A miller Posted March 19, 2017 Share #29321 Posted March 19, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) Yea yea! I'll get there. Are you happy with it's handling and focusing? Obviously the lens is not a point of contention here. Mark Thumbs up on the handling. Great IQ. It has vey good manual focus IQ, but the shutter doesn't advance instantaneously and instead the lens need to zip in focus position first. Annoying for really quick shooting but par for the course as far as these little compact film cameras go (except for the Oly XA series, which btw I just received a sealed in box XA-4 to play with ) The auto focus is pretty good. I am sobering up to the fact that there is just isn't anything like a rangefinder.... BUT YOU STILL NEED ONE OF THESE 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A miller Posted March 19, 2017 Share #29322 Posted March 19, 2017 I agree with Gary, Eoin. Great results with an unconventional focal length. Well done. Nice to see you again and hope all is ok and you haven't been shooting too much digital - the radiation isn't good for you, you know.... I've been away for a bit, and haven't had a chance to develop any of my exposed films until today (when I worked out that my remaining fixer appears foobarred). It's good to see that The Thread has been as busy as ever. SWC w/ Tri-X at Aussie National Track Champ's in Brisbane... B001 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr B002 by Eoin Christie, on Flickr Very lovely, as usual, Chris. What film? Back to 35mm for some orchids. Orchids 5 by chrism229, on Flickr Orchids 4 by chrism229, on Flickr Orchids 3 by chrism229, on Flickr The last one is from a full resolution .fff scan, and shows just how much detail there is in these tiny ( ) negatives! Chris 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EoinC Posted March 19, 2017 Share #29323 Posted March 19, 2017 Back to 35mm for some orchids. Orchids 5 by chrism229, on Flickr Orchids 4 by chrism229, on Flickr Orchids 3 by chrism229, on Flickr The last one is from a full resolution .fff scan, and shows just how much detail there is in these tiny ( ) negatives! Chris Beautiful work, Chris! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted March 19, 2017 Share #29324 Posted March 19, 2017 Another from the Minolta TC-1 with Portra 400 NYC (of course) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 11 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/205842-i-like-filmopen-thread/?do=findComment&comment=3236622'>More sharing options...
A miller Posted March 19, 2017 Share #29325 Posted March 19, 2017 And another from the recent snow blizzard... The challenge of hailing a taxi in these conditions... M7, 28mm elmarit pre asph Portra 400 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 19 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/205842-i-like-filmopen-thread/?do=findComment&comment=3236624'>More sharing options...
EoinC Posted March 19, 2017 Share #29326 Posted March 19, 2017 I agree with Gary, Eoin. Great results with an unconventional focal length. Well done. Nice to see you again and hope all is ok and you haven't been shooting too much digital - the radiation isn't good for you, you know.... Hi, Adam. It's great to be back. I've been too busy to shoot anything much at all (although I did take my Monochrom to Thailand, Malaysian Borneo, and Brunei last week, totaling about 20 clicks). The SWC is such a joy to use, it encourages delving into the ridiculous - My natural habitat. I'm very much liking your immersion in the 35mm compact market. Keep it up! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EoinC Posted March 19, 2017 Share #29327 Posted March 19, 2017 Advertisement (gone after registration) A few more from the same roll. Hope nobody minds the rather gruesome theme; this is nature after all, messy, brutal and beautiful. I'm putting together an album of lion "portraits" taken in 2005 for my soon-to-be-relaunched site. More snaps than anything else but still fun to go through old photos. 200/2.8 2X What a series, Philip! Like Adam, the last one is particularly catching - Contentment in a sea of red. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted March 19, 2017 Share #29328 Posted March 19, 2017 Hi, Adam. It's great to be back. I've been too busy to shoot anything much at all (although I did take my Monochrom to Thailand, Malaysian Borneo, and Brunei last week, totaling about 20 clicks). The SWC is such a joy to use, it encourages delving into the ridiculous - My natural habitat. I'm very much liking your immersion in the 35mm compact market. Keep it up! Very interesting, Eoin. Speaking of delving into the ridiculous, I also just received this old Nikon "action touch" waterproof 35mm film camera from Japan.... I am totally psyched! Hope it works! The possibilities are endless (heavy rain, snow, pool, beach...) Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 10 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/205842-i-like-filmopen-thread/?do=findComment&comment=3236627'>More sharing options...
