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Forum: Other Digital Advanced Fixed Lens Compacts 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 306
Views: 9,240
Posted By xayraa33
Smile NASA should start placing DPM cameras on all the...

NASA should start placing DPM cameras on all the Mars rovers in the future.
... and stop all that obfuscation nonsense when they show the pictures to the public :)
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 11
Views: 313
Posted By xayraa33
It turned out fine. This film reminds me a lot of...

It turned out fine.
This film reminds me a lot of Tri X from the 1970s.
I like it.
Forum: Canon RF 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 6
Views: 519
Posted By xayraa33
Now unless it has been cobbled together from a VT...

Now unless it has been cobbled together from a VT top mated to an L1 or VL2 body then the film rewind knob is the wrong type for a VL and the serial number falls in the VT range.
Forum: Canon RF 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 130
Views: 23,774
Posted By xayraa33
Canon VT camera with Canon 50mm f 1.5 lens Efke...

Canon VT camera with Canon 50mm f 1.5 lens
Efke 100 film.


http://i650.photobucket.com/albums/uu228/kennyard/410fd3d2-6a82-4937-a882-027f9e907595.jpg
Forum: Canon RF 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 6
Views: 519
Posted By xayraa33
Looks to be a Canon VT.

Looks to be a Canon VT.
Forum: Photography General Interest 04-06-2013
Replies: 25
Views: 710
Posted By xayraa33
I remember when the Instamatic camera and film...

I remember when the Instamatic camera and film was first introduced by Kodak.
Forum: Other Digital Advanced Fixed Lens Compacts 04-02-2013
Replies: 22
Views: 1,011
Posted By xayraa33
It is a clever way to steal your DP Merrill...

It is a clever way to steal your DP Merrill camera and 300 bucks for beer money and snacks.
Forum: Leica Screw Mount / LTM Cameras 03-27-2013
Replies: 6
Views: 291
Posted By xayraa33
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z4bLvcCOKc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z4bLvcCOKc
Forum: SLRs - the unRF 03-23-2013
Replies: 16
Views: 545
Posted By xayraa33
That 58mm f2 Takumar is the only Sonnar design...

That 58mm f2 Takumar is the only Sonnar design lens of normal focal length made for a 35mm SLR camera.
Forum: FSU Former Soviet Union RF 03-21-2013
Replies: 23
Views: 881
Posted By xayraa33
Too bad the Helios 103 lens is never found...

Too bad the Helios 103 lens is never found jimmy-rigged in this fashion.

Maybe it is also impossible to make it focus right in an I-61 focus module.
Forum: Other Digital Advanced Fixed Lens Compacts 03-17-2013
Replies: 38
Views: 1,288
Posted By xayraa33
Quirky review, but enjoyable and...

Quirky review, but enjoyable and informative.

Thanks Keith.

On a side note, can anyone else spot the faint image of the ghost of a young Francisco Franco in the woods behind the presenter on the...
Forum: Canon RF 03-17-2013
Replies: 21
Views: 1,009
Posted By xayraa33
From my experience: An other thing to consider...

From my experience:

An other thing to consider is that other than the Kiev RF 50mm lenses and the I-22 and I-50 collapsable, that FSU lenses no matter how good they are optically, is that some...
Forum: Canon RF 03-17-2013
Replies: 21
Views: 1,009
Posted By xayraa33
If you get a good and sharp J-8 you will not be...

If you get a good and sharp J-8 you will not be disappointed.

Most LTM J-8 lenses that I used turned out to be OK for the most part, yes, a few were dogs and very small minority were spectacular...
Forum: Other RF 03-17-2013
Replies: 38
Views: 3,833
Posted By xayraa33
What is a Helios 3 ? Do you mean the Helios 103...

What is a Helios 3 ?

Do you mean the Helios 103 ?
Forum: FSU Former Soviet Union RF 03-08-2013
Replies: 20
Views: 513
Posted By xayraa33
The collapsable Industar 22 will look like it...

The collapsable Industar 22 will look like it always belonged on your Leica II and it is a good performer.
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 03-04-2013
Replies: 11
Views: 434
Posted By xayraa33
I use Canon and Nikkor LTM lenses on my M2, M3...

I use Canon and Nikkor LTM lenses on my M2, M3 and M4-2 and it is a handy thing since also like these same lenses on my Canon RF bodies from a IVSb2 to a Canon 7.
Forum: Leica Screw Mount / LTM Cameras 03-02-2013
Replies: 4
Views: 247
Posted By xayraa33
They are very different cameras Frank. The body...

They are very different cameras Frank.

The body shell is 1/8 " shorter on the III IIIa IIIb than the IIIc/IIIf

Even the slow speed escapement is different, heck it is even slightly different on...
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 02-21-2013
Replies: 30
Views: 886
Posted By xayraa33
You can try using a 135mm to 200mm lens at a...

