tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37786818728588293812024-03-05T06:29:02.813-08:00I still use film...Images taken with film based cameras, as well as my experiences, minor experiments, and what I've bought recently.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778681872858829381.post-51569380129336823252013-02-01T16:39:00.002-08:002013-02-01T16:39:41.061-08:00Digital TLR? Pfffft.A few months back, I bought a new digital camera. I had wanted something compact, but with the level of control I have been accustomed to in the last ten years or so of using SLRs. After briefly toying with the idea of just buying a compact digital camera and giving up on the idea of manual photography, I ended up settling for a Nikon Coolpix.<br />
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Awful name aside, I was attracted to the camera's ability to let me take the photo I wanted, without having to wrangle complicated menus designed to shield neophytes from ruining Aunt Beryl's wedding with overexposed snaps. In short, what I ended up with was a solidly built camera with manual control, a fairly good wide-angle lens, the ability to shoot in RAW*, and an intuitive interface.<br />
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So, how does this possibly relate to my promise that I will still use film? Well, it doesn't directly. However, this week I realised something about the way I shoot with this camera. The live-view screen on the back can be moved around a little. Without thinking too much about what I was doing, I realised I had been sitting the screen at a 90-degree angle to the camera body, and shooting while looking down. Yes, just like you would with a TLR.<br />
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Ignore the fact that nothing is mirrored, and it feels like using a top-down viewer. It's a nice way to compose images, it feels kind of natural.<br />
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Is there a point to this point? Not really, although perhaps I'm just thinking that the act of photography is still photography, regardless of whether you are using a Hassy with a nice digital back, a vintage Ricoh TLR, or a decent mid-range "enthusiast's" compact. It just took me a little by surprise to realise that despite the comforts and practicalities of digital, the way I use a camera hasn't changed an awful lot because of that...<br />
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The <a href="http://www.lucky-camera.com/" target="_blank">Lucky Camera Shop</a>, in Shinjuku, Japan. If you've got a keen eye, you can spot the price tags on some of those TLRs - 32,000 YEN for the Autocord there is equivalent to about $400 Australian. So prices weren't too bad. Of course, what I spent most of my time salivating over was the Leica M3, in just about perfect condition. A cool 500,000 YEN ($6000 Australia) for your rubber-necking, <i>gaijin</i>.<br /><br />This was only the front window display - inside, pretty much every western, eastern, and soviet manufacturer was represented. There were even a few bakelite beasties that had me scratching my head. Alas, my mind was firmly set on trying to find that rare and most desirable toy, the <a href="http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Fujipet" target="_blank">Fujipet</a>. No luck, I'm afraid.<br />
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** note: didn't even buying anything from here, not a sausage. i do think i nearly got kicked out by the owner though - punctuality is important in Japan, and i wasn't quite paying attention to the fact i walked into his shop 5 minutes before he opened. hey, he had the door open and everything...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778681872858829381.post-10962947115866742992012-05-16T02:46:00.002-07:002012-05-16T02:46:51.534-07:00surprising<a href="http://www.news.com.au/technology/now-to-the-small-matter-of-kodaks-nuclear-reactor-wait-nuclear-what/story-e6frfro0-1226357995341">http://www.news.com.au/technology/now-to-the-small-matter-of-kodaks-nuclear-reactor-wait-nuclear-what/story-e6frfro0-1226357995341</a>
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i am somewhat surprised to hear that Kodak had a nuclear reactor & a few pounds of enriched uranium in their basement. the article indicates they used it for testing - apparently high enough levels of radioactivity (including those airport x-ray machines, to a small extent) can fog film. so it makes sense, but the implication is this was a secret. interesting.<br />
