Camera Talk

On the Konica III series, to close the back you must lift the D-ring in the bottom, turn it to the "C" (closed) mark, and then fold the D-ring back down so it does not depress the internal release pin. I always manage to forget this, the D ring swivels under force of gravity and I somehow ...

I have used this nice RF a few times but never really felt happy with it https://hosting.photobucket.com/186bdee3-b3ac-4c5b-a283-35846fbfd9f8/d54523de-dede-4b30-9bf1-688f0cd05233.jpeg The lens is great, weight and ergonomics are OK. But…the darn (un)safe mechanism for opening the back gets me every ...

A long time ago, I got a 2.8/40mm Tessar, M39 mount from Mike, the forum owner. It was originally for a Tenax iI, but adapted for Barnack Leicas. https://hosting.photobucket.com/186bdee3-b3ac-4c5b-a283-35846fbfd9f8/1dd8e7c0-690e-4d85-8e2d-229651ab5300.jpeg When tried the first time, it did not focus...

Good tip!

The lens was Canon 50mm f/1.8.

Went to the fishing boats dock with the Canon 7, and got lucky. A small boat was coming in with its catch. https://hosting.photobucket.com/186bdee3-b3ac-4c5b-a283-35846fbfd9f8/5a943a2a-7690-4346-861e-0f4dd41e3ac8.jpg https://hosting.photobucket.com/186bdee3-b3ac-4c5b-a283-35846fbfd9f8/0c2bb5d8-ed89-...

An unusual SLR, interesting!

Beautiful little folder in good hands! Those Solinar lenses are great.

Good place for architecture photography! I like that funny robot, it might have escaped from the Wizard of Oz.

Experiment with closeup lens about 20 years ago…