edwardkaraa wrote:
I am never happy. I always want sharper, better micro contrast, more 3D and less CA and field curvature, and more lenses of course

MmmMMmmmmm leeeenseeeessss..... ahhhhhhhh.....



Not very "intelligent", but!

I'm just here to harass Paul.

I have to say also that this is really the only section of FM I visit on a daily basis.

The amount of knowledgable users here is brilliant.

It also brings to light the amount of good used glass from old systems
which can still be used on modern digital SLR's.

After joining about a year ago and getting hooked on the ALT gear,
I find myself constantly looking to fine tune my collection.

seriously addictive.

thanks to all the regular users this is a very active section of the forum.

aoluain wrote:
After joining about a year ago and getting hooked on the ALT gear,
I find myself constantly looking to fine tune my collection.

seriously addictive.


Our very own opium den.
;-)

I also have been spending more time here on the alt forum but currently don not own any alt glass. I agree that the overall group on the alt board are more informed about photography in general regardless of what equipment they are using. In the end its not about what equipment you use but, what you use that works for you. Unfortunately, just as it is on the Canon or Nikon board, some people here are quick to discredit any Nikon and Canon gear. Everyone has their opinion about what is better. We all like taking pictures, the gear doesn't matter beyond that users preferences.

dancam wrote:

We all like taking pictures, the gear doesn't matter beyond that users preferences.


To some the gear matters more than the picture itself. I'm not saying as a bad thing either, just what some people are into.

For some the pleasure is in the searching and finally coming across a very rare, and often forgot, jewel of a lens.

While that lens might perform great, its not so much about what the lens will do for your photography but simply the pursuit and the getting thats the best part.

I have a collection of vintage guitars even though I'm honestly not much of a musician. I just enjoy finding some unique old models when I can come across them. Just like with glass, they don't make them like that anymore.

millsart wrote:
dancam wrote:

We all like taking pictures, the gear doesn't matter beyond that users preferences.


To some the gear matters more than the picture itself. I'm not saying as a bad thing either, just what some people are into.

For some the pleasure is in the searching and finally coming across a very rare, and often forgot, jewel of a lens.

While that lens might perform great, its not so much about what the lens will do for your photography but simply the pursuit and the getting thats the best part.

I have a collection of vintage guitars even though I'm honestly not much of a musician. I just enjoy finding some unique old models when I can come across them. Just like with glass, they don't make them like that anymore.

Well not to mislead, in my original post I was only referring to the general discussions on Canon vs. Nikon, vs. Alt on a performance basis. If you just want to talk about collecting gear, I am a self admitted gear head . I completely understand that frame of mind but, it has little to do with the merits of specific brand or lens performance.

brainiac wrote:
cogitech wrote:
Oh, Dan, I agree with your original post. The intelligence here is second only to the talent, IMO.

You should all get a room... ;-) [ducks]

and someone would throw a party in the room, and then you'd show up with your Contax 35/1,4 and 5D2

gpsphoto wrote:
This post is so 3D.


lol.....


10 points for you!

Osai wrote:
Do you ever find yourselves dumbing down your conversation so the people you're with can understand you?

What do you mean by that?

I only post here for the street cred.

we members of alt club are that cool

carstenw wrote:
brainiac wrote:
cogitech wrote:
Oh, Dan, I agree with your original post. The intelligence here is second only to the talent, IMO.

You should all get a room... ;-) [ducks]

and someone would throw a party in the room, and then you'd show up with your Contax 35/1,4 and 5D2

I dunno, I've seen a lot of parties...

Only the most intelligent of us can appreciate women like that, of course

cogitech wrote:
Only the most intelligent of us can appreciate women like that, of course

I didn't have time to perform an iq test ;-)

My word.

Lotusm50 wrote:
Jos Tesseract wrote:
Lotusm50 wrote:
Jos Tesseract wrote:
...my good Canon lenses...
That's an oxymoron, isn't it?
;-)

Oxymorons are usually two words, not three.
e.g. Pretty Ugly, Marital Bliss, Irate Patient, Fast Autofocus
Ummm. Let me "make haste, slowly" in correcting your understanding of oxymorons. (apologies to Octavian). There is no restriction of the number of words for an oxymoron, per se. Rather it is constructed from 2 different parts of speech or terms that together appear contradictory or incongruous -- usually an adjective and subject (noun), but other combinations are possible. "Usually two words", perhaps, but far from exclusively. In the case presented, "Canon lenses" is the subject (noun). It wouldn't work if it were just "good lenses", and much less of an oxymoron if it were "good Canon". No, "good Canon lenses" is quite acceptable as an oxymoron, if you accept or recognize its premise, of course.

And by the way, lighten up, it was a joke. We really weren't looking for a lesson on language (and it didn't actually require one).
Now excuse me while I go an relax over a plate of jumbo shrimp and welcome deafening silence on this.


You only got it, cause I didn't check this thread fast enough. It'll spoil your deafening silence, but you get the last laugh with that one.