James Bryant Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Nikon F2as with Zeiss 25mm f2 lens. The camera for this and last weeks Film Camera Week. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 Taking the SRT 101 out again, this time with FP4+. I will use the 100mm f 3.5 MC Rokkor macro, Celtic 28mm f 3.5, and MC Rokkor 55mm f 1.7. Also will take a hybrid classic out as well: Classic Pentax 50mm f 2 (SMC A) on modern ZX-5. The AF no longer works on the ZX-5 so I just use it with my manual focus Pentax lenses, especially the "A" series. The one on the right. Front view of 100mm macro doesn't do justice to its sheer size It's MD not MC as stated in text. a "hybrid" classic- The AF indicator still works, just no AF with AF lenses, The little 50mm f 2 is a capable lens. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiddlefye Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 I haven't managed to get the roll of Ilford Delta 100 I shot in the Canon IVs developed yet, but it has been replaced by a roll of my beloved old standard, HP5. Concentrating on the Serenar 50 f1.8, Jupiter 8 50 f2 (for comparison purposes) and Elmar 90 f4. I can't begin to tell you how much I'm enjoying shooting with the little Canon, it really is a joy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julio Fernandez Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 It is the TLR season for me. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomspielman Posted October 14, 2019 Share Posted October 14, 2019 After waiting a couple of weeks for the bellows to arrive and then taking a couple of more weeks before I got around to installing it, I finally have a working GS645 as of yesterday afternoon. No color 120 film in my fridge so I loaded some Delta 400 for the first roll, -which I will finish quickly. I have some Ektar on the way because the Fall colors won't last forever. Some tense moments during the bellows installation as I somehow managed to bend a secondary strut, but I carefully straightened it and all appears to be well. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 That GS 645 looks good with those red bellows. Finished up roll of FP4+ in the Olympus 35 RC. Also finished film in SRT 101. Will process and scan this week. Here's a classic I haven't used in a while. The C35 V is dining on a fresh zinc air cell and is loaded with Tri-X 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 This coming weekend I'll exercise the little Kodak Signet 35, a sort of baby relative of the Medalist I'll try to get around to using next week. The Signet seems to have a "love it or loathe it" following, but I'm firmly among the lovers. Constructed from solid aluminum, it has quirky oversize controls that suit my large fingers well, given that it's otherwise a very small camera. Rumour hath it that it was originally a design for the military, the big levers enabling the camera to be used in gloved hands. A nice bright rangefinder and an excellent Ektar lens...What more could I want? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomspielman Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 That GS 645 looks good with those red bellows. Thanks. It looks good in that picture I think. Not sure how I feel about it general but it's light tight so it's staying. ;) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason_withers Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 This coming weekend I'll exercise the little Kodak Signet 35, a sort of baby relative of the Medalist I'll try to get around to using next week. The Signet seems to have a "love it or loathe it" following, but I'm firmly among the lovers. Constructed from solid aluminum, it has quirky oversize controls that suit my large fingers well, given that it's otherwise a very small camera. Rumour hath it that it was originally a design for the military, the big levers enabling the camera to be used in gloved hands. A nice bright rangefinder and an excellent Ektar lens...What more could I want? [ATTACH=full]1314296[/ATTACH] Pretty clean example you have there Rick! Mine isn't quite as nice looking, but it's such a nice camera to use. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Pretty clean example you have there Rick! Mine isn't quite as nice looking, but it's such a nice camera to use. Yes, I picked it up from a US seller, complete with the little leather "field case", itself a small work of art. It's a comfort to know that someone else finds it a nice camera to use! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share Posted October 19, 2019 Rick that Signet looks every bit as nice as the one in a Kodak ad from one of the old Popular Photography magazines I inherited from my father. If you replaced the Tri-X cassette with an early Kodachrome cassette or a Super XX one, this photo could pass for a vintage photo ad. In the day, Kodak recommended to Signet users (and other 35mm users) that the most economical way to get duplicate slides was to take several exposures of the same subject. Good advice since duplicating technology wasn't inexpensive if one wanted top quality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julio Fernandez Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 That Signet looks great, and good luck all of you in the North side of the globe hunting for fall colors. I got a classic from Japan, an early Minolta Six, for a good price. After CLA, will start a test roll this weekend. An interesting camera, with folding mechanism made of bakelite sections. Let us see. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Julio Fernandez said: I got a classic from Japan, an early Minolta Six, for a good price. Great find, Julio, I've never come across one down here in New Zealand. An historic classic, indeed, and I'm interested to see how it performs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomspielman Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 Finishing off a roll that's been sitting in the camera since late Summer. The floating wrist strap is a bit of a personal joke. I did try it out in about 10 feet of water. The Nikonos made a bee-line for the bottom with the strap dragging uselessly behind. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bryant Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 My Dad's Nikkormat FT2 that my Mother gave me after he died. Using it brings back good memories. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Big, clunky, quirky and not really at all user-friendly, the Medalist's saving grace is it's brilliant 100mm f/3.5 Ektar lens. Even loading film into the brute is a challenge to the uninitiated, but when I see the fruits of my labours I'm prepared to forgive and forget. A love/hate relationship, at it's best. Kodak Medalist 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck_foreman1 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 I've recently aquired this Exa...which has a small problöem.. I'm quite sure I will be able to shoot a roll with nominal problems. This picture of the camera is from the ebay listing....The problem occurs when advancng the film... Just at the end of the cycle where the mirror should seat itself, it files up and trips the shutter. Exercising will make it consistently stay down but not 100%... hope fully enough for the roll. The price was good. I was afraid I might not find this same model...at such a good price, so I decided to live with it rather than return it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Not so much using as rebuilding; Kodak Auto Graphic Junior 2x3. Already fixed an incorrectly installed release button return spring and the shutter runs well. Flipped the lens holder board back to its original position. Need to find/build a lens cover Bellows need sealing (or actual replacing). Hood needs replacing. The DIY roll film holder requires a 6x4.5 mask to actually work. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 I'm gradually replacing my digital images of my classic gear with images made with classic gear. The C35V that I posted last week was probably from a phone so here's one more in keeping with the forum. C 35-V as photographed with SRT 101 and 100mm f 3.5 MD Macro and FP4+ 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomspielman Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 A Fujica GS645, a red filter and some 20 year old SFX 200. We'll see what happens. :) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bowes Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Since arriving back in Hawaii on Tuesday, several days have been spent unpacking the various FSU 35's, the folders and introducing them to a Yashica Mat 124G brought with me. The 2 Zorki's will be at the Farmers Market on Sunday, the 124 will venture into Honolulu either Monday or Tuesday. Aloha, Bill 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 When I finish the film in my Pentax ZX-5 I plan to run a roll of FP4+ through my Yashica FX-3 Super 2000 with 45mm f 2.8 Carl Zeiss Tessar. This camera was made during the modern film camera era, but has a mechanical shutter with battery only needed for metering, I like to think of it as a modern camera in the classic tradition., In addition to the 45mm lens I might also use my 24mm f 2.8 Vivitar and 100mm f 3.6 Phoenix macro. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_ Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 a bit of bad news - camera wise: a couple of weeks ago my Nikon fg shutter locked up. And where did it die on me? appropriately enough at a Cemetery I was shooting at. Then some days later my Nikon one touch winder decided to die too. Both these cameras I used for many many years so I was a little heart-broken. Anyway, I have a back-up FG which I brought with me so will be using it this week and Gold 200. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Bryant Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 You can never have too many camera bodies, especially if the are the same system. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Back to an old friend this weekend, the comfortable and trustworthy Canon A1. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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