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it's no secret to those who really dig such things that some camera equipment made in the USSR is <a href="http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51372" target="_blank">mildly radioactive</a>. in the FSU, the used to include a coating of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanthanite" target="_blank">lanthane glass</a> on their lenses to correct abberations. this could be worrying, except it has a radius of about a metre - in fact, people who've tested their cameras with geiger counters found a marked decrease in radioactivity levels from the lens to the back of the camera. levels are also so low that it has a radioactive half-life of 110 billion years. in fact, the level of radiation is less than that you'd pick up from laying down in your backyard for an hour on a sunny day, and is barely more than normal background radiation.<br />
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anyways, just thought this was an interesting little article to share - Kodak with a secret nuclear reactor, eh? mad.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778681872858829381.post-49655868118594008432012-02-18T16:06:00.000-08:002012-02-18T16:06:06.740-08:00Hong Kong In The 80s<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My new project, <a href="http://hongkonginthe80s.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Hong Kong In The 80s</a> has started. It should appeal to people who like old photos, Hong Kong, the 80s, and those moments that are half-way between dream and memory. Feel free to pop over, have a squizz, and enjoy (hopefully).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778681872858829381.post-65536666427355516752012-02-18T07:03:00.000-08:002012-02-18T07:03:06.083-08:00caught off guard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The fountain in Princes Square, Launceston, 2002-2003.<br />
Probably taken with a Minolta XG-M, on Ilford HP-5+.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778681872858829381.post-8635578472575794022012-02-05T14:19:00.001-08:002012-02-05T14:19:29.584-08:00Abandoned<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Not really abandoned. Just early morning at the Seaport. I can't for the life of me remember why I was down here early enough to experience an empty car park. Perhaps work? Maybe.<br />
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I've always liked this shot, pointy rooves, nice even-ish mix of tones: no black-metal-blacks or blinging whites.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778681872858829381.post-52443211247984458852012-01-15T17:12:00.000-08:002012-01-15T17:12:39.452-08:00Chalmers via Soviet Russia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I took this about two years ago for International Commie Camera Day. I used a Zorki 4 with an Industar 50 lens (not the sharpest), and if memory serves, some Fuji 400.<br />
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And those are indeed birds on the pointy bits of the tower.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778681872858829381.post-91575990568929968262011-12-17T19:53:00.000-08:002011-12-17T19:53:47.062-08:00From the cupboard #1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>"CHILDREN ARE NOT TO RU(N)"</i><br />
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I recently (well, 6 months ago) migrated to a new laptop, and decided I needed to move old photos to new laptop. This gave me a good reason to go through some old images and see what I have.<br />
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So, while I don't use film very requently any more, I'll be posting to odd photo here from the archives.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778681872858829381.post-80588898576939561552011-03-11T00:05:00.000-08:002011-03-11T00:05:11.132-08:00Family Portrait<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvhAl766CoZsmxoOHTYRkdHAaqz5gLJHYmzG4i-W4H71ID1GraZfJQxT63kZ3ybEZfLGQ8Hy5Lt2H5snxRyA_CPZ1rvrs3FhxgVQIDUOynuuleR6097MjIxXIpUevNlMxlvOSIHe3LC4/s1600/family-portrait.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvhAl766CoZsmxoOHTYRkdHAaqz5gLJHYmzG4i-W4H71ID1GraZfJQxT63kZ3ybEZfLGQ8Hy5Lt2H5snxRyA_CPZ1rvrs3FhxgVQIDUOynuuleR6097MjIxXIpUevNlMxlvOSIHe3LC4/s400/family-portrait.jpg" width="400" /></span> </a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">It's honestly not as bad as some might think.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Civic Square.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778681872858829381.post-71517630633897719732010-11-27T22:33:00.000-08:002010-11-27T22:33:47.570-08:00I will still use film, I promise...<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">...however, after shelling out for a Nikon DSLR today, it might not be all that frequently.