Daryl J.
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A folding Fuji camera. 6 x 4.5
What have you just BOUGHT?
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Bluesman
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A black Yashica Electro GT. Pristine condition, needed new light seals only. Perfect exposures on first test roll (all kinds of light), so no POD issue either. Came with a manual (unopened) and the mercury battery still in it. No battery corrosion at all. Paper slip in the back pouch has notes from 1982 - was that the last time it was used?
And a very nice Yashica M - which hasn´t been tested yet, but seems to work OK. Quirky LVS metering system, but I´ll learn it 🙂. This one will get new seals, too.
And a very nice Yashica M - which hasn´t been tested yet, but seems to work OK. Quirky LVS metering system, but I´ll learn it 🙂. This one will get new seals, too.
shawn
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Nice IIa. Be careful, Retina's tend to multiply!
Shawn
Shawn
shawn
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Since I have enjoyed the Retina's so much I picked up another Kodak rangefinder with the original intent of adapting its lens to my XP2.
Camera was in to nice of a shape to do that though so I cleaned the shutter and rangefinder and calibrated the meter and rangefinder. It is an interesting and very conflicted camera. Some parts are a great design but then it has a 'but' that goes along with it. It is a bakelite beast, but it actually feels very solid in hand.
No take up reel, film is pushed (not pulled) into an area for it to self roll. Double stroke winder which is a linear motion.
The rangefinder uses a large prism (no half mirror) and has 1:1 magnification. The main viewfinder has a gel color filter in it so that the rangefinder spot is very high contrast. Not as bright as a Konica IIIa but the patch is higher contrast and easier to see.
But the viewfinder position is in the way of trying to shoot with both eyes open using either eye in the rangefinder. Camera is in the way trying to shoot right eyed, your hand (on shutter release) is in the way shooting left eye. Shooting upside down you can use both eyes, if you can handle the inverted controls.
Camera has interchangeable lenses (35,50,90) and the rangefinder works for all of them.
But you need an auxiliary viewfinder to frame the 35 or 90.
It has a built in uncoupled meter but it uses the EV system so you need to turn a marker on the lens to the actual on body shutter speed and then adjust aperture to get the same EV number on the lens.
Full manual control is available but aperture is marked on the bottom of the lens so you have to flip it over to read it. While you are there you can also look at the film counter which is under the lens.
Haven't put a roll through it yet. I have the 35 and 50 and they are said to be very good lenses.
Shawn
Camera was in to nice of a shape to do that though so I cleaned the shutter and rangefinder and calibrated the meter and rangefinder. It is an interesting and very conflicted camera. Some parts are a great design but then it has a 'but' that goes along with it. It is a bakelite beast, but it actually feels very solid in hand.
No take up reel, film is pushed (not pulled) into an area for it to self roll. Double stroke winder which is a linear motion.
The rangefinder uses a large prism (no half mirror) and has 1:1 magnification. The main viewfinder has a gel color filter in it so that the rangefinder spot is very high contrast. Not as bright as a Konica IIIa but the patch is higher contrast and easier to see.
But the viewfinder position is in the way of trying to shoot with both eyes open using either eye in the rangefinder. Camera is in the way trying to shoot right eyed, your hand (on shutter release) is in the way shooting left eye. Shooting upside down you can use both eyes, if you can handle the inverted controls.
Camera has interchangeable lenses (35,50,90) and the rangefinder works for all of them.
But you need an auxiliary viewfinder to frame the 35 or 90.
It has a built in uncoupled meter but it uses the EV system so you need to turn a marker on the lens to the actual on body shutter speed and then adjust aperture to get the same EV number on the lens.
Full manual control is available but aperture is marked on the bottom of the lens so you have to flip it over to read it. While you are there you can also look at the film counter which is under the lens.
Haven't put a roll through it yet. I have the 35 and 50 and they are said to be very good lenses.
Shawn
Greyscale
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A bay II hellrot for my favorite camera.
ronnies
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A Nikon F100 and PC-Nikkor 28mm f/3.5.
Ronnie
Ronnie
Phil_F_NM
Camera hacker
Two new suits with a host of shirts and ties for prospective upcoming job interviews.
Photographically, I just purchased a Nagaoka Seisakusho 4x5 camera. I can't wait until it arrives.
Future photographic purchases will be:
Seiko or Copal 0 shutter for a 90mm Ilex Caltar given to me by a fellow RFF member.
Some sort of 150mm, 180mm or 210mm lens in-shutter for the aforementioned camera.
HC-110 concentrate.
Fixer.
Liquid Light emulsion.
HEAVY cotton rag paper.
Acetate.
Big negative scanner (Epson 4990 Photo.)
A big printer.
UV light.
Wide deep-sink.
Potassium Bichromate.
Gum arabic.
Berlebach Report tripod with ball head.
Phil Forrest
Photographically, I just purchased a Nagaoka Seisakusho 4x5 camera. I can't wait until it arrives.
