Calzone
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INCOMING: I have been suffering GAS since I tried the APO 35 Cron on my SL. My dealer expects a delivery Monday, so by next weekend I might have one in hand.
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Exciting... a nice 50mm for the CL too...right?
Calzone
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John,
A really exceptional lens. The APO makes the in focus "pop," and then it has a wonderful transition to the OOF with good bokeh.
Generally I stop down wides to F5.6 for 95% of my shots unless I can't due to low light. This lens makes one want to shoot wide open all the time.
The images I shot at Photoville are impressive.
I also imagine that the CL will love this lens as a 50. It will be a hot rig.
The guys who own the APO 50 Cron and the 50 Lux-L say the Lux is best for people shots, but the APO 50 Cron is the better landscape lens.
Also the AF is much faster than my 50 Lux.
I'm in heaven.
Cal
Calzone
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This luxury river cruise through three countries is becoming extended. It seems we will be in Amsterdam for two days and a night and there likely will be a layover in Switzerland. This is on top of a 6-7 stops in Germany over eight days.
I feel like I'm back in the decade where I was a real "Drama Queen" and I was a performance artist. Venues included the Joseph Papp Public Theater, Second Stage Theater (Off Broadway), the Puffin Room; and colleges and universities throughout the northeast.
Pretty much I'll be posing as a wealthy rich guy when in real life I'm kinda like a hosebag. LOL. Although I shoot expensive Leicas and I get accused by Leica haters of being a "rich dentist" you guys know that I'm a CF that walks to and from work to save $2.75, and that I buy stuff on the cheap using coupons. The money has to come from somewhere.
So because I'm a delusional artist and a daydreamer like Christian who's mind wanders like a young child, my distorted thinking believes that this big luxury travel thing could be something to build upon.
Christian, Joe and others say I tend to meet more than my fair share of "crazies," and of course in a Diane Arbus type of way I photograph them. I say, "It takes one to know one." LOL. I wonder if this will happen in Europe?
Anyways to make myself a victim, "I was just minding my own business" when all of this crazy stuff kinda happens that is unreal.
Also know that I'm very glad I was able to secure the APO 35 Cron for my SL. Who knows what can happen from this odd and strange adventure. Perhaps I could get paid to travel as a retirement gig.
Cal
I feel like I'm back in the decade where I was a real "Drama Queen" and I was a performance artist. Venues included the Joseph Papp Public Theater, Second Stage Theater (Off Broadway), the Puffin Room; and colleges and universities throughout the northeast.
Pretty much I'll be posing as a wealthy rich guy when in real life I'm kinda like a hosebag. LOL. Although I shoot expensive Leicas and I get accused by Leica haters of being a "rich dentist" you guys know that I'm a CF that walks to and from work to save $2.75, and that I buy stuff on the cheap using coupons. The money has to come from somewhere.
So because I'm a delusional artist and a daydreamer like Christian who's mind wanders like a young child, my distorted thinking believes that this big luxury travel thing could be something to build upon.
Christian, Joe and others say I tend to meet more than my fair share of "crazies," and of course in a Diane Arbus type of way I photograph them. I say, "It takes one to know one." LOL. I wonder if this will happen in Europe?
Anyways to make myself a victim, "I was just minding my own business" when all of this crazy stuff kinda happens that is unreal.
Also know that I'm very glad I was able to secure the APO 35 Cron for my SL. Who knows what can happen from this odd and strange adventure. Perhaps I could get paid to travel as a retirement gig.
Cal
Calzone
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SMUT: Our friend Raj is having a one person show and is part of "Rome Art Week."
His art show, "Curvilinear," will be on view October 21st-October 26th at Camera 79 Art Gallery, Rome, Italy.
Congrates to Raj.
Cal
His art show, "Curvilinear," will be on view October 21st-October 26th at Camera 79 Art Gallery, Rome, Italy.
Congrates to Raj.
Cal
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Calzone
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The incoming APO 35 Cron is expected to be delivered this Friday. I'll likely take off of work.
Although I live in Madhattan deliveries have a third world vibe. Sometimes I'll take the day off waiting for delivery only to discover that the driver never attempted delivery and just left a note saying he did, then the next day I have to go to Port Morris in the Bronx to a depo that is somewhat remote.This usually happens with high value stuff that requires a signature.
