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Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 11-24-2012
Replies: 488
Views: 17,588
Posted By ErnestoJL
And I did! This one is Juancho, a nice mixed...

And I did!
This one is Juancho, a nice mixed breed male german shepherd (or something alike) who came home during 2004. He was a nice companion for the time after my divorce. Fortunately, my gf loves...
Forum: Repair / Camera Care 03-25-2012
Replies: 23
Views: 2,079
Posted By ErnestoJL
I use the same method, based on an old Zenit 122...

I use the same method, based on an old Zenit 122 and a 135mm lens. Itīs not a real autocollimator, but it works well as long as the tele lens is properly set at infinite.
This is the key of this...
Forum: FSU Former Soviet Union RF 03-11-2012
Replies: 7
Views: 713
Posted By ErnestoJL
Paradoxbox: I think that it isnīt worth the time...

Paradoxbox:
I think that it isnīt worth the time and expenses trying to converrt a 4 into a 4a, mostly thinking thatīs in nice shape. If you like the 4a look, I would suggest to buy a "new" 4a and...
Forum: RFF Polls 02-19-2012
Replies: 89
Views: 11,573
Posted By ErnestoJL
I voted refrigerator, but some rolls are in the...

I voted refrigerator, but some rolls are in the freezer, and some others in a shoulder bag where the camera(s) usually travel.
The scheme is the usual: from the freezer to the fridge, then to the...
Forum: Photography General Interest 02-05-2012
Replies: 72
Views: 4,122
Posted By ErnestoJL
Iīve been in Yugoslavia during 1966. No one (it...

Iīve been in Yugoslavia during 1966. No one (it is not a single person, either Police, Army or border officers) informed Us (me and my family) about photography restrictions in any way. There were...
Forum: RFF Polls 01-14-2012
Replies: 151
Views: 14,915
Posted By ErnestoJL
I think of Photography as if it is a kind of...

I think of Photography as if it is a kind of chronic disease or infection.
It wonīt kill you, it will get worse with time, there is no known cure for it (only going broke?), it will go with you up to...
Forum: RFF Polls 12-24-2011
Replies: 209
Views: 18,372
Posted By ErnestoJL
Must add another: Ilford HP5 in Kodak Retina...

Must add another:
Ilford HP5 in Kodak Retina Reflex IV

Cheers
Ernesto
Forum: Photography General Interest 12-24-2011
Replies: 24
Views: 1,288
Posted By ErnestoJL
Thanks Randy. IMHO, the way our brain registers...

Thanks Randy.
IMHO, the way our brain registers or records visual information varies little from one individual to another however the way this info is stored shows some differences.
I guess that...
Forum: Optics and Lenses - 12-23-2011
Replies: 73
Views: 6,859
Posted By ErnestoJL
IMHO, the russian Helios 44 is perhaps the best....

IMHO, the russian Helios 44 is perhaps the best. No doubt there many other good lenses, but prices may vary very widely. It (i guess) depends on how lucky (or not) you are at the time of buying it. ...
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 12-18-2011
Replies: 85
Views: 3,322
Posted By ErnestoJL
About photo, a Schneider Retina Xenon 1.9 /50 and...

About photo, a Schneider Retina Xenon 1.9 /50 and if possible, a 28 or 35 mm WA for my new Retina Reflex IV (the Tele Xenar 4/135 already arrived).
But, really, the only I wish is a better world for...
Forum: Roger Hicks -- Author of The Rangefinder Book 12-18-2011
Replies: 136
Views: 43,647
Posted By ErnestoJL
I havenīt. Is there any reason why (a real one)...

I havenīt.
Is there any reason why (a real one) other than costs and eventually health?
I set up it in my bathroom (2 x 3 m), plenty of fresh water supply and well isolated from stray light (only one...
Forum: Optics and Lenses - 12-18-2011
Replies: 52
Views: 6,435
Posted By ErnestoJL
A sharp lens is allways wellcome, but... How...

A sharp lens is allways wellcome, but...
How sharp should it be? Does it really matter to the picture "story telling" ability?
IMHO, as long as the pėcture is a good one keeping the pųrpose of...
Forum: Photography General Interest 12-17-2011
Replies: 24
Views: 1,288
Posted By ErnestoJL
Recent and important memories are recorded in...

