Author Topic: I just picked up... (Read 843985 times)

zapsnaps · « **Reply #1950 on:** September 22, 2015, 11:17:29 AM »

BRYAN - nice gearmaster - looks very cool.

I've just grabbed a Linhof tripod off Evilbay for £8.55. I've got a 'pro' Manfrotto beast for studio use, but the Linhof is small enough to be a carry pod.

Aksel · « **Reply #1951 on:** September 22, 2015, 06:28:45 PM »

AGAT 18K on the way in the mail, half frame new old stock Russian that I shall spend my last rolls of Neopan 1600 with.
Can´t wait to take the new baby out for a spin.

Ricardo Miranda · « **Reply #1952 on:** September 22, 2015, 06:46:24 PM »

This Nikkormat FT3 has just arrive and is joining my existent Nikon EL2:

WP_20150922_16_13_15_Pro by Ricardo Miranda, on Flickr

WP_20150922_16_12_09_Pro by Ricardo Miranda, on Flickr

WP_20150922_16_13_23_Pro by Ricardo Miranda, on Flickr

WP_20150922_16_12_36_Pro by Ricardo Miranda, on Flickr

jharr · « **Reply #1953 on:** September 24, 2015, 02:10:52 AM »

A little something from the Ukraine.

SLVR · « **Reply #1954 on:** September 24, 2015, 08:57:37 PM »

the sodomy seemed to be worth it. $66 later I got my 4 rolls of chrome back. Really looking forward to scanning some of these.

Francois · « **Reply #1955 on:** September 24, 2015, 09:09:11 PM »

Ouch... that hurts!

AJShepherd · « **Reply #1956 on:** September 27, 2015, 12:21:32 PM »

Recently picked this up off the 'bay - I guess the VHR stands for "Very Huge Rangefinder".

Topcon Horseman VHR by Antony Shepherd, on Flickr
My first run out with it turned into an epic fail, as seven out of eight shots came up as totally black rectangles and the one image i did produce was out of focus. Ooops! Some of the black rectangles were because I'd tried to use the groundglass but was foiled by not having enough shade and wearing the wrong glasses - when I put the film back on and removed the darkslide I'd forgotten to close the shutter up again. The others were, I think, because I'd left the darkslide out and light had leaked in?

As for the focus fail, maybe I'd not got the lens all the way out to the infinity stop.

Edit: Actually, I just did some checking and found that at the infinity stop the image on the groundglass looked out of focus, so I jiggled the lens back a little bit until I found a spot where the image looked OK, marked that on the rail and then moved the infinity stop to that point, a few mm back from where it had been. There's an old mark where the stops had been, so could be they'd been moved before - if anyone knows of a more foolproof and accurate method of positioning the stops than using trial and error let me know!

Francois · « **Reply #1957 on:** September 28, 2015, 03:06:58 PM »

I don't know if its the same as with my graflex....
What I do is loosten the stops, move the lens to infinity and lock one of the screws in place. Then I bring the lens back and finish tightening everything.

jharr · « **Reply #1958 on:** September 28, 2015, 05:01:08 PM »

You've got 4 sets of stops there. Make sure you are using the right one for the lens you have mounted. That's probably obvious, but I would have to color code them or something to make sure I had it right.

AJShepherd · « **Reply #1959 on:** September 28, 2015, 05:28:23 PM »

jharr, the stops are colour coded to match specific lenses, so I was able to check both in a copy of the manual and some other places that I was using the red stop for the 90mm lens, which is the one that I had to tweak

Fluminian · « **Reply #1960 on:** September 30, 2015, 07:40:24 AM »

I have just got a Contax G1 green label with a Planar 45mm f2, both in excellent condition.

Late Developer · « **Reply #1961 on:** September 30, 2015, 07:49:37 AM »

Quote from: Fluminian on September 30, 2015, 07:40:24 AM

I have just got a Contax G1 green label with a Planar 45mm f2, both in excellent condition.

Nice. That's a great little tool you got there. One guy I used to hang out with when I lived in Scotland had one and he loved it. The 45mm lens is, from memory, sharp as a tack.

