Those Nikon Fs have the most wonderful optics. I spent 3.5 years shooting
color slides in Fiji and some of the photos of sunsets and portraits taken
at 1/4 sec. shutter speeds on Agfachrome were absolutely like paintings.
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 10:13 PM, OK Don wrote:
> 1000 rolls through a Ni
1000 rolls through a Nikon F is like 50,000 on a 123 300D - just getting
broken in. My F3s got close to 1000 rolls per year for 10 years with two
CLAs during the time.
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 5:14 PM, glenn brown wrote:
>
> I believe one of the traits for those of us with old M-B diesels is chea
I believe one of the traits for those of us with old M-B diesels is cheap
genes, as I still have my Nikon F T which I purchased in '68 for $210 w/ the
Nikkor F1.4 50mm lens along with a more recent Nikon FTN both of which I don't
use as much as I used to but still do shoot film occasionally. N
No idea what they are worth. Give me a price and I will talk to Toni and
see if she wants it.
Thanks, Mike
On Jan 11, 2012 11:28 AM, "andrew strasfogel" wrote:
> I have a Nikon N 2000 SLR film SLR camera with the f1.4 50 mm, 28mm
> f3.5, and 200mm f 4.0 lenses. The lenses were from my old Niko
Yes, comparing film grains to pixels is apples to oranges. Measuring
captured line pairs is a more valid test, but includes the entire optical
chain. 100lpi used to be the benchmark - very few lens/camera combos got
there.
I've gotten very good results with multiple image panoramas using a
mediocre
They are much more reasonable now than were just before digital became
decent, but still not "cheap". The M6 has a built-in meter, and it works
great. The meter is all the battery runs. I ought to sell mine, but I'm
still emotionally attached to it.
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 7:39 AM, Allan Streib w
I've had the same experience with KEH. Their prices are higher than a lot
of eBay sales these days, but you have a lot more confidence buying from
them.
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 8:09 AM, Dan Penoff wrote:
> Check KEH to get an idea of prices.
>
> Do understand that their grading system is frighte
No, they're not collectors items yet, but you can use those lenses with a
new digi Nikon body - at least the D700 for sure.
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 10:28 AM, andrew strasfogel
wrote:
> I have a Nikon N 2000 SLR film SLR camera with the f1.4 50 mm, 28mm
> f3.5, and 200mm f 4.0 lenses. The lenses
I have a Nikon N 2000 SLR film SLR camera with the f1.4 50 mm, 28mm
f3.5, and 200mm f 4.0 lenses. The lenses were from my old Nikon
Photonic FTN body and converted so they sync with the 2000.
Are these collector's items yet? Does anyone want to make me an
offer? All are in primo condition.
And
My dad's XG-7 is still in good order, although I haven't used it in years. It
does require a battery, but I'm not sure if it is necessary for operation or
not.
I have a bunch of lenses and other goodies for it, but as stated above, they
never get used.
Like a lot of 35mm gear, it has no value
Check KEH to get an idea of prices.
Do understand that their grading system is frighteningly conservative, as I
have bought stuff labeled BGN and UG (bargain and ugly) that was amazingly
nice. Even their EX stuff looks like new.
I would not hesitate to buy something from them.
Dan
Sent from m
I was just reading an article about Kodachrome, and in it they stated
that a Kodachrome 35mm negative was equivalent to about 20 megapixels.
It's a positive, not a negative. That figure might be a bit low.
One difference is that with film the three color-sensitive layers
are superimposed, where
"Larry" writes:
> My electronic 35 SLRs have all stopped working properly - but
> the Leica made around 1950 and entirely mechanical, works like the day
> it was new ;-) It's a great camera once you get used to the focus
> mechanism and the separate light meter.
If I ever get back int
Leica made around 1950 and entirely mechanical...Doubt I'll get the
[electronic] Minoltas fixed - would probably cost more than new ones.
Something like a Minolta SRT-101 is also entirely mechanical,
except for the light meter. I've got one (unless it's a -201).
I don't use it, my Dad was house
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> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 2:28 PM
> To: Mercedes Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - film cameras
>
> On Jan 7, 2012 1:29 PM, "Mountain Man" wrote:
>>
>
>> Who takes pictures these days?
