2008 – 2009 14 Day One Camera One Lens Challenge.

[Keith]

2008 – 2009 14 Day One Camera One Lens Challenge.

Proposed Rules and Schedule.

Commencing midnight 17th December 2008

Ending midnight 31st Dec 2008 (New Years Eve)



Camera Choice/one only … open but this is the only camera body you can use for leisure (non pro) photography for the stated period.

Lens Choice/one only … open but no zooms and also the only lens you can use for leisure (non pro) photography for the stated period.

Film/Memory Card Usage … as much as you want as often as you want.

Flash Usage … yes.

Cropping … mild cropping is ok but not landscape to portrait or vice versa.

Subject Material … portraits/landscapes/street whatever you want within reason.

Images To Be Submitted … three maximum, less if you think you’re that good you can win this thing with one.


The gallery for hosting your input will be closed on the 14th January at midnight … this allows you two weeks to get yourself organised after the 14 day shooting period ends and get your files/submissions uploaded. If you don’t think you can manage this, don’t partake!

A judging system for this competition is yet to be decided … I’m open to suggestions but I favour a small panel of judges made up of respected experienced forum members with suitable qualifications. Volunteers for this arduous task would receive my eternal gratitude … but not much else! Stephen has suggested just using the system of members voting for their favourites in the gallery.

The winner/winners will receive the plaudits and constant admiration of fellow forum members for some time to come … but in reality, little else! We are just here for the fun of it after all. :)

[tightsqueez]

Count me in. Leica Model A w/close focus Elmar loaded with either Tech Pan 25 or Efke 25 will fit the bill.

P.S. to make things fair... I'm back from Iraq.

Cheers!

[kdemas]

I'm in, sounds like good fun. I organized a San Francisco "One Challenge" a few years back and it was a great time.

I look forward to seeing everyones creative work :)

Kent

[wlewisiii]

I'm in, too. With my Contax going off to Eddie, it's going to be SLR time. Canon T90 w/ a nice old FD 50/1.4 lens... let's make a virtue out of a necessity! :angel: :D

William

[Shadowplay]

I'll be shooting rolleiflex fx 2.8

I'll have to get scanner issues sorted to be able to enter, not sure how that's going to work out :lol:

[infrequent]

M6-TTL with 35/2 uc hex for me. will be shooting a combo of 400H and neopan presto.

[Keith]

M6-TTL with 35/2 uc hex for me. will be shooting a combo of 400H and neopan presto.


Niiiiiceeee combo ... you'll have no excuses for not providing absolute perfection!

[infrequent]

@keith - hope so!! still trying to figure out how i managed to completely mangle my last roll of provia. looks like it was already exposed before going into the camera. the other rolls came out fine...so definitely a user error on my part.

[raid]

I am defintely in.
Rolleiflex SL35 with Zeiss Planar 50mm/1.4

or

Rolleiflex 2.8D TLR.

[Michiel Fokkema]

Hmmm, why not.
I'll guess the rolleiflex suits me best for this.

Cheers,
Michiel Fokkema

[climbing_vine]

FED-2 and an I-22.

A pair so nice it's a crime,
so nice they had to make it rhyme.

FED-2 and I-22
take it out my pocket and fondle it in the loo.

[reagan]

i'm in. let's do this. [anybody seen my sack of cameras?]


p.s. ~ tightsqueez, welcome back! good to see ya. leica a? good call.

[Keith]

This is going to encourage some weird choices I supect. At the moment I'm torn between my Crown Graphic with the stock 135mm lens, 1930 Leica 1a with fixed f3.5 5cm Elmar and my Kiev II and Jupiter 3.

Choosing my Ikon and 50mm Hex would just seem ilogically seamless! :p

[wlewisiii]

This is going to encourage some weird choices I supect. At the moment I'm torn between my Crown Graphic with the stock 135mm lens, 1930 Leica 1a with fixed f3.5 5cm Elmar and my Kiev II and Jupiter 3.

Choosing my Ikon and 50mm Hex would just seem ilogically seamless! :p

I hear you. With the Contax broken, I thought about several of them (Graphic & Contaflex especially) but I wanted to at least have a nice meter available for the family snappies over Christmass along with the project shots. So the Tank is it for me. (But if I owned that Leica, I'd probably go with it ;) )

William

[ItsReallyDarren]

This sounds fun, count me in.

Fed 2 with a Fed 50mm.

Not as catchy as Climbing Vine's jingle but just as fondle-able in the loo.

[Keith]

I hear you. With the Contax broken, I thought about several of them (Graphic & Contaflex especially) but I wanted to at least have a nice meter available for the family snappies over Christmass along with the project shots. So the Tank is it for me. (But if I owned that Leica, I'd probably go with it ;) )

William


Last time I used the 1930 1a I broke it which required a trip to Youxin ... who I might mention chastised me for using such a beautiful camera so casually. He loves 1a's and has one himself and pointed out to me that mine was in far nicer condition than his and maybe I should consider being a little more judicious with my use of it in future!