Aksel · « **Reply #1962 on:** September 30, 2015, 09:24:12 AM »

The Contax G is great! All you need in a p&s/full manual and lots of that Zeiss 3d pop! in the 45.
Learn the secret menu and enjoy

Fluminian · « **Reply #1963 on:** September 30, 2015, 05:14:18 PM »

Quote from: Aksel on September 30, 2015, 09:24:12 AM

The Contax G is great! All you need in a p&s/full manual and lots of that Zeiss 3d pop! in the 45.
Learn the secret menu and enjoy

Secret menu? Please, elaborate.

Kai-san · « **Reply #1964 on:** September 30, 2015, 08:43:20 PM »

First you press ctrl-alt-del............... just kidding!

In fact you have to press both the Drive and the ISO button and hold them down for three seconds, then you have entered the Custom Function menu. Check page 128 - 136 in the manual. And watch that Drive setting once you're finished, if it has ended up on C for continous you could become a serious filmwaster!

Fluminian · « **Reply #1965 on:** October 01, 2015, 09:24:58 AM »

Quote from: Kai-san on September 30, 2015, 08:43:20 PM

First you press ctrl-alt-del............... just kidding! In fact you have to press both the Drive and the ISO button and hold them down for three seconds, then you have entered the Custom Function menu. Check page 128 - 136 in the manual. And watch that Drive setting once you're finished, if it has ended up on C for continous you could become a serious filmwaster!

Thanks, Kai, but I doubt I'll ever use those "special" functions. The common ones are enough for me.
I'm satisfied though, that the former owner set it to leave the film leader out after reloading.

Francois · « **Reply #1966 on:** October 01, 2015, 02:14:50 PM »

I think you can also set it in super silent winder mode.

Aksel · « **Reply #1967 on:** October 01, 2015, 02:40:53 PM »

Quote from: Francois on October 01, 2015, 02:14:50 PM

I think you can also set it in super silent winder mode.

No such thing on Contax as far as I know, I believe it´s the Hexar AF you´r describing

The custom function on the G1/2 allows you to lock AE by half depressing the shutter release, by the seaside that might be pretty handy?

Francois · « **Reply #1968 on:** October 01, 2015, 08:51:31 PM »

Could be the Hexar... since I don't own any of them I'm mostly going from memory...

Kai-san · « **Reply #1969 on:** October 01, 2015, 09:42:42 PM »

I swear I did not plan to buy this one, it just.........happened.

It's a Konica IIB-m with a Seikosha MX shutter from 1957. Near mint, very clean, everything works. I was surprised how small it was, same height as my Werra and only half an inch wider. But almost a quarter kilo heavier, so it's solid.

Fluminian · « **Reply #1970 on:** October 02, 2015, 08:28:21 PM »

Nice looking camera, Kai. It wasn't cheap I presume. I'm guessing it was US$100-200.

Kai-san · « **Reply #1971 on:** October 02, 2015, 08:39:41 PM »

Thanks Fluminian! Actually US$70, but with shipping from Japan it just tipped 100.

Sandeha Lynch · « **Reply #1972 on:** October 02, 2015, 08:49:11 PM »

Kai-san, compared with what you'd pay in the UK that's very, very cheap. The Konica II is as fine a piece of engineering as you'll find, and a great shooter.

Urban Hafner · « **Reply #1973 on:** October 03, 2015, 12:11:14 PM »

A photo friend of mine sent me her Canon EOS 650 with lenses. It turns out one of the lenses isn't even Canon EF but probably some old Nikon mount. I was mainly interested in the camera body (i.e. if someone needs an EF 35-70 or that Nikon zoom ...) but I may keep the 19-35mm zoom.

I also got a set of 62mm close up filters for the Bronica.

Canon EOS 650 and lenses by Urban Hafner, on Flickr

62mm close up filters by Urban Hafner, on Flickr

Francois · « **Reply #1974 on:** October 03, 2015, 01:38:46 PM »

Nikon mount is easy to recognize. Smaller than Canon. It's got a single thin metal lever for the aperture. A small slot in the bayonet's flange for locking to the body. The aperture ring has a notch to engage the aperture sensing ring.

Urban Hafner · « **Reply #1975 on:** October 03, 2015, 02:09:03 PM »

The rabbit ears are what made me think Nikon. I just have no idea which version.

Francois · « **Reply #1976 on:** October 03, 2015, 09:49:22 PM »

The rabbit ears are for the Nikkormat's aperture pin. But since there doesn't seem to be a slot for the aperture tab of more modern Nikons, you have to be extra careful when you mount them. I know the FE and FM have a foldable aperture tab, but other more modern models don't. The good thing is it's pretty easy to take the aperture ring out and make the proper notch in the ring. Plenty of instructions on the net.

