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Learn About Mamiya NC-1000s - Part 2

Learn About Mamiya NC-1000s - Part 3

Learn About Mamiya NC-1000s - Part 1

Why bother? Let’s just take things apart, right? Or…

Learn About My Camera Collection

After posting nada for a long time, I’m back at it again.

I’ve been invited to a dinner yesterday evening and wanted to try out my Olympus OM-2N together with a Zuiko Auto-S 1:1.8 50mm and the electronic flash T32 with TTL flash metering. The OM2N is a compact SLR with a very quiet shutter / mirror sound. I don’t know if it was due to the good wine or due to being still a bit tired from an exhaustive Friday night but I had quite some troubles getting proper focus with this camera/lens combination. I tried again today comparing to a Mamiya NC1000s with the default 1:1.7 50mm: same issue on the OM2N but proper and fast focussing on the NC1000s. Strange. Maybe that it is time to visit an ophthalmologist. ...

It’s done! The Sigma DP-2 has been ordered. With a couple of accessories it sums up to a shocking CHF 1'280. I’ve spent several days reading through almost every available article on internet and came to the conclusion that this compact camera would be the ideal companion for my summer vacation on Canary Islands. I love shooting nature and buildings where I have a lot of time to fiddle with the settings of a camera, seeking for the best picture and of what I’ve read so far, the DP-2 ideally suits for this purpose. ...