Camera Talk

I called Microsoft Support once for a technical problem. The FORTRAN-80 compiler was setting the high-order bit of the common block name but ASM-80 did not, making it impossible to share memory between them. They told me that problem was fixed in FORTRAN-80 3.44, which I bought. The Microsoft suppor...

Too funny!

I get the "Look of Great Disappointment" from my daughter, would fit right in!

I've done some lens swapping... https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5649/22573680840_5c040b49e2_o.jpg Warm November Day by fiftyonepointsix , on Flickr 1934 CZJ 5cm f1.5 Sonnar, converted to LTM using a J-3 mount. Wide-Open On the M9. https://farm1.staticflickr.com/699/22735597306_b07115400f_o.jpg Warm N...

Is it deep into the lens, or on some of the outer elements? I've gone in 1-element deep on the S1 70~210 before. Deeper on the 85~240 (maybe?) Vivitar. With the Canon FD mount: I found out the hard way there are lots of Ball Bearings that will fall out once the rear mount is off. I much prefer RF le...

Now I know why Kodak moved the wind lever to the bottom of the camera when they put the Meter in. Hard to know what the designer was thinking about with the VF so close to the advance lever, and probably why it is so small.

I've never had one of these, the fully-auto Olympus DC (?) I think had the same lens. Olympus tended to use more elements in their lenses than did the competition. The SP is a 7-element lens, the RC is a 5 element lens. All the images from them were sharp, and higher contrast. Now- I'm down to an Ol...

I saw a pile of those at a Photorama show some 15 years ago, they wanted $49 for each. "I Passed"...

Sometimes epic fails are fun to collect, and usually cheaper than "Epic Success".

And it does pretty good with color,

400mm F6.3 Tele-Astranar

I had one of these when 14, used with my Argus/Cosina STL1000. Got a lot pf pictures of Football games, Field Hockey, and other outdoor sports in the High School yearbook with it. I traded that lens off over 35 years ago after picking up Nikkor lenses. Paid $34.94 for the lens, another $10 for the c...

She is beautiful- Nikki was also "Hat Chick" when that age. I kept some of the favorite hats, got her through some tough times in the hospital.