rick_drawbridge Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 The Nikon F-90X, a camera I really enjoy using, not quite as fully-featured as the F-100 but lighter and more comfortable to use. In my opinion, of course. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjoseph7 Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Nice ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels - NHSN Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 (edited) Contax IIIa and Sonnar 50mm/1.5 loaded with HP5+. (if the OOF transition looks a little artificial on this photo, then it is because my smartphone camera was set to "portrait mode") Edited February 17, 2023 by NHSN 7 Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Will be in the Ardennes tomorrow for the "In the Footsteps of the 82nd Airborne" Walk in Goronne. Taking one of my Contax II cameras with me, also with a 50mm f/1.5 Sonnar. And some more of that expired Agfa film.....only 14 rolls of it left 😛 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Now with photo. One on the left is coming with me tomorrow. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce_z._li2 Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Something a bit unusual this week: a French Darlot Petzval 6" lens (probably over a century old) adapted to Pentax 6x7. Photos are in the weekly. There is no aperture control, so it has to be wide open at f/4 or so. There is no coating of course, but the built-in lens hood does a good job. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmac Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 41 minutes ago, bruce_z._li2 said: Something a bit unusual this week: a French Darlot Petzval 6" lens (probably over a century old) Fascinating Bruce, love to see some shots from that combination. I was reading about this modification the other night ... old Kodak lens on an RB67 https://www.reddit.com/r/AnalogCommunity/comments/10vrop7/i_made_a_for_my_mamiya_rb67_prosd_using_a_100/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted February 20, 2023 Author Share Posted February 20, 2023 Haven't used this one in a while. Loaded with Kentmere 100. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce_z._li2 Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 The steampunk camera of the Kodak 35 RF: despite its looks and quirkiness, the Anastar 50/3.5 shines, and the separate rangefinder is actually quite easy to use. Photos in the Feb'23, 2023 weekly. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiddlefye Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 22 hours ago, bruce_z._li2 said: The steampunk camera of the Kodak 35 RF: despite its looks and quirkiness, the Anastar 50/3.5 shines, and the separate rangefinder is actually quite easy to use. Photos in the Feb'23, 2023 weekly. One of these was my first camera as an 8 year old, paired with a GE selenium meter. It did a very nice job and I loved it. When it was stolen in a house break-in my parents replaced it with an Instamatic and I stopped taking pictures for a few years as a result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 (edited) Nice old Kodak 35, Bruce, a camera, I enjoy using despite it having won numerous "The Worlds Ugliest Camera" competitions. In appearance it's quite obviously an ancestor of the Medalist and Signet 35. This weekend it's the turn of another Nikon, the F80. It's fitted with the Cosina 100mm f/3.5 Macro lens, a surprisingly good performer. In it's native form it allows 1:2 macro, and with it's "matched macro adapter" it goes down to 1:1 with no noticeable decrease in image quality. Edited February 25, 2023 by rick_drawbridge 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels - NHSN Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 This weekend I'll take out my black Nikon F w Photomic FTN finder - produced in the second half of 1970. The lens is a pre-AI Nikkor 24mm 2.8 from circa 1975. It is a 9 element/7 group design with close range correction (CRC). The optical design is the same as the older version, but in the "<NEW> Nikkor" barrel, a design that came to define the later AI lenses from 1977 and onwards. I'll load it with an expired roll of Ilford XP2+ I found forgotten in a drawer. 8 Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted February 25, 2023 Author Share Posted February 25, 2023 Rick- the Cosina macro was also sold under the Vivitar and Phoenix labels. I have the Phoenix version in Yashica Y/C mount and it is indeed a good performer. In addition to close ups, it makes a convenient portrait lens. It may not have the build quality of some of the heavier (more metal) macros, but since I'm not taking mine mountain climbing, I think it will last a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce_z._li2 Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Sawyer's Mark IV TLR that shoots 4x4 frames using 127 film. Also known as Topcon Primo Jr, and is arguably a better miniature TLR than the baby Rolleiflex. A bright 60/2.8 Topcor traking lens, and the film advance / shutter tensioning is very similar to a Rolleiflex. It is a bit PITA to slice 120 film down to 127 size, but with recent gadgets (FCK127 from Camerhack in Italy) it is kind of manageable. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted March 3, 2023 Share Posted March 3, 2023 Loaded up last weekend but haven't had the opportunity to take a lot of photos over the week. So it'll have to do this weekend; Leidorf Lordomat I finally found out how to adjust the vertical RF alignment on these cameras so it was due for another round of testing. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 Something a little different, the kind of camera I'd not normally pursue, but it was gifted to me by a friend and has proved to be a very capable little camera. It's the Ricoh GR 1, a high end 35mm metal-bodied compact camera introduced in 1996 by Ricoh, receiving the 1997 TIPA award for best 35mm Compact Camera. It has a superb lens, the Ricoh GR 28mm f/2.8, (7 elements in 4 groups) and shoots in Aperture Priority mode, with aperture selection and exposure compensation adjusted by dials on the top deck. The first results from a test film have impressed me greatly, with the lens living up to it's high reputation. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels - NHSN Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 It has been a while since I last exercised this combination. A 1954 Leica IIIf with a 1934 5cm/2.0 Summar. I'll use HP5+ rolled up in a FILCA cassette. As the lens is uncoated, contrast would probably benefit from a yellow filter but I don't have one that fits. 8 Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 I would also recommend a hood when shooting with a SUMMAR. 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels - NHSN Posted March 4, 2023 Share Posted March 4, 2023 3 hours ago, Rick_van_Nooij said: I would also recommend a hood when shooting with a SUMMAR. 🙂 But then there would be no flare!! 😉 Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Loaded for this week(end). An Ihagee EXA IIb I picked up from a flea market last month. Loaded with another roll of that expired Agfa film. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 (edited) It's raining yet again so I spent a couple of hours this afternoon cleaning this little Braun Paxette II outfit. I may get out tomorrow to shoot a few frames with each lens, just for old times sake. Edited March 10, 2023 by rick_drawbridge 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce_z._li2 Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 (edited) A bit unusual beast recently, a 3D printed ultralight 4x5 camera that takes Graflok back. The lens in the photo, a Graflex/Rodenstock 58mm f/5.6, was designed for 2x3 and definitely cannot cover full 4x5 frame even stopped down. But it does work with a 6x7 roll film back nicely. Edited March 11, 2023 by bruce_z._li2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels - NHSN Posted March 11, 2023 Share Posted March 11, 2023 I will use this very well made Yashica Half17. It has a beautiful 6 element Yashinon 3.2cm f/1.7 lens. 7 Niels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent T Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 On 1/21/2023 at 3:47 PM, AJG said: A new to me Kiev with some lenses--the Helios 53 mm f/1.8 on the camera along with Jupiter 12 35 mm f/2.8, Jupiter 9 85 mm f/2 and Jupiter 11 135 mm f/4. Not shown: a Zeiss universal finder for the 3 Jupiter lenses. Where can I find a take up spool for my example easily. I'd like to run a roll of film through it. I love it quirks and all. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJG Posted March 12, 2023 Share Posted March 12, 2023 11 hours ago, Kent T said: Where can I find a take up spool for my example easily. I'd like to run a roll of film through it. I love it quirks and all. Thanks! These tend to be available on eBay--as far as I know, they are usually interchangeable with Contax take up spools. There is at least one eBay seller who is 3D printing them for about $20, and lots of Ukrainian sellers with Kiev spools for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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