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Post by raybar on Jan 9, 2017 19:41:55 GMT -5
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Post by raybar on Jan 5, 2017 13:41:12 GMT -5
Yes, Mickey, it is a good lens. But it tends to produce "washed out" images if there is a light source or a brightly lit object anywhere in front of the camera. Two factors - - First, of course, it's an uncoated old lens, so flares are to be expected. Second, and probably most of the problem, it has good coverage for at least 4 x 5 (largest cameras I have) but I'm using it on a small format camera. So there is a lot of "extra" light bouncing around behind the lens, and some of it finds its way to the sensor. The bellows helps with this quite a bit compared to my first attempt using "junk on hand" - PVC pipe fittings and extension tubes. Extension tubes in various combinations put the lens about where it needs to be, and the two pipe fittings screw in and out to achieve focus. Cumbersome at best. And the PVC, although black, is quite reflective. So are parts of the extension tubes, which you might think would be finished as non-reflective as possible by the manufacturer, but aren't. Solution = bought a bellows. parts put together
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Post by raybar on Jan 3, 2017 23:53:29 GMT -5
G is for Goerz Dopp-Anastigmat Series III Dacor 180mm f/6.8 I've had this forever, seems like, but I have no memory of acquiring it. I made an adapter from a PVC pipe fitting and a short extension tube so I can use it on Canon SLRs. On Canon mount Working set-up Neighbor's house Car detail
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Post by raybar on Dec 29, 2016 13:04:09 GMT -5
The quick answer is eBay. In terms of stores, no one specializes in Mamiya, and you will have a difficult time finding anyone with a C330 in stock. Except for Samy's, all the large dealers in the area have gone out of business, and smaller neighborhood shops usually wouldn't have professional equipment. But, if you phone them all and ask, you might get lucky. You might consider visiting one of the monthly camera shows at the Elks Lodge in Pasadena or the Brookhurst Community Center in Anaheim. These are big "swap meets" of cameras, and I usually see a few Mamiyas on offer. Prices are often negotiable, but don't expect bargains (despite the name of the shows). www.bargaincamerashows.com I can't help wondering why a photography course would insist that students use a specific camera, particularly one that has been discontinued for over 20 years. Also, while twin lens reflexs were common and popular for years, their time is long past. Don't get me wrong - these were excellent cameras, and I still have one, along with several lenses and other accessories. But it's been a long time since I used it.
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Post by raybar on Dec 22, 2016 21:42:28 GMT -5
Digital is not only killing off film, it is - in the form of cell phones - killing off the entire point & shoot camera market.
Everyone I know who used to shoot any sort of a small camera now takes pictures with a phone. They are perfectly happy with the results, and have them posted to Facebook quicker than I can get a lens out of my bag. I have to admit that for casual pictures like that, the cameras on recent phones are fine, although I don't think viewing images on tiny cell phone displays is very satisfactory.
At the last big family event there were three digital SLRs and numerous cell phones taking pictures, but nothing in between - no film and no "point & shoots" of any kind.
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Post by raybar on Dec 21, 2016 11:09:51 GMT -5
A is for Advanced Photo System. Or, as some would have it, the Amateur Photo System. The Advanced Photo System was introduced in 1996 by Kodak, Fuji, Canon, Nikon, Minolta, Olympus and others. Serious photographers had no interest in this new format because the frame size, at 16.7 x 25.1 mm, was smaller than the standard 35mm frame, and because only color negative film was offered. But, for the amateur snap-shot market, I thought it was a long-overdue update and improvement over the 110 (introduced 1972) and 126 Instamatic (introduced 1963) films and cameras it was intended to replace - drop-in loading, never touch the film, data encoded on the film, three print formats (achieved by cropping and enlarging to size), mini contact sheet with prints. What more could you want, except for bigger negatives, more film types, and better cameras? APS Print Formats Format | Aspect Ratio | Neg area used (mm) | Print (inches) | Print (cm) | Classic | 2 : 3 | 16.7 x 25.1 | 4 x 6 | 10 x 15 | HDTV | 9 : 16 | 16.7 x 30.2 | 4 x 7 | 10 x 18 | Panaromic | 1 : 3 | 9.5 x 30.2 | 4 x 12 | 10 x 24 |
Unfortunately for everyone involved - manufacturers, processors, consumers - APS was doomed from the day it was born by rapid advances in digital photography. Fuji, the last company making APS film, discontinued it in 2011, after only 15 years of production. Most APS cameras were point and shoot models. But Canon, Minolta, and Nikon made a few interchangeable-lens SLRs as well. Fuji and Olympus marketed "zoom lens reflexes" with fixed zoom lenses. Canon EOS IX Lite with EF 28-90 f/4-5.6 III and Canon EOS IX with EF 28-90 f/4-5.6 II These SLRs accept the full line of Canon EF lenses Minolta Vectis S-100 with V 22-80 mm f/ 4-5.6 and Vectis S-1 with V 28-56 f/4-5.6 These SLRs use Minolta's V-series lenses only. Nikon Pronea S with IX-Nikkor 30-60 f/4-5.6 and Pronea 6i with IX-Nikkor 60-180 f/4.5-5.6 These SLRs use dedicated IX-Nikkor lenses as well as many Nikkor AF lenses Fuji Endeavor 4000si with Olympus Centurion and Centurion S All have fixed 25-100mm zooms Look similar? Rumor had it that Olympus made the Fujis.
