James Bryant Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 I used my Nikon F6 last weekend at my granddaughter's ballet performance because I needed the built in spot meter for the stage lighting. I was afraid of holding up a separate spot meter because someone might mistake it for a gun. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 Very true about some of those spot meters, James. I think some of the Soligor meters of the mid to late 1980's had that resemblance. Another accessory would be unwise to use today is those rifle stock mounts for long telephoto lenses., I think, IIRC, that Kilfit made such a stock. I believe you had a focusing section and attached various front pieces to make the desired focal length. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Finally finished off the film in the Leica IIIc and got round to cleaning and lubricating it, ready for a new season. So for this week/weekend I decided to load something with 120 film. Let's hope the shutter doesn't implode before I finish using it. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 I think the Reflex Korelle was the first serious camera that Herbert Kepler owned. Back the the 80's he wrote about it in his SLR column. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Last weekend we went to a nearby tourist area, and I brought four cameras, though not all out at the same time. First, I had an FE2 with Ektacrhrome to use up. On the 36 shot, the mirror didn't come back down, and I believe that the shutter never opened. It seemed time to rewind, but now it looks like just a low battery. As with the FM and FM2, if it works, then the battery is fine, but there is no warning. It seems to work find on M250. Second was an Instax 300 which I recently got from a Goodwill auction, which had some film, and I brought along more, also from a Goodwill auction. That one seems to work fine. The second film pack is 8 years past date, but seems fine. Third is a D200, just in case I want some digital shots. Well, I suppose technically I had five cameras, as I also have a cell phone camera, which I used a few times. And finally an Agfa B2 Speedex, which uses 120 film, and has a full range of shutter speeds and aperture settings. Along with a roll of FP4 from about 1987. 1 -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameragary Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 I used my Nikon F6 last weekend at my granddaughter's ballet performance because I needed the built in spot meter for the stage lighting. I was afraid of holding up a separate spot meter because someone might mistake it for a gun.[ATTACH=full]1332461[/ATTACH] sad but very true to the times we live in now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameragary Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Have been shooting xp2 Ilford in my canon EF this week. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcelRomviel Posted March 12, 2020 Share Posted March 12, 2020 I think I will try the Canon T50 that my uncle gave to me. Not shure what film to use yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bowes Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 I still marvel that this N-61 L/D lens is 99% of any of my Jupiter-8's on THIS Fed-2. . .lucky for sure that the "rebuild" was spot on. 120 format with the Agfa Isolette 2. Aloha, Bill 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 An old M42 friend tomorrow, if the weather is kind. It's the very solid Ricoh Singlex TLS, circa 1967,with it's excellent 50mm Auto Rikenon f/1.7 lens. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameragary Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 I still marvel that this N-61 L/D lens is 99% of any of my Jupiter-8's on THIS Fed-2. . .lucky for sure that the "rebuild" was spot on. 120 format with the Agfa Isolette 2. Aloha, Bill [ATTACH=full]1333115[/ATTACH] The blue bellows on the agfa, is there someone who makes these.i have a 120 isoletteV with a couple of pin holes in the bellows.was going to try and seal them but the i saw yours.quite nice looking. gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted March 13, 2020 Share Posted March 13, 2020 For the Kodak bellows cameras, you can get NOS bellows. There is a table of the part number, and someone selling them. I got one for a Vest Pocket Kodak, but haven't installed it yet. I know some old cameras with, I believe, original red bellows. I don't know if the blue is new or old. There are also instructions on how to make them. For small pinholes, liquid electrical tape is supposed to work well. I tried that on my Vest Pocket Kodak, but there were so many holes, that it made everything thicker, and it won't close anymore. And I think there is still one hole. The colorful ones do look nice, though. -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameragary Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 For the Kodak bellows cameras, you can get NOS bellows. There is a table of the part number, and someone selling them. I got one for a Vest Pocket Kodak, but haven't installed it yet. I know some old cameras with, I believe, original red bellows. I don't know if the blue is new or old. There are also instructions on how to make them. For small