don_boyd3

Curtis, I would respectfully point out that the things you had done to your F-1 exceed the definition of a "CLA". I say this

only to highlight that the $153 should not be viewed as a "CLA" cost.

Don B in Hampton Roads

Hi Curtis, My experience with what I call click-zzzzzt, click-zzzzzt, shooting is with my F-1n's and a Power Winder F. I

will assure you of one thing, If you take a mechanical F-1, a Power Winder F, a 35-105mm f/3.5 zoom and a Speedfinder

on a neck strap it better be a da** good strap. I can also guarantee you will not be interested in adding any more weight

to that rig if you're carrying it. In hind sight I could have added 95% of the same capability (minus the Speedfinder) to

my FD gear with a $100-$125 serviceable T-70.

Don B in Hampton Roads

I don't think so (do you feel OK?) The only alien I saw in East Anglia was the Lt Col I worked for. But one of the crowning

achievements of my career was getting the *** fired <G>.

There was some earlier discussion about using Macro Lenses in a Non-Macro mode. My search for old slides in my household goods

continues. Here's a scan of my latest finds to illustrate my shooting experience with only a Macro lens in my kit. Tons of fun. The Nikon

Coolscan V is more fun than's legal.

Don B in Hampton Roads

Looks like fun! These pictures will be great memories one day. A super example of how our camera gear becomes part of

our lives. Enjoy!

Forgot, everyone is not familiar with Flickr. Click on a thumbnail to see a wallet size with comments and equipment

description. Click on 'ALL SIZES' at top of image to see enlargement. Use browser back button to go back to thumbnails.

No problem. Here's the url:

The key here is the date of the photo. Prior to 1977 my shots were with a Canonflex RM outfit with five lenses that I

bought in the early 1960's in Japan. I got a F-1n and a 100mm f/4 Macro Lens in 1977 in England and shot with it till the late 1980's. Outfit

was stolen and I discovered EBay. My CAS (Canon Acquisition Syndrome) was almost uncontrollable. I now have (2)F-

1n, EF, (2)AT-1, and a T-70. Got lenses from 24mm through a 200mm with 2x-B TC. I think I've got a new favorite lens:

35-105mm f/3.5. Having more fun than the law allows.

Enjoy

Don B in Hampton Roads

I vote with Stephen. When I graduated to the F-1n from a decrepit Canonflex system, I bought the F-1 body only and

one lens, the nFD 100mm f/4 Macro. Never regretted it. Most of you have seen my photos on Flickr and can see the

different kinds of images I got with the 100mm Macro. Once I got back to the US, I added some FD lens but for over 10

years I took all my photos with the 100mm Macro and loved every day.

YMMV

Don B in Hampton Roads

Daniel, as said above, the combination works very well. I got my extender fairly recently so only shot a few pictures and

don't have them scanned yet. FWIW here's a slide of the combination mounted on an F-1n

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3279/2935785146_63a71ea4b8_b.jpg

Don B in Hampton Roads

Andy, The range of TnS on the FD 35mm is not simple either. The tilt range is plus/minus 10 degrees (plus/minus 0

through 3 degrees indicated by a white scale and plus minus 4 through 10 degrees by a red scale. Similarly the shift

range is plus/minus 11 degrees with plus/minus 0 through 7 degrees in white and plus/minus 8 through 11 degrees in red.

My reading of the owners manual indicates if tilt and shift are being used together only the white scales should be used.

The whole thing is further complicated as the entire lens can be rotated in 30 degree click stops on a 180 degree base.

Therefore sometimes right and left can become up and down if you need tilt in that direction. Fun Lens!

Don B in Hampton Roads

Hi Andy, Complicated is the word! And it is very exciting. I have read a ton of TnS stuff on the web. The site that

makes most sense to me (and whose words I'm trying to follow) is the article in Luminous Landscape by David

Summerhayes. Mr. Summerhayes concentrates on lens available today but graciously calculated a tilt and shift table

for my 35mm lens. In hindsite I could have extrapolated a 35mm table within a few inches using values in the 45mm

and 90mm tables. His article is here: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/focusing-ts.shtml I am, in fact,

planning on a series of shots like you describe. Same scene with and without TnS features. BTW the pictures of the

fence were shot at f/8 to f/11 and I kept the two I liked best. Didn't record what that was. Still having fun.

Don B in Hampton Roads

I know some of you all may be interested in slides made with my (new to me) 35mm TS lens. Here's a url of a few images from my first

TS roll. Film is Fujichrome Astia 100. Please bear in mind these slides were not made based on aesthetic value but to demonstrate (I

hope) the TS features of the lens. Also hope it's of interest.

Don B in Hampton Roads

Great pics, Thanks for posting. B&W always adds a dimension to an image that's hard to articulate but easy to appreciate.

Luck!