This APO Cron loves F2.0 and has a distinct rendering. Contrast is enhanced in the in focus that creates depth and 3-D pop.
Also the 50 Lux I own is a great portrait lens with a softer rendering and OOF. At F1.4 there is some light falloff, but at F2.0 it is almost gone. The new APO 50 Cron from what is reported to be great edge-to-edge. Basically the Lux is better for portraits, and the Cron is better for landscapes. The Lux has a sluggish AF when compared to the Crons or even the zooms.
John's point that the APO 35 Cron should be a great "50" on my CL opens up good possibility that the CL could be a great street shooter. Also on the SL shooting street with a wide is more my style.
"Maggie" is coming home today from Austin. I enjoyed the vacation from my girlfriend. Life was so simple, relaxed and uncomplicated.
Cal
Although I live in Madhattan deliveries have a third world vibe. Sometimes I'll take the day off waiting for delivery only to discover that the driver never attempted delivery and just left a note saying he did, then the next day I have to go to Port Morris in the Bronx to a depo that is somewhat remote.This usually happens with high value stuff that requires a signature.
This APO Cron loves F2.0 and has a distinct rendering. Contrast is enhanced in the in focus that creates depth and 3-D pop.
Also the 50 Lux I own is a great portrait lens with a softer rendering and OOF. At F1.4 there is some light falloff, but at F2.0 it is almost gone. The new APO 50 Cron from what is reported to be great edge-to-edge. Basically the Lux is better for portraits, and the Cron is better for landscapes. The Lux has a sluggish AF when compared to the Crons or even the zooms.
John's point that the APO 35 Cron should be a great "50" on my CL opens up good possibility that the CL could be a great street shooter. Also on the SL shooting street with a wide is more my style.
"Maggie" is coming home today from Austin. I enjoyed the vacation from my girlfriend. Life was so simple, relaxed and uncomplicated.
Cal
Calzone
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Yesterday a B-17 crashed in Conn. I remember in the mid 90's being a news videographer at Republic Airport getting on a B-17 that was owned by some Texan.
At that time not so many were airworthy, and this one owner wanted to keep his plane flying, while this preservationist wanted to keep the plane grounded. So that was the two sides of the story.
I remember being on the tarmac and being told the obvious, "Avoid getting hit by a propeller." Pretty much it was the same scene from "Casablanca" except I'm carrying a huge Igamami videocamera and a one-inch U-matic deck. At that time Sony-Beta was a recent development.
So my place for takeoff and landing was wedging myself behind the pilot's seat on the floor. After takeoff I went to the rear of the plane along a "gangplank," and earlier I had been warned not to step elsewhere because I would put a hole in the plane. Pretty much the skin of the plane was a thin layer of aluminum about as heavy as a beer can.
In the rear was an opening in the fuse-O-lodge where a machine gun could be mounted. The plane's knickname was "Flying Fortress," and from this vantage point I shot footage of this flight over the Long Island suburbs at perhaps helicopter altitude.
We were heading south and around the Jones Beach water tower when the pilot decided to do a sharp banked turn. When a plane banks it looses altitude so we got pretty low, but I'm on the inside of the banked turn, and I came pretty close to falling out of the plane. I also for a moment thought I would ditch the expensive broadcast quality camera to save my life.
On the news last night they said that perhaps 50 B-17's exist today. Back then in the mid 90's only a handful were still airworthy. That is still possibly true today.
It was reported that passengers on the crashed plane paid $450.00 for the thrill. It was said that the pilot made a wide turn. I assume this was to mitigate loosing altitude.
Cal
At that time not so many were airworthy, and this one owner wanted to keep his plane flying, while this preservationist wanted to keep the plane grounded. So that was the two sides of the story.
I remember being on the tarmac and being told the obvious, "Avoid getting hit by a propeller." Pretty much it was the same scene from "Casablanca" except I'm carrying a huge Igamami videocamera and a one-inch U-matic deck. At that time Sony-Beta was a recent development.
So my place for takeoff and landing was wedging myself behind the pilot's seat on the floor. After takeoff I went to the rear of the plane along a "gangplank," and earlier I had been warned not to step elsewhere because I would put a hole in the plane. Pretty much the skin of the plane was a thin layer of aluminum about as heavy as a beer can.
