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You can see the shutter speed in the bottom the focus confirmation circle and the metering gauge.
As you change the aperture and shutter speed the needle with the circle will move up and down. The moment it overlaps with the metering needle, the photo is properly exposed.
The focusing circle can be describe as a analog focus speaking. Any portion on the circle that shimmers (looks like crystals) is out of focus. I think this is one of reason people complain that manual lenses are too difficult to focus on modern DSLRs.
Somebody once asked, "How do you know what you're shooting with a pinhole camera?"
A well known photographer recently said composing a pinhole photograph was a matter of guesswork.
I know many pinholers like this way of working but there is a way to get exactly what you want if (like me) you're not so free and easy. (I think the hit-and-miss approach puts some people off trying)
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I mostly use my Zero69 on the square format setting.
The focal length is 40mm and the film height is 5.5cm.
The first thing to do is to scratch a deep line down the center of a cokin filter.
Measure 40mm down that line and scratch another line at a right angle. This is your projected focal length.
Measure 5.5cm on that second line so that it sits equally either side of the center-line and mark it. This is your 'projected film plane.'
Scratch two lines from these marks down to the base of the center-line.
All three lines should join together on the edge of your filter.
When composing a photograph place the filter up against the front of the camera directly in line with the pinhole.
Look directly down the 'field of view' lines. Everything you see that sits between these lines will be in the photograph.
Repeat for the Y-axis (up+down)
The center-line is useful for positioning the focal point off-center.
This example was given using a 40mm focal-plane camera. If you're using 25mm, change the math. The same applies if you're shooting at 6x9 and so on and so forth.
It's better to use a cokin filter than a piece of card as you can see through it.
Sony NEX-5N review -http://soundimageplus.blogspot.com/search/label/Sony%20NEX-5N%20Review
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Sony NEX-5N Voigtlander 75mm f/2.5 Heliar and OLED viewfinder
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Sony NEX-5N High ISO - is it the best I've ever used? - SonyImagePlus? - A77 jpgs.
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My logo with Kirstin McKee's image :)
The big Army laser cannon that Kaneda busts out at the end of Akira, a landmark 1988 animated feature film. The Kaneda fig isn't anything special, he's just there to pose the weapon.
I took a Brickarms Heavy Laser Cannon prototype (with Viewfinder), drilled out the barrel and filed down the front of the viewfinder in order to insert trans-clear and trans-blue styrene rods, respectively. The battery pack is scratchbuilt from styrene, a cotter pin, insulated wire and craft ribbon. Then painted. I treated the trans styrene and viewfinder display with Future after dullcoating the entire thing.
Looking in the viewfinder of a Nikon FE
*Split image focusing screen
*Match needle lightmeter
** Green shows the current speed
** Needle the metered speed
*Judas window showing aperture of lens on top
Illustration for: camera-wiki.org/wiki/Nikon_FE
A well-built viewfinder camera taking 4x4cm images on 127 roll film, by Leidorf of Wetzlar, Germany. c.1952. This has been seen on the web wrongly described as a 35mm camera.
The back release is by twisting the strap lugs 90 degrees and sloding the back and base downwards.
Triplon 50mm/2.8 lens in a Prontor-S shutter, speeds 1-1/100 + 1/300 + B.
The aperture scale goes 2.8/3.5,4.5,6.3,9,12, and then a bit firther to an unmarked f16 or so - strangely on what would normally by half-stop marks.
Taken on: Nikon F2 (waist-level viewfinder) with Delta 3200
Scanned on: Nikon Coolscan 4000 film scanner
In 1984 two of Southern Vectis's open toppers, Bristol K5G 502 (CDL 899) and Bristol LD6G 502 (MDL 952) could be found working on circular route 43 which ran from Ryde Esplanade via Havenstreet, Robin Hill, across the Downs and back via Brading to Ryde. Both carried a striking blue white and green livery complete with 'Viewfinder' branding. Here on the evening of June 4th 1985 it is seen at Battersea Wharf in London ready for attendance at the Epsom Derby the following day This race was won by the 9/4 favorite Slip Anchor. Oh the powers of the Internet! PS. Sorry for the blurred image.
With the wide angle lens viewfinder adapter for the screw-on lens. The adapter is pretty light and I'm pretty sure will break easily.
