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Nikkormat FT3 Check Out

by PFMcFarland » Wed Nov 23, 2016 3:36 pm
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by PFMcFarland » Wed Nov 23, 2016 3:36 pm

Loaded some Kodak T-Max 100 in the camera, dumped it in the Domke bag full of Nikkor AI and AI-S lenses, and headed out into the smoke filled...

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Wed Nov 23, 2016 3:36 pm
45mm f/2 Rokkor-X on Minolta SRT

by minoly » Mon Nov 14, 2016 7:28 pm
Last post by minoly » Thu Nov 17, 2016 11:34 am
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by minoly » Mon Nov 14, 2016 7:28 pm

A light plastic lens such as the 45mm f/2 Rokkor-X might seem out of place on a large and heavy body, but it's common to find them on used Minolta...

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Last post by minoly
Thu Nov 17, 2016 11:34 am
Cosmorex SE Camera Test

by PFMcFarland » Sat Nov 12, 2016 12:30 pm
Last post by Julio1fer » Wed Nov 16, 2016 8:56 pm
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by PFMcFarland » Sat Nov 12, 2016 12:30 pm

This chrome bodied export version of the Zenit-E (only the name was changed) looks good. But the Auto Cosmogon 2/58 (renamed Helios-44M 2/58) that...

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Last post by Julio1fer
Wed Nov 16, 2016 8:56 pm
Nikon F Eye-Level with Four Nikkors

by PFMcFarland » Fri Sep 09, 2016 2:37 am
Last post by PFMcFarland » Sun Sep 11, 2016 8:37 pm
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by PFMcFarland » Fri Sep 09, 2016 2:37 am

Had some time to kill while the vehicle was in the shop, so I brought along my meter less Nikon F Eye-Level, and four non-AI lenses: Nikkor-N 1:2/...

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Last post by PFMcFarland
Sun Sep 11, 2016 8:37 pm
Camera for a first-timer

by melek » Fri Aug 19, 2016 10:22 am
Last post by melek » Wed Sep 07, 2016 9:59 pm
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by melek » Fri Aug 19, 2016 10:22 am

A friend of my daughter's needs a film camera for a college course.

I was going to loan her a Pentax K1000, but apparently I sold that last year....

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Last post by melek
Wed Sep 07, 2016 9:59 pm
Nikon F3HP test at Green Hill Highlander Games

by PFMcFarland » Tue Sep 06, 2016 8:14 pm
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by PFMcFarland » Tue Sep 06, 2016 8:14 pm

I went through a lot of frustration with this camera, thinking it was jammed, when I was really at the end of the roll even though the camera said I...

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Views: 5579

Last post by PFMcFarland
Tue Sep 06, 2016 8:14 pm
Sonnar and Flektogon in Exakta VXIIb

by Julio1fer » Thu Aug 25, 2016 2:46 pm
Last post by GrahamS » Tue Aug 30, 2016 5:16 am
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by Julio1fer » Thu Aug 25, 2016 2:46 pm

It is taking me about a month to complete a roll. Just finished a test roll for two new lenses that came from the German *bay auction site, a Sonnar...

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Last post by GrahamS
Tue Aug 30, 2016 5:16 am
Nikon F3 with AI 2.8/135

by PFMcFarland » Sun May 29, 2016 5:19 pm
Last post by GrahamS » Fri Jul 22, 2016 5:36 am
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by PFMcFarland » Sun May 29, 2016 5:19 pm
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While I was home in Indiana last week, I took a drive over to the next town to visit a flea market where I had seen a bunch of cameras in a locked...
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Last post by GrahamS
Fri Jul 22, 2016 5:36 am
Minolta SRT Keeps Going

by minoly » Thu May 05, 2016 10:32 pm
Last post by Julio1fer » Wed Jul 20, 2016 10:37 pm
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by minoly » Thu May 05, 2016 10:32 pm
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Many of the early manual SLR cameras were heavy concoctions of glass and metal. Nikons and Canons of that character are still written about with...
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Last post by Julio1fer
Wed Jul 20, 2016 10:37 pm
Exakta VXIIb - light leak or uneven shutter or ...?

by Julio1fer » Sun May 15, 2016 7:56 pm
Last post by GrahamS » Wed Jul 20, 2016 9:11 am
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by Julio1fer » Sun May 15, 2016 7:56 pm

I got this camera some time ago but had not really tried it. It came with an Isco 35mm lens that I wanted for my first VXIIb (I guess, this is how...

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Last post by GrahamS
Wed Jul 20, 2016 9:11 am
A quick test of Exakta lenses

by Julio1fer » Wed Jul 13, 2016 9:23 pm
Last post by minoly » Sat Jul 16, 2016 8:15 pm
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by Julio1fer » Wed Jul 13, 2016 9:23 pm

I got back the Exakta VXIIb body after CLA, with special attention to the shutter. Tried it with a number of lenses that have accumulated for the...

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Last post by minoly
Sat Jul 16, 2016 8:15 pm
Leica R3 with Elmarit-R 2.8/28 Test

by PFMcFarland » Thu Jun 02, 2016 8:49 pm
Last post by Brazile » Sat Jun 04, 2016 7:16 am
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by PFMcFarland » Thu Jun 02, 2016 8:49 pm

Loaded with Kodak T-Max 100, and a yellow Series VII filter on the Elmarit-R 1:2.8/28mm, the Leica R3 Electronic was ready for whatever I could find....

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Last post by Brazile
Sat Jun 04, 2016 7:16 am
Leica R-3 Electronic

by PFMcFarland » Sat May 28, 2016 3:51 pm
Last post by PFMcFarland » Wed Jun 01, 2016 12:17 am
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by PFMcFarland » Sat May 28, 2016 3:51 pm
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I found a less expensive entry point into the Red Dot Club. Now I just need to get some more lenses for it.

Leica R-3 by P F McFarland , on...
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Last post by PFMcFarland
Wed Jun 01, 2016 12:17 am
A tale of two F2S's

by PFMcFarland » Sun May 08, 2016 2:22 pm
Last post by Julio1fer » Thu May 12, 2016 10:10 pm
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by PFMcFarland » Sun May 08, 2016 2:22 pm
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To put it mildly, I have diverted from the path I set out on many years ago in gear acquisition to the detriment of my Nikon gear not getting enough...
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Last post by Julio1fer
Thu May 12, 2016 10:10 pm
Nikon N80 with AF Nikkor 28-105mm 1:3.5-4.5 D

by PFMcFarland » Sat Apr 30, 2016 9:45 pm
Last post by BillyBob » Wed May 04, 2016 8:12 am
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by PFMcFarland » Sat Apr 30, 2016 9:45 pm

When you buy a used camera and lens from a charity auction site, you can only hope for the best. I got lucky with this combo. Loaded with Kodak...

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Views: 11342

Last post by BillyBob
Wed May 04, 2016 8:12 am

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