OFFICIAL I HAVE A NEW (FILM RELATED) TOY THREAD!!

Had this since just before Christmas but thought i'd share some shots of it :D While these two may have been released only a couple of years apart, i think their age may vary a fair bit seeing as the lens was made in 2010! Yes technically i shelled out for it to be used on my D700 but that hasn't stopped it being used on this badboy too :D

Nikon F90 and 85mm 1.4D IF by andyroberts1868, on Flickr

And one sporting it's lovely screw in lens hood :)

Nikon F90 and 85mm 1.4D IF by andyroberts1868, on Flickr
 
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Thanks :) Yeah it certainly looks the part, and with the F90 being a little shorter than some other bodies it eccentuates the lens abit. It feels really well in hand too, same on my D700 too, it makes me smile using it :lol:

The 85mm is pretty mint, I got lucky there, when it arrived I had a hard time telling if it had ever been used, even the lens mount was barely marked. They stopped making this lens in 2010 and I know from the serial it was from that year so
isn't anywhere near as old as it could be :)

I've actually had the F90 for abit but it hasn't had the use it deserves something I hope to remedy this year.
 
The F90 is not complete...it's missing the rubber cover for the sync terminal ;) I only spotted this as a few weeks ago got my F90x out of the cupboard and put a film in h'mm from about 1980 cameras have got more complicated as I had to read the manual again on how to use it, so many controls :rolleyes:
 
I know :( it's missing the hotshoe cover too :LOL: Technically i have 3 somewhere but I haven't got a clue as to where they are :)

I'd also like an original strap for it but I think they're pretty rare. I currently use a very loud golla one I think it is, it can be seen in this picture

Me and the Lady of Tyn by andyroberts1868, on Flickr
 
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After seeing the other self-timers on here I thought I'd dig mine out

Self-timer by Raglansurf, on Flickr

Comes complete in a little plastic case, instructions and the attachment for external thread shutter releases.
 
Nice, looks 'posher' than mine!
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Jao said:
Nice, looks 'posher' than mine!
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I think they're great, I know they're simple clockwork mechanisms but I think they're lovely pieces of tiny engineering.
 
ive got a nice voigtlander coming soon ,,,the bloke wants to meet me in the local sainsburys car park ( just so i can look at it first i think ) he says its got a small dent on one corner but other than that its fine:D
 
RaglanSurf said:
I think they're great, I know they're simple clockwork mechanisms but I think they're lovely pieces of tiny engineering.
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I wish they worked the other way round and for longer, then I could leave my 6 in the middle of the woods all night on a long exposure...










maybe..:rolleyes:


donut said:
ive got a nice voigtlander coming soon ,,,the bloke wants to meet me in the local sainsburys car park ( just so i can look at it first i think ) he says its got a small dent on one corner but other than that its fine:D
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you know the rules......pix or it never happened..:D
 
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joxby said:
I wish they worked the other way round and for longer, then I could leave my 6 in the middle of the woods all night on a long exposure...










maybe..:rolleyes:
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Errrr... I'm missing something. Why would one of these timers be necessary for a long exposure at night?
 
donut said:
ive got a nice voigtlander coming soon ,,,the bloke wants to meet me in the local sainsburys car park ( just so i can look at it first i think ) he says its got a small dent on one corner but other than that its fine:D
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I'm not surprised... dodgy southern git. :D
 
skysh4rk said:
Errrr... I'm missing something. Why would one of these timers be necessary for a long exposure at night?
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He's wanting a timer than can hold the shutter open in Bulb mode for exposures longer than his camera can normally do.

I've wished for one too but the RB67 only has T mode making it impossible.
 
robhooley167 said:
He's wanting a timer than can hold the shutter open in Bulb mode for exposures longer than his camera can normally do.

I've wished for one too but the RB67 only has T mode making it impossible.
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Doesn't T exposure mode allow for nearly infinite exposures? I can shoot forever with my SQ-A and SQ-B with the lens set to T exposure mode.

For cameras with bulb mode, can you not just use a cable release with a locking mechanism to hold open the shutter? That's what I do with my Minolta Autocord and I did do with my erstwhile Rolleiflex Automat anyway.

