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

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"The School of Visual Arts Gear"

I thought this would be appreciated most in this thread :D
 
Are you putting in a bid for it ? If it is too costly for one, count me in and we could go 'shares', but I get first pick.
 
Its not for sale, just all the photo stuff they have at the moment. Lots of large format gear....
 
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"The School of Visual Arts Gear"

I thought this would be appreciated most in this thread :D
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Why are all those lenses uncapped, gathering dust?

I'll have to confiscate that equipment to protect it from abuse!
 
Well my last aquisition was informative, but short lived. Bought a T90, as the result of a mis-directed snipe (I had 2 ebay windows open, one for the T90 and another for a lens which I fancied. Cut and pasted the wrong auction ref. into the sniper :bonk:) First thing I knew about it was when I won the darned thing. Came as advertised - untested for the EEE problem - i.e. I've tested it and it's broken, but untested might make me more money! Well - I put a lens on it, and pressed the button - click, whirrr, errrk, EEE. Quelle Surprise!. Opened the back, and there was a gunky residue on the shutter - so gave it a very gentle swab with the lighter fluid/q-tip. and re-tried.click, whirrr, errrk, EEE. Reset, repeat half a dozen times, and it sprang to life. Only problem was the lens mount was squirming like a couple of ferrets in mating season. I'm betting on the fact that a bodged repair had left the lens mount loose, and failed to free the shutter. Anyway - my half hour with a functioning T90, before returning it for a full refund (now recieved!) was enough to tell me a few things...

1) I can see why Brian considers the T90 to be a cracking camera. It feels exactly as I expected it to do - the missing link between a A-1 and a EOS. Or, put another way, an early EOS that takes full advantage of those lovely MF FD lenses, but has all the modern metering etc. It's also not particularly heavy or all that bulky - at least compared to the EOS-3 or EOS-7D that I normally shoot with.

2) The example I had, was potentially a very good camera, and if I hadn't been offered a full refund, I'd probably have stumped up for a service on it, got the lens ring securely re-mounted, and had the "leader out" modification done.

3) Nice as the camera was - far nicer than I was expecting, i'll be honest - I don't think that it's really the MF body for me. When I decide that I want to shoot with manual focus lenses, It's because I want to work with the old-school camera, with all it's foibles. When I want a camera that - appliance like - "just gets the job done" I've got the EOS-3 and the 7D. I enjoy the quirks of shooting with the A-1, or the FED-3, or the Perkeo. They may not necessarilly get perfect frames every shot, but by god I really appreciate how well I've done when I get one that is.

I think I may have inadvertently hit upon something - the phrase "Appliance Like" - BITD cameras were sold from little enthusiasts shops, with little enthusiasts behind the counter selling them, who actually enjoyed showing the customer their wares - I swear, the guy in my local camera shop when I was 16-17 almost seemed like he didn't want to part with the cameras he stocked - he just wanted to have them to play with. Now - the bulk of cameras are sold from electrical warehouses - alongside - yes - the rest of the Domestic Appliances!.
 
TheBigYin, Sorry to hear about the faulty T90. Mine arrived last week and seems to be performing well. There is also a slight 'oily' mark on the rear of the shutter on mine. Had the lens off and looking from the front there is nothing on the shutter on that side. I have seen the tip for cleaning off the residue on the shutter elsewhere, again with lighter fluid. I am very wary of touching any shutter. I am not ham fisted, but the cleaning method you use, would you suggest I try it? Or possibly, let the camera function as it is doing at the moment, then if the EEE crops up, then possibly try cleaning it ?
A few nights back another T90 went, with 6 x FD lenses, all Canon, I think, plus the flash, for about £90.00. I was watching the bidding, thinking it would be one hell of a bargain, just for the lenses alone.
 
pityacka said:
TheBigYin, Sorry to hear about the faulty T90. Mine arrived last week and seems to be performing well. There is also a slight 'oily' mark on the rear of the shutter on mine. Had the lens off and looking from the front there is nothing on the shutter on that side. I have seen the tip for cleaning off the residue on the shutter elsewhere, again with lighter fluid. I am very wary of touching any shutter. I am not ham fisted, but the cleaning method you use, would you suggest I try it? Or possibly, let the camera function as it is doing at the moment, then if the EEE crops up, then possibly try cleaning it ?
A few nights back another T90 went, with 6 x FD lenses, all Canon, I think, plus the flash, for about £90.00. I was watching the bidding, thinking it would be one hell of a bargain, just for the lenses alone.
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To be honest, if the camera's working, then i'd leave it well alone. I only gave the one I'd "won" a wipe over to get it to fire a few times, just to investigate the slightly wobbly lens mount. I'm pretty sure that the "clean the shutter" trick is just a temporary measure, and when it eventually goes, it makes a worse mess of things. If it'd have been okay, then I'd have probably sent it away to the guy who advertises on ebay mentioned earlier for a quick CLA and the lens mount snugging up, and hopefully the "leader out" modification tweak doing.

