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[krela]

After two years of not owning a camera so not having anything to post here, you guys are actually tempting me into buying a new camera.

There's definitely something to be said about exploring without photography, it's a very different way of doing things and you see and notice a lot more I find, but I miss photography itself too.

You never know, I might actually post the odd report on here again. I don't even know when my last one was!

 

[Faing]

Dear Santa,
Please get me

Fill in requirements here

I promise I have been a good lad all year,

signed, Krela.

 

[Seahorse]

I must admit I've not been taking many photos lately either. I always promise myself I'll go back later, but somehow I never seem to have the time.

Still, maybe a new toy would encourage me more. So, as Faing says.... Dear Santa, I can explain everything.

 

[PaulPowers]

I normally take pics on the way out, but it's easier to do in drains and mines than in a hospital

 

[highcannons]

Taking pictures came first for me, not anything technically fantastic it was just so I could have something to inspire me for painting. It sort of lead on to exploring . The camera has got better, a second hand bridge which cost £50 instead of the old Kodak brick . So it was pictures first now as a second.....I suppose if your going somewhere you may well as have a camera with you as you never know what might turn up!

 

[krela]

We all do this for different reasons, it's interesting to hear.

I'm after a Canon 600D I think. I've always been a Nikon boy but I think I'm going to go to the dark side for various reasons.

 

[Faing]

if a picture speaks a thousand words it save me a shitload ofv typing. i been crawling round old buildings long bfore i owned a camra so exploring came first and pics later.but lately i aint been nowhere cos i fell off me bike and broke soe bones but me camera got away with no damage. urbex and pics go hand in hand imho and folks at our local historcsal club wish they had taken pics of buildngs that now sadly long denolished. you won't go far wrong with a canon.

 

[matt22272]

I'm still saving for a decent dslr as I do a lot of mountain biking and seen a lot of interesting places in the middle of nowhere and looking forward to posting my finds

 

[FlutterGirl]

I couldn't be without my camera. I would feel lost, especially when exploring as my eyes are always looking for "a great shot" (not that I always get one lol) I have a Canon eos1000D my first dslr but also take my panasonic compact with me..which is also a cool little camera.

 

[Pincheck]

After two years of not owning a camera so not having anything to post here, you guys are actually tempting me into buying a new camera.

There's definitely something to be said about exploring without photography, it's a very different way of doing things and you see and notice a lot more I find, but I miss photography itself too.

You never know, I might actually post the odd report on here again. I don't even know when my last one was!

See this is the thing Krela Photography is only a part of this type of interest just like a few others i do, its not a requirement to enjoy it just a additional interest and tool. If i stopped exploring i would still take photos of my other interests that involves photography and vice versa if i stopped taking pictures i could still enjoy my hobbies without a camera

 

[MD]

i enjoy exploring without a camera sometimes
its usually when your showing someone around a site you've done before
you always notice something new...

welcome to the dark side

 

[Priority 7]

We all do this for different reasons, it's interesting to hear.

I'm after a Canon 600D I think. I've always been a Nikon boy but I think I'm going to go to the dark side for various reasons.

Not really a huge difference between the 550D and the 600D mainly the easy to break movable screen Nikon man myself but friend bought the 550D and loves it (Damn canon fanboy)

 

[Seahorse]

Not really a huge difference between the 550D and the 600D mainly the easy to break movable screen Nikon man myself but friend bought the 550D and loves it (Damn canon fanboy)

Not enough price difference between 550D and 600D for me to consider the 550D as being a worthwhile compromise. So I'm still holding out for the 600D from Santa. Both my last cameras have had articulated screens, and I now cannot imagine life without that (excuse pun) flexibility.

 

[krela]

Not enough price difference between 550D and 600D for me to consider the 550D as being a worthwhile compromise. So I'm still holding out for the 600D from Santa. Both my last cameras have had articulated screens, and I now cannot imagine life without that (excuse pun) flexibility.

I've actually decided the opposite. The gimmicks and entry level user friendly modes they've added to the 600D are meaningless to me, so I'm going to go for the 550D and save myself £100 because I wont use the stuff added to the 600D and apart from those they're identical.

 

[Seahorse]

Of course, I could always hang on until Feb/March for the 650 to make an appearance so the 600 drops in price. I can see the popularity of the 550 keeping its price up, perhaps to the point where it'll cost the same as the 600. At the moment though, I can get my hands on a 600 for just £35 more than the 550. Which to me is worth it for being able to hold it at stupid angles.

 

[krela]

Of course, I could always hang on until Feb/March for the 650 to make an appearance so the 600 drops in price. I can see the popularity of the 550 keeping its price up, perhaps to the point where it'll cost the same as the 600. At the moment though, I can get my hands on a 600 for just £35 more than the 550. Which to me is worth it for being able to hold it at stupid angles.

Different people want different things, it's all good. I would rather put the extra £100 towards a tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 myself, best lens I've ever owned and I was gutted when I had to sell my old one.

 

[Gramma6]

I need an upgrade to both my camera and my computer in order to be bothered taking my camera with me anywhere and that requires money which I'm hard-pushed to find at the moment (hopefully this will change in the New Year). My camera has a very poor battery life plus the resolution isn't amazing and the computer is so slow at uploading pictures it's a joke. Some serious money will be spent on upgrading my kit in 2012 so hopefully I will be able to bring you some (decent) pictures next year!

 

[Ratters]

i enjoy exploring without a camera sometimes
its usually when your showing someone around a site you've done before
you always notice something new...

.... & wish you had a camera with you.....

it goes hand in hand IMO but then i'm really into my photography anyway.

i'd seriously consider used for DSLR's - i bought a 450D almost as new, boxed, unopened strap, cables etc for £350 in summer 2009 & if you check the used prices of them now they go for the same on average!! i know because i was looking at prices yesterday for a 400D for a friend of mine - she's borrowing my 450D as it's spare & i never use it anymore. i've bought used lenses aswell before & sold them 18 months later with no real loss.

 

[kathyms]

i cant believe you havent got a camera, with me taking pics came first i think but then as a kid i was taken around staightly homes with family. I cant imagin not having a camera i have a collection. The next bit i hadnt notinced was that you havent put a report on here, gosh i think its time you did. good luck with the camera, meet up with some of the lads and have fun.

 

[krela]

i cant believe you havent got a camera, with me taking pics came first i think but then as a kid i was taken around staightly homes with family. I cant imagin not having a camera i have a collection. The next bit i hadnt notinced was that you havent put a report on here, gosh i think its time you did. good luck with the camera, meet up with some of the lads and have fun.

Don't get me wrong I explored with a camera for 5 years and have taken 10000s of pictures up to about 2008, then I got too busy to explore, and then it broke and I never bothered replacing it, which meant I ended up selling the rest of my stuff during a bad patch.

I feel it's time to get one again though. For photography in general more than exploring.