Hello Micro.blog 👋 I’m Toto, and indie app developer based in Tokyo and born in Tbilisi (a rare combo, I know). Besides making apps, I love making photographs. This will the place I’ll share my work and process.
@totocaster welcome at micro.blog. I’m an iOS developer from southern Germany, born in southern Germany. A pretty common combo, I know. 😆
@totocaster welcome to micro.blog! I’m from Southern Germany, born in East-Germany. A not so rare combo 😉 Have fun here!
@kulturnation Yay for old cameras! 🙌 I think modern camras are missing a lot when it comes to simple controls and nice handling compared to film camras. (There are exceptions of course, and depends on what you shoot.)
@kulturnation I find the Fujifilm X-H1 a nice lower-priced Leica-alike. But tbh the Leica is unique.
@khurtwilliams X-T2 is a great little camera. I did consider it a while back. Love the simple and glancable Fuji controls.
@kulturnation Yes, there is no way around this — Leica charge arm and a leg. But, I love simplicity/handling and don't buy gear often. So it was worth it for me.
@kulturnation I find shooting on film very rewarding and pleasant (color negative is super forgiving too.) If you have easy access to a lab, I'd carry on shooting on film. One caveat — with rising trends and shortage it becomes quite expensive if you shoot several rolls a week. / @microflow
@totocaster welcome to Micro.blog :-) Feel free to share more! Food and landscape pictures are highly appreciated here!
@kulturnation Shooting more on digital is undeniably easier and much more convenient (cheaper too, after a certain point). Look at Fuji X100F if a non-zoom lens is OK for your use. It's a fantastic digital camera. Before Leica, I had X100S, which is 2012 edition of X100F. Used it for almost 6 years. On the user hand color negative film is quite forgiving in terms of technique—when not sure, just let in more light into the camera—it'll handle it, and photos will look just fine.
@kulturnation I’d say get a digital. I personally prefer analog and almost always carry an analog camera on me. (My camera ratio is 14:1 digital being the loner.) However, there will be times when you need to document something for a project on the fly. Those days digital comes in handy. I personally favor Nikon, but I hear great things about Fuji and Sony.
If you’re not ready for a purchase like that, there’s always the Obscura app on iOS, which lets you toy with settings.