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Post by lloydy on Aug 11, 2013 3:49:25 GMT -5
Just as I was about to finish working a large building was being demolished where I worked, and in that building was a laboratory room with about 90 running feet of bench, about 40 inches deep and and 1 1/2 inches thick. It was mahogany, not one piece but very well joined strips about 6 inches wide. The whole thing was heavily varnished and in great condition. Waiting for the opportune moment I went in armed with tools to liberate the bench, and some b****** had beaten me to it!
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Post by lloydy on Aug 7, 2013 17:12:35 GMT -5
My wife went mad at me today. "Why don't you answer your ******** 'phone?" Telling her that I didn't hear it, calmed her down a bit, but then she asked the important question. "Why didn't you hear it?". "Because I don't know where it is" wasn't the right answer, especially when after an hours searching I found it, with flat battery, in the bottom of a camera bag I last used about 5 weeks ago! I suppose I'd better put it on charge.........
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Post by lloydy on Aug 3, 2013 18:52:49 GMT -5
I've had a ResMed machine for a while and like it, it's very quiet. But, my wife liked the noise of my old machine because she has bad tinnitus and the old cpap made a very good white noise.
I'm glad you're getting used to the cpap Wayne, it was a life changer for me, despite the initial discomfort.
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Post by lloydy on Aug 2, 2013 18:23:42 GMT -5
Digital ? the Sony NEX5, it's a no contest thing. Do I miss the mirror and the bulk of a DSLR? Honestly, no I don't.
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Post by lloydy on Jul 31, 2013 17:47:05 GMT -5
How do I change the image capture rate?
When Autographer is on, press the ’Menu’ button twice to show ‘Capture Rate’.
Press the ’Action’ button to scroll to one of the following settings:
Low – up to 120 images per hour Medium – up to 240 images per hour High – up to 360 images per hour360 an hour! the battery lasts 10 hours, the maths is simple so you spend your life looking through all these pictures hoping there's a decent one. Life's too short for this crap....
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Post by lloydy on Jul 20, 2013 11:10:46 GMT -5
I have a bit of a soft spot for Soligors, I've got 9 of them. The CD lenses I've gor are - 28 / 2, which is a very sharp lens and a stop faster than the more common 28's - and a massive CD 70-210 / 3.5 ( constant aperture ) zoom lens. It's a nice lens, again this is very sharp and fast for it's range, it gives the legendary Vivitar Series 1 70-210 a run for its money in sharpness and overall performance, but it is even bigger and heavier than the Vivitar, which isn't a lens you want to carry for long!
I like the CD's a lot, the semi gloss finish looks nice and they are well built. They were also quite expensive back in the day, just undercutting Vivitar I think.
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Post by lloydy on Jul 17, 2013 18:10:10 GMT -5
I own an excellent Soligor 400 mm f:6.3 ... but it seems to be not in this brochure I've got two! ( One is for sale, if I can shamelessly pimp it here ) I like the old Soligors, of the eight that I have, only one is what I would call bad. Some, the CD line, are excellent as are some of the other lenses - but that is largely dependent on who actually made it.
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Post by lloydy on Jul 17, 2013 17:54:44 GMT -5
The first decent camera I ever had was a Canon A1 which I bought from a guy who had plenty of money, and it turned out , no interest in photography. So it came with a power winder and a set of fast lenses, it was a gorgeous kit. But I couldn't get on with it, I have dyscalculia ( dyslexia with numbers ) and the viewfinder display just confused me so I sold it and went for simpler cameras with a needle / led meter display. That was probably 25 to 30 years ago. A few days ago a friend asked me to sell some cameras for her, and when I opened the box there was a lovely Canon A1 and some nice lenses. I've just replaced the light seals, cured the squeal and cleaned it up. And run a film through it prior to trying to sell it for her. I think I've sold it, to me! Experience and time has enabled me to overcome the confusion I experienced all those years ago, it's a stunning camera. I think I shall buy it.
