benmacphoto
Well-known
It was great to finally make it up and meet some of you guys.
Looking forward to coming up to NYC more often.
Looking forward to coming up to NYC more often.
thambar
Shouldn't it be sharper?
Cal, many thanks for the compliments! The camera was a Leica iiib from 1938, with a SCNOO rapidwinder and WINTU right-angle finder (also called a Winkelsucher--love that name! How German can you get?) The five letter codes were created for the age of the Telex/telegram--given that Leica attracted clients from around the world, and that invariably translation problems would arise, ordering by five-letter codes eliminated misunderstandings. Order might look like: WINTU-3, SCNOO-5, NOOKY-1 (the last, for those of dirty mind, was the code for the LTM close-focusing device with collapsible 5cm lenses.)
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Jim,
I just think the obsessive refined nature of that rig not only offered distinction and history it just plain had a lot of character. Also since I am a TA Rapidwinder user I found the triggerwinder both charming and familiar. Well the perv-O-scope is just plain bizzare, fun, and entertaining.
I can see having a lot of fun shooting that camera, laughing a lot, and because that camera has so much personality I can see meeting lots of people. It is kinda like a portable tourist attraction. LOL.
Cal
Range-rover
Veteran
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Bob,
Thanks for posting.
Also because I'm a very lazy slacker could you post some of thos pictures of my Titanium/Wetzlar M6 on this thread on the third page in the Leica M-body subforum titled "Tribute to Sherry, Roland and my M6."
Thanks in advance. I'll bump the tread to the top.
Cal
Range-rover
Veteran
Cal,
I had to remove it from here and put it there!
Bob
I had to remove it from here and put it there!
Bob
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
rhl-oregon
Cameras Guitars Wonders
Glad to see the image of Philly Phil + the Retina/hood/closeup I brought to him last weekend at Pho Bang.
Wish I coulda stuck around past, but after the NYC wedding we had a funeral in Oregon. Such is the ping pong game of life. Sometimes you're the paddle, sometimes the ball.
Wish I coulda stuck around past, but after the NYC wedding we had a funeral in Oregon. Such is the ping pong game of life. Sometimes you're the paddle, sometimes the ball.
thambar
Shouldn't it be sharper?
Thanks for the advice from the group re: light meters. Just got a digital meter, and have put up my four also-rans on RFF for sale. If you know how to clean out and adjust Leica MRs, you'll get a steal. Profit from my mechanical and electrical incompetence.
Crazy Fedya
Well-known
It was a pleasure to see everyone I've met before, and meet new people. The meet was very nice, especially since I got to walk away with Grand Prix. Lots of nice gear and great people. Thank you!
kkdanamatt
Well-known
Wow! What a great meeting.
It was tough for me when the voting moved into the final round.
In casting my vote, I was torn between the 1925 Voigtlander Avus and the modern bag bellows-equipped 4X5 Linhof with the Scheider58mm Super-Angulon XL lens. In the end, I voted for the eventual winner, Fedya's insanely perfect Avus. Thank you Cal, for donating the Leitz Tiltall Tripod (even though you found it on Bradway near the Leica Gallery). Now that I recall, I did lose a Leitz Tiltall tripod in that same exact spot a few years ago. Just kidding.
It was tough for me when the voting moved into the final round.
In casting my vote, I was torn between the 1925 Voigtlander Avus and the modern bag bellows-equipped 4X5 Linhof with the Scheider58mm Super-Angulon XL lens. In the end, I voted for the eventual winner, Fedya's insanely perfect Avus. Thank you Cal, for donating the Leitz Tiltall Tripod (even though you found it on Bradway near the Leica Gallery). Now that I recall, I did lose a Leitz Tiltall tripod in that same exact spot a few years ago. Just kidding.
kkdanamatt
Well-known
Anyway, for those who did not/could not attend, here are the five finalists:
1. 1925 Voigtlander 4x5 Avus with Polaroid back and amazing parallax-corrected frame finder. (WINNER!)
2. 1938 Leica IIIb with WINTU, SCNOO, 50mm Summar and orange Gatorade lens cap. (One extra point for the cap!)
3. Linhof 4X5 View with 58mm f/5.6 Super-Angulon XL, optical finder, and bag bellows. (Cal deducted points from this entry because there was NO GRIP ATTACHED!)
4. Kodak Retina IIa with 50mm f/2.0 Schneider Xenon with Retina Close Focus lenses and finder. (Extra points for the close-up rig.)
5. Turn-of-the-Century (1895?) full plate wooden Folmer & Schwing View Camera. (Extra points for the guy who schlepped it there and back home!)
Suggestion: how about meeting in a larger, more comfortable room, with more tables and safer places to eat and drink?
