gabriel_roca

Hey,

 

That page is just what I needed. Thanks very much! I always know where to turn for a question.

 

Incidentally - an odd way of doing it, no? Tripping the manual shutter not using the normal shutter trip button. Interesting design.

 

Best,

 

Gabriel

Hello everyone,

 

Quick question -

 

I just purchased an F3 in pretty great condition, etc from an honest

fello. Anyhow - the shutter is cocked but will not fire. The

batteries are dead however, I was under the impression that the 60th

of a second speed is completely mechanical thus, if the batteries are

dead, it should still fire at that speed.

 

Now I'm thinking that perhaps one of the 4 levers located in and

around the shutter cock, film speed dial, etc. is in the wrong

position? Could someone please advise?

 

Many thanks.

Hi there,

 

Yes, I have of course considered going directly to nikon - just figured I might be able to track down a cheaper alternative. Ebay never has them listed - I suppose it's a rather obscure object to be looking for.

 

Thanks!

Hello all,

 

Quick question - does anyone know where I might be able to find a

back for my F3? I have an F3 that I use with a polaroid back and

would like to use the body with regular film as well however, I need

a regular back-door for the camera.

 

Many thanks.

If you used some sort of credit card to purchase the item, you might try reporting fraud (someone sold me an item not as advertised) to your credit card company. They'll start an investigation and hopefully scare the pants off this guy. This is a tactic I have used in the past (successfully). Good luck!!!!

Hmmm, my former girlfriend had my M6 on her lap while in a very high(off the ground that is) pickup truck. We parked, she opened the door, got out and forgot about the M6. Dropped about 3.5 feet. Barely a scratch.

I live in Brooklyn - not in Brighton Beach - although I used to live nearbye.

 

Be well.

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While I can't speak for Abbie's activities 30+ years ago, I can certainly speak for his efforts in the 80's. At that time, he'd been living down the road from me in New Hope, PA - working on the Dump the Pump project (an environmental effort to save the Delaware - long story short). In Abbie you had a fellow who was very much involved in the community, particularly the local High School's involvement in something called the "Environmental Olympics." He truly was a good soul. Incidentally, he loaded up on barbituates and booze - his body was found in bed, at his home (a converted chicken coup) on Sugan Rd. At that point, in '89, his Dump the Pump efforts were unravelling and, well, you know, he was distraught.

 

Cheers and thanks for the photograph.

Hello all,

 

I've done some digging around photo.net but can't seem to find

exactly what I'm looking for. Hence . . . .

 

Normally I shoot Tri-X at asa 250, develop 10' at 68 degrees, D-76 1:1

 

I'd like to push 2 stops to 1000. My guess is I'll process it in more

dilute D-71, perhaps 1:3, for 15'. Does this sound about right? I'm

looking for a good starting point for my test rolls. Thanks very much

in advance and have a stupendous weekend.

 

Regards.

Some clarifications - actually, metal detectors most certainly do produce a magnetic field - some simple internet research will reveal this. Furthermore the manuel for the camera actually states this in very small type. The nps has been informed that they may inspect the device for a period of 7 days, afterwhich point, payment must be remitted within 30 days otherwise this matter will be subject to litigation.

 

Certainly, it may have been that those security devices present at the ferry terminal were set on too high a sensitivity by an ignorant employee. This, however, is no excuse and has no bearing on responsibility. The plain fact are that the individual running the machinary was asked in point-blank english wether or not said equipment might damage the camera. The camera went through the devices working perfectly and came out with a fatal error. Taking into account that strong magnetic fields, such as those found in modern metal detectors

 

(for literature relating to this fact you might consult: "Users' Guide for Hand-Held and Walk-Through Metal Detectors

Series: Law Enforcement and Corrections Standards and Testing Program

Author: Nicholas G. Paulter

Published: National Institute of Justice, January 2001

Subject: Law enforcement: police equipment, technology in law

enforcement")

 

can adversly affect digital slr's - this is a rather open and shut case. I'm sorry, I simply cannot allow the NPS to destroy private property without reimbursement. I'm certianly not going to roll over.

 

Cheers.

X-Rays are apparently quite benign but metal detectors - be it the hand-wand type or the walk-through type put out a strong magnetic field that can (albeit not too often) affect the camera's processor, etc.

To clarify - it wasn't the x-ray machine that caused the failiure but, rather the metal detector. This is the info given to me over the phone from two Nikon technicians. I'm awaiting the arrival of that statement in written form from Nikon. I'll certainly post it as soon as I receive it for reference purposes. As for the camera's failiure - someone above seemed to think that it didn't begin to fail as soon as I got out of the checkpoint. In fact, it did begin to exhbit symptoms as soon as I left the detectors. First, the buffer speed slowed dramatically, than the mirror locked up, next the shutter siezed, then the LCD went black. It was one thing after another. UUGGHH.

