andy_asp

Both Brett Weston and Imogen Cunningham said they thought the zone

system was a crock; both they and Adams took pretty good pictures. You

decide.

I've been told that the killer to all Seagull TLR's is to adjust the shutter speed after it is cocked. It's okay to move the aperature anytime, but as a rule of thumb it's best to see the shutter cocking as the final committment to the photo... the last thing you do before the picture is made.

My Seagull died while winding a roll of film on. I wasn't able to take any pictures or fix the damn thing but the supplier (Santa Fe Workshops) kindly told me they would replace it. The Seagull is a mighty camera for the buck, but they must be treated very deliberately and gingerly... if something doesn't "give" easily, DON'T force it.

I just bought a junky old TLR called a Spartaflex (probably from

Sparta? Spartus?)for $4. I cleaned it thoroughly and replaced the

mirror, and it seems to work fine. Now, for a laugh, I want to run a

spool of 120 film through it. It has 4 aperatures (f7.7, 11, 16, 22)

and one shutter speed (plus bulb). Does anyone know what this shutter

speed is? It seems like maybe 1/50 or 1/60. Any info would help.