Mike Gammill Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 Nice set, Rick. All that's missing is the ever ready camera case and the original box. Now that I search my memory I believe that my family's camera shop did have one of the tele/wide sets in stock. I never got around to trying it out, though. The last Electro 35 GSN we sold went to an uncle of mine in nearby Starkville who was a retired professor and researcher from Mississippi State University. He had a steady hand so he took available light photos and never invested in a flash. His wife (my aunt) still has the camera, but at age 95 she doesn't take photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 I've been busy cleaning and calibrating a FED-35 28mm f/4.5 for someone so haven't really had time to go out and shoot properly last weekend. Managed to get one shot of my nephew with that Kiev-88 that's still loaded with the same roll from last month. Picked up another 35mm bulkloader and 50' of Rollei Retro 80S that I'm aching to play with. Unfortunately the weather is keeping me holed up insided for now. If I do get to play around with a camera it'll be the Kiev-88 and maybe a Barnack like the Leotax or the Nicca. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Harpold Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Hello Rick I tried the Rollei Retro 80s in Rollei Supergrain and I like the results, but watch the highlights Shot with my IIIg 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent T Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 The Konica S2 got put on hold while it gets some new light seals for the back door. They were looking pretty frayed and no point in having a disappointing light-struck first roll, right? I contemplated the Canon 7, but my beloved Contax IIa called out to me... after three and a half decades together still my favourite 35mm camera, I must admit. [ATTACH=full]1411014[/ATTACH] In company with my favourite meter these days. [ATTACH=full]1411018[/ATTACH] Choice of HP5 or Delta 100 TBA depending upon weather conditions. Fiddlefye, Once that Konica Auto S2 is sorted, you'll love that camera. Superb lens, and the best parallax compensated view/rangefinder you'll see on a camera not a Leica M2 or M3. I say this as a Leica and Contax fanatic. I have a Kodak Retina IIa on it's way to me, hope to run a roll of Fujicolor Superia 400 through it after exercising the shutter. Schneider Xenon, here I come. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmac Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 Nice lens the Xenon, this is my first use of it in a Retina 111c Rural "Covid" Art 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted December 15, 2021 Share Posted December 15, 2021 I've just secured a 35mm f/3.5 lens for the beautiful Leidolf Lordomat C35 at an affordable price, and I'm looking forward to trying it out this weekend. If the rain stops... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Contaflex super b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 Got my very last roll of Kodak Double-X in a Yashica Lynx-1000. Serviced these two recently, The Minister-D had a sticky shutter and the foam seals in the Lynx had disintegrated and gotten into everything. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels - NHSN Posted December 26, 2021 Share Posted December 26, 2021 Just before Christmas I found this early 60's Nikkor-P Auto 10.5cm at my local camera shop - in the original plastic hard-case. I already own the Nikkor 105/2.5 Ai and don't really need another short tele, but curiosity got the better of me. The Nikkor-P 10.5cm 1:2.5 is a different optical design (Sonnar derived) from the later 105mm 1:2.5 (Xenotar derived). The design changed during the Nikkor-P production around 1970. The easiest way to tell the two designs apart is to look at the rear element (the Sonnar is smaller). Some say that all silver nosed Nikkor-P 10.5cm are Sonnar - it corresponds with my observations but I don't know for certain. The weather is great and I can try the new lens out with some Kentmere 100 film for a change. 5 Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42dave Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Have switched over to black & white for the winter, and since I don't do much macro photography this time of year will be bringing along a rangefinder, the Kiev 4AM with Jupiter-8M, loaded with Agfa APX 100. I only have the standard lens for this camera anyway. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julio Fernandez Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Going to try a couple of rolls with a long-stored Exakta VX IIb and her lenses. Good exercise for the left hand. