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Post by Berndt on Nov 16, 2012 22:01:06 GMT -5
I saw a japanese book in a book store recently, which might please you then. A collection of old adverts and comics from the 50s and 60s ( as I remember ), illustrating our present time, which have been the future in those days. Amazing, how many visions really became true  |
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Post by Berndt on Nov 16, 2012 9:15:59 GMT -5
A friend looked into the "McKeown Bible" for me and this model is not even there  However, it obviously exists and is still capable of taking pictures. I took it for a first test on a trip to Mt. Takao, a mountain, close to Tokyo. The famous japanese maple trees are getting red there already. So here are a few shots from today ... if somebody is interested  Incredible colors everywhere:  Mt. Takao Autumn Samoca 35 LD by bokuwanihongasuki, on Flickr  Mt. Takao Autumn Samoca 35 LD by bokuwanihongasuki, on Flickr A few statues at the temple:  Mt. Takao Autumn Samoca 35 LD by bokuwanihongasuki, on Flickr  Mt. Takao Autumn Samoca 35 LD by bokuwanihongasuki, on Flickr  Mt. Takao Autumn Samoca 35 LD by bokuwanihongasuki, on Flickr And maple trees again. Especially beautiful, if some of leafs are already red and some still green, I think:  Mt. Takao Autumn Samoca 35 LD by bokuwanihongasuki, on Flickr I just missed the focus here a little bit  The rangefinder is quite dark and "thin" ... not easy to focus in some light situations.  Mt. Takao Autumn Samoca 35 LD by bokuwanihongasuki, on Flickr I took many more, but that should give an impression of how the results out of this camera look like. It seems, that the light meter is not working properly anymore, but everything else still functions well. Cheers from Tokyo, Berndt |
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Post by Berndt on Nov 15, 2012 18:32:54 GMT -5
Thanks everybody for the interesting feedback and information about hot spots and stuff. I learned something new again. Mmmh ... it's actually not so close ( maybe just looks so on the picture ? ). It's located at the end of the handles. I never thought about that actually ... hahaha ... is it different in other countries ? I can't remember. One reason might be, that people also drive on the left side of the road here in Japan ( same as in the UK ), but I don't know. Cars do also have the handle on the right side here. Gear for left handers |
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Post by Berndt on Nov 15, 2012 9:36:07 GMT -5
I actually liked it on Full Frame/35mm film too. Not looking at the boring subject ( just my bicycle ) and the quality of this cheap chinese Lucky film, the lens doesn't look bad, I think.  bicycle by bokuwanihongasuki, on Flickr |
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Post by Berndt on Nov 15, 2012 9:12:46 GMT -5
My ignorance may be forgiven ... what is a "hot spot" ?
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Post by Berndt on Nov 15, 2012 6:36:19 GMT -5
I got my first FED 2 last week, having an Industar 26M ( 5cm/f:2.8 ) mounted ( I think, it is even the standard lens on this type of camera ). What I found, while searching for other cameras ( I couldn't resist, ordering two other models in red and green as well ), that some sellers from the Ukraine are having a funny "warning" on their E-Bay page: "This is an old lens/camera from the 60s. Please do not expect the quality of a modern japanese digital camera." That made me laugh ... hahaha ... and I felt challenged to do a little test, mounting the lens on my GH1. I thought, I share my test shots with you and think, that this lens doesn't perform as bad as its reputation flic.kr/s/aHsjCR7gZ7 |
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Post by Berndt on Nov 13, 2012 18:54:55 GMT -5
Cool  |
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Post by Berndt on Nov 13, 2012 10:47:16 GMT -5
"Diamond Fuji", taken from Tokyo with a 800 mm lens on a GH1. Twice a year, the sun goes down exactly in the center of the mountain. This picture is taken from Tokyo, app. 100 km far from Mt.Fuji. There are only very few places left in Tokyo, where you can see Mt. Fuji from the street at this distance ( because of the many high buildings ). The picture is taken a few seconds after the sun disappeared behind the mountain. The light from the back of the mountain makes the mountain look, like it would burn I want to take this picture again on real film some day. Digital is never perfect in these situations.  Burning Mt. Fuji by bokuwanihongasuki, on Flickr |
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Post by Berndt on Nov 11, 2012 4:57:32 GMT -5
You will certainly have nice dreams |
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Post by Berndt on Nov 9, 2012 21:07:21 GMT -5
Thanks everybody for the feedback so far. Still a mysterious model though. Couldn't find the tiniest hint in the internet, that this camera even existed. From the timeline, I guess, that it is manufactured close and most likely after the LE, because it is similar constructed even the shutter is more advanced on the LD ( shutter speeds up to 1/500 sec here ). Also the japanese speaking internet covered in silence on this camera.