Someone definitely got a bargain if they hadn't already got a collection of FD glass with the T90 you mentioned ! Just over £100 posted, thats a very nice setup.

As I said - I'm not too unhappy, I've had a chance to try a T90 now, to try it with all my FD glass, and see how it felt, and to get an idea of the "vibe" of the camera. If they were the kind of camera you could buy, stick in a camerabag, and get out once a year and know that they'd "just work" then I'd probably have one as a backup for my A-1. As it stands, they're probably not reliable enough to do this with, so maybe it's time to look out for a F-1n at the right price. At least that way, i'd have a camera that I'd probably want to use in preference to the A-1, and it'd get properly used, not sat in a bag :shrug:
 
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TheBigYin said:
, so maybe it's time to look out for a F-1n at the right price. At least that way, i'd have a camera that I'd probably want to use in preference to the A-1, and it'd get properly used, not sat in a bag :shrug:
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This one has been sat on ebay for months and it looks a minter.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CANON-F-1n-2n...Film_Cameras&hash=item56399c2d78#ht_500wt_922

I'd normally avoid this seller because I think he's expensive, but this looks to be a very good price if it's in the condition it looks to be and which he claims. Just needs a prism, but they come up on ebay all time.

Just be aware it it's the F1n not the F1N - it can be a bit confusing
 
CT said:
This one has been sat on ebay for months and it looks a minter.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CANON-F-1n-2n...Film_Cameras&hash=item56399c2d78#ht_500wt_922

I'd normally avoid this seller because I think he's expensive, but this looks to be a very good price if it's in the condition it looks to be and which he claims. Just needs a prism, but they come up on ebay all time.

Just be aware it it's the F1n not the F1N - it can be a bit confusing
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Blimey, his prices are even higher than some bricks and mortar dealers in London!
 
:DLOL. I've seen him selling really battered stuff for silly prices, so I'm not a fan. This camera looks OK if it's a minter for the money.

Btw the bumph about the pellicle mirror is wrong - they were only fitted in a few high speed motor drive versions which were offered for the Montreal Olympic games. Only a few were ever made and they still fetch a bundle today. the last one I saw went for £7K.


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I don't think I'd fancy carting one around much. 14 fps though - 2.57 seconds and 36 exposures gone!!
 
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I don't think I'd fancy carting one around much. 14 fps though - 2.57 seconds and 36 exposures gone!!
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You would have used it with a 250 exposure back though. BTW, that particular 14 fps version was produced for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics as varient of the 'New F-1', not the 1976 Montreal games although there was a special version of the original F-1 which could do 9 fps and was introduced for the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics. That camera is the one pictured above, you can tell the 14 fps versions as they have a 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Logo on the right side of the pentaprism.
 
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CT said:
:DLOL. I've seen him selling really battered stuff for silly prices, so I'm not a fan. This camera looks OK if it's a minter for the money.

Btw the bumph about the pellicle mirror is wrong - they were only fitted in a few high speed motor drive versions which were offered for the Montreal Olympic games. Only a few were ever made and they still fetch a bundle today. the last one I saw went for £7K.


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I don't think I'd fancy carting one around much. 14 fps though - 2.57 seconds and 36 exposures gone!!
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All very well and good but how the hell do you hold it? :thinking:
 
Mark

8 more posts and you get a TP Cake......:D
 
Found this lurking around the house all packed away in a metal flight case, and was inspired to get some photos and share it. Will be trying to get it operational again over the summer, need some batteries, film etc. (it used to be my Dad's, but guess it is mine now!)

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It has an 80mm f2.8, 45mm f2.8, a 2x Telecon, a pistol grip, lens hoods and all the original manuals etc. Wonder what it might be worth, not that I am looking to sell.
 
Jat Hanspal said:
Found this lurking around the house all packed away in a metal flight case, and was inspired to get some photos and share it. Will be trying to get it operational again over the summer, need some batteries, film etc. (it used to be my Dad's, but guess it is mine now!)
It has an 80mm f2.8, 45mm f2.8, a 2x Telecon, a pistol grip, lens hoods and all the original manuals etc. Wonder what it might be worth, not that I am looking to sell.
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Nice find. Now grab some 120, get shooting and show us the results!
 