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_foreman1 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Have switched over to black & white for the winter, and since I don't do much macro photography this time of year will be bringing along a rangefinder, the Kiev 4AM with Jupiter-8M, loaded with Agfa APX 100. I only have the standard lens for this camera anyway. [ATTACH=full]1412757[/ATTACH] Good Idea and great choice.. This might be my rig?? ;) Have Fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42dave Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Good Idea and great choice.. This might be my rig?? On walks I've come to like the simplicity of just using a standard lens, especially with this camera as the bayonet mount is fiddly to use. A shoe-mounted meter also works well with this setup, though I no longer have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 I've made a resolution to try and use Medium Format more in 2022. Constant use of 35mm cameras makes me lazy and I'm diving in the deep end today with this Mamiya 645 1000s fitted with the Mamiya Zoom ULD C 105-210mm f/4 lens. It's not a lens I've used very often and I've never used it with the Tele-Plus, as that would probably take me into tripod territory, a land I rarely visit. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 Nice outfit, Rick. Using more medium format is a good resolution indeed. I will have to do more of that too during the new year. I have a lot of cold-stored 120 black & white and some Portra in both 120 and 220. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_foreman1 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Going to try a couple of rolls with a long-stored Exakta VX IIb and her lenses. Good exercise for the left hand. Good Idea and great choice.. This might be my rig?? ;) Have Fun Like above.... this could be my rig... I have the Tessar and the Flektogon..my long lens is a 120mm Biometar..I can't quite read the lens type on your Zebra lens here. HAve Fun!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julio Fernandez Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Like above.... this could be my rig... I have the Tessar and the Flektogon..my long lens is a 120mm Biometar..I can't quite read the lens type on your Zebra lens here. HAve Fun!! You have a nice set, Chuck! The lens mounted in this VXIib is a Pancolar 50/2, the long Zebra one on the right is a Sonnar 135/4, and the lens on the left is a Flektogon 35/2.8, which I like a lot. I believe that I also have a Tessar somewhere, along with 28mm and 100mm third-party lenses. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted January 2, 2022 Author Share Posted January 2, 2022 Keeping things simple this week with a camera that fits a jacket pocket and has shutter priority as well as full manual. I have HP5+ (instead of the FP4+ pictured) loaded in this one. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m42dave Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) Over the holidays, I restored a Konica FT-1 Motor. They are nice SLRs but many are no longer functional and as such can be found for cheap. This one was in nice cosmetic shape but the shutter release and self-timer didn't work, and the meter was 3 stops off. The issue is that the camera's flexible printed circuit (FPC) connectors attach to the circuit boards by clamps padded with a rubberized material, which over 35+ years can deteriorate into a sticky mess. Fortunately, a Flickr user has done a good tutorial on the subject. After cleaning the four connectors and replacing the padding with strips of non-adhesive silicone tape, the camera now works as it should and even the meter is accurate again. Hope to have some test photos soon. Edited January 2, 2022 by m42dave 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bryant Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 My most recent purchase from KEH. A nice light compact walk around lens. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjferron Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 (edited) 5935580[/url], member: 10103525"]My most recent purchase from KEH. A nice light compact walk around lens.[ATTACH=full]1413660[/ATTACH] Also an amazing performer, even up close. By that model # I can tell it is an ais, good stuff. Edited January 6, 2022 by mjferron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels - NHSN Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 My most recent purchase from KEH. A nice light compact walk around lens. Nikon makes excellent 28mm's. It looks like the Ai-S version - which is particularly lovely. 1 Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Loaded with a some slightly expired Fomapan 100 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Helmke Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 I may well try out a Nikkormat FT I picked up a month ago. I’ll do some work with a 105/2.8 micro Nikkor I got from a member here a few days ago. Can’t wait. Rick H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted January 9, 2022 Share Posted January 9, 2022 I've just taken a load of FP4 out of this Minolta XD7, having spent a pleasant hour wandering around with this, one of my favourite camera/lens combinations. I might have some samples to post in the current "Friday" thread later in the day. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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