B.Toews Posted March 19, 2017 Share #29329 Posted March 19, 2017 Leica M3, Zeiss 50mm f/2 Planar, Ilford FP4, Kodak D76 Untitled by Brendan | Toews, on Flickr Leica M3, Zeiss 50mm f/2 Planar, Ilford HP5 @ 1600, Kodak D76 Untitled by Brendan | Toews, on Flickr Leica M4-P, Zeiss 28mm f/2.8 Biogon, Ilford Delta 100, Kodak D76 Untitled by Brendan | Toews, on Flickr Yashica Mat 124G, Ilford HP5 Untitled by Brendan | Toews, on Flickr 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbealnz Posted March 19, 2017 Share #29330 Posted March 19, 2017 Very interesting, Eoin. Speaking of delving into the ridiculous, I also just received this old Nikon "action touch" waterproof 35mm film camera from Japan.... I am totally psyched! Hope it works! The possibilities are endless (heavy rain, snow, pool, beach...) Perfect for your next foray to The Dead Sea. Gary 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrism Posted March 19, 2017 Share #29331 Posted March 19, 2017 Very lovely, as usual, Chris. What film? Just cheapo Superia 400. C. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EoinC Posted March 19, 2017 Share #29332 Posted March 19, 2017 And another from the recent snow blizzard... The challenge of hailing a taxi in these conditions... M7, 28mm elmarit pre asph Portra 400 I like the background in this, also, Adam. Good work on the decisive moment! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixteen pads Posted March 19, 2017 Share #29333 Posted March 19, 2017 Hello ! Few snaps I took for a friend the other day at their fashion design studio. Shot with Leica CL with dead meter and summicron 40mm. Stock : Agfa Vista 200. thanks for watching. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted March 19, 2017 Share #29334 Posted March 19, 2017 Perfect for your next foray to The Dead Sea. Gary ha, ha, I wish....nothing survives the dead sea... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbealnz Posted March 19, 2017 Share #29335 Posted March 19, 2017 ha, ha, I wish....nothing survives the dead sea... I reckon the Nikon will, try it. Gary 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
A miller Posted March 19, 2017 Share #29336 Posted March 19, 2017 I reckon the Nikon will, try it. Gary Do I have your guarantee? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EoinC Posted March 19, 2017 Share #29337 Posted March 19, 2017 Thanks Richard. The square Vs 3:2 is made simpler for me by using the A16 film back, and while I am the first to agree all SWC shots should be square, it gives a bit more miles per gallon, and I find some shots are more suited to a rectangular format. I was possibly trying to rationalize my equipment list for the Europe trip in a few months. I will take the M6 and the 21/35/50, that's a given. If the SA21 gave me "much the same" sort of view as the SWC, it would allow me to jettison 2 kilos plus of camera weight. Not to mention a heap of weird film. Ultimately though I can see myself taking both/all. Thanks again Gary Practically speaking, Gary, the M6 w/ SA 21mm will do all that you need...but then who are we to err towards the practical? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbealnz Posted March 19, 2017 Share #29338 Posted March 19, 2017 Practically speaking, Gary, the M6 w/ SA 21mm will do all that you need...but then who are we to err towards the practical? Exactly, never done it before, why start now? Gary 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshtog Posted March 19, 2017 Share #29339 Posted March 19, 2017 Hello ! Few snaps I took for a friend the other day at their fashion design studio. Shot with Leica CL with dead meter and summicron 40mm. Stock : Agfa Vista 200. thanks for watching. These are awesome Perfect feel for the label. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wattsy Posted March 19, 2017 Share #29340 Posted March 19, 2017 I am sobering up to the fact that there is just isn't anything like a rangefinder.... Yes. I've owned most of the good compacts in the past – T2, T3, Minilux – and whilst they all have good lenses capable of excellent results (image quality simply isn't an issue) none of them can hold a candle to a decent RF camera for inherent usability. You get none of the instinctive control you get with an M rangefinder (it focusses when and where you want it to and the camera fires at exactly the moment you desire) and you get a poky little view of the world to boot. I truly believe that once you become familiar with a Leica M camera, no other "35mm" camera is an adequate substitute. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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