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Post by Berndt on Nov 9, 2012 9:13:32 GMT -5
Got my first FED 2 ("d", I guess) and actually my first russian camera at all today ... in kinky blue ;D Wow ... first impression was the shutter sound ... a deep warm "clack" ? Cool I think, I like this cam. First test film already inserted  FED 2 (D) in kinky blue by bokuwanihongasuki, on Flickr |
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Post by Berndt on Nov 9, 2012 2:43:25 GMT -5
No, it was a real "analog" one, where people need to go there for watching pictures, hanging on a wall. I asked my wife first, if that wouldn't be a little bit old-fashioned nowadays, but she said, people are still doing that ... and I ( mostly ) listen to my wife It was an interesting experience and maybe important to really communicate with real people coming there and explaining this and that to them. I just didn't like the fact, that pictures are always printed from a digital scan meanwhile, even if they are originally taken on film. So much of a loss on the way from the camera to the paper  Pictures do look much better on a computer screen than on those crappy prints. |
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Post by Berndt on Nov 8, 2012 20:26:59 GMT -5
Found a nice supplement to my little Samoca collection this week A Samoca 35 "Model LD" ... but ... I couldn't find anything about this specific model in the internet There is a model LE, which seems to be very common, but it is different in several details. Any ideas ? Very interesting oddity BTW, the film advance lever needs to be actuated twice for taking the next picture. I never saw something like that on any of my other cameras yet. Also a nice gimmick - an integrated lens hood on this one. It can be moved out and in from the front of the lens. I am not sure if the light meter is still working. The needle is moving and showing something, but frankly speaking, I am not 100% sure, how those light meters need to be read. The is a flap with a slit, which can be opened and closed ... but in which situations does that need to be done ?  Samoca 35 Model LD by bokuwanihongasuki, on Flickr  Samoca 35 Model LD by bokuwanihongasuki, on Flickr  Samoca 35 Model LD by bokuwanihongasuki, on Flickr |
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Post by Berndt on Nov 8, 2012 18:53:26 GMT -5
Brilliant ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Berndt on Nov 8, 2012 18:49:02 GMT -5
Good point The ( unfortunate ) thing though is, that young people do not even know, that it is possible to take very good pictures on film. The lomography movement was basically NOT born as an alternative to classic film photography, people of the digital generation where searching for a new look and alternative to the always same and perfect looking digital pictures. However, I can understand your feeling very well, Mickey. What looks totally crappy, is at least art ... seems to be the attitude behind most of the pretty awful looking pictures. The positive thing, I see is just the fact, that this lomography movement keeps film alive. New released films and analog cameras, while big companies like Kodak gave up on film. I don't own any of those toy cameras, but without them, film would probably have already disappeared from this planet  BTW, I had my first own photo exhibition here in Tokyo last week. My theme: Looking to the present through the eyes of the past. I wanted to show ( especially young ) people, that pictures, taken with analog film cameras ( even hundred years old ) do not look "vintage" at all. That's my mission and people from the young generation are surprised ... because they don't know any better. |
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The rangefinder is quite dark and "thin" ... not easy to focus in some light situations.
Pictures do look much better on a computer screen than on those crappy prints.