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Post by pompiere on May 23, 2013 8:52:58 GMT -5
The only thing I don't like is the shutter button is too sensitive. I've taken a few shots before I was ready by feeling for the button.
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Post by pompiere on May 17, 2013 6:46:20 GMT -5
It is pretty common for old leaf shutter cameras to get oil migrating onto the leaves from the other moving parts, which then makes them stick together. The shutter leaves must be clean and dry. Lighter fluid will dissolve the old oil, but then you must remove any leftover residue. If you get it working, check it again after a few days. I have a Minolta Hi-Matic that is sluggish for a shot or two when it has been sitting for a month or so. As long as I fire it a couple times before I load film, it is okay.
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Post by pompiere on May 10, 2013 9:21:00 GMT -5
It seems that the Lomographic crowd likes to use old film and different chemistry for the "artistic" effects they get in the images. I read somewhere that consumer films had a pretty long shelf life, compared to pro films, because the average person would only get their camera out for special occasions and snap a few pictures, then put it away until next year. So, the film might be a couple years old by the time it got processed. I buy expired film frequently at garage sales that is a few years past it's use by date, with no problems. Usually it is from someone who switched to digital and stuck the camera bag in a closet, i.e. "cool dark place".
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Post by pompiere on May 5, 2013 7:37:07 GMT -5
You can tell that whoever owned this really used it. And it certainly looks better cleaned up. It looks like it's in its prime again. Some people don't like the brass showing through. I see it as a badge of honor. That camera has seen a lot of action, instead of being stuffed away in a closet.
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Post by pompiere on May 5, 2013 7:18:45 GMT -5
She is adorable, posing like a model.
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Post by pompiere on May 5, 2013 7:07:22 GMT -5
He sort of looks like Geoffry, the Toys-R-Us mascot.
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Post by pompiere on Apr 5, 2013 9:54:30 GMT -5
I remember seeng new ones in the store a few years ago, just before Kodak quit making 110 film. The shock from the parachute ejection charge was supposed to fire the camera. If you didn't choose the correct delay time on your engine, the camera wouldn't be pointed down towards earth when it fired. My son has a collection of model rockets, as he did a 4H project using them, but none with a camera.
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Post by pompiere on Apr 5, 2013 9:27:18 GMT -5
According to the 1928 #2 Brownie manual, the normal aperture for snapshots is the largest, the lever all the way in. The medium one is for snow or beach scenes where the sun is very bright. The smallest is for timed exposures, there is a page with examples for various lighting conditions. Keep in mind that film was a lot slower back then. Somewhere I ran across the estimated f-stops for the Brownie: f11,f16,f22. With a shutter speed of around 1/25-1/50 second, you can figure what stop to use for your film speed. Good luck!
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Post by pompiere on Apr 5, 2013 8:58:40 GMT -5
Just shows that knowing how to work with what you have is more important than having the 'right' piece of equipment for a certain photo situation.
I saw an "Anitques Road Show" once where a guy had an old piece of furniture that had been painted. He thought the maroon paint was hidious so he stripped and refinished it in a natural wood finish. Although it was pretty valuable refinished, it would have been worth 10 times more with the original paint. It seems that mahogany was in fashion, but was very expensive, so they painted furniture in the same colors to resemble the fancy wood. I guess we do the same thing with all the ready-to-asseble furniture made from particle board. It only looks expensive.
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Post by pompiere on Apr 5, 2013 8:38:42 GMT -5
Sunny, but temps only in the 40s (10C). Drops below freezing at night. Now that I have a few days off from work, it will probably rain.
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Post by pompiere on Mar 29, 2013 11:42:26 GMT -5
That is very pretty.
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Post by pompiere on Mar 29, 2013 11:33:20 GMT -5
And people thought the Yashica Samurai was unique to run the film top to bottom?
I really enjoy seeing old pictures next to the current object or landmark. It brings the object to life when you see the photo of it in the past.
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Post by pompiere on Mar 24, 2013 6:16:13 GMT -5
I have seen plenty of trucks of all sizes used by the railroad, but never cars.
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Post by pompiere on Mar 22, 2013 15:40:06 GMT -5
For a simulation of a non-optical lens, try taking a picture with the lens cap on. I have done a few of those with rangefinders. I too have done that with rangefinders. I was always impressed by the great depth of field and the rich blacks. Mickey Not much detail in the shadows, however. Ron
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Post by pompiere on Mar 17, 2013 22:18:49 GMT -5
So glad they fit an Optical Lens, is the alternative a non optical lens? For a simulation of a non-optical lens, try taking a picture with the lens cap on. I have done a few of those with rangefinders.
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