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The reason why I take a lot of pictures of the television screen is because it is a good subject when I'm testing my old cameras. Most of the old cameras I test don't have a hotshoe for a flash or don't use flashbulbs or flashcubes. And since I seem to do most of this testing late at night, there aren't many places in my small town that have lots of lighting to make shooting somewhere on location worth the drive. I use cut-down 35mm black and white film so that I can shoot one negative, develop it quickly and see how the camera performed. The television has just enough light to produce a good picture on daylight film without the need for using a flash to light the subject.

This gives me a good starting point for testing the quality of a certain camera and lets me know whether to use it further or shelve it. Some of the cameras I have acquired are interesting to look at, but are terrible at taking a decent picture, so it's nice to know whether they work or not before I waste a whole roll of film.

Interesting way to do it! I usually shoot a hole roll testing mine.

Norm, my problem is coming up with interesting subjects at which to aim my cameras. Since I seem to have done all around my area over and over, ad infinitum, I'm running out of good stuff to shoot. When I try a whole roll in one of my camera tests, it can sometimes take over a year to finish it. And all because I just don't want to shoot something I've already filmed. Events such as car shows are good, because there are lots of cars and people to shoot and that can fill several rolls quickly. There just aren't that many cars shows around my area, though.

Thanks, Joey! Sometimes I just need the smell of the chemicals, so shooting one negative is a quick fix as well!

I have the same problem here. I use to go out shooting everyday and some days I'd take the digital and other days a film camera. Here lately I've been so busy I have to plan my photo trips. I do have quite a few things close by I like to shoot with different cameras ... they never seem to see the objects the same way. Car shows are an easy way to shoot a lot of photos and see things you don't normally see and sometimes it's worth the drive to go to a big show. The POCI convention is in Wichita, Kansas this year and I'm trying to decide if I'm going or not. The Mecum Spring Classic is here in Indy in May and they moved the Good Guys Show up into June this year. I really liked going to it in September.

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