Hacon
Cute Bakelite camera from about 1950 for 2.5x2.5 frames, rollfilm 828 (or perhaps rollfilm 127, since the 828 wasn't available any more). The shutter can be set to "Z" (for "Zeit"=time, which is "B") or "M" (for "Moment", it should be something around 1/30 s). The camera has no thread for a cable release, but one for a tripod. For such a simple camera it has a nice Newton viewfinder. The lens has a fixed f-stop of f/8 and consists probably of only one element, and it is a fixed-focus type. I didn't manage to open the camera so far, I'm afraid of breaking off these little ears.
It's a pretty rare bird, I've only found four sources of information:
* Camerawiki lists the Hacon under cameras made by the Genos company without further information, but there is noticed, that Genos was "Norisan" before WWII. The Hacon looks pretty much like an update of the Nori, a camera made by Norisan.
* I found a picture of it in the first of the Abring books. No manufacturer mentioned, but "Optik 8/35mm" and the date "ca. 1950". (H. D. Abring maintained a photo museum and published his comprehensive collection in four books)
* I found one single picture of the camera in the net, described with "made by Hahn & Co, Zirndorf".
* Perhaps a volume of the all-knowing Hartmut Thiele brings enlightening: The Genos Kamerabau was located in Nuremberg/Germany and owned by the W. Oswald KG. The company's residence was in Nuremberg, but the factory was located in Zirndorf, nearby. There is also an entry of Hahn & Co in Zirndorf as manufacturer of the Hacon.
So, it is not unlikely that Hahn & Co was just hired by W. Oswald to produce all those Genos cameras and Mr. Hahn tried to make one on its own account. Or Mr. Hahn was a former employee.
At 8:15 am, on Monday, 6 August 1945, Little Boy carrying 50kg of uranium 235 was dropped on Hiroshima by the crew of the American B-29 bomber Enola Gay.
Photographer Yoshito Matsushige took this photo of the survivors at 11am, 2,270m from the hypocentre. He later wrote:
'I fought with myself for 30 minutes before I could take the first picture. After taking the first, I grew strangely calm and wanted to get closer. I took about ten steps forward and tried to snap another, but the scenes I saw were so gruesome my viewfinder clouded with tears'......[Peace Memorial Museum]
Peace Memorial Museum, Hiroshima 広島市, Honshu 本州, Japan 日本国 (Friday 5 Sep 2008 @ 9:15am).
Wild Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum)
The seeds are an important winter food resource for some birds, notably the European Goldfinch. Teasels are often grown in gardens and encouraged on some nature reserves to attract them.
Kit: Fuji X-Pro1 with XF 60mm F2.4 R macro lens.
Exif: 1/250sec @ F2.4, ISO 200
TTV shot looking through the viewfinder of an Argus Seventy-five with a Fuji x10 camera. A "filter" has been added to the image to enhance the "antique" quality.
My own hometown was a very sad sight during the winter celebration, so I decided to show you some more views of Ljubljana instead - where signs of the crisis aren't so apparent (if at all - as it usually goes with capital cities).
Anyway, seems that somebody decided to direct views of people crossing the Congress Square to the city castle (well, fortress actually) and encourage them to take pictures of it, by setting this mock viewfinder up in the air.
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HDR from three exposures [1/4, 2/3, 2 sec]
Tonemapped as close as possible to real colours.
Redish tone of the castle is real (the floodlights illuminating it, change colour every few seconds) - as is the blueish tone (probably extending well into UV) around street lamps under the castle. Some idiot public servant obviously decided that street lamps don't need shades on top - as if the sky over Ljubljana wasn't enough light-polluted already...
Top row shows front of viewfinder adaptor for 828 and half 620 film sizes.
Bottom row shows front viewfinder adaptor. Not shown is adaptor for square shots.
Kodak Tourist Adapter Kit
Enables you to take four sizes of negatives.
Full 620 - 2 ¼ x 3 ¼ inch
Half 620 - 1 5/8 x 2 ¼ inch
Square - 2 ¼ c 2 ¼ inch
828 - 28 x 40mm
Stefanie Woods at the Skateworld PDX Strobist meet-up holding a Kodak Duaflex II camera.
Strobist: 550ex with blue gel behind model, 580exII with gridded snoot at camera left, Vivitar285 in strip bank on camera left. All triggered via pocket wizards.
My new "daily" camera.
I always carry a camera around with me and my old faithful camera ended up in a pint of beer!!!!
Obviously I will continue using my DSLR for photographic forays but a lot of images will come from this shiny machine. I only wish it had a viewfinder!
Holding the protective viewfinder four feet away from my camera was a daunting task, but it turned out great!