That said it is the hot favourite at the moment. :)

[35mmdelux]

I'm in -- either my fun camera F6 : 20-35mm AFD or Plaubel Makina. Film: HP5 or Portra 160NC.

[gb hill]

I walked into a camera store today and fondled a Bronica SQ. Looking down into that waist level finder & thinking about those nice 6x6 negs! I want that camera bad. I think! By the 14th would be nice. But I have to think rational. I'm in.... but what to use?:rolleyes:

[Honus]

I'm in, sounds like good fun. I organized a San Francisco "One Challenge" a few years back and it was a great time.

I look forward to seeing everyones creative work :)

Kent

I'm in. Having been a participant in the One Camera, One Lens, One Film Challenge organized by Kent 3 years ago, I feel like a veteran going into battle. I've got a new to me 35mm Summilux that will work nicely. This should be fun.

[P. Lynn Miller]

Ok, I need to bond with my Bessa T and Voigtländer Collapsible Heliar 50mm f3.5...

http://plynnmiller.com/rrf/2008_12_06_002_700e.jpg

We seem to be at loggerheads at the moment, so 14 days of forced togetherness should either be the making or breaking of the relationship...

[Rogrund]

Great idea, count me in! Haven't decided on the camera/lens combination yet though. Not that I have so many to choose from... :o

[Fred Burton]

Definately in. I'm thinking of using my Kodak Retina IIIc. Lovely camera that doesn' get enough use.

[EliasK]

I 'm in. Bessa R3M with 50/2 Heliar. Not sure about the film yet, thinking about FP4 /Rodinal.

[snip]

Sorry. Can't do this one, going to the mountains in Spain for Christmas and will be using my CV15 on my L and 35/75 on my R2

My R4 is in Denmark on a graffiti shooting project with Adox CMS20 at the moment.

Next time I will be in with my Nokton 35 1.4 MC on the R2

//Jan

[Keith]

Great idea, count me in! Haven't decided on the camera/lens combination yet though. Not that I have so many to choose from... :o


There will be people at five minutes to midnight on the seventeenth with two or three cameras and lenses on the table in front of them wringing their hands in anguish at still not having decided ... which combo! :confused:

:D:D:D

I've just remembered I get my Rolleiflex T back next week from having it's lens cleaned. (fungus) Also tempting! :o

[Brad Bireley]

I'm in...maybe my Iskra?

[monochromejrnl]

I'm in - since most people are using RFs and I'll something different... Nikon F4S and Nikkor 50/1.2 - probably shooting Provia100F (pushed one stop) and something B&W..... i'll also try to limit myself to f2 and faster...

[ferider]

I'm in too, using this (lens came yesterday :) ):

http://ferider.smugmug.com/photos/431265614_Hwefi-L.jpg

Robert, we should have a shoot-out ... :)

[ElectroWNED]

I'm in, with a lowly Electro 35.

[Krosya]

I'm in -- either my fun camera F6 : 20-35mm AFD or Plaubel Makina. Film: HP5 or Portra 160NC.

Well, rules say - no zooms, so I guess Plaubel it is for ya? ;) Which is good - I'd love to see some pics from it.

[Krosya]

Oh and I'm in as well, just dont know what I'll use yet. Hmmmm maybe Hexar RF with some Hexanon lens? ;) Or maybe something in MF?

[chikne]

What is it on this forum with people reluctant to crop?

[Roger S]

I'm in, but my photo-taking time will be limited since I have a trip to Australia at the start of January. I'll have to process, scan and submit before I go. Too good a challenge to miss, though.

[rbiemer]

OK, I want to play as well. I am thinking of two fairly different cameras for this; either the Retina IIIC or Bessa R2a and Jupiter-11...
I'll decide before the 17th.
Rob

[Honus]

Robert, we should have a shoot-out ... :)

You're on, my friend. :D

[kmerenkov]

Too bad that one cannot crop. I crop almost every shot, it is natural thing to do before printing...
Still not sure whether I'm in or not, but I still have time to decide :)

[Keith]

RE cropping ... I have nothing against cropping at all and do it myself regularly. I just thought for this event/exercise whatever you want to call it, it would be nice to see all the images exactly as the camera/shooter saw them at the time of the shot.

You can always crop them later when it's all over! :p

[Keith]

I'm in too, using this (lens came yesterday :) ):

http://ferider.smugmug.com/photos/431265614_Hwefi-L.jpg

Robert, we should have a shoot-out ... :)


Such a sacrifice to make for two weeks Roland ... don't quite see how you're going to cope! :p

[venchka]

Bigfoot and The Big Dog are fighting for my attention...

I wonder which one will win. This will be interesting. ;)

[MickH]

I'm up for the challenge, I know which camera I'd like to use, but as the roolz sez I can only use one camera and one lens for the whole two weeks my 1966 Brownie will have to sit on the shelf.

