Yes, it's a bit dark/slow, but overall it's not a bad lens.
http://www.matoe.org/pics/MIT_060702/020_17.jpg - this picture was
taken with the exact camera and lens in question. Film was Royal Gold
400, and the lens was pretty close to wide open. There is a bit of
color fringing in the scan, but I
I'm not sure that my hands are the right hands, but the results I've
gotten from the lens have certainly impressed me. :-)
For a while, I made a small carry kit out of a P30T, A50/1.7, and the
A35-80/4-5.6, and an A80-200/4.7-5.6. Not the fastest of lenses, but
nice and light and portable. If I
Thank you!
It was one of the first serious shots I ever took, and I really didn't
know much about what I was doing. I guess sometimes you just get it
right. :-)
-Mat
On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 16:25:30 -0600, Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't have any experience with that lens Mat
but I
I've got a pair of 357's in my MX. Meters dead on the same as it did
with LR44's.
-Mat
On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 14:04:27 -0500, Scott Loveless [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I typically use the SR44 battery in my K1000. I have used the LR44
when that's the only battery available. I recently came across
I am jealous of your Angulonity. Not that that adds anything to the
conversation either.
Just thought I'd say it. I really need a good wide angle for my 4x5...
-Mat
On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 16:53:07 -0600, William Robb [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My 90mm f/8 Schneider Angulon is a pretty decent optic,
On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 11:15:49 EST, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
1. How do you do exposure most of the time? Av or Tv or manual (doing it
yourself)?
For most casual shooting, full manual. I'll use aperture priority
sometimes if I'm shooting in changing light. If I have the luxury,
Is it bad that the first detail in the picture that I noticed was the
computer on the desk that still has a 5.25 floppy drive in it?
I do like this one, though if it were my shot, I'd probably burn in
the desk area at the top of the shot a bit, to make it a bit less
distracting.
-Mat
On Wed,
A photo list on a motorcycle-oriented list server. Who woulda thunk it... :-)
BTW, the moto guzzis are beautiful. I don't ride anything close to as
exotic (Honda CBR600f2), but I still appreciate a nice bike...
Now if it would only get warmer...
-Mat
On Sat, 19 Feb 2005 12:03:37 -0800 (PST),
If you manipulate your aperture, you can adjust exposure in 1/2 stop increments.
This is how I did it on my old P30T. Once you get a feel for it, you
can tell based on how the speed LED's change whether you're close to a
half-stop over or under the indicated speed, or dead on.
The other option is
I like the lighting in the original traffic picture, though, as
mentioned, it's not all that interesting of a subject all on its own.
I can certainly see a series being built around it though.
In the same vein of photographing while driving,
I haven't been photographing long enough to mourn those two, but I am
still mourning the passing of Supra/Royal Gold 100. Very nice film,
that...
Anybody still got a few rolls in the fridge? :-)
-Mat
On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 03:28:08 -0500 (EST), John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Royal Gold 25
thebright sun 100 film is the Gold 100 emulsion. Not the same as
Royal Gold/Supra 100, which were ostensibly replaced by Royal Supra
200.
Having shot all three films, the RS200 may be a technically better
film in terms of resolution, but it renders colors differently, and
has quite a bit more
My Jupiter 85/2 is a great portrait lens. I love it. Just the right
amount of softness.
I've been thinking about one of the 20/3.5 lenses (don't remember what
they're called). They come up on eBay occasionally. Either one of
those, or a CZJ 20/4, which is the same optical design, if what I've
read
Yes it can, there is a menu option that needs to be changed though. It
is something like Allow shutter release in non-A position. At least
that's what I remember from getting my M50/1.4 to work on my photo
teacher's *istD.
For a stopdown, or fixed-aperture lens, that should be all that's
necessary
How did you prepare the coffee? What sort of grind? What sort of
process to make it?
Some coffees are VERY sensitive to variations in that sort of thing...
I for one love Jamaican Blue Mountain. But I tend to make it in my
french press when I do make it.
-Mat
On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 21:17:24 +0100,
I've got a similar Konica (C35EF) that I bought for $10 off of ebay.
Needs new foam, but otherwise in good shape.
Once I finish replacing the foam on my Canonet, it'll be next. The
rangefinder on a hotshoe sounds kind of cool though. :-)
-Mat
On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 07:41:46 +1000, John Coyle [EMAIL
My SuperProgram (SuperA) has never been anything but dead reliable.
