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    Leica IIIf - M mount

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    <p>Hi Lester<br>

    The M-bayonet lens mount-to-film distance is 27.8mm, whereas the screw mount-to-film distance is 28.8mm. It is impossible to fit a M-bayonet lens to a screw mount camera and keep the lens in focus registry. I suspect that your friend's lens is a screwmount lens fitted with M-bayonet adapter. Remove the adapter and you have a normal screwmount lens.<br>

    By the way, the lens in your picture is a Nokton, which is a F/1.5 lens. This lens was made in screwmount (maybe only screwmount) according to Cameraquest.com.<br>

    Cheers</p>

    Anyone familiar with Billingham?

    in Accessories

    Posted

    <p>Hi Phil<br>

    I'm not sure that a large Hadley would take the kit you mention - it almost certainly wouldn't fit a medium Hadley (which is what I think I have - I bought it when there was only one Hadley!).<br>

    Could you consider a 225? That would fairly definitely be big enough, but might be a touch bulky and heavy. Fine for a location camera bag, not so good for a walk-around bag.<br>

    Cheers</p>

     

    Pricing a Rolleiflex

    in Medium Format

    Posted

    <p>Hi Gary<br>

    In a nutshell, that's Ebay!<br>

    Sometimes you will get two people involved in a 'bid war' so the price goes really high, other times people just don't pick up on an item - maybe the seller refuses to ship to a specific location (I'm in the UK - a seller that won't ship from, say the USA to the UK isn't of interest to me).<br>

    All you can really do is use Ebay to set a range of prices. If you buy a nice Rollleiflex for $900, well done. Someone else might be prepared to pay $1500 for the same camera - over you're budget.<br>

    Ebay is an auction, so it's up to people to pay what they are prepared to pay rather than the seller to set a specific asking price.<br>

    Cheers, and good luck on your hunt for a Rolleiflex .</p>

    UK University Student

    in Medium Format

    Posted

    <p>Hi Beth<br>

    I love the assumption that you are based in London....<br>

    There are many ways to get a medium format camera on the cheap, as follows:<br>

    1) Folders - I personally would not bother.<br>

    2) Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) Rocoh, Minolta, Yashica are cheap, Mamiya C series are fairly cheap, very heavy and have interchangeable lenses, Rolleicord are maybe more expensive but superb (I have a Rolleicord Vb), Rolleiflex are expensive. Bargains do exist, however.<br>

    3) Single Lens Reflex (SLR). Look at 6 X 4.5 format - Bronica, Mamiya and maybe Pentax aren't too bad. 6 X 6, Bronica, Rolleiflex and Hasselblad (the latter 2 being pricey). 6 X7, Bronica, Mamiya, Pentax - all large and heavy (as you will know if you use Mamiya RZs).<br>

    Look out in 2nd hand shops, charity shops, maybe even Ebay.<br>

    Good luck.</p>

    My first M

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    <p>Hi Eric<br>

    Hmmmm<br>

    The Summaron should indeed bring up the 35mm frame as you suspect.<br>

    1) You could have an old Summaron, which was designed for the M3, and was used with an external viewfinder. I think they brought up the 50mm frames.<br>

    2) You could have a 'spectacled' Summaron. Is there either an auxiliary viewfinder bolted to the top of the lens (the spectacles), or a space for an auxiliary finder. These lenses bring up the 50mm frame, but the aulixiary finder 'stretches' the field of view to 35mm. If the auxiliary finder parts are missing, you have a problem (they were fitted individually to lenses as far as I'm aware, and the focussing doesn't work correctly without them).<br>

    3) Your lens or body could be in need of a service. The body especially might be a bit sticky at the actuation for the viewfinder frames.<br>

    Oh, and congratulations on your M2. I also have a M2, and they're wonderful cameras to use.<br>

    Cheers</p>

    MPP VIII

    in Large Format

    Posted

    <p>Hi Mervyn<br>

    The MPP rangefinder needs a cam which is specific to one lens, not one focal length of lens (they were effectively custom made). If you don't have, or can't get, a cam for your lens, the rangefinder will not work to any degree of accuracy. I have a cam for a 135mm lens, but I have a 150mm lens....oops.<br>

    The Mark VIII takes international standard backs, so any international standard roll film back will work.<br>

    Cheers</p>

     

    Developing B&W tools U.K.

    in Black & White Practice

    Posted

    <p>Hi Nazar<br>

    Retro Photographic sell Hewes Stainless spirals. and used to sell Nikor tanks. They don't seem to list the tanks any more, but you could contact them and ask if they know where to get them?<br>

    Agar Scientific sell stuff, possibly including spirals and tanks, but their on-line catalogue is only viewable on Internet Exprlorer, and I'm a firefox user!<br>