Hopefully I'll have some new kit (thanks to Richard's thread) to get to know and this will be a great opportunity to do just that.

[mcgrattan]

I'm in, I think. I'm going to use a Rollei AFM35 which I just bought [and where the first roll I've have developed is very promising]. I'm really looking forward to shooting with just a compact for a few weeks.

I may have to cheat and shoot with another camera on Christmas day as my family may expect jpegs rather than waiting several weeks for film scans. I'll do my best, though.

[wray]

I'm in, I think. I'm going to use a Rollei AFM35 which I just bought [and where the first roll I've have developed is very promising]. I'm really looking forward to shooting with just a compact for a few weeks.

I may have to cheat and shoot with another camera on Christmas day as my family may expect jpegs rather than waiting several weeks for film scans. I'll do my best, though.
I have a suspicion that you may not be the only one cheating on Christmas Day!:D

[Matt(1pt4)]

Sounds fun. I often go months without changing lenses, but I rarely make a rule of it.

[elude]

I'm in, I think. I'm going to use a Rollei AFM35 which I just bought [and where the first roll I've have developed is very promising]. I'm really looking forward to shooting with just a compact for a few weeks.

I may have to cheat and shoot with another camera on Christmas day as my family may expect jpegs rather than waiting several weeks for film scans. I'll do my best, though.

What I do when I'm expected to shoot digital, is I give them the digital camera, let them do it, they usually have fun ;)

I'm in: Leica MP and Summicron 50, as usual.

[Vics]

I'm in with the Contax IIIa and W-Nikkor 35/2.5. All Tri-X. I'll be roaming San Francisco starting Christmas Day.
Vic

[Costo Kim]

leica m3 + jupiter 8

[kmerenkov]

leica m3 + jupiter 8
Thinking about leica m6 + jupiter 8 here :)

[Brad Bireley]

I'm in, with a lowly Electro 35.

There is nothing lowly about an Electro 35!

[yanidel]

RE cropping ... I have nothing against cropping at all and do it myself regularly. I just thought for this event/exercise whatever you want to call it, it would be nice to see all the images exactly as the camera/shooter saw them at the time of the shot.

You can always crop them later when it's all over! :p
This puts the M8 classic users at a severe disadvantage because of inaccurate framelines ;)

[Morca007]

This sounds like loads of fun.

I'm torn between using my Bessa/Nokton 50, or using a combo that isn't my go-to kit.
Other ideas:
-Nikon FG/135mm or 50mm
-Olympus XA2 (35mm Fixed)
-Yashica-D (80mm fixed)

[icebear]

Although that's a pretty cold period of the year in my area - I'll get my long Johns :p .There's no bad weather, only bad clothes. Count me in !

[Morca007]

Although that's a pretty cold period of the year in my area - I'll get my long Johns :p .There's no bad weather, only bad clothes. Count me in !

That's the spirit!
I think I'll confine myself to warm coffee shops and homes, and keep to isolated ventures into the cold.

[Bingley]

I'm in. I've got a 40 Rokkor-M en route (thanks again, Joe!), and this will be the perfect opportunity for it to get acquainted w/ me and my M2.

Roland, Robert -- bobkonos & I want to come down to SF for a little shooting after Christmas -- any chance for a meet up?

[Bingley]

Ok, I need to bond with my Bessa T and Voigtländer Collapsible Heliar 50mm f3.5...

http://plynnmiller.com/rrf/2008_12_06_002_700e.jpg



Whoa! For a moment, I thought I was looking at my Bessa T! Nice rig, Lynn!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3115/2768773939_e73aef4369.jpg

[tbarker13]

This sounds fun.
I'm in with an M8 and either a 35 UC hex or 50 summilux v.2.

[jslash6]

i'm also torn: zi w/ cv nokton 35 1.4 sc OR fuji gw670iii

maybe i'll toss'em both as high as i can, and whichever i catch shall be the one i not use?

[rbiemer]

i'm also torn: zi w/ cv nokton 35 1.4 sc OR fuji gw670iii

maybe i'll toss'em both as high as i can, and whichever i catch shall be the one i not use?
Borrow a well padded catcher's mitt!
Rob

[Keith]

Borrow a well padded catcher's mitt!
Rob


Or ... just let them both hit the floor and use the one that's still working! :p

[infrequent]

or send both to me and i will choose it for you! ; )

[venchka]

infrequent,

Your signature may help me decide on a combination.

[pesphoto]

What the heck! I'll use my Bessa R and Rigid Industar 50 lens. I just discovered that a Kodak Series V chrome lens hood fits this lens and I'm waiting for one in the mail from ebay. So, Ill be ready to go.

[crawdiddy]

Keith, when you say no cropping, what exactly do you mean? Well, I know what cropping is, but I guess I wonder if you mean absolutely no cropping? For example, if I print my 35mm neg on 5x7 paper, it necessitates some cropping. Is that OK?

