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<p>I realize it is tedious, but I would encourage the curious to google "MINOX" and you will find a lot of history and how-to. There may even be a Minox guide in your local library. There is a fairly deep bunch of threads here in photo.net. Most retail Minox sites have links to user groups where there is additional support. Minox is a niche group, but there is a bit of adventurer in all of us. Here is a site I have found helpful and has some spectacular Minox images:<br>

http://kcbx.net/~mhd/index.htm</p>

 

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<p>Hi,<br>

I carry an EC in my pocket and have 4 iiis and a minox enlarger. I develop & print at home. I haven't shot color film in a while but want to get back into it.<br>

I recently took my iiis to Wetzlar during a trip and took some photos there. I will post a few images here soon.<br>

Currently working on building a slitter.<br>

Good to see others are still using these cameras as well.</p>

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<p>I do not use Minox, but have been curious about them. I may get either a Minox or a Pentax 110 in the future. One of the areas that interests me is the idea of using 16mm film in one of the subminiatures using reloadable canisters. If I could run some Kodak 16mm PlusX through it, and reload myself, these would be among the least expensive cameras to operate. </p>

<p>I have found a 16mm size negative carrier that I can fit into my enlarger; but, haven't made much further progress. I still mostly use the 16mm for movie film. I mention this because I don't want people to give up on Minox and 110. I think they are good products, and have probably been grossly underrated. </p>

<p>I wonder if there is a relationship between 8mm movie film and Minox the way there seems to be a correlation between 110 and 16mm movie. If so, then, Minox should be a very inexpensive camera to operate. I hope y'all are still active. </p>

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<p>Aloha all,<br>

For those folks that are considering getting into minox photography - please give it a try. These little cameras are an amazing example of German engineering and remarkable optics. My advice to those just starting is to load your camera with some minopan 25asa or 100asa film. Don't use anything faster. Now take your time to get the right light meter reading and use the correct shutter speed. For close-ups, always use the measuring chain or carry a tape measure until you get used to estimating distance. Send your film to a really good minox developer/printer. I like the folks at Blue Moon Camera & Machine in Portland, OR.<br>

You will be so pleased with your pictures that you'll want to start exploring color, developing your own, slide film, etc... I found the biggest problems facing first-time minoxers was the wrong film (400 speed film produces too much grain), the wrong camera (invest in a real 8 x 11 minox), and the wrong expectations (minox cameras render images much like the human eye with only a 15mm focal length. Don't try to reproduce Ansel Adams with these cameras.)<br>

The other comments on this thread are right on. Jeff Drew suggests googling MINOX and he's correct. There tons of really good information and advice online for minoxers. <br>

Happy minoxing</p>

 

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<p>Hello to all!<br>

I would like to raise this topic. Now I am also Minox user and I like it very much after digital, MF an 35 mm. :) Because it is always with me and I can fully control the process. Only Rolley 35 can get closer to Minox but it is much bigger. :)<br>

Now I have unused AIII and B for collection and one excellent B for real shooting. May be TLX will fill up my collection. ;-) I am shooting my second roll of Ilford Delta 100, but I have not developed anything yet so cannot see my results. I am going to use Copex and Imagelink with special developers to get the best quality from the baby. Thanks to Jack Dong and Jack Delisle for advice and recommendations.<br>

And I would like to start make prints with enlarger, but it is too far for me. :)<br>

To everybody: please, support this topics and say your hello here if you did not do it yet.</p>

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<p>Here's another. Got my Minox B during the year and have no problem with film slitters etc or tanks but the printing/scanning is the challenge for me.<br>

Beautiful piece of equipment and steadiness of hand is a must. 16mm I can handle but 8x11 is a step too far for me at this stage.<br>

Better luck in the New Year - and having said that - Happy New Year to all.</p>

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<p>I have two Riga Minoxes, although one's in pieces, a IIIS, a C and an EC. I had a Silver DSC, actually four of them, but all four had to be returned because of different problems with each one. I'm hoping Minox will come out with a newer, improved model. I also have two developing tanks, a Minox enlarger and a homemade film slitter.</p>
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<p>Yep, I'm a Minox user. My father rebuilt Leicas, Zeiss Ikons and Minoxes for fun and a little profit, and kept a few on hand in the process. So, I had a Minox III as a kid. I only ran a couple of rolls through it and had them processed using Minox mailers. It was good, but being young and kind of jaded by being around a lot of great old cameras, I didn't see the real beauty of the Minox. When I needed money for parts for a sailplane I was rebuilding, the Minox was sold.<br>

