Solinar
Analog Preferred
...... with a bemused expression that is priceless.
Ash
Selflessly Self-involved
Or a curious half-frown, half-raised lip miming "huh?", while you shout "hold that pose!"
rogue_designer
Reciprocity Failure
They are also unfamiliar enough to the younger generation that you can have genuine fun with them when they ask how many megapixels it is...
(my standard response is that it's a 22mp that also takes HD digital video through the second lens)
(my standard response is that it's a 22mp that also takes HD digital video through the second lens)
Michael I.
Well-known
my yashicamat is my main(but not only)reason for getting a wet darkroom(which is in Haifa- which ia a warzone now so I will pick it up later).Just cant stand the look of poorly scanned 6x6
Greg_E
Member
Solinar said:
What about Mamiya C series TLRs.
clarence
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Greg_E said:
And regarding the original reference, what about fixed-lens medium format rangefinders?
But that's just begging the question.
Clarence
Adam Muir
say no to trash buttons
laugh my arse off, sold my mamiya C3 TLR 2 weeks ago and doubt I will ever miss it, sold my whole Mamiya 645 Kit a week ago and know I will never miss it. TLR...SLR... I really like my 6 X 9 RF. and my 6 X 6 RF. I only use SLR's / DSLR's for work. aside from that I have no time for LR's of any kind, not enough chaos and chance for my liking.
Jerevan
Recycled User
Yeah, that's how it all begins... At one point I had 4 Rolleicords, three of them "replacements" in case of something happening to my beloved Vb. Nowadays I have two, but I am on the fence about buying a third. The body count may be rising yet again...Ash said:
Ash
Selflessly Self-involved
I'm going to buy another as soon as I can afford it. A higher quality rolleiflex, maybe with light meter or flash sync for portraits etc
Jerevan
Recycled User
Well, I shouldn't have written what I did earlier today... Can you believe it, I found a Vb, bought it right off the bat, and now I am waiting for delivery... Eeek. Time to schedule a CLA at the camera doctor and break out a brick of Neopan 400, I guess!
thelovecollect
Established
i had a yashica mat 124g...
i thought the screen was too dim...
the yashinon lens rocks...sold it to finance mamiya's...
i actually bought it almost brand new on ebay...i don't miss it though, i'd rather have a 203fe hassy or rolleiflex 6008af if i want to look through a waistlevel again...
i thought the screen was too dim...
the yashinon lens rocks...sold it to finance mamiya's...
i actually bought it almost brand new on ebay...i don't miss it though, i'd rather have a 203fe hassy or rolleiflex 6008af if i want to look through a waistlevel again...
Stephanie Brim
Mental Experimental.
Jerevan said:Well, I shouldn't have written what I did earlier today... Can you believe it, I found a Vb, bought it right off the bat, and now I am waiting for delivery... Eeek. Time to schedule a CLA at the camera doctor and break out a brick of Neopan 400, I guess!
That had to set you back a bit...I haven't seen them go for low amounts lately.
vodid
Cone of Uncertainty
I used to have a giant roomate...really, he was a little under 7 feet tall...like I said, a giant. He LOVED the twin lens reflex...said it put him at eye level with everyone else so he didn't have to stoop down. It's a reason to use a TLR that I'd never previously considered.
Ash
Selflessly Self-involved
Vodid, that's so funny! Fair play to him
I'm waiting for a cashflow soon to re-skin the rolleiflex, but both that and the rolleicord have new, super bright screens. I honestly can't ever see myself selling either.
I'm waiting for a cashflow soon to re-skin the rolleiflex, but both that and the rolleicord have new, super bright screens. I honestly can't ever see myself selling either.
Xmas
Veteran
I've two long focus lens for my c33 these are candid if you can hold steady enough... The C33 is lighter then a 6x7 SLR... The shutter does not make a noise, though you can see the cocking lever go twang...
Everything takes ages, so I dont use them often, I've forgotten what the focal length of the long lens is (180mm?).
Noel
Everything takes ages, so I dont use them often, I've forgotten what the focal length of the long lens is (180mm?).