Future photographic purchases will be:
Seiko or Copal 0 shutter for a 90mm Ilex Caltar given to me by a fellow RFF member.
Some sort of 150mm, 180mm or 210mm lens in-shutter for the aforementioned camera.
HC-110 concentrate.
Fixer.
Liquid Light emulsion.
HEAVY cotton rag paper.
Acetate.
Big negative scanner (Epson 4990 Photo.)
A big printer.
UV light.
Wide deep-sink.
Potassium Bichromate.
Gum arabic.
Berlebach Report tripod with ball head.
Phil Forrest
underlord
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Not being the technical type, I was thrilled to come across a converted Yashica Yashinon 45mmF1.7 for sale. From the venerable Electro series and one of the first rangefinder cameras I bought when I rediscovered film in 2009. This lens is now proudly attached to my X-Pro2 and is a wonderful lens.
fer_fdi
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An Olympus Pen-FT
I already had 38/1.8 and 25/4 lenses that I used on my X-E1 digital
I already had 38/1.8 and 25/4 lenses that I used on my X-E1 digital
f16sunshine
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^^ The Yashica lens is a great find!
Where did you find that. Would love if you could post a pic of the lens and image from the xpo2
Where did you find that. Would love if you could post a pic of the lens and image from the xpo2
shawn
Veteran
Agreed, I have a lens off a broken GSN but haven't finished converting it for my XP2 yet.
Shawn
SamShio
hiking/walking photog
Found a "broken" Minolta Hi-matic 9 at a antique store. Was going to buy it at list price but the guy was like you can have it for $10. Took it home and found that the shutter wasn't working but manged to get it working again. No scratch or dents on the glass or body and it came with the bottom half of the case in great shape. Glad I walked in there.
underlord
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Funny enough, one of the first shots I got with this lens, it wound up on flickrs 'explore'.
Volvo by Philip McAllister, on FlickrThe (ebay) seller is based in Hungary and has a number of converted lenses for sale - ohsocult is the name. Low feedback but I can vouch for the end product! Will upload some shots of it mounted on the XPro2 shortly.
underlord
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johnnyrod
More cameras than shots
My Contessa finally arrived, on its tortuous trip from Hoquiam in WA, USA! Digital photo with flash shows it in a rather good light, it could do with a bit of a clean. A little lens fungus but everything works and appears to be accurate. Came with a decent case, overall very happy! No red T* lens but I'm not sure how much difference that would make.
Zeiss Ikon Contessa 35 by John Rodriguez, on Flickr
Zeiss Ikon Contessa 35 by John Rodriguez, on Flickr
ksb
Member
Technically I didn't buy this camera, but I did just receive a Leica MP as an anniversary present. I used to think my M4-P felt solid, but this camera is in another class altogether. I love it.
However, I just took it back to the Leica store in LA because the rangefinder vertical adjustment was off very slightly. It was enough that if there were horizontal lines in whatever I was focussing on it caused me some doubt and I would go back and forth on the focus a few times. It didn't give me that "snap" into focus that I normally associate with rangefinders. Annoying.
I felt that a brand new MP should be in perfect order. Was I being too picky?
However, I just took it back to the Leica store in LA because the rangefinder vertical adjustment was off very slightly. It was enough that if there were horizontal lines in whatever I was focussing on it caused me some doubt and I would go back and forth on the focus a few times. It didn't give me that "snap" into focus that I normally associate with rangefinders. Annoying.
I felt that a brand new MP should be in perfect order. Was I being too picky?
lxmike
M2 fan.
Five Rolls of Fomopan 100 asa🙂
lxmike
M2 fan.
Vented hood form my Canon 50mm 1.4 ltm
unixrevolution
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Went to a yard sale yesterday, told the guy I was looking for cameras.
He says, "Come here, let me show you something." He walks me into the house, into a closet in a back bedroom. He pushes aside some clothing and pulls out an Omega View 45D large-format studio monorail with a Rodenstock Geronar 210/6.8, along with a Bogen tripod.
Wow. Just wow.
We talk, I explain just exactly what the hell it is (His Fiancee is a photographer and got it basically for free, but she had no desire for it) and settle on a price of $200 for the outfit.
He says, "Come here, let me show you something." He walks me into the house, into a closet in a back bedroom. He pushes aside some clothing and pulls out an Omega View 45D large-format studio monorail with a Rodenstock Geronar 210/6.8, along with a Bogen tripod.
Wow. Just wow.
We talk, I explain just exactly what the hell it is (His Fiancee is a photographer and got it basically for free, but she had no desire for it) and settle on a price of $200 for the outfit.
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Awesome, works like a charm with my two VM-lenses. Well-made and great IQ. I am using it for a mountain bike photo project here in Northern Norway and I have a feeling it was an excellent choice.
Awesome, works like a charm with my two VM-lenses. Well-made and great IQ. I am using it for a mountain bike photo project here in Northern Norway and I have a feeling it was an excellent choice.
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