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My old ME Super is being repaired now, so i've got another one. At last I found time to shot it. There is a Super Takumar 50/1.4 screw lens on it via adapter. Shot with Pentax k-x + SMC Pentax-M 50/1.7 wide open.
Finally getting around to rebuilding my apartment building for Brickfair VA 2014s Halo Collab moc. Im going to try to add an interior and get some better shots of it while I wait for the standards to come in for next years Halo Collab!
Lens: Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 L
Camera: Celestron NightScape CCD
Bought that giant mount just to slap on this tiny astrophotography setup! Makes sense, right?
Just got the adapter in the mail from Precise Parts (preciseparts.com/ppmain/home.html). The adapter is for mounting a Canon EF 200mm f/2.8L II lens to my CCD, which I believe has m42 threads. This little adapter was about $200! I think I need to get into the business of machining parts...
Thanks to Rob (pfile) for helping me out with this.
Nikon F2 - the one analog camera that I didn't give away. It's a keeper, even though I won't turn back to film.
Strobist info: Black velvet underneath and behind.
- Metz AF 48 N with Polaroid 10" softbox strapped on from the right
- Metz AF 48 N from top rear, set to 24mm lightcone
- Yongnuo 622N trigger and receivers
#Photopaddler
CC -by -nd
Finally have my own Hasselblad 500CM. Soooo pumped to use this on the regular. The 5D2 is now going on the back burner.
At last my 50 € Pentax 67 is back from the dead. This mean, but lean machine will be the star of a personal project that I have in my mind. As usual, I had to wait quite a bit to find a cheap lens for th 67 and a wide angle to boot. I don't like tele lenses, so, enter the 55/4.
The camera is not a nightmare to use, the contols are smooth and effortless, from the speed dial to the advance lever. The lens is exceptional in smoothness when focusing. Exceptional is the word about everything in this camera, from the size, the weight, the build, the finish and the quality of the photographs. I am a bit nervous about using it, as I fear I might not be up to this camera standards!
1994 Pentax P30t, mostly plastic, but a very light and good-handling camera. Easy to switch from automatic to manual exposure. I got this for my trip to Italy in 1994 after I realized that my 1980 Pentax K2 had become too unreliable to travel with.
The Dashboard of a Transbus Mini Pointless Dart operated by Transdev Keighley & District, new in 2004 as one of the towns "Zone" buses but painted in standard Green/Blue in 2010.
©1952 - Lumiere - France
All metal - crinkle finish box camera
Uses 620 film
Shutter must be cocked (bottom lever) before it can be fired.
Neat little camera!
“In a while, one of us will go up to bed
and the other one will follow.
Then we will slip below the surface of the night
into miles of water, drifting down and down
to the dark, soundless bottom
until the weight of dreams pulls us lower still.”
~ William Collins
In my effort to continue my 365 Project and to combat these ugly, rainy, cold days that get dark before I even get off work, I have to expand the types of photographs that I've been taking as well as the photo subjects. I took this board out of an old stock radio from my wife's previous car that we no longer own. It was just sitting out in the garage, so...why not?!?
Technical Information:
Camera - Nikon D5000
Lens – Nikkor 50mm Fixed
ISO – 160
Aperture – f/3.5
Exposure – 1/1250 sec
Focal Length – 50mm
Final adjustments were made with PS.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” ~Jeremiah 29:11
Nikon F ~1965
Photomic T viewfinder with TTL light metering.
35mm SLR
Nikkor-N Auto f=24mm, 1:2,8
That's my birthday present to myself
Here are some photos taken with this camera.
Reached Explore on Sep 21, 2009.
Highest position: 172 on Thursday, September 24, 2009.
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L-Prakticas are simple, all-mechanical M42 screwmount cameras that were produced in vast numbers (a total of almost 9 million cameras for all models) in East Germany. The EE2 and EE3 models are based on the L-series but are also radically different, as the shutter is electronic, offering aperture-priority autoexposure and manual mode. The shutter (vertical, metal) is stepless in auto mode (1-1/1000s) and speeds range from 1/30 to 1/1000s in manual mode. The shutter is totally battery-dependent (the camera uses a rare PX-21 4.5V cell) and without battery the camera is simply dead, the shutter does not open at all.
