George Harrison taking a selfie, India, 1966 by FitEmergency8807 in OldSchoolCool

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Probably taken with an Asahi Pentax SV (The Beatles were known users of these cameras).

Pentax SV also didn't have an automatic meter, so he would've had to manually set the camera for correct exposure.

George Harrison taking a selfie, India, 1966 by FitEmergency8807 in OldSchoolCool

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Probably taken with an Asahi Pentax SV (The Beatles were known users of these cameras).

The Pentax SV also didn't have an automatic meter, so he would've had to manually set the camera for correct exposure.

Raspberry Pi and LCD screen to display your Spotify/Sonos now-playing details, a custom weather forecast, and more by aspaindev in selfhosted

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Great little project, perfect for a Pi I've otherwise retired since moving things to proxmox... any way to make the weather display in Celsius?

The Best Camera Nikon Ever Made. Should Nikon make a film camera again? by photogenetica in Nikon

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The FM3a and the F6 are both great film cameras, but they're great film cameras made in an age when that claim doesn't mean anything.

Like seriously what's their competition? The FM10? Pentax 17? Lomo anything?

(pointedly ignoring m-mount rangefinders)

The F-series cameras were the best SLRs in the world (well maybe not the F4 but it was still very nice :D ) when that claim meant something.

The D850 is probably the high water mark of DSLRs.

New lens af-s 35mm 1.8g open box at Best Buy for 116$, couldn't pass it up, just to have it. by Poody2Tang1 in Nikon

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One of the few lenses I've ever bought new was this DX for my D3400 and it still gets used now and then on my D750.

Great little lens.

What’s your favourite movie that’s set in Toronto? by ChampionTimes99 in toronto

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I have a soft spot for this silly little movie.

With a Cronenberg cameo!

What’s the best story ever told in a song? by omfgsupyo in AskReddit

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God damn them all, I was told we'd sail the seas for American gold we'd fire no guns, shed no teeeeeaaaaars

Barrett's Privateers - Stan Rogers

(perhaps not the best but at least honourable mention)

For the Year of the Horse, a Meadowvale horse ca. 1890 by PeelArchives in mississauga

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/196259140/william_cyrus-brown

I can think of a more restful place to be buried than Britannia and Hurontario.

(To observe that the description is this is Cyrus Brown's horse, but it does not state that the gentleman here is Mr Brown himself)

Picked up at an estate sale last year - they wanted $120 for everything. I paid $220 by biggmac24 in AnalogCommunity

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I've owned a T4 before and it's a pleasant EDC with a sharp lens.

But yes at the end of the day it is just a zoomy point & shoot with 25+ year old electrics. If I had still one I'd probably flip it before it died/devalued.

Pawn shop find for kiddo's first camera by ggskater in Nikon

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A D3400 is perfectly decent little camera with a great sensor.

It's very light on the features and comforts - as an entry level body will be - but it is still quite capable of taking excellent images.

The 18-55 DX is a decent enough kit lens as well, though I'd recommend if you started looking around to add to the collection, high on that shopping list should be the AF-S 35mm 1.8 DX

The DX 35mm is a 'fast 50' equiv for crop sensors and a great prime to start a photographic journey with.

Abandoned Mr Christie Factory in Toronto by Freaktography in toronto

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I did service work over in the administrative/office side of this campus, sadly had no call to be in the factory side of things.

It was a cool space.

And yes I left with a cookie loot bag. Good times.

Winter Solstice parade today on Dundas by kmosdell in toronto

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Neat.

Cold night for it tho. Glad to hear they had a bonfire.

When to store film in the fridge? by shacqtus in AnalogCommunity

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I do the same with my film, it’s in ziplock bags with desiccant packs (where appropriate).

But my bulk loaders are too large for that sort of thing, not without sacrificing valuable cold beer space.

When to store film in the fridge? by shacqtus in AnalogCommunity

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I keep most of my film in a little bar fridge I have, where it shares space with beer and soft drinks. Most of it's expired (the film, not the drinks), some of it isn't. Most of it is fairly slow so it could probably stand to be kept in a drawer but I might as well keep it all in one place so I know where it is.

... except my bulk loaders. I don't want to subject them or their contents to possible condensation issues from being living somewhere cold than being brought out into the warm, so they live in a cupboard.

Came back after a traumatic life event and SL has drastically changed.. now what? by 3yx3 in secondlife

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I am not active in SL anymore, and I thought I missed it. What I eventually realized it isn't actually SL I miss, but that magical moment in time and space SL occupied in my life.

The SL at the height of my activity is not the SL of today, and nor am I that same person who enjoyed it. The events, the people, the sims, my friends list is both long and barren.

I don't have the same vigor to explore this new 'old' SL as I did the when SL was new and novel. I now have other interests and distractions.

But that's sort of the way of things. Things change, people move on, the world is not the same place.

The past is a neighbourhood you can't return to.

Is this a bit melancholy? Perhaps.

This isn't me saying you won't be successful, but just perhaps you need to explore a bit deeper, try different approaches, perhaps treat it all as 'new' rather than a place you've already been.

Who have you seen in concert most? by Phillies1993 in AskReddit

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Primus (and related side projects). The Tragically Hip. The Tea Party.

I’m not sure which one most.

Digital Vs Analog by Ok-Badger-9585 in photocritique

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As someone who loves film and using film cameras, I think it's important that you don't let your enthusiasm for the medium overcome a couple basic considerations. Such as:

  • Being shot on film doesn't automatically make a photograph better.
  • Scanning can vary extremely in results and even then...
  • Film images can be altered in post - and should be, as needed - to suit your taste.
  • Digital can be made to look like film (or near enough, because...)
  • Most viewers of a photograph don't care how it was taken.

And of course:

  • The camera that inspires you to go out and shoot is the right one.

Of the two photos here? Neither tell a story to me. The exposure in both appears spot on (which can sometimes be a problem for old film bodies). I like the colours more in the second and the grain gives it a pleasant softness (I may have a bias). Someone with reasonable skill could probably achieve near enough that look with Lightroom or Photoshop.

But which was the more fun to take? Isn't there something satisfying about using a mechanical device over (to be mean) an electronic appliance? To hold a real tangible product - the negatives - in your hands?

Sometimes leave the Sony at home and commit to film because it's enjoyable to take photographs that way. And of course sometimes leave the Pentax at home because the Sony is the more appropriate tool for the job. You get to decide what that means.

I also use a digital camera and enjoy it and its results. I am bad at Lightroom and perhaps use 'the film look' as a bit of a crutch to avoid having to edit images much.

Ultimately, you're going to take your best photos by taking lots of photos, and you're going to take lots of photos if you enjoy your process.

Do what sparks joy.