I'm in love

Tyler · 01-14-2008, 11:56 AM

...with Medium format. Oh my how nice a WLF is. I just picked this up at the local camera shop. Had to share. haha

2 rolls of 400NC and 1 roll of 160NC

*Mike Cash* · 01-15-2008, 03:58 AM

Shoot some slide film and look at it through a loupe on a light table. Go to the toilet beforehand so you don't wet your pants in front of everybody.

Tyler · 01-15-2008, 06:01 PM

haha, your right mike. Just imagine some an 8x10 or a 4x5 slide of Velvia 50 on a light table. Oh my.

little laker · 01-15-2008, 06:12 PM

As much as I love shooting with the medium format camera I'd love to see the image quality that I could get through a 8x10 or even a 4x5.

I'm watching out for a large format camera, but sure don't care to pay KEH's prices at this time.

MRRiley · 01-15-2008, 07:05 PM

Those Yashica Mat-124's were (are) nice. Wish I still had mine...

lithos · 01-15-2008, 08:03 PM

If Johnny Cabinetmaker could crank out a large format camera at the turn of the last century, I'm sure I could knock one up myself.

*dantuyhoa* · 01-16-2008, 04:59 PM

Whoa ! Nice one Tyler !

The oldest one I have is this one :

Haven't have time to firgure it all out yet . I found a shop which is 2 hours away dealing with this . One of these day I have to make a trip to sort it all out !

I am very sure it's a Baby Speed Graphic . It was a gift to me from a friend

blk_chic · 01-16-2008, 10:21 PM

Awesome, Dantuyhoa! I love old cameras.

*Nesster* · 01-17-2008, 07:06 AM

Those are gorgeous! I have a Diacord TLR, plus a bunch of folders... the oldest that I use regularily and my favorite is this Bessa 66 from 1938:

Here's a sample of the Good Bokeh from the Diacord (apropos that 7 page long bokeh thread over at lenses)

*dantuyhoa* · 01-18-2008, 12:25 AM

blk_chic : Thanks . A friend's relatvie passed away so he gave it to me thinking I would do it good

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Nesster : That Bessa is quite nice . Good shot too . Please post some more photos . A pocket folder would be my next project

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Mike

Thanks for the advice on the trigger . The last few months I was busy with work but I managed to get the remote and the hotshoe adapter . Searching for a hotshoe adapter with PC was quite an adventure in itself . Trying to tell people about the PC connector is like admitting you saw an UFO !

Anyway I can't wait till playing with it .

Tran

*J.Scott* · 01-18-2008, 04:03 AM

Originally Posted by little laker

As much as I love shooting with the medium format camera I'd love to see the image quality that I could get through a 8x10 or even a 4x5.

I'm watching out for a large format camera, but sure don't care to pay KEH's prices at this time.

If you want 4 X 5 these cameras get great ratings and look cool too! Brand spankin' new for under $800 is very reasonable. All you would need is a lens.

Tyler · 01-18-2008, 07:06 AM

I would look into getting something more like this, Item Detail - TY1145 - 45CX View Camera they are great 4x5's. I know a kid who is my age (15) and shoots one of these. Hes amazing. He also shoots with his Hasselblad 500c/m with an 80mm, 150mm and the $3000+ 30mm CFi Fisheye. Hes nuts. No digital for him anymore. You can see his site here Jordan Conway Photography

*Mike Cash* · 01-18-2008, 07:38 AM

Originally Posted by dantuyhoa

Mike

Thanks for the advice on the trigger . The last few months I was busy with work but I managed to get the remote and the hotshoe adapter . Searching for a hotshoe adapter with PC was quite an adventure in itself . Trying to tell people about the PC connector is like admitting you saw an UFO !

Anyway I can't wait till playing with it .

Tran

I had the same experience at a large camera/electronics store here. I almost never got the sales lady to understand what the hell a pc adapter is. I finally realized that if I didn't see it myself on the shelf, then they didn't have it. The hotshoe to male pc connector (as for mounting a flash) are easy to find here, and I have about four of them. The hotshoe to female adapter (for mounting on the camera) are IMPOSSIBLE to find via normal stores here in Japan. I had to import one from China (Gadget Infinity), and when it arrived it didn't work. I had to take it apart and fiddle with all the connections to make it operational. And it has a high plastic flange around the top which makes it impossible to mount a remote radio trigger. I'm going to have to buy a file and file down the plastic flush with the top of the mount. Fortunately, I was able to modify my radio receiver to improve reliability from a dismal 25~40% to nearly 100%. The trick is to not use the pc connector on the receiver. Instead I cut off the phono plug and cut off the pc connector of the hotshoe adapter and directly soldered them together into a single unit.

*Nesster* · 01-18-2008, 01:35 PM

Tran, do you mean pics with or of old cameras? LOL

Here's some camera fetishism:
Camera fetishism - a photoset on Flickr

*dantuyhoa* · 01-19-2008, 01:29 AM

Mike

I have this

Hama | Hot Shoe Adapter 2 - Hot Shoe with PC (Male) | HA-6952

Though after I got it I found out that Adorama does have it under different brand , much cheaper !

I'm also luck out that my old Holgon 2800SC having a mini mono plug so I use that to trigger other slave flashes . I figure if the Holgon has this feature , so must some other flash around that era . Hence comes the 10-buck Promaster FT1700 .

Speaking of Promaster : They do make a TTL Off Camera Cord ( 4 contacts ) that allows me to use the flash with TTL on DS or manual in K10D , provided the trigger voltage being fine . I found it in an old bin along with old 10-buck 330FTZ ! The Promaster cord does have hotshoe adapter for the camera and flash at both ends so that is all in one unit .

Thanks for the trick on adapting the adapter . I might have to try it one day .. just because I am curious

Nesster

You are beyond helps , sir

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Very nice collection you have there . I'm interested in some 6x9 folder so feel free to send me one

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I guess it's only fair to show you my flickr . LOL !

Flickr: Photos from dantuyhoa