4 modern 8x10 film holders $30 each
2 wood 8x10 film holders $25 each.
-- all in excellent condition
8x10 film that I'll list later.
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Collin
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Anyone travelling through Ohio on the way to GFM
feel free to call me. I'm in the phone book.
Lunch/dinner on me.
Sincerely,
Collin
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>From "color"
Wed, 01 Jun 2005 21:15:29 -0700
>speaking of cars. people do all kinds of things to make their
>cars UNIQUE. they put 27" rims on them, custom paint jobs,
>crate engines, lowered or raised suspension, etc. etc.
>and then they buy all those rebels and 300D's.
>
>it's kind of like eve
I've always used either a 40mm or 50mm.
But then, this is not my field.
If you want something a little long and modestly priced
take a look at the M or A 100/2.8 offerings.
The M is just a little over $100, and not too much more
for the A100/2.8
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Collin
Looks like web preparation in advance of a new product announcement got indexed
though it is not directly linked to.
Shame on the web admin!
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Collin
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MicroCenter (you can order on-line) is selling the
Epson R200 for $79.99 with a $50 manufacturer's mail-in rebate.
That makes it $29.99.
You can't buy replacement inks for that price.
Sincerely,
Collin
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John Francis
Tue, 31 May 2005 10:30:37 -0700
>On Tue, May 31, 2005 at 12:45:33PM -0400, Collin Brendemuehl wrote:
>>
>> Because the two lens types step down with different mechanical
>> ratios between the arm and the aperture blades, the camera
>> (in its current iter
Because the two lens types step down with different mechanical
ratios between the arm and the aperture blades, the camera
(in its current iteration) does not know how to move or release
the arm.
But this could be fixed in software, by having the camera be
smart enough to detect non-A lenses (all
>>Mark Roberts
>>Mon, 30 May 2005 10:52:43 -0700
>>
>"Bob W" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>That should give their marketing department something to work with:
>>
>> Better the Devil You Know...
>>
>> Pentax - the camera Satan would use
>>
>> Burn in Hell with Honeywell
>>
>>
I recently saw one camera with a PDA cover stuck over the display. I'm
considering the same.
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Collin
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>Cotty on Thu, 26 May 2005 11:54:24 -0700
>
>On 26/5/05, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>>Bodgit, Hackitt & Weld,
>>Oxford,
>>UK
>>Prop: S. Cottrell, esq.
>>
>>*-)
>
>Har!
>
>Never heard if them !
>
Really? Never?
Very surprising.
It's the Jaguar engineering team.
Sincerely,
Collin
The Red-Winged Blackbird is very common. It may not cover
the whole country but in the Midwest and Great Plains it is
around practically all farm land.
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Collin
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It doesn't make mechanical sense
If two 50mm (K & FA, for the sake of argument) lenses
have the indicator set to f "8" and f "2" is the same
diameter, for the body to close the mechanism down to
f "8" would not the distance be identical?
If not, why?
I've the A & FA 50s but per the discussion
From: Cory Papenfuss
>Actually, as I look at it, I think he's (almost) right.
>Shorting the pin to ground tells the camera it's 'A'. The
>difference is that the pin is *recessed* on the camera. In
>order for the lens to short it when set to 'A', the pin comes
>out further than flush on the len
Hard back.
(c) 1980, fifth printing 1984
Published by NY Graphic Society.
Excellent Condition.
$25 shipped in US. $30 to Europe.
PayPal.
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Collin
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is a body modification that will allow the "A" connection to be turned on
within the body. Perhaps a piece of foil to short the pin to the mount (for
those of us with metal mounts) or a mylar/metal ring that can be used ad-hoc to
turn on "A".
Any fabricators among us?
Sincerely,
Collin
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0505/05052401thin_lens.asp
:0
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Collin
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DAYTON:
There's always a couple of camera dealers selling @ or near
store prices. $100 for a K1000.
But ... I got a Tenba camera backpack for $25.
There were some nice items that I passed on.
NAD 3140 amp for $50.
Dell server with 4 Pentium Pro CPUs & 40 gig HD for $50.
(Lots of that stuff -- temp
(Too bad no other PDMLers will be there, afaik.)
Hamvention bargain shopping, here we come!
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Collin
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Display the image on your computer.