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I have to admit, though - as nice as it is to get instant feedback and the ability to "get rid of the crap ones" then and there, I think there's something missing from the digital experience. So I will keep going with film as well when the mood takes me.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778681872858829381.post-85584555678267628022010-11-25T13:20:00.000-08:002010-11-25T13:21:55.145-08:00Return of the D-I-Y Guy<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">On a whim, I decided that <a href="http://nineteenineteen.blogspot.com/2009/08/kiev-6c.html">the MURK's</a> lens needed to be fixed. The issue being that the aperture is stuck wide open - not overly useful unless all I want to do is shoot at f4. I've known for a while that is the little aperture-trigger-knob on the back of the lens that is the problem: something rattles. However, you can sometimes "fix" the lens temporarily by shaking vigorously - not practical and not a good luck.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">So my solution? Wrap a whole lot of that horrible pink plastic twine around the aperture-trigger-knob-thingy (what do you actually call that?) so it's permanently "out", and now the aperture responds accordingly. All that's needed now is to make allowances for this in the viewer - very difficult to accurately focus inside - but otherwise it works like a charm. It may even get a run at uni this summer... </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778681872858829381.post-18915432181656854912010-11-18T23:34:00.000-08:002010-11-18T23:34:39.299-08:00Holga 120GN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Eerzjpyp_PIGlm53iSpMGKh9dO2nIuPCOxxpQcgLq44LGkmXfN-gOcW8l_rWW6x79vZeA_NlzmZiKb5yhmSJNpDnQgq1MeVB7iN6O88kkeKhDHxceC47R9dRNvGiW6U4JbiNoZmOE3Q/s1600/Holga+120GN.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-Eerzjpyp_PIGlm53iSpMGKh9dO2nIuPCOxxpQcgLq44LGkmXfN-gOcW8l_rWW6x79vZeA_NlzmZiKb5yhmSJNpDnQgq1MeVB7iN6O88kkeKhDHxceC47R9dRNvGiW6U4JbiNoZmOE3Q/s400/Holga+120GN.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">It arrived today: A Holga with a glass lens (AKA Holga 120GN, Woca). Why? For uni. I've decided that it's important to use this particular camera for whatever project I decide to run with.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">There are a lot of different styles going on around Willow Court and the adjacent Royal Derwent complex, including this (quite obvious) art deco building which I believe was an administration centre</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">. Some parts of Willow Court date back to 1827, which is about as old as it gets in Tasmania. It's a rather bleak and depressing site, much of it fenced off from the public until it's decided what to do with it*, and I am glad that I and other members of my family and friends never had the misfortune to require its service.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">There was a superb example of what I, in my own lack of architectural wisdom, call "Soviet-bloc/Eastern Europe circa 1980), but unfortunately I didn't get a decent photo with the Holga.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">* I've just read that parts of Willow Court are being converted to high and low end holiday accommodation.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778681872858829381.post-90671989504051828692010-11-01T13:25:00.000-07:002010-11-01T13:25:45.702-07:00...And here I am.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdW2zLqjZnC0FzueaU_cg70YFXUeeEVpuSyN6zfzcRsu7cHZebm-GagI2h8AbpTVpj3e9SxSnGxkRqgFa7VFMjEfGGtD7Cc1oPjnOBAOQWC2dIyd9P7-gLKkVnHPB-Db3TSfhjs62oA8k/s1600/F1000027.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdW2zLqjZnC0FzueaU_cg70YFXUeeEVpuSyN6zfzcRsu7cHZebm-GagI2h8AbpTVpj3e9SxSnGxkRqgFa7VFMjEfGGtD7Cc1oPjnOBAOQWC2dIyd9P7-gLKkVnHPB-Db3TSfhjs62oA8k/s400/F1000027.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I have been quiet of late with the film. Partly because it was somewhat disheartening to go from 80c per scan from 120 to $3.50, which means using medium format is now so prohibitively expensive that I may as well give up on it. Or I could just fork out for a scanner of my own.<br />
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Last week, I enrolled in the local university's summer school program, undertaking the decoratively-titled "Dialogues in Black & White". It's a 10 day course in January on B&W film photography. This includes access to the university's wet darkroom. Nice.<br />
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In preparation, I am going to order myself a Holga GFN (aka 'Woca') and a bunch of film.<br />
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I'm excited.<br />
