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Post by philbirch on Aug 17, 2020 15:14:42 GMT -5
it was, I think, a concept camera. I dare say other manufacturers watched to see if it worked.
I think its a pity that the technology wasnt refined and carried over to digital
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Post by philbirch on Aug 5, 2020 14:42:15 GMT -5
C33 Definitely. Its the heaviest of the lot, but for me at least, its the nicest one to use. Mine with a Praktisix prism finder
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Post by philbirch on Aug 5, 2020 14:38:37 GMT -5
I got the idea that you were using high shutter speeds from the ISO you were using. Of course I didn't know exactly what speed you were using but you say 1/500 - I consider that pretty high for indoors I agree, in film days there would have been fewer keepers. One thing we were taught in film days about action and sports shots was to pick a target and follow it. In netball and basketball you are going for that shot where the player has jumped up and is tipping the ball into the basket. You shoot when the player is at the top of their jump. That takes practice and fast reflexes. 1/60th - 1/125 is plenty of speed for that. Cricket is the easiest sport to shoot. They only play when the light is good
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Post by philbirch on Jul 27, 2020 6:44:20 GMT -5
I have one like it. Mine is serial number 1952 and it came with a 45mm f2.8 Super Rokkor lens. My shutter curtains are also in poor condition. Have you any idea what the hole is on the front?
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Post by philbirch on Jul 18, 2020 17:48:02 GMT -5
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Post by philbirch on Jul 14, 2020 12:36:46 GMT -5
Are they full frame? The top two have optical finders. Not evf
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Post by philbirch on Jul 14, 2020 12:34:36 GMT -5
They are very collectable, perhaps not for those here, but I have sold one or two for high prices. I bought a Sony Mavica, the type that uses floppies for a few quid. They are going for silly money now. Highly collectable.
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Post by philbirch on Jul 14, 2020 12:31:59 GMT -5
Howdy, I have the camera mentioned, it was my dad's. There are still a few photos on it I'd like to see if I can get off before doing something with it. I've downloaded the QV-Link software, which of course doesn't run on Windows 10, and i do have the QV-Link serial cable for the camera to connect to a PC. I was hoping someone may know how I may be able to retrieve the pictures. Windows doesn't see any devices of course with the camera plugged in, but it is a USB Serial adapter as well. Worse case I have a the video out cable for the camera as well but I'd prefer the photo files. Thanks for any help! you could have used a card reader. Quicker and no special software
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Post by philbirch on Jul 14, 2020 12:30:41 GMT -5
I only ever used manual focus for things like sports and wild life. To me it was natural. The first accessory lens I bought for the D40 was a Sigma DG 80-300 which I had to use in manual focus as it was a different system to the D40. I got a series of photos of flies and butterflies on the wing which would have been impossible with AF. I rarely use AF even now except on my compact, though I do like the luxury of it on my AF Nikon and Canon film cameras. Film with the ease of digital. I would often stand under the boards to shoot basketball. The action was way too fast for me to even consider manual focus, particularly since i was usually shooting f/2.8 at ISO 6400 to freeze the action. I'm old school, in the film days you had to nail it, I did similar shots (not sure what 'under the boards means') of netball players and got them right. If you focus on a stationary person near where the action is and stop down, there will be enough DOF to cover you. We didn't have ISO6400 speeds back in the film days, the fastest (off the shelf films) we had were 400 black and white (which could be pushed to 800) and Gaf 500 for colour. I managed to freeze the action with 1/250th of a second or 1/60th with a flash. You don't need 1/2000+ to freeze action. A few years ago I shot a football match in dull weather with my D40 at 400 with the 80-300 and in manual focus. 90% were spot on sharp. Those that weren't had camera shake, not out of focus. Go a full day in manual focus, or better still shoot only in manual focus. Read up on focusing techniques. This was second nature to us oldies.
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Post by philbirch on Jun 30, 2020 4:25:04 GMT -5
Phil, no I bought it at a good price, now want to sell it to pay for some new hifi! Hope you get your hifi. Hope I got it at a good price. Expecting delivery this afternoon.....
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Post by philbirch on Jun 30, 2020 4:23:07 GMT -5
All gone now
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Post by philbirch on Jun 30, 2020 4:20:05 GMT -5
I was using my DSLR to shoot indoor basketball, so fast autofocus lenses were a must have. I often shot at ISO 6400 and the action was fast. My sons are grown now, so I no longer photograph sports. I'm more inclined to shoot film now. I only ever used manual focus for things like sports and wild life. To me it was natural. The first accessory lens I bought for the D40 was a Sigma DG 80-300 which I had to use in manual focus as it was a different system to the D40. I got a series of photos of flies and butterflies on the wing which would have been impossible with AF. I rarely use AF even now except on my compact, though I do like the luxury of it on my AF Nikon and Canon film cameras. Film with the ease of digital.
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Post by philbirch on Jun 28, 2020 5:01:54 GMT -5
Yes some of the Schneiders use that lit aperture thing. My friend had one and was getting a red cast over his long exposures. I painted the prism inside with black paint. Problem solved.
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Post by philbirch on Jun 26, 2020 3:54:28 GMT -5
The faux pentaprism contains the built in finder. To make it 'rangefinder' shape, the body of the camera would have to be much larger. As it is my Sony A6000 and A7 bodies are about the same size. Better than having an accessory finder like the Oly and Panasonic. And The prism shape is more natural to us oldies than the square humps in some cameras
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Post by philbirch on Jun 26, 2020 3:38:45 GMT -5
I've had all the cameras you mentioned except mamiya 7. I look at how I get on with the cameras. With the Contax and Nikon I'm fingers and thumbs, I just cant get used to how they work. The Voigtlander? Well at the time I had it I was buying anything vintage, but as I like to use my cameras. The Superb was okay as a TLR but with a dim finder and it wasnt reliable, so it went. I'm not too big of a fan of folders to use the 531 and IIa
Most of my collection now is some Canons and Nikons Pen F, and a bunch of barnack style rangefinders. See my post
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