The last thing you bought?

[Nitro]

Canon EOS 300X body only no lens, the last of the consumer grade film SLRs made by canon. I had bid on it but forgotten about it, as I was outbid. The person who outbid me withdrew their bids though so I won the 300x....after I had bought the 300v (the model just before) for a few quid. Now I know how people acquire so many SLR bodies. Also bought a lot of 3 of each expired APS film and 35mm film. I also got the week's food shopping delivered yesterday.

I own a Nikon 35mm and a Pentax K1000 35mm SLR. As film availability started to become harder to get,and the costs for developing color pix went to the moon,they now only sit in their bags that collect dust.

My darkroom days ended after I got Adobe Photoshop because the digital darkroom offers tons of choices for manipulating images and no mess.

I made the move to digital cameras in the late 90s,but wasn't all that keen on the resolutions available at the time or the delays on the shutter. They have gotten a lot better over the years.

The camera on my galaxy S5 smartphone is so good,I boxed my last digital camera back up and shelved it too

 

[Astroganga]

I own a Nikon 35mm and a Pentax K1000 35mm SLR. As film availability started to become harder to get,and the costs for developing color pix went to the moon,they now only sit in their bags that collect dust.

My darkroom days ended after I got Adobe Photoshop because the digital darkroom offers tons of choices for manipulating images and no mess.

I made the move to digital cameras in the late 90s,but wasn't all that keen on the resolutions available at the time or the delays on the shutter. They have gotten a lot better over the years.

The camera on my galaxy S5 smartphone is so good,I boxed my last digital camera back up and shelved it too

That's understandable. Film is still widely available here, it is even sold by poundland, though I prefer the vintage look of expired film. Development is still pretty cheap too and in other parts of the UK most large supermarkets still offer development. I switched to digital in 2004/2005, went back to film during 2005, then switched completely in 2006. Then earlier this year while mulling over digital cameras I just missed film, I saw on an eBay listing for something completely different where they had used a yashica SLR camera as a prop, loved it, browsed film cameras but wrongly thought film couldn't be developed anymore. A couple of months back I decided to browse SLR film cameras to get a cheap one to try, for fun. Which I did but loved it so much that I now have approximately twenty cameras, mainly compacts from the 80s to 00s that cost only a few pounds but also a Konica rangefinder, a few 'toy' cameras (genuine cheap ones not the overpriced lomography brand) and several canon SLR EOS bodies, one with lens, and a Minolta dynax SLR too. I have five films to develop at the moment. I have a few APS cameras too, and an online friend and I are currently starting a campaign to get someone to manufacture APS again, after all, lomography successfully brought back 110 film

 

[WereBear]

I actually got back into photography because digital is so cheap compared to film, and it has become part of my job. My husband the artist says I am developing a good sense of composition.

My last significant purchase was an iPad mini with a keyboard case. I AM IN LOVE. It is so much fun to use, and now that my favorite writing app, Scrivener, can be used on it, I have a perfect little portable writing machine.

 

[Nitro]

I have a Wacom tablet I use for image manipulation. It has a pressure sensitive stylus and a dedicated wireless mouse.

I understand the artistic side of using older film,but my images are too important to chance losing them to expired film.

 

[Astroganga]

I have a Wacom tablet I use for image manipulation. It has a pressure sensitive stylus and a dedicated wireless mouse.

I understand the artistic side of using older film,but my images are too important to chance losing them to expired film.

Using expired film is a gamble but I'm not a pro and not shooting anyone's wedding or anything so it's not an issue for me. Anyway the only defective roll of film I have had so far was a brand new roll of Ilford HP5, expiry date 2018, from a reputable retailer. People liked the resulting photos despite there being white dots and a white streak running along the film. Go figure.

I do take photos on my phone as well, and I also use my phone camera to trial settings for my real cameras, as my phone camera has an SLR mode on it.

 

[Nitro]

Using expired film is a gamble but I'm not a pro and not shooting anyone's wedding or anything so it's not an issue for me. Anyway the only defective roll of film I have had so far was a brand new roll of Ilford HP5, expiry date 2018, from a reputable retailer. People liked the resulting photos despite there being white dots and a white streak running along the film. Go figure.

