Rangefinderforum.com http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums Rangefinderforum.com is a site for Rangefinder Camera enthusiasts en Sun, 19 May 2013 08:55:47 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/themes/graphite/misc/rss.jpg Rangefinderforum.com http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums Leica M/M9 Compatable Flashes http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132874&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 06:06:32 GMT Hi,

I'm interested in purchasing a Flash for my M9 (M is coming), I've read that the Leica SF-58 isn't very user friendly and I was wondering what other brands people are using, and also what trigger brands they are using that are compatible to use with off camera flash.

Thanks in advance. :) ]]> Intended Chaos http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132874 oh joy! http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132873&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 04:17:39 GMT i hope i don't start a war here...

i was out this morning, shooting with both the xp1 and the xe1...and it was just so damned enjoyable.
for me, as an amateur photographer, this is really what it's all about...the experience, not a paycheck or accolades...just for a joy filled morning of feeling good!

sure, i would love to come home with award winning shots, but so far that hasn't happened...but i did come home with a smile on my face.
my kit fits completely into my bag, is easy to extract and put back in...if i want to carry less, there are smaller or no bags...whatever!

bottom line...sure, it can be about the 'gear' but more so, it's about why we do it and how we feel about doing it! ]]> Philosophy of Photography back alley http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132873 Problem uploading pics to gallery http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132871&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 02:48:38 GMT Help!:confused:
I started to upload a few pics to the Gallery and I've had this;

Processing. Please wait.
If your files are large, this could take some time.



on my screen for about 2 hours so far


How long should it take?
How do I stop it and begin again? ]]> Help Forum Chrisrw http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132871 Heads Up - Ilford doing special run of odd film sizes http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132870&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 02:29:49 GMT I noticed this while browsing Freestyle's website and hadn't seen it mentioned yet here. Apologies if it's already posted somewhere else ...

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/ilfordulf.php

16x20 anyone? :eek: ]]> Film / Developing / Chemistry Noll http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132870 <![CDATA[Infrared Filters: I'm Stumped]]> http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132867&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 02:13:17 GMT Hi all,

I've been toying with the idea of shooting IR film and have some laying around (a roll of Kodak HIE I inherited, some Ilford SFX [I know it isn't real IR], and one or two other generic IR films intended for traffic cameras), and so I grabbed up 2 generic IR720 filters off eBay without thinking about it. I'm closer to having an excuse to try shooting some IR, but now I've got a couple of questions I can't seem to Google a straight answer to.
  1. Why can I see through the IR720 filter I have in 52mm, but not the one in 40.5mm? I thought they should have the same opacity, but they don't.
  2. Was IR720 the right way to go, or should I have picked higher wavelengths?
  3. How can I know if my lenses have a hotspot?
  4. Also, what is a hotspot, really? I had never heard of the term until I was dearching for answers a few minutes ago.
  5. Do IR films all have the same ISO sensitivity or no? Is there a chart or something that would explain it?

Any and all suggestions would be great! IR is a very cool but very intimidating-seeming type of photography, but I really want to try it. ]]> Technique: How To Shoot It nation_of_pomation http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132867 Retina II, recovered http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132866&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 02:07:05 GMT My first serious camera, shared with my brother, was a Retina II. We used it to document trips and friends in high school, then it was sold. I got... My first serious camera, shared with my brother, was a Retina II. We used it to document trips and friends in high school, then it was sold.

I got another one lately, more than 40 years later (do we all seek the cameras of our youth?). It is a special feeling to shoot again with a camera that I met as a young teenager.



IMHO the Retina II has one of the best combinations of portability, lens quality, rangefinder and easy handling in the Retina series - at least for the subjects I like to shoot.

It took a lot of work to find and patch a bellows leak, but it was done. Some from the first successful test roll (TMX, Beutler):







]]> Kodak Retina RF julio1fer http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132866 Back from Iceland, with some photos http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132865&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 01:53:50 GMT Thank you again to everybody who gave me Iceland trip advice in my prior thread! My girlfriend and I had an absolutely amazing time. Best vacation... Thank you again to everybody who gave me Iceland trip advice in my prior thread!

My girlfriend and I had an absolutely amazing time. Best vacation we've ever had -- by far.

A few people asked me to share some photos from my trip, so here you go...

All of the below were either taken with my om-d or my rx100. I also brought along my leicaflex sl2 with 50mm summicron, but have not had a chance to develop the film yet. Hopefully, I will end up with some film keepers too. :)



Black sand beach of Dyrhólaey




Energizing the landscape





Hemmed in by fences and clouds




Prayer, I'll take you there




Through the Ice




Kerið Crater




Radiance




Summoning a Storm




Strokkur




Swirling Ice




Somewhere, Next to the Rainbow




Icelandic Horse




Desolation




War for the Crater
]]> Photography General Interest david.elliott http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132865 What did I buy? http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132864&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 01:25:58 GMT Image: http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2885/8752393450_3ae5882bd0_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/greyscale3/8752393450/) What did I buy?...
What did I buy? by Greyscale3, on Flickr


What did I buy? by Greyscale3, on Flickr

What did I buy at a thrift store this afternoon?