Been thinking about buying a second one as a backup body for it. It
does seem to eat batteries faster than any of my other cameras, but I
think I can live with that.
-Mat
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:54:31 -0500, Fred [EMAIL
If I were grading it based on film-like qualities, I'd say that the
LS-9000 has more acutance, but more grain. The Epson has less
acutance, but less graininess.
Interesting comparison. Been thinking about getting an Epson 3200,
once the toy budget gets a bit more replenished.
-Mat
On Mon, 24
I own both, and I'd keep both. One body doesn't take up much space,
and if one of the two gets broken/damaged, you have another to use.
I also tend to have a habit of loading up a camera with film, and
handing it to a friend/SO/acquaintance to have them shoot along with
me. Gives me a new
The real question is
Which blend of beans/roasting/preparation method produces the best
developer for TriX? :-)
-Mat (drinking some hawaiian kona)
On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 18:43:21 -0500, Graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Oh no! Cowboy Coffee is boiled, and boiled, and boiled, and boiled some
Kind of scary that both animals are members of the same genus and
species, and yet so vastly different.
Great shot.
-Mat
On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 17:11:41 +, mike wilson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
William Robb wrote:
Or not.
We had a couple of friends over last night.
They brought one
If it's RA-4 paper, it might be useful to someone. You never know...
-Mat (who no longer has access to an RA-4 machine. darnit.)
On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 09:54:56 -0500, Collin R Brendemuehl
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thanks, guys.
I'll probably just dispose of it.
So far all of the bw paper I got
I think I actually prefer the color version. There's something about
the slightly blue tinge of the snow, and the wood tones of the fence
rail...
The BW is certainly very good as well, though :-)
-Mat
On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 09:45:57 US/Eastern, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ours is
Either of the two Canons still available? I'm a bit more interested in
the cheap one, thanks to low cash flow lately :-/
-Mat
On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 09:58:49 -0500, Collin Brendemuehl
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
FS:
#1 Canon G-III Ql17 freshly refoamed. Works fine.
glass is clean and clear.
There was one that I saved from the beginning of the year sometime,
though I don't remember who said it...
Art isn't always pretty. But art does always make you think.
Definitely the 28mm. Not too wide of a lens, which means it's a bit
easier to learn to compose with.
Now if I'd only get the CZJ 20/4 in M42 mount that was on my Christmas list...
-Mat
On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 17:52:35 +0100, Markus Maurer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Peter
I would go for the
I wouldn't worry about 7-8 volts on the flash terminal. Now 70-80
volts, I'd worry about. :-)
-Mat
On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 09:49:11 -0600, Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Here are the isolators I'm refering to:
http://www.adorama.com/WNSSPC.html
http://www.adorama.com/WNSSHSHS.html
On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 08:25:17 -0500, cbwaters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Any other BMW owners out there?
I've got a Mini Cooper S, close enough? :-)
I've also got a Volvo (P1800), and a Saab 900, and a Honda motorcycle.
No real brand loyalty here. :-)
-Mat
If it's a truly late model 283, the trigger voltage should be plenty
low enough for any camera out there.
It's hard to describe the differences between the early and late
versions of the 283, but the case will look a bit more plasticy on
the later versions.
There are three distinct generations of
1. Pentax 6x7 or 67 body with mirror lockup
2. 90/2.8 LS lens
3. Tripod/head big enough to hold my monorail view camera (secondary
use on above)
4. *istD (hey, why not)
5. Couple of 1G CF cards for #4
6. House with a basement that can be made into a darkroom
7. Cheap darkroom equipment :-)
8.
What sort of blacklight is this? Garden-variety, or one of the ones
with danger signs all over it about UV exposure?
Was thinking of doing something with a germicidal UV lamp, similar to
http://www.mikeg2.freeserve.co.uk/eprom/eraser.html
-Mat
On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 15:14:22 -0500, J. C. O'Connell
*sigh* Beseler 45 with a dichro head...
Can I just mention how jealous I am?
Now if you manage to get your hands on an ACP200 color print
processor, I'll be REALLY REALLY jealous. (color printing in your own
basement!)
sigh. no space for a darkroom in my apartment. :-(
-Mat
And, the most
That Sears 80-200/4 is actually a Tokina RMC lens. Very nice glass,
especially for the price they tend to sell for. I've got one in M42
mount that I got with my Spotmatics.