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Post by lloydy on Jul 9, 2013 12:39:48 GMT -5
Everything looks ok, and square. The cover seems square to the body and it opens up and clicks into place. But I just have this doubt that the lens support plate is clicked in as well - but I don't know if it should either ? The lens does sit right, and I haven't tried a film in it yet ( it won't work without a film or turning the wind on spool )but I have got an exposed roll for testing so I'll throw it in later. I thought I might be asking for hens teeth with the plastic tab, I guess I'll just have to make a matching pair out of something. It's not my camera at the moment, my friends girlfriend has dumped a pile of stuff here for me to sort out / repair / clean and sell. But I like this Vito, and the Canon A1, and the nice Vivitar 135 lens......
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Post by lloydy on Jul 9, 2013 11:43:05 GMT -5
I've got a very nice Vito2 in front of me, the 35mm film, folding camera, Skopar lens and Synchro Compur shutter. Everything looks good except the lens has a bit of sideways movement when looking down from the top - it moves fractionally both ways and returns to the center. There is about 2 mm of movement at the front of the lens, and little resistance. I think the bellows is returning the lens to center. There is no up and down movement at all. If anyone has one of these can they look at theirs and see if it is a normal thing ? or if anyone knows how to fix it I'd be very happy. Also, if anyone has one for spares I would love to get the tiny plastic button for one of the folding release tabs.
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Post by lloydy on Jul 9, 2013 6:16:22 GMT -5
For replacing light seals I use sticky backed foam and felt that I buy in a local branch of a chain of Hobby stores - Hobbycraft here in the UK. www.hobbycraft.co.uk/self-adhesive-foam-sheet/571989-1000and for another 80p I get the sticky back felt as well www.hobbycraft.co.uk/hobbycraft-black-stick-on-felt-sheets/572837-1000one of these will cut the foam and felt into 1mm wide strips, much better than a scalpel because it doesn't drag. www.hobbycraft.co.uk/impex-45mm-rotary-cutter/567485-1000And one of these will stop the cutter from making gouges in the antique dining table. The foam is closed cell, very easy to cut with the rotary cutter - I get accurate strips thinner than 1mm without any drag caused by using a craft knife of scalpel. The felt is easily cut with the same cutter. I clean the old seal out with toothpicks, I like the plastic ones, and some Zippo lighter fuel. I put the fuel in a small hypodermic syringe so it's easier to apply exactly where you want it without drowning the camera. For the mirror bumper I have used both the foam and the felt, the felt is slightly thinner. And it doesn't seem to lose strands as much as I feared it might, if at all. A tip for applying the foam or felt to the tiny space in the mirror box, dampen the adhesive backing slightly ( I just lick it ) and it will slide around a bit to get it into position, and the moisture will dry out leaving the foam firmly in place. I've got a Canon A1 to do in the next couple of days, and I've used this technique and materials on many other cameras with no problems at all, the materials are good quality and very cheap compared to a kit. And the secret lies in cutting it thin enough, use a rotary cutter. I've got a series of pictures somewhere of replacing the seals on a Pentax, I'll try and post them.
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Post by lloydy on Jul 7, 2013 17:00:48 GMT -5
Mickey I like that a lot Mickey, a great image.
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Post by lloydy on Jul 6, 2013 16:40:33 GMT -5
The curved railway viaduct in Coalbrookdale, where I live, is a 26 arched brick built construction opened in 1860 and still in use. Part of the viaduct goes through the pool that supplied water to Abraham Darby's pioneering iron foundry. In the late afternoon the light can be magical, as are the reflections. Even in the fog of a winters day.
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Post by lloydy on Jul 6, 2013 16:27:25 GMT -5
I've had decent results from the Agfa / Fuji film. I've got about £30 worth in a small fridge alongside my beer, so that should last me a while.
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Post by lloydy on Jul 4, 2013 3:44:49 GMT -5
I got this Bessa without even knowing it, a while back I saw a bag of camera gear at a yard sale - not a camera bag but a huge holdall. I was looking inside it and the guy said "£20 if you want it ?" so I closed the bag, and got my wallet out out without looking at what was there. Then he said "there's some more camera s**t in this box, take that as well" So I did, I could barely carry it all. At a rough estimate there was probably over £800 worth of photographic gear in all, including this nice Bessa which I have yet to use.
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