Confessions of a Toy Camera Shooter....Confess Here!

Rupert · 05-06-2014, 10:48 AM

Nice shots Reef...but damn you run with a tough lookin' crowd!

My gang looks more like this....

X20

Regards!

reeftool · 05-06-2014, 01:11 PM

Do you have to poke those guys every once in a while to see if they're still breathing?

Take off the leather and we're all just a bunch of grumpy old men too.

Mr Bassie · 05-06-2014, 07:05 PM - **1 Like**

Here are a couple more from the infamous Lomo Sprocket Rocket.

Rupert · 05-07-2014, 05:26 AM

Mr Bassie, you have the neatest Toy Camera of all! http://microsites.lomography.com/sprocketrocket/

Post all you want here, I love them! ....I bet they drive pixel peepers nuts!

Regards!

dylansalt · 05-07-2014, 12:44 PM

London Old & New - Sony RX100

Rupert · 05-08-2014, 07:39 AM

dylansalt..That rocks! The RX100 would be in my hands now...if it only had a viewfinder! I am hoping the coming X30 will have the 1" or larger sensor that rumors suggest.

For going down the freeway at 70 mph, the little Toy X10 did pretty good, but lacks the resolution of your Toy Camera.

Regards!

.....keep the shots coming, we must continue our efforts to break the addiction to big heavy DSLRs and save those shooters thousands of dollars $$$$ and eventual back surgery!

reeftool · 05-08-2014, 01:11 PM

This is a today shot. The leaves are just beginning to come out. This is from a maple in my yard with the new leaves just sprouting and the flowers (yep, maples flower in early spring) dangling down. A little scraggly looking but prettier than my old biker friends.

Mr Bassie · 05-08-2014, 07:01 PM

Originally posted by Rupert

Mr Bassie, you have the neatest Toy Camera of all! Sprocket Rocket 35mm Panoramic Camera - Microsite - Lomography

Post all you want here, I love them! ....I bet they drive pixel peepers nuts!

Regards!

Thanks! Be careful what you ask for....

Rupert · 05-09-2014, 05:48 AM

Reef......Nice shot! That is a neat looking maple, I have never seen that before.

Mr Bassie....Love those! Keep them coming, neat stuff with that little toy!

Regards!

dylansalt · 05-10-2014, 05:22 AM

The Sony RX100 MK11 is now selling for $989 in South Africa - so it is really a very expensive niche toy for lets say the more affluent.

If I was a person on a budget i.e. couldn't afford multiple toys, and didn't want to lug a huge DSLR around then a Nikon 5200 with the 35 1.8 (or similar small camera from another brand) on can hardly be considered huge nor heavy, and will cost considerably less.

When I visited the UK I decided to us the Sony 98% of the time as an experiment and it really is incredible but it can't do everything a sorted cheap DSLR can.

London Tube - ISO 1250 - no noise reduction - Sony RX100

reeftool · 05-10-2014, 07:36 AM

That Sony RX looks pretty impressive. That said, the price kind of steered my away when I was looking for a compact take everywhere camera.

I read this piece of satire this morning and it addressed much of what this thread is all about. Enjoy!

Photographer Apoplectic After Accidentally Buying Samsung NX3000 | New Camera News

Rupert · 05-10-2014, 09:05 AM

dylansalt-----That's a very nice shot, good color and crystal clear!

I could go for the RX100 or even more likely, the Samsung NX3000, but I need a viewfinder. Where I live, a camera with no viewfinder is like a car with no steering wheel.......you never know where you are going.

Even an add on viewfinder would work for me, if these two cameras have such a ting available...I might be interested. Fuji better get that X30 out for sale pretty soon, or it might not matter? I am feeling the need for a new Toy Camera to add to my Toy Box!

Regards!

**paulh** · 05-10-2014, 09:11 AM

Originally posted by Rupert

Where I live, a camera with no viewfinder is like a car with no steering wheel.......you never know where you are going.

Exactly why I don't own a Q or K-01, though I would like to. Even my little Canon p&s has a pinhole viewfinder, which I use all the time (one of the main reasons I got it)! It's just too bright around here to get away with an LCD. Some nice shots on this page, btw!

Rupert · 05-10-2014, 09:17 AM

Originally posted by paulh

Exactly why I don't own a Q or K-01, though I would like to. Even my little Canon p&s has a pinhole viewfinder, which I use all the time (one of the main reasons I got it)! It's just too bright around here to get away with an LCD. Some nice shots on this page, btw!

Paul, people outside of our part of Texas have no idea of how worthless their LCD is in the Texas sunshine. It is so bright here that even blind people can see between March and November!

Here, if you don't have a viewfinder, you don't have a camera.

Regards!

robtcorl · 05-10-2014, 09:26 AM

I'm still shootin' my outdoor cookin' with the toy XF1.

Breakfast egg sammie with homemade venison sausage, wild morel mushrooms, and pepper jack cheese.

