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<p>An 85mm on a DX lens is a bit too long. One of the first questions that needs to be asked when someone is looking for a portrait lens, that does not usually get asked is, are you shooting DX, or FX/film. For FX/film, a 105 or 85 is ideal. For DX, a fast 50 is great. Sorry, but a 85 or 105 on a DX body, to me at least, is simply too long. And a zoom is, simply too slow.</p>

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<p>I just started using "regular" Alkaline AA's in my MB-D10, as the Eneloop/ NiMH's are way too much work, and too many hoops to jump through. They simply are not worth the effort and endless frustration. I simply want to use my camera, not be a battery scientist.</p>

<p>Aren't these dSLR's all starting to look pretty much the same now? I can't believe any of this- easy Photoshop, for folks with way too much time on their hands.<br>

A</p>

<p>Have heard on a few podcasts about white balance issues with this camera.</p>

<p>I was able to press the pin into the finder body with a quarter, and it does reset the mechanism. But when I look in, the rabbit ears do appear to be too short to engage the pin. I contacted a seller on eBay about new rabbit ears. Guessing the ones on there were non-Nikon's- I did buy the lens second hand.</p>

<p>-A</p>

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<p>I doubt it is broken, as it couples to my 35, and (2) 50's, perfectly.<br>

-A</p>

<p>Thanks again. I may try flipping it, after I get a snall enough screwdriver!<br>

-Arthur</p>

<p>Thank you. The funny thing is? It works perfectly on my F Photomic Ftn.<br>

So, you do think the challenge is in the lens's bunny ears?</p>

<p>-Arthur</p>

<p>This is really baffling, and have tried unmounting and remounting the lens at all different apertures. The window reads f/5.6, and I cannot get the aperture ring, when mounted, to mode from f/5.6, despite being a f/2.8. It looks like the rabbit earts engage with the pin, but then I cannot cycle through the other apertures to get it to index. It just sticks at f/5.6. My 50 1/4 Ai, 50 1/8 Ai, and 35 3.5 AiS, all couple and aperture perfectly.<br>

Is there anything I have to do on the Photomic head, or on the lens, to get this combination to couple, meter, and work?<br>

Thanks,<br>

Arthur</p>

<p>No- the motor does spin. I think the spring that appears to be missing could be the culprit. I might try to pick up a spare MD-4 this weekend at Photographica in Wakefield, MA, a huge camera show.</p>

<p>Thanks. It does go up about 1 cm- I can see it spin via the motor when opened. The spring around the coupler, from what I can recall, is not there. I have film in it now, so don't want to lose a frame by disengaging the drive to look. However, I saw a cutaway diagram online, and don't seem to recall seeing a spring. Wondering if this might be a Home Depot do it yourself fix project....</p>

 

<p>Nikon F3HP, Nikon MD-4 Motor Drive. I checked it before loading and shooting a roll of Tri-X. I had the orange dot set on the MD-4. Set the two switches, thought I rewound, and ended up exposing the film- it had not rewound. I did open it up without film in, released switch 1, slid switch 2 up- I can see the coupling spin. But for some reason, it is not engaging the film cannister. I can rewind manually, after releasing switch 1, but I'd love to automatically rewind. Any suggestions?</p>

<p>Thanks,<br>

<br />Arthur</p>

<p>Is there anyone that has experience mounting any Kodak close up filter successfully to a Kodak Brownie Holiday Flash?</p>

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<p>Thanks, Tom. No worries. Sounds close. I'd hate to have you send them, though, and not have them work. I could always return them to you if they are not a fit. What I am finding in this Koday Brownie world is fun, but lack of precision! The Nikons and Hasselblads have really spoiled me.</p>

<p>A</p>

<p>I really want to use it for portraiture of my 7 year old. The macro thing, while of some interest to me as a genre, isn't for purpose of getting the little Brownie up and running. next step is to receive the 127 film through The Frugal Photographer!</p>

<p>Thank you, Tom- it measures out at about an inch. The inside threaded area measures out at about 3/4". Forgive my lack of metric rulers here. And, forgive me, I am new to the Kodak Brownie world. I thought, compared to Hasselblad, Polaroid, Nikon, that this would be easier! Not so....</p>

<p>-Arthur</p>

<p>Thank you. I have not been able to find a Portra +1, or a Series V or VI adapter anywhere. Any suggestions? Weird- I can't be the only person wanting to use this type of set up for close-ups, can I?</p>

<p>-Arthur</p>

<p>I recently picked up a 1954 manufactured Kodak Brownie Holiday Flash. The camera has the older glass Kodet lens, not the plastic Dakon lens. In looking online, and through the manual, it recommends the Kodak 6-A Close up Attachment for portraiture. I got one off of eBay. The problem is, I have no clue how this attachment fits over the lens. There are threadings on the plastic housing of the lens, which is inside the larger diameter metal faceplate. The 6-A has 4 sets of double pronged metal tabs. Where do these go? The other concern I have is that the manuals online that I have found are only for the Dakon lens based cameras, and not the Kodet, so I am wondering if this attachment was even an option for the original version. I know that Kodak had the 6-A as an option for many of the bakelite/Brownie cameras.</p>

<p>Thanks,</p>

<p>Arthur</p>

<p>I have a Big Shot coming this week from Florida. Already have a set of development rollers I cannabalized out of a Square Shooter 2, as rollers are supposed to be so much better than the spreaders. Have a set of 6 Magicubes.<br>

These are great pictures. The Big Shot is truly iconic.<br>

Please check out my blog, which covers all things Polaroid, at: <a href="http://www.arthurpolaroid.wordpress.com">www.arthurpolaroid.wordpress.com</a></p>

<p>I just obtained a Square Shooter 2 off of Etsy, just for the roller assembly. I won a Polaroid Big Shot in an online auction, and that camera uses the much less reliable spreaders, like the Colorpack 2. The rollers are a much better system, and the roller assembly fits into and replaces the spreader set up perfectly.<br>

You can read about all things Polaroid on my blog, at:<br>

<a href="http://www.arthurpolaroid.wordpress.com">www.arthurpolaroid.wordpress.com</a><br>

Instant is back, in a big way.</p>

<p>-A</p>

 

<p>Just scooped up my second back- Portra in one, TriX in the other!<br>

A</p>

<p>Dying for 2.5 in Windows. Come on, Hasselblad!</p>

<p>A</p>

<p>The reason why I bought into Hasselblad is that you are not just buying a camera, you are truly buying a system. it is beautiful and elegant in it's simplicity. And, it simply, goes, and goes. My 500cm will likely outlive me. The accessories and equipment available for it are endless. I bought into Nikon as a 35mm system. I bought into Hasselblad for many of the same reasons.</p>

<p>A</p>

<p>Mine is indeed a true Acute Matte D, with the 2 cutouts. Trust me, the difference is not dramatic.<br>

A</p>

<p>Check out KEH.com as well. I would avoid EBay like the plague. Or, try a local camera collector's show. That is how I bought my Hasselblad 500cm kit. I had a little more of a budget, but could not be happier.<br>

Don't go for a Holga- I am sure they are fun, but it's not "real" medium format photography. I do have to say, that Mamiya 645 kit a few posts above looks very, very nice. Something like that might be ideal.</p>

<p>A</p>