'Old fashioned' cameras ?

[Richard Johnson]

This says more about how lousy National Geographic magazine has become in recent years.

[Mark Sawyer]

My 8x10 is from 1888, and the 11x14 from 1887. I'm pretty sure that goes right past 'old-fashioned' and into 'antique' territory.

No, you're just decrepit. Welcome to the club, pull up a stool and enjoy...

[Ben Calwell]

With my wooden Wista, folks often think I'm using an "antique" camera, even though I bought it new in 1989.

[Alan Gales]

With my wooden Wista, folks often think I'm using an "antique" camera, even though I bought it new in 1989.

Ben, the original Canon 5D which was the first full frame digital camera was announced in August of 2005. Quite often I have seen it advertised as the "Classic" 5D.

By digital standards your 89 Wista probably is an antique!

[Drew Wiley]

I got a few camera comments this weekend. It was my annual ritual walk on the Bear Valley Trail over at Pt Reyes - one of the easiest and most popular trails in the entire Bay Area, but people spread out quickly and are always very polite and don't walk in front of the camera without asking first, and the lack of
wind and crisp winter light are really exceptional there this time of year. The trail attracts a lot of nature-loving types, so everyone seems to have had a DLSR
rather than a cell phone camera. Some tripods. Most just stared at my pack and couldn't believe that thing was just for the sake of a camera. I packed the 4x5 Norma and smaller Ries this time because of some depth of field issues I've had with the 8x10 previously. One guy simply stated, "beautiful camera!". Well, it is.

[Jim Galli]

With my wooden Wista, folks often think I'm using an "antique" camera, even though I bought it new in 1989.

Which proves that antique and old fashioned are not necessarily equivalents.

[bob carnie]

Geezz Fred , its only December , just wait til Feb 18thor so everything will piss you off.

Am I the only one who is frustrated when large format field cameras are described in articles as 'old fashioned' ?

A National Geographic piece on favourite cameras used by their photographers describes a metal folding Wista field as such. Is this a fall back catch phrase that they think people will twig onto ? Isn't everything old fashioned ? I could say a Leica MP is old fashioned since it's not far departed from a Leica II (in working principle).

[Drew Wiley]

I'd say it's NG that's behind the times. Every time they feature some sheet film use, they do something absurdly dated with it, like showing the neg edges all fuzzy,
ala 70's - trying to look trendy I guess; but it generally comes out corny.

[dsphotog]

I'd say it's NG that's behind the times. Every time they feature some sheet film use, they do something absurdly dated with it, like showing the neg edges all fuzzy,
ala 70's - trying to look trendy I guess; but it generally comes out corny.

Does anyone still print magazines?
Wouldn't it be easier to just view them digitally? ..... Nat Geo sounds old fashioned to me.

[Fred L]

Geezz Fred , its only December , just wait til Feb 18thor so everything will piss you off.

I KNOW !!! by the time we get around to the family stat holiday off in Feb, I'll probably be in full grump mode lol

tbh, coming from people who watch me use the camera out and about in Toronto or wherever doesn't phase me, they're honestly curious and almost always surprised to hear that these cameras are still being made and that film is not impossible to find. reading it in a NatGeo piece is another thing. one could suggest they're old fashioned being a dead tree publication etc..