Zootman

1 hour ago, bgelfand said:

The gentleman who repaired the meter was Robert Decker of Pleasant Grove, Utah. That was at least 25 years ago. 

I had Robert Decker repair an F2 Dp1 finder a number of years ago and it is still going strong.

Thanks for sharing!

Impressive! I enjoyed some of your other shots as well. Thanks for the link. It is a great reminder that simple cameras can produce marvelous pictures when they are in the right hands!

I had an FM repaired by http://www.garryscamera.com/index.html and was happy with the results. He is extremely reasonable. It would be about $65 to have him repair and cla it. 

I have never shot an FA. Even though I love to shoot my F2SB there are times when aperture priority is nice. The F3 feels great in my hand, but I prefer the metering on the Fe2, so the Fe2 gets my vote.

Nikon F3 with 50 1.8 Kentmere 400 in Tmax Dev. Scanned on V500

 

Konica T3 I just picked up last week with a 50 1.4 lens. This is a scan of a silver print. Old APX 100 in Rodinal

 

I appreciate your report on this lens and would enjoy more as you have opportunity. The only downside is that your skill as a photographer (I have long enjoyed your black and whites) makes some of us think we could do that if we just had that lens! SCL is right, the prices will go up! Thank you for sharing.

I greatly enjoyed Gene's posts. I would share them with my wife as they were too good to enjoy alone.

I was given a Hasselblad 500cm from a friend that has sat for months on a shelf in my living room because I don't have a light meter, and haven't had the courage to take a stab at guessing exposures without one.

 

After searching around in the forums for insight into which would be a good option, I decided to start my own thread to gather advice. I also shoot with a rangefinder and would like to find a great general purpose, standalone, meter (not a Lumu, please) that I can leave in my camera bag no matter what kind of shooting I am doing.

 

In the quick research I've done, it looks like you can easily spend $300+ on a new meter. Ideally, I'd like to spend less. Whether that means going a pre-owned route, or simply choosing an option that's got fewer bells and whistles, I am open to it.

 

Thanks in advance for any support the Photo.net community can offer!

 

I used a lunapro for a long time and still have it, but in recent years I have primarily used a Gossen Digiflash. It does give me basic flash metering when I occasionally need it, and it is small so it doesn't take up much room in a camera bag or a pocket. Here is a link to the newer version of it: Gossen Digiflash Light Meter 2 GO 4007-2 B&H Photo Video

if you loaded your tank properly, there is no chance of film 'sticking together'

 

Agreed, I was just responding to his post in which he said that was the purpose of prewash.

Some people do a water pre-wash, but it's value is debated. You definitely don't do it to make the film stick together, that would prevent the developer and fixer from working.

<p>Don,<br>

I think the difference is that I was using Tmax 100. The lower speed would age a little better. You might try increasing your exposure a little bit and see if that helps with the grain. I have the advantage of doing my own developing instead of sending to a lab, but I really just used standard times, so no great secrets there.</p>

<p>I have been using some Tmax 100 that expired in 1992 and have been surprised at the results. I have exposed and developed it normally in D76 1+1. Here is a thread with a few shots I took with it http://www.photo.net/classic-cameras-forum/00e2op</p>

Is your stop, fixer, and wash all about the same temperature? They don't need to be as precise as the developer, but it is

good if they don't vary more than about 5 degrees. The only time I have had orange peal was for that reason.

<p>Harvey, it really has done well. A widow friend gave me about 25 rolls of Tmax 100 (along with some other film) that her husband had. It had all expired in 1992 and had been kept in a closet in their house. I have used 10 rolls of it so far and it has done well. I am using D-76 1+1 and standard times. I have been pleasantly surprised at the results.</p>

<p>Matthew, Thank you again. I posted results from my first roll here: http://www.photo.net/classic-cameras-forum/00e2op </p>

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