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More recent-ish Holga shots.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778681872858829381.post-73891899022443938272010-10-07T16:02:00.000-07:002010-10-07T16:02:08.246-07:00blossoms<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-MkP6sP1tmcma-q19ZN_ephLwclBqavoCPRXyCPEUtFfG5hGoupBEUf9Wyx2FHQOCc2iJYfRSJKIjxDszdh_4FDE0Zv5MoU7t0q482ZdUnMl8cnt_P2GMBdgGO7ueU_qvvAHdreCeBk/s1600/F1000010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-MkP6sP1tmcma-q19ZN_ephLwclBqavoCPRXyCPEUtFfG5hGoupBEUf9Wyx2FHQOCc2iJYfRSJKIjxDszdh_4FDE0Zv5MoU7t0q482ZdUnMl8cnt_P2GMBdgGO7ueU_qvvAHdreCeBk/s400/F1000010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Been a while since I had a film developed. This is an old film I finally got done.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778681872858829381.post-82005214344964986922010-08-24T19:42:00.000-07:002010-08-24T19:51:18.233-07:00Moskva 5 - first results<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6Fl4mRa7EQFYP5uV453epYjblE95ccU3c2Wsu3hZ66urqfOFDRiLNo9ZlzolRficTQ_BM81LqN0ExlcN_kO5pyOyXKXxteokCh9OfWwuHygEaTjQxG7ck3TuTaENHt0mUJZfXN0mOxQ/s1600/C001080-R1-07-8.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO6Fl4mRa7EQFYP5uV453epYjblE95ccU3c2Wsu3hZ66urqfOFDRiLNo9ZlzolRficTQ_BM81LqN0ExlcN_kO5pyOyXKXxteokCh9OfWwuHygEaTjQxG7ck3TuTaENHt0mUJZfXN0mOxQ/s400/C001080-R1-07-8.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
There seems to be a funny sort of light leak in the form of a reddish "stain" on the top right of the image (therefore bottom left of camera), I'll have to figure out if this is from the bellows or perhaps the body of the camera itself.<br />
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Speaking more about the camera itself, it is a weighty sort of thing but feels good to use. I've never quite liked the way the shutter has to be cocked with folders, and this one is no exception - feels a bit tough. But I do like the focussing mechanism (this image being out of focus is my issue, not the cameras) and it's not an overly complex camera to use. This one will definitely get more use in future.<br />
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I need to come up with a name that isn't such a mouthful as "Moskva", though. I thought about "Moscow", but eh. Perhaps "The Mok5"?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778681872858829381.post-64439698227527525652010-08-24T19:36:00.000-07:002010-08-24T19:36:04.849-07:00Agfa Isola - first results<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ihduszvMZcg/THSAQmCGSdI/AAAAAAAABIM/c52xw9TyvmI/s1600/C001077-R1-02-3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ihduszvMZcg/THSAQmCGSdI/AAAAAAAABIM/c52xw9TyvmI/s400/C001077-R1-02-3.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Again, there appears to be light leakage from the lack of tightness of the roll. It wasn't unexpected.<br />
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This isn't too bad a camera, but it feels awfully light, and it's only marginally more complicated than a Holga, so it might not get a lot of use. But I do like it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778681872858829381.post-11336852284268716382010-08-24T19:28:00.000-07:002010-08-24T19:44:18.302-07:00Zeiss Ikon Nettar - first results<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zeinzXnFD7ftIzTaz-5aJt2KrxzJzk5iZYaLMcoe6OMDpVxqzzXzQ0jW4c02JB4-GynFa8mwYZP9k82czYQfQStbXY-bcYiWcJMk9kkNCvyMncPUZ2VsZX7K6wScw_lr1LmaNLshV6c/s1600/F1000006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zeinzXnFD7ftIzTaz-5aJt2KrxzJzk5iZYaLMcoe6OMDpVxqzzXzQ0jW4c02JB4-GynFa8mwYZP9k82czYQfQStbXY-bcYiWcJMk9kkNCvyMncPUZ2VsZX7K6wScw_lr1LmaNLshV6c/s400/F1000006.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Not too shabby. The results are probably on par with my sadly defunct Isolette. There appears to be a bit of light leakage around the bottom of most of the images, which stems from the roll not being very tightly wound. If anyone has tips on how to avoid this, it would be helpful.<br />
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I think this would make a good camera to take when my wife and I got for day trips hither &/or thither - it's fairly compact, simple to use, and in such good condition I could never imagine a situation where it would fail completely. I just have to get that winding issue sorted and I think it'll be close to perfect.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778681872858829381.post-64501083553074785842010-08-24T02:36:00.000-07:002010-08-24T19:13:28.160-07:00extension tubes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJevmbkBHjLb4-bX7dgPqTX75d-a4G7oNcH9XSsf5gUSBZM7IZu3Wy1VfXeUOMFpACIKB1NOGS02cuZl1L8g-Yt_-EAEDkHxYA34i8RklMBoOFdqg7noN8_6d6RaHeMrHp-VO1Zn08rJY/s1600/F1010008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJevmbkBHjLb4-bX7dgPqTX75d-a4G7oNcH9XSsf5gUSBZM7IZu3Wy1VfXeUOMFpACIKB1NOGS02cuZl1L8g-Yt_-EAEDkHxYA34i8RklMBoOFdqg7noN8_6d6RaHeMrHp-VO1Zn08rJY/s400/F1010008.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Had a chance to use the new extesnion tubes last week, just wandered around the house taking some photos. It was much easier without needing to juggle an unattached lens.<br />
