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<p>That second photo of the little girl is a great photo. </p>

 

<p>The Heathrow express will take you from the airport to Paddington station in about a 1/2 hour. If you wanted to see quite a bit from the street, take the tube to the Marble arch station and go out and get on of of the Red site seeing buses that leave and return to marble arch. They will take you all over the best parts of the city, you can get off or get on at any stop. When you buy the Heathrow express ticket, get it return and you will save a few bucks. Leave yourself plenty of time to get back to the airport, it can take a while to get though customs and security on your outbound flight. The tours will drive you by all the famous places, Tower of london, London Eye, Westminster, houses of parlement , Tower bridge, west bank. You will not have a lot of time, but you will get a flavor of the city. </p>

<p>I have them both and like the Xenar better myself, but I think that Charles idea is a good one. </p>

<p>Gene, a great camera. I bought one a few years ago and the nice thing is that you can use many of the same lenses from your Contax RF on this one. I have and use my 35mm Biogon as well as my 35mm Nikkor on this camera. The 50 1.4 is a great lens. It loads just like my Nikon FTN with the same feel and sound. </p>

<p>Beautiful camera, and one that I own as well. Nice sharp lens and has the feel of my Nikon F. </p>

<p>I was in all those cities in October and I took and used only 3 lenses on my D3s. A 17-35 for interiors and landscapes, a 85mm 1.8 for low light and a 80-200 2.8 for people photos. I would only take one wide angle your 16-35. LIsten to the advice about pick pockets, get some camera insurance, and go out and take lots of photos. When I travel , I like to shoot early in the mornings, with in a half hour of sunrise. Less people and the people are people going to work. Its too early for most thieves, who tend to be out late.</p>

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<p>I had a IIIs with all the lenses and sold it about a year ago. It(35mm curtagon) was a good lens, with nice contrast and sharpness. Did not shoot it wide open, so can't talk about that part of it. Will look for a photo shot with it. </p>

 

<p>From the Photo District News website: </p>

<h2>“Lost” Robert Frank Photos Found in NY Times Archive</h2>

 

<p>A series of photographs Robert Frank made in 1958 on commission for <em>The New York Times</em>, which were once thought lost, have been discovered in the <em>Times</em>‘ archive. The photographs are featured <a href="http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/17/a-lonely-gaze-on-the-times-and-its-city/">today on the <em>Times</em>‘ Lens blog</a>.<br>

A year before he published his groundbreaking book <em>The Americans</em>, Frank was hired to create the photographs by Louis Silverstein, a longtime art director at the <em>Times</em>who headed the promotions department at the time. The images were used for a promotional book distributed to <em>Times</em> advertisers.<br>

The images depict New Yorkers, many of them carrying or reading copies of the<em>Times</em>, going about their business on the streets, in taxis, at the airport, and at notable locations such as Grand Central Station and the Statue of Liberty.<br>

Silverstein’s wife, Helen, recently discovered the prints, some of which were not published at that the time and have not previously been seen, in the <em>Times</em>‘ archive with the help of Jeff Roth, a <em>Times</em> archivist.</p>

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<p>Attach the camera bag to you body. When you are in a restaurant, put the strap under a leg of the chair.My niece had her bag under the chair leaning against her leg, they distracted her and pulled it out and disappeared. Just use your head and enjoy the food. A small, sturdy, table top tripod will work in 99% of the locations. In churches use the widest lens you have and the Table top tripod. You can rest it on the floor or on a table or bench. I like the Pantheon, and the Trevi fountain. The Piazza Navona is a special place for people watching and the famous fountain. I was just there in October for my 3rd trip, its a large urban city, but a beautiful one. You can take a train to Venice, or Florence in a couple of hours, if you want to see more of Italy.</p>

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<p>I find that the Optech straps bounce too much, with a heavy camera like the SCW or my Mamaya RZ. I like the UPstraps are by far my favorite straps. </p>

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<p>I loved my D3, but last summer I bought a D3s for shooting in low light as a second camera. Its now been a while (since last summer) that I have used the D3. Wonderful camera, that shoots just like the D3 as far as the controls. I do shoot some video as well on it. </p>

<p>I had a super D graflex that was 4x5. Simple but nice camera. Here is a photo taken with it. http://www.photo.net/photo/2533053</p>

<p>I took to Italy this year only my Ai-MF lenses, that I used on my Nikon film cameras 20 yrs ago. I was shooting with my Nikon D3s and it is amazing how sharp and contrasty those lenses are with a modern digital camera. </p>

<p >I have a friend who is doing a investigation on this and other pieces of sheet film. The photos were shot in the 1960's or 70's and he is trying to determine the following questions. I know the people here at P.Net are as smart as they come and hoped you might have answers for the questions. He is trying to nail down the year they might have been taken. This is important and I hope one or more of you can help. </p>

<p >Thanks </p>

<p >Michael Ging</p>

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<p >1) Based on the notch codes, we believe this is Kodak Royal Pan film. Is that correct?</p>

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<p >2) There are apparently two types of Royal Pan film; Royal Pan and Royal Pan Estar Thick Base. How can we tell the difference?</p>

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<p >3) The image has the number "441" following the "Kodak Safety" notation. Is that an emulsion code?</p>

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<p >4) We have also seen the number "445" on other negatives in the same bunch following the "Kodak Safety" notation. Is that a different emulsion code?</p>

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<p >5) If "441" and "445" are different emulsion codes, is it possible to tell the difference between Royal Pan and Royal Pan Estar Thick Base based on the emulsion code?</p>

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<p>You can buy many different size adapters that will adapt to series 7. Here are some on Ebay. http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=series+7+adapters.&_sacat=0&_odkw=seried+7+adapters.&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313</p>

<p>Check the film gates and the pressure plate for any burrs or anything rough. The Nikon pressure plates used to have holes in them, where if a piece of dust or sand got in the hole, it would scratch the heck out of the film. Since the scratch is white and not black in the print, I would suspect its not the emulsion side of the film, and there for its the pressure plate. Good Luck. </p>

<p>I would suspect the pressure plate on the back of the camera that keeps the film flat against the film plane. Some films are thicker than others and that might be why you see it with some rolls and not others. </p>

<p>I had Planars on my Hassys, my Rollieflex, and my Contax, and all were wonderful, sharp contrasty lenses. In fact, I just ran a roll of Film though my 2.8, 80mm Rolliflex today and can't wait to see the negs. </p>

<p>I believe that no color film does better greens and blues (jungle), than Fuji Velvia. Provia 100 is also a very good film, as said above. </p>

<p>Her behind the scenes photographs of Marilyn Monroe were great, but so was all of here other photos. She was a great one. </p>

<p>Call KEH and ask anyone in the store. I am sure they know of photographers who shoot film. Phone: (770) 333-4200</p>

<p>Terminal 5 is the largest and best for shopping, but I do not remember any film, and I would really doubt B&W film for sure. I have had film up to ASA 3200 scanned as many as 8 times without any fog. It really is not a problem. </p>

<p>It sounds like you are doing things right. If I had to guess, I would think the bottom photo is a light leak from somewhere and I am guessing the tank from the look of the marks. The top photo looks like over agitation around the sprocket holes. I saw this same problem, when I used to use a Patterson tank. </p>

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