If so, I'm in. M6 classic, 50mm Summarit and HP5+.

[Keith]

Keith, when you say no cropping, what exactly do you mean? Well, I know what cropping is, but I guess I wonder if you mean absolutely no cropping? For example, if I print my 35mm neg on 5x7 paper, it necessitates some cropping. Is that OK?

If so, I'm in. M6 classic, 50mm Summarit and HP5+.


Hi Dan,

I guess I was being a little tongue in cheek with the no cropping remark ... I think we should just exercise a little restraint and not crop from landscape to portrait or vice versa, or anything quite that extreme.

Hey ... if the bartender had his way it'd be no SLR's DSLR's or anything that wasn't a rangefinder. Luckily I don't remember him suggesting that to me! :p

[crawdiddy]

Hi Dan,

I guess I was being a little tongue in cheek with the no cropping remark ... I think we should just exercise a little restraint and not crop from landscape to portrait or vice versa, or anything quite that extreme.

Hey ... if the bartender had his way it'd be no SLR's DSLR's or anything that wasn't a rangefinder. Luckily I don't remember him suggesting that to me! :p

Very reasonable. I look forward to it. Remind me to lock up all my other gear, so I don't slip up.

Btw, hope to see something wild from Oz, like the Python in your back yard, for example. :)

[Al Kaplan]

I expect that it'll be my Bessa L sporting its 15mm f/4.5 Super Wide Heliar. No cropping to me means printing full frame with the black borders to prove it, but that's how I usually print B&W anyway.

[rpsawin]

What a great challange. I'm in:

MP....Make that M2
35mm Summicron
Tri-X

Best regards & Happy Holidays.

Bob

[kmerenkov]

No cropping to me means printing full frame with the black borders to prove it, but that's how I usually print B&W anyway.

So your prints have perforation holes and all these KODAK/ILFORD/AGFA words, along with frame numbers?


This question is actual to me, because I scan prints and cropping is natural there, + I don't like to waste paper since it is not cheap.

[Lilserenity]

I'm also in, I'll be using my Leica M2 and Color Skopar 35mm (just about to pay for it and the such -- so hopefully here this week.) Probably will use Tri-X.

[gavinlg]

I'm in. I have to decide what camera I'll be using though. My eos EF-M originally planned has a sticky top shutter speed.

Maybe a canonet GIII?

Maybe just my 5d....

[Keith]

I'm in. I have to decide what camera I'll be using though. My eos EF-M originally planned has a sticky top shutter speed.

Maybe a canonet GIII?

Maybe just my 5d....


Don't worry Gavin ... with two days to go I haven't decided either yet.

I considered my Crown Graphic but the thought of lugging that around in the current heat in Brisbane doesn't excite me much ... but I wouldn't mind staying away from 35mm for the two weeks so I'm now leaning towards my Bronica RF 645.

But this could change of course! :p

I notice Al's going for his signature Bessa and 15mm Heliar! :)

[Yammerman]

Will try to give this ago with an M2 + my recoated 35mm Summaron and that 400 Superia I must use up.

[gavinlg]

Don't worry Gavin ... with two days to go I haven't decided either yet.

I considered my Crown Graphic but the thought of lugging that around in the current heat in Brisbane doesn't excite me much ... but I wouldn't mind staying away from 35mm for the two weeks so I'm now leaning towards my Bronica RF 645.

But this could change of course! :p

I notice Al's going for his signature Bessa and 15mm Heliar! :)

Crown Graphic and Brisbane heatbowl sounds like a decent effort Keith - although it would certainly be different.

You've given me a great idea though... There's a little old Holga that's only been used a few times so far sitting in my cupboard - Maybe I should shoot down to photo continental in Mt Gravatt and pick up some 120 rolls.... Hmmm. Would be interesting to use the holga with a tiny flash and the 120 film on new years night. It's certainly out of my comfort zone...

[kmerenkov]

I guess I was being a little tongue in cheek with the no cropping remark ... I think we should just exercise a little restraint and not crop from landscape to portrait or vice versa, or anything quite that extreme

Yay! Now I am 100% in!
Nothing unusual: Leica M6 with Jupiter-8 I think.

[Migracer]

Hmm The Argus C3 or the Kodak RF35, Kodak 100 or Kodachrome 64?
Keith You are an evil man.:eek:

[venchka]

Should I attempt to uphold the reputation of the 35mm UC-Hexanon against an onslought of 35mm 'Crons, 'Luxs and C/V competition?

Too many lenses. Too little time.

Yikes! The 17th is rapidly approaching.

[Encinalense]

I know I'm out of my league, but I can't resist . . .

I wouldn't mind jumping in with MF on my freshly-tuned 124G, but, in keeping with the theme of restrictions, I think I'll go with the Minister D (it's also just a little lighter) and Reala.

[gb hill]

I thought Austrian time zone was like a day ahead of us. Meaning your time for decision is quickly running out. I can't decide either.

