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<p>I have 2 Dslr. A Canon and a Sony. I have 2 point and shoots. Fuji X10 and X20. Which do I lug around my aging neck?</p>

<p>What is soil cement? Great pics by the way.</p>

<p>Speaking to the cost factor from another angle. if your printer is expensive, I'd check what the warranty says about using off brand supplies. You may gum up the works, and find the manufacturer won't touch it after that.</p>

<p>Wonderful cameras the Mirandas. Lots of features for a good price. My first 35MM SLR was a Miranda Sensorex II. Wish I still had it. But I do have a DX3. Not as solid as the earlier Mirandas, but nicely compact.</p>

<p>I see no merit, artistic or otherwise to watching someone die.</p>

<p>Great idea, and great shots. Would I let a pack of newbies touch my babies???</p>

<p>WOW, I can't answer your question, but there's a name right out of the past. Nostalgia abounds in this forum.</p>

<p>Beautiful, can't wait to see some results. My personal favorite of the Teague designs was the Bantam Special. If only that little bugger used 35mm.</p>

<p>That's why this forum is so great. Sharing, encouraging, just the best folks on the internet. Great work Nord. The repair and pictures are amazing.</p>

<p>Excellent collection Martin. Thank you for sharing. Do you have any other brands, like Narciss, or even Pentax 110 SLR would be similar.</p>

<p>Thank you for posting these. fun to see the "innovations" I got a kick out of the Graphic 35 that had advance and shutter cocking by Jet-O-Matic CO2 cartridge.</p>

<p>Donald, If you find those shops, please take copious notes with contact information and share. I love the old DDR gear, and would like to have some reliable sources. </p>

<p>Sometimes, when I've gotten into old cheapies, I noticed that trim rings were glued in. Difficult to remove without bending the cheap aluminum pieces. This may be the case here. Maybe a drop or two of some type of glue solvent on the edge of the ring will show it loosening.</p>

<p>Love that Tony Karp article. Illustrations were great. You sure this wasn't the April 1 issue? At first glance, I said to myself, gee LensBabies back in 66.</p>

<p>Please let us know the results. When is the auction ending? I love old tanks, they feel so comforting in the hand. Sort of like a warm Blonde. Well, maybe not that.</p>

<p>If you search youtube for the model, with the word repair you may be able to find some links with videos. You'd be surprised what pops up on that site.</p>

<p>Do you have a group shot of your collection. That camera porn would be much welcomed.</p>

<p>Very pretty. IMO, nicer than the white one. Was it made to a better standard for export?</p>

<p>View from inside a UFO while building speed to warp 1. Notice the erratic zig-zags a true telltale sign. Hope you enjoyed the physical exam!</p>

<p>Do any of you old timers (myself included) remember when this stuff was such a mystery. Great to see someone getting into it.</p>

<p>For the speck on the mirror, use a puff of air from a bulb type blower. If that doesn't do it, I'd use a tip of a soft tissue to gently coax it to move while blowing it again. NO CANNED AIR.<br>

You need a copy of the manual. Available for a donation on <a href="http://www.butkus.org">www.butkus.org</a></p>

<p>I can briefly answer a few of the questions.<br>

The battery can remain in for a 7 day stretch. I would remove if the idle time were going to be a month or more.<br>

The black specks should only be in the finder, should not affect pictures. Unfortunately, if they are not on the exterior surface of the finder, they would require stripdown to remove.<br>

The shutter is infinitely variable, so the two lights mean the computer in the camera has chosen a speed somewhere between the two. Don't fuss with trying to get only one lit. Exposure will be correct.<br>

Interesting question about altering the exposure control if doing double exposure. I'd leave that to more experienced photographers to answer.<br>

Minolta lenses are Pretty darned good, so I would stick with the brand. I have had tremendous luck with Tamron Adaptall lenses, and they give you versatility of adding mounts to change if you decide to go with another system. Mounts can however be difficult to find.<br>

Not sure about the V283. See if you can pick up an instruction book for it.<br>

You can focus, shut the viewfinder, and simply push the shutter release. Camera will expose correctly, without adding light through the finder.<br>

A general Photography book will explain DOF. The XD11 manual should explain how to activate it on that particular camera.<br>

You can cut the existing straps off, and simply attach your new strap to the eyelets that you leave in place. The rings are finicky to get a strap on by worming it through. IMO, better to look for a strap that clips on to the triangular rings without worming one through</p>

<p>Don't do it would be my answer, but then I stripped the chrome off a M3 and powder coated it some time ago. I guess we all get crazy ideas at least once in our lifetime.</p>

<p>Funny juxtaposition of images. The Indian, then Tonto forest. Great shots.</p>

<p>WOW, 6 keepers. You guys are AWESOME!!</p>