Except for my old GA645, which would likely run into battery trouble, I can't think of a medium format camera I've owned where I haven't been able to do seriously long night exposures.

Either I'm missing something or I've been really lucky with the cameras I've been using all being well suited to long exposures.
 
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skysh4rk said:
Doesn't T exposure mode allow for nearly infinite exposures?
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Yep, the issue I have is that my RB67 only does up to 1s exposures, so if I need a 2s exposure I need to hold my hand over the cocking lever ready to end the exposure. Thus it introduces some nice camera shake :/
 
Andysnap said:
Cheap Voigtlander number 1, hopefully number 2 will be here tomorrow.

Voigtlander Vito C, this one has the Lanthar lens, the Colour Skopar is better, but it is in lovely condition inside and out and for £3.20 a bit of a bargain.
Vito C by andysnapper1, on Flickr

Andy
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The Lanthar is a decent lens too.
 
robhooley167 said:
Yep, the issue I have is that my RB67 only does up to 1s exposures, so if I need a 2s exposure I need to hold my hand over the cocking lever ready to end the exposure. Thus it introduces some nice camera shake :/
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Well that there is definitely an issue with T-exposures, yes. I usually go with putting the lens cap on to stop the exposure, but the SQ-A has shutter speeds up to 8 seconds, so the timing and placement of the cap is usually not quite as critical.

simon ess said:
The operative words here are tongue and cheek, RJ.

:)
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From my reading, the tongue-in-cheek bit was in reference to whether he'd actually leave the camera out all night and not about the timer function itself, but I've clearly misread it, it would seem.
 
skysh4rk said:
For cameras with bulb mode, can you not just use a cable release with a locking mechanism to hold open the shutter? That's what I do with my Minolta Autocord and I did do with my erstwhile Rolleiflex Automat anyway.
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You can do that but you have to be there to open and close the shutter, if I was using my F100 I could use any number of electronic gadgets to open and close it remotely or just time the whole thing and stay in the pub..:)
 
skysh4rk said:
Doesn't T exposure mode allow for nearly infinite exposures? I can shoot forever with my SQ-A and SQ-B with the lens set to T exposure mode.

For cameras with bulb mode, can you not just use a cable release with a locking mechanism to hold open the shutter? That's what I do with my Minolta Autocord and I did do with my erstwhile Rolleiflex Automat anyway.

Except for my old GA645, which would likely run into battery trouble, I can't think of a medium format camera I've owned where I haven't been able to do seriously long night exposures.

Either I'm missing something or I've been really lucky with the cameras I've been using all being well suited to long exposures.
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Also you need to hang around. There is a certain utility in being able to shut the shutter after a given period, it would have let me get a little more sleep on a couple of occasions.
 
joxby said:
You can do that but you have to be there to open and close the shutter, if I was using my F100 I could use any number of electronic gadgets to open and close it remotely or just time the whole thing and stay in the pub..:)
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Ahhh, that's the explanation I was looking for. I never really wander very far from the camera for this to have ever been an issue for me (yet), but I can see how the option to remotely close the shutter could certainly be convenient.
 
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To clear up the tongue in cheek, I probably wouldn't leave a mamiya 6 in the woods all night to fend for itself...lol... but I might leave my Clack there.
It has the same mech shutter release problem, so say I wanted a 4 hour exposure of pitch black night and it didn't get pitch black till midnight, with a timed shutter release it could be set up at a sensible hour to open and close at the correct time during the night, there isn't much on the market that can be programmed this way yet operate a mech only shutter.