-Mat
On Fri, 3 Dec 2004 09:24:55 -0500, Collin Brendemuehl
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I've shot some older lenses that
Schneider Xenar lenses are 4-element tessar-type designs.
I've got two of them kicking around at home, and an old Zeiss Tessar as well.
Lens arrangements look to be identical on them.
-Mat
On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 14:00:06 +0100, Frantisek [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Tuesday, November 30, 2004,
Canon Powershot A75. 3.2 megapixels, 35-105 equiv. zoom, and it takes
AA batteries.
Also, very simple to use, but still has the capability of manual
exposure control if you want to play a bit. One thing that Canon does
really well is digital point-and-shoots.
-Mat
Kodak Portra 400VC is rapidly becoming my favorite 400-speed color
film for shooting like this. Most of the consumer-grade 400 speed
color film I've tried has had too much contrast for my taste. If
you're shooting w/o flash, you'll have some color correction issues to
deal with, so be aware of
A few of my choice computers:
1. Texas Instruments TI-99/4A. Christmas present in 1982.
2. Original IBM PC, 512k of RAM (woah!), two DS/DD floppies, CGA
monitor (we even ran Windows 1.0 on it at one point)
3. ATT 3B2/300. 30 megs of HD, 2 megs of RAM. First unix box I ever adminned.
A friend of
Something with a bit more contrast, like say Royal Supra 200, or just
straight Gold 200 might work better. Reala always seemed a bit flat to
me, though I've never tried the Kodak VC films on cloudy days (they do
very well on sunny days for me).
-Mat
On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 09:06:35 -0800, Tim
283's are still available new, and they are PLENTIFUL on the used market.
Be careful though, since there are three distinct generations of 283's
and the two earlier generations have 80-90 volts on the PC terminal
(later version is 5-6 volts).
I've got 4 working 283's, and one for parts, at home,
Wow I wish my BW would scan like that. Looks like I've got some
work to do...
-Mat
http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/dreyer2.html
It would have to be pretty darned thin film.
Most I ever got into a bulk-loaded roll was 42 shots before it started
binding. And I'm not sure I'd do that again. :-)
If you're developing your own film, even the 36-shot rolls are about
as long as you want to be dealing with in the darkroom. With the
Next best thing to Supra 100, which I still miss. :-P
-Mat
On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 10:36:13 -0500, J. C. O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gold 100 Film has been renamed Bright Sun .
Film code is still GA.
I love this film, its cheap, easy to get, and outstanding
image quality when the
Thanks Frank!
The leaf was photographed in situ, though I circled it for a couple of
minutes trying out different angles and framing before I shot the shot
I did. I think I ended up lying on the grass on my elbows, with the
camera focused as close as I could get it.
I would have liked to have
I've used lithium batteries in my ME super, and I've had no troubles
at all. Meter is still spot on, and the lights blink when the battery
is low. Seems to last a bit less time than a pair of silver oxide
batteries. but they also cost me half as much.
-Mat
On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 22:22:28 -0700,
S-M-C Takumar 400/5.6: smoothie, 10 blades (I think)
Sigma 400/5.6 manual focus: innie, 6 blades
SMC Pentax A35-105/3.5: innie, 6 blades
SMC Pentax A50/1.4: innie, 8 blades
Tokina ATX 80-200/2.8 MF: innie, 6 blades
Bayonet Takumar 28/2.8:innie, 5 blades
Just a few from my collection...
-Mat
And they also have VERY different density curves when developed in the
same developer (my preferred soup is D-76 1:1, just to keep things on
topic).
In my experience at least, I tend to prefer the curve and texture that
PlusX gives for people pictures, while TMax works better for place
or thing
I agree, a wonderful shot, and illustrates FAR better than I could
what I like about PlusX and TriX.
I've always got rolls of both kicking around in the fridge, right now
in both 35mm and 120 format.
-Mat
On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 18:28:24 -0500, Don Sanderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
A beautiful
A friend of mine built a robot out of Lego Mindstorms specifically to
do this sort of panorama.
Would trip the shutter, rotate x degrees, trip shutter, lather rinse repeat.
I'll have to see if I can dig up some of the Quicktime VR movies he made with it
(he did a full spherical panorama at one
One of the circular Jobo drums? The only thing I don't like about
those is the process of loading the film into them.