Indeed! Wish my dad had something like that lying around, the "classic" he gave me the other month, with the instruction not to sell it, was his old Halina Rolls. I told him I don't think he needed to worry :lol:

Got an Argus C4 the other week too, forgot about that...
 
you think you've got it bad... look at this little beauty of a family heirloom...


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complete with a wonderful exposed "Technicolour" film and a processing envelope!


Edit: what a waste of a "post #5000" :lol:
 
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I just got this off Ebay.
It's got the box, manual, and a Minox leather ready case, and there was a mercury battery inside it! It all works ok, but I don't know how much longer the battery will last for. At least I've got it to reference for making up a stack from button cells when it dies.

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http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=111492&cat=4088

EDIT: cant get the piccy in the post for some reason!
 
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Try grabbing the image's url and using the tags around it.

Hopefully, this will work:

[IMG]http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/4088/minox.JPG

Nice little camera BTW.
 
Cheers Ben, I used the tag thing, but it wouldn't work for me :bonk:
 
fred have you thought about using a last second sniper? It is a robot, place the last second bid. I normally set the lead time to be 3 seconds...
 
Ive just got a new Sigma 50-200mm f4-5.6 DC OS HSM, and it came yesterday, had a quick play with it, looks and feels good, OS is great, fast AF, and its ultra silent , well happy, fab value for £100, Clicky Linky To My Thread
 
I think I now have enough film gear!



The MX arrived this morning, needs new light seals but otherwise appears good.
 
Enough? No such word ;) Only two brands? And all 35mm? You'll be back for more before you know it :p

...you're going to kill me now, aren't you? :exit:
 
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Ideal No. of cameras = N+1, where N = current no. of cameras. :lol:
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Spot on...

Superewza said:
Enough? No such word ;) Only two brands? And all 35mm? You'll be back for more before you know it :p

...you're going to kill me now, aren't you? :exit:
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...which is why I've plans to aquire something minolta with an SR mount just to make use of my 45mm F2 at the proper focal length (and the other Rokkor glass that I'll just HAVE to have to go with it....)

Then there's the matter of an OM1, an MZ-S (one day!) I don't have a hankering for anything bigger than 35mm, for one think I wouldn't know whtat to look for, I don't understand MF yet, although I can't argue the quality of it is unappealing!
 
squarepeas, your thread in here adrressed to 'fred' was that me, or another Fred ? I think I have seen a second Fred in the 'real name' part. However, I don't trust myself with last second sniping, I will just buy more and more.:lol:
For example : I saw ambermile's post, (I think it was him) about the T90, and look what I went and 'did'. I got one with the 50mm lens.;together with the 35-105 lens.
The Canon FD bug has bitten already. Other stupid posts by the BigYin and Ambermile, et al, has led to what ? :):clap::bonk:
My latest new toy - a Canon A1 in marvellous condition, with the 28mm lens. I had been looking for that lens on its own, but there it was the the A1. The seller was also throwing in for free, the Canon FD 70-210 lens, because it has slight dust and slight fungus inside; a 2 x extender; the action grip(!), camera strap, and miracle of miracles - THE RUBBER EYECUP. (Yipee). No manual with it, the dirty robber :lol:! but I have looked at same on the web.
I am now looking to pick the brains of you intelligentsia. Will the rubber eyecup from the A1 fit the T90 ? I don't want to mess with the cameras for fear of ruining them.:D
 
If anyone else is interested, there is a Canon A1 with lenses on ebay for £300 !!!! It is shown as eye-controlled, so that must account for its huge price. It must be a one-off, being eye controlled - must have been a prototype for the EOS 5. I think the seller means you look through the viewfinder, then focus manually, then click.
 
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Snap! Just won one today too, paired in a lot with a Zenit E.
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Nice one, I already have a Zenit 122 (bought it for lens, of course) :) Can't help thinking that if I hit an intruder with it, I'd be charged with murder rather than manslaughter!
 
pityacka said:
If anyone else is interested, there is a Canon A1 with lenses on ebay for £300 !!!! It is shown as eye-controlled, so that must account for its huge price. It must be a one-off, being eye controlled - must have been a prototype for the EOS 5. I think the seller means you look through the viewfinder, then focus manually, then click.
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I agree, I reckon the seller just means that you have to focus by eye. It looks like a bog standard A1, and a well over-priced one at that!
 
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