There is a thing called any camera shutter release or something, that can be programmed and physically presses the button, but I'm not paying 150 or whatever quid it is for a box of Maplin bits worth a fiver...:/
 
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joxby said:
To clear up the tongue in cheek, I probably wouldn't leave a mamiya 6 in the woods all night to fend for itself...lol... but I might leave my Clack there.
It has the same mech shutter release problem, so say I wanted a 4 hour exposure of pitch black night and it didn't get pitch black till midnight, with a timed shutter release it could be set up at a sensible hour to open and close at the correct time during the night, there isn't much on the market that can be programmed this way yet operate a mech only shutter.
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Yeah, I followed the tongue-in-cheek bit, it was the 'I wish they worked the other way around' that I was struggling with. I now see that the other way around refers to ending the exposure after a period of time. I guess because I've only ever done long exposures with oldish film cameras, I've never really thought about remotely setting a camera to either start or end an exposure at a certain time, but the convenience of it does sound rather nice.
 
robhooley167 said:
Yep, the issue I have is that my RB67 only does up to 1s exposures, so if I need a 2s exposure I need to hold my hand over the cocking lever ready to end the exposure. Thus it introduces some nice camera shake :/
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Use a piece of black card over / in front of the lens then close the shutter (y)
 
joxby said:
To clear up the tongue in cheek, I probably wouldn't leave a mamiya 6 in the woods all night to fend for itself...lol... but I might leave my Clack there.
It has the same mech shutter release problem, so say I wanted a 4 hour exposure of pitch black night and it didn't get pitch black till midnight, with a timed shutter release it could be set up at a sensible hour to open and close at the correct time during the night, there isn't much on the market that can be programmed this way yet operate a mech only shutter.

There is a thing called any camera shutter release or something, that can be programmed and physically presses the button, but I'm not paying 150 or whatever quid it is for a box of Maplin bits worth a fiver...:/
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Probably wouldn't be that hard to build an arduino controlled servo to open and close a shutter release on a B mode.
 
Thats what happens when you go oop north, its the altitude. You southern flatlanders can't stand heights you see.
 
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I'm a Northerner in the flatlands of South Lancs so i'm conflicted. We may have few hills but our air is lovely and fresh from the sea ;)

(well mostly, i actually live in a farming community so i won't go into the array of smells around here :lol: )
 
New fujinon 125mm lens arrived for the 54 today. Much smaller than I was expecting very light for a wide angle could be my new default lens, f5.6 means I can actually see what's on the ground glass!

Well when I say arrived I went at got it from the depot, still haven't actually got a card from them to say that there is a customs charge to pay...
 
Ok, so it hasn't arrived yet but I've bought another Olympus OM ;0). I've just sorted out a black OM2n with 28mm 2.8 which is going to look very nice with a new Aki Asahi vulcanite skin alongside its original black leather case. I keep telling myself I want to go back to 120 but a bit of 35mm in between should keep my hand in!
 
stevelmx5 said:
Ok, so it hasn't arrived yet but I've bought another Olympus OM ;0). I've just sorted out a black OM2n with 28mm 2.8 which is going to look very nice with a new Aki Asahi vulcanite skin alongside its original black leather case. I keep telling myself I want to go back to 120 but a bit of 35mm in between should keep my hand in!
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I always thought the jet black OMs were some of the most handsome SLR bodies available. The silver models had a very classic look to them, but the black ones had a stealthy tool quality about them.

EDIT: scrolled to the top of the page and there was a picture of this black OM2n!

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steveo_mcg said:
New fujinon 125mm lens arrived for the 54 today. Much smaller than I was expecting very light for a wide angle could be my new default lens, f5.6 means I can actually see what's on the ground glass!

Well when I say arrived I went at got it from the depot, still haven't actually got a card from them to say that there is a customs charge to pay...
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Not sure if you have brought this in error but its very light and small because it is not a wide angle design. Fuji did make a 125mm SW but only in an F8 if you have a F5.6 lens it will be one of the versions of the W series's these are plasmats with usually about 200mm coverage as opposed to about 280mm for the SW design
 
I was using it last night and it seems to cover even with quite a lot of movements and from what I read it is meant to be fine for 54 but yes it is a W range.
 
It's not that it will not cover it is just that it actually has less coverage than a standard 150mm lens
http://www.largeformatphotography.info/lenses/LF4x5in.html

For simple landscapes it is probably fine for extreme movements in architecture not so much, also most lenses have a wider circle of illumination than their rated coverage - you get to ambitious it sort of looks ok then you develop it and you find you pushed the lens beyond the point that it has sharp coverage.
 
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