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Olympus 35EC - zone focus no fuss cheap starter compact light weight camera with a sharp lens. It's not in your list though. :)

"what would be your state of mind when you made a certain picture!" I hope some day not too far in the future, Rick will think of creating a photo book from the pictures he has presented to this forum and in the same book he will write about some of the pictures - motivation, methodology, philosophy, etc.

Superb results! Thanks.

<p>I'll get my hands on Koni Omega Rapid on Thursday and assuming that it works fine I'm looking forward for a test shoot with Ilford XP2. </p>

<p>Nice acquisition Rajmohan! Congratulations. Please give it a good workout soon and post some pictures.</p>

<p>Rajmohan, I don't have a Tenax but I've its close cousin Taxona. There are two versions - Novonar and Tessar. Mine is Novonar and this version is usually cheaper than Tessar. Mine had some issues which I got fixed in Bangalore. Now it's a fine performer and I'm happy with the results. You'll find many Taxonas listed on the big auctions site. </p>

<p>Firstly I am very glad that roll back to the good old V1 has happened. While V1 definitely looked outdated in its form and feel, it was functional. I'm for improvement and innovation but not all forums need to mimic Facebook and other social networks. PN offers something unique that none of the social networks offer and any effort to modernize PN must not undermine its essence. </p>

<p>Relieved to see this thread back! Hope good sense prevailed.</p>

<p>Nice colors! Crisp pictures. Loved them all.</p>

<p>That's a sage advice Mike. Turns out that the film was badly fogged. </p>

<p>Mike, JDM, Glen, and Tony - Thanks for the response. I searched web for information on this film but I found nothing! Some old timers in Bangalore vaguely remembered the film but didn't have anything significant to say about it. The seller said he got the rolls from some customer of his and doesn't know whether it was properly stored - sold as is. I will shoot a roll and see what it has got to offer. I'm thinking of giving the film an extra stop of exposure considering its age. Or maybe I should try some shots at 25 and 100 too. </p>

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Found this color negative film in a local photo store. It's an expired film - manufactured in December 2006 and best before May 2008. Appears to be a European film rolled in India. The store guy couldn't give me any information about this film. Is this film familiar to you? Any information and sample pictures you can share?<div></div>

Michael, stump in the brook is lovely! Good work.

<p>Nice work. Particularly liked 'Memorial' and 'Branch Line'. </p>

Crossing is really very good!

<p>Fuji Tiara Zoom.</p>

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<p>Praktica MTL5 + Fujinon 28mm + Fuji Acros</p> <div></div>

<p>Nice images Wouter and I particularly liked the third one, Rust and Shadows.</p>

Rajmohan, I'm now jealous of you. Not only you buy expensive coveted cameras like Bronica RF645, you get Ambi Silette for free. ;) Nice work with the Ambi Silette. Looking forward to to see more pictures from both RF645 and Ambi Silette.

Nice pictures and I particularly liked the Lincoln Road. I was given one of the Clicks by a friend. It looked like a toy and my daughters thought it was a toy. So I gave it to them and they had a good time playing mock photography with it for a few days. Looking at your work, now it dawned to me that a camera is as good as the person who uses it. Even a toy camera can give good results in the hands of a capable photographer.

Open an unopened carton Pickup the camera inside the carton Load Kentmere or Superia Go out, shoot, come back with a dozen stellar pictures Repeat till all cartons have been emptied If photography were as simple as this I too would have made hundreds of good pictures but alas it isn't. :-D Hats off to you Rick!

Nice crisp images Rick. Inspiring work as always.

Any of the fixed lens Fujica rangefinders (V2, 35ML, 35EE, 35SE, Compact Deluxe) should be a fine choice. They're quite cheap, easy to repair (that's what my local camera repair technician says), have good lens and well built.