Recent and important memories are recorded in full colour.
Less important memories and older information looks like old Agfachrome CT18 (violet and white instead of B&W).
Memories from my teens are...
Forum: RFF Polls 12-09-2011
Replies: 82
Views: 12,165
Posted By ErnestoJL
Almost all the times I carry a Gossen Luna Pro...

Almost all the times I carry a Gossen Luna Pro with me, and use it unless there is some kind of AE in the camera Iīm using. Iīm also trying to develop a good judgement practice of lighting conditions...
Forum: Scale Focus 35's 12-04-2011
Replies: 117
Views: 19,786
Posted By ErnestoJL
About a year and a half I bought one for USD 7...

About a year and a half I bought one for USD 7 with the selenium cell still alive. I tested it and was satisfied enough to buy another in not that good condition but still working and for half the...
Forum: 120 RF's 12-03-2011
Replies: 58
Views: 7,818
Posted By ErnestoJL
Kodak Medalist II as long as you donīt need...

Kodak Medalist II as long as you donīt need interchangeable lenses. Made so tough so as to survive military use. Only disadvantage is 620 film format, but the camera can be modified to accept regular...
Forum: Photography General Interest 12-03-2011
Replies: 20
Views: 1,365
Posted By ErnestoJL
If you say 50 mm for "normal lens", yes, I do use...

If you say 50 mm for "normal lens", yes, I do use it.
In my case it is a little less because I shoot street usually with a Yashica Electro 35 (45mm).
Cheers
Ernesto
Forum: Leica Screw Mount / LTM Cameras 12-03-2011
Replies: 34
Views: 3,643
Posted By ErnestoJL
Definitely its what is called a frankencamera,...

Definitely its what is called a frankencamera, made up of several parts from different cameras.
Top plate seems to belong to a Fed 1; main body seems to belong to a Leica II but AFAIK, no Leica II...
Forum: Roger Hicks -- Author of The Rangefinder Book 10-22-2011
Replies: 95
Views: 8,753
Posted By ErnestoJL
If I buy a camera, itīs for using it as such. ...

If I buy a camera, itīs for using it as such. Usually Iīm not interested in selling them (wife complains a lot about this) unless a real need for cash arises (fortunately it isnīt that frequent)....
Forum: FSU Former Soviet Union RF 10-15-2011
Replies: 13
Views: 1,116
Posted By ErnestoJL
Didnīt know that that many were made. Thought it...

Didnīt know that that many were made. Thought it was a single piece just to show what the soviets were capable of. IMO, itīs today price will be well beyond the four digits you mentioned as it is a...
Forum: FSU Former Soviet Union RF 10-15-2011
Replies: 13
Views: 1,116
Posted By ErnestoJL
Wonderful! Far better than a side by side...

Wonderful! Far better than a side by side pic.
Now I know that my only interest in a Kiev 5 would reside on the collectorīs side.
BU if one with a Rekord 0.9 arises.... hummmm...
Cheers
Ernesto
Forum: FSU Former Soviet Union RF 10-10-2011
Replies: 13
Views: 1,116
Posted By ErnestoJL
Wolves: I couldnīt say it better!

Wolves: I couldnīt say it better!
Forum: FSU Former Soviet Union RF 10-10-2011
Replies: 8
Views: 1,044
Posted By ErnestoJL
God bless the flea markets and keep them healthy...

God bless the flea markets and keep them healthy for Us!
$25 for a Z3 with J8 plus the bonus is really nice.
I found sometime ago the original Swiss edition of Sam Haskinīs November Girl for just USD...
Forum: FSU Former Soviet Union RF 10-10-2011
Replies: 13
Views: 1,116
Posted By ErnestoJL
Donīt have such, but seeing pictures of both, the...

Donīt have such, but seeing pictures of both, the 5 seems to be 25% or more bulkier than the 4. Camera width is the same, depth body at lens mount the same, but top housing is far bigger and taller...
Forum: FSU Former Soviet Union RF 10-09-2011
Replies: 11
Views: 997
Posted By ErnestoJL
When I was 15 y.o. i fell in love with a Contax...

