Happiness is...

[FrankS]

A Nikon F4 with 20f2.8 lens. It was for me anyway, thiese past few days, visiting with my 80 year old parents on their retired farm. Pics to follow.

 

[_mark__]

Agree, for me it's an f4 with a 28/2

 

[raydm6]

Wow! I was out shooting yesterday in Newburyport with my FM2 and Nikkor 20 f2.8. Recently got the HK-14 lens hood for it. Bit on the heavy side 🙂

 

[Mackinaw]

For me it's the joys of re-discovering medium format. I've taken a bunch of portraits as of late, and am stunned by the quality of a good 120 negative. Makes me wonder, at times, why I even bother with 35mm.
Jim B.

 

[f16sunshine]

I do love a 20/21 on an SLR. I use a zuiko 2/21 often. It's fun having fast and wide together. Looking through the wide lens on a reflex is a fun and satisfying way to compose. I love RF of course but sometimes, you know.... 😀
Looking forward to your pics Frank.

 

[nikon_sam]

For me and the F4 it's the 180mm 2.8 AF...pure magic...
Widest lens is the 24mm...would love the try a wider lens...just don't think I would use one regularly enough to buy...

 

[séamuis]

Asahi Pentax SV and Auto-Takumar 55mm.

no other piece of equipment has ever brought me the same amount of honest joy and happiness.

 

[helen.HH]

HAPPINESS is finally meeting up with
Tom & Tuulikki in NYC
Brunch/Lunch/Dinner ....
Drinks & Shooting in a 12 hour extravaganza
then to Bump into them the following Morning
@photoVillage
Buy a 21SA & a nokton 35 1.4
All Under the Careful 'EYE' of T&T
and All the Fun Start Over Again

Happiness Indeed !!

 

[Trius]

... being awake. 😀

Helen: Wow, that is quite an adventure and a pleasurable couple of days!

Andy: The Zuiko 21/2 is amazing, isn't it? I haven't used it in quite awhile; I need to do that.

OT: Anyone have a source on an original hood for the 21/2? Mine lost its set screw and is now pretty useless. Anyone know of an alternative? The 21/2 has 55mm thread.

 

[back alley]

...is meeting up with fellow rff'ers...

 

[Roger Hicks]

Asahi Pentax SV and Auto-Takumar 55mm.

no other piece of equipment has ever brought me the same amount of honest joy and happiness.

Mmmmmm.... Yeah.... But you're young. I loved my SV too. And quite a few girls that I met when I owned it. I didn't marry any of them... Now I'm happy with my wife of almost 30 years, and Leicas...

Cheers,

R.

 

[FrankS]

There are 5 rolls of TMax 100 in Rodinol 1:100 soup as I type this.

 

[Keith]

Happiness to me is having somewhere to hang out with like minded people!

 

[steelydam]

...is finding some time to get in the darkroom.

 

[FrankS]

Ha! So cool. My itouch timer accidentally got turned off, but I can see by the timing on these posts that there are 8 minutes to go. 🙂

 

[al1966]

Freshly baked bread thats home made,
A delivery of Polaroid and Kodak Portra Films
Wandering through an unknown city with a camera in my hand
Is having a loving partner to go through the journey of life
Is having a wife that surprises you with cameras, film and books
A day with managed pain rather than extreme pain.

 

[f16sunshine]

OT: Anyone have a source on an original hood for the 21/2? Mine lost its set screw and is now pretty useless. Anyone know of an alternative? The 21/2 has 55mm thread.

I use a Contax 55-86mm Step up. It becomes a high quality thread in metal hood for the Zuiko 2/21. I robbed it from my Contax kit.

 

[Nando]

To quote Ralph Gibson, "Happiness is a warm Leica" and I agree with him 100%.

 

[Nando]

HAPPINESS is finally meeting up with
Tom & Tuulikki in NYC
Brunch/Lunch/Dinner ....
Drinks & Shooting in a 12 hour extravaganza
then to Bump into them the following Morning
@photoVillage
Buy a 21SA & a nokton 35 1.4
All Under the Careful 'EYE' of T&T
and All the Fun Start Over Again

Happiness Indeed !!

That's great! I look forward to the photos from that meeting and also the ones from your new 21SA!

 

[FrankS]

Happiness is pulling wet film off the reels and seeing properly exposed negs. 🙂
Film is drying now.