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I found this on line to modify 120 spools to fit into a 620 camera such a the Kodak Medalist: 120in620 Looks like a simple solution. Now you can go out and buy up Medalist cameras and use them.
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I have a Bronica ETRS with an AE II finder that came with a +1.5 diopter correction lens. I found a +.5 on line internationally that works for me and I have no use for the +1.5 diopter lens. Does anyone want to buy it?
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Looking for compact option and only one lens!
jamesevidon replied to carlin_plumb's topic in Medium Format
If compact and a really good single lens is your requirement, try looking for a Zeiss Super Ikonta B or BX. It is a 6x6 folder with a Synchro Compur shutter and a f/2.8 or f/3.5 Zeiss Opton Tessar Lens. Look for a post war issue with a coated lens made by Zeiss in Stuttgart and not from Zeiss Jena in Soviet occupied E. Germany. Super Ikontas are built like a tank and fit in a coat pocket when folded. If you can get one that was recently CLA'd, all the better. It should cost you less than $500 for one that is E+ and if you decide to sell it you'll get all your money back. P.S. The suggestion of a Makina 67 is a very good one, but it will cost you three or four times the cost of the Zeiss. It is also quite large and heavy. I have one and it is really the best 120 camera with a fixed f/2.8 Nikkor lens and the images will blow you away. But you wanted a compact camera and the Plaubel Makina 67 isn't it. Neither is the Rollei TLR. -
I think you may have a spacing problem between your frames on the film due to the fact that the film bulk and therefore the diameter of the 120 film roll on the take-up spool will be greater at any given point than that for 220 film due to the paper backing. Therefore you may have some overlapping frames or possibly a greater space between the frames.There is only one way to know. Try it and let us know. 220 back are going for a song these days compared to 120 backs.
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I too purchased a Bronica ETRS a few month ago. Like you, I was disappointed in the prism finder (AEII). I had trouble even making out the shutter speed readout. My first roll was all out of focus. I then checked the viewing lens and found that it had a +1.5 diopter. I ordered a +.5 after I found one and now I see what all the good words meant about the clarity of the prism finder. I just got a roll of Velvia 100 back from the lab, and WOW. So, I suggest you find what diopter works best for you and make the switch. I think that will clear up you problem.
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Plaubel Makina 670 Bellow Question
jamesevidon replied to jonathansinggihpranoto's topic in Medium Format
After several years of various digital cameras including Leica FF RF cameras ( and I wouldn't part with them) I decided several months ago to look into medium format film. I acquired a very nice Bronica ETRS with prism finder. I was. so impressed with the images from this 6X4.5 camera I started looking into acquiring a 6X7 or 6X9 with a rangefinder. I was lucky to run across a very clean fully functional Makina 67 for a very good price because the light meter did not work. That did not bother me since I have a trusty Gossen meter. So far I have taken only one role with Ektar 100 film. Several shots didn't come out due to operator error ( the old lens cap still is mounted malady I'm sure every RF camera user has suffered from time to time), but the images that did come out were really breathtaking in sharpness, contrast and color as scanned by my Epson 4990 with SilverFast software. It is now loaded with a roll of Tri X and I am going after some subjects I think will do well in B&W. The Makina 67 is a great camera and maybe I'll be able to get the meter battery compartment repaired. A no-frills straight forward camera like the Makina really gets me back to basics where the only software programming goes on in the shooter's head. -
Fujifilm made some pretty nice 6X7 and 6X9's and they don't appear to all that expensive on Ebay. I believe the best one to get these days is the Fuji GW690 or GS690. The last and I understand the best model is the GW690III . They were made with a 80mm or 90mm lens as well as wide angle versions. I've never used one, but they seem to get pretty good write ups. I think they were all rangefinder cameras.
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I bought a Makina 67 last month without a working meter, but in 'EX+' condition. I reviewed my first roll shooting Ektar100 and except for the few shots where I neglected to remove the lens cap, the negatives I scanned were spectacular in detail, contrast and color. I find that handling it is a little awkward since I am used to the convenient grips on modern digital cameras, so I bought a cheap pistol grip from EBay with an Acra-Swiss clamp (knockoff) and Acra-Swiss tripod shoe it makes the camera much more manageable. You can't use a left or right hand grip that attaches to the tripod mound since it covers the film spool release preventing it from popping out when loading a new roll, so the pistol grip is a second, but workable choice.
