What era would you go back to?

[Focused]

I've been wondering what part of history I'd like to go back to for some great shots. I think it would be either the Roman Empire or the Battle of Trafalgar or maybe ancient Egypt. Though I think the Wild West would be good too, I know they had cameras then but you had to stand still for 2 days to get an exposure

Any ideas and what would you take, Canon or Nikon?

Just gonna order 5000 8Gb CF cards

[CVP]

Not too far back for me, London in either the 1960's with a Leica M series or the 1980's with a Nikon F3& MD4 motordrive.

Both times would be to document the changing of society as a new generation came through and changed things very quickly.

Chris

[Simpo Two]

1920s/1930s please. The decadent empire, fun and frolics, short skirts, cucumber sandwiches, sports cars, open roads, no speed limits, jazz, Gershwin, tally ho and ra!

However I shall sell my house in 2008 and take the loot back to the period

Edited by Simpo Two on Friday 15th August 19:15

[4hero]

1940's for me please, World War 2, Vera Lynn, bombs, London, mayhem. I love this time, and am sure I was part of it in my previous life Can I take my camera kit with me though please?

Edited by 4hero on Friday 15th August 19:30

[Simpo Two]

4hero said:

1940's for me please, World War 2, Vera Lynn, bombs

As the war photographer said from his hospital bed, 'I got a great shot of the others ducking...'

[Focused]

4hero said:

1940's for me please, World War 2, Vera Lynn, bombs, London, mayhem. I love this time, and am sure I was part of it in my previous life Can I take my camera kit with me though please?

Edited by 4hero on Friday 15th August 19:30

Course you can take your camera kit, no point in going otherwise I'll drop you off at the 40's. I'll be passing it on my way to the Wild West

[4hero]

We'll meet again, don't know where, don't know when, but I'm sure it won't be in the Wild West

[Simpo Two]

Focused said:

4hero said:

1940's for me please, World War 2, Vera Lynn, bombs, London, mayhem. I love this time, and am sure I was part of it in my previous life Can I take my camera kit with me though please?

Course you can take your camera kit, no point in going otherwise

And exactly how do you plan to look at a JPG file in 1940?

[Gold]

Simpo Two said:

Focused said:

4hero said:

1940's for me please, World War 2, Vera Lynn, bombs, London, mayhem. I love this time, and am sure I was part of it in my previous life Can I take my camera kit with me though please?

Course you can take your camera kit, no point in going otherwise

And exactly how do you plan to look at a JPG file in 1940?

You take the photos and then travel back to now

[R5GTTgaz]

1890's for railway architechture (sad I know) or 1980's for group B rallying / turbo F1 era.

[EmmaP]

Tough choice between Vietnam War and World War II. World War II if I could hook up with Robert Capa :swoon:



Leica for WWII, Nikon for Vietnam (as seen as McCullin's managed to stop a bullet. For anyone who hasn't seen it, thecamera is in the museum in Bradford.)

Edited by EmmaP on Friday 15th August 22:11

[Elderly]

Simpo Two said:

1920s/1930s please. The decadent empire, fun and frolics, short skirts, cucumber sandwiches, sports cars, open roads, no speed limits, jazz, Gershwin, tally ho and ra!

Edited by Simpo Two on Friday 15th August 19:15

It sounds a bit like today; some of us still experience fun and frolics, short(er) skirts, cucumber sandwiches and sports cars - OK .... no empire, but there were speed limits back then (except between 1930 & 1935), and jazz is much better now

[Simpo Two]

Elderly said:

It sounds a bit like today; some of us still experience fun and frolics, short(er) skirts, cucumber sandwiches and sports cars - OK .... no empire, but there were speed limits back then (except between 1930 & 1935), and jazz is much better now

Perhaps the difference is the absence of guilt and political correctness, a smaller population, no chattering 'celeb' culture, lower taxes, 'environmentalists' telling us we're bad, and other things that bog us down now.