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  1. Generally I found that the first page of the insurance policy, called "Declaration Page" where I come from, but not always marked as such) is sufficient. All that is desired is a knowledge that you are insured and the insurance is both sufficient and valid so they or the venue don't assume the liability. If they question the veracity of the document they can always call the insurance company to verify... it only takes about 5 minutes.
  2. Flash at lens plane versus being at film plane isn't enough to make a significant difference. If your flash meter is at subject plane use that reading as given by the flash meter.
  3. Is there a way to "untick" and restore deleted threads that the moderation might consider? I'm not sure if that is a possibility or not.
  4. Tuan has a very interesting Twitter site, but not one word about the forum issues or status. I'm sure he has his hands full but I guess we'll find out that the problem is resolved whenever it gets resolved.
  5. A friend offered me "a job" photographing a catered affair their family was having. Fair price etc. I accepted and all went well until they asked me to sit at the head table with them to eat. Awkward... very nice thought but awkward. I declined and that seems to have hurt the friendship more than when they paid me 25% less than promised. Another friend was having a very small and very private wedding. I was invited if I'd bring my camera. I sent them a card and a very nice gift. I learned my lesson about mixing friendship and business. It's just too hard if one really values the friendship. I need friends a lot more than I need a bit more money.
  6. As an alternative to a strap I have always found a monopod with Rolleifix to be the carrying method of choice for me.
  7. Check this: Lomography Diana F+ What they say seems good advise. What they don't say, though... Some people leave the band on the film when they put the roll into the camera. I take it off but hold on tight to make sure the film doesn't unspool When pulling the film/paper from the supply spool to the take-up spool, only pull out the amount needed to get from spool to spool and engage correctly. Not too much; not too little. Load in subdued light. I'm not sure if Diana has a dot to align the arrow with or not. If not I have no idea how Diana knows where the film starts.
  8. As previously said, that roll of film is not good for photography but you learned something so it's not s total waste. Say what camera and better help can be given. They don't all load the same.
  9. I've used both, plus a Tokina 80-200 of that same vintage. Which one you end up liking depends a lot on your needs and expectations. I found that with the zoom I got more shots but was less satisfied with their quality than when using a 200 (or 80) prime. I tended to hand-hold the zoom and shoot on the fly whereas much more inclined to use a tripod/monopod with the 200 prime. In some ways I'd rather get a shot than miss it... but with the 80-200 I had a lot more fuzzy images due to camera movement. Or at least I assumed it was camera movement. I just never was very happy with the results. When set up on a tripod the zooms performed OK but I was never convinced that they were equivalent to the prime lenses. So long ago I retired the zoom and have been using only prime lenses ever since. I find the 200 to be my most useless lens, though... but I got it at a "steal" so...
  10. Very interesting discussion. And to think that I've been subjected to ridicule for using 120 film backs on a view camera. But has anyone else noticed that the original post was in 2003.. and it was revived by someone using a discussion thread to advertise something for sale? Or is there a bug in the new system...
  11. I don't know if it has mirror pads or not. But even if it does I doubt that's a significant weak point in a camera that gets maintained every decade or so. The mirror pad in my Nikon F3 lasted about 30 years. My Hassy is only 10 years old but shows no signs of wear. You may be worrying too much.
  12. I agree with Ed. Think about it this way... if there was an inherent weakness associated with the "new" design it would be well known by now. I've never heard of such a problem.
  13. I completely respect your long-term thinking philosophy! But... If you are not using long lenses then there really isn't any reason to upgrade to a model with GLS. Maintaining your 501C will ensure that there won't be issues with the mirror pads.
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