Connect to your LCD projector.
Add filteration to the image data.
Mount your LCD projector onto your enlarger chassis.
Shoot down to the paper.
Develop normally.
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Collin
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Film is cheap.
Especially when you don't need it any longer.
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Collin
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The High Speed USB 2.0 port may be practical for some but I prefer to change
cards. If you hook up the USB, and then open the camera card access door, it's
like unplugging a live USB device. Opening the door (rightly) powers down the
camera.
I've got Win2K. It restarts the computer.
There
Just curious ...
since there is no aperture ring ...
will this lens work in P & Tv modes on manual focus bodies
(e.g., Super Program, ZX-M)?
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Collin
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What are the photographic rules you live by?
They may involve handling, purchasing, authorization to purchase, weight, or
anything else you want to contribute.
1. One equipment type per bag.
135/digital in one bag. 4x5 in another.
2. Space to sort in the field.
If I want to take some 135/Digi
Comments interspersed:
Second, again holding format constant, a shorter focal length will yield
smaller
circles of confusion than a longer focal length. Thus, a shorter focal length
will have greater DOF at a given f-stop than a longer focal length.
*Yes, but don't confuse f-stop with apertur
For some reason my prints to the R200 ended up in 256-color mode. I've tried
various settings but can't get a true color
output. (Worked well with the old Stylus Color 400 & same software.)
Thoughts from other Epson users?
Sincerely,
Collin
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Dave,
The mirror is understood. It's obviously in the way.
What I'd like is something along the line of MLU but with
the shutter release being a toggle --
1. Fire shutter release/Raise Mirror/LCD on
2. Position camera
3. Shoot/Lower Mirror/LCD Off
Sincerely,
Collin
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Converting the 22 RAW files to best JPG with the Laboratory
last night was a real time-eater -- on a 350MHz system.
And when I did the best TIFF format, Micrografx Picture Publisher (I forgot
which version) wouldn't load them properly.
So it was redone to JPG. 2x the fun.
So next is a faster co
There are times when I'd like to have the LCD always on.
But I can't see a method to accomplish this.
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Collin
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Just curious -- how many here are using this printer?
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Collin
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Went in WalMart on Sat.
There was this little Pentax digital on display.
Right beside it was a little Panasonic.
Identical, for all practical purposes.
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Collin
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1. That, on the DS the M75-150 does have some fringing at the image edges.
But the center is good.
2. Eppserson Photo in Oklahoma City as a Tokina 80-200/2.8 AT-X Pro AF for
$588. NEW. And Tokina has a $60 rebate right now.
(about $549 online)
They've also got the Vivitar Series 1 19-35 f
Ok.
Nobody wants the MX.
And I need to regather from the DS purchase.
So, would someone rather have a
1 Super Program
2 Winder ME II
3 AF-200T
All in excellent condition.
$125 + shpg.
PayPal.
Sincerely,
Collin
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I like my L-308B II.
Does everything but spot.
For that I have a Pentax analog spotmeter.
And it takes a common, cheap battery.
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Collin
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Ok, so what should I use for software?
Photoshop Elements with which Plug-Ins or 3rd-part add-ons?
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Collin
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Anyone used the following lenses with digital?
If so, what were the results?
Tokina SD 400/5.6
Tokina AT-X 80-200/2.8 (manual focus, either A- or M-class)
When I get home, the 300/5.6 Tamon will get a test run.
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Collin
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I mis-stated in the initial posting.
@ f8 it's reasonable, like the A lenses.
Wide open, it's pretty soft, even with a high shutter speed.
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Collin
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The 21mm Tominon screw mount lens gives results similar to the A lenses. Get
to f8 and you're ok. Just don't shoot wider.
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Collin
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I've shot a few shots to compare the image centers and right edges. Nothing
scientific. Just looking at which are better.
I shot at 1/60, f3.5, and 1/250, f6.3.
FA50/1.4 Very Sharp
K30/2.8 Very Sharp
M75-150, Very Good results. Reasonably Sharp.
A50/1.7, Good results at 1/250. Mediocre at 1/6
Fired?
I guess that destroys another theory to account for the subsequent flavor
change.
Collin
Graywolf
>Thu, 12 May 2005 05:29:10 -0700
>
>WOW! Talk about holding a grudge, it must be five years
>since they fired that chihuahua. GRIN!