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Post by raybar on Dec 16, 2016 12:54:11 GMT -5
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Post by raybar on Dec 15, 2016 20:16:56 GMT -5
I have no memory of "Reporter" as a brand name of cameras (which means nothing). Is there any other text on it?
What camera store in Los Angeles that is now replaced by a market and pawn shop? Many camera stores, both large and small, have gone out of business here. To name just a few that come quickly to mind, there was Frank's Highland Park, Olympic, Pan Pacific, Schaeffer's (where I worked), Calumet (recently), Bob Gambles, and Lloyd's, plus a host of little neighborhood shops.
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Post by raybar on Dec 14, 2016 16:15:40 GMT -5
S is for Graflex Speed-i-o-scope The Speed-i-o-scope is a type of tachistoscope, a device used to display an image (or whatever) for a brief interval. This particular model tachistoscope is a shutter with a diaphragm but without a lens which can be mounted on the front of a slide projector lens. When the shutter is fired, the projector's image is flashed on a screen for a controlled amount of time. Made by Ilex for Graflex. Shutter speeds are 1/100 to 1 second plus B and T. The diaphragm is just marked "Bright" to "Very Dim" but without any f/stops since there is no lens.
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Post by raybar on Dec 13, 2016 18:09:24 GMT -5
P is for Polaroid Auto Processor I found this in storage a few weeks ago. Forgot I had it. Polaroid introduced Polachrome slide film, along with this processor, in 1983. If I remember correctly, there were negative and B&W films also, a little later. You could develop your film immediately after shooting it. Good at parties, perhaps, but otherwise, what's the rush? I seem to have tried it, since I have the processor, but my records contain only a single reference to "Polaroid Polachrome test shots" and I don't have the slides. Maybe I didn't like it. I think it was discontinued by 1990. Here's a short YouTube video demonstrating it. Where this guy got film, I have no idea. Even the outdated film vendor at www.bargaincamerashows.com doesn't have any.
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Post by raybar on Dec 11, 2016 17:18:26 GMT -5
The link brings up a page demanding that I join. Not interested. Can't get to your image.
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Post by raybar on Dec 9, 2016 15:56:34 GMT -5
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Post by raybar on Dec 8, 2016 13:18:58 GMT -5
Here's one that turned up yesterday. From Canada, 1955. The young photographer, Molly, is now 70 and has given up cameras in favor of her cell phone.
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Post by raybar on Nov 27, 2016 10:34:42 GMT -5
F***ing springs. I hate them.
Here's something I posted to an airgun forum years ago. It's a little long - -
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Post by raybar on Nov 19, 2016 13:35:27 GMT -5
A is for Pentax Auto 110 and Rollei A110 110 film, with its tiny little negatives, was useless for serious photography, but for a lot of people just who wanted family snapshots - - the sort of folks who are happy with cell phone photos today - - it was fine. Small, light, easy to carry cameras, with cartridge loading so you didn’t have to touch the film. Many of the cameras were absolute junk, but several of the major manufacturers released quality cameras in this format. The Rollei A110 has a Tessar 23mm f/2.8 lens and came with a flash cube holder (not pictured). Auto-exposure, manual "zone" focusing. Here’s a short youtube video about it. The video says they were made in Singapore. Mine is labeled Made In Germany, but my flashcube holder says Singapore. The Pentax Auto 110 is one of the smallest interchangeable lens SLR ever produced. Auto-exposure, manual split-image focusing. In the photo, an 18mm f/2.8 lens is on the camera. The other lenses pictured are the 24mm f/f2.8 “normal” lens and the 50mm f/2.8 tele. Also in the photo are the “110 Winder” and “AH130P” flash. Mine is a early example, and I think it all came together as a kit. They released a 20-40mm zoom and a 70mm tele later.
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