Moving On

Wow! Louis!
We will miss you!
You photos are always great--especially those of Miss Suzie...!
Maybe we''ll see you on the RFF...
Thanks for all the effort.
Paul

Thanks Paul! Yeah I'll still be poking around photo.net. I try to contribute to the RF forum thread each week and I drop into CMC now and again, but as far as regular shooting I'll be focusing on EOS gear, which I have a lot of newer gear, that hasn't seen much use. I also think the mirrorless cameras, with their light weight and silent exposures have great potential in my work. I have a twinge of sadness putting the FD gear up but I like the EOS stuff and I'm excited about moving forward with it. So many pictures to make yet so little time. Thank you for your kind words.

WOW will miss you Louis. I have always valued your contrabutions to our little corner of Photo.net.

Please remember those camera bodies will not like being left in the dark at least get them out and even if no film run the shutters a few dozen times a month to keep things working. Just in case.
Take care and stop by anytime. We'll have a cup of coffee waiting to hear about your latest exploits.
Mark W.

Louis, I can appreciate just where you're coming from; not enough hours in a day/ days in a life. Much as I enjoy using the old Canons, it's a struggle to find an opportunity to load a film and shoot it off, especially since I'm interested in a whole variety of other film cameras. Primarily, I'm a photographer, not a collector, and we have to move with the times; my Apple Mac is just as much an imaging tool as my 5DII, in this day and age. I hope you find the time to contribute to CMC, probably the most egalitarian and diverse forum on Photo.net; your fine images and overall panache would be sorely missed. My heartfelt thanks for your many fine contributions to Canon FD.

With the right adapter, those old FD lenses work great on the new mirrorless cameras . My FD lenses are having a second career since I started using the Sony NEX series. I was happy to see that the 85 f/1.2L lends itself nicely to the smaller format, as does the 50 f/1.2L—which has now become a favorite portrait lens. It's not quite the same as using my beloved A-1's, but I still visit with them on occasion, too. Good shooting.

Thanks Mark, those cameras have great sentimental value to me so I will keep them in working shape. Thanks for keeping the coffee hot and for all the in-depth knowledge you have freely shared with the group over the years. It has helped me tremendously in my FD photography.

Rick, we are truly brothers of the lens. Thank you for your kind words of understanding. My love of mechanical cameras has not changed. I have talked about all my classics but I may pop into CMC, as time allows, to look in on the goings on or, if I get a chance, to throw a roll through the Kalloflex, Aries or pump a few sheets through the Speed Graphic. I'll still be shooting my Canon RF's at least till my considerable film stock runs out. Thank you for your creativity and dedication which has been a real inspiration for me.

Thanks for the well wishes, Paul! I have kept a couple of my FD lenses out to use with my Samsung NX camera. I recently got a Nikon adapter too and I am currently experimenting with my large collection of Nikkors on that camera. Later this year I may upgrade to a Sony NEX or the new Fuji X-Pro-1. Right now the Sammy is working well. We'll see how things shake out. These are very exciting times in photography.

What everyone said. I feel sad that I got into FD so late in the day, but glad I did in time to encounter talent as rare and intelligent as yours, Louis.

There is no doubt that the mirrorless cameras are offering the most exciting potential for our old lenses and I can't wait for an excuse and opportunity to try out the Nex 7 or X-Pro-1, but ... I have to acknowledge that - as tools - full frame EOS DSLRs are kinda hard to beat (if very heavy to carry).

Louis,

I like you have retired my Canon FD. Unlike you I sold all mine. The said reality it that having more than one system is simply too much. I like you will miss contributing this forum. Canon made some wonderful camera and lenses back in the 70s.

Mike

Lou, your timing ain't bad at all...now that Nikon Has Reinvented Photography there should be deals aplenty on used EOS gear.

Stand-by for a veritable tsunami of "Switching to Nik..." threads in...3...2...1...