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dave lackey said:
Hmm...Damien, the Extreme card is a couple of years old and the Samsung card I got last year from LFI when I subscribed to the magazine. Worked fine with no problems.

It's weird that the pad would go crazy even with my not quite touching the ring...almost magnetic in response but just lightly touching the pad sent the wonky thing over the top!

Working fine now....small price to pay for such an excellent picture taking machine that I love. Really, I love the camera and the results!🙂
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Ah ok, doesn't sound like card is the issue then, as am sure you would have noticed issues before now.

Its nice to find a camera you gel with, and just gets on with letting you see and shoot 🙂
 
Murchu said:
Ah ok, doesn't sound like card is the issue then, as am sure you would have noticed issues before now.

Its nice to find a camera you gel with, and just gets on with letting you see and shoot 🙂
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Yes, it is nice to use a camera you love and bond with as it makes the whole experience better, and I believe, the results. It took me awhile to get used to the whole 35mm pov. Always and still am a passionate 50mm + shooter. But, the whole learning process of shooting the 35 has been positive, once I got over the initial aggravation.😛

Going the other way this year with an 80mm...can't wait to get some film processed.
 
dave lackey said:
Yes, it is nice to use a camera you love and bond with as it makes the whole experience better, and I believe, the results. It took me awhile to get used to the whole 35mm pov. Always and still am a passionate 50mm + shooter. But, the whole learning process of shooting the 35 has been positive, once I got over the initial aggravation.😛

Going the other way this year with an 80mm...can't wait to get some film processed.
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Yeah agree with that. I find the role of the camera very underrated by most people, as the lens may decide the ultimate technical quality of the image you get, but you may not get any image in the first place without the right camera for you.

I'm a 50mm guy myself, and tend to find myself most at ease with focal lengths that don't stray too far from that 50mm pivot. I think I could shoot everything I wanted to with a 35, 50 or 75, or a 50 at a push 🙂

Good luck with the 80, I find something very intimate about the field of view that short teles like a 75/ 80/ 85 offer.
 
Yet another update...

Seems the X1 has been rehabilitated with a little judicious TLC. Or something. Using the blower, and spinning the ring to clear out any debris, it now appears that the wonkiness is gone...all week now.

Keep on truckin'.🙂


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Don't you love the mechanical film cameras that have no such problems!
I hope that now your X1 works flawlessly, Dave.

I had a problem with dirt spots on the M9 sensor. After a painful period of sensor cleaning, with several purchases of cleaning material, and now having a clean sensor, I am quite hesitant to change lenses on the camera to reduce the chance of getting dust on the sensor.
This takes away a lot of the fun in photography.
 
dave lackey said:
Okay, so the X1 is/is not going on vacation. We'll see how the new (old) SanDisk card works out.

But, if it does go on vacation and rehab, then, through this study of contrasts, I think I can not only take some interesting photos, but use the rather brutish, manly-looking R4 rig for a defensive weapon!😛

Anyone familiar with my blog knows how I like contrasts in life:


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Hey I don't see an M3 in that picture!
 
raid said:
Don't you love the mechanical film cameras that have no such problems!
I hope that now your X1 works flawlessly, Dave.

I had a problem with dirt spots on the M9 sensor. After a painful period of sensor cleaning, with several purchases of cleaning material, and now having a clean densor, I am quite hesitant to change lenses on the camera to reduce the chance of getting dust on the sensor.
This takes away a lot of the fun in photography.
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Good morning, Raid...

Yes, I always hated certain aspects of digital cameras including every Nikon D body I ever owned. Dust is amazing...I find it in perfectly clean and stored bags. In the car. On the TV. It's everywhere. Never even thought much about dust until 1998 when I got my first digital camera...the D1! Same with the D2h and the D2x.

The F5 never had a problem. Nor any of my film bodies...such is the price of technology, I suppose, so a little cleaning now and then and we are good to go.😛
 
As long as we don't include the sky and we use large apertures, the dust spots will not show up in the images. This means that for portraits, all is fine.
 
Great looking set up Dave! Can't wait to see your pictures! Hope you'll have a well deserved joyful time photographing your great stuff - your pictures are always storytelling and nice! I wish I was closer and shoot around your neighborhood and grab a few beers with you 🙂

Regards,

Boris
 
taskoni said:
Great looking set up Dave! Can't wait to see your pictures! Hope you'll have a well deserved joyful time photographing your great stuff - your pictures are always storytelling and nice! I wish I was closer and shoot around your neighborhood and grab a few beers with you 🙂

Regards,

Boris
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Thanks, Bobby! I would love to post some photos but it will be a week or so as opportunities to get out and shoot are quite limited. Right now, Spring is here and I am itching to get out...the RFF meet on Saturday will help. I plan on shooting a couple of rolls of film in a short time.

Will stop by Showcase tomorrow and pick up a couple rolls of Portra 160 and try some color with the 80 Lux. Then, back to slide film and try out a drum scanner!😀
 
Did I say how much I love the little X1? With results like this from a camera that fits in my pocket and is as close to a digital Barnack as we are likely to get....

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raid said:
Don't you love the mechanical film cameras that have no such problems!
I hope that now your X1 works flawlessly, Dave.

I had a problem with dirt spots on the M9 sensor. After a painful period of sensor cleaning, with several purchases of cleaning material, and now having a clean sensor, I am quite hesitant to change lenses on the camera to reduce the chance of getting dust on the sensor.
This takes away a lot of the fun in photography.
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Well. Ive spent a lot more time and money keeping my mechanical cameras in top condition than I ever have with the digitals.

Dust on the sensor? Has to be an awful lot before I feel the need to clean it. It's easier to just spot it most of the time. Only becomes a problem with the pinhole lenses.

G
 
Godfrey said:
Well. Ive spent a lot more time and money keeping my mechanical cameras in top condition than I ever have with the digitals.

Dust on the sensor? Has to be an awful lot before I feel the need to clean it. It's easier to just spot it most of the time. Only becomes a problem with the pinhole lenses.

G
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Never had any problems with the film cameras...but the dust and such on scans drive me crazy. The dust spots on my Nikon digitals never amounted to much so I never cleaned them...PS did the fix, and it was a bit of a pain.

No dust on the X1 images yet.:angel:
 
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