You can try using a 135mm to 200mm lens at a large aperture on a 35mm SLR with PAN F film.
Forum: Leica Screw Mount / LTM Cameras 02-15-2013
Replies: 21
Views: 557
Posted By xayraa33
Most Barnack Leicas can come to life viewfinder...

Most Barnack Leicas can come to life viewfinder wise with the addition of a SBOOI 50mm viewfinder.

I always preferred every Barnack type Leica that is not a IIIg.

In fact the IIIg is the only Leica...
Forum: Photography General Interest 02-03-2013
Replies: 12
Views: 394
Posted By xayraa33
Shame that a city that was considered to be the...

Shame that a city that was considered to be the Paris of North America in the early part of the 20th century ends up looking like Haiti or Mogadishu.

I wonder how many more cities will soon be...
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 02-01-2013
Replies: 80
Views: 1,935
Posted By xayraa33
All the best to you Helen.

All the best to you Helen.
Forum: FSU Former Soviet Union RF 02-01-2013
Replies: 7
Views: 584
Posted By xayraa33
Most of the cameras look to be Leica III or IIIa...

Most of the cameras look to be Leica III or IIIa or IIIb as they have slow speed dials and are lacking the lens flange lapels™ found on the IIIc.

There could be a Fed or two in the mix in the more...
Forum: Cosina Voigtlander Bessa 01-31-2013
Replies: 131
Views: 12,741
Posted By xayraa33
That chrome 50 mil Nokton is the cat's meow ! ...

That chrome 50 mil Nokton is the cat's meow !

It sure looks nice.

It would look extremely good on a Leica IIIf if it was ever made in LTM.
Forum: SLRs - the unRF 01-30-2013
Replies: 17
Views: 591
Posted By xayraa33
That Helios 44 is a great lens, it is a copy of...

That Helios 44 is a great lens, it is a copy of the Zeiss Biotar and it can produce nice OOF areas at the large apertures. Too bad it has a manual stop down aperture.

I picked up a Zenit E with the...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 01-28-2013
Replies: 14
Views: 462
Posted By xayraa33
RFF member Bill Pierce had a great article in POP...

RFF member Bill Pierce had a great article in POP Photography magazine in around Oct. 1978 about diluting developers like D 76 and Rodinal and their effect on grain, sharpness, shadow detail etc.

I...
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 01-28-2013
Replies: 87
Views: 4,707
Posted By xayraa33
Don't forget the photo of Henri using that...

Don't forget the photo of Henri using that bottomloader Canon with the Canon/Serenar 50mm f1.8 ... or was it the f1.5?

I do not think it mattered or if it made any difference if he used a Jupiter 8...
Forum: Photography General Interest 01-26-2013
Replies: 46
Views: 1,799
Posted By xayraa33
Geez, everything is racist these last forty...

Geez, everything is racist these last forty years.

The most overused word that ever was.

In the same silly vain:

I had to shovel a lot of snow today and my back is sore.

Snow is way whiter than I...
Forum: Nikon RF 01-22-2013
Replies: 62
Views: 2,278
Posted By xayraa33
That is why I favour FSU cameras as the legendary...

That is why I favour FSU cameras as the legendary Sergei Korolev solved the shrinking body casting problem that afflicted the Japanese cameras of the 1940s and 1950s ;-)
Forum: Leica Screw Mount Copies 01-22-2013
Replies: 17
Views: 587
Posted By xayraa33
Don't get your hopes up but not too many 135 mm...

Don't get your hopes up but not too many 135 mm lenses in LTM are worth 1700 dollars.

Enna was a budget lens maker like Schacht and ISCO (Joseph Schneider's lower priced lens line) and was some...
Forum: Movies / Cameras in the Movies / TV / Media 01-21-2013
Replies: 37
Views: 1,530
Posted By xayraa33
Robert Capa also had a Nikon S camera along with...

Robert Capa also had a Nikon S camera along with his Contax camera at the time of his death in Indochina in 1954.
Forum: RFF Polls 01-20-2013
Replies: 39
Views: 1,805
Posted By xayraa33
The last focal plane shutter RF Canons were last...

The last focal plane shutter RF Canons were last made in 1968 with the 7s (z) being the last model but some of the Canon LTM lenses were available new in some photo shops till at least the mid 1970s...
Forum: RFF Polls 01-20-2013
Replies: 39
Views: 1,805
Posted By xayraa33
Forget Leica and all that jazz. Stick to a...

Forget Leica and all that jazz.

Stick to a Yashica Electro GSN or a Zorki 4 that works and spend the rest of the money on film and travel allowance, you will be much further ahead photographically.
Forum: RFF Polls 01-20-2013
Replies: 39
Views: 1,805
Posted By xayraa33
There was nothing produced in the 60s and 70s to...

There was nothing produced in the 60s and 70s to equal the quality of an M Leica.

The 7 series Canons come close but they were made till 1968.