In the rear was an opening in the fuse-O-lodge where a machine gun could be mounted. The plane's knickname was "Flying Fortress," and from this vantage point I shot footage of this flight over the Long Island suburbs at perhaps helicopter altitude.
We were heading south and around the Jones Beach water tower when the pilot decided to do a sharp banked turn. When a plane banks it looses altitude so we got pretty low, but I'm on the inside of the banked turn, and I came pretty close to falling out of the plane. I also for a moment thought I would ditch the expensive broadcast quality camera to save my life.
On the news last night they said that perhaps 50 B-17's exist today. Back then in the mid 90's only a handful were still airworthy. That is still possibly true today.
It was reported that passengers on the crashed plane paid $450.00 for the thrill. It was said that the pilot made a wide turn. I assume this was to mitigate loosing altitude.
Cal
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Hey guy's, I didn't leave, I just been in the hospital for six days, Hopefully things
will get better, I just have a few problems they have to fix.
will get better, I just have a few problems they have to fix.
Good luck Bob...I hope all is as well as it can be.
Range-rover
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Thanks John, I'm doing okay trying to get back into form.
Calzone
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Bob,
Get well soon.
Cal
Get well soon.
Cal
Calzone
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The APO 35 Cron is a crazy-good lens. Maximum rendering capacity at F2.0, so stopping down is only for DOF.
13 lenses, 9 lenses are anormalous partial dispersion for APO correction, 3 ASPH lenses ahich 2 are ASPH on both sides.
The result is a very highly corrected lens built without weight, size or lens mount constraints that also renders beautifully. Kinda has a wonderful balance between sharp and soft.
The filter size is E67 so it still is a big lens. Lately I have been using the rear screen to compose, and I use the single point for focus and metering.
Cal
13 lenses, 9 lenses are anormalous partial dispersion for APO correction, 3 ASPH lenses ahich 2 are ASPH on both sides.
The result is a very highly corrected lens built without weight, size or lens mount constraints that also renders beautifully. Kinda has a wonderful balance between sharp and soft.
The filter size is E67 so it still is a big lens. Lately I have been using the rear screen to compose, and I use the single point for focus and metering.
Cal
Range-rover
Veteran
Thanks Cal!
Calzone
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I'm such a lazy slacker that my friend Dan is giving me a nudge.
He basically offered me some 70mm Film for "no-money." Kinda funny how he used some slang I developed.
So how crazy is shooting a baby Linhof in NYC loaded with 15 feet of 70mm film to shoot a Linhof like a Leica.
Know that I have a 645 CINE so basically I can shoot about 120 645's. The regular CINE allows about 60 5x7's.
Also someone abandoned some Mule Team Borax, so I will be making some ADOX PQ as my homebrew developer.
On my walk to work I found $60.00 (three folded twenties).
Cal
He basically offered me some 70mm Film for "no-money." Kinda funny how he used some slang I developed.
So how crazy is shooting a baby Linhof in NYC loaded with 15 feet of 70mm film to shoot a Linhof like a Leica.
Know that I have a 645 CINE so basically I can shoot about 120 645's. The regular CINE allows about 60 5x7's.
Also someone abandoned some Mule Team Borax, so I will be making some ADOX PQ as my homebrew developer.
On my walk to work I found $60.00 (three folded twenties).
Cal
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
I'm a bad boy. I'm back to day-trading gear. I'm a Ho.
Also I'm a lucky fisherman. LOL.
Cal
Also I'm a lucky fisherman. LOL.
Cal
Saganich
Established
Calzone
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"I was just minding my own business," when my friend Dan offered me some 70 mm film for "no money" (Dan's words).
I ended up bartering a trade that is good for both of us. Interesting is that I have such a stockpile of gear that I can make trades that are like day-trading commodities.
The last time I did a flat trade like this was for a Hammertone M4 repaint that I still love and own. Then there was the Noct-Nikkor for a 35 Lux ASPH Pre-FLE, that I ended trading back to the Noct-Nikkor after a few years.
So Dan knows me enough to know that I'm a self-proclaimed lazy-slacker. I pretty much accumulated mucho 70 mm hard to find stuff to be fully equiped, but was lacking just film.
