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<p>The Nikon F2 is a BGN model that I primarily bought to get the prism but the Zeiss Super Ikonta B was described as being in superior condition from a very trusted source.</p>

<p>Plus tomorrow, I get four 4 inch steel rods pulled out of 4 toes on my foot, so with luck I may be mobile again. I had surgery 5 weeks ago and no driving and very little walking. The sun is starting to come back the high temp got up to 65F today in western WA. There doesn't seem to have been much photo posting here on classic lately, so I hope everyone is OK. Anything exciting going on?</p>

<p>This may be more appropriate to a broader forum, but I have to ask, is religion still a topic appropriate to tu4 21st century?<br>

Do we still need fairy tales?</p>

<p>do I still have to buy a neck strap for each and every camera at $20 a pop?</p>

<p>Any ideas? Twine???</p>

<p>Handsome son, Gene, but I may see K in my dreams tonight.</p>

<p>Miracles happen when the right film, lens, camera, scenes and photog come together.</p>

<p>The quality of these photos just blows me away. When I bought my first 35mm camera in 1966, a Konica auto S2, I used Plus-X exclusively. I sure wish I had tried panatomic-X.</p>

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<p>I should have stated that I am interested in auto focus film SLRs. I know that my Nikon D200 and D300 do it well.</p>

<p>I don't know if they use matrix metering with AI lenses, but the fact that they meter with them and help with focus is huge to me.</p>

<p>I use a Nikon D90 with an SB600 and a F100 with a SB80X.</p>

<p>Thom Hogan and Galen Rowell wrote -1.7 for balanced fill flash.</p>

<p>If so, how do you keep the camera from thwarting you? do you set the camera to Manual mode?</p>

<p>I came across my unit that I hadn't used in a few years. I attached it to my D90 and couldn't use any TTL features, but it seemed to work well in A mode.<br>

Should I just use this flash with recent film bodies?</p>

<p>very sharp and crisp. Is this the same lens you used with the FT2? Also, how are you solving the battery problem with the FTn?</p>

<p>My solution is fairly simple. Just have about a half dozen duplicate versions of every camera you own. At my age, I am more likely to hit the deck than my cameras, and I don't have a handy backup. Until recently, I had the body of a 20 year old, but she escaped last month.</p>

<p>Lauren, am sure that with a little googling, you find out everything you need to know about the FT2. I like this version because it takes modern batteries but can still handle the the older non-AI lenses. Moose Peterson has written compendiums of Nikon. So has Carl Shipman. Google Amazon. Google magic lantern.</p>

<p>In any case, you have produced some lovely photos.</p>

<p>Andy, I tend to have an engineer's viewpoint, not an artists. I found photos 4,5, and 6 to be outstanding, the others not so much.</p>

<p>I realize that in most cases this is treated like a comment on someone's ugly baby, but I really liked 4-6, and the others I just didn't get. probably me.</p>

<p>I am always on the search for real nikon lens hoods for nikon lenses, I wonder how these would have turned out without the filter but with the hood.</p>

<p>Regardless, the photos are lovely, a tribute to this old timer camera.</p>

<p>My first choice is of course the F100, and I heard that they can be found NIB for $250. My second choice would be the N80. It is the F100s junior brother and feels great. My third choice would be the N90s assuming we we are talking auto focus cameras. The N90s is closer to the professional end than the N80, but the N80 has much better ergonomics, at least for me. If you go for the N90s, the data back is recommended.</p>

<p>Thom Hogan's site provides detailed reviews of all of the above and a lot more.</p>

<p>Tornadoes scare the hell out of me, and I used to be a meteorologist in the south and midwest.<br>

Unless you have a storm cellar, there isn't a lot you can do, except try to get to an interior room with no windows. I would put my family in a bathtub and put a mattress on top of them and then sit on the mattress.<br>

In the days of broadcast TV with CRT picture tubes, you could make a crude tornado detector by tuning to channel 13, assuming it was not a regular channel and turn down the brightness to where the screen just went black. If a tornado came within range there would be white flashes, and if the screen turned solid white, a tornado was very near.</p>

<p>Thank you for your replies. Thanks for the PDF chart, Bob. That's a keeper.</p>

<p>I recently picked up a very nice Nikon F with an FTn finder that has been converted to take 1.5v batteries. The eyepiece is a circular screw-on.</p>

<p>I will be searching for a -3 or -4 diopter. Does anyone know if diopters from such cameras as the Nikkormat or FE series would be compatible?</p>

<p>Gene, I am red-green color blind (kept me out of pilot training) but even I can appreciate the lovely greens in your pics. I have a Contax IIa and I intend to be buried with it. I know it will last forever and hope some of that mojo rubs off on me.</p>

<p>Looks fine to me</p>

<p>No, I am not comparing them, just killing two birds with one post.<br>

(1) I have several nice Canonet GIIIs. I despair of ever finding a Canon lens hood for them, and I worry that a generic screw-in one would interfere with the light meter. Any suggestions?<br>

(2) What is the recommended Wein-air battery to use and are there any right sized hearing aid cells I can use?<br>

(3) I visited a camera shop today that used to be a treasure trove of used gear. One of the old timers there used to own his own shop, concentrating on developing and printing and digital changed all that. Anyhoo, he wanted to show me a Leica IIIg he had just taken in trade. Very nice condition, some rubbings, and the only flaw was that the black plastic thing around the VF/RF had a chip out of it one the edge, abut 1/8 inch, which is not all that easy to spot and doesn't affect the function. I had never held a IIIg before and it was beautiful, body and vulcanite an easy ex++ and it would come with a warranty. It comes with a very clean Summicron 50mm f/2.0 and the total price was $1700.00 which makes it close to $1900 wth tax. I thought about it, and said no, because I already have very nice IIIcs and IIIfs. I am not sure about the rules of posting such info here, and I don't want to violate them, but IIIg's in nice condition don't pop up every day, and the seller is completely reliable.</p>

<p>Very nice results. The 35-70 mm range seems to among the Rodney Dangerfields of lenses. I don't now if that translates into Kiwi. I only have one and it is an FD. It seems to work fine, but seems limited compared to a 28-70 or 28-85, so it usually gets left behind.</p>

<p>On the Branch Line photo, the track arrangement to the left of the main line looks like it was put down by someone under the influence. Can you explain? I always enjoy your fine work.</p>

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<p>Mike, what day were you there? We are having such a terrible cold and wet Spring here in Seattle, I missed the window this year.</p>

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<p>It was about a month ago, and because film does not have EXIF info, I can't remember the exact date, but it was on a week day, not the weekend.<br>

I was on the faculty of UW for a short period, but that did not protect me from parking violations.<br>

My wife and I both have degrees from UW, hers from the 60s, mine from 1981, but it was my 4th degree. It is a beautiful campus, and I do "Bow down to Washington".</p>

<p>Some people take it seriously. BTW, Fred, If you drive onto the campus, there is usually a toll booth at every entrance. You have to leave a $15 dollar deposit. If you are just on campus for about 2 hours, you will get $12 back. If you just zip through and park on campus, you WILL be ticketed, as I can attest.</p><div></div>