paul ron

so stupid, thin skin paranoid complainers. close it down instead of enjoying the responces the theme got?... sheesh, no one is breaking anyones arm to participate in the nw themes. make such a big deal over nothing. fixed focus... most people dont use primes!... its gear related! ... get rid of it! monochrome monday excludes many peoplel... get rid of it! tractors.. who the hell in nyc has a tractor?... get rid of it! corner stores?.... those poor people living in rural areas will be excluded... get rid of it! books?... no one reads books anymore! get rid of it! night shots?... too dangerous to be out at night!... get rid of it! whats next???? bitch bitch bitch! one lesson learned from living in a big city... if ya dont like your neighborhood, move! i think photonet is done. see ya later... im sure ill find another site to play on.

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canon eos with Delta 100 120 film

wow over one film oriented theme? hahahahahahahaha chilax. There isnt much you can do with gear... it all starts to look digital anyway. oh is fixed focus gear oriented? ... yeah, they are taking over the place. hahahahaha lets go back n sip some whine n chill on the beach.

and yet the saga continues. hahahahaha :eek:

rb67 180mm tmy-400

built like tanks! mamiya's reputation for quality stems from this era of over built to last forever. nice restoration. your grand children will certainly appreciate the quality compared to the toys we see today.

what classifies as classic?... age, popularity in its day, or just discontinued? i see a plastic body eos posted as classic? its been that long ago?

I don't understand your "generalizations vs punctuation" remark.... perhaps you didn't find the manual specific enough? Perhaps I didn't stress the importance of the right way as opposed to using the common DIY shorcuts circulating the internet? I really dont care if you bathe your shutters in lard, whale oil or 30 weight motor oil... that's your way... it may not be the right way but if it works for ya.... God bless!.... but to say one lube is better than another when you don't make your living from repairs is rather brave. As for old lubes vs synthetics being better... Id say 70 years is more than enough expected use for any product with that amount of success. what makes you think a shutter runs better or any longer on new vs old lubes? They still fall into the 20% spec accuracy and will need service in so many years regardless of how long lubes last or not, parts wear and lubes migrate. Synthetic still has to prove its longevity for another maybe 50 years before you can claim the old wasn't doing its job. The old stuff has kept 100 year old cameras running this long. Shutter parts, watch parts and car engines are all designed with very exacting tolerances that allow for lubricants of very specific weights n viscosity and many other characteristics that make each one unique to their intended use ( thats why they are recommended by the manufacturer ). Using a new synth oil doesn't mean its automatically better. BTW you are entitled to your opinion on organic lubes... maybe you don't find them to be state of the art or impressed with their function... but if it weren't for them, how do you account for the equipment still alive that used those organics? And Im sure if you were in the camera repair business in the day those lubes were state of the art, you may have a different opinion. Im not against DIY methods... its a great way to keep these old gems running that otherwise may have been land fill by now. My advice, use good tools, do your homework to find the correct materials, find tried n true methods, even if they don't use their real names! Paul Ron