david_hay1

The film winder breaks through gear stripping. If you can, run a film through before you buy. If the frames are unevenly spaced it will cost ALOT to have repaired by Plaubel.

Hi Robert,

I used Fuji GW 690II and GSW690III. I liked the rangefinder better on the II, on the III it seemed smaller and not so high contrast, but this might be sample variation. They are nice cameras but I found that I couldn't really get enough depth of field at handholding speeds so I changed to 645.

That is not true for Konica infrared, but may well be true for Kodak...

Hi Robert thanks for your suggestion.

The film I have used this summer was dated feb 2005 and has been fine. Konica IR is very slow so lasts better than Kodak perhaps would. I am aware of the Rollei film but I haven't tried it, perhaps the time has come!

Hello all, I apologise if this is inappropriate!

 

Does anybody have any supply of Konica IR750 120 film? I have only a few rolls

left and would be interested to buy more.

 

best wishes

David

I've just been on a trip to South america from London which involved four flights. I took all the film through as hand luggage including the return to London last week with no problem. Thus far the films I have developed (100, 400 and infrared) appear to be unaffected by xray. I have previously heard that transporting them in checked baggage can be a problem due to higher intensity xraying, but I have never seen any evidence of this!

Hi there,

There are some antique camera stores in San Telmo, Buenos Aires.

There are two on Defensa near Plaza Dorrega, it is best to go on Sunday when there is a big antiques fair there as well.

best wishes

David

Thanks everyone for the useful information. Hopefully I can come back with some shots like those!

 

Bill I will forward you an email from a friend who is travelling round South america now with some useful info.

 

best wishes

Dear all,

 

at the end of July I will travel to South America from the UK. We plan to

spend a few days in Buenos Aires and then travel via Uruguay to the north of

Argentina particularly around Salta and then perhaps travel into Chile or

Bolivia.

 

I am open to all suggestions about which may be good photographic locations in

this area. I'm mainly interested in black and white landscape photography and

infrared, also architecture and street photography.

 

Also if anyone has any general suggestions about travel in these countries

that would be very useful.

 

Buenos dias!

 

David

OK thanks everyone!

Hello all,

 

I have a D70 and find the viewfinder very small, especially for manual focus

lenses.

I have never looked through a D100 or D200 viewfinder can anybody comment on

the viewfinders of these cameras compared to the D70

 

Thanks

David

Using the clouds is OK if you are not in Scotland, where very often they are less than 200m away!

Plaubel will repair it in Gemany.

 

expensive but good job

 

www.plaubel.com

 

They replaced the film transport, viewfinder and meter on my 67.

Thanks Jorge!

Hi there, does anyone know if the horseman rotary back will work on

the 985.

Thanks for any advice.

David

Hello, how can one find out the shutter count?

The link is bad, can you repost it or describe the solution.

Thanks

David

Silverprint is a great company

yes go for it

I agree with chauncey, I had this problem and eliminated it by replacing the foam at the catch. I put a really thick piece in so some pressure was required to close the door. This has worked well.

I have a Horseman 985 and I am using the modern Horseman 6x9 backs produced at the time of VHR. The older horseman backs from 980 985 etc have an additional locating lug but really this makes very little difference. I think that rangefinder cams are fully interchangeable as well, this can require adjustment of infinity stops but that is quite easy.

I would like to upgrade to VH or VHR as well, I think the revolving back is more useful than a rangefinder on this type of camera. One item whch is really useful is the angle viewer.

Look at the frame numbers and writing on the edges of the film. If these are nice and black the film is well developed, if they are light grey it is underdeveloped.

Remember that depth of field is much smaller in medium format. Thats my advice.

I have a Yashica electro 35 gt - it doesn't make a kerplunk sound but it works fine!

take a tripod and a wooly hat