antonio_rodriguez_sanchez

<p>I would look also in the local used market (e.g. Craigslist, Kijiji), there may be someone selling a good TLR for a good price, just the other day I saw a Rolleiflex Tessar, asking $100 in Craigslist (Toronto). The price of seconhand cameras vary a lot and you may find a good deal on one, just need to check from time to time.</p>

<p>I got myself a Mamiyaflex some years ago, was looking for a Rolleiflex and actually didn't even know about the Mamiyas TLR, it was at an excellent price, didn't think it twice. I like the camera a lot, love the bellows, fantastic camera and great quality.</p>

<p>From those three, I would choose the Rolleicord. But I must say I just love Rolleiflex.</p>

<p>Thank you, apology accepted</p>

<p>Please, Mr. Posner, You know that that wasn't the person I was referring to. But "folks who presume this is some sort of unsavory opportunistic price gouging have not thought through all the parameters of the situation". It was perfectly clear in my post.</p>

<p>Really really disappointed.</p>

<p>What a jump, from economics to relativity. And from pure capitalist supply-demand to help pay the warehouse guy.</p>

<p>Well, Mr. Posner, as a customer, I find your statement unsatisfactory. But I am one of them folks "who have not thought about all the parameters of the situation", as I do every time I buy film, BTW. I hope you consider "the parameters of your customer situations as well" when charging our credit cards :-).</p>

<p>If your idea of taking customer comments seriously is to criticize them, think that maybe it's the wrong path to take. I must say I am becoming quite disappoined with B&H today.</p>

<p>Well, I am disappointed as well (macroeconomics professors allowing :-) ) at B&H for such practice, didn't expect that from such a reputed business. I don't know if the bad publicity is worth the couple of extra dollars they are getting per roll.</p>

<p>Have a couple rolls left, I like the film very much, but love Velvia too. It is sad because it is like the end of an era, but we have to accept that film may dissapear or become scarce, and for so, less choices and more expensive. Hopefully MF digital backs will be more affordable by then.</p>

<p>f16 rule under different conditions of light/ISO, speed/Av. I attach a small table to the camera case. Manual of the camera and flash as well.</p>

<p>My first camera (an AE-1) came with one in its case, I always found that useful for "those situations" where sometimes metering is difficult for the camera. I use it always with my Mamiyaflex (doesn't have a meter).</p>

<p>Also, consider, I am a very manual kind of guy, got used to it. And still shoot film, I guess f16 works with digital, but don't know for sure, it seems the gray card doesn't, so, just to let you know.</p>

<p>Cheers.</p>

<p>The deciding factor should be the lenses. Both are excellent bodies.</p>

<p>Canon has a slight advantage in terms of a larger offer of lenses, specially in terms of telephoto, Nikon seems to have the edge in wide angle.</p>

<p>I would do this: Look for the lens offering (available at each company's website), select the ones you want, look for the price you would pay and then choose the body for your preferred choice in lenses.</p>

<p>Bodies come and go, but the lenses will be with you forever.</p>

<p>Funny that Firefox thought Nixon when you wrote Nikon ;-P</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

<p>Look for a medium format. If you don't want anything fancy, they are ridiculously cheap today if you look for the right ones (e.g. a TLR). Medium Format SLR is more expensive, especially for a Hasselblad/Mamiya/Rollei. Less expensive priced SLR systems are Bronica or Pentax, but still pricier than a TLR.<br>

For example, I have seen Mamiyas C330/C220 with lens for $150 or so on craigslist and ebay. I have a Mamiyaflex (older than the C330) myself and I am very satisfied, no 35mm camera and lens can beat it as Dirk points out. There are also good Yashicas and other TLRs around. As for any used camera, look on the web what the things you should check for an interestingly priced camera. You can check KEH as well.<br>

Film costs more or less the same (for less shots but bigger negs/pos), if you plan to shoot mainly b&w, develop it yourself.<br>

Cheers.</p>

<p>Thank you guys very much, I appreciate your responses. This is a fantastic site, I did not know of all this possibilities, which is great because I wasn't going to pay $400 to the store to repair it.<br /> Thanks Tim for the Camera Clinic link and specially the phone number. 20 years later, and there is even a store specialized in repairing T90s, I am not the only one to have this camera in high regard. I will give them a call, but between shipment costs and repair cost I am guessing the final cost will be close to another camera. But I don't lose anything calling him.<br /> Kerry, thanks for the marker, $275 for a like new T90 sounds like a great deal. KEH seems to be respected as Peter points out and they have a lot of stuff, I found a viewfinder and a lens I was looking for my Mamiyaflex, so I may just throw a T90 in the order. I will call them before ordering, I don't want the EEEE problem, it happened to mine too. Let's hope I get a nice guy that is willing to go through the inventory and check. I want to know the warranty as well.<br /> BTW, Kevin, in my case, for the EEEE error, I "hit" mine against the floor several times while pressing the shutter and it came back to life. Yes, I know I am a bit of a barbarian, they use mallets, I have a T90, the same thing :-).</p>

