enochRoot
a chymist of some repute
je2a3 said:
well i frequent your diy audio site
small world!
je2a3
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enochRoot said:well i frequent your diy audio site
So you're also an audio/music enthusiast, I guess these hobbies are somehow related. Good light and happy listening!
enochRoot
a chymist of some repute
yup. love designing/building tube amps, speakers, etc (and of course collecting and listening to records/music!!) i was just wondering the other day if there was a crossover in the hobbies (as i thought there might be). then i saw your post! thanks...good light and happy listening to you as well! you have some beautiful gear (on both fronts)!
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wlewisiii
Guest
Whee!!!!
Whee!!!!
After many false starts and lost auctions, I made a deal with Ikophot that had me mailing him a lens, him paying KEH for a camera body and KEH sending it to me via the Big Brown Truck (BBT? ) After many tribulations, the BBT showed up today and I now have in my possession a "Bargain" grade Canon 7. As always with KEH bargains, it's in better shape than many a ebay "minty" camera. There is some dings and scuffs, the eyepiece and the advance lever show brassing, but it is, to my eyes, a very nice looking camera. And at least it wasn't a doggy chew toy somewhere along the way
The meter seems good - between a stop and half a stop different than my VC Meter II but it seems to be consistant so far, so that's easy to live with. The coupling to the shutter speed dial is, well, cute. A good idea, mind, and I like it, it's just that it's cute
I've got a roll in it to check the RF, but at first blush focusing on something gets a range that's right on the lens' scale. As you can see in the one picture, my 1975 Jupiter-12 does fit on the 7 body. It is one heck of a tight fit, but no touching anywhere it shouldn't. Not a lens to be changing after a couple or four pints of focusing fluid. But I expect, knowing my preferences, that the 50/1.8 will be on it 90% of the time anyway.
The finder is amazing. I've used Leicas and perhaps this isn't as good, but it is a couple of light years beyond what I'm used to. The bright lines with lables are easy to see and I can focus fast in what I've tested so far. Though I can see how the lack of a show would really annoy wide angle users fast - 35 really takes up so much of the finder that there isn't much room for faking it for the 28mm lens for example.
That's about all I'll blather about it for now. I'm just really tickled to have it in time for the holidays.
William
Whee!!!!
After many false starts and lost auctions, I made a deal with Ikophot that had me mailing him a lens, him paying KEH for a camera body and KEH sending it to me via the Big Brown Truck (BBT?
) After many tribulations, the BBT showed up today and I now have in my possession a "Bargain" grade Canon 7. As always with KEH bargains, it's in better shape than many a ebay "minty" camera. There is some dings and scuffs, the eyepiece and the advance lever show brassing, but it is, to my eyes, a very nice looking camera. And at least it wasn't a doggy chew toy somewhere along the way The meter seems good - between a stop and half a stop different than my VC Meter II but it seems to be consistant so far, so that's easy to live with. The coupling to the shutter speed dial is, well, cute. A good idea, mind, and I like it, it's just that it's cute
I've got a roll in it to check the RF, but at first blush focusing on something gets a range that's right on the lens' scale. As you can see in the one picture, my 1975 Jupiter-12 does fit on the 7 body. It is one heck of a tight fit, but no touching anywhere it shouldn't. Not a lens to be changing after a couple or four pints of focusing fluid. But I expect, knowing my preferences, that the 50/1.8 will be on it 90% of the time anyway.
The finder is amazing. I've used Leicas and perhaps this isn't as good, but it is a couple of light years beyond what I'm used to. The bright lines with lables are easy to see and I can focus fast in what I've tested so far. Though I can see how the lack of a show would really annoy wide angle users fast - 35 really takes up so much of the finder that there isn't much room for faking it for the 28mm lens for example.
That's about all I'll blather about it for now. I'm just really tickled to have it in time for the holidays.
William
taffer
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Four of my recent arrivals, combined in a way that will sure get more than one comment from Joe
Bessa-T with Rob's side grip, Leitz 50 1:1 finder and Canon 50/1.2
Canon P with coated Summitar
And Rob's tri-x... is loaded inside the cameras
Bessa-T with Rob's side grip, Leitz 50 1:1 finder and Canon 50/1.2
Canon P with coated Summitar
And Rob's tri-x... is loaded inside the cameras
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Oscar, That 50mm F1.2 belongs on the Canon 7.
William, Nice 7!
