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  1. <p>"Raindrops on car" is great! The tones make me remember why I like film so much.</p>
  2. <p>Thank you for sharing these fine images.<br> I have been fascinated with the Kiev 60 for many years; never bought one mainly because I found the viewfinder to be disappointing - I mean given the size of the camera, I would have hoped to have a large, clear, undistorted view - but it isn't so in reality.<br> Still, not ruling it out :-)</p>
  3. <p>Hi all,<br> Many thanks for the kind words.<br> I used Ilford Lab (US) to scan my images (chose the medium option); and they used a Noritsu scanner judging from the folder names.<br> In the past, I have done better scans using a Plustek Opticfilm 7200 that I owned (and sold- too slow) and Epson 4490. I recall getting usable results from 35mm on the 4490 but the recent scans I did (of the Velvia) left me underwhelmed.<br> I plan to shoot a roll a month alongside the digital but struggling with how to scan it better. If I solve it I will post; perhaps a not-too-painful way of using a DSLR to digitize the film will give better results than scanning.<br> I agree the Retina is very well built. There are some plastic parts (rewind knob); but it is 'crisply' made and everything is tightly assembled. And the lens is very good indeed. Some of the best $20 I spent :-)</p>
  4. <p>That's all folks. I shot many more images in Chicago, but on digital.<br> I would use my film gear more but for the fact that quality of output isn't amenable to serious use, mainly because of a single weak link in the chain - scanning. <br> The cold hard fact is that if there was a decent scanning service at an affordable cost I would use a lot more film - as I suspect would many others. </p>
  5. <p>A final one - to show how the lens renders fine detail.<br> Well mostly because I can't believe spring really is here.<br> <img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7725/17370644932_a5ed5cea1c.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="332" /></p>
  6. <p>Ever wonder how that old, wonderful Schneider Kreuznach 45mm f/2.8 lens will render out-of-date Velvia 100? Wonder no more:</p> <p><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7720/16752323903_620601b08f.jpg" alt="" width="334" height="500" /></p>
  7. <p>I saw many nice bikes parked along the roads, certainly more than in other cities...<br> <img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7745/16750087394_3765a5f466.jpg" alt="" width="332" height="500" /></p>
  8. <p>A few from near the river...</p> <p><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7665/17184803818_dedf7f87e3.jpg" alt="" width="334" height="500" /></p> <p><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7701/17186380729_d0a7c06a92.jpg" alt="" width="375" height="500" /></p> <p>Now why did he have to put his name on the building?<br> <img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7721/17186380839_956035fca6.jpg" alt="" width="332" height="500" /></p>
  9. <p>Bean there, done that.<br /> <br> <img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8830/16752323553_59b2fd6c18.jpg" alt="" width="334" height="500" /></p> <p><img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8725/17372621335_0184c7ccd7.jpg" alt="" width="334" height="500" /></p> <p><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7777/16752321803_c8219a805b.jpg" alt="" width="332" height="500" /></p> <p> </p>
  10. <p><img src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7758/17372621405_a5ec3db8b7.jpg" alt="" width="334" height="500" /></p> <p>Chicago skyline seen from the walkway, Millennium Park.</p>
  11. <p>I was out walking/photographing when I came across a flea market and to my delight there was a table selling old cameras. Among other stuff which I had no way of testing, there was a Kodak Retina IIF in its brown leather ‘never ready’ case. I could see the front element was clear, the camera looked good, the shutter fired and sounded accurate, the rangefinder appeared to work – to cut a long story short the camera followed me home.<br> Sadly there was no exposed film inside, but the camera itself worked fine. It’s made very differently from my other cameras – for example there are no light seals – everything fits so crisply there’s no _need_ for foam. The mechanics are very different too – it’s hard to get used to the winder on the bottom, and the shutter on the front plate. That said, folks probably shot a lot less back then!<br> The selenium meter still responds to light, though it’s off. Strangely it appears to underexpose (not overexpose like I would have expected it to). The rangefinder was a bit dim, which I could improve by pasting a dot of insulating tape in the center. The shutter works fine, but the springs sound ‘tired’ when trying the longer exposures.<br> Someone put a lot of thought designing the viewfinder – through the viewfinder I can see the meter and centering notch, and also the shutter speed and aperture on the lens barrel!<br> They say a picture is worth a thousand words so I will cut to a picture of the camera - and my light meter :-)<br> <img src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8848/17372621525_382e5362f5_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="472" /><br> Here are some images from Chicago (all exposures on Kodak T-Max 100). Metered using the “light meter” app on android, in reflective mode. The mix of old camera, modern emulsion and smartphone worked surprisingly well!</p>
  12. <p>Hi - just wanted to tell you - please continue posting these! I read them with great interest. Not just the camera/lens article/commercials, but also the film reviews and commercials.<br> <br />What really strikes home is that the so many "dreams" - like the one of usable ISO 6000 - have been realized now. Truly a time to be thankful instead of whining about what we still do not have.</p>
  13. <p>A 35mm lens? Given how large the image is in the frame - are you sure you are not closer than the minimum focusing distance and have your camera set to release-priority AF-S?</p>
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