mickeyobe
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Post by mickeyobe on May 24, 2015 4:26:40 GMT -5
Quicker still with a pair of scissors. It's not an exact science Mickey, a slightly longer tongue is all you need. If know how to load a Leica/Zorki properly they can be loaded with an un-modified film. Phil, I have never owned a Leica or a Zorky so that leaves me out in the cold. There was a time when I used to buy bulk film and load the cassettes myself. That little technologically advanced device made tonguing them a snap. I still use it occasionally as my diminishing stock of test films sticks their tongue out once too often. Mickey
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Post by philbirch on May 24, 2015 16:10:16 GMT -5
Should have read "..if one knows how to load a leica/Zorki..." I bulk loaded shiploads of film at one time and dont remember cutting a neat tongue. As long as I could get it in the slot I was OK. Mind you I didnt have a Leica or Zorki then.
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Post by hannes on May 25, 2015 13:37:16 GMT -5
A Fed 1c was my very first 135mm camera back then when I was 17. I did not know about the way of cutting Leica style film ends. Just loaded the camera and shot my photos. No worries, no problems ;-)
Hannes
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Post by cooltouch on Jun 10, 2015 5:44:53 GMT -5
Well, my all-time favorite camera is definitely not a digital, even though I own four, the best of which is a fairly new acquisition for me -- a NEX 7.
No, my favorite camera is the camera that has been my favorite for over 30 years -- the Canon Original F-1, specifically the second version, often referred to as the F-1n. I've come to rely on and deeply appreciate its metering pattern, its dead-nuts accurate meter and its versatility. But what I appreciate about it the most is it just keeps going and going and going . . . a never say die camera. I finally bought a New F-1 a couple of years ago and I can now see for myself why the pros liked it so much. It is at least as rugged as the original and it has many nice improvements. But as cool as it is, I still prefer the original.
The New F-1 probably ties with my second most favorite camera -- the Nikon F2. With a 72xxxx serial number, I've owned mine for almost 25 years. I love its bullet-proof reliability and superb craftsmanship. And the MD-2/MB-1 motor drive is hands-down, one of the coolest around.
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Post by lesdmess on Jun 10, 2015 9:34:19 GMT -5
Someone commented an the film "best camera" thread that the good thing about film is that it has more latitude. I really have to disagree with that. I have digital images--especially RAW ones, that almost look black. But Photoshop or Nikon Capture NX2 reveal there is a lot of detail lurking in that darkness--much more than one would find in an underexposed slide of color negative. W. Here are some tests I have done regarding latitude of film (C41) compared to digital. Most C41 and b&w film have considerable overexposure advantage over all current digital sensors as exemplified below - even when using RAW. I have done this same test with other current DSLRs - like the Nikon D800, with the same results. Knowing the characteristics of each individual film, I can then use it in practical applications as follows. Say I come upon a scene and wanted to smooth out the water flow. My camera meters the scene at 1/60 but I really need 1/2 or 1 second but I don't have the appropriate ND filters so I simply overexpose by 5 or 6 stops knowing I can still get good results such as shown below. Kodak Ektar 100 overexposed by 5 stops. Scanned with minimal post processing. Kodak Portra 400 latitude offers recovery of dark areas (radiator) and highlights (map).
I have done similar tests with numerous other film types/brands so I know what I can expect to get out of them given certain lighting conditions.
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Post by barbarian on Apr 4, 2020 19:17:05 GMT -5
I don't love my digital cameras the way I loved my film cameras. I think I'd have to go with the Contax II or the Nikon EL2. Both so perfectly laid out for my hands.
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Post by philbirch on Apr 14, 2020 13:33:44 GMT -5
I don't love my digital cameras the way I loved my film cameras. I think I'd have to go with the Contax II or the Nikon EL2. Both so perfectly laid out for my hands. I love the Sony A7, to me its almost like using a film camera. Nice finder, used my Nikon or Canon lenses, I like having a digital body when using film. The A7 is a more traditional shape. I like it.
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Post by barbarian on Apr 17, 2020 22:20:32 GMT -5
It is a beautiful camera, that's for sure.
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Post by dismayed on Jun 8, 2020 18:51:25 GMT -5
My favorite DSLR? I liked the ergonomics of my Nikon D700, but the D750 was much better in low light and had better autofocus.
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Post by philbirch on Jun 17, 2020 10:40:54 GMT -5
My favorite DSLR? I liked the ergonomics of my Nikon D700, but the D750 was much better in low light and had better autofocus. My first DSLR was the Nikon D40. A trusted salesman convinced me. I used it for a long time, then upgraded to a D3200. I found a big problem wanting to use classic lenses on the Nikon. As the back focus is very large, lenses needed modifying. I went to Sony Nex 5 and that opened up a whole world of classic lenses for me. I've had a couple of E mount Sonys, an Olympus M4/3 and a Nikon 1 system. I've settled on the E mount.