I end up shooting with the Canon 7 more than any other camera. Also remember that the Meter on the 7 takes in a Big FOV, so the reading may vary from something with a tighter view. It can be calibrated. I did this once. Involves taking off the shutter speed dial, moving the little gear that moves the scale, and then putting the shutter speed dial back on.
William, Nice 7!
I end up shooting with the Canon 7 more than any other camera. Also remember that the Meter on the 7 takes in a Big FOV, so the reading may vary from something with a tighter view. It can be calibrated. I did this once. Involves taking off the shutter speed dial, moving the little gear that moves the scale, and then putting the shutter speed dial back on.
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very nice looking gear gentlemen!
hard to beat that gorgeous canon gear.
joe
hard to beat that gorgeous canon gear.
joe
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wlewisiii
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Brian Sweeney said:
I now can find that quite easy to believe. I wonder if our new sponsor makes a half-case that would fit it...
Then, I think one of Gordy's straps... :bang: goes the wallet Brian Sweeney said:
That's really good to know information. I've got a 7 service manual that I downloaded from somewhere... I'll print this info and stick it in the same binder.
Thanks!
William
taffer
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Truth is I use the 1.2 on the Bessa-T mainly for the 1/2000 top speed, on my Canonator the hightest useable speed is 1/250...
raid
Dad Photographer
taffer said:
I do the same for the same reason stated above.
ChrisN
Striving
taffer said:Bessa-T with Rob's side grip, Leitz 50 1:1 finder and Canon 50/1.2
Canon P with coated Summitar
And Rob's tri-x... is loaded inside the cameras
Looks like the trim ring is missing inside the front of the 50/2. Makes it look like a stealth version!
taffer
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Yep Raid, with those lenses and fast lenses it's always a good thing to more speed otions...
Chris, it was one of those lenses that were used in lab equipment with a twin lens, mounted face to face, hence it lacks the front ring.
Chris, it was one of those lenses that were used in lab equipment with a twin lens, mounted face to face, hence it lacks the front ring.
einolu
Well-known
Going to California tomorrow, heres what Im taking:
Bessa R + Jupiter 3
6 rolls of Neopan 1600
4 rolls of Fuji NPS
and a hood, and a UV filter!
Bessa R + Jupiter 3
6 rolls of Neopan 1600
4 rolls of Fuji NPS
and a hood, and a UV filter!
And is that a spare battery? Good kit, what else would anyone need for a trip to CA?
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ray_g
Guest
Hmmm... isn't that battery too wide for the bessa?
Where in California, Einars? Hope the flights aren't affected by the weather we're having.
I will be flying out to San Diego on Saturday.
Where in California, Einars? Hope the flights aren't affected by the weather we're having.
I will be flying out to San Diego on Saturday.
einolu
Well-known
No, thats just a battery I have lying around for some reason, though I do have spares for the bessa in my bag.
Im going to be around Northern California; San Francisco, the Davis area, San Bruno, might take a roadtrip to Santa Barbera with friends, who knows. Not a tropical get away, but its still about 50 degrees warmer there at the moment!
Im going to be around Northern California; San Francisco, the Davis area, San Bruno, might take a roadtrip to Santa Barbera with friends, who knows. Not a tropical get away, but its still about 50 degrees warmer there at the moment!
Chaser
Well-known
Ok so some of you may have Minolta CLEs Leicas and Kievs....
but how many of you have coffee cups that are also frenchpresses and
feature a man holding a vomiting cat?
but how many of you have coffee cups that are also frenchpresses and
feature a man holding a vomiting cat?
Definitely unusual, Chaser!
eIII
Established
the voigtlander prominent/ nokton 50/1.5. i found this camera moving my grandma 6 weeks ago and she gave it to me. i'd never heard of of voigtlander and doing some research on the web i found this forum. now i know what a rangefinder is and i have a new addiction! what did i do before rangefinder photography?
my one and only RF so the pics were taken with my nikon fm2. sorry.
yes, i saw the floatee in my coffe before i drank it.
billy3
i'd never heard of of voigtlander and doing some research on the web i found this forum. now i know what a rangefinder is and i have a new addiction! what did i do before rangefinder photography? my one and only RF so the pics were taken with my nikon fm2. sorry.
yes, i saw the floatee in my coffe before i drank it.
billy3
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taffer
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eIII that's one <glups> pristine looking Prominent !!! Way cool shots as well.