lee_frost

I have had my Lunasix 3 for 15yrs. and now use [German] Varta V 625 U batteries.

 

I have no exposure problems and the meter is spot on without and battery chamber conversions. I think it a better meter than the Lunasix Pro I also had [i got rid of it]. The 3 meters much lower light levels than the Pro.

Some people spend a small fortune on lenses and cameras and then try and save peanuts on resin filters.

 

Cokin make mostly crappy filters but their glass polarizers are very good indeed and they also have strength setting marks on them.

 

For Grads etc. this Lee uses Lee too !

A 'wisker' soft on brick walls ?

 

Could as suggested be a tad poor sample but I bet you would never see it in any other photo, so why worry about it ?

If you are into masochism, get an old folder. If you want reliable shutter speeds, ease of use, good color rendition and lack of flare, get a more recent MF. They are cheap.

I think I need a Prozac.

I hand-hold at ANY speed if it means the difference between getting the shot and missing it. If I have time to navel gaze about steady hand-holdable theory for the lens I'm useing, I have time to stick the camera on a tripod, which is the desirable place for it at any speed.

Anyone that is brave enough to buy gear in the US will think they are in heaven buying from anywhere else [even from Russia].

 

The US crime rate is so bad that the companies building jails there have cornered such a huge growth industry, that they are listed on the stock market !! lol, lol.

I buy 90% of my gear from O/S sources as I live in Australia and have bought about 35 items including MF body, 3 lenses and 2 backs [all separately]. Make sure the seller marks the item 'used' to avoid import tax/duty and ONLY pay by Paypal and check shipping charges before you bid.

 

I've stuck trouble twice that was resolved by a full refund from Paypal [within 2 weeks] on one occasion and the other was a non-working electronic shutter on an F3 which I sold off [couldn't be bothered sending it back] for parts and the good HP viewfinder. Lost about $60 on the deal. Both those dealers were from the US and also it's the only country that almost always overcharges outrageously for shipping. So there you go mate 8-)

A 50mm wide and a 180mm might be a bit kinky, but boy o boy it works nicely for a 645 traveling outfit.

Charlotte,

 

I would suggest going to 'search' and entering- 'first medium format camera'. You'll find about a week's reading material at least.

The site below is a real eye opener about filters.

 

http://medfmt.8k.com/bronfiltersp.html#free

You just got handed down an as new Rolleicord. Have you dumped it already ?

645 Bronica 50mm, 100mm macro and 180mm [30mm, 60mm, 110mm in 35mm lenses] just because it focus to 3ft. The 150mm has a terrible 5ft. close focus distance. The Nikon 105mm is my favorite 35mm lens and the 180mm in 645 is my favorite followed by the 50mm.

 

Everyone to their own I guess.

Azim, please write your next lot of questions on the back of $50 notes and send them to me [one question per note].

I have a grey early Lunasix 3 and use modern batteries. the meter can be simply adjusted using the adjustment screw to compensate for the new batteries [a very small difference]. Set it and forget it with no voltage troubles.

 

Fantastic meters that are overlooked for more expensive and bulky meters that serve the same purpose.

We should also state the conveniently never mention obvious in the main thrust of the 6x6 advantage argument regarding cropping to a rectangle.....any 645, 6x7 or 6x9 can also be cropped to a square when needed !!

I think the 6x6 argument about cropping is a bit of a red herring. Heck, if you can't frame a nice composition 'in camera' with a rectangular view, why stop at 6x6 ? Why not go up to 4x5 [inch] or even 8x10 to make sure there is something in the frame that will [eventually] look good as far as composition goes ?

 

Nothing in nature is square and nor are our books or magazines, television sets or computer screens etc. Even the rooms we live in or farmers paddocks are never square !! Why ? Because we can find our way around far more easily in rectangular spaces than in square spaces [or a circular spaces]. It's all about innate ease of orientation taking place in our brains.

 

The problem for many, but certainly not all photographers with the square, is that it just doesn't 'feel' comfortable. It is more practical sure [and so would building square rooms be] and if you can feel comfortable with it, it would be the way to go just because the camera doesn't have to be turned on it's side. Sadly I never could come to terms with the square format of my first MF and ended up with a 6x7 rectangle initially in MF, but now use a 645 for it's size and am more than happy with the great print quality.

 

Go and rent a 6x6 and see if you feel comfortable with it. If you do you are one of the lucky ones. I wouldn't buy one before renting one, because if it makes you feel uncomfortable it will eventually drive you insane !!

Please, mail me tne book. I sign it and send it back....eventualy !!

Henry's sells on ebay and Ive bought a few items from them from here in Australia and condition has always been better than discribed. Excellent ebayer.

 

His prices are reasonable by ebay standards and judging by his feedback his 90 day warranty is good too.

I meant above that I know of the photographer Lee Frost. I buy the English mag. occasionally that he contributes to .

Thanks Frank. My worked out the crank base stays on and the handle base just slides on and then lock with the lever. Boy I can be a dummy sometimes !

 

Hi Asim. Well yes there is more than one of me and know the photographer.

I just bought a hand held E winder off ebay and can't work out how

to fit it.

 

I have removed the standard winding crank by pulling out the pin but

can't work out what to do next or how the round black crank holder

comes off ?

Great idea from Blad Gary, but their new 'incident' viewfinder probably costs as much as a used Bronica or Mamiya camera and a couple of lenses!! 8-}

Azim,

 

The Bronica rotary viewfinder does not have an inbuilt meter but it is very BRIGHT and has a fantastic large view. Having said that, inbuilt meters for MF compared to what is available in 35mm are primitive [think 1970's 35mm] at best and down right inaccurate at worst.

 

I'll take the flexibility of a hand-held exposure meter any day, especially as where possibly being able to use incident metering which no in-built meter can do. I've never had exposure problems using a h/h meter but boy, I've had some stuff-ups with inbuilt meters. Late model 35mm ones too.

 

Fear of hand-held meters being slow or inadequate is rubbish and probably a generational thing or held by people who have never used one. Very few Pro's don't have one.

 

Working out the exposure for the first shot and firing away and adjusting camera exposure accordingly and accurately, becomes 2nd. nature with very little practice and is a lot faster than any inbuilt exposure method. Saving on expensive metered viewfinders are substantial too although they are available for both the Bronica and Mamiya. Battery power saving [and weight] is considerable without an inbuilt metered viewfinder.

 

I own a simple Gossen meter that is very accurate, small, light and is always in my pocket and has outlasted many different camera outfits I've owned over 30yrs. I've never had exposure problems using it and what it did teach me after a while, is what the correct exposure will be before pulling it out of my pocket !!

...'would this give me what I am looking for, or would I be just wasting my money?'

 

What are you looking for is the key to your needs [?].

 

If price is your main problem, sell the leica and widen your choice options perhaps ?