yeah, also in my experience the xa2 defaults to being a bit underexposed. so I'd probably just generally set the iso to a speed or two slower than the box speed of the film.
― lou reed scott walker monks niagra (chinavision!), Friday, 6 April 2012 13:01 (eleven years ago) link
If you want cheaper/newer than a XA2, there's the Olympus Stylus Epic DLX (or mju II). AF instead of rangefinder, but small and quality. I've been hoping to run across one at a thrift shop but no dice so far.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Friday, 6 April 2012 14:37 (eleven years ago) link
yeah I picked one up at a flea market and I agree, the stylus epic is great. and the flash is built in. it goes with me everywhere, often alongside the leica for quick auto-exposed or strobe lit shots. the one thing is that there's like a 1/8th or maybe 1/16th second delay between when the button is pressed and the shutter is fired. and the autofocus can be a little finicky.
― lou reed scott walker monks niagra (chinavision!), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:10 (eleven years ago) link
oh and you can't rate the film faster or slower, but you *can* spot meter.
― lou reed scott walker monks niagra (chinavision!), Friday, 6 April 2012 15:11 (eleven years ago) link
i have bought two xa2's and neither has had a responsive shutter button :(
― ♆ (gr8080), Friday, 6 April 2012 18:16 (eleven years ago) link
hey thank you y'all
― john-claude van donne (schlump), Saturday, 7 April 2012 17:20 (eleven years ago) link
milo let's see that xpro
― catbus otm (gbx), Tuesday, 10 April 2012 17:08 (eleven years ago) link
XP1 via iPhone and Facebook's newest acquisition:http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7133/6919273920_3a8432c9f2_z.jpgUntitled by celluloidpropaganda, on Flickr
when I went to get the grip for it, my camera shoppe had a Nikon 35Ti on consignment for $125. I figure I could flip it on Ebay for more if I don't like it, but it's pretty awesome so far:http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7198/7065355201_550e222046_z.jpgUntitled by celluloidpropaganda, on Flickrhttp://farm6.staticflickr.com/5350/6919276930_787133ac70.jpgUntitled by celluloidpropaganda, on Flickr
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Tuesday, 10 April 2012 19:24 (eleven years ago) link
I love my 35Ti (see post upthread), despite a few glaring flaws (those tiny flash buttons, shutter or aperture displayed in viewfinder but not both), but the lens is astoundingly sharp and the whole thing just feels like it was crafted from an anvil. And that gauge cluster <3 <3 <3 especially since it lights up at night (press middle top button, or halfway on shutter release).
― everything else is secondary (Lee626), Wednesday, 11 April 2012 12:15 (eleven years ago) link
http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad215/jiaoqu/argusc4m.jpg
― dylannn, Thursday, 12 April 2012 01:42 (eleven years ago) link
not mine, but the Fuji Klasse W looks pretty dope - 28mm f/2.8 P&Stoo bad they're almost $600 new from Japan
http://www.fujifilm.co.jp/corporate/news/article/img/ffnr0052.jpg
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Tuesday, 17 April 2012 21:01 (eleven years ago) link
it looks pretty generic and everything but i picked up a konica big mini a few days ago and thought it was one of the uglier things in my collection of point & shoots but it makes really crispy pictures (and i heard robert frank uses one)
http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad215/jiaoqu/robertfrank222222.jpg
source = http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48595
so it must be good right?
― dylannn, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 03:18 (eleven years ago) link
the konica big mini is p legendary
― dayo, Wednesday, 18 April 2012 11:06 (eleven years ago) link
soft release: received
thx milo! i just played around with it a little bit (need to buy film), but i really like it already. now just need to figure out how to take it off for stowage w/o losing the thing
― catbus otm (gbx), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 17:46 (eleven years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/RLyrM.jpg
― dayo, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 19:42 (eleven years ago) link
ha!
― catbus otm (gbx), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 19:53 (eleven years ago) link
I bought a new camera* last week and I am contemplating buying another one soon
*now it's at the repair shop
― dayo, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:03 (eleven years ago) link
I got a used Fuji Klasse W from KEH, but I'm returning it. More dinged-up than expected and too heavy to pocket. Stick with my Olympus Stylus Epic/mju ii unless I run across a Ricoh GR1S or 1V on the cheap.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:08 (eleven years ago) link
I am lusting after this
http://i.imgur.com/lEzEt.jpg
― dayo, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:11 (eleven years ago) link
you can't say you bought a new camera without elaborating!
― lou reed scott walker monks niagra (chinavision!), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:53 (eleven years ago) link
I've always hoped to run across a sweet deal on a Mamiya 7http://urbanindiana.com/cameras/mamiya_7.jpg
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 20:59 (eleven years ago) link
or in the event of lotto win, since they're $3k: Bessa IIIWhttp://www.cameraquest.com/jpg2/voigt_IIIw_box.jpg
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 21:00 (eleven years ago) link
are those all medium format?
― ♆ (gr8080), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 21:08 (eleven years ago) link
yeah
― dayo, Tuesday, 1 May 2012 21:10 (eleven years ago) link
I placed an order for film yesterday and was kinda shocked at the limited range of color negative films out there now. basically, fuji and kodak both have one pro, one consumer version and that's it.