[Keith]

I thought Austrian time zone was like a day ahead of us. Meaning your time for decision is quickly running out. I can't decide either.


Only ten hours to go for me here and I may have made a decision. I have to spend the day in the city tomorrow while I wait to get some work done on my trusty Vespa and I see it as an opportunity to do a 'Winogrand' ... which is rare for me as I generally avoid this style of photography.

So it will definitely be a rangfinder and either a 50mm or 35mm ... the R3A and either 35 or 50 Hex is looking good at this late stage! :)

[david.elliott]

If I can talk the boss into letting me use my new camera before Christmas rolls around, then I'm in!

[wlewisiii]

I'm suddenly wavering now. I've got a FD 35/2 chrome nose lens coming - this is one of the legendary lenses from Canon made with thorium glass and a near permanent light yellow cast as a result. I'm thinking that if I get it in time, I'll use it & BW400CN instead of the 50/1.4 SSC. I'm a 50 person. A couple weeks of forcing myself to use a 35 instead would be good for me no matter what else comes out of this project.

William

[Krosya]

I really am stumpped! Thanks a lot, Keith! ;) With so much gear I really have hard time deciding what to use for this. One day I think it'll be a Welta folder, next day - Kowa/six ( you see I try to push for MF), but than I think it'd be easier to use 35mm film, so I think it'd be Hexar RF with .....what lens? On one hand I'd like a challenge and use one of the lenses I dont use often, but than on the other - I'm just so used to 50mm. WHat to do, what to do? ........

[Keith]

Well it's a minute to midnight here in Oz and I've made my choice ... out of the blue I chose my M2 and 35mm Hexanon ... I start shooting tomorrow in the city while I wait for my Vespa to be serviced!

My biggest problem once I'd decided on the M2 was whether to use my 50mm or 35mm Hexanon ... the 35mm came up trumps for versatility and definitely the best choice for some 'street' tomorrow to kick the two weeks off!

Good luck everyone and I hope to start seeing some brilliant stuff in the gallery in fourteen days from now! :) :)

[ferider]

Just for the records, after some test shots, I'll use an M6 instead of M4-P with the 35/1.4 SC. :) Fit's the framelines better, too, for those Xmas portraits, hopefully.

Cheers,

Roland.

[Rogrund]

I have 9 hours left to decide what to choose...:)

[raid]

I have a trip to the mountains next week, and I may need more versatility in lens options, ranging from 19mm-500mm for nature and wildlife photography. Too bad for me.
[unless I take only the Zeiss Sonnar 5cm 1.5?]

[MickH]

I'm just waitin' on the postman. If he shows up this week then my choice is made.

[SergioGuerra]

Time is running out and I think I wont be able to take this chalenge because I will have to shoot a small happening next thursday and go to an abandoned factory before the end of the month. It would be a waste not to use all my resources...
:(

[kmerenkov]

Okay it's 00:32 over here.
Jupiter Eight is mounted to my M Six body, and I am about to go out. Not sure if I bring anything, just going to shop. Good luck to you all for next fourteen days!

[Rogrund]

I'm just waitin' on the postman. If he shows up this week then my choice is made.

I'm also waiting for the mailman. If he shows up there will be a freshly CLA'ed Canon 50/1.2 on my Bessa R. If not, there will be a Nokton 50/1.5.

Good luck everyone! :)

[ClaremontPhoto]

I'm waiting for an Agenieux to arrive, and I'm not even a 'gear' person!

Otherwise the Leica or the Olympus will do the job.

[oftheherd]

I have a trip to the mountains next week, and I may need more versatility in lens options, ranging from 19mm-500mm for nature and wildlife photography. Too bad for me.
[unless I take only the Zeiss Sonnar 5cm 1.5?]

I hear you man. Christmas is coming and I have family including grandkids. I don't think I can limit myself to one camera and one prime. I expect my church will want me to take photos again like for Thanksgiving. That will prevent limitations.

Oh well. If this is that fun and succesful it will no doubt be repeated.

[rbiemer]

So, I have chickened out on the R2a and 135 idea; there are going to be too many indoor/family/friends/holiday shots over the next two weeks.
And the Retina is pretty nice but I don't know it well enough yet.
My final answer:
R2a and rigid Industar 50.
Rob
OK, I want to play as well. I am thinking of two fairly different cameras for this; either the Retina IIIC or Bessa R2a and Jupiter-11...
I'll decide before the 17th.
Rob

[rbiemer]

...I expect my church will want me to take photos again like for Thanksgiving...
I think that should count as "work" and be OK if you used something different for that. And still use one camera and lens otherwise.
Rob

[wlewisiii]

I've decide to wait on the mailman as well. I'll be getting that 35/2 FD mount "Chrome Nose" lens and it's worth waiting for. That the T90 & some BW400CN for the next couple of weeks ;)

William

[Matus]

Interesting, I may try it too - with a Rolleiflex T. But are thre any more datailed rules to be followed, or itis just a "whatever you manage to shoot within next 4 weeks" contest?