Noel
smiling gecko
pure dumb luck, my friend
...minolta autocord III. great lens, ergonomics and value.
try watching ebay for awhile for "just the right one", they go for $75-$200 - depednding on model, condition, and whim-of-the-seller.
slightly dim view finder indoors or in shade. guess i could replace with a maxwell or beattie or satin snow. it's not a high priority fix.
only complaint: focus knob is prone to breaking off if you just sling camera about. best defense: when not around your neck, use the "never-ready case" top half. i don't mind having to wrangle the top half off, i'm usually not in a hurry to "whip-it out" and "blast away" - hey, isn't that what a crown graphic w/grafmatic back is for?
for first timers: since the image in the viewfinder is unreversed, composing/framing takes a little time getting accustomed to. in other words, as you look through the viewfinder and start composing you will notice that tree/person/etc on the left side of the viewfinder is actually on your right side out of the viewfinder...
there are other brands as well. i had (and may yet buy again) different mamiya's - c-3, c-33, later a c-220. the nifty thing with these cameras are the interchangeable lens. and with the bellows draw you can get really close focus . the trade-off is they are heavier and bulkier than their fixed lens kin.
gotta go, need to find the eye-level finder for my 4x5 gowlandflex...not really. tho' there is an interesting "handbuilt" 6x7 tlr on ebay - pricey.
hasta la vista, adieu, daskorava, fino al prossimo tempo, auf wiedersehen, and later y’all
kenneth
www.neverforgetbeslan.com
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"...patience and shuffle the cards" miguel cervantes
"nothing can be learned" herman hesse
"everybody knows everything" jack kerouac
"some memories are realities and better than anything" willa cather
" doo-wacka doo, wacka doo" roger miller
"we have see the enemy and they is us !" walt kelly (pogo)
“a man’s cartilage is his fate” phillip roth
try watching ebay for awhile for "just the right one", they go for $75-$200 - depednding on model, condition, and whim-of-the-seller.
slightly dim view finder indoors or in shade. guess i could replace with a maxwell or beattie or satin snow. it's not a high priority fix.
only complaint: focus knob is prone to breaking off if you just sling camera about. best defense: when not around your neck, use the "never-ready case" top half. i don't mind having to wrangle the top half off, i'm usually not in a hurry to "whip-it out" and "blast away" - hey, isn't that what a crown graphic w/grafmatic back is for?
for first timers: since the image in the viewfinder is unreversed, composing/framing takes a little time getting accustomed to. in other words, as you look through the viewfinder and start composing you will notice that tree/person/etc on the left side of the viewfinder is actually on your right side out of the viewfinder...
there are other brands as well. i had (and may yet buy again) different mamiya's - c-3, c-33, later a c-220. the nifty thing with these cameras are the interchangeable lens. and with the bellows draw you can get really close focus . the trade-off is they are heavier and bulkier than their fixed lens kin.
gotta go, need to find the eye-level finder for my 4x5 gowlandflex...not really.
tho' there is an interesting "handbuilt" 6x7 tlr on ebay - pricey.hasta la vista, adieu, daskorava, fino al prossimo tempo, auf wiedersehen, and later y’all
kenneth
www.neverforgetbeslan.com
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"...patience and shuffle the cards" miguel cervantes
"nothing can be learned" herman hesse
"everybody knows everything" jack kerouac
"some memories are realities and better than anything" willa cather
" doo-wacka doo, wacka doo" roger miller
"we have see the enemy and they is us !" walt kelly (pogo)
“a man’s cartilage is his fate” phillip roth
smiling gecko
pure dumb luck, my friend
...minolta autocord III. great lens, ergonomics and value.
try watching ebay for awhile for "just the right one", they go for $75-$200 - depednding on model, condition, and whim-of-the-seller.
slightly dim viewfinder indoors or in shade. guess i could replace with a maxwell or beattie or satin snow. it's not a high priority fix.
only complaint: focus knob is prone to breaking off if you just sling camera about. best defense: when not around your neck, use the "never-ready case" top half. i don't mind having to wrangle the top half off, i'm usually not in a hurry to "whip-it out" and "blast away" - hey, isn't that what a crown graphic w/grafmatic back is for?
for first timers: since the image in the viewfinder is unreversed, composing/framing takes a little time getting accustomed to. in other words, as you look through the viewfinder and start composing you will notice that tree/person/etc on the left side of the viewfinder is actually on your right side out of the viewfinder...
there are other brands as well. i had (and may yet buy again) different mamiya's - c-3, c-33, later a c-220. the nifty thing with these cameras are the interchangeable lens. and with the bellows draw you can get really close focus . the trade-off is they are heavier and bulkier than their fixed lens kin.
gotta go, need to find the eye-level finder for my 4x5 gowlandflex...not really. tho' there is an interesting "handbuilt" 6x7 tlr on ebay - pricey.
hasta la vista, adieu, daskorava, fino al prossimo tempo, auf wiedersehen, and later y’all
kenneth
www.neverforgetbeslan.com
___________________________________
"...patience and shuffle the cards" miguel cervantes
"nothing can be learned" herman hesse
"everybody knows everything" jack kerouac
"some memories are realities and better than anything" willa cather
" doo-wacka doo, wacka doo" roger miller
"we have see the enemy and they is us !" walt kelly (pogo)
“a man’s cartilage is his fate” phillip roth
try watching ebay for awhile for "just the right one", they go for $75-$200 - depednding on model, condition, and whim-of-the-seller.
