nicolas_renon

<p>The best test would be to use it and check if it matched your requirements.</p> <p>I own I use a FED 3 (with I-26) and never has any problem. In regular use, I doubt you would notice any quality difference between I-26, I-26 or J-8.</p>

<p>Freestyle is my first choice not because they look highly dedicated to analog photography. They are not the cheapest but I can live with it. Too, the sell films, papers, chemistry and lab equipment under their brand (Arista) at a very resonable price and it is always a game to know who manufactured them: if you want Kodak Tri-x at half price get their Arista Premium 400...</p>

<p>Wha is the point? There are rude people on ebay (like in real life)??? So?</p>

<p>Not sure it has something to do with the original topic...</p>

<p>I would stick with Tri-X and D76.</p>

<p>Bought an OM10 in the '80. Used it for years until the shutter had some trouble (twice). Replaced it by an OM1. Never looked back.</p>

<p>Looks like a genuine Leica II, congratulations!</p> <p>This is my favorite camera, not in terms of features as you noticed but it has everything you need to take pictures and nothing more. Set the Elmar lens to f/11 and you have a real streetshooter weapon. </p>

<p>High chance your camera needs a visit to the repairman due to age. Nothing exceptional after 60 years (who can live 60 years without going to the doctor?).<br> CLA is not free nor cheap as these cameras are pretty complex and need some knowledge from the repairman and this is a fact buyers take into account when getting such cameras.<br> To answer your question, I guess it could worth $200-500 depending on the camera real condition (not only cosmetic) and assuming that lenses are fine (no fungus, no separation or other optical flaw).</p>

<p>I fully agree with you that 1+4 is clearer but you have to deal with data as they are communicated and be prepared to understand what 1:4 means... </p>

<p>If you know the rules, you know what 1:1 means as well as any other dilution...</p>

<p>If you follow the chemistry notation rules, there is no ambiguity.</p>

<p>1:50 means 1 part of developer for a total volume of 50 (2% concentration). Said differently, it is 1+49.<br> 1:1 means no dilution, 100% concentration or 1+0.</p>

<p>1+50 and 1:50 are not the same to me but I doubt it would make a noticeable difference (2%) on your negatives in the real world...</p>

<p>If dilution is 1+50, in real life it should translate by 10ml of developer + 500ml of water for a grand total of 510ml.</p>

<p>If I remember well, workshops where FED cameras were built were under the NKVD responsability.</p>