Comments on: More Yezidi http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/05/02/more-yezidi/ Journalism and Photography from Armenia and the Surrounding Region Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:21:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Onnik http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/05/02/more-yezidi/#comment-1677 Tue, 02 May 2006 20:59:41 +0100 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/05/02/more-yezidi/#comment-1677 Artyom, I did agree with you about the film thing on your site, I'm sure. The main issue for me is time, to be honest, and also in very low light conditions when I generally find myself shooting at 800, 1600 or even 3200 asa equivalent. There digital really comes into its own. Nazarian, no I don't process my own film unfortunately. Would love to set up a b/w darkroom here but water supply makes that impossible. Instead, negs are processed in a shop nearby and I scan into the computer at 22 megapixel equivalent on a <a href="http://www.nikoncoolscan.com/">Nikon Coolscan</a>. That's where the time factor comes into play :-( Incidently, I guess my main concern with the eos 20d is simply that it feels like a toy compared to a F5 or D2x. Technically, the focusing on the Eos 20d is sluggish compared to my F5, and I'm not too keen on the greater depth of field on the smaller digital sensor. Then again, that's the same for the D2x as well. However, the idea of splashing out $3,000 for a full-frame <a href="http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos5d/">Canon Eos 5d</a> or $7,000 for a <a href="http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos1dsmkii/">Canon Eos 1ds Mk II</a> is a little outrageous, especially as those price tags are for the camera body only. Still, I was deeply jealous of the Turkish Zaman journalist who had two Nikon D2x's around his neck at recent events in Yerevan. Was tempted to shop him into the Dashnaks on the 23 April march so I could grab his cameras in any ensuing confusion. Just kidding ;-) Anyway, will be interesting to double up some shots on Thursday and Friday to compare. Artyom, I did agree with you about the film thing on your site, I’m sure. The main issue for me is time, to be honest, and also in very low light conditions when I generally find myself shooting at 800, 1600 or even 3200 asa equivalent. There digital really comes into its own.

Nazarian, no I don’t process my own film unfortunately. Would love to set up a b/w darkroom here but water supply makes that impossible. Instead, negs are processed in a shop nearby and I scan into the computer at 22 megapixel equivalent on a Nikon Coolscan.

That’s where the time factor comes into play :-(

Incidently, I guess my main concern with the eos 20d is simply that it feels like a toy compared to a F5 or D2x. Technically, the focusing on the Eos 20d is sluggish compared to my F5, and I’m not too keen on the greater depth of field on the smaller digital sensor. Then again, that’s the same for the D2x as well.

However, the idea of splashing out $3,000 for a full-frame Canon Eos 5d or $7,000 for a Canon Eos 1ds Mk II is a little outrageous, especially as those price tags are for the camera body only.

Still, I was deeply jealous of the Turkish Zaman journalist who had two Nikon D2x’s around his neck at recent events in Yerevan. Was tempted to shop him into the Dashnaks on the 23 April march so I could grab his cameras in any ensuing confusion.

Just kidding ;-)

Anyway, will be interesting to double up some shots on Thursday and Friday to compare.

]]> by: artyom http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/05/02/more-yezidi/#comment-1676 Tue, 02 May 2006 20:15:03 +0100 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/05/02/more-yezidi/#comment-1676 see, i told you so :) see, i told you so :)

]]> by: nazarian http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/05/02/more-yezidi/#comment-1674 Tue, 02 May 2006 18:56:48 +0100 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/05/02/more-yezidi/#comment-1674 Do you develop your own films or is there a trustworthy vendor in Yerevan? Do you develop your own films or is there a trustworthy vendor in Yerevan?

]]> by: Onnik http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/05/02/more-yezidi/#comment-1673 Tue, 02 May 2006 14:14:27 +0100 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2006/05/02/more-yezidi/#comment-1673 BTW: Unrelated to the Yezidi/Kurds in Armenia, I'm really beginning to miss film. All the above shots were taken with a <a href="http://www.bythom.com/f5.htm">Nikon F5</a> on color negative film and I don't know why, I prefer them to the shots I'm getting with a [digital] <a href="http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos20d/">Canon EOS 20d</a>. Then again, if I was shooting with a <a href="http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond2x/">Nikon D2x</a> maybe I'd feel differently. I'll try shooting both film and digital in Alagyaz on Thursday and Friday, I think. Maybe I can understand why Nikon surprised everyone in this new digital world by releasing the <a href="http://www.bythom.com/F6.htm">F6 film camera</a> in 2004. BTW: Unrelated to the Yezidi/Kurds in Armenia, I’m really beginning to miss film. All the above shots were taken with a Nikon F5 on color negative film and I don’t know why, I prefer them to the shots I’m getting with a [digital] Canon EOS 20d.

Then again, if I was shooting with a Nikon D2x maybe I’d feel differently.

I’ll try shooting both film and digital in Alagyaz on Thursday and Friday, I think. Maybe I can understand why Nikon surprised everyone in this new digital world by releasing the F6 film camera in 2004.

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