I've got an HP CombiPlan tank for 4x5, and it's at least a lot less
messy than a yankee tank. Only holds 6 sheets at a time though.
-Mat
On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 20:39:57 -0400,
That 50/1.4 you got with the camera is a pretty darned nice lens.
And I'm still cursing myself for not getting a 35/3.5 cheaply when I
had the chance.
I've got an S-M-C Takumar 400/5.6 that's absolutely beautiful. But no,
it's not for sale. :-)
-Mat
On Thu, 21 Oct 2004 03:17:32 GMT, [EMAIL
I get the same tag on messages from you, Frank.
Perhaps it's the bunny ears?
-Mat
On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 09:48:01 -0400, frank theriault
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Warning: This message may not be from whom it claims to be. Beware
of following any links in it or of providing the sender with any
THK sold me a replacement tripod mount and screws for my 80-200/2.8
(MF one-touch version. Same lens as you have?) Took them a while to
send the bits (probably pulled them out of the bin in the service
center), but they were great to deal with.
Sounds like a fair price for a CLA on such a nice
I've got the Takumar version of the lens. Excellent lens. And the
metal hood is the dog's dinner, to quote Cotty.
-Mat
On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 05:03:46 -0700, Keith Whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How coincidental! That photo was taken with a Pentax SMC 200mm f/4. I
just won an eBay auction
Rollers? Mechanical processor?
-Mat
On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 09:25:48 -0400, Collin Brendemuehl
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If anyone is wanting cheap darkroom stuff, boy is it really getting cheap. Midwest
Photo has a bunch of used Jobo stuff.
I got a small tank, 4x5 holder, daylight non-mechanical
I've got the A version of the lens, and I've noticed some chromatic
abberation at close focus.
Other than that, it's a nice light lens, though a bit slow.
-Mat
On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 18:46:51 -0500, Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jens
Yes - I've got one. I use it as the normal lens on
http://www.matoe.org/pics/MINI/roll1/
:-D
-Mat
On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 15:28:06 -0400 (EDT), John Francis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Mat Maessen mused:
None of my cameras have earned names yet, but my Mini is named
Winifred, or Winnie Cooper, for short.
We don't name ours, but we do
You could always cut your losses and sell it to me fore $250 ;-)
(hey it was worth a try!)
-Mat
On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 15:11:41 -0700, Bob Blakely [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
After thinking about it, I realized that 165mm is too long and too slow for
many of the shots I need this camera for. After
The whole site is friggin hilarious!!
On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 09:59:50 -0400, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.donkeydoesf1.co.uk/China%20Race%20Day/Dsc03496.jpg
--
Christian
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I still do contact sheets for all formats. 8x10 usually. An entire
roll of 120 film (shot 6x6 or 6x4.5 at least) will fit onto a sheet of
8x10 paper, as will 4 4x5 negatives, and most of a roll of 35mm film.
Once the contact sheets are done, out comes the marker, and I circle
the ones I want to
None of my cameras have earned names yet, but my Mini is named
Winifred, or Winnie Cooper, for short.
-Mat
Which Fuji film did you use for this?
P.S. - I finally got around to shooting some of that Portra 160NC I
got from you last year, this past weekend.
-Mat
On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 10:06:22 +0300, Raimo K
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The flat light does not do them any favours.
All the best!
Raimo K
The Super Program gives you aperture readout in the digital indicator
of the viewfinder,
but only with the lens set to the A setting. And it's only accurate on
a constant-aperture
lens. But it is there.
-Mat
With the strobes, it wouldn't make a darned bit of difference. They
tend to fire a bit faster than the camera shakes. :-)
On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:11:40 +0800, Simon King [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Mark
Fair point about the 1/2 - 1/30.
I use B and black velvet (to block out all extraneous
yes, on/off/self-timer switch. Be careful with leaving the camera on,
since if you leave it on and bump the
exposure lock button (left side of the lens mount), the camera will
stay on, and run down the batteries.
-Mat
On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 18:42:39 +0100, John Whittingham [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
*Drol*
Even if it is electrically dead, you could probably swap the guts out
of a non-black ME super, and get her running again.
Mm... stealth SLR... in black even.
-Mat (who is working on one hell of an enablement deal as we speak)
You know, when I was growing up, my British mother taught me and my
brother how to make those paper cubes.
