steve m smith

<p>Had to tell without seeing it. <br> I recently acquired a never been used before, stored in a loft since 1979, Mamiya Universal Press. The shutter in the 127mm lens works perfectly - something I was not expecting.</p>

<blockquote> <p> Just be prepared for higher film and processing prices when Ektachrome arrives later this year</p> </blockquote> <p>It still has to compete with Fujifilm, so I hope the prices will be similar.</p>

<blockquote> <p>Can't quite wrap my head around processing being included</p> </blockquote> <p><br /><br /><br />In the UK, processing was always included for Kodachrome and there was a return envelope in the box.<br> About five years ago I was given some Kodachrome which expired in 1986. I used it and posted the film. Kodak processed it and sent me the slides which weren't too bad considering the age. Just a slight blue cast.</p>

<p>Does Getty have $1B to pay out?<br> <br />I can't see this ever happening.</p>

<blockquote> <p>I forgot to say that down here (Australia) we are using a clause in the contract that says:<br /> "We reserve the right to change our terms and conditions without notice".<br /> Insert it towards the end of the Ts and Cs. Banks use this all the time, specially in loan documents.</p> </blockquote> <p>But you can't change them after you have entered into a contract.</p>

<p>You don't need to be licensed or degree educated in the UK. You can call yourself professional if you are earning money.<br> The only issues you might have are validity of Visa to work and what you do about tax.</p>

<p>The LED street lights are great. Not only are they white, they also do not put much light upwards like the old lights did.<br /><br />We no longer have an orange glow over built up areas. This pleases both the astronomers and those who indulge in Milky Way photography.</p>

<p>I don't understand this typ of spam. There's nothing to click on and no advertisements. What's the point?</p>

<p>There are two sets of rails. The outer set is where the pressure plate comes to rest. This leaves a gap between the pressure plate and the inner set of rails which is just slightly bigger than the film thickness to allow the film to pass freely. <br /><br />This gap is larger for 120 than 220 by the thickness of the backing paper.<br /><br />To make a 220 back suitable for 120, shim the outer rails to leave a bit more gap for the film plus backing paper using pieces of tape.<br> Despite its name, the pressure plate should not put any pressure on the film.</p>

<p>No. No interest to me!</p>

<blockquote> <p>Eastman Kodak sold its film business to another firm, which is still marketing those films under the Kodak trademark.</p> </blockquote> <p>They only sold the rights to sell. Kodak still make the film.</p>

<blockquote> <p>Does anyone else use one of the Retina Reflex series cameras?</p> </blockquote> <p>One? No. I have three!</p>

<p>Many situations are hard to meter, and so darker than you think.<br /><br />However - You don't want to meter it as if it was a normal 18% daylight scene which is what the meter will try to compensate for.<br /><br />In most cases, you actually want it to look dark, so a stop or two less than the suggested exposure would be closer to correct.</p>

<blockquote> <p>An expense clause and a cancellation refund clause based on reasonable ability to seek replacement work at various (usually three) dates. See a local lawyer to draft it up correctly.</p> </blockquote> <p><br /><br />Further to this, if money has been accepted to retain services for something which is susequently cancelled and the photographer has managed to get another booking for the same day, is he obliged to return the money for the original service which he is now no longer able to provide?</p>

<p>I think the same thing applies to most trades. People in them suggest other people do something else.</p>

<p>In Barry's and Jeff's examples, I suspect the business users are getting a discount. Owen is suggesting charging the business users a higher rate rather than a discount.</p>

<p>But if you were selling prints in a gallery or a shop, they would be priced. Whoever came in to buy it would be charged that price. They might be able to negotiate a discount but they wouldn't be charged more if they let it slip that it was for a business.</p>

<p>Can you think of any other physical products where the price varies depending on the buyer?</p>

<p>Just ignore them and they will go away. No one is going to take action of $50. If it bothers your conscience enough, just pay back their $50. I wouldn't though.</p>

<p>There are a few high end wedding photographers using film only and an increasing number adding film as an option.</p>

<blockquote> <p>I am far sighted (apparently determined by shape of eyeball) so I easily look past small floaters.</p> </blockquote> <p>Near of far sighted makes no difference as we don't focus on the floaters. We see the shadow they cast on the retina.</p> <p> I recently had a floater appear which usually sits in the top left field of vision of my left eye. I can usually ignore it but it occasionally drifts across the centre and goes away again.<br /><br />I had an optician's appointment on Friday where I was given the usual advice of just keep an eye on it and go to the hospital if you see any symptoms of detachment. Something I am always aware of anyway as my father suffered to retinal detachments in his lifetime. One in the 1950s which was not successfullt attached despite spending three months on his back in hospital and one in the 1980s which was corrected by the pre-laser treatment of applying pressure to the back of the eye.<br /><br />I think the modern laser treatment is a lot quicker and easier.</p>

<p>It's both a museum and gallery. There are permanent exhibitions of Cameron's work and images from the 1970 Isel of Wight Festival, plus a couple of other exhibitions which change every one or two months.</p>

<p>Luckily (for me) I live there and visit often!</p>

<blockquote> <p>This day of age, I would expect a retro digital camera to read the Non-AI lens aperture</p> </blockquote> <p><br /><br />AI or the pre AI coupling does not tell the camera the actual aperture, it's position just tells the camera's meter how many stops it is set away from wide open to compensate for the fact that it is wide open for viewing and metering but will stop down on pressing the shutter.</p> <p>e.g. an f1.4 lens stopped down to f2.8 will indicate the same as an f4 lens stopped down to f8. In both cases it's a two stop difference which is all the meter needs to know.</p>

<blockquote> <p>This really was one of the best cameras available when it was released in 1961 and was quite expensive at about $230 bucks!</p> </blockquote> <p><br /><br /><br />When my father bought one a few years ago he found an old advertisement with UK prices. They were about eight to ten times the price of some other perfectrly usable SLRs of the time.</p>