodak had big success with the point and squirt camera range and a big player in the film market. Look at them now.

DavecUK

Systemic Kodak had big success with the point and squirt camera range and a big player in the film market. Look at them now.

They did a Nokia…the Nokia of the film world <lol>. It happens when a company gets so big they think they are invincible…realisation only happens 2 years after it’s too late.

Elcarajillo

My first camera was an Agfa Isola 1 followed by a Fugica 605n , Nikon D70 S, Nikon D300 (dropped and broken)

Nikon D500, I seem to have lost interest lately😟 . Nikon and Sigma lenses inc Sigma 50 -500

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