    Any reason why you don't want to use plastic stuff? Paterson and other makes are readily available and work pretty well. I have only ever used plastic stuff myself.<br>

    Cheers</p>

    Rangefinder, under £60

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    <p>Hi Odhran<br>

    There are several makes and choices within the parameters of rangefinder and £60.<br>

    Olympus made quite a few cameras - 35RC and 35RD are well though of.<br>

    Canon did a whole range of cameras - QL17 (40? mm f/1.7 and pretty superb!), QL19 (45mm f/1.9), QL28 (42? mm f/2.8) which would fit.<br>

    Since you quote a price in quid, I'm assuming that you are UK based? Keep an eye on camera shops and charity shops as well as Ebay. A shop gives you the chance to inspect the camera and hopefully avoid the dogs....</p>

    Edinburgh Photo shops and film processing

    in Travel

    Posted

    <p>Hi David<br>

    I live in Edinburgh, so I can give you some pointers:<br>

    1) August - the Festival - loads of free shows in the town centre!!<br>

    2) Camera shops<br>

    Shandwick Place<br>

    Jessops - some colour film and processing of C41 colour, but I don't know about B&W<br>

    Black & Lizars Wholesale - <em>ABOVE</em> the main Black and Lizars shop - they sell B&W film etc. Well worth it (the shop is, er, <em>interesting</em> , but the staff are really helpful).<br>

    Town centre - various places do colour processing. Princes Street and the High Street have mini-labs, but I'm not sure how good they are.<br>

    There are few places which do B&W processing though. Could you process your own B&W? Stills gallery in Cockburn Street (pronounced coh-burn) have a public darkroom with all kit and chemicals for £10 per three hour session.<br>

    Let me know if I can be of any more help.<br>

    Cheers</p>

    First B&W developed

    in Black & White Practice

    Posted

    <p>Hi Pat<br>

    Developing film is good fun, isn't it?<br>

    1) Drying marks - try suspending the film on a diagonal - clip at top and elastic band (film stretches when wet, shrinks when dry, you will need some give in the system) and clip at bottom - water will run to the lower edge then off the film.<br>

    2) 7 minutes fixing seems long? Won't do any harm, though.<br>

    3) Agitation - either every 30s (for 5s) or every minute (for 10s) is recommended. My agitation seems to go for 8s every minute and it works for me. The most important thing here is consistency.<br>

    Cheers</p>

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    First tripod

    in Accessories

    Posted

    <p>Hi Matthew<br>

    A Manfrotto B&S head will cost about £40 upwards. The mail order places I listed have good websites, and Warehouse Express in particular will list a number of options. A 486 or 488 would be a good starter.<br>

    Cheers</p>

     

    First tripod

    in Accessories

    Posted

    <p>Hi Matthew<br>

    Jessops in Shandwick Place have some 'pods, as might Blacks & Lizars Wholesale (above the Blacks & Lizars shop in Shandwick Place - doorway to the immediate left of the shop). So will Cameratics/Camerabase in Morningside.<br>

    You might also consider mail order. Warehouse Express and Robert White are really good to deal with.<br>

    Should also say that I'd recommend a Manfrotto 055 (legs are about £100) or a 190 (legs are about £90), but you would need a tripod head as well, which will push your budget badly.<br>

    You could consider Velbon and Giottos - they're meant to be good value.<br>

    Rule of tripods is really to buy the best and heaviest you can afford.<br>

    Cheers</p>

     

    Meopta Opemus 6 enlarger...

    in Black & White Practice

    Posted

    Hi Joe

     

    You don't say where you are based. Silverprint in the UK lists various neg carriers for the Opemus 6, at ?11.00 (that's supposed to be UK Sterling....) (about $22). It might be worth checking the importer for where you stay. Try the Meopta website at www.meopta.com and see what you can find.

    England, Scotland, Wales - Must see/shoot places

    in Travel

    Posted

    Hi Scott

     

    I live in Edinburgh, so I can hopefully give you some pointers.

     

    Castles - Edinburgh, Carigmillar, Lauriston (all in Edinburgh itself),Dirleton, Tantallon, Linlithgow, Black Ness (small towns/villages no more than 25 miles from Edinburgh).

     

    Churches - St Giles' Cathedral, Canongate, Magdalen, Duddingston, Cramond, Corstorphine, Holyrood Abbey (all within Edinburgh and OLD), Seton Chapel, Rosslyn Chapel (no more than about 15 miles from Edinburgh).

     

    Small villages - not so sure here (never thought of photographing them). South Queensferry, Culross (pronounced 'Kooross'), Dunfermline are fairly close.

     

    Please let me know if you'd like any other info.

     

    Cheers

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