What will be the webpage to submit, what are the conditins for the photos (size, etc)?

[Colman]

Hmm. Would a GR-D II count? One camera, one lens? Or should I go with the Mess Ikonta? Or, given that my 5x4 tank just arrived, should I just go with the Bender 4x5?

Though I'd have to cheat on "assignments" from my wife ... it's Christmas and there are kids and family to be photographed.

[Bike Tourist]

Alright. It'll either be my Bessa T + 50/3.5 Heliar combo or my just-aquired M6TTL + 35 Summicron (I don't even know if they're functional yet — but I'll bet they are).

[Michael Da Re]

Ok I never try anything. So count me in.
Fed 3 w/61ld and some out of date APX100. Hopefully I can find somewhere to get it developed.

[Keith]

I was thinking that people who are being asked to take photos in situations like Xmas gatherings with expectations from family to 'get it right' and probably digital ... or photos for the church as described earlier ... a little rule bending should be allowed . In other words use your own discretion as to what you think is fair.

We don't want to get too damned serious about all this rules and regulations stuff ... we're supposed to be having fun after all! :)

As for the question about where to post photos etc ... hopefully Stephen can organise an appropriate gallery for us when the time is appropriate and normal sizing rules etc will apply.

[dcphoto]

okay, i'm in. going to use a agfa isola II i just picked up.

[Keith]

I was also wondering if everyone thinks three pics is enough ... or should we bump it up to five?

[wlewisiii]

Given the level of participation, I'd say stick to 3. We'll have lots to look at as it is.

William

[johannielscom]

I 'registered' earlier when the Challenge was set up, vouching to use an M3, self made adapter and Nikkor 50mm 1.2 with external rangefinder.

I'd like to be granted the chance to change, since I received a nice Summar yesterday. Will be using an M3 and Tmax400 with it.

That OK, Keith?

[Keith]

I 'registered' earlier when the Challenge was set up, vouching to use an M3, self made adapter and Nikkor 50mm 1.2 with external rangefinder.

I'd like to be granted the chance to change, since I received a nice Summar yesterday. Will be using an M3 and Tmax400 with it.

That OK, Keith?


I don't see a problem with that! :D


My choice is already giving me anxiety ... I chose a 35mm lens to use with my M2 and I'm already wishing I'd stuck with 50mm which is my 'natural' length.

Oh well ... this is all about operating out of your comfort zone and I believe it may make me a better 35mm shooter! :p

[MickH]

Whoopeee, the postman came today and brought along a Jupiter 8 - thanks mate :) - I've just taken a handful of test shots, so my decision is made. I'll be acquainting myself with the 50mm lens for the next couple of weeks.

[edge-t]

if it's not too late, can I join in the fun with a Minolta X-300s, 50mm f/1.4 MD Rokkor-X.

[Tuolumne]

Do we have to register for this? I am shooting an M4-P with a 28mm f3.5 CV pancake lens. I adore this lens - beautiful and jewel-like in a chrome finish (not silver anodized), and tiny as can be.

/T

[pesphoto]

Do we have to register for this? I am shooting an M4-P with a 28mm f3.5 CV pancake lens. I adore this lens - beautiful and jewel-like in a chrome finish (not silver anodized), and tiny as can be.

/T

yes, there is a $100 registration fee you can send directly to me :D

[taxi38]

Id like to give this a go,M6 with 50mm summicron,not sure which film,might try the chromogenic films,good luck to all........Neil.

[StefanJozef]

I'd like to enter with a Konica Auto S2.

[Tuolumne]

yes, there is a $100 registration fee you can send directly to me :D

I sent it. Did you get it? I also responded favorably to your offer to transfer $35M out of Nigeria. Too bad about your friend dying so suddenly and leaving all that money to you in such an inhospitable place. Please also forward all of your junk email and virus email to me as well. :rolleyes:

/T

[benmacphoto]

I'm in, I'll be using a Leica M3 with 50mm f2 Rigid Summicron and 100Tmax.

[shadowfox]

I think I've decided what to use.

I bought an Olympus 35RD from shadowfox a while back just because it looked so good in the ad!

Havn't put a roll through it yet. Time to see how the Zuiko 40/1.7 performs.

Wohooo! looking forward to my old camera to rock again!

I bit all of you good light with this challenge, after reading the rules, I am not up to the challenge :)

[Murray Kelly]

There will be people at five minutes to midnight on the seventeenth with two or three cameras and lenses on the table in front of them wringing their hands in anguish at still not having decided ... which combo! :confused:

:D:D:D

I've just remembered I get my Rolleiflex T back next week from having it's lens cleaned. (fungus) Also tempting! :o
Jeez - does that mean I have to actually take pictures? :rolleyes:
Murray

[petronius]

Last week I received a Konica Off-road. Tested it and seems to work. So I´m in too with the Off-road and it´s 28mm lens.

