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I know which of these two is prettier, but that's a personal opinion and I freely admit I am not exactly unbiased.
The Contarex Special considerably exceeds the already not exactly petite Leicaflex in bulk. Keep in mind that the Special is considerably slimmer than the original Contarex "Bullauge", which has been incorrectly and non-sensically translated into English as "Bull's Eye". Bullauge means "porthole" - a ship's circular window with a solid metal frame (or "scuttle", for those who have a RN background), for obvious reasons.
Originally I didn't want a Contasaurus Rex. I certainly don't want the original one. I have a friend who has one. It doesn't work. He showed me how incredibly difficult it is just to get the top cover off. It's axiomatic that some collateral damage is incurred before you get to whatever you want to fix. No way I'll ever get one of those. But after shooting a few films with the Zeiss Ultron on an Icarex, and being delighted with the results, I can be forgiven for wanting to try a Planar on a ZI.
The Special is much simpler in layout. It's almost a normal camera. Almost, but not quite. It still is, tangibly and intimidatingly, a Contarex. But at least it doesn't have this horrendously complex, fragile and also spectacularly ugly (OK, that is just my opinion) selenium meter which would not be likely to work any more today.
The Contarex Special comes with a prism viewfinder that can easily be exchanged against a viewfinder and a plain ground glass focusing screen that can be exchanged against a Fresnel screen with a split image circle.
I only have the prism viewfinder and the plain focusing screen, but I find that focusing is rather easy with the Planar lens. The scene just appears to jump in and out of focus. However, a Contarex user should not expect (and won't get) a huge, bright viewfinder screen like in a Leicaflex.
Shot with:
Canon EOS600D
Leica Bellows R (16860)
Leica 100mm f/4 Macro Elmar-R, bellows version (11230)
They dont have overly large wings for their body size so they have to flap them like crazy to get airborne
Apparently the other railfans were quick to think of chasing this thing to Downtown Plant City, Kevin and I ended up still at Winston Wye like lost souls. Despite Downtown Plant City being better favored, this more laid back hop on I-4 to Buchman Hwy and a jog north to the first available spot proved to be a viable alternative. Of course, the minutes lost finding parking and running to the railfan tower on account of the car show were considered. Just clear of the 10mph turnout limit, K85616 is able to gain some speed and roll by Sam Allen Rd with UP SD70Ms #4655, #5181 and CSX ES44AH #738.
The Ford Flex models is a full-size crossover available since 2008. In Europe the model is very rare as it is not imported here. This one registered in Kaiserslautern, Germany is probably from military personnel stationed there.
Blest with a hairy chest... I’ve lost 20 pounds over the last year! Trying to make sure it’s all blubber not muscle - so intermittent fasting and pumping iron. Still got those damn little love handles but no more beer belly.
Cargo
IMO: 9259068
MMSI: 305188000
Call Sign: V2DE7
Flag: Antigua Barbuda [AG]
AIS Vessel Type: Cargo
Gross Tonnage: 3164
Deadweight: 5000 t
Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 95.3m × 13.4m
Year Built: 2003
Status: Active
One of the very few Ford Flex models in the Netherlands. This full-size crossover car is available since 2008 but is not exported to Europe.
Peco Plaubel 13x18, adapted to 9x12 / Erno Ernolux 75mm 2.5 projector lens / Agfa Gevaert expired 9x12 paper negative
Me wearing his kicks and flexing them. I like this friend of mine and have a thing for him so to wear his sneakers is a huge deal to me.
Porterbrook-owned Class 769 'Flex Train' No. 769434, previously Class 319 EMU No. 319434, stands in the Great Central Railway's Leicester North station on 5th November 2018. This is a standard Class 319, but now with underfloor engines beneath both driving trailers so that the train can operate on both electric and diesel power, hence then 'Flex' name. Testing is being conducted on the GCR prior to the unit being formally handed over to Northern in the near future. A total of 8 units are heading for service with Northern, a further five, again in bi-mode, for Transport for Wales and a further nineteen tri-mode units (overhead, diesel & third rail) for Great Western Railway. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
The Flex-Foot Cheetah is a prosthetic human foot replacement currently produced by Össur. Unlike all previous foot prostheses, the Flex-Foot stores kinetic energy from the wearer's steps as potential energy, like a spring, allowing the wearer to run and jump. About 90 percent of amputee Paralympics runners use a variation of the original Flex-Foot design, as well as thousands of athletes around the world.
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This has been a project I've been working on for a little over a month now. With my growing interest in bionics has also developed into an interest in prosthetics in general. The Flex-Foot is one of the few non-mechanical prosthetics that caught my interest. But enough about all that jazz.
This doesn't completely stick to the Flex-Foot design, I wanted to choose usability over appearance so I used battle-droid feet to make it so the legs could connect to studs. I than took some battle-droid arms, cut off the hands, and modded them to give the blade look. And than I just cut some normal lego legs in half. I was thinking about painting some yellow trimming on it but decided just to stick with the standard look. I was also considering trying to paint some kind of logo on both of them but just thought it'd be impossible.
I might revisit them eventually, seeing as throughout the month I've been working on them I've found they're delicate as all hell, so I'm still trying to find a way to make them a lot more sturdy. Also I realized after painting that the left leg is slightly bent in, so that's another thing I'll need to touch up.