Camera and Coffee

ReBo said:
That camera is somewhat more akin to not only a legend, but also a weapon. Looking good!
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From a proportional standpoint, it's my opinion that the Nikon D2x is one of the more beautiful cameras Nikon has produced. And as you said, this is a tough photography tool that is suitable for any battle. On the part of the camera sensor, as long as you do not exaggerate the ISO levels (800 and above), the results obtained from the camera are particularly impressive. And yes, I still shoot with a Nikon D2x, especially at times when I feel like shooting the rising moon. And these I do, accompanied by a 500 millimeter mirror lens and a monopod (and I don't always need the latter).

JER_1658 S3 by Jeri Leibovits, on Flickr

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Here is my "custom" M2.

Some years ago I acquired a spare M2 body shell. I stripped off the vulcanite, removed the camera strap lugs, self-timer, frame-line preview lever, and small chrome lug (external flash locator lug?) on the camera side opposite the base plate locator lug. Plugged all the holes with fuel tank repair putty (sets rock hard) and recovered it with a custom cut leatherette to suit. I then swapped this shell for the original body shell which I still have.

I like the minimalist look - kind of like an M1 and it's very comfortable to hold in the hand. Not having strap lugs isn't a problem as I only use a wrist strap screwed into the tripod socket on all of my cameras. The frame lines still change according to which lens is mounted.

It's nice to have a camera that you have made your own.

Coffee is Aldi instant freeze dried - I have to afford my cameras somehow!
 
tortellini_man said:
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That's a great little Rollei - the slice of toast looks larger! Possibly the best iteration of the Rollei 35; its got the 'fast' f2.8 version of the Sonnar 40mm and the match needle meter on the top. In black paint it looks great, and no corner dents which they seem vulnerable to. Nice (and the breakfast/brunch) (y)
 
eckhardf said:
That's a great little Rollei - the slice of toast looks larger! Possibly the best iteration of the Rollei 35; its got the 'fast' f2.8 version of the Sonnar 40mm and the match needle meter on the top. In black paint it looks great, and no corner dents which they seem vulnerable to. Nice (and the breakfast/brunch) (y)
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i have been enjoying the rollei so far - got it from RFF classifieds :)

first time using a scale focus camera takes a little bit of getting used to, but being able to bring it around basically everywhere is fantastic
 
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Here is my "custom" M2.

Some years ago I acquired a spare M2 body shell. I stripped off the vulcanite, removed the camera strap lugs, self-timer, frame-line preview lever, and small chrome lug (external flash locator lug?) on the camera side opposite the base plate locator lug. Plugged all the holes with fuel tank repair putty (sets rock hard) and recovered it with a custom cut leatherette to suit. I then swapped this shell for the original body shell which I still have.

I like the minimalist look - kind of like an M1 and it's very comfortable to hold in the hand. Not having strap lugs isn't a problem as I only use a wrist strap screwed into the tripod socket on all of my cameras. The frame lines still change according to which lens is mounted.

It's nice to have a camera that you have made your own.

Coffee is Aldi instant freeze dried - I have to afford my cameras somehow!
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Camera-wise, as Fred Astaire sang, "you're the top!!" Coffee-wise, you are looking on the wrong shelf at Aldi.

Life is far too short to be drinking inferior coffee. Said some French guy. about wine, but coffee, well, why not??

Look a little further for the Aldi pre-ground or the whole beans. Not expensive, and good enough a brew to have weaned me off 30+ years of buying my super expensive mix at the Victoria Markets in Melbourne.

A small filter unit and one of those $10 mini grinders on Ebay, and voila, just about perfect coffee...
 
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Out to Lunch said:
My $0.50 hand-made coffee machine -aluminum, of course. I usually fill it with a local coffee blend of 60% Arabica and 40% Robusta beans. This particular blend has the bouquet of a charging rhino.

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It was around 2005-2006 and I was about to make the jump to digital, permanently. I had sold all my film cameras except for my Bessa rangefinders and lenses. I took a long, hard look at buying a Zeiss Ikon from a friend of mine. Ultimately, right before I bought it, I changed my mind one last time, and sold off all my film gear and bought a Nikon D2H and D1x. Both of those cameras served me well for years, but I have always thought about that Ikon, and wondered 'what if?" Beautiful camera. and the coffee you make sounds wonderful, charging rhino and all... :cool:
 
It's a nice camera: lighter than the M's with a bigger and brighter VF and 0.73 magnification. I would not be surprised if you could find the coffee in the US since I once saw it in a Toronto Chinese supermarket: Trung Nguyen - Gourmet Blend. They'll sell the drippers too. Cheers, OtL
 
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