first roll through the C3 match-matic

[chubasco]

I finally broke down and bought one of these off the 'bay, and am very
glad I did! Had to do a lot of cleaning, lubed the stiff focus wheel, but
am impressed by the Cintar 50 lens:

and a pic of the brick:

Using cheap Ferrania 400 film. I ordered a Series V hood for the lens as I've
seen some flare shots on flickr, hope it helps.

 

[shtarka1]

Jeesh Bill, i didnt know you resided here too! 🙂 Real Nice ! Going back to the "other place" to comment on the inverse of these...😉

 

[Tom Harrell]

Your shots look great to me! Good color rendition and sharp! Where did you find the series V lens hood that you ordered? Thanks for sharing!

Tom

 

[chubasco]

Jeesh Bill, i didnt know you resided here too! 🙂 Real Nice ! Going back to the "other place" to comment on the inverse of these...😉

Steve, thanks, buddy!😀

Your shots look great to me! Good color rendition and sharp! Where did you find the series V lens hood that you ordered? Thanks for sharing!

Tom

Tom, thanks for your comments. I did a search on the 'bay and it came up
with this guy among others. The #11 offered, looked about right for a 50
normal:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130382168714&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

My one concern is how much real estate it will take out of the RF/VF. I
know it will be some.

 

[paulfish4570]

Hey, Bill! I like your rf handle, too ...

 

[chubasco]

Hey, Bill! I like your rf handle, too ...

Hey, Paul, nice to see you here! Yeah, I use that nick the most, only two
forums where I don't. I picked it from the '67 movie with Christopher Jones
and Susan Strasberg, not the storm.

I got a bunch of this Ferrania film direct from the distributor in Oklahoma:

The 400 film is marked "24exp" on the box, but are actually 36exp rolls when
you look at the cassettes, not bad for $1.98 a roll. The 100 film goes for a
$1.50/24exp roll and they charge exact shipping weight, no handling charges.
When I got the film, they had assigned me an account #.

 

[paulfish4570]

Italian? C-41?

 

[Spavinaw]

I had a Matchmatic for a short time eons ago--the whole set: camera, meter, flash, and case. I took a roll of slides at Cheaha State Park that I thought were great for such an inexpensive camera. Really didn't need it, so I sold it soon afterward.

 

[chubasco]

Italian? C-41?

Yup, Italian and C41. If interested I could give you contact info, Shirley's
email address. Above shots were dev'd by Wallies and I scanned them at
home.

I had a Matchmatic for a short time eons ago--the whole set: camera, meter, flash, and case. I took a roll of slides at Cheaha State Park that I thought were great for such an inexpensive camera. Really didn't need it, so I sold it soon afterward.

Thanks, I like messing around with these old cameras. Argus is a piece
of American history.

 

[paulfish4570]

Both kinds color?

 

[chubasco]

Both kinds color?

Yes, color only in 100, 200, 400 ISO. They only sell in 10-packs, not
individual rolls.

 

[paulfish4570]

Ah! Thanks. Right now I am looking for Kodak Gold 200 in rural Walmarts for $6.94/pack of four. No more Kodak products to be stocked at Walmarts. Got a couple of packs in Sumiton last week. That is a unit cost of $1.77 ...

 

[reiki_]

swirrrrly.

 

[chubasco]

swirrrrly.

Yes, the bokeh is swirly at f5.6. Here are a few more, the RF is
squinty unless shooting in bright light:

First shot converted with Silver Efex Pro, got a lot of grain in some of these using the Ferrania film.

 

[Mr_Flibble]

In the first few images I thought the grain was rather extreme, but the more I look at your shots, the more I like them. I think I'll invest in some of this film (I need some more for my trip to Ireland next month).

Great job with your Match-Matic.

 

[chubasco]

Rick, did you ever try the Ferrania?

Here are a few more from the Match-matic C3:

Have a roll of Fuji Xtra 400 in my Autronic (1st roll) and will see results
very soon.