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Forum: Making Photo Bucks $$$ 12-28-2011
Replies: 119
Views: 5,180
Posted By wlewisiii
If I have the money I buy what I like. I have a...

If I have the money I buy what I like. I have a fair number of prints that I have picked up over the years.

Perhaps this query should have been a poll?
Forum: RFF Polls 12-23-2011
Replies: 1,939
Views: 107,776
Posted By wlewisiii
I will take lots of pictures of my boy shredding...

I will take lots of pictures of my boy shredding paper with my new to me digital camera and then email them to all the relations who aren't here. :D Good fun.
Forum: RFF Polls 12-22-2011
Replies: 166
Views: 22,074
Posted By wlewisiii
See my .sig.

See my .sig.
Forum: Hardware / Computers / Drives / etc 12-22-2011
Replies: 118
Views: 8,053
Posted By wlewisiii
I have a Mac SE/30 that I run Word 5.1 and play...

I have a Mac SE/30 that I run Word 5.1 and play things like Might & Magic and Wizardry on. It did have the electrolytic capacitors replaced a couple of years ago, so it should be chugging it's 32mb &...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 04-30-2011
Replies: 35
Views: 3,062
Posted By wlewisiii
Here we go again. Plus-X is not "completely"...

Here we go again.

Plus-X is not "completely" discontinued. It is still available in 135 & 120. They have discontinued motion picture reversal stock and arial stock. Plus-X Pan has been been gone...
Forum: Technique: How To Shoot It 04-29-2011
Replies: 22
Views: 2,016
Posted By wlewisiii
I like a Y2/K2 yellow filter with almost all the...

I like a Y2/K2 yellow filter with almost all the time with true B&W film. I have orange, green and red as well for when the situation warrants. Chromogenic, OTOH, I almost never use filters.
Forum: RFF Polls 04-28-2011
Replies: 437
Views: 35,616
Posted By wlewisiii
Canon AE-1 from the Illeshiem, FRG US Army PX,...

Canon AE-1 from the Illeshiem, FRG US Army PX, 1983. Sold later to cover bills. Stayed with Canon till just recently.
Forum: Leica Screw Mount Copies 04-24-2011
Replies: 13
Views: 2,223
Posted By wlewisiii
In my experience, it would need to be a very...

In my experience, it would need to be a very clean 50/1.8 to fetch that much. The last one I bought was very nice for $125.

I had a Canon IVSb in the past and the finder was certainly better than...
Forum: Photography General Interest 04-20-2011
Replies: 68
Views: 3,881
Posted By wlewisiii
From Vanity...

From Vanity Fair:

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2011/04/tim-hetherington-41-killed-in-libya.html

Tim Hetherington, photojournalist, filmmaker, and Vanity Fair contributing photographer,...
Forum: SLRs - the unRF 04-19-2011
Replies: 71
Views: 3,151
Posted By wlewisiii
I did this last December. Total swap from Canon...

I did this last December. Total swap from Canon FD to a F2 & pre-AI lenses. So I'd hardly gainsay it. I'll probably move up to an F3 eventually for film, ai-ing as I go along and then, when used ones...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 04-16-2011
Replies: 38
Views: 2,446
Posted By wlewisiii
I think we have done this before. I still want my...

I think we have done this before. I still want my MP:
Forum: Zeiss Contax 04-15-2011
Replies: 7
Views: 907
Posted By wlewisiii
Did you pull it fully out, then twist it until it...

Did you pull it fully out, then twist it until it stops? If it is correctly in place you can not then just push it back down into the camera; you have to twist it back the other way first.
Forum: Photography General Interest 04-14-2011
Replies: 132
Views: 7,976
Posted By wlewisiii
It's funny how that works. My Leica IIIf gets the...

It's funny how that works. My Leica IIIf gets the comments from college age women who are into photography. My F2 gets even more comments, but almost exclusively from college age men. On the...
Forum: Photography General Interest 04-14-2011
Replies: 132
Views: 7,976
Posted By wlewisiii
This. I'd upding you if we had that here....

This. I'd upding you if we had that here.

Demand goes up, prices go up till they're too high, then demand goes down, and prices go down. :rolleyes: The only real question is what is too high for...
Forum: Movies / Cameras in the Movies / TV / Media 04-13-2011
Replies: 112
Views: 5,767
Posted By wlewisiii
High Noon has some amazing camera work in it. The...

High Noon has some amazing camera work in it. The shots of the noon train are especially nicely done. The high angle and zoom in stuff too.
Forum: Large Format RF 04-12-2011
Replies: 55
Views: 4,160
Posted By wlewisiii
I'll take the opposite end of the argument -...

I'll take the opposite end of the argument - they're still some of the most interesting cameras still out there. I love mine for landscapes.

Your specific problem sounds like a missing cam....
Forum: SLRs - the unRF 04-11-2011
Replies: 27
Views: 1,873
Posted By wlewisiii
Just wondering if you were still planning on...

Just wondering if you were still planning on doing this? I'm hoping I can afford what you're asking as I'd really like to have a backup/teach my son body to go with the F2 I got in December.