When I was 15 y.o. i fell in love with a Contax II. Many years later I got a Kiev 4 which was almost the same. For a long, long time it was my everyday camera. Today, If I have to pick a camera, I...
Forum: RFF Polls 10-09-2011
Replies: 209
Views: 18,372
Posted By ErnestoJL
T-Max 400 in Yashica Electro 35 T-Max 100 in...

T-Max 400 in Yashica Electro 35
T-Max 100 in Zenith ET
T-Max 400 in Contax II
Forum: FSU Former Soviet Union RF 10-08-2011
Replies: 9
Views: 1,008
Posted By ErnestoJL
IMHO, keep the camera and accept the Ģ20 refund...

IMHO, keep the camera and accept the Ģ20 refund to reduce repair costs.
Itīs a nice and small camera (better if you have the I22 callapsible lens) that fits perfectly a shirt pocket. Only flaw, it...
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 10-02-2011
Replies: 2,907
Views: 155,303
Posted By ErnestoJL
Today I have a Zenith ET with Helios 44M-4 and a...

Today I have a Zenith ET with Helios 44M-4 and a Komura 1.5x TeleExtender, and the omnipresent Yashica Electro 35 loaded with T Max 400.
Cheers
Ernesto
Forum: RFF Polls 08-07-2011
Replies: 108
Views: 6,735
Posted By ErnestoJL
Two small table top tripods that I carry...

Two small table top tripods that I carry everywhere, for a compact digital; two mid size (one Slik and another no name) and a huge Kern wooden made teodolite tripod with a pan head on top. I have...
Forum: Canon RF 08-06-2011
Replies: 32
Views: 5,090
Posted By ErnestoJL
Kevin Xu: Nice pics. Your lens shows what is made...

Kevin Xu:
Nice pics. Your lens shows what is made for, good pictures in poor light.
I must admit that it takes about 10 to 30 secs. to focus any of my RFs when shooting at night (not to say an SLR!,...
Forum: Photography General Interest 08-06-2011
Replies: 23
Views: 2,468
Posted By ErnestoJL
I agree totally. Cheers Ernesto

I agree totally.

Cheers
Ernesto
Forum: RFF Polls 06-25-2011
Replies: 119
Views: 5,641
Posted By ErnestoJL
Canīt live without my wristwatch.

Canīt live without my wristwatch.
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 06-25-2011
Replies: 60
Views: 2,655
Posted By ErnestoJL
My cameras are all film with just one exception:...

My cameras are all film with just one exception: a little Canon A580 which is used mostly to document any camera repair job I start.
From time to time, I use it also to take family pictures, mostly...
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 06-18-2011
Replies: 2,907
Views: 155,303
Posted By ErnestoJL
Yashica Electro 35 GSN (a black one) loaded with...

Yashica Electro 35 GSN (a black one) loaded with T Max 400; black Zenit ET loaded with T Max 100 and Canon A 580.
Forum: RFF Polls 06-17-2011
Replies: 437
Views: 35,650
Posted By ErnestoJL
I still have my old and trusty Miranda Sensomat...

I still have my old and trusty Miranda Sensomat RE received as a gift from my mother back in 1970.

Ernesto
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 06-12-2011
Replies: 5
Views: 1,197
Posted By ErnestoJL
As Iīm able to do some darkroom work only on...

As Iīm able to do some darkroom work only on weekends, I usually leave exposed film in the fridge, unless it is friday (when I do my homework). It is safe up to a very long period of time.
An...
Forum: Yashica RF 05-28-2011
Replies: 22
Views: 1,597
Posted By ErnestoJL
I had same problem with my GSN, but I thnk itīs...

I had same problem with my GSN, but I thnk itīs more lens flare than a light leak, as I had it in some negs, not all in a full 36 exp. roll.
BTW, light seals were replaced, and most of the negs donīt...
Forum: RFF Polls 05-28-2011
Replies: 70
Views: 6,581
Posted By ErnestoJL
Iīm within the average, 1 to 8 in 35mm and 1 to 3...

