MarcelRomviel Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Canon P Jupiter 12 loaded with AGFA Vista 400 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted June 1, 2019 Share Posted June 1, 2019 I managed to get a film through the Canonet I featured above, before the first of the winter storm fronts arrived. If the weather improves over the next day or so I'll take this Contax RTS out for some exercise; the aperture blades in the Planar lens became progressively stickier a few months ago, and it arrived back from a CLA last week. Contax RTS 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julio Fernandez Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 Canon 7 loaded with bulk FP4+. The plan is to use some old Soviet glass in this roll, besides the excellent Canon 50/1.8. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacktang Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Rollei A110 film camera 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Did load up the Nicca to shoot last weekend, but only ended up taking a few frames. So maybe I'll get to fill up the roll next weekend. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted June 3, 2019 Author Share Posted June 3, 2019 Still got some Plus-X in this little beauty 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 And the other camera I mentioned The 105mm f 2.5 Tamron is the older Adaptamatic series rather than Adaptall. Uses a different adapter. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 That's an excellent lens, Mike, and one that's not that easy to find; I've been keeping an eye open for one for some time. It's reputed to be the same optical formula as the esteemed Nikkor 105/2.5. The Adaptamatics were apparently the last of the hand-built Tamrons, without the aid of computer design and testing. I'm looking forward to seeing your pics. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_foreman1 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 I'm going to New Orleans this weekend and rain is predicted for Saturday. So, decisions, decisions.................on which folder I to bring along. Currently I'm favoring the Vito II weekender edition, which fits into a zip lock bag. Good Choice.. I believe I have the same sample of Voigtlaender Folders :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_foreman1 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Going to Militracks on Sunday, got a roll of Fomapan 100 in the Argus Model K [ATTACH=full]1295421[/ATTACH] Hopefully I've plugged up that light leak now. Third time's a charm, right? Will be taking another camera or two as well. Not decided yet. Possibly a Contax or something in Medium Format. Been there... said the same ....fingers crossed!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 I might start off the new weekly thread with some images from the Tamron Adaptamatic 105mm f 2.5. The lenses are not all that scarce stateside, but the Adaptamatic adapters are hard to find, Mine came with the Auto Rokkor adapter so I have to use stop-down metering with it. No big deal since I learned SLR photography with a camera that had stop down metering. There is an MC Adaptamatic mount, but I haven't found one yet. The Adaptamatic mounts are a bit fiddly compared to the later Adaptall and Adaptall II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Just for fun, I thought I'd shoot a film with one of my earliest acquisitions, a KMZ Zenit 3M. I think it's one of the prettiest FSU cameras, and also one of the most basic. The little 50mm Industar-50 f/3.5 lenses vary in quality, but luckily I have several to choose from and one of them is an excellent performer. The camera is pictured with a Leningrad 4 exposure meter, still going strong. Zenit 3M 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bryant Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 That's an excellent lens, Mike, and one that's not that easy to find; I've been keeping an eye open for one for some time. It's reputed to be the same optical formula as the esteemed Nikkor 105/2.5. The Adaptamatics were apparently the last of the hand-built Tamrons, without the aid of computer design and testing. I'm looking forward to seeing your pics. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 The 105mm f 2.5 Nikkor is a classic portrait focal length that dates back to 1959. Nikon offered a 105 for its rangefinders as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Very nice, James, your copy is cosmetically far better than my rather worn example! The other 105/2.5 I use quite regularly is an elderly Sankyo Kohki Komura pre-set lens, with it's formidable array of aperture blades, about 18 in all. It's great for botanical work, with extension rings. Great results from your Nikkor, Mike, over on the weekly thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomspielman Posted June 14, 2019 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Just finished working on it this week. A pre-war Isolette body with what is probably a postwar shutter/lens. Nice thing about the pre-war versions is that they can switch between 6X6 and 4.5X6. Shot half a roll yesterday and will finish up this weekend. This is a new level of "manual" for me. Only 3 shutter speeds plus filters means I have to think a bit more. Not to mention scale focusing which is not something I very practiced with. I guess I'll find out how well I did on collimating. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted June 15, 2019 Share Posted June 15, 2019 This Pentax Super A (aka Super Program) turned up this morning, and I've spent a pleasant few hours removing a few decades of grime, while the rain drummed on the roof. A little abrasion of battery terminals and fresh sets of batteries brought all systems back to life, and if the weather picks up tomorrow I hope to run a film. In a sense it's one step up from the Pentax ME Super I enjoy using, and I've hankered after a black one for a while, along with quite a few bidders obviously wealthier than me. Still, this was a local camera and while I wouldn't rate it's condition as pristine, it was affordable and in working condition. Pentax Super A 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted June 15, 2019 Author Share Posted June 15, 2019 This weekend using Minolta SRT 101 with MC Rokkor 55mm f 1.7 and Plus-X. Also might take some more with Rollei 35S. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 (edited) Loaded this up last week, but haven't gotten round to taking a single photo with it yet. I felt it was time to put it through its paces after cleaning the lens a few weeks back Edited June 18, 2019 by Rick_van_Nooij 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted June 18, 2019 Author Share Posted June 18, 2019 Early part of the week I'll be processing and scanning the film from the Rollei 35S and the Minolta SRT 101. Next I'll be using one of my Tamron short zooms: either the 35-80 or 35-70. Will put lens on either Nikon FE2 or Olympus OM-1 since I have Adaptall mounts for both (and many others as well). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bowes Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 Kart racing again this weekend, so the X-E1 will have company with the "newer" Fed-3 / N-61 set. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Still haven't gotten round to actually shoot the roll I loaded in the Lubitel 2, But that'll change this weekend, will take it along to the British Oldtimer Meeting. Will also be playing with a , new to me, 7Artisans 50mm f/1.1 on the Leica M-E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 Not a true contender for the forum, but a classic in it's own right. I'm trying to exercise a few old favourites that have been gathering dust for at least a couple of years, and this weekend it's the turn of the Minolta Maxxum 7000i, a landmark camera in many respects. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Scratching the half-frame itch for the week(end). Loaded with Rollei RPX 25 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted June 25, 2019 Author Share Posted June 25, 2019 Rick D- the 7000i was the first Maxxum to have multiple AF sensors (3) and you could use all three or select the center one. Also the honeycomb metering favored what the camera focused one. Clearly an advanced camera for its day. I got (and still have) the 8000i which upped top shutter speed to 1/8000 second and allowed multiple exposures. The 35-70 was a great lens (even had an aspherical element). I like the viewfinders of the 7000i/8000i better than some of Minolta's later efforts although the AF sensors of the Maxxum 7 and 9 were well-engineered. Rick v- I've never tried the Rollei RPX 25 but I'm guessing it would be a good choice for half frame. My slow film experiences are limited to Rolleipan 25, Ilford Pan F+, Efke 25, Agfa APX 25 (2 rolls left), and Panatomic-X. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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