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<p><strong>Jeff Adler</strong>: My own thoughts exactly. However, here in Bangalore, India, Bronicas are not very common, in cost as much as a Hasselblad 500. I have looked at a Mamiya RB67 and a Mamiya c220 TLR , but both were too heavy for comfortably using outdoors.</p>

<p>The film wind lever of the 124G sure feels flimsy, but I reckon one made in the '80s has a better chance of failing with my occasional use. The Rolleicords (and Yashica 635, as<strong> Jeff Bennett </strong>said) are just too old.</p>

<p>I am going with the Yashica 124G. Thanks, everyone.</p>

<p>This is an old shot, but I processed this a week back. Pentax K100D, Tamron 28-75/2.8.<br>

Kolkata, India.</p>

 

<p align="center"><a title="Inner City Market by A n i r b a n, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8001/7448501978_8ee2bf9b15_b.jpg" alt="Inner City Market" width="502" height="752" /></a></p>

<p>Thanks everyone for the replies.I am also inclined towards the 124G, but ... (see below)</p>

<p><strong>Geoff</strong>, yes, the 635 has the Yashikor lens (I was hoping it had the Yashinon and that was the first thing I checked).</p>

<p>My choices just got more complicated: the seller also has a Rolleicord V (not the Va or Vb) with the Xenar for around USD 180. All function work well, but the body is KEH-ugly with lots of pitting on the chrome (see <a href="http://www.dropbox.com/s/863p5yfp6mou5vk/rolleicord-tumbi-IMG_0112.JPG">this</a> and <a href="http://www.dropbox.com/s/ygd5065yd0hqoad/rolleicord-tumbi-IMG_0120.JPG">this</a>). Would USD 180 be a good price?</p>

<p>Finally, the seller has a Yashica Mat 124G in pristine condition with just a few sub-millimetre-size chips off the front paint for USD 270. I am more of a user than a collector, but this is very tempting :-)</p>

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<p>I have a chance to buy either a Yashica Mat 124G or Yashica 635 for the same price (about USD 140-150), both in good cosmetic condition, clean lens and fully working. The 635 comes with the 35mm adapter kit, which will be of no use to me. The Mat's lightmeter also will not be useful for me as I will use a handheld digital Gossen.</p>

<p>The Mat's Yashinon lens is supposed to be superior than the 635's Yashikor, but the latter has a 9-blade aperture diaphragm (vs. the Mat's 5-blade one), which produces a circular aperture.</p>

<p>At the moment, I am leaning towards the Mat 124G.</p>

<p>Would the forum members concur?</p>

<p>Thanks,<br>

Anirban</p>

<p><strong>Matt Burt</strong>: Your last one is simply stunning! Very picturesque place, too. Do you have any horizontal composition for the last scenery?</p>

<p>Andrew said it before I could :-) You don't have to open the camera. Just drip the fluid through the tiny gap between the wheel and the body.<br /> The important point is to exercise the wheel <em>a lot</em>. I mean <em>a lot</em>. After I attempted this the first time, the camera behaved ok for a month, and then the erratic behaviour was back. The next time I must have rotated the dial to and fro for about 5 minutes continuously and it's been ok for a year now.</p>

<p>This is caused by dirt on the electrical contacts inside the wheel. I have successfully used Zippo lighter fluid to fix this.</p>

<p>Oops, so stupid of me to post last week's image. And to take 2 days to realize it.<br>

Here's the one for this week:</p>

<p><a title="Who is Who by A n i r b a n, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/anirbanbanerjee/7353398446/"><img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8009/7353398446_7fc29ff131_z.jpg" alt="Who is Who" width="640" height="424" /></a></p>

<p>And I continue with my B&W street shots on film! Let me know if you get bored!<br>

Pentax Pz1-p, Tamron 28-75/2.8, Arista Premium 400 at ISO 400. North Kolkata, India.</p>

<p><img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/15897472-md.jpg" alt="" width="679" height="453" /></p>

<p>Markus: Great use of the portrait lens for the flowers!</p>

<p>Film from me this week: Arista Premium 400 + D-76 stock. on Pentax Pz-1p and Tamron 28-75. Kolkata, India, last November. Scanned today.</p>

<p><a title="Free ride by A n i r b a n, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8017/7333842754_0fd40802d4_z.jpg" alt="Free ride" width="640" height="424" /></a></p>

<p>William: Great colours in "blue buds".<br>

Howard: Nice composition and colours on your #1.<br>

Haig: #3 is a really pretty rose!</p>

<p>It's a good camera.<br>

I was once in the market for one, and I was advised by the good guy [<a href="http://drricoh.de/">here]</a> to go for the XR-2s or the XR-7. Eventually, I landed a Pentax MX for a good price, and still miss the Ricoh I never had :-).</p>

<p>Here's mine (after quite some time): Ganges, north Kolkata, India. Pentax K100D, Tamron 28-75 at 75mm.</p>

<p><a title="Boatmen by A n i r b a n, on Flickr" href=" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7228/7273627520_49b579ecf7_z.jpg" alt="Boatmen" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>

<p>I concur with the replies so far. Don't pay too much above USD 50; this is a good, lightweight lens. I don't have the K 135mm/2.5 to compare with, but the 135/3.5 is adequate for my use.</p>

<p>After <em>that</em>, would you bother to check if the camera still works or not?</p>

<p>So, the newer lenses specifically for the K-01 cannot be used on the true SLRS.<br>

In that case, I fail to understand why Pentax could not have come up with a more compact MILC bundled with an adapter for the true K-mount SLR lenses and a chunky grip for those who want 'stability'.</p>

<p>The first shot really is a narrative fragment. Great shot!</p>

<p>One of my first attempts at zone focus and shooting from the hip (my ancient camera doesn't have liveview, so approx. 5% of the images pass as photos and the rest can be called art).</p>

 

<p>Tokina 20-35 f/3.5-4.5 Mark II<br>

Kolkata, India. November 2011.<br>

<br /> <a href=" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6394381913_a28d006727_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>

<p>Merry Christmas, happy holidays, everyone! Have a great year ahead.</p>

<p>My favourites this week are John Behrend's "Mt. Adams Wilderness" and, Pentax or no Pentax, Dorus Oshiva's "Party!"</p>

<p>The A-77 receives half a stop less light because of the translucent mirror, and the starting signal-to-noise ratio of the exposure data that that camera has to deal with is higher, even if you "expose a little to the right".</p>

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<p>The dpreview tests indicate the 24mp Sony NEX-7 to perform substantially better for higher ISO than their 24mp A-77 DSLR. Technical reasons are given as to why a DSLR could not match this performance. The Sony 24mp is basically a pretty noisy sensor, and DSLR technology cannot deal with this situation as effectively.</p>

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<p>Just want to wish you great holidays ahead and season's greetings. Thank you, your offer is generous, but I don't need the subscription :-)</p>

<p>Pentax could tweak some of the DA limiteds to work with FF, I have used some DAs on film, and except at wide settings (< 20mm) they don't show too much vignetting.<br>

I like Hin's suggestion of an MX/LX like camera with EVF like the Sony NEX-7, and I think Sony licenses their EVF technology.</p>

<p>It could be something as simple as dirt on the camera's SD pin contacts. Cleaning might require disassembling the camera.</p>

<p>Great use some great equipment!</p>