J3 Wide Open: ME!

[Stephanie Brim]

Yes...the first ever shot of ME here at RFF. Laugh...I was in my PJs.

But seriously, this is the J3 wide open at about the closest focusing distance...perhaps half a foot or so from it. And forgive the water spots...I'll be rewashing this film.

 

[Wayne R. Scott]

Steph,

I think you have shown us your feet before 🙂.

Wayne

 

[Stephanie Brim]

Okay. The first ever shot that wasn't of my feet.

But really, I'm not the star here. It's obviously the Canon P that deserves all the attention. It's so pretty.

 

[IGMeanwell]

Excellent Leopard Skin strap ... makes the Canon seem sassy and naughty

 

[amateriat]

Well, now we've seen you from head to toe...sorta.

And, now I know you wear glasses...that's rather revealing, IMO.😉


- Barrett

 

[Stephanie Brim]

It actually isn't leopard skin. Jon Goodman would most likely recognize that strap as one of the hippy straps he gave away for free a few months ago. 😉

 

[IGMeanwell]

It actually isn't leopard skin. Jon Goodman would most likely recognize that strap as one of the hippy straps he gave away for free a few months ago. 😉

hmmm interesting ... its still a unique look for a classic camera 😀

 

[Stephanie Brim]

I thought it fit. It gives my Canon P that hippy look. I mean, I get called a hippy by my friends and most of my family due to my political beliefs. Maybe I should have grown up in the 60's.

 

[comp_wiz101]

Gotta love those Hippy straps! I've got one on my Zenit SLR... I thought it was rather fitting.

 

[Xmas]

Step

I discovered the hard way that I needed to hold a Nikon F more tightly for slow shutter speeds... I had to locate the base plate in the palm of my left hand using thumb and 1st and 2nd fingers for focusing.

I can still detect the impulse of a cloth shutter firing, this would depend on the size of your hands, mine are small.

If it is dark then focusing on moving target is more difficult, so stability of hold and focusing interact.

The lens focus lever sometimes helped to allow an easier grip. A baseplate lever wind makes this baseplate grip more difficult.

It all depends on size of camera v size of hands etc.

Noel.

P.S. pretty.

 

[kbg32]

The strap does seem a bit "too much" for such a small elegant camera. Kinda overdressed.

 

[FrankS]

Looking good, Steph!

 

[Flyfisher Tom]

Nice shot Stephanie 🙂

 

[Xmas]

Step

I'll try to be more helpful this time, I always had trouble with/reading Ruben's posts until he changed his avtar from a cement mixer rescently.

After being troubled by water marks for 50 years or so, moving house to softer water area and still having marks, always wiping file between 1st and 2nd finger, using recommended wetting agent in final wash, etc. I bought some distilled water.

But I first tried a film wiping squeegee tool that had been in my junk box for nearly as long interval, with x10 drops of photo wetting agent rather then the one drop recommended.

Hung up to dry in bathroom overnight, looked in to check progress after a few hours, no marks, no scratches and totally dry film, apart from water in bottom film weight/clip (cloths pin/peg), relevation like on road to Damascus.

All I do now is scrub wiping blades with a nail brish and rinse in the film wash up water, before use.

The distilled water was relegated for 'steam smoothing iron' use, don't know 'US/English' for this. Borrow a film squeegee from someone, if you are really poor, use it once and you will buy one for next film.

Noel