Of course, she conveniently forgot to tell us that we were supposed to
fill them with water and lob them at each other. Wonder why
-Mat
The M lens will work fine on an MZ-5, just no auto aperture or program
modes. You'll haveto shoot full manual or aperture priority.
I've used both the M50/1.7 and the A50/1.7. Both are excellent lenses,
especially for the price. Some may complain about the focusing feel on
the A lenses, but mine
Not sure about eyeglass lenses, but the diopter adapter I have for my
SuperProgram usually ends up rattling around in the bottom of my
Lowepro...
Luckily the camera has enough eye relief that I can use it with my
glasses on, most of the time...
-Mat
Already been done. I'll have to poke around the net, and see if I can
find details.
Essentially, one opens up the camera, finds the correct three
terminals/wires, and breaks them out into a USB cable.
-Mat
On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:16:01 -0400, Christian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Caveman wrote on
http://www.cexx.org/dakota/
This is for one of the older disposables. Looks like the newer ones
are a bit less hackable, but still doable.
-Mat
On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 14:27:30 -0400, Mat Maessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Already been done. I'll have to poke around the net, and see if I can
find
Gossen LunaPro F. I've got the 15/7.5 degree attachment for
pseudo-spot readings, but I use it mostly as an incident meter.
Vital equipment when I'm out with the 4x5...
-Mat
Boris Liberman wrote:
A friend of mine enabled himself with 4x5 camera with Schneider
Kreuznach Symmar 1:5,6 / 210 lens. This camera/lens has Synchro Compur
#1 shutter. Unfortunately the shutter needs repair. Ideally I would
like to get technical/repair manual or at least a sketch of the
I don't have drawn schematics, but I remember finding an article online
about disassembling the shutter.
Do a search for compur shutter on google and you should be able to
find it.
The problem is that there are MANY small pieces to come flying out, and
there are springs under some pretty tight
Dario Bonazza wrote:
Here is a selection of *ist D pictures I took yesterday:
http://www.dariobonazza.com/f1_04e.htm
*DROL*
Beautiul pictures, and my first good look at the new Ferrari aero
package for this year.
Wonder if I can get up to Montreal in June...
Yes, Oxford.
SFAIK they aren't built anywhere else. Makes the British half of me
happy. :-)
-Mat
Cotty wrote:
Matt, is that the Mini production line in England, or do they build them
elsewhere? AFAIK, it's Oxford. Been in there a few times. The company is
owned by BMW but built by good
As opposed to the GT-6, which was a Spitfire with a hardtop and the TR6
engine.
I have a friend who has a Triumph fetish. 3 GT-6's in various states of
rust/disassembly, and a beautiful TR-6 in his garage.
Oh yeah, and a Formula Vee as well...
-Mat
TR-250 was the body of a TR-4 with the
Irv Gordon. 1965 1800S. Over 2 million documented miles. He lives on
Long Island.
One heck of a nice guy, even if he does shoot Canon.
-Mat
frank theriault wrote:
IIRC, the automobile that holds the record for most miles ever is a
P1800. Owned by a guy in Vermont or New Hamshire or some such
Cotty wrote:
I'll bet your favourite film would be the Italian Job? The remake?
Oh no, the original is MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH MUCH better.
Have both on DVD though...
-Mat
I've got a Swedish/Italian/English bastard child car (Volvo P1800). And
according to the Mini website, my Cooper S is rolling down the line as
we speak. :-) :-) :-)
(h... so 1 and 1/3rd british cars?)
-Mat (the half-Brit)
Cotty wrote:
EURGH. Orrible things. Now, an Austin Healey, now
The old tessar-formula lens can be remarkably sharp when stopped down. I
still get blown away when I stick a negative
on the light table that I shot on my 4x5 with the original 1928 vintage
Xenar lens.
I do have a 150mm Symmar sitting here, but I need to get the block of
aluminum I have out to
We used to call those big wheels when I was young enough to fit on one.
When I got a bit older we used to find the biggest hill we dared go
down, squat on the seat,
and try not to take a spill on the corner at the bottom. Usually we made
it through unscathed...
-Mat
Boris Liberman wrote:
Very
I've actually never shot with the lens wide open. It does look a bit
soft on the focusing screen though, especially at the wide end. Stopped
down to 5.6 or smaller, the pictures look tack sharp. And the extra bit
of light in the viewfinder is useful when I'm shooting w/ flash indoors
(did a
Keith Whaley wrote:
P.S. Speaking of Graphics, just the other day at lunch with some others
OFs, one mentioned he had an older Crown Graphic, I think it was. He
wanted to sell it.