>
>graywolf
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
Caveat: This inf
Saturate the image with Red before doing the gray-scale conversion. It'll look
almost like having used a red filter
on b&w film when it was shot.
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Collin
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Yes, it's early.
But I've got a good reason. Really I do. Trust me.
The plan is to run down to Cord after work and pick up a DS kit.
But that will mean that I've got too much other equipment.
So ... a couple of things FS
1. The 18-55 zoom that comes with the kit. $100
2. Black MX & Winder.
Many electrical contact cleaners leave a residue.
You don't want that.
What works best is also one of the cheapest options.
Lighter fluid. It evaporates cleanly.
Just reach in with a cotton swab on a stick.
Collin
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Art. Hmmm. Good question.
There was a time when "art" was reduced to include any and all expressions and
the term really became meaningless. There was nothing to distinguish art from
non-art. It was wholely subjective.
It's sometimes confused with content. Anything can be done in either a
Or we wouldn't be arguing about it. Isn't it more a question of how long it
will continue to live and be viable?
Let's not take the feeding tube away from someone who's not terminal.
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Collin
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I began with a comparative comment.
And I made no demeaning remarks about any individuals.
There is no need to behave in such a way toward me.
But I shall cease further comment on the matter.
Collin
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> Quoting Jostein <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> >
> > Quoting Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> >
> > > American Marxist phobia is actually more a thing of the fifties and
> > > sixties. It's really quite dead. However, there are little pockets of
> > > folks with rather extreme views who kee
NO WAY!
They're getting bucks for every memory module that uses
"their" format. Even if no code of theirs was used in
any system to create the format.
Back in the old days Univac initiated plug-compatible &
was the beginning of open connectivity.
But now the lawyers are winning instead of th
I put a 50 on the DS down @ Cord.
You know, it really didn't seem that tight.
(same perspective as 80mm on 135 film)
It will be a great length for waist-up shots but probably
not long enough for good working room.
Maybe an old K55 would be a better, tighter portrait length.
(same perspective as rou
IIRC, on older 2-pin flashes, Does not the back left pin
on Pentax, Minolta, & Olympus serving the same function?
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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technical excellence as a CBS news report.
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Donal,
Welcome. Enjoy yourself.
Take lots of shots and share them with us.
That's what it's all about.
Collin
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In that type of shutter, it looks like wide angle lens for a 2x3 (or
thereabouts) press camera. It certainly has the age.
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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The only thing that the shroud does is hit the PZ connection.
So all you need to do is make it shorter.
I've only done it once. But it was simple.
Step 1: remove the mount
Step 2: take a pliers and snap the shroud off.
Step 3: replace the mount.
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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John Francis enscribed
Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:38:00 -0800
>
>D. Glenn Arthur Jr. mused:
>>
>> ... Now to sit back and see whether there's a single TECO user on
>> the PDML to rise to the bait.)
>
>You rang?
>
>(DECSystem-10 & DECSystem-20 Algol 60 support & development, 75-78)
Hey, guys -- CP/M rul
I have a very good K->S/M adapter that I'll trade
for a roll or two of Fuji Acros. Any takers?
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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To those who (like me) generally go to e* after PDML,
Photo.net classifieds are also a good place to sell.
And it's free.
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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Pentax film cameras and lenses - send offers
first advertised yesterday by sf photo
http://sfhost.com/fpa/photo_items.html
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1. A camera with interchangable focusing screens.
2. A plain, clear grid screen. There's no need for the ground glass/frosted
feature. You're not focusing. Everything is at infinity.
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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tec
http://www.mpex.com
Midwest Photo Exchange.
They just put up a new web site.
They're big in LF & pro digital accs like printers & Imacon.
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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If I use 2 slave-driven strobes on manual do the ist D & DS automatically react
to the increased light or does one need to shoot in manual mode?
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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Remember NLQ? Near Letter Quality
When 24-pin dot matrix printers make nice results for a cheaper and quieter
price than a Qume Sprint 3/5, NEC SpinWriter, or Xerox. Not quite as good, but
close enough for the material's recipient -- for the customer.
The high quality & expensive B&W digital
BLOG:
The used 5Mp digital market is now cheap. That's making film expensive. A
used Nikon 5000 or 5700 is a very capable camera and $250 - $400 is a nice
price range for such a quality unit.
