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<p>When I used to sell cameras for a living in the days when it was current my colleagues and I used to say that when the Konica Aiborg was born the midwife slapped it in the mouth !</p>

<p>The crux of the matter is do Canon FD lenses perform exactly the same on digital cameras as on Canon F.D. ones ?, I don't know the answer to this question having never owned a digital camera, but it stands to reason that images recorded on a digital sensor will not look the same as one recorded on film.</p>

<p>And here was me thinking from the title that some woman had had botched breast surgery L.O.L..</p>

<p>It's a Jaguar XK 120.</p>

<p>The majority of these pictures were not taken with Canon FD cameras but other brands of digital cameras with Canon optics on them which makes the whole exercise pointless. </p>

<p>If you are shooting film with exposures of 10 to 50 seconds however sensitive your light meter is the readings are incorrect because film at long exposure times is subject to reciprocity failure http://home.earthlink.net/~kitathome/LunarLight/moonlight_gallery/technique/reciprocity.htm correction factors to apply can be obtained from the film manufacturers data sheet for that particular film.<br> Digital cameras are not subject to reciprocity failure because it's about the way film reacts to light in ultra long or ultra short exposure times </p>

<p>I had a Western Euromaster for about 35 years I sold it last year and replaced it with a Gossen Starlite 2 digital meter and have never regretted it. </p>

<p>I.M.O. the 135mm focal length is a compromise, a 100mm F2 and a 200mm f4 are a much more useful combination to carry about.</p>

<p>The Canon A series cameras have proved over the years to be reliable, but you must appreciate that the design philosophy of the engineers who designed the A series that are consumer grade cameras was never in the age of planned obsolescence for them to last for 30 years.</p>

<p>In a word, no.</p>

<p>What for me although a Brit makes this photograph even more poignant is the knowledge that three of men who raised Old Glory on Mount Suribachi were dead by the end of that day.</p>

<p>Lugging an RB/RZ 67 outfit around is really what the phrase "suffering for your'e art" means, I only use mine in the studio on a tripod where it's a gentle giant , or if I use it on location I take it in my car to the venue. I learned in the military that it's not just about carry the weight but being in a fit physical state for combat when you arrive.</p>

<p>Light isn't a metering mode, it's the viewfinder light.</p>

<p>I would just like to point out that using optical slaves at functions where many of the guests are likely to be using flash is a bad idea and can be a nightmare, radio triggers are a much better idea.</p>

<p>Look at a Benbo Trekker <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&site=imghp&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1680&bih=925&q=bebbo+trekker&oq=bebbo+trekker&gs_l=img.12...2749.9486.0.12367.13.7.0.6.0.0.227.700.6">Link</a></p>

<p>I studied at St Andrews University many years ago where they have an extensive collection of Hill and Adamson original prints in their possession that I was able to see that aren't usually available to be viewed by the general public perhaps if anyone was keen enough and were going to be in the area they could contact the university and arrange a special viewing</p>

<p>I spelt your name wrongly Hollie, I'm sorry.</p>

<p>Hi Holly,<br> I've had an A1 for about thirty years and it's been very reliable, but you need to remember that Canon ceased producing this model around 27 years ago and like all the A series cameras they are prone to the Canon Cough. <br> http://www.ebay.co.uk/gds/Buying-a-Canon-A-1-What-you-should-know-/10000000000135587/g.html<br> I would recommend that if you intend to use it professionally you have it serviced before you use it on anything important.</p>

<p>I wrote film camera, what's a D4, some sort of digitoy ?</p>

<p>Tim Carroll - Not so little Tim they are very heavy compared with most other film S.L.R's.</p>

<p>I have three Canon New F1 camera bodies that were all manufactured in the mid to late 1980's all of which I bought second hand and have used for more than 25 years and the meters have never been re-calibrated, yesterday in a moment of boredom I tested them against each other with a Kodak 18% Grey Card using the same F.D 50mm f1.4 lens and a digital spot meter of known accuracy and I was surprised to find they agreed with each other within 1/10th of a stop which I think is pretty amazing.</p>