The Nikon S3, a worthy contender, was assembled in...
Forum: Canon RF 01-13-2013
Replies: 8
Views: 476
Posted By xayraa33
Most likely the slow speed escapement which...

Most likely the slow speed escapement which retards the 2nd shutter curtain is dirty or slightly gummed up and is causing this problem.

Pawn shops of old use to over tension the second shutter...
Forum: Photography General Interest 01-04-2013
Replies: 138
Views: 3,990
Posted By xayraa33
You should have stuck to the Canon P and a roll...

You should have stuck to the Canon P and a roll of film Joe.
Those two never become out of date.
Forum: Other RF 01-04-2013
Replies: 4
Views: 276
Posted By xayraa33
With no "klunk" sound as you cock the shutter...

With no "klunk" sound as you cock the shutter usually means the dreaded " pad of death" (POD) has melted to a sticky goo and needs to be replaced if the camera is to fully function.
Forum: Leica Screw Mount / LTM Cameras 01-04-2013
Replies: 18
Views: 792
Posted By xayraa33
A camera of such high quality and vintage as your...

A camera of such high quality and vintage as your Leica IIIf needs to have a proper CLA done on it by whoever wants to put it to good use making photographs.

This is very typical with these cameras...
Forum: Leica Screw Mount / LTM Cameras 01-04-2013
Replies: 18
Views: 792
Posted By xayraa33
If you own a Barnack type bottomloader camera...

If you own a Barnack type bottomloader camera the visual inspection with the white business card trick with the lens off is the only way to check if the shutter speeds are even remotely operational...
Forum: Leica Screw Mount / LTM Cameras 01-04-2013
Replies: 18
Views: 792
Posted By xayraa33
That is why I mentioned taking off the lens and...

That is why I mentioned taking off the lens and the white business card in the film plane trick and observing in good light.

As as an owner of over a dozen bottomloader Barnack type cameras...
Forum: Leica Screw Mount / LTM Cameras 01-03-2013
Replies: 18
Views: 792
Posted By xayraa33
One shutter curtain could be sticking. Take the...

One shutter curtain could be sticking.

Take the lens off the empty camera and slide a white business card in the film plane where the film normally goes and wind and fire the shutter a few times...
Forum: Leica Screw Mount / LTM Cameras 01-03-2013
Replies: 18
Views: 792
Posted By xayraa33
Were all the photos taken with a flash?

Were all the photos taken with a flash?
Forum: Leica Screw Mount / LTM Cameras 01-03-2013
Replies: 18
Views: 792
Posted By xayraa33
It is a Leica IIIf red dial camera.

It is a Leica IIIf red dial camera.
Forum: SLRs - the unRF 12-21-2012
Replies: 57
Views: 2,684
Posted By xayraa33
I have a Canon F-1n and I really like it. I have...

I have a Canon F-1n and I really like it.

I have seen some very low prices on the F3 bodies recently but not for the Canon f-1n unfortunately. People tend to hold on to the Canon for some reason and...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 12-19-2012
Replies: 7
Views: 353
Posted By xayraa33
Use the 1:1 dilution with cold water to lower the...

Use the 1:1 dilution with cold water to lower the temp to 20 deg. C/68 deg. F
Forum: Leica Screw Mount / LTM Cameras 12-05-2012
Replies: 10
Views: 441
Posted By xayraa33
Is the case made of rich Corinthian leather ?

Is the case made of rich Corinthian leather ?
Forum: Analog DarkRoom / Printing 11-24-2012
Replies: 4
Views: 347
Posted By xayraa33
I did not see any nor change in contrast but it...

I did not see any nor change in contrast but it has been many years now since the trial run.

Like I said try it and find out, a bit of Dektol and a sheet of photo paper is all that your expense is...
Forum: Analog DarkRoom / Printing 11-24-2012
Replies: 4
Views: 347
Posted By xayraa33
You develop B&W prints by visual inspection so...

You develop B&W prints by visual inspection so it is different than film development by closed small tank.


Dilution rate is 1:2 with Dektol.

You might see the image come up sooner but not by much...
Forum: Philosophy of Photography 11-18-2012
Replies: 22
Views: 1,319
Posted By xayraa33
I liked his 1950 cinematic creation "Orpheus"...

I liked his 1950 cinematic creation "Orpheus" which I saw two months ago.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWqXjlr0uHk
Forum: Xpan & Other Panoramics 10-19-2012
Replies: 123
Views: 11,275
Posted By xayraa33
From the gallery examples this new camera seems...

From the gallery examples this new camera seems to have the film frame spacing charm of my Kiev 60 camera.
Forum: TLR Forum - Twin Lens Reflex 10-19-2012
Replies: 67
Views: 6,076
Posted By xayraa33
The Rolleicord photo is more Eugene Atget versus...

The Rolleicord photo is more Eugene Atget versus the Robert Frank type Leica shot.
Both are good but each is a different photograph regardless of the location setting.
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