Peter84 · « **Reply #1977 on:** October 03, 2015, 09:57:23 PM »

Both slide and both an impulse purchase, for the moment I regret one of the two. Can you guess which one?

macfred · « **Reply #1978 on:** October 03, 2015, 11:27:24 PM »

Quote from: Kai-san on October 01, 2015, 09:42:42 PM

I swear I did not plan to buy this one, it just.........happened.
It's a Konica IIB-m with a Seikosha MX shutter from 1957. Near mint, very clean, everything works. I was surprised how small it was, same height as my Werra and only half an inch wider. But almost a quarter kilo heavier, so it's solid.

What a beauty !!

I really like those Konica rangefinders from the 50's - here's mine :

Konica IIIMFX - Rangefinder 1956 by macfred64, on Flickr

jharr · « **Reply #1979 on:** October 03, 2015, 11:54:07 PM »

Quote from: jharr on September 24, 2015, 02:10:52 AM

A little something from the Ukraine.

Rats!! The tape holding the film to the backing paper lost its stick and it all bunched up in the camera accordion-style instead of rolling on the uptake spool. I guess I need to unroll, re-tape and re-roll.

Blaxton · « **Reply #1980 on:** October 04, 2015, 01:37:33 AM »

I am not up on my Graphic family history. I think that this one was an entry-level model--no range finder, simple bakelite construction, generally no-frills. This 2x3 Baby Crown Graphic also arrived without a lens or lens board but it had a 2x3 roll film back. I purchased one of the many available Tominon 105mm lenses--in a non functioning Polaroid shutter--and an original Graphic lens board. I mounted the lens in a Compur shutter that I already had, put it on the lens board, loaded the film back with Tri-x and made some test shots. I don't know if the softness of the focus is from the quality of the lens, my mounting job or just guessing at the distance poorly. I'll keep working at it. I like the size of the rig.

Francois · « **Reply #1981 on:** October 04, 2015, 01:59:01 PM »

The distance scale is designed for a specific lens and is adjustable.
On the full size graflex, you use the ground glass to calibrate for infinity.
Some people with many lenses used to actually put multiple scales on the focusing rack.
Also, the infinity stops can be adjusted....

Gimenosaiz · « **Reply #1982 on:** October 04, 2015, 07:38:53 PM »

Hi!

Bessaflex TM + Super Takumar 50/1.4

_MG_6300 (1100x1028) by Antonio Test, en Flickr

https://www.cameraquest.com/voigtFlexTM.htm

Regards!

Urban Hafner · « **Reply #1983 on:** October 04, 2015, 09:15:30 PM »

Oooooh! Is the finder as bright as they say it is? I've often considered the Bessaflex but couldn't get myself to spent that much money on a M42 mount camera (yet).

Indofunk · « **Reply #1984 on:** October 04, 2015, 09:53:14 PM »

As promised elsewhere on these pages, a picture (digital, sadly) of the Polaroid Land Camera 100 that our very own Adam Doe most generously gave me

He informed me that Fuji had stopped making the FP3000B, but gave me a free pack of the dozens that he'd hoarded for later use. I then found an ebay seller charging $18.50 per pack. Compared to $25 or more for an 8-pack of IP SX70 film, that's a bargain! So I got a few packs...

Thanks again Adam!!

Gimenosaiz · « **Reply #1985 on:** October 04, 2015, 11:12:06 PM »

Quote from: Urban Hafner on October 04, 2015, 09:15:30 PM

Oooooh! Is the finder as bright as they say it is? I've often considered the Bessaflex but couldn't get myself to spent that much money on a M42 mount camera (yet).

Hi!
Yes, I think is brighter and clearer than the Spotmatic SP II and the Fujica ST801.

cheers!

SLVR · « **Reply #1986 on:** October 05, 2015, 02:33:14 AM »

nice aquisition indofunk. Savour every shot. Also though, just because its 3000iso don't assume that it will do so well in extreme low light. I think that the lens is somewhere around F8. Just so you don't end up wasting some of that precious 3000b.