 

Anyway, I spoke to the Ferry service yesterday about the situation. Apparently, they have had this happen before although rarely. They gave me the contact info at the National Park Service, who I called yesterday after sending a certified letter, etc. The next call to the Park service was placed by my employer's lawyer. It's a big, huge pain-in-the-ass but, they have advised me that it shouldn't be a problem recovering compensation.

 

Best,

 

"Very-Sad" Ed

Hello all,

 

A note of warning so that what happened to me just yesterday never

happens to anyone else.

 

Yesterday morning I set off to cover some anti-terrorism drills on

Ellis Island. As I approached the metal detectors and x-ray machines

I asked the technician if it was safe for my digital equipment. She

replied that it was indeed safe and I sent it on through the

machinary. Low and behold, as soon as I departed the security

checkpoint, my nikon body began to act strangely and within 30

minutes, the body had completely died. So, at this point, I'm down a

body until the Ferry company (who shall remain nameless) sends me the

reimbursement check. Never let your digital bodies go through x-ray

machines or metal detectors. While it is safe for most camera, that

certainly can't be said ro all cameras. I have consulted Nikon USA

who verified that the camera's failiure was most likely due to its

exposure to a metal detector. In short, my camera's fried!

 

Cheers and beware.

 

-Ed

Hi all,

 

The paper in the notebook is actually a dark yellow - not 18% grey but certainly closer than a white page.

 

I've found that the camera generally underexposes. However, I usually go by my minolta light meter so, I don't see this as becoming a problem at all. Just curious.

 

Thanks much for that page on Histograms. I've bookmarked it and look forward to reading through it tomorrow. Thanks also for your observations regarding digital camera exposure, etc. It was all most helpful.

 

Be well,

 

-Ed

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hi there,

 

thanks for your opinions on this. The images appear underexposed both on the camera's LCD screen and on my compter (both my laptop and regular PC). For your benefit I took a series of images. Image 1 was shot using the camera's meter reading (center-weighted mode). Other stats are as follws: ISO: 400, White Balance (Flourescent - taken in my office). The rest of the shots are presented in succession, as I opened up the lens. I checked the histograms for each image in the camera and provided a rudimentary sketch of what each histo. looks like in the upper right corner of each image. What do you think?

 

Thanks much and be well.

 

Cheers.

 

-Ed

Visually. I've noticed if I strictly go buy the camera's meter, I need to really tweak levels to lighten the image.

Hello all,

 

At long last I've decided to make the leap to digital - starting with

a D100. Within the year I hope to acquire a D2H and relegate the D100

to a backup body. Anyway, I've noticed that the D100's meter tends to

underexpose images. Sometimes I've got to open up by as much as a

stop to 1 1/3 stops. I'm assuming there is a learning curve regarding

exposure with digital bodies. Have those of you who've been using

digital bodies for a while found your experiences similar to mine? So

far, I'm rather happy with the body. That said, any advice as to the

use (pitfalls to watch out for, etc) digital bodies would be most

helpful. Cheers and try to stay cool! God, it'd 94 degrees in New

York City!!!! Help!

 

Cheers.

After a great deal of resistance on my part, I've finally decided to

acquire a digital body to use on some assignments. Since I don't have

a spare 2500 bucks available at the moment, I've been looking at the

D100 and Fuji's S2 to start with, buying something a bit beefier

within a year or so. Anyway, what sort of opinions do you folks have

with regards to these two beasts? I have heard that the lag time

between frames (in RAW mode)can be as long as 30 seconds in teh D100.

This sounds more than a bit far-fetched. Is there any truth to it?

Any and all opinions on these two machines (positive and/or negative)

will be greatly appreciated.

 

Be well.

 

-ed

Thanks for all the responses. I bought it on Friday and have been playing with it for the past 2 days. In the end, I'm not too happy with it. It doesn't seem to handle black/white negs very well - I am having lots of problems with detailed shadows and highlights. I'm returning it today. It seemed to handle color slides rather well but, when it came to B/W I was rather dissappointed. Just goes to show you get what you pay for I suppose. Many thanks to all of your to replied to my post. Be well.

 

-Ed

Thanks guys. I went out and purchased one at B&H. I've got a week to return it if I'm not happy. To tell you the truth, I never use ICE. I find that dust/scratch filters tend to desharpen my images. I simply do a lot of retouching so, the lack of ICE is A.O.K. with me. Thanks again and have a great weekend!

 

Cheers.