Fast forward to today... I missed the feel and the "buzz" of the mechanical Minoxes, so bought a "fixer upper" B on eBay, and used a Martin Doctor shutter set to rebuild. I later picked up a better B locally for a good price, and then a C on the 'Bay. I also found a Minox tank locally but ithout a Minox enlarger, I was forced to improvise... I built an 8x11 film carrier mask for my medium frame Bessler 23 carrier and got to work!<br>

Basically, this is great fun.... it's a great medium, a great system, and an opportunity to experience something the digital folks will likely never really feel... the personality of a genuinely visionary inventor in the workings of a machine over a half century old. </p><div>00YHoP-335325584.jpg.f7bcba29040d1b869d99380f8b58e545.jpg</div>

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<p>Wow, looking at the great number of responses, the art of Minoxology is still very alive.</p>

<p>I myself have reduced my collection over the years. My main camera is a trusted B (personally the best model ever made), a film slitter, a leaky Minox development tank and a Minox Enlarger (I just like the fun of manual processing & splashing chemicals around).</p>

<p>Left in a shoebox is a BL, and two Rigas.</p>

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<p>Hello!, i recently got my TLX back from a CLA by Don at DAG, and just went through my first roll in it. Not sure why there's a bluish cast to my photos though. Also just purchased a mint BL a couple of days ago which i'm now running my first roll of BW through to test. Here's some of my photos, and my cameras.</p>

<p>Fishing out at sea:<br /><img src="http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k519/latinpercussionist/8CBA4277-CE9C-4A71-811A-3CB2FD481C6A-14718-00000C4960F9BCB9_zps58421220.jpg" alt="" /><br /><img src="http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k519/latinpercussionist/A0439313-DA77-473C-8D1C-E272BC97D43D-14718-00000C496F9CB53E_zps36024609.jpg" alt="" /><br /><img src="http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k519/latinpercussionist/F9D23003-C636-4A82-88CC-DEBB01A5EB57-14718-00000C4978E5FCB8_zpsae7780ab.jpg" alt="" /><img src="http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k519/latinpercussionist/F9D23003-C636-4A82-88CC-DEBB01A5EB57-14718-00000C4978E5FCB8_zpsae7780ab.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="722" /><br /> At a cafe i frequent:<br /><img src="http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k519/latinpercussionist/9FD5FB73-3433-4510-A576-237313FA64C0-14718-00000C498A79E5CC_zps19a1b58c.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="722" /><br /> Attending my godbrother's enlistment into the army:<br /><img src="http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k519/latinpercussionist/6F3C505F-2854-4DCE-B5CE-2CD6E86AFFA5-14718-00000C49960184DF_zps87d32fa2.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="722" /><br /> Travelling along a river:<br /><img src="http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k519/latinpercussionist/1E2ED671-4D6C-4C8E-A3C3-C3BF4F38BCF9-14718-00000C499F59FCB5_zps988b9475.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="722" /><br /><img src="http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k519/latinpercussionist/7059DB1B-E7F9-4497-9C00-91D25638374C-14718-00000C49B66D4537_zpse3263dd5.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="722" /><br /> Where i live:<br /><img src="http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k519/latinpercussionist/A2FF7971-285E-42BA-8D07-3ABBE428F55A-14718-00000C49AD3986BA_zps4f74ccb8.jpg" alt="" width="721" height="1023" /><br />Some of my Minoxes:<br /><img src="http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k519/latinpercussionist/1F96B1DA-B51B-4088-B78B-C311ECD36834-20439-000010AA5921F158_zps6c6b32ba.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="768" /><br>

<img src="http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k519/latinpercussionist/BD5563B8-8074-42CC-9B3B-353B387BE5D0-20439-000010AA642F98C2_zps3e15457e.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="1024" /><br /> <br />I bought a mint original Minox film slitter too, paid approximately US$35 for it:)<br /><img src="http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k519/latinpercussionist/4231033A-A761-4DF7-B200-7C0687FA9309-23838-000013068A48F28E_zps98fef44c.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="1024" /><br /><img src="http://i1113.photobucket.com/albums/k519/latinpercussionist/A9C093F7-DBAF-4096-8553-C7DB91CD1721-455-00000040F7480059_zps964ceb2f.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="1024" /></p>

<p>Cheers and Regards,<br /> Nick</p>

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