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Post by olddocfox on Jul 13, 2023 14:09:21 GMT -5
I have enjoyed using every digital camera I have owned. See my previous posting. Of these, the Panasonic G1 stands out as the most innovative. Read my An EVIL First PDF about it here.
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Post by olddocfox on Jun 15, 2021 8:52:52 GMT -5
In addition to reflected (left) and incident (right) battery-free light meters, we also had... the non-electric extinction meters, typified by the Zeiss Diaphot and modernized in newer inexpensive Polaroid Land cameras. One looked through a round density-varied-by-angle filter disk and rotated it until the viewed image just "disappeared". Exposure was than read from the angular position of the disk. No batteries, one moving part, really small - tough to use!
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Post by olddocfox on May 9, 2021 18:46:31 GMT -5
I've tested another Russian lens in the same way. The Jupiter-8 50 mm f/2.0 is a newer and superior design than the Industar-22 previously discussed. Read about this Zeiss Sonnar copy by clicking below. >>> More "Leica Look" Exploring <<<
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Post by olddocfox on Oct 3, 2020 20:52:13 GMT -5
Just for the record: the Panasonic Lumix G1 was announced in September of 2008 and the kit lens was a 14-45 mm lens (actually superior to the later 14-42 offering). You can read about the equipment here >>> G1 and lenses <<<
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Post by olddocfox on Aug 28, 2020 9:52:27 GMT -5
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Post by olddocfox on Aug 5, 2020 10:23:04 GMT -5
Belgiumreporter: You are certainly right about memories fading faster than photographs! I never had a fine British motorcycle (or even a beat-up one). I did have a Yamaha and a BMW in my misspent youth. Fortunately, I trapped some memories of the BMW on paper and a PDF file attached >>> HERE.
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Post by olddocfox on Feb 16, 2020 15:43:40 GMT -5
Philbirch - thanks for trying to breathe a little life back into this spendid forum! I've just edited a few of my old posts, deleting deliberately "fuzzy" Photobucket-marked images and replacing them with directly posted copies.
I confess I have shifted my focus to using my m4/3 digital cameras. I'm going to try to return playing with (and discussing) my ancient film burners.
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Post by olddocfox on Oct 15, 2018 16:30:45 GMT -5
I took advantage of Michael's kind and generous offer. I asked for his Fed 2 and Kiev IV. They arrived on my doorstep before my postage check departed - and they are absolutely gorgeous! Thank you Michael. From one collector to another, this was a kind thing to do. I will think warmly of you whenever I handle my new Russian toys.
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Post by olddocfox on Aug 8, 2018 9:45:02 GMT -5
Thank you, Chilla!
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Post by olddocfox on Jul 26, 2018 10:34:24 GMT -5
Here's a little bit about the Kodak Six-16 folder: MY PDF FILE
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Post by olddocfox on Jul 26, 2018 10:19:37 GMT -5
Years ago I used to tote a lot of Olympus OM gear during my travels. I designed a canvas bag to carry this set and had it built by a skilled New England canvas artisan. Here's the bag's story in a PDF file.
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Post by olddocfox on Oct 7, 2017 11:08:47 GMT -5
Dear Hans,
I'm very sorry to hear your terrible news. While we have never met, I feel you are a friend. Your informative and gracious posts have been a valuable and appreciated part of this forum. I'm certain every member wishes you the best as you face this storm.
With best personal regards,
George Fox Lang
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Post by olddocfox on Aug 28, 2017 18:49:24 GMT -5
Dear Phil, You're absolutely right - a photo book can only catch a snapshot of your collection at a moment in time. But that's a whole lot better than having no overview at all! I do the same sort of documentation with my firearms. The Great Gats (with apologies to F. Scott Fitzgerald) is an 8x8 inch book made using AdoramaPix. My collections change from time-to-time, rendering the books out of synchronization. But, they are still a nice way to overview what you have collected and a great place to explain why you coveted particular pieces. An interesting side note: Shutterfly has access to (at least some) of the MyPublisher files and can make them available for Shutterfly publishing. I just did this recently with a business-history album. Consult Shutterfly customer service for more information.
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Post by olddocfox on Aug 19, 2017 9:43:15 GMT -5
I look forward to seeing what you find! You're very right about the era being filled with SLR camera inventions (most of value). Consider the Contax S Spieglereflex (mirror reflex) released by Contax Dresden in 1948. This lovely SLR introduced the eye-level finder using a pentaprism - this perfect viewing solution cured the left-to-right image reversal of all prior reflex cameras. The Contax S also introduced a 42 mm diameter by 1 mm pitch screw-mount lens mount. This was adopted as the M42 and later as the Pentax thread mount. The Contax S also presented a unique connector for flash synchronization. It was on the bottom-side of the camera, hidden in the middle of the 3/8-16 tripod socket! Maybe not the best piece of inventive German design.
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Post by olddocfox on Aug 14, 2017 7:26:26 GMT -5
This 20 page book was made using Shutterfly. They gave it to me as a "freebie" because I was a frequent user of competitor MyPublisher, whom they bought and then closed. I had used Shutterfly in the past and I must say their compositional software is much better today. I have had very good experience using AdoramaPix as well. They feature very usable "drag-and-drop" software and they will make books with as few as 14 pages. But I have to say, I still miss MyPublisher.
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