pinholes, liquid electrical tape is supposed to work well. I tried that on my Vest Pocket Kodak, but there were so many holes, that it made everything thicker, and it won't close anymore. And I think there is still one hole. The colorful ones do look nice, though. For the Kodak bellows cameras, you can get NOS bellows. There is a table of the part number, and someone selling them. I got one for a Vest Pocket Kodak, but haven't installed it yet. I know some old cameras with, I believe, original red bellows. I don't know if the blue is new or old. There are also instructions on how to make them. For small pinholes, liquid electrical tape is supposed to work well. I tried that on my Vest Pocket Kodak, but there were so many holes, that it made everything thicker, and it won't close anymore. And I think there is still one hole. The colorful ones do look nice, though. actually i was going to try liquid electrical tape first.maybe i will and see what happens.it is a very clean camera and being a 120 folder i wanted to try hr out.i'll keep in touch. thanks - gary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bowes Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Hello everyone. My folder cameras have either been purchased or cla'd by Jurgen who lives in Saylorsburg, Penn. He has put the snazzy blue bellows on the camera, but has a few other colors for the bellows replacement work. He sells primarily thru Ebay as certo6. Presently he has an auction for a Voigtlander Bessa RF camera, so you might contact him thru his Ebay email addressing. I have tried the various pin hole "fixes" and most work for a period of time. Since my folders are working cameras, I will not accept the "fails" of these fixes and do the complete cla & bellows replacement. Aloha, Bill 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 On the classic side still have film in my Rollei B35. On the modern side my Maxxum 8000i with both Maxxum 100-200 f 4.5 and Tamron 24-70. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameragary Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 Hello everyone. My folder cameras have either been purchased or cla'd by Jurgen who lives in Saylorsburg, Penn. He has put the snazzy blue bellows on the camera, but has a few other colors for the bellows replacement work. He sells primarily thru Ebay as certo6. Presently he has an auction for a Voigtlander Bessa RF camera, so you might contact him thru his Ebay email addressing. I have tried the various pin hole "fixes" and most work for a period of time. Since my folders are working cameras, I will not accept the "fails" of these fixes and do the complete cla & bellows replacement. Aloha, Bill[ATTACH=full]1333271[/ATTACH] Thanks for the info certo6.i will be contacting him for further info. Beautiful cameras you have Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Another nice old M42 camera this weekend, the Fujica ST605N, a lightweight and well-designed camera that reminds me of the Minoltas of the era. It has stop-down metering with the aperture button in exactly the right position for the index finger, in the same fashion as my Prakticas, and this copy has the interesting 55mm Fujinon f/2.2 lens. With four elements in four groups it's a very unusual design, as sharp as most Fujinons and renowned for rendering an amazing bubbly bokeh. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMar Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Circa 1954 Rolleiflex KB4 (75mm f3.5 Tessar). 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 Along with my XE-5 and MD Rokkor 100mm f3.5, I've loaded my Konica Auto S1.6 with Kentmere 100. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis triguez Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 1934 Retina IIa (Type 016) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 I'm polishing up my collection of Fujica 35 rangefinder cameras. The Fujica 35 rangefinder models must be some of the most underrated cameras ever built, with impeccable build quality and some of the best glass around, and these 35-EE examples (circa 1961), with their auto exposure capability powered by selenium cells, are still working very well. When the rain stops I'll see what I can do within the confines of my lockdown. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcelRomviel Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 If I go outside, maybe finish the Retropan 320 in my Canon P with Jupiter 12 attached. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles_stobbs3 Posted March 28, 2020 Share Posted March 28, 2020 Hoping to take a few more shots with my Zorki/Elmar/Provia combination. I forgot how long it takes to use up a 36 exposure roll. Luis, I thought Retina IIa's didn't arrive before 1950 or so. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 Also have film in Rollie 35S. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_van_Nooij Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 I've got about 4 frames left in a Yashica 635 TLR. But nowhere to go to take photos. Did a 10km walk yesterday, but you've all pretty much seen my photos of the local woodlands and national park. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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