He has gone back to shooting film & decided to pack a 15kg tripod as well!

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A real camera. That brings back some memories. You can't beat film especially in black and white.

J

npinks wrote:

Steve D wrote:

There seems to be two different prices online. One priced at around £700+ and one priced at less than £500. The cheaper ones say JE (International version). What's the difference?

I believe the only difference is the JE version have to have a camera click/shutter noise when taking a photo

Can't actually see where my order is coming from, other than they pay import tax

Well, I’ve found a camera that I forgot I had - mainly because my daughter borrowed it, lost the charger and it’s just sat in a drawer for a couple of years. Of course the battery had gone flat. I have a multi charger but the battery had long expired and wouldn’t take a charge. Two dodgy eBay batteries later I’ve got it working and it’s a little cracker. I think I’ll practice with this for a while. It’s not a bad one either. A bit ancient but works fine. It’s a Sony DSC HX9V like this:

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Many camera batteries appear dead after not being used for a long time, many go to reverse polarity, you can recover them by charging them at a higher voltage like one to two volts above the normal charge voltage not the nominal battery voltage when the charger is connected. most battery chargers for camera's and phones have an off load voltage much higher than the charging voltage to obtain the required charging current. I.E 3v battery charger, off load voltage 5v charges normally, so charge at with a 4.5v charger. my PC is slightly to the right of Genghis
2012 HSE SD4 In Orkney Grey now gone, best car ever.

! Too late now, I’ve binned the original Sony battery plus the duff one and it’s replacement that I got from eBay. The original must have been getting on for 7 or 8 years old now anyway. Past: FL2 TD4 HSE Auto
Evoque SD4 Dynamic Lux Auto
Present: Audi A3 S Line.

Jimboland wrote:

A real camera. That brings back some memories. You can't beat film especially in black and white.

J

Totally agree. I was sorting out my wardrobe a few days ago and found my first ever SLR, A Ricoh XRX (late 80's)  LR Freelander 2 2014 metropolis SD4 auto in Loire Blue.
LR Freelander 2 2011 facelift HSE SD4 auto in Firenze Red + Premium pack & cold weather pack (affectionately known as Eve) Sadly written off in an RTA Insurance write off December 2022😢.
Vauxhall Astra 67 plate
Subaru Impreza 2008 (Sold 2016)
Vauxhall Adam 1.4 Glam 2015 (sold 2017) (affectionately known as Adam)

Not a Box Brownie then  FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

I was informed last week I had won the Nature Shot in this years Austrian Alpine Club (UK section and circa 15,000 members) annual photo comp. A shot of very long Tree Moss in Nepal.

A bit like handing a camera to monkey as I took in the 30 day trip nearly 2,000 pics on my Lumix TZ100.

Keep quiet though as the members don't know yet until Autumn.

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