Andrew in Austin

<p>One last image - taken in the classroom. Leica II with Ilford XP2</p> <p><a title="Mirror_Carina_Bri by Andrew Yue, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7378/16599795241_d424f2b06f_c.jpg" alt="Mirror_Carina_Bri" width="532" height="800" /></a></p>

<p>Same camera - portrait of me at work - with a student holding the camera<br> <a title="IIIG_DemoOffice_Me by Andrew Yue, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8610/16115290454_2b9078a5c0_z.jpg" alt="IIIG_DemoOffice_Me" width="640" height="429" /></a></p>

<p>Quick Shot with a Leica IIIg - Elmar 2.8 - Tri-X<br> <a title="IIIG_Calhoun_Hall by Andrew Yue, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8632/16550199450_76e89276ea_o.jpg" alt="IIIG_Calhoun_Hall" width="527" height="800" /></a></p>

<p>Enjoyed the Life article on making B/W prints. Nowadays, I do my best to play with exposure and varying the contrast on prints with very little dodging and burning.</p> <p>I also noticed the complete lack of products from Japan.</p>

<p>First, that's a lovely composition in the above image. I don't see how you do it with such a tiny viewfinder.</p> <p>I've never given much thought as to what 35mm cassettes were in use prior to 1950. I did have to install a felt washer on to the release mechanism on the base plate of my Leica II to prevent a modern cassette from moving up and down in the chamber.</p> <p>The cassette issue was pretty much resolved by the time my favorite 35mm shooters hit the market in 1970 to 75.</p>

<p>I'm very pleased with the performance of my two Kanto MR-9 adapters, a.k.a. the Chris MR-9. The two cameras are an Olympus 35RC and a Rollei 35 S.</p>

<p>Yep - aluminum filter rings dent fairly easily. There is a method for pushing one back into shape.</p>

<p>Mathew - If you live in the US, the only 127 film that appears to be in stock at BH Photo is ReraPan 100. Their web site also shows Ilford HP5 to be available - but not in stock.</p> <p>http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=127+film&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ma&Top+Nav-Search=</p>

<p>Correction on the price - the advertisement below shows it to be $21.95 for the complete kit.</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agE7Z5y6Kgc</p>

<p>One of my former cameras, too. These days, they sell for very reasonable prices - if you consider the build quality versus a Leica M2 or the more modern Cosina Voigtlander alternative.</p>

<p>127 film was a lot less Rera back when this camera in a glass display case at the friendly local Rexall pharmacist.</p> <p>Definitely a camera that I have never seen in the flesh or have I?. Bilora was more known for their tripods on these shores.</p> <p>Click - On these shores, the Bilora 44 was none other than the Ansco Lancer in all its plastic chrome glory. Just $19.95 for the entire kit in 1959, which included a flash attachment and 4 spare M2 flash bulbs. (See eBay item # 161617717598 - It appears to have light meter attached to it)</p> <p>For the American neophyte, they added the usual iconography to remind us which distances were for portrait, group and scenic. The two f stops show f/8 for color and f/16 for B/W film. I don't know much about the lens.</p> <p>http://btoewsphotos.zenfolio.com/blog/2013/9/day-257/365/1</p> <p><img src="http://allenjames.com/images/Ansco-2.JPG" alt="" width="640" height="480" /></p>

<p>I hope that Bill's experience isn't the harbinger of doom, because I just purchase an orphaned Minolta 5400 for $300 and love it. I've been scanning at 5400 dpi and saving the TIFF files at 2700 dpi. As he mentioned, the parts, to include the fluorescent lamp, are unobtainable.</p>

<p>I too noticed that the Retina Reflex IV was soldiering on in the face of Japanese competition. In general, when I look at Japanese offerings for amateur on a budget, they offer a better value than what the German manufacturers were offering for the same money.</p> <p>In North America at least, it was the waning days for names like Agfa, Edixa, Exakta, Voigtlander and Zeiss Ikon.</p>

<p>OMG - it's one of the plastic bodied, battery dependent power focus Olympus cameras - which are the antithesis of a classic film camera.</p> <p>Olympus was still offering a version of the OM4 when these plastic bodied wonders arrived. I know - because I wanted one. At the time, I thought a spot meter would would put me on top of the world - but the OM4 of the time was over $1,000 US new - which was about what I was paying for rent every 4 months. </p>

<p>Or a Retina Reflex S - with fully interchangeable lenses? </p>

<p>Wow! The motoring world sure has changed. Now of days, the new cars all look like fish.</p>

<p>Thanks Kerkko - Yes, it is a 1971 tin-top Westy. - Best Regards</p>

<p>My VW Bus - Rollei 35 S with Ektar 100<br> <a title="35S_VW_Bus by Andrew Yue, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7430/16506949616_e8b5c10db6_o.jpg" alt="35S_VW_Bus" width="800" height="535" /></a></p>

<p>The price of bell peppers in January.</p> <p><a title="35S_Bell_Peppr by Andrew Yue, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8599/15912777983_5c03dd8b07_o.jpg" alt="35S_Bell_Peppr" width="800" height="535" /></a></p>

<p>Also from a small camera, a Rollei 35 S - Ektar 100 film</p> <p><a title="35S_Capitol_1 by Andrew Yue, on Flickr" href=" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7293/16345271718_043257d8f4_o.jpg" alt="35S_Capitol_1" width="800" height="535" /></a></p>

<p>The first thing I notice about the performance of both the Biogon and the Leitz 21mm/f4 Super Angulon is the lack of visible distortion compared to much more recent designs for AF SLR and dSLR cameras.</p>

<p>While the 1955 articles on the Vitessa and Super Regent focused on the new LV scale, I find that for me at least - the new shutter speed progressions to be more significant. At one time, I had both a Super Regent and a Gossen Pilot meter. They worked very well together. I still have the Gossen Pilot.</p>

<p>Be she real or a fictional character, tonight I'll toast to Miss Tilford - who may or may not have been shooting an old Kodak 3A Autographic, 122 roll film format camera.</p> <p>*****</p><div></div>

<p>By 1950 - the triplet designs had hard coated anti-reflective coatings. As a consequence, I just the tonality of some of these images, especially the Old Man Banksia image. Tri-X in Pyrocat HD looks to be a winning combination.</p>

<blockquote> <p>"Modern Film Camera in the Classic Tradition"</p> </blockquote> <p>Well said. I have a Cosina Voigtlander Bessa R that I bought second hand in 2005 that fits that description.</p>