In the meantime I processed Rollie 400S in 120 to do some testing since this film is available mucho cheap from Germany and it is fresh film. Pretty much the goal here is to shoot mucho medium format for under $3.00 a 120 roll equivilent to roll back the clock to about 10 years ago.
Also I learned from my girlfriend Fashion Blogger that if you want to stand out that one should do what nobody else is doing. Not many people shooting Linhofs handheld in NYC. I only know of one other crazy person that does that and his name is Christian.
Also since I'm an old man, I'm trying to maintain my strength that seems to fade rapidly without weight training. I say, "With every Linhof sold comes a free gym membership," because even baby Linhofs are heavy cameras. Perhaps that is the reason why only crazies like Christian shoot Linhofs handheld in NYC.
Some people have compared me to Luis Mendez, perhaps because I get seen around. I made a joke that while Luis can often be found outside B&H, that there was a period of time when I held micro meet-ups inside B&H in their used department. Chris behind the used counter would say "Just stand aside so I can help another customer."
Then there was the time when I went to Adorama with John and Pro-Mone. Angel from the used department gave me the VIP treatment, meanwhile John and Pro-Mone were scolded for looking at some gear. "Don't touch," they were yelled at. LOL. Pretty much they got hosed and insulted.
So it took a while to gear up for 70 mm, and I expect to be shooting my baby Linhof's as if they were Leicas. The multiple CINE backs I own allow for 53 6x7 exposures without reloading because the cassetes hold 15 feet of film. One rare CINE I own is 645 and has the capacity for 120 exposures without reloading.
For development I have a JOBO daylight tank that can hold up to three 15 foot reels. A fully loaded tank is almost like 16 rolls of 120 that I can do in one tank.
Cal
I ended up bartering a trade that is good for both of us. Interesting is that I have such a stockpile of gear that I can make trades that are like day-trading commodities.
The last time I did a flat trade like this was for a Hammertone M4 repaint that I still love and own. Then there was the Noct-Nikkor for a 35 Lux ASPH Pre-FLE, that I ended trading back to the Noct-Nikkor after a few years.
So Dan knows me enough to know that I'm a self-proclaimed lazy-slacker. I pretty much accumulated mucho 70 mm hard to find stuff to be fully equiped, but was lacking just film.
In the meantime I processed Rollie 400S in 120 to do some testing since this film is available mucho cheap from Germany and it is fresh film. Pretty much the goal here is to shoot mucho medium format for under $3.00 a 120 roll equivilent to roll back the clock to about 10 years ago.
Also I learned from my girlfriend Fashion Blogger that if you want to stand out that one should do what nobody else is doing. Not many people shooting Linhofs handheld in NYC. I only know of one other crazy person that does that and his name is Christian.
Also since I'm an old man, I'm trying to maintain my strength that seems to fade rapidly without weight training. I say, "With every Linhof sold comes a free gym membership," because even baby Linhofs are heavy cameras. Perhaps that is the reason why only crazies like Christian shoot Linhofs handheld in NYC.
Some people have compared me to Luis Mendez, perhaps because I get seen around. I made a joke that while Luis can often be found outside B&H, that there was a period of time when I held micro meet-ups inside B&H in their used department. Chris behind the used counter would say "Just stand aside so I can help another customer."
Then there was the time when I went to Adorama with John and Pro-Mone. Angel from the used department gave me the VIP treatment, meanwhile John and Pro-Mone were scolded for looking at some gear. "Don't touch," they were yelled at. LOL. Pretty much they got hosed and insulted.
So it took a while to gear up for 70 mm, and I expect to be shooting my baby Linhof's as if they were Leicas. The multiple CINE backs I own allow for 53 6x7 exposures without reloading because the cassetes hold 15 feet of film. One rare CINE I own is 645 and has the capacity for 120 exposures without reloading.
For development I have a JOBO daylight tank that can hold up to three 15 foot reels. A fully loaded tank is almost like 16 rolls of 120 that I can do in one tank.
Cal
Calzone
Gear Whore #1
Where does the time go? My Monochrom that I still love and own is now a seven year old camera.
Even my SL is 4 years old.
I'm still in love with these cameras. I thought they would have "legs," meaning their value to me would endure.
