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Post by truls on Sept 22, 2012 4:14:01 GMT -5
My Nikkor-H 28/3.5 have some strange vignetting, only in the right upper and lower side... It is the same issue whichever camera used. Every picture with this lens are the same. Here is an example shot: Any suggestions? Bad lens maybe? The filter or lens hood should make vignetting also on the left side of the picture.
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Post by truls on Sept 21, 2012 8:53:19 GMT -5
The lens looks like a tank for sure, I assume the weight is noticable. I am new to russian lenses, but the small Industar I bought is sharp. Maybe russian lenses are underrated bargains. The image seems very sharp and with nice colors. You must have a good scanner. Truls, maybe that because you (and more so the Finns) fought to stop the Russians coming round the corner and invading. Well, lets not get (lens?)-political
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Post by truls on Sept 21, 2012 4:35:51 GMT -5
The lens looks like a tank for sure, I assume the weight is noticable. I am new to russian lenses, but the small Industar I bought is sharp. Maybe russian lenses are underrated bargains. The image seems very sharp and with nice colors. You must have a good scanner.
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Post by truls on Sept 19, 2012 15:55:19 GMT -5
I was given an Agfa Silette L for free some time ago. It is a nice camera, only one previous owner, and well taken care of. I had no experience with this type of camera. It has basic functions as selenium light meter which is responding, distance scale, shutter and aperture settings. A full manual camera. Here is a sample picture of the beautiful church in Karesuando, Sweden. The lens, Agnar 45 2.8 I think is a kind of a triplet, a very basic lens. I was surprised by the sharpness. Fujicolor 100, 1/125 @f11 If properly used, also old cameras takes nice pictures.
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Post by truls on Sept 19, 2012 5:06:29 GMT -5
I want these cameras! But not available to Norway either. What if 10 of us paid $400, and equally share the collection? There must be something for everyone in here... Is there any Americans here? I send my $400 today!
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Post by truls on Sept 19, 2012 4:19:33 GMT -5
Stephen: If I set ISO to 25 I get correct readouts from Chinon CS, so, ISO 400 is ISO 25... Well, it worked. I assume the meter is broken in some way, or out of adjustment. Thanks for the soldering avice, it might work. zook5256: A handheld meter is a good idea. I don't know anything about this, which type or what they cost. Is a used handheld meter an idea? Well, can anyone here sell one? I pay what you require. The lens is Industar 50-2. Stopped down to f.8 or f.11 the sharpness is most pleasing. Here is a picture from Copenhagen this summer, the small red shop is where my wife and I bought the best chicken in town, so its an holiday memory only: Industar 50-2 @f.11 Kodak Colorplus ISO200 The scan is not good enough to represent the sharpness, but you get the idea.
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Post by truls on Sept 18, 2012 15:06:58 GMT -5
Truls, Almost complete but where are the clothespins? Mickey Well, it got stuck in some furniture... But it says "Made in England", so the quality should be exellent! Or...?
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Post by truls on Sept 18, 2012 9:10:55 GMT -5
My Chinon CS should use the old Mercury type battery, 1.35V. Here is a picture of the camera: This in one of my favourite cameras. I have tried with various types of batteries, but the light meter seems unstable compared to a camera with a proper working meter. I end up using the sunny 16 rule, which always work ok. My latest try is a hearing aid type battery of correct voltage, but it seems to meter 1EV less than correct, and it is not quite stable.. The question is if someone of you have this particular camera, and how you solve the battery replacement.
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Post by truls on Sept 18, 2012 7:10:41 GMT -5
Collecting cameras is for sure a challenge.. I think I will start with a modest goal. It could be nice to have one camera from each decade, for a visualization of the camera history?
I have won two auctions lately at the Swedish ebay called tradera.com. One of the cameras a large format from early 1920, called Glunz model 300 (carl Zeiss Jena lens), the other a Zeiss Ikon Tenax. I will wait for them to arrive in the mail, and to post some pictures with sample pictures. I hopefully will get the old camears into action.
Do you think this is a nice addon i a camera collection?
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Post by truls on Sept 18, 2012 6:12:53 GMT -5
Hello berndt, The "professional" developing companies uses standard development processes no matter what film you send them, poor results. Here is my developing gear, it fits in a plastic bag: I am loading my own film using a Prinz66 film loader (the black device to the left), buying bulk film 100 ft. It keeps the film cost down and I always have fresh film. The black box in behind is a Paterson daylight film developing tank. I load the film on the reel in total darkness and develop the film in the bathroom. All these accessories are a one time investment, and lasting for years. The paterson film tank can be adjusted to develop 120 or 220 film, as ordinary 135 film. The most difficult is loading the film in darkness, practice with a dumped film in daylight is required. I have to wait to the evening when it gets dark outside then the small closet is totally dark. I am living in a high cost country, may be you can get this gear cheaper than I did. also I mainly use the developing instructions from the producer of the film and chemicals. For now I use Fomapan 400 film and Fomadon R09 developer. It gives sharp pictures and a great tonal range. I suspect also "Lucky BW film" developed by hand also comes out very nice. It is really easy to do own development and the results are rewarding. I can do a howto on this topic with detailed instructions if someone is interested. Hope someone got any wiser now?
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Post by truls on Sept 17, 2012 13:45:15 GMT -5
My experience tells me never to let others develop BW film. I get much better results developing myself. I use the cheap Fomapan 400, the pictures comes out sharp and with a great tonal range.
Some time ago I left a BW film to a lab, with horrible result. BW developing is easy and you don't need much equipment. I dive into a dark cabinet at home loading the film, processing it in the bathroom, "scanning" negatives with a cheap device.
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Post by truls on Sept 17, 2012 13:30:25 GMT -5
I love cameras, as I assume others here also suffer from this illness. As an absolute beginner, I wonder where to begin and what to start collecting. Is it what one finds interesting or should the cameras belong to a period of history. Is it nice to have all Nikkormats or Minoltas? What I have today is not so much: Leica R3, Nikkormat, Minolta, Chinon, Canon, Praktica, Zenit, Agfa Silette-L, Exa1, several M42 lenses, and more. I like old manual film cameras, and plan to buy some cameras now and then. As we don't have any used camera shops where I live, the internet is my friend. Any advice? Thanks in advance!
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Post by truls on Sept 16, 2012 16:07:12 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for several great advice. I will in time carefully get my Exa 1 repaired properly. I love to shoot with those old cameras. I have temporarily repaired the camera the lazy mans way and added some black self adhesive thick tape to seal the Exa1 inside and outside. It worked OK. This is a test picture from today, it was a horrible weather, so the picture is for the light seal test only: (Fomapan 400, 1/125 @f5.6)
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Post by truls on Sept 16, 2012 15:53:02 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for the warm welcome, I feel already right at home.
Wayne: Thanks for the interesting picture of my home town, time really flies. The pidgeons are not so aggressive anymore, the seagulls have taken over this part.
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Post by truls on Sept 14, 2012 13:46:26 GMT -5
Hello, I have an Exa 1. There are two holes on both sides of the camera, just below the chrome upper part. May be some old strap lug screws? I need to add som material to seal the light leaks caused by those holes. traditional light seals may not be not sufficient, can someone suggest which material to attach? Gaffer tape? Thanks! Best Regards Truls
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