>>
>
>
M
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On Jan 7, 2012 1:29 PM, "Mountain Man" wrote:
Who takes pictures these days?
*raises hand*
It's nothing compared to the fancy setup some of these guys have, but I
have a lot of fun shooting 35mm film with a c
I pretty much stuck with Ilford for paper and chemistry, but I really got to
know the lower ASA B&W films in the Kodak line early on, back in the days when
I was push processing Tri-X (400 ASA) for my high school yearbook.
I hated the graininess of the film, even shot at the rated speed, so I st
I never really did like any of the Kodak B&W stuff, except the Technical
Pan for deliberately high-contrast work.
I ususally used Ilford... film, paper, and chemistry. Occasionally
experimented with other stuff. Haven't done any of it in years.
Allan
Dan Penoff writes:
> I forgot about the 3
I forgot about the 3200 ASA stuff. I so rarely use fast film, I just never paid
attention to it.
My personal favorite: Plus-X, which I believe was 125 ASA, and Panatomic-X,
which I know was only 32 ASA.
For color, hands down either Kodachrome 25 or 64 ASA, or Ektachrome if I was
looking for so
On Jan 10, 2012 11:45 AM, "Dan Penoff" wrote:
>
> 3200 ASA?!?
>
> What are you doing, pushing Tri-X to get that index?
>
> Yikes!
>
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/films/bw/tMaxP3200.jhtml
Love this stuff for candid shots, street photography, etc.
Alex
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3200 ASA?!?
What are you doing, pushing Tri-X to get that index?
Yikes!
Dan
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On Jan 10, 2012, at 2:28 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
> On Jan 7, 2012 1:29 PM, "Mountain Man" wrote:
>>
>
>> Who takes pictures these days?
>>
>
> *raises hand*
>
> It's nothing compared to
On Jan 7, 2012 1:29 PM, "Mountain Man" wrote:
>
> Who takes pictures these days?
>
*raises hand*
It's nothing compared to the fancy setup some of these guys have, but I
have a lot of fun shooting 35mm film with a couple of old Canon cameras, an
AE-1 SLR and a Canonet QL17 rangefinder. Mostly I
OK Don wrote:
> Correct - the Nikon crop lenses auto set the full frame sensor to cropped
> mode.
Who takes pictures these days?
...what is the value of old film cameras?
mao
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On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 1:26 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
>
>
> I preferred, when it was new, Canon's break with compatibility
> in the name of better autofocusing and auto-irising. The dedicated
> in-lens motors. Nikon finally had to cave and do the same thing
> as Canon was eating their lunch. But th
On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 12:50 AM, Fmiser wrote:
> What about replacing the 300 W lamp with a 30 W? That is the
> same as shooting ISO 200 as compared to ISO 20. If you really
> are going from ISO 2 to ISO 200, then a 3 W halogen is enough!
> (this is presuming the lumens/watt is the same for al
> OK Don wrote:
> It's that little 300w halogen projection bulb in the little
> metal box that I'm trying to get away from. It was nice when
> the ISO of the duplicating film was 2, but a bit of overkill
> now that I'm shooting at ISO 200.
What about replacing the 300 W lamp with a 30 W? That is
What makes you prefer Canon over Nikon? She has not used a Canon so we
have no comparison. Very good point about the specialty glass.
I preferred, when it was new, Canon's break with compatibility
in the name of better autofocusing and auto-irising. The dedicated
in-lens motors. Nikon finall
On Jan 6, 2012 7:46 PM, "OK Don" wrote:
>
> > The big advantage with Nikon is the ability to use the vast range of
older
> lenses, much of which is still very good and far less expensive than it
> used to be. You do need a body with manaul controls to use the older
glass.
>
You can do the same w
Michael Canfield writes:
> What makes you prefer Canon over Nikon? She has not used a Canon so we
> have no comparison. Very good point about the specialty glass.
If she's mainly shooting photos for web pages it won't matter.
