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RE: Endura and most other metallic paper, does anyone feel like these are "gimmicky" papers? Gimmicky in the same way a fisheye lens can sometimes be? I love the paper myself and got some beautiful air show B&W prints out of my last outing, but as I was looking at them on my table I started to worry that mainstream taste (which I know there's no accounting for) might receive the paper like it's a gimmick for attention.

Hello photo-friends. Just trying to find a way to organize within my own abilities and circle of friends. I am organizing an effort to collect Louisiana and Mississippi state quarters to donate to those impacted by this terrible disaster (<a href="http://www.katrinaquarters.com"> www.katrinaquarters.com</a>). I post to this forum for a special request of anyone that might be in the Gulf region documenting the events by film. We're running a Katrina blog and would be very pleased to add some photographs of the most current status of the region.

 

We can, of course, turn on the TV and get an edited view of the region, but we're more interested in a true documentation of the progress (or lack thereof) the region is taking. Attribution, of course. Do let me know if you'd be interested in contributing.

Finally shot my 2nd and 3rd roll of 120 in a 645E and am getting a couple of double

exposures on each roll at random locations (See sample here http://www.photo.net/

photodb/photo?photo_id=3248180). Wondering if there is something I'm doing wrong

during the load or the advance. Have checked to make sure I'm not in DE mode. I can

actually feel the film skippling over sprockets during advance. Any ideas? While I think

the sample I posted has some interesting value, I'm not interested in this happening all the

time/randomly.

I can't even blame KEH. I got the camera from B&H, and am assuming it came packaged

this way direct from Mamiya.

Ugh! I'm such an ass! I found the problem--clear as wax paper! It seems that in my

haste to shoot my first roll, I failed to look behind the spool and into the body for any

"other" shipping material. And thar she is. Nice piece of wax paper probably to reduce

any friction in the shipping process. Al least I know how to get a great roll of "super

grainy" shots. Sorry for disturbing the group. If nothing else, this goes into the log of bad

shots acting as best teacher.

So I shot my first roll ever on a medium format camera and I just got the film back today. I

have no idea what went wrong here (other than my spending a lot of money for some

funky looking images). The film is, to say the least, foggy, underexposed, and has a weird

texture all over the frame, plus a weird black mark that appears in each shot across the

bottom.

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Any ideas on what could be causing this? I'm positive (I think) it's my lack of

understanding on how to use this camera, but I'd like to avoid these costly mistakes on

the next roll.

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Not sure how to get the image into this forum posting, but the link to the image is <a

href="http://www.photo.net/photo/3068545">

here.</a>

Thanks! This is really shocking to me in many ways($). I feel like someone bought me a

wonderful new puppy...but that's a big responsibility.

 

I'm tempted to buy the APO and use it for my shots and then sell it afteward. Of course,

I'll probably find myself falling in love with it and keeping it. I *do* need a new tripod/

ball. I see one suggestion of spending less on the lens and buying the new tripod. Would

that be the consensus of the group?

Wondering if anyone that's familiar with Mamiya lenses (or lenses in general) can explain

to me the differences (including advantages/disadvantages of each) between the following

specs.

 

MAMIYA M645 - LENSES

200 F2.8 APO A (77) MEDIUM FORMAT SLR MANUAL FOCUS TELEPHOTO LENS 200 F2.8

APO A (77) MEDIUM FORMAT SLR MANUAL FOCUS TELEPHOTO LENS

 

and

 

MAMIYA M645 - LENSES

210 F4 (58) WITH CAPS MEDIUM FORMAT SLR MANUAL FOCUS TELEPHOTO LENS 210 F4

(58) WITH CAPS MEDIUM FORMAT SLR MANUAL FOCUS TELEPHOTO LENS

 

Looking at KEH, it's about a $700 difference between the 2 and I'm unsure about what the

difference is.

 

Aplologies if this is totally basic stuff. My wonderful fiance bought me a Mamiya as a gift

and I'd like to get a telephoto for some landscape/monument photography in March.

Thanks in advance!