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A rechargeable PX625 battery

by melek » Thu Sep 03, 2026 8:54 pm
Last post by titrisol » Fri Sep 04, 2026 9:42 am
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by melek » Thu Sep 03, 2026 8:54 pm

I've been using these for a couple of months. It has worked in every camera and meter that accepts the old PX625/MR-9/PX13 mercury cell.

I'm going...

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Last post by titrisol
Fri Sep 04, 2026 9:42 am
Film making, sort of

by Brazile » Wed Feb 25, 2026 8:46 am
Last post by Brazile » Tue Mar 03, 2026 6:19 am
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by Brazile » Wed Feb 25, 2026 8:46 am

Not a perfect match in the subforums for this topic, but it's been so long since I bestirred myself to make a new post, I probably missed an obvious...

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Last post by Brazile
Tue Mar 03, 2026 6:19 am
Letchworth Park gelatin dry plate workshop report

by Brazile » Wed Feb 25, 2026 10:17 am
Last post by Brazile » Sun Mar 01, 2026 8:00 am
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by Brazile » Wed Feb 25, 2026 10:17 am

Short version: I helped teach a photography workshop last summer. Despite my fears, it went fine.

(very) Long version:

As I mentioned in my...

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Last post by Brazile
Sun Mar 01, 2026 8:00 am
Photo calendar.

by alexvaras » Fri Nov 28, 2025 4:48 pm
Last post by PFMcFarland » Wed Jan 14, 2026 1:36 am
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by alexvaras » Fri Nov 28, 2025 4:48 pm
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I have the silly idea of doing a calendar for 2026 and one of the things I would like to include is those days for using this or that type of camera...
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Last post by PFMcFarland
Wed Jan 14, 2026 1:36 am
Flickr alternative?

by scott » Sun Dec 07, 2025 10:35 am
Last post by titrisol » Thu Dec 11, 2025 12:54 pm
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by scott » Sun Dec 07, 2025 10:35 am

‘Morning all -

Time has come. Want off flickr. Aside from the $75 annual fee that started at like $15, it’s become a cesspool. With the acceleration...

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Last post by titrisol
Thu Dec 11, 2025 12:54 pm
Your stats for '24

by P C Headland » Fri Jan 03, 2025 9:37 pm
Last post by PFMcFarland » Mon Jan 13, 2025 11:18 am
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by P C Headland » Fri Jan 03, 2025 9:37 pm

I thought it would be interesting to count up how many rolls of films I shot last year, and how many cameras & lenses I acquired.

Small format:...

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Last post by PFMcFarland
Mon Jan 13, 2025 11:18 am
Camera recovered from Aconcagua glacier after 50 years

by Julio1fer » Sun Dec 10, 2023 1:03 pm
Last post by melek » Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:31 pm
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by Julio1fer » Sun Dec 10, 2023 1:03 pm

From NY Times

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Last post by melek
Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:31 pm
Lens simulator

by titrisol » Tue Feb 21, 2023 11:01 am
Last post by GrahamS » Sun Mar 19, 2023 9:13 am
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by titrisol » Tue Feb 21, 2023 11:01 am

The optic explorer seems like an interesting tool for optical design/sharing

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Last post by GrahamS
Sun Mar 19, 2023 9:13 am
When a hobby becomes a business.

by alexvaras » Sun Nov 20, 2022 6:01 am
Last post by Santiago Montenegro » Mon Nov 28, 2022 2:20 pm
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by alexvaras » Sun Nov 20, 2022 6:01 am
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My dear friends,

I was busy since we moved to Spain with all paperwork, etc… and only now September I had time to the company starting, more...
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Last post by Santiago Montenegro
Mon Nov 28, 2022 2:20 pm
Ringo Photographer

by Philip » Sun Oct 22, 2017 10:30 am
Last post by titrisol » Mon Aug 29, 2022 8:34 am
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by Philip » Sun Oct 22, 2017 10:30 am
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Interesting shots by Ringo of the Beatles in 1964, and of Ringo with his Spotmatic. In picture #8, George is shown with a camera in his hand too....
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Last post by titrisol
Mon Aug 29, 2022 8:34 am
Cameraderie: the movie

by Sandeha » Tue Oct 26, 2021 3:39 am
Last post by GrahamS » Sun Oct 31, 2021 7:09 am
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by Sandeha » Tue Oct 26, 2021 3:39 am

I have filmed a summary of my camera building on YouTube, covering 17 years of making and mods. It includes film shots in colour and black and white,...

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Last post by GrahamS
Sun Oct 31, 2021 7:09 am
New to me - Vivitar Series 1 90mm macro

by melek » Wed Jun 02, 2021 1:25 pm
Last post by GrahamS » Sun Jun 13, 2021 8:31 am
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by melek » Wed Jun 02, 2021 1:25 pm

I've looked at this lens for decades, and I decided to buy one recently. The Vivitar Series 1 90mm first appeared in the 1970s, which doesn't seem...

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Last post by GrahamS
Sun Jun 13, 2021 8:31 am
Communist Camera Day 2021.

by LarryD » Sun Apr 18, 2021 10:47 pm
Last post by titrisol » Tue May 11, 2021 10:07 am
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by LarryD » Sun Apr 18, 2021 10:47 pm

I started it years ago and then it fell to the side of life and then the Virus. I know it is short notice but I got a few working so maybe we can...

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Last post by titrisol
Tue May 11, 2021 10:07 am
Postcard circle event II

by alexvaras » Sun Feb 14, 2021 8:48 am
Last post by Julio1fer » Sat Feb 20, 2021 8:03 pm
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by alexvaras » Sun Feb 14, 2021 8:48 am

Hi all,

I wonder if anyone is up to a new round or we should wait till lockdowns are finished.
Same format? Or something different?

Ideas are...

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Views: 30865

Last post by Julio1fer
Sat Feb 20, 2021 8:03 pm
Macro lens advice

by Felilld » Tue Jul 28, 2020 4:23 pm
Last post by titrisol » Tue Aug 04, 2020 2:56 pm
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by Felilld » Tue Jul 28, 2020 4:23 pm

Good evening all,

I'm seriously considering buying a macro lens and trying to get in to macro photography shooting flowers, bugs, flies etc etc....

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Last post by titrisol
Tue Aug 04, 2020 2:56 pm

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