Thanks!
Forum: RFF Polls 04-09-2011
Replies: 95
Views: 9,347
Posted By wlewisiii
Damned if I know. Probably either the hacked up...

Damned if I know. Probably either the hacked up Crown Graphic or the F2. There is no digital I can afford so that keeps that out of contention. Probably the F2 in the end, non-AI glass is stupid...
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 04-09-2011
Replies: 3
Views: 299
Posted By wlewisiii
On a motorcycle? Way too much gear and much of it...

On a motorcycle? Way too much gear and much of it potentially too fragile.

Pick one of them. Only one. That will still seem like too much most of the time. Overall, probably your M9 is the best...
Forum: SLRs - the unRF 04-08-2011
Replies: 27
Views: 1,873
Posted By wlewisiii
I would love an inexpensive backup to the one I...

I would love an inexpensive backup to the one I recently bought. It's become my primary camera since I discovered Nikon last December.
Forum: Leica Screw Mount / LTM Cameras 04-07-2011
Replies: 55
Views: 4,560
Posted By wlewisiii
Canon Serenar 50/1.8 - cheap, fast enough,...

Canon Serenar 50/1.8 - cheap, fast enough, exquisite quality
Canon Serenar 28/3.5 - first fast wide angle
Canon 35/1.8 - an under rated gem of a lens
Summitar 50/2 - my favorite from Leica
Industar...
Forum: RFF Polls 04-01-2011
Replies: 92
Views: 4,054
Posted By wlewisiii
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_H7131G65COY/S_6...

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_H7131G65COY/S_6rPHvqvQI/AAAAAAAADNo/DPUAMYi5I6E/s640/IMG_0735.JPG

No doubt.

(ok, why are the img tags not working?)
Forum: Photography General Interest 03-31-2011
Replies: 36
Views: 1,950
Posted By wlewisiii
That is an excellent essay. Thank you for linking...

That is an excellent essay. Thank you for linking it.
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 03-30-2011
Replies: 32
Views: 2,084
Posted By wlewisiii
This. The collapsible can be a great,...

This.

The collapsible can be a great, inexpensive lens. Otherwise, the rigid type 2 Brian mentioned. Last, the Summicron 40 which is a good lens if the focal length works for you (it's neither fish...
Forum: Leica M -- Leica CL 03-30-2011
Replies: 5
Views: 1,337
Posted By wlewisiii
I used to have a CL & a Summicron. I wrapped a...

I used to have a CL & a Summicron. I wrapped a hair binder (the elastic kind) around the barrel of the lens and it allowed about 85-90% of the normal amount of collapse but kept it far enough out to...
Forum: Roger Hicks -- Author of The Rangefinder Book 03-27-2011
Replies: 163
Views: 13,834
Posted By wlewisiii
I've done it occasionally. Worst was the OM-1 -...

I've done it occasionally. Worst was the OM-1 - I've bought one three times thinking I really should like it but I just can't stand the shutter speed ring. I dislike certain Nikkormats for the same...
Forum: Micro 4/3 Cameras 03-27-2011
Replies: 37
Views: 2,730
Posted By wlewisiii
The Canon FD 35/2 "Chrome Nose" (chrome filter...

The Canon FD 35/2 "Chrome Nose" (chrome filter ring) is the best 35 I've owned, from any company. If I still owned it, it would be sufficent reason to buy a u4/3 camera in itself.
Forum: Other RF 03-26-2011
Replies: 24
Views: 1,953
Posted By wlewisiii
Sorry, found that one before checking back. I do...

Sorry, found that one before checking back. I do appreciate the help given here.
Forum: Other RF 03-26-2011
Replies: 24
Views: 1,953
Posted By wlewisiii
Ah, I just found that page with shutter info and...

Ah, I just found that page with shutter info and at the bottom is how to adjust the vertical rf alignment.

http://pheugo.com/cameras/index.php?page=signet35

Hope this helps.
Forum: Other RF 03-26-2011
Replies: 24
Views: 1,953
Posted By wlewisiii
Could I get that link on the shutter? My...

Could I get that link on the shutter? My google-fu has failed for some reason.

Thanks!
Forum: SLRs - the unRF 03-26-2011
Replies: 31
Views: 3,536
Posted By wlewisiii
I really like my 28/3.5 Nikkor-H non-AI lens....

I really like my 28/3.5 Nikkor-H non-AI lens. It's compact & fast enough enough for me to be one of the two lenses I keep in my daily carry bag (with my Nikkor-P 105/2.5 as the other - my 50/1.4 is...
Forum: Other RF 03-25-2011
Replies: 24
Views: 1,953
Posted By wlewisiii
Hah! Tell your friends I'd be happy to trade mine...

Hah! Tell your friends I'd be happy to trade mine for a user Nikon F3 body.

:angel:
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 03-23-2011
Replies: 46
Views: 5,018
Posted By wlewisiii
Of late, I find my kit is 28, 50 & 105 with my...

Of late, I find my kit is 28, 50 & 105 with my F2. If I had the money, I'd add a 28 & a 90 to 105 pair to my Leica IIIf as well, but that is really low on my priority list.