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Post by dismayed on Jun 28, 2020 15:41:53 GMT -5
My favorite DSLR? I liked the ergonomics of my Nikon D700, but the D750 was much better in low light and had better autofocus. My first DSLR was the Nikon D40. A trusted salesman convinced me. I used it for a long time, then upgraded to a D3200. I found a big problem wanting to use classic lenses on the Nikon. As the back focus is very large, lenses needed modifying. I went to Sony Nex 5 and that opened up a whole world of classic lenses for me. I've had a couple of E mount Sonys, an Olympus M4/3 and a Nikon 1 system. I've settled on the E mount. I was using my DSLR to shoot indoor basketball, so fast autofocus lenses were a must have. I often shot at ISO 6400 and the action was fast. My sons are grown now, so I no longer photograph sports. I'm more inclined to shoot film now.
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Post by philbirch on Jun 30, 2020 4:20:05 GMT -5
I was using my DSLR to shoot indoor basketball, so fast autofocus lenses were a must have. I often shot at ISO 6400 and the action was fast. My sons are grown now, so I no longer photograph sports. I'm more inclined to shoot film now. I only ever used manual focus for things like sports and wild life. To me it was natural. The first accessory lens I bought for the D40 was a Sigma DG 80-300 which I had to use in manual focus as it was a different system to the D40. I got a series of photos of flies and butterflies on the wing which would have been impossible with AF. I rarely use AF even now except on my compact, though I do like the luxury of it on my AF Nikon and Canon film cameras. Film with the ease of digital.
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Post by dismayed on Jun 30, 2020 11:17:20 GMT -5
I was using my DSLR to shoot indoor basketball, so fast autofocus lenses were a must have. I often shot at ISO 6400 and the action was fast. My sons are grown now, so I no longer photograph sports. I'm more inclined to shoot film now. I only ever used manual focus for things like sports and wild life. To me it was natural. The first accessory lens I bought for the D40 was a Sigma DG 80-300 which I had to use in manual focus as it was a different system to the D40. I got a series of photos of flies and butterflies on the wing which would have been impossible with AF. I rarely use AF even now except on my compact, though I do like the luxury of it on my AF Nikon and Canon film cameras. Film with the ease of digital. I would often stand under the boards to shoot basketball. The action was way too fast for me to even consider manual focus, particularly since i was usually shooting f/2.8 at ISO 6400 to freeze the action.
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Post by philbirch on Jul 14, 2020 12:30:41 GMT -5
I only ever used manual focus for things like sports and wild life. To me it was natural. The first accessory lens I bought for the D40 was a Sigma DG 80-300 which I had to use in manual focus as it was a different system to the D40. I got a series of photos of flies and butterflies on the wing which would have been impossible with AF. I rarely use AF even now except on my compact, though I do like the luxury of it on my AF Nikon and Canon film cameras. Film with the ease of digital. I would often stand under the boards to shoot basketball. The action was way too fast for me to even consider manual focus, particularly since i was usually shooting f/2.8 at ISO 6400 to freeze the action. I'm old school, in the film days you had to nail it, I did similar shots (not sure what 'under the boards means') of netball players and got them right. If you focus on a stationary person near where the action is and stop down, there will be enough DOF to cover you. We didn't have ISO6400 speeds back in the film days, the fastest (off the shelf films) we had were 400 black and white (which could be pushed to 800) and Gaf 500 for colour. I managed to freeze the action with 1/250th of a second or 1/60th with a flash. You don't need 1/2000+ to freeze action. A few years ago I shot a football match in dull weather with my D40 at 400 with the 80-300 and in manual focus. 90% were spot on sharp. Those that weren't had camera shake, not out of focus. Go a full day in manual focus, or better still shoot only in manual focus. Read up on focusing techniques. This was second nature to us oldies.
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Post by paulhofseth on Jul 16, 2020 5:56:09 GMT -5
I rather liked the size and ease of use of the Minox C, but not its filmsize.
For opticsl quality on old fashioned film,0 I currently lug around an R8 with too many, too heavy lenses that van also be used on my digital device (which I dislike, due to superfluous and distracting, if not directly destructive controls. Unfortunately the resurrected/renamed "SL2" is a bit too expensive, will need a whole new set of unavailable lens-adapters and does not entail any less luggage as long as I stick to my ancient lens team.
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