[ruby.monkey]

My new toy arrived late last week, so it looks like I'm in - Pentax 645N with 75/2.8 SMC-FA.

[Keith]

One of the really satisfying things that's coming out of this for me, and it may be the same for some others, is using a camera that normally sits in the cupboard! When I chose my M2 for this competition I hadn't used it in a long time ... six months or more in fact and I think in the two plus years I've had this camera I've only put a few rolls through it.

I'm totally amazed at just how good the M2 is in a wide variety of conditions and it makes me wonder if perhaps my Ikon isn't the best rangefinder I own after all. I was shooting the M2 in the near dark last night with my 35mm f2 Hexanon and Tri-X pushed to 1600 and was impressed at how easy it was to focus in these conditions.

[mcgrattan]

I've been having fun shooting my 'one camera' already, although I won't be posting the photos since they are from a few days before the opening data. Still, I am looking forward to shooting over the next couple of weeks.

[Bike Tourist]

I decided to use the M6 + 35 Summicron. I was to meet my daughter in Stockton (CA) yesterday and then we would ride Amtrak home. I reasoned that this would be a good opportunity to do a little street shooting in an unfamiliar city and so gave myself about six hours before my daughter's bus arrived in Stockton.

When Amtrak pulled into the station and I disembarked, eager and ready to spot images, I was greeted by very cold temps and rain. I quickly shifted from photographic to survival mode. After wandering the mean streets of downtown Stockton and getting soaking wet, I ducked into a movie theater complex and dried out for a couple of hours.

I still had several hours to kill when I came out and the rain was still coming down, but the temperature had dropped. More walking, using canopies, trying to protect my camera case, looking for a warm, dry place on a Sunday when nothing was open.

I finally found a little hole-in-the wall Mexican restaurant where I ate chile verde, talked with the owner (I was the only customer) and stalled until they had to close. I then walked/ran to the train station where I met my daughter's bus and we had one more hour to wait for the train. There was a nice, warm, cozy train station but, on the weekend, IT WAS CLOSED! So we braved the wind and rain and cold for one more hour until Amtrak finally showed up.

Net result:

Zero pictures

A funny experience to reflect upon after it was over

[formal]

If I'm not too late, I'd like to join.

M6 + 35mm, but I can't start until 25th as Santa refuses to give me my present until then :)

David

[gerbilthemistake]

I'd like to participate as well, i will be using a ricoh grd 2.

[Tuolumne]

I decided to use the M6 + 35 Summicron. I was to meet my daughter in Stockton (CA) yesterday and then we would ride Amtrak home. I reasoned that this would be a good opportunity to do a little street shooting in an unfamiliar city and so gave myself about six hours before my daughter's bus arrived in Stockton.

When Amtrak pulled into the station and I disembarked, eager and ready to spot images, I was greeted by very cold temps and rain. I quickly shifted from photographic to survival mode. After wandering the mean streets of downtown Stockton and getting soaking wet, I ducked into a movie theater complex and dried out for a couple of hours.

I still had several hours to kill when I came out and the rain was still coming down, but the temperature had dropped. More walking, using canopies, trying to protect my camera case, looking for a warm, dry place on a Sunday when nothing was open.

I finally found a little hole-in-the wall Mexican restaurant where I ate chile verde, talked with the owner (I was the only customer) and stalled until they had to close. I then walked/ran to the train station where I met my daughter's bus and we had one more hour to wait for the train. There was a nice, warm, cozy train station but, on the weekend, IT WAS CLOSED! So we braved the wind and rain and cold for one more hour until Amtrak finally showed up.

Net result:

Zero pictures

A funny experience to reflect upon after it was over

The weather in the Northeast is not being very cooperative either, unless you like shooting in a zero degree wind chill with snow turned to ice on the ground. I suppose a real photographer would, but probably not me.

/T

[ElectroWNED]

looks like I'm going to be capturing my images on the 29th or 30th- the only days in the past month that aren't 0* and snowing/raining.

[P. Lynn Miller]

I have completely fallen off the wagon...

I just could not help myself, I was able to resist using the two Lubitel's that Keith sent, but when I was given a Mamiya C220 for Christmas, I just had to use it. I am just not that strong.

Sorry to disappoint...

[kmerenkov]

I have completely fallen off the wagon...

I just could not help myself, I was able to resist using the two Lubitel's that Keith sent, but when I was given a Mamiya C220 for Christmas, I just had to use it. I am just not that strong.

Sorry to disappoint...

You are not alone.
I had to do some tests with my bronica and pushed hp5 on MF so I shot it today... so I would know what to expect from it during new year meeting...

Well, at least I had fun using one camera one lens, because I don't spend time thinking on what to use when I go out.
And I will not give up, I still will try to keep myself strict about using one gear till the Jan 1st.

[Keith]

I have completely fallen off the wagon...

