Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
02-23-2023, 05:30 PM
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I believe I scored yesterday. This was advertised on eBay (seller's photos) as a "Canon IID???." The seller didn't really know what it was. With a top 1/1000 shutter speed, 1/25th dial break, and flash sync bar, it had to be a IV something, but the two-piece viewfinder magnifier switch was odd. A little time spent with Peter Dechert showed it to be a 1951 Canon IV, one of the more difficult to find Canon Barnack bodies, behind the Canon 1950 (200 units) and Canon IIC (800 units.) According to Dechert, there were only 1400 Canon IV bodies produced. The IVSB was introduced in 1952.
The lens is a Steinheil Munchen 85mm f/2.8. The entire camera needs some cleaning up, but from the seller's description I believe it to be operational.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
11-21-2022, 11:18 AM
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Here's what i've got pentax wise, collection still growing but at a slower pace than it used to. Game: try to name them all:lol:
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
11-21-2022, 02:46 PM
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Got caught out by the fast rising tide at my home beach. On dry sand one moment and almost knee deep the next, cue jeans soaking with wet sand and seawater and wet feet...
GFX100s GF 20 - 35 Down at Aberavon bw by singingsnapper, on Flickr
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
11-18-2022, 07:33 PM
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Sunrise at Black Point. Found a nice spot overlooking some of the rock formations, and although the sunrise didn't really turn out the way that I had hoped, still a nice morning.
Both shots with Leaf Credo 60 and Pentax 28-45mm. Both are composite blends.
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
11-18-2022, 11:28 AM
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Forum: Pentax Medium Format
11-14-2022, 06:35 AM
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Pentax 645D, Pentax 55-110mm, Taungthaman Lake, Myanmar 2012
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
01-26-2022, 08:22 PM
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Non-Pentax, but a beau anyway:
Lenses shot from E-M1...
Lenses:
OM Zuiko 50/1.4 shooting the Soligor CD 80-200 4.5 Macro
Soligor CD 80-200 4.5 Macro shooting the OM Zuiko 50/1.4
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
01-27-2022, 03:33 AM
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The 6x7 is álways the better choice in my opinion :)
Beautiful workhorse
Right hand grip wil improve the handling massive
Have fun with the beast! :)
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Forum: Pentax DSLR Discussion
11-27-2021, 01:37 AM
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When this question is asked, inevitably a person will end up with both. It's the law of GAS.
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Forum: Film SLRs and Compact Film Cameras
11-06-2021, 02:38 PM
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Some members from my Pentax family :) |
Forum: Lens Clubs
11-29-2018, 02:53 PM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
12-02-2018, 08:21 AM
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Portrait of a Very Good Boy K-1 mII Ltd, M28f3.5 |
Forum: Pentax Medium Format
11-21-2018, 05:10 PM
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As many here already know, Pentax released three series of focusing screens for the 645 series of camera bodies. The U series with five members was released for the 645 and apparently fits only the 645. The A series with four members was released for the 645N and 645NII. These reportedly also fit the 645D and 645Z bodies. The D series with three members was released for the 645D and 645Z. They are anticipated to fit on the 645N and 645NII, but any limitations in that usage are unknown beyond what can be assumed from the difference in captured image sizes. Items addressing these focusing screen variants are now listed under the appropriate accessory topics.
Of possible particular interest because I find it unusual is the DK-80 accessory screen. This screen partitions the image area in proportion to the golden mean. More on this can be found in the DK-80 description.
Pentax supplies each of these focusing screens in a plastic box with a pair of tweezers and an instruction guide. Extreme care to not hit the first surface reflex mirror when swapping focusing screens seems to be advised.
Most of these screens do not have actual reviews. Members with experience that they want to relate are encouraged to write about it in the reviews. Formal testing is not necessary to provide insight to others. DK-80 screen configuration |
Forum: Pentax Medium Format
11-29-2018, 03:10 PM
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So, we’ll advise a guy who already owns P645 lenses and film cameras to spend ten grand (including a lens or two) for a new Fuji mirrorless camera, instead of about two grand for a 645 D. Ooookay. But it’s a bit like the “forum” member of 1955 asking whether he should consider a Sinar Norma view camera for tripod landscape photography, and being told to get a Speed Graphic instead because it’s more portable, lighter, and has a rangefinder. That they both use 4x5 film is not enough to make them meaningful competitors for the tripod use case. I simply would not want to use a Fuji on a tripod in bright sun (or, in all honesty, particularly in bright sun).
The 645 D will not seem limited to a film photographer. It works well up to at least ISO 400, which is already faster than film that most landscape photographers would consider using in any rollfilm camera. The ability to tolerate very high ISO’s is like magic in many circumstances, but a film photographer committed to tripod use will have already developed the technique to manage that limitation.
The only real limitation is the lack of live view, but I use that on the 645z about once in a hundred photos. Focus confirmation works with any lens on the 645D (or the N and NII, for that matter).
I do not believe it is easy to get the same results using a full-frame camera, though one can get close. 16x20 prints will require 17x enlargement and significant cropping from a 24x36 sensor. The 645D files will be enlarged 12x and will use nearly all of the image. I’ve seen 16x20 prints from D850’s and 5Ds’s that were sharp enough, but they did not have the tonal density and smoothness of prints from the 645D and the Leica S that used the same Kodak sensor.
I think the OP’s plan is a good one—it provides enough image quality to give his experiment with digital a fair test while mitigating the risk of the major technology change.
Rick “format size and shape still counts” Denney
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Forum: Lens Clubs
08-24-2018, 12:43 PM
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M 28/2.8 wide open (3 shots panorama in fact).
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Forum: Lens Clubs
08-08-2018, 06:58 AM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
08-07-2018, 12:34 PM
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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II
02-13-2018, 11:54 AM
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The comparison of a "junk" vs "quality" musical instrument, and equating that to aps-c vs FF, is very misleading in this context ....
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Forum: Lens Clubs
07-15-2017, 02:54 PM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
07-03-2017, 01:51 PM
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Takes a little time to get used to K5's different button layout, but camera feels already good in my hands. Also need to figure out how to handle two cameras while shooting. I'm not used to this :D
K5 M50/1.7 panorama of 7 shots:
K5 M50/1.7:
K5 M100/2.8:
K5 M28/3.5:
K5 M28/3.5 panorama of 5 shots: |
Forum: Lens Clubs
07-04-2017, 05:58 PM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
06-21-2017, 04:32 AM
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A new poster appeared in the elevator. I can't read Thai, but I understand it well enough. Don't feed the cats! There are lots of feral dogs and cats in Thailand (and strict laws protecting them from abuse). Every now and again, the condominium management rounds up the cats that have decided to squat here and moves them elsewhere. (The dogs, 25 or so, live in the neighborhood nextdoor.) I haven't seen a campaign like this one before though. It can't work. I don't think anyone expects it to. I've seen staff pull fish out of the river to feed the cats, and the residents pamper them. (Individual pets aren't allowed.) And whatever they paid the cat in the photo, he earned it.
The second photo was taken at sunset. I don't know what to make of it. I hope it's not a HAARP attack.
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Forum: Lens Clubs
05-26-2017, 02:33 PM
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Forum: Lens Clubs
04-19-2017, 11:44 AM
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