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

excalibur2 said:
LOL In the UK I find a manual camera is a PITA..sun/cloud sun/cloud, children running from shade to sun light, and so on.....gimme the semi autos any day.
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Noooo! Light meters are incredibly stupid. They wouldn't know a skin tone from a sunset. By the time you've twiddled with the override you may as well have taken a proper reading in the first place.
 
excalibur2 said:
***We're going back a few years but the Fujica owner upgraded to a Canon A-1 which he never liked because it was too complicated***

LOL In the UK I find a manual camera is a PITA..sun/cloud sun/cloud, children running from shade to sun light, and so on.....gimme the semi autos any day.
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me too. been there done that, if it's just cloudy it's a dream. but with the strong winds it changes every two seconds :bonk:

colpepper said:
Good question. We're going back a few years but the Fujica owner upgraded to a Canon A-1 which he never liked because it was too complicated and he drifted away from photography. The Ricoh guy I lost touch with but he had a fantastic eye for a shot. The point is neither were effected detrimentally by the budget cameras they used.

Being objective with my own stuff down the years the images taken on a Chinon CX I started out with were no worse than the OM1 I moved onto. The photos that came from a Nikon 301 were rather better than the Nikon F because I was shooting more film with it. So all in all it's difficult not to conclude that the quality of the images has damn all to do with the camera.
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What I have realised - with film I will work more with the subject and shoot when I truly see a good shot, digi - snap, snap, snap, talking, seeing that there are no good shots, but I'm still snaping like crazy. As I mentioned earlier here - One british tog legend had a Vogue photoshoot in florida and all he shot was 15 frames, he didn't even get the camera model right.
that's where I'm aiming at. Film teaches you stuff. haven't shot film for years, but now I'll shoot film exclusively, well and digi compact for crap pics.

colpepper said:
Noooo! Light meters are incredibly stupid. They wouldn't know a skin tone from a sunset. By the time you've twiddled with the override you may as well have taken a proper reading in the first place.
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Spot meter ? It is bad sometimes, but as bad ! anyway - knowing the shutters for every h of a day is a really good thing , another thing I'm relearning as digi takes that away.
 
Starastin said:
Spot meter ? It is bad sometimes, but as bad ! anyway - knowing the shutters for every h of a day is a really good thing , another thing I'm relearning as digi takes that away.
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Now you're onto something (if we're both waaay OT). [rant] Spot meters are great but not quick or magic pixies. There's a place for automatic exposure but its easily fooled and breeds complacency![/rant]
 
colpepper said:
Noooo! Light meters are incredibly stupid. They wouldn't know a skin tone from a sunset. By the time you've twiddled with the override you may as well have taken a proper reading in the first place.
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Ah gotcha..set your weston for incident light reading or meter off a grey card in sun light, then you have the camera set for a shot and WTF a large cloud cover the sun...gotta reset the camera? Oh feek it I'll use the sunny 16 rule.
 
colpepper said:
Now you're onto something (if we're both waaay OT). [rant] Spot meters are great but not quick or magic pixies. There's a place for automatic exposure but its easily fooled and breeds complacency![/rant]
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couldn't understand my writing when I re-read it :cuckoo: .
anyway what I wanted to say - it's not that bad.

low budget spot meter - zoom in the persons cheek read the times zoom out, hope the cloud hasn't changed - click !
 
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yup !!!! 2X rollei prego ! :lol: . might sell one though.

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ohhhh !!!! SOOOO BEAUTIFUL !!! sort of collectors item. and again, might sell as I don't know if I'm going to use it often ! :(
 
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Didzis

which Minolta is that?

Ujjwal

P.S : If you put up the Pergo in Sales section,please give me a heads up when you do. I'll be interested

Ujjwal
 
it's minoltina P

no John ! they are beautiful ! :p


my silly digi compact has some massive barrel distortion, they look much better in life :)
 
Finally finished a roll of HP5 in my new old toy:

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Can't wait to see the results!

p.s excuse the w***y product shot, it's for a website...
 
Starastin said:
it's minoltina P

no John ! they are beautiful ! :p


my silly digi compact has some massive barrel distortion, they look much better in life :)
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no amount of barrel distortion is gonna make sparkly champagne plastic fantastic look good...:D

each to their own though eh....
 
joxby said:
no amount of barrel distortion is gonna make sparkly champagne plastic fantastic look good...:D

each to their own though eh....
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actually it's silver and it's metal ! :D although a thin one. anyway - it holds the film has a decent glass and does the job ! :D
 
pinktrainers said:
Finally finished a roll of HP5 in my new old toy:


Can't wait to see the results!

p.s excuse the w***y product shot, it's for a website...
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is it with exposure guide of some sort ? :) have always been interested in himatics but got confused which one is very good which one not.
 
Starastin said:
is it with exposure guide of some sort ? :) have always been interested in himatics but got confused which one is very good which one not.
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Most of the information I have on this camera comes from this site. I'm a little skeptical about just how positive the reviewer seems to be but it's certainly a wonderful little piece of engineering. It has a shutter-priority auto-exposure system (although I'll be damned if I can clearly see the indicator inside the viewfinder) which adjusts the aperture on auto mode for correct exposure if you're shooting in semi-reasonable conditions.

