jeff_greenstein

<p>I have two Forscher Probacks (one for my Canon T90, one for my Nikon FM3A) and I love 'em. Don't forget that you can actually get two images on one Polaroid frame. Just take your first shot, pull the white tab to the end of the black fabric, take a second, then pull the rest of the way.</p><div></div>

<p>I have and have used both cameras; in fact, the Canon EF was my very first SLR. Both the EF and the FTbn are rugged and eminently usable. The EF has a few distinct advantages, however.</p>

<p>- An unparalleled metering system. The shutter-speed dial goes all the way down to <em>thirty seconds</em>. I can think of no other camera with such a feature.</p>

<p>- Speaking of which, the shutter-speed dial hangs over the front of the camera (sort of like the Leica M5) which offers a distinct ergonomic advantage; you can spin the dial with your index finger without removing the camera from your eye.</p>

<p>- And speaking of <em>that</em> — and I distinctly remember teenage me choosing the EF over many other cameras for exactly this reason — both shutter speed and aperture are displayed in the viewfinder.</p>

<p>- Finally: automatic is nice.</p>

<p>Peter, I think you nailed it: a filmstrip camera. I'd figured out the Title IV B part, but because of many contiguous references to IMC as "Income Maintenance Caseworker"... </p>

<p><a href="https://ssw.unc.edu/dssjobsnc/index.php?q=node/1050" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://ssw.unc.edu/dssjobsnc/index.php?q=node/1050</a><br /><br />...I assumed that the camera was used by a social worker. Your explanation makes more sense. Thanks for the detective work!</p>

<p>Here's a vintage camera mystery for the photo.net hivemind: What's the story behind this apparently one-of-a-kind half-frame Pentax KX? I snared this unicorn at the Pasadena Camera Show this past weekend; the seller got it from an estate sale on rubylane.com. It's got a modified film gate, masked-off viewfinder, a regeared film advance, and a handwritten 72-frame insert for the frame counter. Beneath the gate is inscribed <strong>MODIFIED BY KLINGER</strong>, and other inscriptions read <strong>I.M.C.</strong> and <strong>TITLE IV B</strong>. Tell me what you know! </p>

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<p>This very morning I bought what appears to be a one-of-a-kind half-frame Pentax KX at the Pasadena Camera Show. It's got a modified film gate, masked-off viewfinder, regeared film advance, and a handwritten 72-frame insert for the frame counter. Beneath the gate is inscribed "Modified by Klinger." Anyone know anything about this rare beast?</p><div></div>

<p>I've shot a roll of the Delta 400 b&w and a roll of the Portra 400 color and had both of them developed and printed by Blue Moon. Both came out well, but surprisingly I preferred the color more.<br>

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(This is the basic Blue Moon print style: a 3 1/4 x 2 1/4 image on 5 x 5 paper.)</p>

<p>I stared at the picture for a long time, trying to figure this out. At first I thought that was a Photomic prism, but then the thick nameplate and the shutter button in the center of the film advance threw me. I shudder to even consider it, but maybe it's a Ricoh...?</p>

The answer is no.

<p>The 40mm Summicron is routinely rated as one of the best "normal" lenses Leica ever made. I love mine, and use it both on the CL and on an M6 TTL. It's <i>sweet</i>.</p>

The answer is dead simple: Do you want an onboard meter or don't you?

 

Personally, I adore my CL, and that 40mm Summicron is an acknowledged classic. That combo wins in a walk.

Hey Cardy, that's not true. Sans goggles, and set to infinity before mounting, my DR mounts

on my Leitz Minolta CL just perfectly. I've found, in a lot of ways, that it's actually a better

"normal" lens than the stock 40.

I have this exact combination and it works perfectly, as long as you remember to set the lens

to infinity before mounting or unmounting it.

I'd love to get a poster of that ad. It's gorgeous.

Journeyman. 1 M body. 3 M lenses.

- Canon T90

- Olympus Pen EE-3

 

The T90 (usually with the 85mm 1.2) comes out of the drawer when I need an SLR, and the

Pen EE-3 is the perfect never-reload point-'n'-shoot film camera.

Not to exploit your tragedy, but I have an eyeless DR of similar vintage, so if you want to

unload 'em...

I third the vote for the Olympus 35 RC. But you want to know my absolute favorite camera

for the application you're suggesting? The Olympus Pen EE-3. Great little lens, no battery,

zone focusing, 72 shots to the roll, it's ACTUALLY pocketable (not "fake" pocketable like,

say, an M3)...

 

Get thee to eBay. You can probably grab one for less than fifty bucks.

I'm with Frank -- get an Olympus rangefinder from the '70s. The RC is delightful and

genuinely pocketable, but the lens is a bit slow (2.8). The SP is great, but the EV-based

metering system is kinda weird. The all-around champ, in my opinion, is the 35 RD,

which has a crisp and fast-handling 1.7 lens. I brought mine on a cross-country trip as

backup to a Canon EOS 5. The EOS failed on the 4th day of the trip, and I ended up

covering the whole thing with the 35 RD and its one fixed lens. The result? Some of the

best pictures I've ever taken.

 

That said, I just know you're going to end up buying a Leica II.

Step into the Wayback Machine, my friend...

 

http://web.archive.org/web/20030605125134/http://www.kjsl.com/canon-fd/

 

That's all on one line -- make sure you enter the entire URL just as it is above.

 

Considering this site has been mothballed for years, it's amazing how much I use it.

Come on, folks. The question was about "fun"!

 

- Polaroid SX-70 (unquestionably the Fun King of modern photography)

 

- Minox C

 

- Olympus Pen EE-3

 

- Konica Auto-Reflex (switches on the fly between full-frame and half-frame!)

 

- Canon Pellix with 38mm f2.8 FLP pancake lens

 

- Casio WQV-3 watch camera

What's wrong with KEH? I just bought a T90 from them two weeks ago. $245, and it was

in excellent condition. Picked up a 300TL while I was at it. Honestly, I've had nothing but

good experiences with these guys.

 

-- J.