petronius
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The MV is one of my favorite cameras - so cute, especially with the 40mm/2,8!
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petronius
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Guilty pleasure - and a cup of coffee
santino
FSU gear head
Yours or Leica store in Vienna? 😍
jonal928
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JeffS7444
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I haven't gotten around to servicing the Seagull camera yet, and the peeling leatherette, and generally grimy and oxidized look are as-purchased, but I think it will clean up nicely. I have a 4-element lens for this camera, but will want to see what the stock 3-element lens can do.
My understanding is that the 2P3 radio housing is nostalgic for PRC hobbyists of a certain age: It seems that in the mid-1960s, factory-assembled radios were too costly for most folks, so DIY was common. But there was a lack of professional-looking enclosures for these home-made sets, so the 2P3 housing -- that's how it was offered, as an empty shell -- proved popular. Enough so that modern variations are still offered today. I built mine from a Tecsun kit: With it's modern amplifier IC and close-tolerance components, it handily outperforms typical vintage circuits, plays louder, with less distortion.
Tea is PG Tips Gold, IMO a good yet reasonably priced thing.
My understanding is that the 2P3 radio housing is nostalgic for PRC hobbyists of a certain age: It seems that in the mid-1960s, factory-assembled radios were too costly for most folks, so DIY was common. But there was a lack of professional-looking enclosures for these home-made sets, so the 2P3 housing -- that's how it was offered, as an empty shell -- proved popular. Enough so that modern variations are still offered today. I built mine from a Tecsun kit: With it's modern amplifier IC and close-tolerance components, it handily outperforms typical vintage circuits, plays louder, with less distortion.
Tea is PG Tips Gold, IMO a good yet reasonably priced thing.
santino
FSU gear head
Not quite coffee but you got me with that radio story (it compensates for tea 😉). I love stories like this and I kinda feel sad that the downside of globalisation is unification. Btw the Seagull is a very nice, inexpensive piece of equipment to enter the wonderful world of TLRs 👍
JeffS7444
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The Shanghai Seagull company may still exist in some capacity, but it seems that the old film-camera production equipment now resides in a museum, and the M-mount 35/1.7 lens featured prominently on the main page was a limited edition (500 pieces), and sold (and manufactured?) by 7Artisans.
Taipei-metro
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my Eastar TLR, i bough in Pasadena, Los Angeles County, USA
it's a Seagull i believe but made in Tien-jin City 天津市 ( Northern China) instead of Shanghai ( Southern China)
me no 'film people' anymore...so i never use it, 3 or 4 elements? i think 3,
Back in mid 1980s, i believe Japanese master Akiyama Sho-taro 秋山 庄太郎 endorse this camera (w 4 elements)but with a different branding name...
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Panasonic mFT G6,
Zuiko 14-42
it's a Seagull i believe but made in Tien-jin City 天津市 ( Northern China) instead of Shanghai ( Southern China)
me no 'film people' anymore...so i never use it, 3 or 4 elements? i think 3,
Back in mid 1980s, i believe Japanese master Akiyama Sho-taro 秋山 庄太郎 endorse this camera (w 4 elements)but with a different branding name...
Img by Taipei-metro
Panasonic mFT G6,
Zuiko 14-42
p.giannakis
Pan Giannakis
After some cleaning and TLC, it is working well and already loaded with some Agfa APX400.
Vince Lupo
Whatever
Top o’ the morning to ya — On this gloriously chilly, snowy and windy St. Patrick’s Day I thought I’d get up bright and early and make some traditional Irish soda bread. Well ‘traditional’ in the New York Times cooking app kinda way, so take that for what you will.
Accompanying this little bit of Irishness is a cuppa Tierra de Poetas 100% Arabica from Costa Rica. Think I finally got the measurements down — 28 grams for 4 (5oz) cups.
Finally, no St. Patrick’s Day would be complete without a bit of Sweden and Japan thrown in for good measure. My Hasselblad 907x and my 19mm f/4 PC Nikkor. This combo is great for the ‘Xpan’ format that the 907x offers — only thing is that I’m stuck shooting at f/32 due to the electronically-controlled aperture in the lens. Not a big deal (at least everything is sharp!).
Anyhow, the coffee’s getting cold and time to get a move on. Hope you have a great St. Patrick’s Day!
Accompanying this little bit of Irishness is a cuppa Tierra de Poetas 100% Arabica from Costa Rica. Think I finally got the measurements down — 28 grams for 4 (5oz) cups.
Finally, no St. Patrick’s Day would be complete without a bit of Sweden and Japan thrown in for good measure. My Hasselblad 907x and my 19mm f/4 PC Nikkor. This combo is great for the ‘Xpan’ format that the 907x offers — only thing is that I’m stuck shooting at f/32 due to the electronically-controlled aperture in the lens. Not a big deal (at least everything is sharp!).
Anyhow, the coffee’s getting cold and time to get a move on. Hope you have a great St. Patrick’s Day!
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agentlossing
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That's pretty much my standard (at least, for brewing in the Moccamaster). 6g per "cup," rounded down. For a full 10-cup pot, I knock a couple grams off, going with around 57-58g.
It's not quite the "golden ratio" that coffee enthusiasts often talk about, but that is a bit too strong for me.
Vince Lupo
Whatever
We got an OXO 8-cup coffee maker about a month ago. It’s okay though if I had to do it again I may have chosen a different one. I did look at the Moccamaster but for some reason I didn’t go that route. Maybe I should have!
We’re now into our last bag of coffee that we got while in Costa Rica — hmm may have to make a return trip!
JeffS7444
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I'm feeling pangs of mug envy.
Vince Lupo
Whatever
Denby is the maker, Camelot is the pattern, 1960s era. My parents bought them new.
JeffS7444
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What about the fish plate? Love that too.
agentlossing
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We've had it for about a year. It's a great piece of machinery, though it takes slightly more frequent maintenance (or, rather, it's harder to avoid normal maintenance routines). The copper coiled pipe heating element requires a more specialized descaler (can't use vinegar), and I've noticed that it needs descaled more often. Not a big deal, really.
Vince Lupo
Whatever
We got that from Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia. It’s called the Shields Tavern fish plate designed by Homer Laughlin.
santino
FSU gear head
Love lenses with front elements that remind me of light bulbs!
Bbsteinle
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I go with 50g/L in the French Press. Cup size varies.
agentlossing
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It's true (though the coffeemakers I've owned seem to use 5oz. as a standard). If we wanted to get really precise, we could weigh both the water and the beans!
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