I'm a little worried it will expose slightly incorrectly because it's a slightly different battery I'm using from the original, but only the development tank will tell. I couldn't tell you much about Hi-matic cameras in general, but I do know the 7sII was one of the last, and one of the best, that Minolta did. It has a lovely, sharp 40mm 1.7 Rokkor lens on it. Great for candids - compact and very quiet. I'll hold out on a recommendation until I've got my shots back, though!
 
eager to see the results ! :)
I don't know about the quietness, I don't believe it actually matters, it's not like everything's quiet in the streets and when you push the shutter everybody looks at you.
 
pinktrainers said:
I'm a little skeptical about just how positive the reviewer seems to be but it's certainly a wonderful little piece of engineering.
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I had it, and its a lovely camera with a fantastic lens - almost leica quality.

As for the battery; 1-1.5 stop overexposure adjusts the exposure problem of 1.35v vs 1.5 volt batteries for any of the old cameras using mercury batteries
 
ujjwaldey8165 said:
I had it, and its a lovely camera with a fantastic lens - almost leica quality.

As for the battery; 1-1.5 stop overexposure adjusts the exposure problem of 1.35v vs 1.5 volt batteries for any of the old cameras using mercury batteries
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Thanks for the extra info! In terms of adjusting for overexposure how did you manage it? Manual exposure correction on the camera or push processing in the tank?
 
Minolta Hi-Matic AF-2 MD - I think this one was the last indian of hi-matics :)
one ended today but I told myself I need to sell before I can buy :lol:

I'm adding exclusions :lol: - minolta xe1 , 700si and a scanner ! :cuckoo:
 
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pinktrainers said:
Thanks for the extra info! In terms of adjusting for overexposure how did you manage it? Manual exposure correction on the camera or push processing in the tank?
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Simply set the ISO in the camera 1.5 stop lower (i.e for 100ASA film set the iso 50 or 25):D
 
pinktrainers said:
Great stuff. That actually would never have occurred to me (spoilt by digital, huh?). Thanks again.
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No problem John.
BTW, 7sII is the best of the lot. It is rumoured that when Leica checked the quality of the 7SII lens, they were so happy that they let used the Minolta lens design for Leica CL. It commands a good premuim, FYI when you are going to sell it ( as you certainly will :D)
 
OMG !!!!!

I just put some weird last bid. was winning till 0 sec and there was a last automated bid just 4p less than my max ! :D .. I think he's screaming his/hers gut out at the moment ! :lol:
it's the lens + camera I've been after for some time ! :) niiiiicee ... maybe not a super bargain, but a good deal never the less :)
 
Starastin said:
grrr.... hate program bidders. dynax 7 just slipped out of my arms :(
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got one you can borrow if you promise to be nice to it...

Starastin said:
OMG !!!!!

I just put some weird last bid. was winning till 0 sec and there was a last automated bid just 4p less than my max ! :D .. I think he's screaming his/hers gut out at the moment ! :lol:
it's the lens + camera I've been after for some time ! :) niiiiicee ... maybe not a super bargain, but a good deal never the less :)
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Well? What is it????

Ambermile said:
I just bought one... I *had* managed to forget this particular model (Minolta Prod 20's) while I concentrated on the first three Konishiroku babies - but then you dragged it kicking and screaming to the front of my list...
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Like I said, it had to be done - once I had been reminded about this sexy looking wee beastie I had to re-arrange the wanted list. Hit the doormat today and no, I am not saying how much it cost!

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Ambermile said:
got one you can borrow if you promise to be nice to it...


Well? What is it????
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thanks ! :)
maybe someday when I'll be ready to get one myself. don't want no salt on my wounds at the moment. mind you - it went for very nice price.

but the same seller had 700si + 50mm f1.7 af listed and that was my primary target because of the lens , well and the camera as well. because the 7000i is somewhat ugly :(


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My latest, Zenit E + Helios 44-2:

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Had to fix the spring that lifts the mirror as it had slipped off the arm that raises it during exposure, and I've subsequently stuck down the trim that was lifting. Not bad for £3, just hope the selenium light meter isn't too far gone, I'll try running a roll through it sometime soon.
 
This arrived a couple of days ago, courtesy of evilBay for a reasonable price. I finally decided I had to have one.

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[that's the FD 50mm f/1.4, not the A-1 :)]
 
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Starastin said:
thanks ! :)
maybe someday when I'll be ready to get one myself. don't want no salt on my wounds at the moment. mind you - it went for very nice price.

but the same seller had 700si + 50mm f1.7 af listed and that was my primary target because of the lens , well and the camera as well. because the 7000i is somewhat ugly :(


D.
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Got the VC-7 as well...

The only nice cameras in that range are the single figure Dynaxes - 3, 4, 5, 7, 9!
 
Ambermile said:
Got the VC-7 as well...

The only nice cameras in that range are the single figure Dynaxes - 3, 4, 5, 7, 9!
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I like how 700si looks and it must be a bit better than my current 7000i so - good enough ! :)
7,9 are of course the next gen and 9 is the boss. but the si will suit me well :)
 
... but it's got no knobs on it - can't be a *proper* cameras wivout knobs, everyone knows that :eek:
 
Friend told me "I've found a couple of old film cameras at a car boot today and thought of you"...

I have some new presents arriving later today but no idea what yet :D :D
 
Excuse the quick pics, I'll try and get some later :)

All for the price of £25 :)

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Nice Miranda - not too keen on Pentax though... bit samey, like Olympus!
 
Any ideas on batteries for the Miranda Arthur? I've took the old ones out and they mean absolutely nothing to me :/
 
Starastin said:
it's black and has that mirror thingy etc. so it's professional ! :lol:
oh ! and lots of buttons .
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7 has knobs, buttons, screens, dials, sensors - loadsa toys! No idea what most of them do though but I do have a manual :lol:
 
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