<p>Kelly, Kevin, Alan,<br>

Thank you very much for your responses, very helpful. Specially Alan's.<br>

Yesterday I played a bit again with the shutter (by playing I mean sticking my finger and try to straighten it). Well, I got the camera to fire again, but the shutter is still slightly bent. I don't know how much it will last until it fails again. And I don't want that to happen on a trip.<br>

So, I will follow your advice, guys, they have very reasonable prices at KEH (thanks Kelly), even the "EX" ones. And will look for any bargain it may appear on eBay as well. I didn't realize how much the price for a T90 has gone down, thanks digital photography!. I will keep mine for spare parts or as a backup, definitely a cheaper and better solution than repairing it.<br>

I love this camera, I cannot believe the punishment it can take, it is like a rock. Many things have happened to it, including some quite serious accidents. And still produces beautiful pictures, like the first day. Long live multi-spot metering.</p>

<p>Hi,<br>

I have a fantastic Canon T90 but needs repair.<br>

Long story short, last year on a trip, I took the camera to a store I shouldn't have, the guy pressed the curtain shutter (I have no idea why, how, etc), we could get it back (more or less) to where it was. This camera is so good that it has been working perfectly for six months. But then starting giving an intermitent problem some weeks ago until the problem has become permanent and the camera won't fire anymore.<br>

I took it to repair, they told me $400 (ouch), the solution given was to get a used T90, remove the shutter and put it into my camera.<br>

But, of course, I would like a cheaper solution. I have seen a T70 at a pretty nice price. And I thought, Can I use the shutter from that camera and put it into my T90?<br>

So, I guess my question is: Do the T70 and T90 share the same curtain shutter? Can I remove it from a T70 and put it into my T90? (Yes, I know it won't be easy, but I want to try fixing it).<br>

Any help will be appreciated, thank you.<br>

Antonio</p>

<p>I agree with most of the inputs here regarding the historical reasons for it. Canon took several (more or less risky) decissions to try to get some of Nikon's market share and they were successful. First it was USM, then IS, then the digtal bodies, and the latest was full frame. End of story. Now Nikon has striked back and seems to be back in an F5-like era: nowadays (2009) they make better bodies, but Canon still seems to maintain a slightly better offering in terms of lenses.<br>

Don't buy "reasonings" like: Canon gives photographers equipment for free, and a car, and a beach house for shooting Canon. Or Canon is evil, and at Nikon they are angels. Or Canon evolves and Nikon just stays still. And the like. They are big companies (Canon is bigger) and they behave the same way, for the good and the bad. I don't understand this fan club for either one of the brands.<br>

I still shoot with a T90/AE-1 (FD system) and a Mamiyaflex. I don't miss digital nor autofocus and some other things. I am very satisfied with my equipment and it works for me pretty well. If you are satisfied with your D70s (a hell of a camera), I don't see the reason to "move up". But well, I am the kind of guy that once he finds what works for him, sticks to it. I prefer to evolve the art (if what I shoot can be called art :-) ) than the equipment.</p>

<p>Craig, Richard: Thank you very much!</p>

<p>Your posts completely answered my question.</p>

<p>It really helps since now I know how that equipment stands with the other options (Mamiya, Pentax 67). I understand now that I would have to buy the AE prism or a hand-held meter, the one Richard mentions sounds fantastic.</p>

<p>When I saw it, I almost bought the camera (body, back, waist-level finder, lens 100mm, grip, only $300), and it has that real classical beauty.</p>

<p>I think I am going to ask it for Christmas and then get the AE prism. I was thinking about asking for my first dSLR body, but, digital can wait :-). I will enjoy this so much more.</p>

Hello,

 

I am thinking of buying a MF system since it finally became affordable (to me) and always wanted one.

I have looked at the Bronica GS-1 but don't really understand much about how to do AE.

 

I have looked at the threads about that camera and I haven't seen an answer to my question.

 

So, they have several viewfinders: http://www.tamron.com/bronica/prod/gs_vfind.asp

 

The one that comes with the equipment I am interested in includes the waist-level finder, so my question is does that one have AE

capabilities?

 

If it does, is the metering spot metering?, center metering? I hope it is not a stupid question coming from a 35mm user.

 

If it does not, then I guess I would have to buy one of those handheld meters, right? Or there is any other way? Someone said that the

camera had a metering system, so I am confused.