Indofunk · « **Reply #1987 on:** October 05, 2015, 03:06:53 AM »

I have a couple of SX70s which also have f8 lenses, so I know what not to expect

However, I'm glad that unlike the SX70/IP film combo, this camera plus 3000ISO film actually works in pretty bright sunlight. It must have a really fast shutter speed or a really small minimum aperture. But no, I don't plan on using this thing for gig photography in dark clubs

macfred · « **Reply #1988 on:** October 05, 2015, 10:28:17 AM »

Quote from: Indofunk on October 05, 2015, 03:06:53 AM

I have a couple of SX70s which also have f8 lenses, so I know what not to expect However, I'm glad that unlike the SX70/IP film combo, this camera plus 3000ISO film actually works in pretty bright sunlight. It must have a really fast shutter speed or a really small minimum aperture. But no, I don't plan on using this thing for gig photography in dark clubs

For the POLAROID Automatic 100 :
Apertures: f/8.8, f/12.5, f/17.5, f/25, f/35, f/42
Shutter: 1/1200 to 10 sec

Indofunk · « **Reply #1989 on:** October 06, 2015, 12:00:03 AM »

Quote from: macfred on October 05, 2015, 10:28:17 AM

Quote from: Indofunk on October 05, 2015, 03:06:53 AM
I have a couple of SX70s which also have f8 lenses, so I know what not to expect However, I'm glad that unlike the SX70/IP film combo, this camera plus 3000ISO film actually works in pretty bright sunlight. It must have a really fast shutter speed or a really small minimum aperture. But no, I don't plan on using this thing for gig photography in dark clubs

For the POLAROID Automatic 100 :
Apertures: f/8.8, f/12.5, f/17.5, f/25, f/35, f/42
Shutter: 1/1200 to 10 sec

Now that's a fast shutter!

and a slow lens!

tkmedia · « **Reply #1990 on:** October 06, 2015, 01:39:06 AM »

Not that slow per the aperture to film coverage size...

Indofunk · « **Reply #1991 on:** October 06, 2015, 01:53:27 AM »

Quote from: tkmedia on October 06, 2015, 01:39:06 AM

Not that slow per the aperture to film coverage size...

That's an excellent point! I've never really given that any thought, I mostly a "your lens sucks because it doesn't open up to f/.9" kind of person

tkmedia · « **Reply #1992 on:** October 06, 2015, 02:36:11 AM »

its similar to automotive enthusiast arguments about horsepower, displacement, power to weight, redline, gear ratios but for cameras

jharr · « **Reply #1993 on:** October 06, 2015, 03:18:48 AM »

Quote from: Indofunk on October 06, 2015, 01:53:27 AM

Quote from: tkmedia on October 06, 2015, 01:39:06 AM
Not that slow per the aperture to film coverage size...

That's an excellent point! I've never really given that any thought, I mostly a "your lens sucks because it doesn't open up to f/.9" kind of person

HA! I knew you were an aperture snob Satish!!

Seriously though, it's not the aperture 'number' that counts, but...

"The decisive parameter for the quantity of the blurriness is therefore the physical size of the entrance pupil." So says Dr. Hubert Nasse of Carl Zeiss.

tkmedia · « **Reply #1994 on:** October 06, 2015, 03:32:43 AM »

haha that's Ross Orr's article!

jharr · « **Reply #1995 on:** October 06, 2015, 04:07:08 PM »

Quote from: tkmedia on October 06, 2015, 03:32:43 AM

haha that's Ross Orr's article!

That whole blog is really good. Highly recommended for all photo-nerdxors.

Indofunk · « **Reply #1996 on:** October 10, 2015, 03:46:11 PM »

To be honest, when my friend first told me that someone is giving away a Brownie at his office, I assumed it was a still camera. So now that I have this, WTF do I do with it??

$:-\$

jharr · « **Reply #1997 on:** October 10, 2015, 04:58:11 PM »

Quote from: Indofunk on October 10, 2015, 03:46:11 PM

To be honest, when my friend first told me that someone is giving away a Brownie at his office, I assumed it was a still camera. So now that I have this, WTF do I do with it?? $:-\$

Errr... Bryan??

Kai-san · « **Reply #1998 on:** October 10, 2015, 07:52:36 PM »

Well, since it is a movie camera I suppose you put 8mm film in it.................? What about movie stills?

Indofunk · « **Reply #1999 on:** October 10, 2015, 08:52:08 PM »

I figured out the 8mm part!

But then how do I develop it (most or all 8mm movie film is positive film, right? how do I home-develop B&W positive film?) and how do I project/and/or digitize it? Those are my questions.

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