I just could not help myself, I was able to resist using the two Lubitel's that Keith sent, but when I was given a Mamiya C220 for Christmas, I just had to use it. I am just not that strong.

Sorry to disappoint...


I'm sure you won't be the only one ... we are only human after all and the lord forgives all sinners!

Now that you have confessed this sin, and I'm sure there are others like you, just make sure that your submissions to the gallery (when I organise it with Stephen) are truly heavenly!

Me ... I've managed not to stray and after a couple of weeks of shooting my M2 and 35mm Hex I've become incredibly comfortable with it and the relationship may well continue past the comp close date. Every now and then I flip the M2's preview lever to remind myself what the 50mm framelines look like and I have to say ... that focal length is starting to look like a short tele! :eek:

[johannielscom]

So far, I'm doing fine, although I have unexpectedly run out of T-Max 400. Have decided to use the NPZ 800 I got in the Great closet clear-out for the remainder of the period.

Problem on the make though:The end of this week will probably see the arrival of a 'new' Leica M5 and a !new! M-Hexanon 35mm.

I'm going to stick by my vows, I'm going to stick by my vows, I'm going to stick by..., I'm going to... AAARRRGGGHH

[Rogrund]

How are you all doing? I haven't shot nearly as much pics as I should have. Didn't have time before xmas and since xmas eve I've had a most uninspiring cold. And I've been working, too... :(

Well, at least I've had no problems sticking to the 'one camera, one lens' concept. Bessa R, Nokton 50/1.5. :)

See you in the gallery!

[mcgrattan]

I've stuck to the one camera one lens pretty religiously. I go away for a couple of days so will shoot a fair bit when away. So far, I'm loving it.

[ferider]

FWIW, and for people interested in further 35/1.4 Nokton S.C. shots, here are my keepers:

http://ferider.smugmug.com/gallery/6975748_dgkhB

Here is a flavor:

http://ferider.smugmug.com/photos/446478574_JDfV8-L.jpg

I'll wait a little before posting my three favorites in the gallery. Suggestions are welcome ! :)

That was fun, thanks Keith ! I admit, though, that I am looking forward to using some other lenses again :)

Happy new year all !

Roland.

[Bingley]

Apart from finishing up a roll of color film in my Canon P on some family holiday shots, I pretty much stuck w/ the one camera/one lens challenge. It gave me a good excuse to get to know the 40/2 Rokkor-M that I got from Joe, and get experience using it on the M2. That said, I'm looking forward to shooting w/ other lenses now, particularly 35.

I'll post my three photos early next week. Nice shot, Roland, and I like the photos on your smugmug site, although that guy seems a little sketch.... ;):D

[MickH]

If I get 3 pix worth posting I'll be very surprised. I think I got a good 'un last night. We shall see how it comes back from the lab. :(

[formal]

Santa brought me a Summarit 2.5/35mm, but I didn't get much time to take photographs. I have posted some pictures I took on Christmas day.

Regards,
David

[johannielscom]

... I'm back from Iraq.

Cheers!


Hi tightsqueez, OT post: I extensively read your posts about bringing an M7 kit to Iraq (that thread was yours, right?) and am very keen on seeing how your M7 held up.

In the post the most horrific scenarios on the M7 in desert sand were launched, I'd like to see if any if it was true. Fancy posting some shots and stories?:rolleyes:

[Murray Kelly]

The tap water is 30degC and I can't go thru the mental gymnastics of calculating HC-110 times - I've not used it at all yet, so will mix up a batch of diafine. Fingers crossed.

Murray
Brisbane

[Keith]

The tap water is 30degC and I can't go thru the mental gymnastics of calculating HC-110 times - I've not used it at all yet, so will mix up a batch of diafine. Fingers crossed.

Murray
Brisbane


I have a dedicated darkroom fridge specifically to deal with this problem here in Brisbane and bring everything back to twenty degrees. It's a PITA here in summer! :p

[tightsqueez]

Hi tightsqueez, OT post: I extensively read your posts about bringing an M7 kit to Iraq (that thread was yours, right?) and am very keen on seeing how your M7 held up.

In the post the most horrific scenarios on the M7 in desert sand were launched, I'd like to see if any if it was true. Fancy posting some shots and stories?:rolleyes:

I sent you an email, possibly two. Never considered myself 'trigger happy' but I can deal with it only affecting the process of sending email.

The 'Model A' which I was to use for this challenge took a *** on that happening, so I never got around to sticking with 'one camera-one lens' deal. Couldn't get old grandpa(1A) to do sprints with me! Oh well, we'll get him back and running.

Cheers!

[Rogrund]

Another bump. Time is running out... :)

[rbiemer]

Well, my processed film didn't show in today's mail:bang: so I guess I'm not participating after all. Nuts.
Rob

[Michael Da Re]

Is the deadline tonight at midnight or tomorrow at midnight? If it's tomorrow then maybe the mail will be kind to me. If not then I guess maybe next time.