Even when the new SL2 comes out, my old SL will remain a good camera to keep. I can see having one rigged with the APO 35 Cron and the other rigged with the 50 Lux-L.
Not sure I would need more glass. Pretty much all I need is a wide and a normal.
Cal
Even my SL is 4 years old.
I'm still in love with these cameras. I thought they would have "legs," meaning their value to me would endure.
Even when the new SL2 comes out, my old SL will remain a good camera to keep. I can see having one rigged with the APO 35 Cron and the other rigged with the 50 Lux-L.
Not sure I would need more glass. Pretty much all I need is a wide and a normal.
Cal
Calzone
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"Moo," said the pig.
Here at work the bankster in me comes out, and I am downloading information on the tax benefits of living in New York State.
Remember taxes are about a third of your money.
I learned that New York State does not tax Social Security. Not all states do this.
About $20K from private pension plan or retirement annuity is excluded from state taxes.
A primary residence gets $70K taken off the accessed value for people over 65 to cut property taxes.
Income not exempt gets taxed at 5.9%.
I'll be digging into the fine print.
The beating from the taxman is not as bad as I once thought in New York.
A loft in Beacon works for me. Will likely have to get a car. Joe suggests a VW GTI, but I also like a Golf "R" and a Subaru WRX. Hopefully by then they will have electric cars with the range I need to get back and forth to NYC.
Lower Hudson Valley lacks pollution, has fresher air, and is not so far from the city. Should also fare well with global warming.
"Maggie" is flying out for an overnight trip for a meeting. These girlfriend vacations I kinda enjoy. I really can relax.
I have an itinerary for our "luxury" vacation. I'm glad I bought the APO 35 Cron to have for this trip.
Maggie has some hotel in Amsterdam that has some of her family history to visit while on our trip.
On the 21st of the month is some Red Carpet Film Premier we will be attending in Madhattan. The film is about Edison verses Tesla with some Westinghouse intervention when they were beginning to electrify NYC. Maggie tells me that her great grandfather was friends with Thomas Edison and that her great grandfather invented the electric switch that we all know.
I bought another Nikkor 70 mm fifteen foot reel off EBAY that had this spool crank. Today I should receive a 100 foot roll of 70mm film and yet another Nikkor 70 mm 15 foot reel. I now have 4 Nikkor reels, one more than I need, but this crank mechanism seems ideal for respooling Kodak 5222. Should be EZ-PZ.
I'm sure Joe will want to borrow it.
Cal
Here at work the bankster in me comes out, and I am downloading information on the tax benefits of living in New York State.
Remember taxes are about a third of your money.
I learned that New York State does not tax Social Security. Not all states do this.
About $20K from private pension plan or retirement annuity is excluded from state taxes.
A primary residence gets $70K taken off the accessed value for people over 65 to cut property taxes.
Income not exempt gets taxed at 5.9%.
I'll be digging into the fine print.
The beating from the taxman is not as bad as I once thought in New York.
A loft in Beacon works for me. Will likely have to get a car. Joe suggests a VW GTI, but I also like a Golf "R" and a Subaru WRX. Hopefully by then they will have electric cars with the range I need to get back and forth to NYC.
Lower Hudson Valley lacks pollution, has fresher air, and is not so far from the city. Should also fare well with global warming.
"Maggie" is flying out for an overnight trip for a meeting. These girlfriend vacations I kinda enjoy. I really can relax.
I have an itinerary for our "luxury" vacation. I'm glad I bought the APO 35 Cron to have for this trip.
Maggie has some hotel in Amsterdam that has some of her family history to visit while on our trip.
On the 21st of the month is some Red Carpet Film Premier we will be attending in Madhattan. The film is about Edison verses Tesla with some Westinghouse intervention when they were beginning to electrify NYC. Maggie tells me that her great grandfather was friends with Thomas Edison and that her great grandfather invented the electric switch that we all know.
I bought another Nikkor 70 mm fifteen foot reel off EBAY that had this spool crank. Today I should receive a 100 foot roll of 70mm film and yet another Nikkor 70 mm 15 foot reel. I now have 4 Nikkor reels, one more than I need, but this crank mechanism seems ideal for respooling Kodak 5222. Should be EZ-PZ.
I'm sure Joe will want to borrow it.
Cal