Iīm within the average, 1 to 8 in 35mm and 1 to 3 in 120.
Thatīs good for me.
Forum: Yashica RF 05-14-2011
Replies: 29
Views: 1,614
Posted By ErnestoJL
I use mostly any fixed lens camera. I have too...

I use mostly any fixed lens camera. I have too some other interchangeable lens cameras, both RF and SLR, but most of my shooting is with fixed lens.
Also most of the time those last, have a normal...
Forum: RFF Polls 05-01-2011
Replies: 151
Views: 14,915
Posted By ErnestoJL
Started in 1961. Dad infected me. Still going ill...

Started in 1961.
Dad infected me.
Still going ill after all those years!
Cheers
Ernesto
Forum: Zeiss Contax 04-21-2011
Replies: 21
Views: 1,451
Posted By ErnestoJL
Thatīs the good side of digital tech, people...

Thatīs the good side of digital tech, people sells treasures by peanuts.
Forum: Yashica RF 04-21-2011
Replies: 13
Views: 915
Posted By ErnestoJL
NIce pics PB! Itīs true, there is a "yashinon...

NIce pics PB!
Itīs true, there is a "yashinon look" that is unique.
Youīll love your GT as I do with mine.
Cheers
Ernesto
Forum: FSU Former Soviet Union RF 04-21-2011
Replies: 38
Views: 2,231
Posted By ErnestoJL
Schmoo: I think your camera was disassembled at...

Schmoo:
I think your camera was disassembled at some time, and perhaps reassembled without taking care of the light traps. Maybe, there are too other issues with the shutter itself.
I have a Zorki I...
Forum: Leica Screw Mount / LTM Cameras 04-17-2011
Replies: 57
Views: 3,534
Posted By ErnestoJL
Why not? I have a Zorki 1 which is a close copy...

Why not?
I have a Zorki 1 which is a close copy of the Leica II (or D), and itīs perfect as long as you donīt need slow speeds. Better if your lens collapses making it pocketable.
Cheers
Ernesto
Forum: RFF Polls 04-16-2011
Replies: 174
Views: 6,239
Posted By ErnestoJL
Iīm usually driving a never named Ford Escort ī93...

Iīm usually driving a never named Ford Escort ī93 owned by my GF.
It only drives me there when shooting.
Plans are for buying after my retirement a 4WD Ford F 100 XLT with long cabin. This one is to...
Forum: Roger Hicks -- Author of The Rangefinder Book 04-09-2011
Replies: 124
Views: 8,771
Posted By ErnestoJL
Actually there are about 30 to 40 cameras in...

Actually there are about 30 to 40 cameras in working order, but if the count must include the non working gifts I received and/or bought for parts, there are more than a hundred... but my wife sees...
Forum: RFF Polls 04-09-2011
Replies: 95
Views: 9,348
Posted By ErnestoJL
The poll is "one camera" not "one camera & one...

The poll is "one camera" not "one camera & one lens", so I choose an RF with interchangeable lens.
In my case, itīs a Contax II with three lenses: J12, J11 and a J3 or a CZJ Tessar 2.8.
Another...
Forum: Micl Photo Acc / Bags/ Meters / Tripods etc 03-13-2011
Replies: 33
Views: 4,825
Posted By ErnestoJL
I have several stabilization devices collected...

I have several stabilization devices collected over the years, ranging from a plastic table top light tripod, a chain type "tripod" (allways in my pocket/backpack/shoulder bag) up to a Kern woden...
Forum: RFF Polls 02-13-2011
Replies: 309
Views: 24,788
Posted By ErnestoJL
Six for RF: CZJ Tessar 2.8; J3 and J8, in Contax...

Six for RF:
CZJ Tessar 2.8; J3 and J8, in Contax mount.
I 22; I 50 and I 61L all in LTM
For SLRs:
Carenar 50/1.7; CZJ Tessar 2.8/50 ; Meyer Oreston 50 /1.8 (two of them); Helios 44M4; Helios 44M7,...
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 02-05-2011
Replies: 222
Views: 17,899
Posted By ErnestoJL
Yes. Most of my cameras are purely mechanical, so...

Yes. Most of my cameras are purely mechanical, so no electronics can go wrong.
Just a little care to avoid water to get in.
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