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I'll admit they aren't the most exciting images. But it's all about testing it out and stuff. Eventually I'll get around to photographing interesting things using the extension tubes.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778681872858829381.post-62741950310716998132010-08-22T02:33:00.000-07:002010-08-22T20:54:14.362-07:00memory tape<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ihduszvMZcg/TGz6jI0JT7I/AAAAAAAABG4/owuJG95Km3M/s1600/F1000012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ihduszvMZcg/TGz6jI0JT7I/AAAAAAAABG4/owuJG95Km3M/s400/F1000012.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
An image doesn't always have to be in focus to work for you.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778681872858829381.post-46910898415398802602010-08-18T20:21:00.000-07:002010-08-18T20:23:21.549-07:00Zeiss Ikon Nettar 518/16<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7mCVcvbfSSGmhLrU_FiuPcH1as5UZFoRVNwbzzwSWf4HA2PspKf8DDVby-Q4si0WvIgTCQvItrmAFKUiCdSZB4h47eeUOhxNGw5_NI4gom8XVMVyq0qOdC8y94Jv_H6OB7Bi-nH0WTE/s1600/2009a2007.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW7mCVcvbfSSGmhLrU_FiuPcH1as5UZFoRVNwbzzwSWf4HA2PspKf8DDVby-Q4si0WvIgTCQvItrmAFKUiCdSZB4h47eeUOhxNGw5_NI4gom8XVMVyq0qOdC8y94Jv_H6OB7Bi-nH0WTE/s400/2009a2007.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Just arrived today from Solingen, Germany. I am amazed at the condition and quality of this camera. Not only is it in perfect cosmetic condition (VERY minor wear, but you'd have to be looking hard), it works like a dream.<br />
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I am so excited about using this camera. I believe they weren't an expensive camera when they were new (Between<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;"> £</span>9 and <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 11pt;">£</span>16 in the early 1950s in the UK), but you can feel the quality. From a perfunctory look, you'd guess it was similar in quality to the <a href="http://nineteenineteen.blogspot.com/2009/05/agfa-isolette-ii.html">Agfa Isolette</a>. However, even with the difference in condition between the Zeiss and my (sadly dead) Agfa, you can feel that the Zeiss is the superior camera.<br />
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Maybe this weekend, I will give it a burl along with the <a href="http://nineteenineteen.blogspot.com/2010/08/new-additions.html">Moskva</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3778681872858829381.post-793853662332147032010-08-14T00:55:00.000-07:002010-08-15T20:22:55.185-07:00New additions<div class="mobile-photo"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyS3WLWCRnI8BHjnWOycDrAdligXJpedz9rTc_EyzUFPuLqcI11_SK6mBKBMJ0pJSEn0VTk-6rjLv4DCTcvEP6t91LWXInCdy574rjLJ3V_oyXotR5mprUsiJ39VZ_gW7-KKNjKRx7mCw/s1600/photo-768404.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505171260965309170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyS3WLWCRnI8BHjnWOycDrAdligXJpedz9rTc_EyzUFPuLqcI11_SK6mBKBMJ0pJSEn0VTk-6rjLv4DCTcvEP6t91LWXInCdy574rjLJ3V_oyXotR5mprUsiJ39VZ_gW7-KKNjKRx7mCw/s400/photo-768404.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div><br />
Agfa Isola and Moskva 5.<br />
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The postie was kind enought o deliver the Moskva (right) on Saturday morning. I was please to finally have it, I've been eyeing this camera off for a long time. All I can say right now is that it feels like the most well-engineered Soviet camera I've had yet. And it is <i>hefty </i>- somehow it makes the Kiev 6C feel kind of empty and cheap! I haven't used it yet - I want to make sure I know exactly what I'm doing first - but I really look forward to working in 6x9 format.<br />
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The Agfa Isola (left) was a find at a small brac-a-brac/junk shop in St Helens. It cost the princely sum of $20, and is in absolutely perfect condition - I'd be surprised if this camera had ever been used. It feels quite light, plasticy, and a bit toy-like. My feeling is it wasn't a particularly expensive camera to begin with. I put a roll through it the same day, results to follow soon.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0