I can literally feelt the photography world shifting directions over course of a year...... that digital wave continues to pick up speed and momentum and we are seeing the growth of a breed of photographers who have not handled film cameras in their lives....evolution takes another step.

Thread starter in Clubsnap on discovering/unearthing an 'ancient' all manual Yashica FX-3 slr fitted with a 50/2.0 prime"...i'm a digi-freak. can anybody explain WHAT IN THE WORLD IS THIS? like, is this camera useful? does anybody know if i need batteries to run this oldie?

Quote from another ClubSnapper trying to help him ..... "hmmm... just a quick question, have you ever used an SLR before? There are some people who pick up an SLR for the first time and complain that the thing's not working because the whole scene is blurred. You have to adjust the lens' focusing ring till you get a sharp image. The split-image viewfinder takes a bit of getting used to for most people. A trick i can suggest is to focus on an edge of the subject, that way it'd be easier to align the straight lines and get an image in focus."

Wild (?) rumors circulating that Nikon will stop producing compact film cameras and go all-digital!

Changes in photography used to be gradual and evolved over years or sometimes over a number of generations.....its now evolving within months. How true the saying "an internet month is the equivalent of a real calendar year"


to be continued.......