Allan
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Don,
I think her favorite feature of the Nikon is the "live view" mode you are
speaking of. That may be the biggest deciding factor for her. She also
likes a lot of the features of the newer Olympus dslr's and from what I see
they will use the Nikon glass and drive the focus motors as well.
Th
Jim,
What makes you prefer Canon over Nikon? She has not used a Canon so we
have no comparison. Very good point about the specialty glass.
Thanks, Mike
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On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 9:26 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
> Neither one of us really knows a lot about equipment and such but we are
>> learning.
>>
>
> Nikon and Canon make the best glass. I prefer Canon, generally,
> but Nikon's good too. If you do a lot of special-purpose photography,
> which might
Neither one of us really knows a lot about equipment and such but we
are
learning.
Nikon and Canon make the best glass. I prefer Canon, generally,
but Nikon's good too. If you do a lot of special-purpose photography,
which might use a specialist lens, shop the glass first and then
buy whateve
Good point - I should dust off the color printing analyzer and see what I
can measure with it.
I have a 10 ft. stainless darkroom sink with stand that I would part with
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On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 5:08 PM, Dan Penoff wrote:
> Yabbut if you have an analyzer it should pick up any differences betwe
Yabbut if you have an analyzer it should pick up any differences between light
sources, I would think. The LEDs would probably be really cold or blue in
color, based on what I have seen of so called "white" LEDs.
I used to have a full blown darkroom set up in the house I grew up in. It was
ni
I have not looked but I would think you might be able to find datasheets
for LEDs that would show their spectra, then you could twiddle with them
to get your desired spectrum/a.
--R
On 1/6/12 5:54 PM, OK Don wrote:
The dicroic filters in the colorhead will change the color mix - it will be
in
#x27;re easy to mount light
> boxes on too. Just be careful to provide enough ventilation so the tissue
> paper (or whatever you're using) doesn't catch on fire.
>
> -Curt
>
> Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 15:25:55 -0600
> From: Fmiser
> To: Mercedes Discussion
The dicroic filters in the colorhead will change the color mix - it will be
inetersting to see what comes out of the "white" LEDs, and how the color
balance function on the camera handles it. It would be convenient to be
able to work after sundown -- though some early enlargers did use "piped"
sunl
he tissue paper (or
whatever you're using) doesn't catch on fire.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2012 15:25:55 -0600
From: Fmiser
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - film cameras, was: Is this BS?
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Get an ultrabright RGB LED with a little controller to get the color you
want.
--R
On 1/6/12 4:25 PM, Fmiser wrote:
OK Don wrote:
I'm going to try converting the inverted color head I used for
duplicating slides to LED illumination (to reduce heat and
brightness) and see if I can get good resu
> OK Don wrote:
> I'm going to try converting the inverted color head I used for
> duplicating slides to LED illumination (to reduce heat and
> brightness) and see if I can get good resulting copying my
> negs and slides with the D700 and the Ziess 1:1 duplicating
> lens.
Good luck - but don't h
If anyone here has a dslr and/or other equipment my girl can use for her
new photography career they are willing to part with please let me know.
We don't have much money so not looking for real high end stuff, would be
great if I could swap some w123 parts for stuff someone doesn't need.
She is
I still have all the equipment for a decent darkroom - Leitz Focomat IIc,
Jobo processer, etc. I never did like the work from labs, except for custom
color printing labs - the4y were better than I was.
I don't shoot cheap digi cams - but really like the Nikon D700. The best
part is the ability to
Dwayne's does a great job if you are unable to find a local lab.
I have a love/hate relationship with my Mamiya M645 Super and an RB67 that I
have borrowing rights for.
I love to shoot film, but these cameras are so inconvenient to carry around
(especially the RB67!)
If I was on a leisurely va
That shot was taken with a digital camera, but there is still good support
for film and developing out there. Despite the bad press, Kodak and Fuji
(and some other little guys) are making excellent modern films with
scanning in mind.
I scan the film itself with a Epson flatbed scanner designed to
What are you using to scan - and are you scanning film or the prints? Is
chemistry still readily available? I recently moved my collection of film
cameras, and am getting tempted to dust them off, clean the shutters, and
run film through them again.
On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 7:02 PM, Jaime Kopchinski
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