Small German viewfinder folder, Schnieder Krueznach Radionar 1:2,9/75, Prontor II shutter. Sticker inside says "Made in Germany USA Zone". Manufacturer's mark is a stylized trefoil with the letters "A G C". Any ideas?

Aside from the peeling leather and sticky slow shutter speeds, it looks to be in pretty decent condition, but I could use some help identifying it.

ETA I found the initials "FW" on a small steel plate beneath the lens. Franka Werk? ]]> 120 RF Folders Greyscale http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132864 Digital Bolex!!! http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132861&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 00:36:31 GMT Hi, i know this is about photography not cinema....but i found quite interesting this site i jumped into... Have to say since i was a teenager i saw... Hi, i know this is about photography not cinema....but i found quite interesting this site i jumped into...

Have to say since i was a teenager i saw those 16mm and 8mm bolex cameras now and then...people making documentaries and short movies...i´ve always wanted to do....but was totally aout of range...

Check this

http://www.digitalbolex.com/products/

Bye! ]]> Photography General Interest Monochrom http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132861 21mm f1.8 review http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132860&goto=newpost Sun, 19 May 2013 00:33:08 GMT Hi, Steve huff´s review on the superfast super wide angle 21mm f1.8... Large but looks... Hi, Steve huff´s review on the superfast super wide angle 21mm f1.8...

Large but looks promising.

http://www.stevehuffphoto.com/2013/0...by-steve-huff/

Don´t konw if it´s already posted here...

Bye! ]]> Cosina Voigtlander Bessa Monochrom http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132860 Particularly nice LTM gear, camera pr0n http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132859&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 21:09:49 GMT Small HU: the current update of the stock list at the below shop contains some particularly nice LTM stuff: Real early Leica standards and Leica... Small HU:

the current update of the stock list at the below shop contains some particularly nice LTM stuff:

Real early Leica standards and Leica II's
Wartime Red Curtain body
Wartime Red Curtain body converted to IIIf
Wartime Elmar 3.5/50 marked Luftwaffen-Eigentum
Dial-set Compur Leica (already sold but nice shots)
Wartime Summitar 2.0/50 (getting hard to find, this one is no beauty alas)
Nickel 11 o'clock Elmar 3.5/50, nickel Hektor 1.9/73
Reporter 250GG, two of 'em!
IIIb with MOOLY
'Fat' Elmars 4.0/90
Thambar 2.2/90


Most listings contains multiple shots and there's lots of stuff to drool over.

http://peterloy.com/stock-list.php

Normally I wouldn't plug a shop like this but the current stock list is exceptionally nice, I'd say... Won't happen again anytime soon, mr. Mod! :D ]]> Leica Screw Mount / LTM Cameras buzzardkid http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132859 Think tank - test drive program http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132857&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 20:25:03 GMT http://www.thinktankphoto.com/test-drive-program.aspx?code=AP-190 Just saw this via one of the photo news blogs. Limited time offer.. Test drive of... http://www.thinktankphoto.com/test-d...px?code=AP-190

Just saw this via one of the photo news blogs. Limited time offer.. Test drive of bag of your choice.

Gary ]]> Micl Photo Acc / Bags/ Meters / Tripods etc GaryLH http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132857 Contax G 35/2 Parts Diagram? http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132855&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 18:30:02 GMT Wondering if anyone has a parts diagram for the Contax G 35/2 lens. PDF or a link would be great. Thanks! -Bob Wondering if anyone has a parts diagram for the Contax G 35/2 lens. PDF or a link would be great.

Thanks!
-Bob ]]> Zeiss Contax sepiareverb http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132855 Changing lenses during a roll http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132854&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 18:24:32 GMT Do you usually change lenses when shooting a roll with your FSU? The reason I ask is because I would like to shoot with a Jupiter 12, I think 35mm... Do you usually change lenses when shooting a roll with your FSU?

The reason I ask is because I would like to shoot with a Jupiter 12, I think 35mm would be better for me. However, as I will need to add and remove the turret viewfinder all the time because it won't fit in the case, I'm afraid I might just stick to the Jupiter 8. Hence I'd like to know if some of you still carry both (or other lenses) and change during a roll (and if there are no risks in doing so).

Cheers,

Kingston ]]> FSU Former Soviet Union RF Kingston http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132854 <![CDATA[Bill's old stuff]]> http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132853&goto=newpost Sat, 18 May 2013 18:06:24 GMT This morning while looking for an old "Bill Pierce" article in "The Digital Journalist" I needed to use their search engine to locate "Bill's stuff". Well, in finding the archive, I just began reading, I suggest you have a look!

This one was great. Here's the opening sentence: "The first time I shot a Broadway show's photo call, someone from the publicist's office said, "I don't know who the photographer is, but I think the assistant is W. Eugene Smith."
http://digitaljournalist.org/issue09...and-bolts.html

Here's the archive link:
http://digitaljournalist.org/archives.html

If it doesn't take you directly to "Bill's stuff", Just type "bill pierce" into the search box at the upper right of the page.

Thanks for some great stories and tips Bill.
okr ]]> Bill Pierce - Leica M photog and author PKR http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132853