slightly dim viewfinder indoors or in shade. guess i could replace with a maxwell or beattie or satin snow. it's not a high priority fix.
only complaint: focus knob is prone to breaking off if you just sling camera about. best defense: when not around your neck, use the "never-ready case" top half. i don't mind having to wrangle the top half off, i'm usually not in a hurry to "whip-it out" and "blast away" - hey, isn't that what a crown graphic w/grafmatic back is for?
for first timers: since the image in the viewfinder is unreversed, composing/framing takes a little time getting accustomed to. in other words, as you look through the viewfinder and start composing you will notice that tree/person/etc on the left side of the viewfinder is actually on your right side out of the viewfinder...
there are other brands as well. i had (and may yet buy again) different mamiya's - c-3, c-33, later a c-220. the nifty thing with these cameras are the interchangeable lens. and with the bellows draw you can get really close focus . the trade-off is they are heavier and bulkier than their fixed lens kin.
gotta go, need to find the eye-level finder for my 4x5 gowlandflex...not really.
tho' there is an interesting "handbuilt" 6x7 tlr on ebay - pricey.hasta la vista, adieu, daskorava, fino al prossimo tempo, auf wiedersehen, and later y’all
kenneth
www.neverforgetbeslan.com
___________________________________
"...patience and shuffle the cards" miguel cervantes
"nothing can be learned" herman hesse
"everybody knows everything" jack kerouac
"some memories are realities and better than anything" willa cather
" doo-wacka doo, wacka doo" roger miller
"we have see the enemy and they is us !" walt kelly (pogo)
“a man’s cartilage is his fate” phillip roth
smiling gecko
pure dumb luck, my friend
...minolta autocord III. great lens, ergonomics and value.
try watching ebay for awhile for "just the right one", they go for $75-$200 - depednding on model, condition, and whim-of-the-seller.
slightly dim viewfinder indoors or in shade. guess i could replace with a maxwell or beattie or satin snow. it's not a high priority fix.
only complaint: focus knob is prone to breaking off if you just sling camera about. best defense: when not around your neck, use the "never-ready case" top half. i don't mind having to wrangle the top half off, most of the time i'm not in a hurry to "whip-it out" and "blast away" - hey, isn't that what a crown graphic w/grafmatic back is for?
for first timers: since the image in the viewfinder is unreversed, composing/framing takes a little time getting accustomed to. in other words, as you look through the viewfinder and start composing you will notice that tree/person/etc on the left side of the viewfinder is actually on your right side out of the viewfinder...
there are other brands as well. i had (and may yet buy again) different mamiya's - c-3, c-33, later a c-220. the nifty thing with these cameras are the interchangeable lens. and with the bellows draw you can get really close focus . the trade-off is they are heavier and bulkier than their fixed lens kin.
gotta go, need to find the eye-level finder for my 4x5 gowlandflex...not really. tho' there is an interesting "handbuilt" 6x7 tlr on ebay - pricey.
hasta la vista, adieu, daskorava, fino al prossimo tempo, auf wiedersehen, and later y’all
kenneth
www.neverforgetbeslan.com
___________________________________
"...patience and shuffle the cards" miguel cervantes
"nothing can be learned" herman hesse
"everybody knows everything" jack kerouac
"some memories are realities and better than anything" willa cather
" doo-wacka doo, wacka doo" roger miller
"we have see the enemy and they is us !" walt kelly (pogo)
“a man’s cartilage is his fate” phillip roth
try watching ebay for awhile for "just the right one", they go for $75-$200 - depednding on model, condition, and whim-of-the-seller.
slightly dim viewfinder indoors or in shade. guess i could replace with a maxwell or beattie or satin snow. it's not a high priority fix.
only complaint: focus knob is prone to breaking off if you just sling camera about. best defense: when not around your neck, use the "never-ready case" top half. i don't mind having to wrangle the top half off, most of the time i'm not in a hurry to "whip-it out" and "blast away" - hey, isn't that what a crown graphic w/grafmatic back is for?
for first timers: since the image in the viewfinder is unreversed, composing/framing takes a little time getting accustomed to. in other words, as you look through the viewfinder and start composing you will notice that tree/person/etc on the left side of the viewfinder is actually on your right side out of the viewfinder...
there are other brands as well. i had (and may yet buy again) different mamiya's - c-3, c-33, later a c-220. the nifty thing with these cameras are the interchangeable lens. and with the bellows draw you can get really close focus . the trade-off is they are heavier and bulkier than their fixed lens kin.