So I'm really tempted. Really tempted. (The film cameras would be relegated
to b&w, for the most par
Yours is better (it's on a Pentax) whereas this person took the Cotty/British
approach and stuck it on a Canon!
But in their defense, one works with the tools one has.
(But it temps me -- to put it on an old G-III that's got a bad lens assembly
[there's a few out there] ... "Rangefinder H" ...
Those adorama units are bulb photofloods.
You may or may not want that type of lighting.
Another option in that same arena
=
Look for some of the cheap AC movie lights.
Usually only a few bucks each used.
And really bright.
A few of these with accs. like stands or d
Where did you get yours?
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C. Brendemuehl
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From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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The marketplace seems to be doing the opposite, though.
The pro photo shops here are selling digital & LF.
Little or no 135/120/220 stuff goes out the door.
Saw it in Oklahoma as well.
Anyone observing something different elsewhere?
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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Here's a workable principle:
The commonplace items will die, at least as far as being generally available
goes. The unique niche items will survive because the need that requires them
will remain, though perhaps to a lesser degree.
With that in mind ...
C-41 film will die (as a marketable item
Don't think of them as interchangable. Softboxes and
umbrellas server some different purposes. Umbrellas diffuse
more.
(And I'm talking about reflecting indirectly off an umbrella rather than
directly through one, that giving a similar result as the use of a softbox.)
I use a softbox when WA
Tim Sherburne
Fri, 07 Jan 2005 09:47:44 -0800
>
>Collin... I noticed these cameras take a mercury cell;
> according to a website, the meter is "powered by one
>1.35V M20 (#625) mercury battery". Are
>these easy to come by, or is there an alternative battery?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Tim
I always use the sa
nyone interested ...
Midwest has 11x14 Ilford warmtone fiber paper, 10-sheet packs, $5 each pack.
http://www.mpex.com. Ask for Dan or Abdi.
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Collin Brendemuehl
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Shel,
I don't like to use a computer rodents, and
recommend getting a Kensington track ball.
The big one.
Roughly $80 to $100.
Far easier to use.
Small footprint.
Precise.
And great for playing Descent (Yes, I know it's old, but it's fun) or any
other 3-d game.
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
If this is business-use equipment then talkt o business insurance folks.
If it's amateur-use equipment then get renter's insurance. It's probably the
easiest way to cover yourself. And cheapest.
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
Se
I was drooling over cameraleather.com this am.
For the black MX I was thinking of the pebbled black calfskin.
Or should I just ask Cesar? :)
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C. Brendemuehl
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Like DougF I've enjoyed working in the tech industry for over 20 years. Fun
field. Most of the time.
The biggest issue I've had with HTML emails is not the reception of a virus,
worm, or other questionable item. (Fortunately my ISP resolves those matters
for me.) Rather,
spammers use the ex
I guess New Yorkers need something semi-natural to look at.
:)
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C. Brendemuehl
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Does it not require the BG to use AAs or will it use them natively?
Collin
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I had the chance to visit Epperson Photo in Oklahoma City on Thursday. They
stock Pentax. And they're cheap with used stuff. (Got a Tamron 300/5.6 with
"A" adapter for $29.95!)
Anyway, I got my hands on the *istDS.
Personally, I don't really like the feel in my hand.
But everything else is nic
Meter works well and is in vgc. Used but not abused.
With case. Case is ex.
$40 + shpg.
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They morphed into 80-200/2.8s.
The range dropped and optics were made nicer.
Price can be attractive as well.
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C. Brendemuehl
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Canon did that very thing early on.
But they built it into the body, iirc.
But I don't recall the model(s).
They don't do it any more.
You'd have to match the angular characteristics of each lens.
The further away from the focal plane the narrower the angles that need to
converge. Hence it's im
Four to 8 inches of snow coming today.
(That's 10 to 20 cm for all of you in Canada & Euro.)
More tomorrow.
I'm off Friday.
Maybe tomorrow.
This is also why gray cards exist.
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Re: Documentation that you might like
William Robb
Tue, 21 Dec 2004 20:47:03 -0800
>Where's the goat?
>I took one of those apart, and it looked like a goat had >exploded in my work
>room when I was done.