I don't know. . .do I need all that additional hassle? sighhh. I've
always wanted one, but. . .
Yes yes yes yes
graywolf wrote:
Ask me about my 94 cent print washer.
So, how about that 94 cent print washer?
-Mat
graywolf wrote:
1. who on the list currently has a darkroom.
Don't have my own, but I have access to a fairly well-equipped one, with
enlargers for BW up to 4x5, and a dichro head on one of the 35mm
enlargers. My friend Bob keeps threatening to frame out a darkroom in
his basement, and I've
Santa left me a real mill-type coffee grinder.
Time to feed one of my other addictions :-)
-Mat
Collin R Brendemuehl wrote:
Congrats.
I got a new fry pan.
What exactly is wonky about the meter? Did they tell you the problem when
it got CLA'ed?
Unfortunately, my last experience getting an MX CLA'ed resulted in the
camera coming back nonfunctional. *grumble* must do something about that
one of these days...
-Mat
I have a bargain condition black MX
Darnit! You post this after I've spent all my holiday money...
Oh well, I'll have to check again in January...
-Mat
Collin Brendemuehl wrote:
Anyone want a Pentax SpotmeterV for $130 + shpg.
Local shop (Cord) has 4 available.
Generally good condition.
Got my ME Super for free because it was in this condition.
Sent it in for a CLA, and it came back working fine. According to the
invoice for the repair, they replaced a bushing in the camera.
Been working like a champ ever since.
Probably just something stuck inside.
-Mat
Peter Nielsen wrote:
I
I *heart* my ME Super, and it is an SE.
Only difference is the split focusing screen, and I was told that the
early non-SE ME Supers didn't have quite as fast a shutter, but I'm not
100% sure about it.
Certainly worth getting, and makes a great companion to an MX.
-Mat
Andy Chang wrote:
Hi
Paul Eriksson wrote:
Is it wort $200 to get a 7200rpm hd instead of a 4200rpm drive?
If you're doing photoshop on the machine, absolutely. Get the fastest
drive you can afford.
-Mat
http://www.matoe.org/pics/solarranger.jpg
or
http://www.matoe.org/pics/powerranger3.jpg
And just last week, I was using that exact lens in an enlarger...
How did you attach the lens to the bellows? Did they make an M42
version, or are you using an adapter?
-Mat
J. C. O'Connell wrote:
Camera-Pentax SL (Meterless Spotmatic)
Bellows-Asahi Autobellows (M42)
Lens-Schneider Componon-S
I had a lovely surprise this morning! My kids and hubby woke me with a
chocolate (lopsided! lol) cake, complete with 27 glowing candles, and some
loveheart shaped balloons, whilst performing a very off-key rendition of
happy birthday to you. My one year old then proceeded to sit on the cake
Not sure about car windows, but it certainly makes a good cleaning
solvent...
Something about a liquor that's 190 proof...
-Mat
mike wilson wrote:
Everclear sounds like something you use to clean car windows on frosty
mornings. Or that you use for nasal congestion. Am I wrong?
mike
who likes
Art Alexakis has been known to whine on occasion... ;-)
just kidding, one of my favorites as well. :-)
-Mat
Tanya Mayer Photography wrote:
Everclear - don't know about the drink, but they are one of my favourite
bands! lol.
I actually flew Laker on my first trip to England, when I was all of 5
years old. Funny the things you remember...
-Mat
Malcolm Smith wrote:
I remember the slogan 'I'm a Laker Liker' for Freddie Laker's cut price
airline. I had the smiley face sticker on the family washing machine for
years
Sorry, fresh out of platters with race tires.
-Mat
frank theriault wrote:
...John the Baptist's impersonation of Graham Hill.
best regards,
Mr. Gumby
Do all portraits have to be attractive to be good portraits?
Most certainly not. The portrait is entirely what the photographer wants
it to be.
The classic example that I use is Richard Avedon's portraits of his
father. As one critic described it, he murdered his own father with the
camera.
The
A good photograph always reveals something about the photographer.
A REALLY good photograph reveals it without the photographer, or
sometimes even the viewer, realizing it.
-Mat
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
After viewing the photograph I realized that I was also confronting some of my
own demons and
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