I do take photos on my phone as well, and I also use my phone camera to trial settings for my real cameras, as my phone camera has an SLR mode on it.

My first Asahi Pentax was built without a light meter. I had to carry a light meter and after a while,I could judge the camera setting by observation alone.
If I ever go the DSLR route,it will be a Pentax because all my Pentax SLR lenses will work on it

 

[wyverary]

Hybrid tube headphone amplifier.

 

[Judge]

If I ever go the DSLR route,it will be a Pentax because all my Pentax SLR lenses will work on it

I once gave some thought to purchasing a Canon adapter that would allow me to use my old FD lenses on my DSLR. Gave up the idea though because of the loss of both autofocus and image stabilization. Two features I personally find indispensable on my DSLR. Too bad though....I have quite a collection of bodies and lenses and other conventional camera equipment I never use now. There's simply no substitute for the digital darkroom!

Especially image stabilization...which allows me to shoot much lower shutter speeds while still holding the camera body with my hands. I like pushing the ISO setting on occasion to bump up shutter speeds...but only so far. Past 400 and things begin to get a little grainy.

 

[Nitro]

I once gave some thought to purchasing a Canon adapter that would allow me to use my old FD lenses on my DSLR. Gave up the idea though because of the loss of both autofocus and image stabilization. Two features I personally find indispensable on my DSLR. Too bad though....I have quite a collection of bodies and lenses and other conventional camera equipment I never use now. There's simply no substitute for the digital darkroom!

Especially image stabilization...which allows me to shoot much lower shutter speeds while still holding the camera body with my hands. I like pushing the ISO setting on occasion to bump up shutter speeds...but only so far. Past 400 and things begin to get a little grainy.

I used to shoot some 800 B&W that was so grainy it looked like gravel when it was printed

 

[Judge]

I used to shoot some 800 B&W that was so grainy it looked like gravel when it was printed

Makes for an interesting effect if you like it. I never did. Made it seem like photos private detective shot at distance to prove someone's spouse was cheating on them.

I used to shoot Kodax T-Max 100 b/w film when I used my Canon A-1 and AE-1P. On occasion I'd really push the ISO. With red, green and yellow lens filters. LOL...no need for all that stuff with Photoshop.

 

[Nitro]

This little puppy arrived yesterday with a $300 pricetag

 

[Nitro]

Makes for an interesting effect if you like it. I never did. Made it seem like photos private detective shot at distance to prove someone's spouse was cheating on them.

I used to shoot Kodax T-Max 100 b/w film when I used my Canon A-1 and AE-1P. On occasion I'd really push the ISO. With red, green and yellow lens filters. LOL...no need for all that stuff with Photoshop.

I have an older version of Photoshop and love it. No muss,no fuss and not waiting

 

[Judge]

I have an older version of Photoshop and love it. No muss,no fuss and not waiting

I've used version 5.5 since 1999. A primary reason I've stuck with Windows 7. And I use all kinds of Extensis add-on filters from the 90s as well.

If it ain't broke, why replace it?

 

[Nitro]

My fifty-year-old blender (yes, it was that old) finally expired, so I had to buy a new one. I wanted the Black and Decker since I like their products, but Wal-freaking-mart had it marked wrong; so, rather than get into a major brouhaha, I opted for the Oster. I wanted one with a glass container since the plastic wouldn't last as long. Does anyone think the Oster will last as long as my 50-year-old Kenmore did? The only thing wrong with it is the bearing on the blade assembly gave out. Outside of that, it still runs great.

Anyway, here's a representation of the Oster:

Fine looking blender,but I want one of these

 

[Mr Allen]

I bought a foot long Subway sandwich yesterday before work, and Van Helsing on DVD from work for £1 (should've got 25% staff discount but the lady who served me didn't know to put the discount on via the till)

 

[Astroganga]

Coke, ribena, AAA batteries.

 

[wyverary]

 

[SnowTiger20]

A pack of Oreo biscuits

 

[Nitro]

A pack of Oreo biscuits

 

[Mia]

Fresh Lima beans, so cheap. And unlike the canned ones, they actually taste good and if cooked properly are not mushy.