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<p>William Shakespeare in the early 1900's.?? Now THAT would really be interesting.</p>
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<p>Put camera on a tripod. Set aperture at F11. Set shutter speed according to your meter reading for F11. Focus on the tree stump and you should have a fine image. </p>
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<p>#7 is outstanding. A wall hanger. The camera is just a tool. The eye of the photographer is what produces great images. Love your work. Happy New Year. Bob Rene</p>
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<p>As a long time resident of California I am curious to know why a lens should be "tainted" in some way because it comes from a California seller. Our climate is not conducive to lens fungus and I have not had any negative experiences when puchasing photo gear from California sellers. Kindly enlighten me. Robert M Rene</p>
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<p>Very unnatural position and I believe the model's facial expression mirrors that. Otherwise technically good color and sharpness as expected from a very fine camera. Robertr M Rene</p>
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<p>Uncheck your thumbnail and use the marquis tool to outline your negative. The image should brighten up. Then press Zoom for final cropping prior to scanning. That works fine for me on a V500. Good luck</p>
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<p>I doubt it. You can order it from Freestyle Photo in Los Angeles. They have a wide selection of both color and B&W. Have a great trip.</p>
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<p>Show it to Rick Harris of PAWN STARS. He'll tell you for sure. Bob Rene</p>
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<p>A picture of your camera would help. Many combinations of lens shutter are present on these cameras.</p>
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<p>I enlarged 6x9 negatives using a Saunders LPL enlarger and glass negative carrier with excellent results. Keeping the glass clean was not that much of a problem. By the way,the enlarger can be purchased very inexpensively on the used market these days.</p>
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<p>Check your rangefinder alignment. Not an uncommon problem with the Mamiya 7. If the image is diffusely unsharp it is more likely a motion phenomenon. For really critical image sharpness always use a tripod no matter how steady your hand is. Mamiya 7 lenses are among the sharpest in medium format and I have never had an issue with the 80mm but then I never hand hold. Good luck</p>
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<p>I second JDM's response. I have learned much from his informative posts.</p>
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<p>Don't dismiss the Fuji GA 645zi out of hand. I've had one for years years and it is one camera I will not sell even though I'm doing mostly digital at this time. It is light and has AF. The vertical orientation was fine for portraits and rotating for landscapes was no big deal. I had a sucessful gallery showing of B&W images taken in Vietnam and Cambodia. The lens is super sharp and I used a tripod most of the time when the situation allowed. It also worked very well when hand held as there is no mirror slap. I copensated for relatively slow lens by using ASA 400 film. Goog luck with your search</p>
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<p>I had mine converted to infrared B&W by Life Pixel Co. I get beautiful dreamy images with a fraction of the effort required when I was using film and processing myself. Here is an example</p>
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<p>I had mine converted to infrared B&W by Life Pixel Co. I get beautiful dreamy images with a fraction of the effort required when I was using film and processing myself. Here is an example</p>
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<p>I would suggest you start collecting enlargers to go with the lenses.</p>
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<p>I do not own the SWC but have used other panoramic type cameras. Correct me if I'm wrong but the bubble within the circle is a leveling device and is not used to determine camera shake. i always use a tripod so there is no problem keeping the bubble within the circle and camera shake is not an issue. Even at higher shutter speeds critical exam will show negatives are sharper with a tripod. Isn't that what medium format is all about?</p>
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<p>Bad idea. Strong possibility camera will be lost, damaged or disappear( nice word for stolen) We did that with our photo group but used a disposable cardboard camera. Guess what, it came back fine. Bob Rene</p>
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<p>Nikon FE or FE2. Aperture priority or MF. Wonderful choice of lenses, lightweight but rugged, reliable. I have 2 FE2's and an FE. Except for new seals never gave me any problems.</p>
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<p>I used the 45mm far more often than the 90mm for landscape work. The 90mm worked well for environmental portraits. Ideally, it would be nice to have both since they are light and easy to carry. Good luck on your trip.</p>
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<p>I used the 45mm far more often than the 90mm for landscape work. The 90mm worked well for environmental portraits. Ideally, it would be nice to have both since they are light and eay to carry. Good luck on your trip.</p>
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<p>With used Hassy equipment priced so low why buy a Russian (? Ukranian) copy which is not built to the same quality standards and much more of a problem if it needs repair.</p>
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<p>No one really noticed what I consider the best shot of all, Kris's beautiful wife and daughter. Excellent post.</p>
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<p>Rick, I would like to compliment you on your informative discussion of the C44. More importantly, at least to me, was the beautiful simplicity of you images each of which can tell a story. Very much enjoy your posts. Bob Rene</p>
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