Being someone who shoots...
Forum: Analog DarkRoom / Printing 03-21-2011
Replies: 29
Views: 3,767
Posted By wlewisiii
Thought so. Their planes always had "full...

Thought so. Their planes always had "full bellies" I guess is the best way to put it. The tails give it away too, but you can't see them in your angles. Great shots - especially the one of the nose &...
Forum: Analog DarkRoom / Printing 03-21-2011
Replies: 29
Views: 3,767
Posted By wlewisiii
Oy! Was that a Lockheed bird of some kind?...

Oy! Was that a Lockheed bird of some kind? Beautiful work, irregardless. Thank you!
Forum: SLRs - the unRF 03-21-2011
Replies: 42
Views: 2,343
Posted By wlewisiii
Bingo. :bang::bang::bang: :angel:

Bingo. :bang::bang::bang:

:angel:
Forum: SLRs - the unRF 03-21-2011
Replies: 42
Views: 2,343
Posted By wlewisiii
I recently jumped whole hog into a Nikon F2...

I recently jumped whole hog into a Nikon F2 system. If you go that early you get pre-AI glass which is stupid cheap & really great. Body, metering head, various accessores, plus 28, 35, 50, 55...
Forum: Analog DarkRoom / Printing 03-21-2011
Replies: 29
Views: 3,767
Posted By wlewisiii
Xtol clone that I've read interesting bits about....

Xtol clone that I've read interesting bits about. Supposed to be good for the low toxic/fairly green route.

http://www.jackspcs.com/mytol.htm
Forum: Analog DarkRoom / Printing 03-21-2011
Replies: 29
Views: 3,767
Posted By wlewisiii
I've been seriously considering Pyrocat-HD myself...

I've been seriously considering Pyrocat-HD myself with an eye to my 4x5 work. I may have to reconsider for 35mm work as well.

Too many fun things to try and too little time. I also want to mix up...
Forum: Roger Hicks -- Author of The Rangefinder Book 03-21-2011
Replies: 46
Views: 4,501
Posted By wlewisiii
i can vouch that one of them & it's 127/4.7 Ektar...

i can vouch that one of them & it's 127/4.7 Ektar is still going strong. i've also rebuilt a nearly destroyed Crown from 1962 into a working field camera.

if one were to be built with the same...
Forum: Technique: How To Shoot It 03-19-2011
Replies: 33
Views: 3,273
Posted By wlewisiii
No chance to shoot it this evening, but for my...

No chance to shoot it this evening, but for my feelings on the moon, give this an eyeball for a moment...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cVOOXQo22o
Forum: Large Format RF 03-17-2011
Replies: 38
Views: 5,966
Posted By wlewisiii
Good luck with your project. Closest I ever have...

Good luck with your project. Closest I ever have gotten to something like that was rebuilding a beater Crown Graphic into a field camera....
Forum: Bill Pierce - Leica M photog and author 03-17-2011
Replies: 148
Views: 25,804
Posted By wlewisiii
I use this:...

I use this: http://www.maxpedition.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=1319&idcategory=4 in black. The big center pocket holds film, several lenses, & my Nikon F2 or Leica IIIf just fine. Lots of...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 03-15-2011
Replies: 20
Poll: what 50?
Views: 2,560
Posted By wlewisiii
I'd have a hard time telling you. What do you...

I'd have a hard time telling you. What do you like to shoot? What film? What kind of light?

A Summicron is one of the best all around lenses ever made. I sold the ones I've owned. I kept a Summitar...
Forum: Travel 03-15-2011
Replies: 8
Views: 673
Posted By wlewisiii
If I had a Rollei, I'd easily take it only. Pack...

If I had a Rollei, I'd easily take it only. Pack a little fast film (Tri-X), a little slow film (Pan-F is nice) and a little color film (I loves me some Ektar) . Throw a hood & a filter in your...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 03-15-2011
Replies: 20
Poll: what 50?
Views: 2,560
Posted By wlewisiii
Why limiting to those two? Are you considering a...

Why limiting to those two? Are you considering a purchase? Personally, the choice of a 50 is determined by a large number of considerations. One day "best" might be a 50/1.5 Sonnar, the next a...
Forum: Film / Developing / Chemistry 03-15-2011
Replies: 18
Views: 1,569
Posted By wlewisiii
Burne Photo Imaging, Madison WI www.burne.com

Burne Photo Imaging, Madison WI

www.burne.com
Forum: SLRs - the unRF 03-14-2011
Replies: 24
Views: 2,380
Posted By wlewisiii
Depending on which body you're using a Type E...

Depending on which body you're using a Type E grid focus screen makes this a snap.
Forum: RFF Polls 03-14-2011
Replies: 151
Views: 14,902
Posted By wlewisiii
Just about thirty years since I bought a Canon...

Just about thirty years since I bought a Canon AE-1 & 50/1.8 at the PX.
Forum: SLRs - the unRF 03-12-2011
Replies: 30
Views: 3,402
Posted By wlewisiii
Bob, if I ever get another M42 camera, that's the...

Bob, if I ever get another M42 camera, that's the one I want. Interesting picture of it too - it's smaller than I thought it would be.
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