Lou_Meluso

Wow wow wow! I've been thinking for some while about a "bigger" camera system. I recently wanted a 6X9 of some sort and after going over many options, wound up with a 1930s Voigtlander folding Bessa. After shooting only a couple rolls of film so far, I'll say it has its ups and downs, well OK it might be just me.

 

The Original poster clearly has (had?) quite a lot of skill, I see this was in 2010- so a fair bit of water under the ol bridge between now and then. Hope Mr Louis is still alive and well, and sure as heck hope he still has that awesome camera system! His images are/were amazing to say the least!

 

[uSER=3936535]@jim_gardner|4[/uSER] I hope you enjoy your Mamiya press camera. PLEASE show us some photos you take with it.

 

Cheers to all!

Yes, I'm still here and shooting. The camera system is in storage and doing well. I only shoot digital now. Glad to see folks still using these old cameras. Fun stuff!

This is a couple Rolleiflex images.

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Thanks so much, Doug! I think the one above I found on eBay will do the trick. I appreciate the offer!

Dear Friends:

I write to inform you that master camera repair tech, Clarence Gass has died on the 26th of November in Kansas. He had been battling cancer for about six months. I know he did work for some of the Classic Manual Forum members in the past. He was one of the last of the great old men of camera repair. The quality of his work and his fair pricing reflected his work ethic and Christian values. I had a wonderful phone call with him near the 1st of November when I learned of his diagnosis and he was in good spirits and not in any pain. I actually just found out today of his passing today from Gus Lazzari. I had planned on calling him on Christmas day.

Clarence was the most insightful and generous man I've ever known. I spent many an afternoon in his shop talking about everything from classic cameras, lenses, music and, his favorite, politics. He had an easy laugh and loved political satire. We both were guitarist and we enjoyed playing new and old praise songs. He was a regular player in his church music group. His wife Betty was never far from his elbow. Clarence was my friend.

His knowledge of classic cameras was unmatched. Clarence would fix cameras for free for students. He personally gave me more gear than I have ever purchased and had an enormous collection of cameras with parts and accessories for them all. We'll not see the likes of him again.

Lou

hello, I would like to show you the canon p that I restored a few days ago, I hope you like it :)

 

 

Behance

A work of art. Well done.

My pleasure, Dave. These old threads create a tinge of nostalgia, seeing CMC in it's heyday.

Hard to believe it was 10 years ago. Good times. Hope you are well Rick.

I had a sensor dust problem with a Panasonic LX-100 which was a disappointment because I thought a non-interchangeable camera would be immune. A Google search quickly educated me it being a common fault with compact zoom cameras. I had it sent away to be fixed which cost a quarter of the initial purchase price. Online fixes seemed to be based on the use of a vacuum cleaner, if it happens again I may give a go with trepidation.

This was, in fact, what fixed my dust problem with the Sony RX100 II. At first, canned air that I used made the dust worse. Putting a vacuum cleaner hose on it over the lens assembly removed all the dust on the sensor. I'm a believer.

Check out Phillip Reeve's site HERE

What's good for the A7 is generally good for the A6000 (I have both)

I started with older manual focus lenses years ago when I first got my NEX 6. These days the only ones I still use are the Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/2.8, Canon FD 400mm f/2.8 and Canon FD 50mm f/1.2. IOW, specialty lenses. I do have a few of my old Olympus Pen lenses that work well on APS-C and are super small/light. Most Nikkors work great. Most RF lenses I tried were so-so in a strict sense but show a lot of "character". It's hard to beat the modern Sigma 19mm, 30mm and 60mm lenses if top optical quality is what you're after. That's what I use mostly on my A6000 but older lenses can have a cool look. Experimentation is the way forward. I found a cool, uncoated four element Tessar that I adapted out of an old folder...cool!

Citizen Promaster Satellite Wave GPS Watch on the Wrist

Sony A7, FE 28-70mm f/3.5

Installing Exhibition Graphics on the Front Windows at RAM

Sony A7, FE 16-35 mm f/4

Casi in the Gallery

Sony A7RII, FE 55mm f/1.8

Lou, I really like the watch photo. It could be refined a tiny bit more (reflections at the edges of the case), but I like that it isn't overly filtered and processed (although it may have been). I really do not like modern product photography which is way overly processed and everything looks like sh't. It's like drugs: the effectiveness wears off so you need more and more as time goes by.

 

Rehearsal

 

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Sony NEX

Thanks, Karim. Yes, a "real world wrist shot" type of approach common in my watch club. Some like to have their car in the bkg, or the dog or other element of their life. I like plain backgrounds. I also take plenty of the studio-look super controlled shots too. All good.

Certina DS-4

Sony A7, FE 28-70 f/3.5

Conductor Willie

Fort Smith has an old-time trolley that runs downtown, complete with an old-time conductor.

Sony A7, E55-210mm f/4.5

Trees and Fall Under Growth - Devil's Den State Park, AR

Sony A7RII, FE 16-35mm f/4

Sony A7RII, FE 85mm f/1.4 GM

Suzie on the Stairs at RAM

I found this one, a vintage Jules Richard Le Glyphoscope Stereo Camera, on eBay for a very reasonable amount. It was made in the mid-1920's, portable and has the same format and size of the images in the exhibit. By way of an example, it may serve. A bonus is it is fully working.

Hello Lou,

I am new to this site and I just picked up a stereo realist a month ago. I would be willing to loan it to the museum for the show. The case is rough, but the camera is in working condition.

 

Jim

Hi Jim: Thank you so much for your kind offer. The Stereo Realist was introduced in 1947. That puts it a bit later in the timeline of a film made in 1930. However, it is definitely an interesting camera and cool collectible. I appreciate your generosity.

Hello Classic Camera Friends:

It has been a while since I posted here, I hope everyone is well. There have been many exciting changes in my life of late including a new career in a new state. Exciting times indeed. Time has suddenly become ultra precious so my digital cameras see most of my picture making these days but I have always enjoyed collecting and shooting with the classics and hung out in this forum for many years. Good to see some of the long-time regulars still here.

The reason for today's post is related to a photography exhibition coming to our museum, The Fort Smith Regional Art Museum (AR), next year: John Wayne and The Big Trail. See it at the Gilcrease Museum HERE It shows stereo pics from behind-the-scenes of this 1930's classic with John Wayne in his first starring role. In our exhibition, I would like to enlarge the stereo photography aspect more.

I'm seeking anyone that may have a 1930's vintage stereo camera to loan us for the show. Non-working is fine as it will be in a display case. There may be other places to get this loan but I thought I would ask here first. Your name would figure large on the gallery label! If yes, shoot me an email and I'll share the particulars. Thanks, everyone!

Lou

Lou, your photo and mine both show a problem common in flash work: reflection of the flash off the skin. I toned it down in the first photo but did nothing to the second.

Yes, sometimes a large source helps and a bit of makeup. But some skin just gets shiny. Retouching helps but I try to use it sparingly.

Sony A7RII, FE 85mm f/1.4 GM

Portrait of Sarah

1965 Omega Seamaster on an Ostrich strap

Sony A7, FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6

Typical wrist shot I make to share with my watch club