BillBingham2
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+1 for this. I made my first camera strap years ago with my father. Leather hole punch, a few rivets and a tool for securing them (screw in ones would have worked too but much harder to find and work with) and some good leather. And a very sharp knife with a metal straight edge. Look for good belt leather and cut it down to fit.
I put on stand offs (small straps that do not come off) so that I could switch straps with ease. It has allowed me to switch straps (different straps for where a camera hangs when I use multiple bodies) over the years.
B2 (;->
rbsinto
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I never bother with rivets. Or even leather for that matter. I usually just buy inexpensive cloth-type camera straps for a few dollars at the swap meets and modify them as necessary by sewing with Spiderline braided nylon fishing line threaded through Carpet needles. Never had a seam fail.
But I do lots of repairs to Baseball gloves as well as Hockey equipment so do also work with leather purchased from places like Tandy Leather. Again, when necessary to sew pieces together or close a loop, I tack with Contact Cement, and then sew with the Spiderline. And if the leather is quite thick, I first pre-drill holes using a Dremmel and really fine drill bits. Really not difficult unless you're all thumbs.
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Neare
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Vickko
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Nikon S2, 5cm f1.1 and 5cm brightline finder.
maddoc
... likes film again.
... intense and brief ! The Nikon RF cameras are a joy to use. Unfortunately, I could not afford to keep two 35mm RF kits in parallel and since I had more invested into the M Leica system already (and prefer the M Leica RF in dim light) the Nikon(s) had to go.
dave lackey
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DUI..."Drinking under the influence" of Nikon RF's....
dave lackey
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robklurfield
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You guys are a bad influence.
Vickko
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I have 2 105/2.5, one early and one later, so two types of hoods. I have 4 85/1.5, 1 in LTM with hood (not shown), 2 in S-mount with hood, and the last one without hood (on the left most). The tallest one is 135/4 complete set, never use. A complete set of black 35, i.e. 3.5, 2.5 & 1.8. I did not show the 3 85/2 as they are chrome, 1 with a 'C' on the barrel, i.e. for Contax. A black 25/4 is with the technican for fixing the aperture blades. In fact I really want to have a 21/4.
I also have a quite good collection of post-war Contax, including the rather rare Biotar 75/1.5. Will show they later.
I also have a quite good collection of post-war Contax, including the rather rare Biotar 75/1.5. Will show they later.
fbf
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omg...makes me feel much better.
Neare
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Still don't suppose it will allow the use of 35mm 1.8 and rf coupled will it?
mynikonf2
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Nice looking S2 is it a black dial?
is it a black dial?Stefcuoz
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Agree with Mike
Agree with Mike
Agree with Mike... and "when the Nikon became two, or more... It Makes you a Nikon Collector" ~ Author Steve.
Photographer is another thing!
Agree with Mike
Nice looking S2
Agree with Mike... and "when the Nikon became two, or more... It Makes you a Nikon Collector" ~ Author Steve.
Photographer is another thing!
mynikonf2
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...and "when the Nikon became two, or more... It Makes you a Nikon Collector" ~ Author Steve.
I like that Steve, guess I'm guilty on that one.
fbf
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My titanium curtain sp is finally on the way back from Pete. Took twice as long but I know it will be well worth it. Quote from Pete "one of the better looking ones I have seen for a while". I am excited.
LunoLuno
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Thanks for the information about 43 filters, everyone.
I have actually tried some 0.75 pitch filters before, and most of them seemed OK with the 50/1.4. It seems filters like Marumi or Kenko usually have larger tolerance. When I shoot color negatives or B&Ws, I also use those wide pitch filters as I don't have to change it frequently.
But as I mentioned in the previous post, I usually shoot slides, and I usually bring a F (Photomic FTn) with the S2. As you know, most of F-mount Nikkors have 52mm size filter thread, so converting S2's filter size to 52mm means carrying less filters for me; carrying 10 or more filters for just two primes is just a nightmare, isn't it? And I thought maybe it would be wise not depending on the tolerance of the filters when I want to change it very often. Many would say I'm too conservative, but it's a kind of courtesy to the original owner of the S2 for me.
50/1.4 on S2 + 105/2.5 on F is my favorite combo, recently.
I call it Sonnar-Sonnar.
Luno
I have actually tried some 0.75 pitch filters before, and most of them seemed OK with the 50/1.4. It seems filters like Marumi or Kenko usually have larger tolerance. When I shoot color negatives or B&Ws, I also use those wide pitch filters as I don't have to change it frequently.
But as I mentioned in the previous post, I usually shoot slides, and I usually bring a F (Photomic FTn) with the S2. As you know, most of F-mount Nikkors have 52mm size filter thread, so converting S2's filter size to 52mm means carrying less filters for me; carrying 10 or more filters for just two primes is just a nightmare, isn't it? And I thought maybe it would be wise not depending on the tolerance of the filters when I want to change it very often. Many would say I'm too conservative, but it's a kind of courtesy to the original owner of the S2 for me.
50/1.4 on S2 + 105/2.5 on F is my favorite combo, recently.
I call it Sonnar-Sonnar.
Luno
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Don't eXchange Freedom!
Taken with a R2S and a Black Nikkor SC 5cm/1.4
Taken F11 Finepix
Great info about the Filter threads.
The F case for S2 is a phenomenal idea Luno
Taken F11 Finepix
Great info about the Filter threads.
The F case for S2 is a phenomenal idea Luno