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05-06-2014, 10:48 AM	#106
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123 Original Poster	Nice shots Reef...but damn you run with a tough lookin' crowd! My gang looks more like this.... X20 Regards!

05-06-2014, 01:11 PM	#107
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,552	Do you have to poke those guys every once in a while to see if they're still breathing? Take off the leather and we're all just a bunch of grumpy old men too.

05-06-2014, 07:05 PM - 1 Like	#108
Mr Bassie Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,258	Here are a couple more from the infamous Lomo Sprocket Rocket.

05-07-2014, 05:26 AM	#109
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123 Original Poster	Mr Bassie, you have the neatest Toy Camera of all! http://microsites.lomography.com/sprocketrocket/ Post all you want here, I love them! ....I bet they drive pixel peepers nuts! Regards!

05-07-2014, 12:44 PM	#110
dylansalt Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Durban, South Africa Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,052	London Old & New - Sony RX100

05-08-2014, 07:39 AM	#111
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123 Original Poster	dylansalt..That rocks! The RX100 would be in my hands now...if it only had a viewfinder! I am hoping the coming X30 will have the 1" or larger sensor that rumors suggest. For going down the freeway at 70 mph, the little Toy X10 did pretty good, but lacks the resolution of your Toy Camera. Regards! .....keep the shots coming, we must continue our efforts to break the addiction to big heavy DSLRs and save those shooters thousands of dollars $$$$ and eventual back surgery!

05-08-2014, 01:11 PM	#112
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,552	This is a today shot. The leaves are just beginning to come out. This is from a maple in my yard with the new leaves just sprouting and the flowers (yep, maples flower in early spring) dangling down. A little scraggly looking but prettier than my old biker friends.

05-08-2014, 07:01 PM	#113
Mr Bassie Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,258	Originally posted by Rupert Mr Bassie, you have the neatest Toy Camera of all! Sprocket Rocket 35mm Panoramic Camera - Microsite - Lomography Post all you want here, I love them! ....I bet they drive pixel peepers nuts! Regards! Thanks! Be careful what you ask for....

05-09-2014, 05:48 AM	#114
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123 Original Poster	Reef......Nice shot! That is a neat looking maple, I have never seen that before. Mr Bassie....Love those! Keep them coming, neat stuff with that little toy! Regards!

05-10-2014, 05:22 AM	#115
dylansalt Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Durban, South Africa Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,052	The Sony RX100 MK11 is now selling for $989 in South Africa - so it is really a very expensive niche toy for lets say the more affluent. If I was a person on a budget i.e. couldn't afford multiple toys, and didn't want to lug a huge DSLR around then a Nikon 5200 with the 35 1.8 (or similar small camera from another brand) on can hardly be considered huge nor heavy, and will cost considerably less. When I visited the UK I decided to us the Sony 98% of the time as an experiment and it really is incredible but it can't do everything a sorted cheap DSLR can. London Tube - ISO 1250 - no noise reduction - Sony RX100

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05-10-2014, 07:36 AM	#116
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,552	That Sony RX looks pretty impressive. That said, the price kind of steered my away when I was looking for a compact take everywhere camera. I read this piece of satire this morning and it addressed much of what this thread is all about. Enjoy! Photographer Apoplectic After Accidentally Buying Samsung NX3000 \| New Camera News

05-10-2014, 09:05 AM	#117
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123 Original Poster	dylansalt-----That's a very nice shot, good color and crystal clear! I could go for the RX100 or even more likely, the Samsung NX3000, but I need a viewfinder. Where I live, a camera with no viewfinder is like a car with no steering wheel.......you never know where you are going. Even an add on viewfinder would work for me, if these two cameras have such a ting available...I might be interested. Fuji better get that X30 out for sale pretty soon, or it might not matter? I am feeling the need for a new Toy Camera to add to my Toy Box! Regards!

05-10-2014, 09:11 AM	#118
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,237	Originally posted by Rupert Where I live, a camera with no viewfinder is like a car with no steering wheel.......you never know where you are going. Exactly why I don't own a Q or K-01, though I would like to. Even my little Canon p&s has a pinhole viewfinder, which I use all the time (one of the main reasons I got it)! It's just too bright around here to get away with an LCD. Some nice shots on this page, btw!

05-10-2014, 09:17 AM	#119
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123 Original Poster	Originally posted by paulh Exactly why I don't own a Q or K-01, though I would like to. Even my little Canon p&s has a pinhole viewfinder, which I use all the time (one of the main reasons I got it)! It's just too bright around here to get away with an LCD. Some nice shots on this page, btw! Paul, people outside of our part of Texas have no idea of how worthless their LCD is in the Texas sunshine. It is so bright here that even blind people can see between March and November! Here, if you don't have a viewfinder, you don't have a camera. Regards!

05-10-2014, 09:26 AM	#120
robtcorl Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: St Louis, MO Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,606	I'm still shootin' my outdoor cookin' with the toy XF1. Breakfast egg sammie with homemade venison sausage, wild morel mushrooms, and pepper jack cheese.