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The Nikon S2 is ready to Rock and Roll |
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06-02-2012
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The Nikon S2 is ready to Rock and Roll
It's a nice day today and the sun is shining, time to take some pictures!
Range
P.S. Added a picture
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06-02-2012
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Down with flu since yesterday.. hopefully better tomorrow!
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06-02-2012
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I prefer an overcast day for those brilliant Nikkor lenses.
Nikon S2, W-NIKKOR.C 1:2.5 f=3.5cm No.249267, Tmax400.
Erik.
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06-02-2012
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The overcast light is just right. What a lovely 2CV - and lovely composition.
Kirk
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06-02-2012
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Great shot, what kind of car is that.
Range
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06-02-2012
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Range, this is a Citroën 2cv, a French car designed in the early 1950's.
Erik.
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06-02-2012
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Nice!, I added a picture of the camera
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06-02-2012
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Yes, it looks really nice. What's the number of the lens?
Erik.
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06-02-2012
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it's number 254932 on the barrel, there's one thing the aperture numbers don't line
up with the click stops, I'm sure it can be adjusted.
Range
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06-02-2012
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Yes, I think this lens is easy to work on.
Erik.
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06-02-2012
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That's good to hear, I'm quite surprised of the built quality of this lens and camera. now
I now why these camera's are held in high regard.
Range
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06-02-2012
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Took some picture's today, everything seems to be working good except the rangefinder
is a little off, when I focus less than 5 feet the finder looks kinda blurry, but beyond that
it's clear and sharp it could be my glasses or the camera.
Range
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06-02-2012
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One has to get used a bit to this rangefinder. Show your results!
Nikon S2, W-NIKKOR.C 1:2.5 f=3.5 cm No.249267, Tmax400.
Erik.
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06-02-2012
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I finally took my s2 and 50/1.4 in for a CLA. I can't wait to get it back and see what it's capable of.
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06-02-2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by yossarian123
I finally took my s2 and 50/1.4 in for a CLA. I can't wait to get it back and see what it's capable of.
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Yes let us know, even the little cleaning I did to the finder inside improved
it. Just there one area I could not get at, I have to remove the rear prism
to get at it. There's four screws to remove, but need a certain size screwdriver
so I'll wait.
Range
Nice photo Erik |
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06-02-2012
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I have had my S2 / 50/1.4 for about ten days now. Shot three rolls of film. A few samples...
State Street in Chicago 
Under the El at Wabash and Adams
Millennium Park ... Crown Fountain ... record-breaking heat
A fellow who jumped in front of me and said, "take me picture." He had an enormous grin. I couldn't refuse. Didn't catch the smile on film. Too bad.
Pan F+ in HC-110 B.
I'm already totally addicted to my S2. |
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06-04-2012
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Hi all,
Just drop off my first roll of film of shots taken with the Nikon S2, wish me luck!
Range
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06-05-2012
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Just went to get my pictures, well we have the good and bad with them, first the good
your alright about the Nikon stuff, it's really good the pictures are clear, sharp and the
shadow's are black as can be and the exposure right on, but it's snowing in my pictures.
it's the beginning of June and there snow in my pictures, so I checked the negatives
and there's crap all over them some kind of film, so I told the guy that there's film or dirt
on the negatives and he said "oh it must be old film or the camera", which I told him
it was nether, so I said can you clean them off and he said no and the other film
they processed was fine so I left. Do you guy's know a safe way of cleaning off the
negatives, let me know please, there's ton's of detail in these negs I want to bring out.
Range
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06-05-2012
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Google PEC-12.
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Originally Posted by Range-rover
Do you guy's know a safe way of cleaning off the
negatives, let me know please, there's ton's of detail in these negs I want to bring out.
Range
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06-05-2012
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Thank you, I'll have to get that, in the mean time I wiped them off and they came out
great the grime and spots are all gone, now to go back and get them redone.
range
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06-05-2012
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and Pec pads to go with the Pec 12.
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06-09-2012
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Okay, took the camera out to the big city (New York) today and it worked great!
will add photos somehow, but I think with this camera I took care of the thirst for
a Leica like I used to have, these Nikon's will fit the bill.
Range
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07-22-2012
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Hi all,
You know on the S2 small rangefinder window there's a
piece of black cardboard, should I remove it? Will it make
focusing better in some way's.
thanks
Range
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07-22-2012
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Erik van Straten is offline
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Range-rover
Hi all,
Will it make
focusing better in some way's.
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Your rangefinder spot will be larger, but maybe there will be more flare too. I don't think focusing will be substantially better.
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08-27-2012
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I didn't try it but I did realign the black cardboard and the focusing does seem
better.
Range
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