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Nikon 1
Apr 18, 2024 16:30:56 GMT -5
Post by belgiumreporter on Apr 18, 2024 16:30:56 GMT -5
The nikon 1 system despite being wonderfull cameras, never were very succesfull. The main reason people didn't buy them was their small sensor size. lately more and more people are becoming aware of the virtues of the 1 system now 13 years after their launch. This somehow comes to prove that some ten years ago digital cameras had reached a level were people said this is sufficient for me, these cameras can take care of all my photographic needs. I've got a few 1's and use them occasionally. for the collection i would love to have one of them pink panter pink (not the metallic pink) J1's but they are rather rare and beginning to fetch "collectors" prices. Next on the list I'm going to convert my (white) J1 to full spectrum infra red and have some fun with that. Here's my current stock:
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Post by belgiumreporter on Apr 18, 2024 16:10:08 GMT -5
When comparing the F5 wich is said to be a (very) big camera side to side with some "pro"s of the past with their motor drives attached it seems that the F5 isn't all THAT big
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Post by belgiumreporter on Apr 17, 2024 4:54:16 GMT -5
I've just installed a canon 5600f flatbed scanner. It will mainly be used to scan 35mm negatives, B&W and colour. The first problem i've encountered is the negative holder isn't able to flatten curled film, resulting in newton rings on the scans. The scanner itselve does a decent job and relatively fast, surfing the net while the scanner is doing its thing makes waiting for results somewhat more bearable . If anybody knows how to de-curl negtive film i will be happy to know about it. Here's a first result:
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Post by belgiumreporter on Apr 16, 2024 8:39:59 GMT -5
Well i didn't say never, so here's where it's at with the leica rangefinders in the collection. I've only used the M4 once, still not convinced to use these leica's on a regular base.
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Post by belgiumreporter on Apr 15, 2024 15:03:41 GMT -5
Nikon D7100 620Nm IR nikkor 10.5mm
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Post by belgiumreporter on Apr 4, 2024 8:16:26 GMT -5
I bought this sigma 18mm widerama in FD mount with a stuck diafragm and some haze on the elements. Normally I wouldn't bother but the 17mm canon FD is beyond repair and extreme wide angle lenses in FD mount aren't (cheap) easy to find. Lucky for me the sigma wasn't hard to take apart and no unpleasant surprises were inside. Some lighter fuel took care of the stuck aperture and the haze and the sigma is now performing to its best abilities. Here's the 17 and the 18 mounted on the F1's
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Post by belgiumreporter on Apr 4, 2024 8:07:38 GMT -5
Made this shot on Tmax 400 used the 300mm to flatten perspective. To me it has a bit of a Eduard Hopper vibe ( but maybe I'm delusional )
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Post by belgiumreporter on Mar 19, 2024 10:09:27 GMT -5
I've noticed the image quality of the TZ90 detoriates very quickly once above 160 ISO converting the images to B&W for some reason seems to improve the images. Here's 3 I've made today ( 19/03/2024) The middle one was at 1600 ISO, but i guess the subject lended itselve a bit more to the "gritty" look.
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Post by belgiumreporter on Mar 14, 2024 7:58:15 GMT -5
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Post by belgiumreporter on Mar 14, 2024 7:24:36 GMT -5
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Post by belgiumreporter on Mar 14, 2024 7:14:28 GMT -5
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Post by belgiumreporter on Mar 14, 2024 6:38:29 GMT -5
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Post by belgiumreporter on Mar 7, 2024 10:28:36 GMT -5
Got a good deal on this nikon F5, gonna run some film through it, using a few different AF and non AF nikkors and see what comes out....
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Post by belgiumreporter on Feb 29, 2024 9:44:49 GMT -5
Still need to find a machine shop to make a stable adapter to get the raynox mounted on the Z6. Meanwhile i can't change focus. A lenshood would be nice to, as the lens flares like crazy.
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Post by belgiumreporter on Feb 27, 2024 16:14:57 GMT -5
Camera collecting is not what it was - too many dealers wanting high prices for ordinary cameras, and very few of the interesting older cameras around, at least here in New Zealand. So I noticed when i was visiting both islands and the only thing i saw was a pentax MX, maybe i didn't spend enough time in the "big" cities. Upon arriving i stopped at Singapore for a few days, there where a lot of camera shops but prices were not that intersting unless you really wanted or needed something. The more expensive gear was mostly more worth the money than the common stuff, i mean 170$ for a nikkormat is a bit silly no? on the other hand a canon 7 with the 0.95 dream lens was around 1200$.
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