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    ABC news

    in Classic Manual Film Cameras

    Posted

    <p>Gene, I'd rather see a book. I'm a HUGE fan of your stuff and would pay top $$ for a coffee table book. Your stories and descriptions get me every time. I shoot often in the area you live and if I get lucky maybe someday I'll bump into you so I can shake your hand. </p>

    KODAK 5231

    in Black & White Practice

    Posted

    <p>Film Emporium is all out. I got mine from reelgoodfilm.com. Basically hit the lottery there, as he told me he rarely gets any. I grabbed the last 2 rolls. I e-mailed releasing.net, as of yesterday they had one 400 foot short end @ .20/foot. </p>

    <p>I wanted to stock up as I really like this film, and at 8 cents a foot, I can't go wrong.</p>

    <p>Micheal. I read that thread. The 5231 and Plus-x are different films. I like the look (and the price) of 5231. Regular Plus-x is not going anywhere soon. My other all time favorite 100 speed film is PanF in Diafine.</p>

    KODAK 5231

    in Black & White Practice

    Posted

    <p>I was bummed to hear Kodak 5231 was discontinued. I shoot a lot of it. I just scored 800 feet of short ends for .08 / foot. The cheapest I've ever paid. It's still around, but it's hit or miss. I figure the 5222 will be around for a while.</p>

    Rodenstock Ysarex 135 replacement shutter

    in Large Format

    Posted

    <p>Andrew, Thanks for the SK Grimes info. They are within driving distance. I called them and I'm sending it to them for repair vs. buying a new one.<br>

    Dave, Thanks for the info on the lens. It looks like it may be a good lens, and even with a shutter repair I still got a good deal I think. At least good enough to try my hand at LF.<br>

    Thanks again!</p>

    Rodenstock Ysarex 135 replacement shutter

    in Large Format

    Posted

    <p>Just a simple question. I bought a Rodenstock Ysarex 135mm lens mounted in a Sychro-Compur shutter for a song. The glass is mint, but the shutter is junk. I opened it up to flush and lube it and a spring is broken, among other problems. I just need to know which size copal shutter this lens needs. I'm considering just buying a new one from B&H but I'm not sure if it is a #0 or a #1. I have a Calumet 4x5 camera and want to dip my toes in the large format pool. Thanks in advance.</p>

    Selling the Disk!

    in Wedding & Event

    Posted

    <p>"I just hate the thought of my work getting printed at a very low end printer."</p>

    <p>I would guarantee that it is anyway. $99.00 scanners and $49.00 inkjets. You're fooling yourself if you think the average John and Jane are not cranking out copies for family and/or posting scans. I'm with Steve Nuzman. It's not 1989. Times change and businesses must adjust. Would you rather have bad scans which print and display horribly, or inkjets / photos being displayed on poorly calibrated monitors from originals floating around? </p>

    <p>I was married in 1993, my wedding was shot on film. I NEVER look at them. I don't even know where the album is. If I had digital prints, I would see them more often when browsing Picassa, AND OTHERS WOULD SEE THEM TOO.</p>

     

    screw mount Fish Eye Takumar 1:4 / 17 lens

    in Pentax

    Posted

    <p>Doug, Looks like that will be the winner. I looked at some photos from the lens and they look great. My project will be black and white and this lens looks like it will fit the bill. I'm going to check E-bay for a couple weeks and then probably pull the trigger at rugift.com if I have no luck. Thanks for the link!<br>

    Chris</p>

     

    screw mount Fish Eye Takumar 1:4 / 17 lens

    in Pentax

    Posted

    <p>Hmmm. It seems that you guys are correct on the pricing from E-bay. I swear I saw some completed listings for under 200.00 but must have been mistaken. Thanks for the Spiratone and Zenitar info, I'll look into it. I actually have a wide angle screw on filter/lens thing that gives me a fish eye effect, but the setup is HUGE. I need one smallish lens. I'm sure I'm going to bite the bullet and get a Takumar the more I think about it. I have a genuine Pentax screw mount/K mount adapter I'll use to mount it, and a bunch of other Takumars, on the new full frame digital body that will come out hopefully before I die. I'm 38 :)<br>

    As for lens flare, my project is to be shot indoors, no flash, low light. Low light is another reason a need a faster lens. I'll probably be using a pushed 400 speed film. Since lens flare will not be an issue, a scratched Takumar would probably be fine. Maybe I'll find one with fungus/scratches :)<br>

    Thanks again<br>

    Chris</p>

     

    screw mount Fish Eye Takumar 1:4 / 17 lens

    in Pentax

    Posted

    <p>I'm looking for this lens for a new project I'm going to do. I will be using it on a film body. Does anyone have any other suggestions on an comparable lens if I strike out on the Takumar? I'm not willing to spend more than 150.00 and need a fisheye. I don't need AF, and truthfully don't want it for this project.<br>

    Thanks!</p>

    my digital camera - obsolete?

    in Casual Photo Conversations

    Posted

    <p>"A more relevant comparison is choosing another digital camera for the same reason you would choose another film."<br>

    I think a more accurate comparison would be choosing another digital camera for the same reason you would choose a new COMPUTER. Faster, improved performance, better features, etc...</p>

     

    New baby on the way!...need help choosing first dSLR

    in Mirrorless Digital Cameras

    Posted

    <p>I started with Pentax DL and upgraded to a 10d. Low light autofocus can be sluggish, but outdoors it is fine. Don't forget any lens ever made my Pentax, or with a Pentax mount can be slapped on with no problem. There are excellent manual lenses available second hand. All the talk about autofocus makes me wonder what people did in the "olden days". How did people ever photograph their fast moving crumb snatchers? I'll agree with the above post that most bodies can produce excellent images, and isn't it true that whatever we shoot with, we make it work? I shoot my kids all the time with a Pentax MX and ME super. I've even been known to get a few keepers:) Autofocus speed should not be the dealbreaker here.<br>

    If I were making a living with my camera,the AF speed WOULD be a dealbreaker. I shoot some weddings here and there and it does well, but it would be EASIER if the AF speed were faster.<br /> <br /> For me the sensor based shake reduction cannot be beat. It is one feature that Pentax got right IMO. I can buy fast Sigma DG lenses or other full frame lenses second hand and get the benefits of I.S. <br /> <br /> I got my hands on a buddies Nikon D60. Nice camera...but different than what I'm used to. I guess it can shoot video and has live view, but my friend also has complaints about it. For me the choice of Nikon vs. Canon is a no brainer, I would go Nikon. I will admit that even though I have All Pentax gear, If money were no object I would switch to a Nikon D3, the low light capabilities...anyway...<br /> <br /> I'll agree the Pentax is alot of bang for the buck, and sometimes it's fun to be different :)</p>

    Need with buying used darkroom supplies

    in Black & White Practice

    Posted

    <p>Cole, That sounds like a good deal. Great lenses can be had on E-bay for short money now as well. If you are patient, enlargers pop up from time to time for even less $$ and often free. Post a wanted post on craigslist. I have collected 4 thus far :) As usual Lex is spot on. The only advice I would give is to make sure it is properly aligned before printing.</p>
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