The EE cameras offer open-aperture metering with the "electric" line of Zeiss and Pentacon lenses (the usual kit lens was the 1.8/50 Pancolar). Other M42 lenses need to be stopped down for correct metering. ASA range goes up to 1600 and there is an exposure compensation (+2 to -2) switch. The camera is equipped with viewfinder blinds to avoid stray light during long exposures and a battery check switch is available.
The camera unmistakably derives its design from the L-series, but it feels heavier (perhaps due to more electronics), the prism housing is wider and the leatherette is thicker, providing better grip. Overall feel is a bit improved over the L-Prakticas, including fit, finish and action of the various dials and buttons. Film advance and shutter release are typical Praktica though, as is the average viewfinder. Luckily, mine came with a forgotten but still working battery and everything seems to work, although the meter behaves as if in spot mode with non-electric lenses attached. A very nice camera overall, surely the pride of Pentacon when it was released, its major drawback being the rare and expensive battery, although alternatives exist, if one feels creative!
My favorite compact, Olympus 35RC, all ready for action: small, light strap for hanging on shoulder, vented lens hood (uneccessary but fun) and wide angle finder (absolutely unecessary but fun).
I just can't say how nice it is to shoot with an RC -- I actually agree with Ken Rockwell that in many functional ways, this camera is better than a Leica.
This is a Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) film camera from 1958 for 120 film. It gives you images of 6x6cm. It's very similar to the Autocord "Export" version with Seikosha-MX shutter but includes a selenium meter as seen here. The light meter is not coupled and it gives you an EV value. Like all Minolta Autocord cameras, it comes with super sharp, legendary Rokkor lenses.
From Wiki:
A twin-lens reflex camera (TLR) is a type of camera with two objective lenses of the same focal length. One of the lenses is the photographic objective or "taking lens" (the lens that takes the picture), while the other is used for the viewfinder system, which is usually viewed from above at waist level. In addition to the objective, the viewfinder consists of a 45-degree mirror (the reason for the word reflex in the name), a matte focusing screen at the top of the camera, and a pop-up hood surrounding it. The two objectives are connected, so that the focus shown on the focusing screen will be exactly the same as on the film. However, many inexpensive TLRs are fixed-focus models. Most TLRs use leaf shutters with shutter speeds up to 1/500th sec with a B setting.
For practical purposes, all TLRs are film cameras, most often using 120 film, although there are many examples which used other formats. No general-purpose digital TLRs exist, since their heyday ended long prior to the digital era. The main exception is the collector-oriented Rollei Mini-Digi, introduced as a rather expensive "toy" in 2004.[1]
I have lots of different home-made plexiglass shapes but always seem to be drawn to the plain rectangular shape or the hoop. I have been taking a couple of small shapes out with me recently as they fit in with all my other gear but have not been inspired to paint with them as I find it takes a lot of concentration and time to create something I'm happy with. So drawing on inspiration from my LP friends, I set up my trusty circuit board and fixed the small "flame" plexi shape to a wheel attached to a tripod and using the Ryu's Lightworks V2 torch and my SonyA7iii mounted on a rotation gimbal, I rotated the flashing blade and capped between each of the 8 points of rotation using a Samyang 14mm lens. This had been preceded by a shot of the circuit board using a Minolta MD 50mm f1.7 with macro extension tubes, then lens capped and swapped mid-exposure for the Samyang. Chuffed at the 1 successful attempt. Packed up and a cup of tea.
PDS-02140
A magic collection of old radios from the 1920s to the 1960s.
Well worth a visit. Just check when they are open before calling.
So I’ve been looking to buy a Rollei 35 camera for some time and my delay was due to my criteria. It had to be black and made in Germany. Recently I came across two cameras that met this and purchased them both for a decent price. This is the first. It is in cosmetically excellent condition but it does have some fungus in the rear elements.
Lighting by Marcel.
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