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Big Hairy Bee

Big Hairy Bee

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Brought home a IIIF with a 50 2.0 collapsible yesterday from Collectible Cameras in Phoenix. Went to test it with Kodak BW400CN this afternoon. I went to Mill Avenue and fired meterless, mostly from the hip. These jpgs came from a CD with the prints. I have a ways to go still... But at least I think I can load that sucker!

I am on the hunt for a cheap sub $100 meter. I saw a Minolta III but it only had the incident attachment.
 

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Looks like you are on your way BHB. I hope to have as good a result when my Canon IIf arrives from David Murphy. The Canon IIf is a Barnack Leica copy. I use a vintage selenium cell GE DW58 when I shoot with a camera that doesn't have a meter. This meter is not compact but seems to give good exposures with B&W film.

Let us know what meter you get and about the results. I am sure there will be some recommendations. I wouldn't mind having a more compact meter myself.

Steve
 
A Weston Master II or III is another good selenium meter, that can usually be found for under $50.

Another decent (and hardy) meter is the GE PR-1, which is mid 1950's, and followed the metal wrinkle-paint GE meters (have a couple of those too - they work).

Finding one with its incident light mask still is a bit of a challenge...

Both Pacific Rim Camera and Ritz Colletible Camera have a fair selection of meters, including all models mentioned above, plus some Gossen Luna Pro & Luna Six, Seikonic, and other higher-end meters... and ther's always e-Bay.
You could at least do some window shopping...

The Westons & GEs are $20 or less... Pacific Rim has a Gossen Luna Pro for $65.


Pics look good... which 2.0 do you have: 'cron, 'mar, or 'itar ?


Luddite Frank
 
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Th.anks for the kind words.

I did find a meter on the cheap, a Sekonic L8. I doesn't have the "booster" so it is pretty much useless indoors. The hunt continues. Until then I will use on the EV cards posted on the forum.

This will be a fun camera to share with my students. It will be quite a contrast to the ir automated p/s digitals.

FWIW the lens is a Summitar.
 
Morca007 said:
Not bad on the photos, and congrats on the purchase!
How do you like it?
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I'm digging it! I like the fact that I have to work a little harder to capture an image and that I'm doing something different than the rest. Plus the history is wonderful. I am still getting used to it but I think a 50mm viewfinder may be obtained because I wear glasses.
 
Big Hairy Bee said:
I am still getting used to it but I think a 50mm viewfinder may be obtained because I wear glasses.
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I have glasses too and I've been real happy with a SBOOI finder on my III. I use it often when wandering around at lunch and scale focus with a stopped down 50mm. Looks like they are out at Collectible Cameras, but I got one from KEH for less than 100 and it looked like it was hardly used.
 
MikeL said:
I have glasses too and I've been real happy with a SBOOI finder on my III. I use it often when wandering around at lunch and scale focus with a stopped down 50mm. Looks like they are out at Collectible Cameras, but I got one from KEH for less than 100 and it looked like it was hardly used.
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Looking at Ritz Collectible's they seem to have one. I looked at KEH and they have several at better prices. KEH has some that are "ribbed." Does this serve a purpose?
I am also considering a CV briteline as well.
 
Big Hairy Bee said:
I am on the hunt for a cheap sub $100 meter. I saw a Minolta III but it only had the incident attachment.
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I've got 2 Pilot2's, one working and one not. In the thick platic case. PM me if you are interested. It does incident and reflective.
 
I really like my Gossen Pilot 2. Not the best in very low light, but great for just about everything else. Should cost less than $20 or so.

Joe
 
Big Hairy Bee said:
I looked at KEH and they have several at better prices. KEH has some that are "ribbed." Does this serve a purpose?
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That question is a straight fastball right over the middle of the plate, but I'll refrain from bringing the level of conversation down.:)

Mine stays on the camera, but getting it on and off is tough, and I assume the ribs help with griping it when pulling it off. More sensation, er, friction.
 
MikeL said:
That question is a straight fastball right over the middle of the plate, but I'll refrain from bringing the level of conversation down.:)

Mine stays on the camera, but getting it on and off is tough, and I assume the ribs help with griping it when pulling it off. More sensation, er, friction.
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Are you saying it's ribbed for my pleasure?



Thanks for the meter offers, I will need something that functions low light until I learn my light.
 
As fragile as Leica meters seem to be, GE meters (heavy,black "tanks" of Exposure meter - you don't want to drop a DW on your stocking-feet !) seem to be pretty darn durable...

LF
 
I recommend getting the shade for the lens -- Tamarkin had one for $40 when I was putting my now traded off 111f outfit together. Also, consider sending the Summitar to Sherry Krauter for cleaning and adjusting.

The Summitar is a very nice lens when it's in good shape.
 
Luddite Frank said:
Pics look good... which 2.0 do you have: 'cron, 'mar, or 'itar ?


Luddite Frank
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I have searched to little avail, but what are the differences in these lenses other than the extreme compactness of the Elmar?
 
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