Beer, burgers, and nachos spilling onto Nikons, Leicas and Linhofs ain't a pretty sight.
1. 1925 Voigtlander 4x5 Avus with Polaroid back and amazing parallax-corrected frame finder. (WINNER!)
2. 1938 Leica IIIb with WINTU, SCNOO, 50mm Summar and orange Gatorade lens cap. (One extra point for the cap!)
3. Linhof 4X5 View with 58mm f/5.6 Super-Angulon XL, optical finder, and bag bellows. (Cal deducted points from this entry because there was NO GRIP ATTACHED!)
4. Kodak Retina IIa with 50mm f/2.0 Schneider Xenon with Retina Close Focus lenses and finder. (Extra points for the close-up rig.)
5. Turn-of-the-Century (1895?) full plate wooden Folmer & Schwing View Camera. (Extra points for the guy who schlepped it there and back home!)
Suggestion: how about meeting in a larger, more comfortable room, with more tables and safer places to eat and drink?
Beer, burgers, and nachos spilling onto Nikons, Leicas and Linhofs ain't a pretty sight.
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
K,
Wow, way back when, I once had a good memory. LOL. Just wait till you get old like me. LOL.
Anyways I forgot about the orange Gatorade lens cap on Jim's camera.
Cal
kkdanamatt
Well-known
Cal:
Well, I'll be 71 years old in July.
The only things I can remember clearly are related to cameras and photo gear. I keep forgetting my girl friend's birthday and I got lost trying to find Puck Fair on Sunday. I swore it was north of Houston.
By the way, thanks for voluntarily withdrawing your pimped-up Leicas and Nikons from the Beauty Pageant. Everyone knows you did not want to schlep that Tiltall back home!
Crazy Fedya
Well-known
The Tiltall is happy in its new home, and lucky new owner was more than happy to schlepp it all the way to Long Island. 
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
A while back I bought my gal some expensive jewelry, expensive watches, and a big diamond even though we live in sin. Now I have a permanent get out of jail free card that never expires.
I don't have to worry about Valentine's Day, birthdays or anniver-series...
If I were a computer I would be an old PC with a blue screen. Back in the day I use to be a very smart guy, but now it seems like I have a full hard drive that needs to be reformatted, rebooted and defragged.
Cal
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
cd/ Calzone
fdisk
Phil Forrest
fdisk
Phil Forrest
JuJu
Well-known
I also have some portraits taken (by me or whoever fondled my D600 :-D )from the meet up, pm me for the link if interested.
Thanks to Cal and Phil, now I have a serious GAS towards a split-image focus screen... yeah, and also Cal's F2.
Thanks to Cal and Phil, now I have a serious GAS towards a split-image focus screen... yeah, and also Cal's F2.
zauhar
Veteran
Nice seeing everyone! Also nice that we have an expanding Philadelphia contingent.
Cal, I asked my daughter about buying film, I will let you know.
Randy
Cal, I asked my daughter about buying film, I will let you know.
Randy
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
Tung,
It looks like focusingscreen.com already has a kit ready to go but it's expensive. Twice the cost of the unmodified Canon screen but you get a little tool and some stuff to assist with the mod.
FYI, the screen in my D3 is a Canon Ec-A. They have others as well but the A screen is the one I prefer, personally.
The screens from the Nikon F6 would fit also and need less modification but the grit of the groundglass is not as coarse so the scattering angle is very low with respect to the VF exit pupil and as a result, you can't get the perfect sharp focus as easily as with a coarser screen like Canon makes. Nikon still adheres to the belief that everyone uses f/2.8 or slower zooms on their digital cameras!
There are a bunch of DIY tutorials online about modifying the Canon screens to fit the Nikons. It's not a hard job but it takes a bit of patience and some fit/refit trial and error the first time.
Good luck!
Phil Forrest
It looks like focusingscreen.com already has a kit ready to go but it's expensive. Twice the cost of the unmodified Canon screen but you get a little tool and some stuff to assist with the mod.
FYI, the screen in my D3 is a Canon Ec-A. They have others as well but the A screen is the one I prefer, personally.
The screens from the Nikon F6 would fit also and need less modification but the grit of the groundglass is not as coarse so the scattering angle is very low with respect to the VF exit pupil and as a result, you can't get the perfect sharp focus as easily as with a coarser screen like Canon makes. Nikon still adheres to the belief that everyone uses f/2.8 or slower zooms on their digital cameras!
There are a bunch of DIY tutorials online about modifying the Canon screens to fit the Nikons. It's not a hard job but it takes a bit of patience and some fit/refit trial and error the first time.
Good luck!
Phil Forrest