>
>William Robb
Eaten by Rollei & Leica.
Woof.
Sincerely,
Collin (I took my meds today, h
Thanks for the info.
I've bunch shot periodically over the past 2 1/2 decades that need converted
and my folks have a few thousand that were shot in the 50s & 60s with the old
Kodak Pony 135.
In that vein, yesterday my son came home with this neat little Elmo unit. Put
a Carousel slide tray on
Since I don't have a good buyer for the set
does anyone have something to trade for the pair?
Here's some want/need items:
-- A50/1.4
-- Winder MX
-- LF stuff (8x10 or 4x5, film, holders, whatever)
-- Ikonta folder
-- 2-meter handheld
Or if you've got something else nifty
Sincerely,
C. Brendemu
Even KEH can sometimes be cheaper than the competition.
Not often, but sometimes.
One recently sold on eBay for > $300.
KEH has one for $286.
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Does it have a studio stamp on the frame?
The life of the business can help narrow the decade.
I took another look at her outfit. A hint of flapper-esque.
That justifies thinking later 20s. And if the child is 4 years old in the
photo, that would make her born about '22 or '23, or roughly 82 or
http://www.photo.net/gc/view-one?classified_ad_id=597683
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C. Brendemuehl
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Dropping the price on the P5 & Winder ME-II to get them off my self.
P5. Ex. condition. $45 shipped in US.
Winder MEII. Also Ex. condition. $45 shipped in US.
Both together for $85 shipped in US.
P5 (aka P50) is the only P body to accept a winder.
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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Shel,
Confusing, really.
The lighting style makes it look very modern to me.
Definitely large city folks. Her top likely wouldn't have been seen on rural
folks.
His cuffed pants and the family's casual seating style make me think 1940s.
Maybe late 30s.
Yes, the furniture appears late 19th
Erin,
We mourn with you.
Now go get something MECHANICAL!
And if you need a winder/rewinder, make it the LX.
Sincerely,
C. Brendemuehl
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I have one in each car.
In mine is an Olympus XA2. Cheap. $10 or less. 2 A76 batts.
In the wife's is a particular Canon p&s. I don't remember the model, but no
zoom, has ir remote, and even (of all things to put on a p&s) a waist-level
finder! Decently sharp pics.
Recommendation -- Oly Sty
This will never happen with enlargements from negs & E6.
It can't.
(E6 negs have grain like C-41 & b&w, though Kodachrome has very a different
structure.)
Here's why:
The light passing through negative "holes" suffers an aperture affect.
As a result it creates rings on the print.
The differen
>
>Cory
>
>anybody want to buy a slightly broken Honda?
>
Only 9 years old? My Camry hit 278K the other day.
Drinking oil but still 30+ mpg.
And Hondas don't break. They mature. :)
Collin (@ Honda R&D and, yes, driving a Toy) Brendemuehl
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Congratulations.
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C. Brendemuehl
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>Cotty
>Thu, 09 Dec 2004 06:51:52 -0800
>
>On 9/12/04, Don Sanderson, discombobulated, unleashed:
>
>>I told her Cotty.
>>Strange thing though, then the line went dead,
>>almost like, she hung up on me??
>>Cotty... Have you been bad again?
>
>Haven't paid my bill ;-)
>
>Cheers,
> Cott
Of course it is. Or we wouldn't be having this interaction.
They're going to be doing short product runs for a long time.
They have to. They're too small: It's a 2nd-tier company,
at least in this market segment.
Can things change? Certainly. Canon used to be 2nd-tier
in both consumer and pr
1. A*85
2. A15
3. LX
4. either istD or istDS
5. film
6. memory modules
7. higher credit card limit
8. Honey, where are you going?
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C. Brendemuehl
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store..
>i'm trekking out to Long Island tomorrow to give her private lessons.
>
>Hurray for craigslist! I need the gig!
>
>ann
>
>
>
>
>Collin Brendemuehl wrote:
>
>> B&W has gone through so many stylistic changes in the past
>> few years, it's a
B&W has gone through so many stylistic changes in the past
few years, it's amazing. Many people I read on NGs shoot an
extra 1/3 to 1/2 stop of extra saturation and then develop
normally. (Personally, I shoot most b&w by the book but add
about 5% extra time to the processing to bring out the
high
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