ugly bokeh
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d_e said:
Thanks. I will call him tomorrow.
Regards,
Pablito
coco frío
ZorkiKat said:Many here are familiar and have seen Masferre's work. His last great exhibition, which was perhaps more than a decade ago 'introduced' his work to the local consciousness. Previous to that, Masferre's photos were largely known (and bought) by tourists who went to his place, who bought postcards printed from the negatives. These negatives (originals!), the last time I heard, are still being held by his heirs. And up until fairly recently, postcards were still being produced from the original negatives. I would assume that this has stopped by now, due to the local disappearance of paper and chemical supplies.
Jay
Jay, thanks for responding. I was aware of this. Around the time he became "known" the Smithsonian bought a big selection of his prints.My concern is with the negatives and what will happen to them. I hope the heirs have the best interest of the negatives in mind. I had heard that the the heirs did not quite know what to do with the negs. I worry about fungus and imporper storage conditions...I don't suppose there has been any organized attempts (that anyone knows of) to work with the heirs to ensure the longevity of the work?
eddie con
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nelson,ugly bokeh said:
the feeling you have for the J-3 is the initial symptom. GAS stands for gear acquisition syndrome. and, it seems that you have had it bad for some time by the looks of it... like most of us here.
ZorkiKat
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ugly bokeh said:Hi to all,
I stumbled upon this thread and was hooked. I read all the posts till the wee hours of the early night (I looked like a zombie today.)
I used to be an SLR user till 4 years ago when I handled my friend's RF, after that, it was all downhill. Sold all my SLR gears save for one all mechanical and a few manual focus lenses.
Hey guys, any know a reliable service guy that can calibrate RF lenses? The focus of one of lenses seems to be off.
Looking forward to actively post on this thread.
Thanks.
Regards,,
Nelson
Welcome Nelson.
I too will be paying Mike a visit. He rejected servicing my Summaron 35 lens- he thought that its haze was a case of balsamic separation.
I think not and believe that the haze are fine droplets on the inner surfaces. Well the Summaron is among the Leitz lenses which are known to produce 'haze' on their own, even when kept well.What lenses do you need to be calibrated? If you send the lens, you might as well send the camera along which you wish to be calibrated. I do not think that Mike has a suitable RF to test your lens's calibration against. RF lens calibration, for the most part, is about adjusting cams to make sure that they engage correctly to the camera's optics. Focusing- and its accuracy- depends on how the various actions engage and translate to correct focus settings. Unlike in an SLR where correct focus is determined by what is seen on the focusing screen.
Jay
ZorkiKat
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Pablito said:
I will ask around
There's one person from Baguio who probably has the answer. About his heirs and negatives- it's not known whether they are aware of proper handling and storage. But what I've heard is that they used the most primitive methods of printing: contact printing was done by exposure to sunlight- a panel on the ceiling flapped down to let daylight in. It's also been said that they used solar enlarger for making larger prints. Jay
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d_e
Member
For specialized service, I am sure nobody in the Philippines can come close to DAG which has been mentioned a lot here in RFF. That's your best option for that lens Jay! Medyo mahal lang hehe
ZorkiKat
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d_e said:
The Summaron can always be turned a nice body cap for one of the Leicas if it can't be fixed....I still have two good Jupiter-12s!
Actually, there is/was a camera repairist from Bulacan who did wonders with Leicas and Hasselblads. He's been known to resurrect Hasselblads which even Shriro Hongkong (then the official Hassy hub in Asia) had rejected for servicing. Don't know if he still does this sort of work or if he is still around.
Jay
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eddie con
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siroma2ts
Ranger Finding
hi guys, im new here and i found this forum through google kaya nagsign-up na agad ako. hahahah. i got rangefinders kase for the holidays, one was a ricoh elnica f and another was the Olympus 35 -sp which my friend got me. im still on my first roll for both of the cameras and medjo excited na akong ubusin sha para makita ang kuha.
i have a question lang: saan po ok magpaayus ng mga RFs? thanks.
im new here and i found this forum through google kaya nagsign-up na agad ako. hahahah. i got rangefinders kase for the holidays, one was a ricoh elnica f and another was the Olympus 35 -sp which my friend got me. im still on my first roll for both of the cameras and medjo excited na akong ubusin sha para makita ang kuha.i have a question lang: saan po ok magpaayus ng mga RFs? thanks.
ZorkiKat
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siroma2ts said:hi guys,
i have a question lang: saan po ok magpaayus ng mga RFs? thanks.
Welcome Sirmat2ts
We seem to be increasing in numbers by the day!
