What camera(s) are you using this weekend?

The Blues Brothers will be up & about this weekend. CatLab 80 (@ 50asa)will be in the Record III, so my Bogen medium weight tripod will also be over the shoulder. Aloha, Bill

Not the prettiest example of the Isolette II's but she'll be out with me this weekend shooting my first two rolls of test film.

 

Not quite as beautiful as my SP, but a slightly newer Spotmatic F which will see some use with a roll of HP5+ this weekend:

Edited November 20, 2020 by NHSN

Morris, your Isolette has the fantastic Solinar and Prontor combo. Try using the self timer for the shutter release. I find the negs will be much sharper. . .less linkage vibration at shutter release. Do post ! Aloha, Bill

Love the black Spotmatic!

Morris, your Isolette has the fantastic Solinar and Prontor combo. Try using the self timer for the shutter release. I find the negs will be much sharper. . .less linkage vibration at shutter release. Do post ! Aloha, Bill

 

Bill, I always see warnings not to try the self timer on old cameras that haven't been CLA'd (mine hasn't) as it often leads to lockups and the like. Am I being overcautious? Will you swap mine for yours if it goes horribly wrong? ;);)

 

I'll be sure to post when the first two rolls and complete and developed. I may not get a full complement out of the first roll as I cannot see the numbers so am guessing how far to wind on. I don't mind, it's an old roll of Lomography 400 colour and I'm only checking for light leaks and suchlike.

First reply is "NO" !!!!

I would be cautious of the self timer (ST) if you had the Compur shutters. The ST is activated by moving the top mounted "button" and then pushing the cocking past the button. The Prontors are independent of the shutter lever. Never had the self times go wonky on my 5 Isolette 2 or 3s. For now, If the Isolette shutter release connecting elements are not working, you can always push the release lever in the lower left corner to start the time. If the timer does not activate, VERY GENTLE press the ST lever back to its "home posistion".

All of my Iso's and Records had bellows holes, so all now have the bright colored replacements. Get that CLA ! Aloha, Bill

Thanks for that Bill, that's great to know.

 

I know there is a chap in the UK who provides replacement bellows at a good price so I have bookmarked his site.

 

I'll need to find someone in the UK who can do a CLA just so I can be satisfied that everything is as it should be. It'll have to wait till the new year though, I already have one camera out of repair/CLA (Yashica Minister 700) and that will eat into my budget.

A crappy photo of my new favorite camera.

Finished the roll in the PEN-FT last weekend, but haven't gotten round to processing the scans of the film yet.

No idea what I'm going to load-up next, probably something in medium or large format. I do have next week off so I will have time to go out and shoot....if there is any inspiration to back that up.

This weekend it's the turn of the pretty Leidolf Lordomat C35, one of my more interesting little rangefinder cameras.

 

I have just cleaned up my latest acquisition. This is the fifth Nikkor lens I have acquired during COVID-19. It may sound obsessive, but I have rediscovered my appreciation of Nikon glass and cameras of the 70’s and early 80’s.

This Ai version of the tiny 20mm lens was produced between 1977 and 1981.

It has 11 multicoated elements in 8 groups! Kind of mind boggling when you think of the tiny size of the lens (reaches out 4cm from the mount) and also consider that much more manual labour was involved back then - thus it was understandably not a cheap lens at the time.

Still debating if I will use color or B&W this weekend.

Hopefully I can restrain myself at dinner tonight since it will be a "subdued" gathering and tomorrow I can pack these two around China Town in Honolulu. CatLab80 in the YashicaMat and EDU 200 in the Fed-3 . Aloha, Bill

RTS II

I have a film to finish off

Agfa Record III w/ Apotar lens. Test shots with ARISTA EDU PAN 100. Also, testing this upload function.

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Sorry about the double upload. I think I have it figured out. Better next time.

 

loaded with some REALLY expired

 

In addition to the cameras I named earlier I'm preparing to send my oldest son a mint condition Minolta SRT 101 to replace his 201 which has damage to shutter speed display in finder. (cat knocked it off the shelf) Also the ISO setting is difficult to adjust. He's getting a later 101 which has the multi-slot take up spool like the 201. It still has the mirror lock-up. However, accessory shoe is a "cold shoe". Meter is accurate with Wein cell.

Taking my circa 1953 Mamiya-6 folder (75mm f3.5 Zuiko) for some walks in the woods.

The SRT I described earlier.

Not the prettiest example of the Isolette II's but she'll be out with me this weekend shooting my first two rolls of test film.

 

Pretty is as pretty does. Good shooting.

I will be loading up this Nikon F, with 43-86mm f/3.5 Zoom-Nikkor Auto, which I found at a recent estate sale.

 

Once the weather warms up, I hope to test this Zenit 412LS, which I picked up for $15 in mint condition including the Zenitar-M2s lens, original strap, and case. Have since re-sold the lens as I already have the K-mount version. The Zenitar is an excellent performer, BTW.

 

Introduced in 2002, the 412LS was one of the last M42 screw-mount cameras made, along with the limited-edition Cosina/Voigtlander Bessaflex. About 13,000 units were built before KMZ ceased SLR production in 2005.

 

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The expired roll of Steky-Panchro was a bust.

 

But yesterday someone 'sold' me a crate full of cameras that included this beauty;

Voigtlander Bessa II with Color-Skopar :)

 

The expired roll of Steky-Panchro was a bust.

 

But yesterday someone 'sold' me a crate full of cameras that included this beauty;

Voigtlander Bessa II with Color-Skopar :)

 

I look forward to seeing the results. A real beauty.