rick_drawbridge Posted July 27, 2016 Share Posted July 27, 2016 <p>My pleasure, <strong>Mike.</strong> A few years ago, when I first came back from the cities to live in a rural community, I found this sort of creation a little tacky, but over the years I've developed an affection for the small-town approach to business. Kind of homely, I guess...</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted July 27, 2016 Author Share Posted July 27, 2016 <p>I’ve got an image for the 27th.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Cloven Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 <p>Number 4 for the day, a Porsche Speedster, Rolleiflex 3.5E Xenotar, Fuji Provia 100, NCPS.<br> <img src="https://scontent.fsnc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/13724090_10205231433940383_4553407289863646470_o.jpg" alt="" /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 <p>Nice shot, Brad. Appropriate subject for a Rollieflex.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 <p>The 29th still hasn't been claimed if anyone's interested. If you've just been browsing but not posting here's an opportunity to introduce yourself to the members of the Classic Manual Cameras forum.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 <p>Okay, let me see what I can round up for the 29th.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 <p>Here's one that may interest you, <strong>Donald</strong>. It's from a few frames shot with a BeLOMO Vilia camera, with it's Triplet-69-3 f/4 lens. I guess with a production run of over 2 million units, the Vilia must have a few billion images to it's credit, but I can't get very excited about it. I might try again on a brighter day when I can stop the lens down beyond f/5.6. Ilford FP4 in PMK Pyro.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_ Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 <p>sqa 80ps hp5</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donald_miller5 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 <p>Rick<br> A preset shutter speed based on ASA. They have not made them like that in a long time. How innovative LOL. Seriously, I can see why you are not excited. It does not offer the element to learn something and move on. It is an interesting adventurous approach. These simple innovative quirks are interesting. Maybe because my first camera was the Signet 50 I was always fascinated by simple mechanical means of linking fstop to shutter speed etc and having a good lens. Just about every camera is a platform that provides shutter speed etc and the picture quality is really dependent on the lens. So my big thrill is the simple innovative facility that makes them fun. Thanks for presentation. Just when I think I am familiar with what is out there I learn something new about about how engineers come up with different innovative technology. Kind of like the AMC Rambler.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 <p>Aperture and shutter linked? Is that the same as the LVS exposure system popular in a lot of mid to late 50’s cameras? The idea was that when linked the user could change shutter speed or aperture and have the other change so that overall exposure was equivalent. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 <p><strong>Mike</strong>, with the Vilia it's really only a calculation system rather than a linkage. According to the instructions, you first set your shutter speed to match the ISO speed of the film you're using. Next, you look into the viewfinder, observing an illuminated line of lighting situations illustrated by the usual cloudy/sunny graphics. Next, you find the tiny aperture lever beneath the lens of the camera; moving this will move a pointer along the line of graphics, and you can select the lighting situation you deem to be appropriate. Of course you can ignore the whole thing and just select any combination of aperture and shutter speeds, which is what I did.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bowes Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 <p>Hello everyone. Here is Brad Cloven and his Rollei working up yet another Corvette at the SOVREN event last month. K1000 & 135mm, UFX400 @ 200, Obsidian Aqua & V800 scan. Bill</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 <p>Thanks, Rick. I believe I'd manually set it too. </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donald_miller5 Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 <p>The linkage of shutter speed and aperture are not novel or complicated. Of course it is not rocket science, it just seems that some manufacturers went out of their way to be different but not easier. But there seems to be and endless number of ways to do it. IMHO some of them are needlessly tedious and counter intuitive. I do not know the exact number but I have 5 or 6 different Kodaks where each have different setups. The same goes for almost all manufactures. Personally (maybe because it is the first camera I used) the Signet still has the easiest simplest system tht has given me excellent results to this day. There are other setups that I just do not see why they are so tedious. And then there are others where I think this is so neat and easy.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted August 1, 2016 Author Share Posted August 1, 2016 <p>Donald- I had a great aunt that had a Signet 50. She had a ton of Kodachrome slides ranging from the time she and my uncle worked for Hershey's in pre-Castro Cuba, to some of their world travels after they left Cuba and retired. I was given several trays of her slides that I hope to scan someday soon.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donald_miller5 Posted August 1, 2016 Share Posted August 1, 2016 <p>I know, 1 picture a day. But to me (ME ONLY) this is the greatest photo I ever took (I can not tell you why) I shot this over my shoulder as I was leaving Mystic Seaport in July 1977 looking up into noontime sun. It was with my Signet 50. Is it a really a good photo? I do not know. Maybe it was my obsessions with nautical themes at the time and just plain old luck. </p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcelRomviel Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 <p>For August 2nd.<br> Finally got a roll of film developed;</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 <p>I found a few images from about 7 or 8 years back. I used a Tamron Adaptall 17mm f3.5 for this self-timer portrait, but not sure which camera I used. Likely one of my SRT's or maybe my Pentax MX.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bowes Posted August 4, 2016 Share Posted August 4, 2016 <p>Hello everyone. Once a year I "test drive" the mellowing, half full, vintage 2009 bottle of Rodinal, just in case I "really" need it should the pyro stainers fail. Stuff still works like a charm! K1000 & 200mm, 100Tmax @ 80asa, V800 scan. Enjoy, Bill</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted August 4, 2016 Author Share Posted August 4, 2016 <p>Great shot, Bill. TMAX 100 isn't everyone's favorite, but IMHO it really shines in Rodinal. Tried it myself a few times. Thanks for sharing.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcelRomviel Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 <p>For the 5th</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 <p>Praktica BX20 : Prakticar Pentagon 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 : Ilford FP4 : PMK Pyro</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTC Photography Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 <p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/18262448-md.jpg" alt="" width="680" height="534" /><br> Meopta Mikroma II</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donald_miller5 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 <p>I may have posted this before. Agfa film Fed 4 and canon 2.8. I was looking up something on Fed camera the other day and one of the pages had an oalmost identical shot of same structure from a few years. I guess he had good taste. I am moving my thumb drives to Onedrive where I have one TB for a year.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted August 9, 2016 Author Share Posted August 9, 2016 <p>Okay, the 9th is on me. One from last year. Minolta XE-1 with Sigma 90mm f2.8.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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