I hope that this is a sign that there'll be an RF renaissance in the PI.Ano ang issue ng Oly RF mo? You could send it to Mike Santos of Picture City. He is at the Timog Picture City branch (main offc yata) Mon to Fri, 9 am to 2 pm. Other times of the day, nasa ibang branches siya. Contact numbers given in one of the previous posts.
Jay
d_e
Member
Yes Jay that guy from Bulacan did wonders servicing the old Leicas and Hassys way back then, just heard about him but nobody has his number.
wamjam
Well-known
eddie con said:
they are still on sale, but i guess not all items. called them the other day and they're selling the nikon button for 550 pesos!
luisliwanag
At Large
d_e said:
Ola! siramatoots, Welcome!!!!! ,ukhang buhay na buhay kayong lahat ah! Jay nasa studio ka ba???
Sarap maddhoot!!! dami na RF users ilit d2. ditoy d ko pa nakokontak si MikeSantos... at saka kona sya papasyalan marami sin akong apapagawa e!
Luis
ZorkiKat
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d_e said:
That would be Melchor Ong. I used to have his number, but lost it since. His address is still listed (or more accurately, drawn, kasi mapa eh
) somewhere in my old notebooks.He used to be based at the old Asia Lab of Rey Ortiz at the LVN compound. He would be there thrice a week receiving cameras for servicing. One time I went, a photographer from Cebu flew in for the day just to have his Mamiyas serviced.
Then some time later, nawala na si Melchor sa sirkulasyon.
ZorkiKat
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Regional group?
Regional group?
Should we ask for one to be formed for the Pinoy RFers? There's a recent post requesting for a regional Israeli group to be formed, for 5 active members.
There are more than 5 of us, so baka puede na? I already made a similar request a few months ago, but got no reply. Try natin ulit.
Jay
Regional group?
Should we ask for one to be formed for the Pinoy RFers? There's a recent post requesting for a regional Israeli group to be formed, for 5 active members.
There are more than 5 of us, so baka puede na? I already made a similar request a few months ago, but got no reply. Try natin ulit.
Jay
wamjam
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ZorkiKat said:
GAME!!! hope they'll approve it this time.
ZorkiKat
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wamjam said:
Emailed Jorge. Tingnan natin kung ma-approve.
nickvesq
Member
Got the prints of my first roll taken using the canonet. Unfortunately, I still haven't had the film scanned. Will post pics after scanning.
Used luckyfilm B&W asa 400. Available light, mostly indoor fluorescent light. The pics look very grainy, high in contrast (or maybe I should have used flash to fill in the shadows). Wasn't satisfied with the shots but then again, I was just really playing with the camera and using cheap film.
One thing that surprised me was that for most of the shots, the shutter speed was less than 1/30 and yet, I could not discern any effect of shake in the pics. Is this due to the "fast lens" they say the canonet has or the smooth shutter button?
Will try to shoot more.
Used luckyfilm B&W asa 400. Available light, mostly indoor fluorescent light. The pics look very grainy, high in contrast (or maybe I should have used flash to fill in the shadows). Wasn't satisfied with the shots but then again, I was just really playing with the camera and using cheap film.
One thing that surprised me was that for most of the shots, the shutter speed was less than 1/30 and yet, I could not discern any effect of shake in the pics. Is this due to the "fast lens" they say the canonet has or the smooth shutter button?
Will try to shoot more.
ZorkiKat
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nickvesq said:
Nick
Slower than 1/30 doesn't always mean blur. You can get acceptable looking pictures at exposures 1/15; some can even expose, handheld, at 1/4 or longer and still get pics which don't look blurry at all.
Many factors contribute to this. Camera design- the way it fits in the hands, the way its shutter travels, and even the position of the shutter button- is one.
"Fast" lenses only mean larger apertures, and no matter how large the aperture is, the exposure time is still dependent on how much light there is in the scene.
Lens focal length also is part of the equation. Shorter focal length lenses can be used with relatively longer shutter speeds.
Jay
siroma2ts
Ranger Finding
hi jay,
thanks. actually di ko alam kung major issue sha sa oly 35 sp ko. medjo matigas kase yung aperture ring. is that bad? do i need it fixed? or is normal? sorry dami tanong na sunud-sunod.
oo nga exciting dito andaming rf users. asteg
thanks. actually di ko alam kung major issue sha sa oly 35 sp ko. medjo matigas kase yung aperture ring. is that bad? do i need it fixed? or is normal? sorry dami tanong na sunud-sunod.
oo nga exciting dito andaming rf users.
asteg