gotta go, need to find the eye-level finder for my 4x5 gowlandflex...not really.
tho' there is an interesting "handbuilt" 6x7 tlr on ebay - pricey.hasta la vista, adieu, daskorava, fino al prossimo tempo, auf wiedersehen, and later y’all
kenneth
www.neverforgetbeslan.com
___________________________________
"...patience and shuffle the cards" miguel cervantes
"nothing can be learned" herman hesse
"everybody knows everything" jack kerouac
"some memories are realities and better than anything" willa cather
" doo-wacka doo, wacka doo" roger miller
"we have see the enemy and they is us !" walt kelly (pogo)
“a man’s cartilage is his fate” phillip roth
smiling gecko
pure dumb luck, my friend
...minolta autocord III. great lens, ergonomics and value.
try watching ebay for awhile for "just the right one", they go for $75-$200 - depednding on model, condition, and whim-of-the-seller.
slightly dim viewfinder indoors or in shade. guess i could replace with a maxwell or beattie or satin snow. it's not a high priority fix.
only complaint: focus knob is prone to breaking off if you just sling camera about. best defense: when not around your neck, use the "never-ready case" top half. i don't mind having to wrangle the top half off, most of the time i'm not in a hurry to "whip-it out" and "blast away" - hey, isn't that what a crown graphic w/grafmatic back is for?
for first timers: since the image in the viewfinder is unreversed, composing/framing takes a little time getting accustomed to. in other words, as you look through the viewfinder and start composing you will notice that tree/person/etc on the left side of the viewfinder is actually on your right side out of the viewfinder...
there are other brands as well. i had (and may yet buy again) different mamiya's - c-3, c-33, later a c-220. the nifty thing with these cameras are the interchangeable lens and with the bellows draw you can get really close focus. the trade-off is they are heavier and bulkier than their fixed lens kin.
gotta go, need to find the eye-level finder for my 4x5 gowlandflex...not really. tho' there is an interesting "handbuilt" 6x7 tlr on ebay - pricey.
hasta la vista, adieu, daskorava, fino al prossimo tempo, auf wiedersehen, and later y’all
kenneth
www.neverforgetbeslan.com
___________________________________
"...patience and shuffle the cards" miguel cervantes
"nothing can be learned" herman hesse
"everybody knows everything" jack kerouac
"some memories are realities and better than anything" willa cather
" doo-wacka doo, wacka doo" roger miller
"we have see the enemy and they is us !" walt kelly (pogo)
“a man’s cartilage is his fate” phillip roth
try watching ebay for awhile for "just the right one", they go for $75-$200 - depednding on model, condition, and whim-of-the-seller.
slightly dim viewfinder indoors or in shade. guess i could replace with a maxwell or beattie or satin snow. it's not a high priority fix.
only complaint: focus knob is prone to breaking off if you just sling camera about. best defense: when not around your neck, use the "never-ready case" top half. i don't mind having to wrangle the top half off, most of the time i'm not in a hurry to "whip-it out" and "blast away" - hey, isn't that what a crown graphic w/grafmatic back is for?
for first timers: since the image in the viewfinder is unreversed, composing/framing takes a little time getting accustomed to. in other words, as you look through the viewfinder and start composing you will notice that tree/person/etc on the left side of the viewfinder is actually on your right side out of the viewfinder...
there are other brands as well. i had (and may yet buy again) different mamiya's - c-3, c-33, later a c-220. the nifty thing with these cameras are the interchangeable lens and with the bellows draw you can get really close focus. the trade-off is they are heavier and bulkier than their fixed lens kin.
gotta go, need to find the eye-level finder for my 4x5 gowlandflex...not really.
tho' there is an interesting "handbuilt" 6x7 tlr on ebay - pricey.hasta la vista, adieu, daskorava, fino al prossimo tempo, auf wiedersehen, and later y’all
kenneth
www.neverforgetbeslan.com
___________________________________
"...patience and shuffle the cards" miguel cervantes
"nothing can be learned" herman hesse
"everybody knows everything" jack kerouac
"some memories are realities and better than anything" willa cather
" doo-wacka doo, wacka doo" roger miller
"we have see the enemy and they is us !" walt kelly (pogo)
“a man’s cartilage is his fate” phillip roth
Austintatious
Well-known
I LOVE using my Yashicamat 124G! The reason I do not shoot with it more often is that there are almost no labs in my city that develop 120 film. They mail it off with a two week turn around time. :-( There is one place here that will do it inhouse, but is on the far side of the city. It is also more costly to do than 35MM. But, that said, it is a great camera & I love to use it. Got three rolls in the fridge now!
Charles
Charles