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Thirty years of digital history !

Maoby
April 24, 2023
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    Maoby
    Members 1600 posts
    April 24, 2023, 2:02 p.m. April 24, 2023, 2:02 p.m.
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    In Historical comparison right here

    live.staticflickr.com/65535/52537426438_0c5d28402a_b.jpg
    Kodak DCS 200 (1992) / Fujifilm X-T5 (2022)
    by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

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    AlanSh
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    April 24, 2023, 2:39 p.m. April 24, 2023, 2:39 p.m.
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    How about a comparison of the photos produced?

    Alan

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    Maoby
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    April 24, 2023, 3:04 p.m. April 24, 2023, 3:04 p.m.
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    It's already done, click on the title "In Historical comparison right here"

    Or directly on Flickr here

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    AndreBARELIER
    Members 67 posts
    April 25, 2023, 1:11 p.m. April 25, 2023, 1:11 p.m.
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    Hi Maoby,
    Nice to see you here.
    Do you happen to own all these cameras whose photos you post here (or on the late DPR website)?

    André

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    Maoby
    Members 1600 posts
    April 25, 2023, 1:27 p.m. April 25, 2023, 1:27 p.m.
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    @AndreBARELIER has written:

    Hi Maoby,
    Nice to see you here.
    Do you happen to own all these cameras whose photos you post here (or on the late DPR website)?

    André

    Bonjour!

    Yes, Help me! 😱

    live.staticflickr.com/65535/52559640898_2464de2ac4_k.jpg
    Self DSLR & ML (Total 78) Cameras 2022
    by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

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    StanDisbrow
    Members 498 posts
    April 25, 2023, 1:48 p.m. April 25, 2023, 1:48 p.m.
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    Hi,

    You are behind help, my friend. Way beyond! :P

    My old tag line said something about digital cameras consuming one's bank account.....

    Stan

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    AndreBARELIER
    Members 67 posts
    April 25, 2023, 8:17 p.m. April 25, 2023, 8:17 p.m.
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    @Maoby has written:
    @AndreBARELIER has written:

    Hi Maoby,
    Nice to see you here.
    Do you happen to own all these cameras whose photos you post here (or on the late DPR website)?

    André

    Bonjour!

    Yes, Help me! 😱

    live.staticflickr.com/65535/52559640898_2464de2ac4_k.jpg
    Self DSLR & ML (Total 78) Cameras 2022
    by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

    Bonsoir Marc !
    LOL, You're totally screwed, I'm afraid! There is nothing more for you to do. It can't be cured!
    But fortunately you are here, to keep the memory of these devices that gave us so much pleasure.
    Best,
    André

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    StanDisbrow
    Members 498 posts
    April 26, 2023, 3:06 p.m. April 26, 2023, 3:06 p.m.
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    Hi,

    I'm so out of this League here. I only gots four....one no longer operational, the E2.

    Nikon E2
    Kodak 520c
    Nikon D1H
    Kodak 760c

    A terribly poor showing in this thread!

    Well, maybe the E2 still works. No battery or battery eliminator left. No memory card either. They use a very early PCMCIA Flash card. So, no way to know if it works. This one I kept as it has a cracked housing and the shutter button is gone to boot. All the rest of the E series I once had are long gone and the E2 gave up the shutter button to a far more useful E3s way back when.

    Oh, and the E series is the size of my Pentax 645D but only 1.3 MP. Ugh.

    Stan

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    Maoby
    Members 1600 posts
    April 26, 2023, 4:08 p.m. April 26, 2023, 4:08 p.m.
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    Size and price comparison here with the new X-T5 😉

    live.staticflickr.com/65535/52560909581_cf106aa73f_k.jpg
    1994-2022
    by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

    Fujix DS-505 (1994) 1.28MP $15,000 USD
    Fujifilm X-T5 (2022) 40MP $1,700 USD
    Fujix DS-515 (1994) 1.28MP $18,000 USD

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    Mackiesback
    Members 243 posts
    April 26, 2023, 5:33 p.m. April 26, 2023, 5:33 p.m.
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    Man I hope you bought all this stuff well used.....LOL.

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    Maoby
    Members 1600 posts
    April 26, 2023, 6:16 p.m. April 26, 2023, 6:16 p.m.
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    If I had bought new, digital cameras I own I would have spent the modest sum of $478,300.43 USD

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    pieroc91
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    April 26, 2023, 6:38 p.m. April 26, 2023, 6:38 p.m.
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    @StanDisbrow has written:

    Hi,

    I'm so out of this League here. I only gots four....one no longer operational, the E2.

    Nikon E2
    Kodak 520c
    Nikon D1H
    Kodak 760c

    A terribly poor showing in this thread!

    Well, maybe the E2 still works. No battery or battery eliminator left. No memory card either. They use a very early PCMCIA Flash card. So, no way to know if it works. This one I kept as it has a cracked housing and the shutter button is gone to boot. All the rest of the E series I once had are long gone and the E2 gave up the shutter button to a far more useful E3s way back when.

    Oh, and the E series is the size of my Pentax 645D but only 1.3 MP. Ugh.

    Stan

    Don't feel bad, i'm also on the low side (compared to Maoby) with only 7

    Kodak DCS100 (or whatever you call the thing i'm building)
    Kodak NC2000e
    Fujifilm Finepix S2 Pro
    Kodak DCS 14/n
    Nikon D1x
    Sony A100 (sadly dead)
    Nikon D750

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    StanDisbrow
    Members 498 posts
    April 26, 2023, 7:32 p.m. April 26, 2023, 7:32 p.m.
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    Hi,

    DCS100 works. Once they had popped out a 200, the original had to then be the 100! ;)

    And I see a pic of the Medium Format sized E series there. Imagine if that had the 16 MP of the Pro Back at the time. But, sadly, no. For all that size, it isn't even a tenth of that.

    And that item on the hot shoe on the E on the left is a video monitor. These had no rear screen, just like the early Kodaks hadn't.

    Stan

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    Maoby
    Members 1600 posts
    May 10, 2023, 4:03 p.m. May 10, 2023, 4:03 p.m.
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    Kodak DCS (1991-2001) A

    live.staticflickr.com/65535/50204985127_c1566a81a9_b.jpg
    Kodak DCS (1991-2001) A
    by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

    www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/page2

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    sandyjenning
    Members 60 posts
    May 10, 2023, 4:06 p.m. May 10, 2023, 4:06 p.m.
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    Does anyone know what the first ever DSLR camera was and how much it cost? And what its equivalent cost would be in todays money.

    San x

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    JimKasson
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    May 10, 2023, 4:10 p.m. May 10, 2023, 4:10 p.m.
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    @sandyjenning has written:

    Does anyone know what the first ever DSLR camera was and how much it cost? And what its equivalent cost would be in todays money.

    Kodak DCS 100. About $25K in 1991. About $55K in today's dollars.

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    sandyjenning
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    May 10, 2023, 4:12 p.m. May 10, 2023, 4:12 p.m.
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    Who would have thought how much they'd come down by. What was the megapixels on it? You can probably buy a phone for £50 today that has a better megapixels on it.

    San x

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    Maoby
    Members 1600 posts
    May 10, 2023, 4:13 p.m. May 10, 2023, 4:13 p.m.
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    @sandyjenning has written:

    Does anyone know what the first ever DSLR camera was and how much it cost? And what its equivalent cost would be in todays money.

    San x

    If you are interested in knowing more check out my two threads right here:

    My Little History of DSLR/ML
    dprevived.com/t/my-little-history-of-dslrml/2537/

    My Little History of Digital Compacts
    dprevived.com/t/my-little-history-of-digital-compacts/381/

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