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Help With Mamiya 645 Pro and Epson V800 Scanner
jamesevidon replied to ianbarber's topic in Medium Format
Pablo Escobar said: "Thank you everyone for resurrecting this thread - I'm not the OP myself, but I am finding your experiences and advice extremely helpful. Lots to take in. Please keep the expert advice coming!" Now you have the right attitude. If only Rodeo_Joe l1 would be more constructive and realize that threads are not intended to be for the benefit of the OP only, but serves as a resource for the rest of us that may have a similar problem and appreciate the experience of those who went before him or her. -
Beattie Focusing Screens..where is Beattie?
jamesevidon replied to jamesevidon's topic in Medium Format
Problem solved! As I related, I purchased my ETRS and found everything was great except for the focusing screen. I had trouble getting it to focus with my first roll. I assumed that the standard Bronica screen was crap. So, I thought I'd try a +.5 diopter if I could find one since that is what I use on my Leica M240. I found one at the right price in England and it arrived today. As I was removing the original glass, I turned it over and saw that it was +1.5 diopter. No wonder I couldn't focus. I was effectively shooting blind. I installed the newly arrived +.5 diopter and low and behold, everything sharpened up and the original Bronica screen is very sharp and bright. I'll still consider ordering one from Rick Oleson in the future since the screen in my ETRS has an unsightly scratch on it, but as of now I am happy , Embarrassed, but happy.:) -
Beattie Focusing Screens..where is Beattie?
jamesevidon replied to jamesevidon's topic in Medium Format
Reflexite was absorbed by Orofol, an international company with plants all over. Reflexite makes reflective tape, etc. I managed to find what may be left of Beattie in a division that specializes in all sorts of fresnel screens and so forth. I fear that. Beattie and their focusing screens is no more which is not surprising since mirrorless cameras have absorbed most of the market that DSLR's once had. Mirrorless cameras use EVF's and therefore have no need for focusing screens. Such is progress and I fear that photographic troglodytes like we film shooters don't count for much in the commercial world anymore. I 'll keep looking but in the interim the stock Bronica focusing screen works. What I find strange is that the Beattie website is still accessible. Incidentally, the vendors listed on that website such as B&H do not stock new focusing screens for discontinued cameras, but they do for Hasselblad, Mamiya, Horsmann,and sundry view cameras. -
Having given up finding a used Beattie Focusing screen for my Bronica ETRS, I tried to contact Beattie. I'm not sure they are still in business although their website is still up and running. I tried to 'Google' Beattie and they may have been taken over by another company, but I couldn't come up with anything on that search. So to the more knowledgable posters, is Beattie still in existence and, if so, where are they?
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Re.: Beattie Screens: I've been looking to buy a Beattie focusing screen for my Bronica ETRS, but they seem to no longer exist. Do you know where I can obtain one?
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Help With Mamiya 645 Pro and Epson V800 Scanner
jamesevidon replied to ianbarber's topic in Medium Format
Ianbarber said he was using SilverFast in his post. ( "..I also purchased the Epson V800 scanner and Silverfast AI Studio software..." ). -
Help With Mamiya 645 Pro and Epson V800 Scanner
jamesevidon replied to ianbarber's topic in Medium Format
In your SilverFast choose a format that approximates the width/height ratio and crank the scan psi up to 2400. I have an old Epson 4990 scanner and my scans are very sharp. See uploaded image.
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I decided to get back into medium format film after I scanned some of my old negs and transparencies I shot with my long gone Bronica S2A. I picked up a Bronica ETRS with the side grip that has the shutter button and film advance and the AEII prism finder for under $400. The seller was a camera dealer in the midwest. I just went out and shot at anything in order to make sure everything worked. My first roll was very acceptable. Sometimes Ebay is worthwhile.
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Try KEH Camera on-line. They have a ZEISS SUPER IKONTA B (532/16) which they grade as excellent for $139. KEH is reliable and I've found their grading to be conservative.
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