Mark Vaughan
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I STILL have a pile of Nikons. Considering starting a collection of Ricoh SLRs and RFs.
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Post by Mark Vaughan on Nov 21, 2009 20:10:29 GMT -5
Very cool. All of my old childhood shots are on 126. I was never sure if it was the film or the cheap cameras that caused me to have such a blurry childhood! My first camera was a Nikon L35AF. Shortly thereafter (some of you will be happy to know that) I received an Argus C3.
Mark
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Mark Vaughan
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I STILL have a pile of Nikons. Considering starting a collection of Ricoh SLRs and RFs.
Posts: 191
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Post by Mark Vaughan on Nov 12, 2009 9:24:39 GMT -5
Ricoh's are great. I have seriously considered starting a Ricoh collection. Interesting company history too. Thanks for posting this.
Mark
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Mark Vaughan
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I STILL have a pile of Nikons. Considering starting a collection of Ricoh SLRs and RFs.
Posts: 191
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Post by Mark Vaughan on Nov 6, 2009 23:02:34 GMT -5
Un-flippin'-believable. You could open a small museum and charge admission. When we go to Austria next year I'm asking my wife if we can stop by your cave for a look-see.
Mark
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Mark Vaughan
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I STILL have a pile of Nikons. Considering starting a collection of Ricoh SLRs and RFs.
Posts: 191
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Post by Mark Vaughan on Oct 31, 2009 22:00:07 GMT -5
All I really needed to do was look for this - and up it popped: a camera show calendar list. Here's the link. Maybe one will come to a town near you soon. www.antiquewoodcameras.com/shows.htmIf you're in the Dallas area, our next show is Jan. 30-31, 2010 at the Grapevine Convention Center. Mark
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Mark Vaughan
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I STILL have a pile of Nikons. Considering starting a collection of Ricoh SLRs and RFs.
Posts: 191
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Post by Mark Vaughan on Oct 29, 2009 18:40:45 GMT -5
Wayne,
Do you remember whether you had the 5 or 6 element version of this lens? I have read that the 5 element version wasn't so hot. They are easily had on Ebay. The lens is still in production in it's latest iteration as an AF f4. Here's the sequence of the older f4.5's. Can get very confusing. You have to know your serial numbers and codes to understand which lens you have!
1964 - 5 element 1969 - 6 element 1975 - 6 element w/ED glass 1977 - 6 element AI non ED (the one I have - in 1977 ED glass was an expensive option) 1977 - 6 element AI + ED 1978 - 6 element AI + IF+ ED 1981 - 6 wide profile element AI + IF + ED + f32 aperture range
And they all looked pretty much the same! Can't wait to use min.
Mark
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Mark Vaughan
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I STILL have a pile of Nikons. Considering starting a collection of Ricoh SLRs and RFs.
Posts: 191
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Post by Mark Vaughan on Oct 29, 2009 18:24:17 GMT -5
Yeah, that is weird. Looks a lot like a mini DV camcorder. They say it really is a half-frame SLR though.
Mark
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Mark Vaughan
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I STILL have a pile of Nikons. Considering starting a collection of Ricoh SLRs and RFs.
Posts: 191
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Post by Mark Vaughan on Oct 29, 2009 18:20:11 GMT -5
Minolta XD-5 (for sale), MD Rokkor-X 45mm, f2, on Kodak Ektar 100. Photo print was scanned on a flatbed scanner. Mark
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Mark Vaughan
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I STILL have a pile of Nikons. Considering starting a collection of Ricoh SLRs and RFs.
Posts: 191
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Post by Mark Vaughan on Oct 29, 2009 10:15:56 GMT -5
All, I just got this Nikkor 300mm f4.5 yesterday at Don's Photography Equipment in Dallas. If you're ever in the area, it's a fun place to stop by - a real treasure trove. One of those shops full of piled-up gear that you must dig through to get to the treasures. This is not the ED/IF version. Rather, it's the first of the AI versions of this lens. Looking forward to using this outdoors, air shows, nature, daughter's tennis games, etc... My only complaint is that it seems grainy in the viewfinder. The glass perfect, but it might just be light degradation due to the focal length and speed. This is the longest prime lens I own. Here it is attached to the FM2: Take care, Mark
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Mark Vaughan
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I STILL have a pile of Nikons. Considering starting a collection of Ricoh SLRs and RFs.
Posts: 191
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Post by Mark Vaughan on Oct 28, 2009 19:22:47 GMT -5
Ron -
Thanks for pointing that out. In fact, my favorite part of John's picture is the reeds/brush in the foreground (which - as you point out - is in the bottom third).
Thanks, Mark
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Mark Vaughan
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Post by Mark Vaughan on Oct 27, 2009 21:22:10 GMT -5
Here's me breaking that "horizon line" rule... My girls and friends at a Lake Whitney in TX this past weekend. Nikkormat EL, Nikkor 50mm f1.4, Kodak Gold 400 Mark
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Mark Vaughan
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I STILL have a pile of Nikons. Considering starting a collection of Ricoh SLRs and RFs.
Posts: 191
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Post by Mark Vaughan on Oct 27, 2009 16:04:52 GMT -5
John,
Great picture. I learned a rule of thumb as a kid that you've just apparently blown out of the water: I was taught to always align the horizon line at either 1/3 down from the top of the frame, or 1/3 up from the bottom of the frame. You appear to have aligned at precisely 1/2 to a fine result.
Great depth!
Mark
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Mark Vaughan
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Post by Mark Vaughan on Oct 27, 2009 9:30:26 GMT -5
Johnny - that's a classic story! You, without a doubt, must have shorted a capacitor that resulted in your shock. You probably heard the tell-tale 'snap' too.
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Mark Vaughan
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I STILL have a pile of Nikons. Considering starting a collection of Ricoh SLRs and RFs.
Posts: 191
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Post by Mark Vaughan on Oct 26, 2009 14:47:46 GMT -5
Johnny,
I agree with you: the XE-7 is right up there. Funny, as I was reading this I had my XE-7 in my hand firing the shutter (trying to get the meter needle unstuck... another topic). The XD's are unique. I read one forum describing a "momentary inhale" before shutter release. This is the sound of the capacitors releasing and unique only to the XD's as far as I know.
My worst sounding shutter? Polaroid 80A
Mark
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Mark Vaughan
Lifetime Member
I STILL have a pile of Nikons. Considering starting a collection of Ricoh SLRs and RFs.
Posts: 191
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Post by Mark Vaughan on Oct 26, 2009 14:41:36 GMT -5
Many thanks to you all. My birthday present this year was a two-night Indian Princess camp out with my daughters down at Lake Whitney here in Texas. We had a great time and my wife stayed home and had a cake waiting for us when we returned last night.
Thanks again, Mark
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Mark Vaughan
Lifetime Member
I STILL have a pile of Nikons. Considering starting a collection of Ricoh SLRs and RFs.
Posts: 191
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Post by Mark Vaughan on Oct 21, 2009 16:00:27 GMT -5
I'll buy a Polaroid - or a bunch of pack film for my 80A and 110A - if they pull this off.
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