Don B in Hampton Roads

Hi Andy, I had the same issues you had with changing type of film before finishing a roll. I tried rewinding, marking,

forwarding to next exposure, etc. Finally gave up and decided with the cost of a serviceable FD body today I'd just buy

another body and load my 50 ISO in one and 200 ISO in another.The only down side is carrying two bodies but that's not too

onerous. BTW, just to show the simplest of plans sometimes wander, I now have six FD bodies. But I love it.

Don B in Hampton Roads

Nice pics Lindy. The saying a picture is worth a thousand words is correct. Nothing beats seeing what you're talking

about. The bookcases are an Office Depot purchase that I like very much. I put a 40 gram Silica Gel container on each

shelf to combat as much humidity as possible (hopefully no fungus on my lenses). Also carry one in each of my three

gadget bags. Hampton Roads is one of the largest harbors in the world so we have salt water everywhere. So far so good.

Thanks for the interest my friend.

Don B in Hampton Roads

Holy Smoke Tom, I'm also an aficionado of rifles and shotguns. The wood on that site is enough to make a grown man

cry. I had the pleasure of hand selecting two Anschutz Sporter .22 rifles at the factory while stationed in Germany in the

late 70's. Could never afford to replace those stocks with similar grade walnut today. BTW, I just posted three more shots

on the Flickr Photo Gear URL of my T-70 on a modified Camera Holder F4. Again, thank you for the kind words.

Don B in Hampton Roads

Curtis, It's an Olympus Tripod Collar. Doesn't have any Model Nr I can find. It's marked 'OLYMPUS" on the bottom of the tripod foot with

a sketch of a camera indicating which side of the collar the body goes on. I got it from one of our forum members, Dennis Kushner, who

knew it would fit the Canon TC. It works just fine on the 2x-B TC without any modification, but it's too wide for the 1.4x-A TC. Haven't

tried a 2x-A TC yet. I saw the collar once on EBay as NOS with a BIN of $90 or so. Don't think it sold. I find it very useful with a 200mm

f/2.8 IF/2x-B TC combination (the 200mm is my longest lens) to put less stress on the FD body mount. As shown in my Flickr pics, I use

the SLIK 700D tripod so have their round QR plate threaded into the collar tripod bushing. Works like a champ and I'm pleased.

Wish you luck friend,

Don B in Hampton Roads

Tom, I hadn't thought in terms of FD Porn, but I think I've mislead you. There is no Don O. The O in the title of the slide

is for the Japanese word Oshima, a Japanese Island I'm on. I'm the Don in the picture (although 40+ years ago) and in

fact still have some of that Canonflex outfit. The case was a 'liberated' GI-issue brown brief case with the inside folders

ripped out then filled with foam rubber trimmed for my gear. Sadly, the case disintegrated years ago. I still have fond

memories of lugging that damn thing all over the Orient, Iran/Pakistan, India and the Northern Hindu Kush. I had a close

friend who was a Nikon addict at the same time I got into Canon. He shot the picture of me with the Canonflex gear

hanging around my neck while styling on top of Camellia Mountain as we trooped the boondocks for pictures. I have a

similar photo I shot of him with his Nikon F and Mamiya C33 gear hanging all over him.

And of course, I still shoot and I stuck with Canon <G>. Just today I mated my 'new' FD 35mm TS f/2.8 with a 2x-B TC

to make a 70mm Tilt and Shift on an F-1n. Shot 4 exposures to finish my first roll of TnS slides. Stay tuned. Thank

you for the compliment.

Don B in Hampton Roads

Thanks for the nice words. That's a Camera Holder F3 on my EF and F-1n's. Camera Holder F4 (pictured by itself) has the vertical

bushing on the left side to accommodate bodies with "ergonomic hand grips" on the film advance end. I don't have an F-1N but I can tell

you Holder F4 will not fit an F-1, F-1n or EF without major surgery. In fact, I've had my F4 modified to fit my T-70 (which is the only body I

have with the hand grip feature) since I shot these pictures. I'll make some new pics soon of Camera Holder F4/T-70 combination showing

the modifications.

Have fun,

Don B in Hampton Roads

For any who may be interested, I've added some digicam pics of the 35mm TS and 200mmIF w/1.4x-A TC to my Flickr library. As always,

If you get caught, the director will disavow ...........

Don B in Hampton Roads

Frank, I've learned there are some fall color (and flower) scenes that lend themselves to a high color saturated film such as Velvia (or the

Kodak equivalent) and some do not. So when I take a serious trip for photographing nature (including fall leaf color) I'll take one body with

Velvia and one with Astia (or the Kodak equivalent). I'm still learning which to select. Although you can shoot fall colors with any lens, I

think you'll get more mileage out of the wide to normal focal length (or zoom counterparts). Hope you find all the color you want.

Luck to you

Don B in Hampton Roads