I've just started buying all the Superia 400 at Wal-Mart. The latest price increases put Portra 400 out of range for me when you include shipping.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 23:13 (eleven years ago) link
yeah portra is just too expensive to use that often. kodak and fuji consumer stuff is the way to go, and can look really nice if you work with it. I know for b&w, at adorama they sell 3-packs of Ilford HP5 for just under $10. probably pretty cost effective to order that stuff online.DAYO WHAT CAMERA DID YOU BUY???
― lou reed scott walker monks niagra (chinavision!), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 12:49 (eleven years ago) link
all will be revealed
― dayo, Wednesday, 2 May 2012 14:03 (eleven years ago) link
good cuz some of us are freaking out here
― lou reed scott walker monks niagra (chinavision!), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 14:29 (eleven years ago) link
srsly mang c'mon already
― catbus otm (gbx), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 14:33 (eleven years ago) link
GF went for G3 w/20mm f1.7
off to USVI tomorrow, hopef should get some dece pics
― ༼◍ྀ ౪ ◍ི ༽ (cozen), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 14:35 (eleven years ago) link
Oh yes. Would love that combo myself.
― Michael Jones, Wednesday, 2 May 2012 15:31 (eleven years ago) link
dayo: http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost-classifieds/showproduct.php?product=33956
$450 for a first-gen GW690
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Wednesday, 2 May 2012 23:48 (eleven years ago) link
hmm, guess that's not as good a deal as I thought, KEH BGN GW690 for $429
thanks for the heads up!
― dayo, Wednesday, 2 May 2012 23:55 (eleven years ago) link
lol at $7k new Leica 50/2
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Thursday, 10 May 2012 18:07 (eleven years ago) link
HEY YOU
― catbus otm (gbx), Thursday, 10 May 2012 18:09 (eleven years ago) link
patience
I did go to a yard sale today, bought a nimslo 3d and an olympus stylus (the original 35/3.5 one, not the newer epic)
― dayo, Thursday, 10 May 2012 18:47 (eleven years ago) link
is that the mju-i? i have that, now, having bought an mju-ii on ebay & got burned by the seller. i googled around, i think it's pretty similar just with occasionally less reliable AF.
― blossom smulch (schlump), Friday, 11 May 2012 10:05 (eleven years ago) link
I am in temporary possession of a summicron 50 (old).
― catbus otm (gbx), Saturday, 12 May 2012 02:01 (eleven years ago) link
http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad215/jiaoqu/minoltaaffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff.jpg
really really like shooting with this. just for the weight and feel of it.
― dylannn, Sunday, 13 May 2012 02:34 (eleven years ago) link
"Hey, kids, I'm just going to take a photo of this old camera a friend gave me - I'll come and play with you in a minute, ok?" They won.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7229/7326616480_7edc59cf0b_z.jpg
― Michael Jones, Sunday, 3 June 2012 11:34 (eleven years ago) link
aw.
― ♆ (gr8080), Sunday, 3 June 2012 17:41 (eleven years ago) link
oh X100 why are you such a flake. had mine 3/4 weeks and now it suddenly won't turn on. haven't been out in rain, dropped it, or anything. have tried different batteries.
welp, back to the store with you. ~sigh~
― ༼◍ྀ ౪ ◍ི ༽ (cozen), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 20:52 (eleven years ago) link
...
it was a corrupt mem card in the end. phewwwww
― ༼◍ྀ ౪ ◍ི ༽ (cozen), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 21:24 (eleven years ago) link
be careful of the sticky aperture
― un® (dayo), Wednesday, 20 June 2012 23:13 (eleven years ago) link
ya 4 real
picked up a big mini cheap off ebay
― ༼◍ྀ ౪ ◍ི ༽ (cozen), Thursday, 21 June 2012 07:50 (eleven years ago) link
http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad215/jiaoqu/yashirker.jpg
ayi had a seagull tlr for a while and i loved it but never really properly used it and i had trouble getting interesting film in northeastern chinaand i could find plenty of places to develop what i shot but never anywhere to make good scansit had a pretty soft hazy lens tooit was fun to carry around thoughi sold iti just bought a yashica ayep
― dylannn, Wednesday, 4 July 2012 04:08 (eleven years ago) link
http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad215/jiaoqu/seagull.jpg
Electric Light Orchestra Telephone Line Lyrics Send "Telephone Line" Ringtone to your CellSongwriters: LYNNE, JEFFHello--how are youHave you been alright, through all those lonely nights,That's what I'd say, I'd tell you everything,If you'd pick up that telephone.
Hey--how you feelinAre you still the sameDon't you realize the things we did were all for real not a dream,I just can't believeThey've all faded out of view.
I look into the sky(the love you need aint gonna see you through.)And I wonder why(the little things are finally coming true.)
ChorusTelephone line, give me some time, Im living in twilightTelephone line, give me some time, Im living in twilight
O.k. so no--ones answering,Well can't you just let it ring a little longerIll just sit tight, through the shadows of the nightLet it ring for evermore.
Chorus -- repeat[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/e/electric+light+orchestra/telephone+line_20045339.html ]
Send "Telephone Line" Ringtone to your Cell Telephone Line lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
― dylannn, Thursday, 5 July 2012 09:47 (eleven years ago) link
not sure why i was posting elo lyrics
http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad215/jiaoqu/01830035.jpghttp://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad215/jiaoqu/01830028.jpg
― dylannn, Saturday, 4 August 2012 05:07 (eleven years ago) link