Rangefinderforum.com http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums Rangefinderforum.com is a site for Rangefinder Camera enthusiasts en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:21:51 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/themes/graphite/misc/rss.jpg Rangefinderforum.com http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums Plustek 7300 or Canoscan 9000F http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94907&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:13:33 GMT For 35mm negatives (color & B&W) and slide scanning on a Mac. Probably using Vuescan.
Mainly for archival/internet use.

What say you?

Thanks, ]]> Scanners / Scanner Software Zodiac http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94907 Zorki 4 shutter problem http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94906&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:58:44 GMT Hello everyone! Firstly, I should say that I have pretty much no hands-on experience with film cameras. I was born into the age of digital, and I... Hello everyone!

Firstly, I should say that I have pretty much no hands-on experience with film cameras. I was born into the age of digital, and I don't know what overcame me to buy an old FSU RF. Anyway, I finally took delivery of a Zorki 4 and FED 2 today (I can't believe how cheap they are!)

I've come into a problem with the shutter release mechanism on the Zorki. I'll do my best to describe what happens, and I'd be extremely grateful if anyone can help me at all.

When I press the shutter down (usually faster speeds around 1/250), there's a half-click, as if the curtain moves slightly, and when I release my finger, then the shutter fires. I took off the back to observe this, and noticed that the curtain does in fact move a few millimetres when I press down initially, and then finishes firing when I release. I know that this definitely isn't normal because the shutter should fire in one smooth action; not an initial jerk, then normal fire.
(I can take a video of this if my description was too confusing.)

Does anyone know what I should do next? Is this a curtain tension problem? Or should I be trying to clean the firing/shutter mechanism as per the CLA guide (though I fear damaging my 'new' camera...)?

I don't think sending it to get fixed is really an option because I'm all the way down in Sydney. I am yet to put a single roll of film through it, and I want to get it right the first time. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I hope this isn't the beginning of a very slippery slope...

Cheers,
Josh ]]> FSU Former Soviet Union RF joshw http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94906 <![CDATA[A couple of photography videos ya'll might like.]]> http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94905&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:50:48 GMT Maybe some of you have seen these. I really enjoyed them. A good talk by some NatGeo... Maybe some of you have seen these. I really enjoyed them.

A good talk by some NatGeo guy:

http://www.ted.com/talks/david_griff..._connects.html

A good photo journalism story:

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/ri...of_a_girl.html

There are other photography related stories on the site, but I liked these the best.

cheers

db ]]> Photography General Interest dogbunny http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94905 Problem ! Help in using an EP1 with a c mount adapter/ lens - black screen http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94904&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:19:00 GMT I hope someone can help me with my problem. I recently acquired a cheap c mount lens and adapter from Ebay. I just tried using it but the LCD... I hope someone can help me with my problem. I recently acquired a cheap c mount lens and adapter from Ebay. I just tried using it but the LCD screen remains blank when I turn on the camera. When installing this adapter into the m4/3 bayonet mount on the E-P1, I hear a distinctive click. I tried it using manual mode and all settings to MF. When I turn the camera on without a lens I see light on the lcd. It is not a problem of the lens it is a problem with the adapter. I can see that the adapter touches the electronic on the body as soon as I just attach it (not even turned to position).

1) Does your c mount adapter touch the body electronics as well ?

2) May it have to do with the 1.4 Frimware ?

3)Also I read somthing about an issue that untill the Lens-Release needle ( or whatever is it's name) is back in it's normal (not depressed) position, the camera's sensor will be off, and you will only see a black field with numbers on it. Drilling the hole for the needle shall solve the problem. How to do that and where is that needle? Thanks.

That is the adapter. Avoid !
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]]> Yashi http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94904 Photographer - Ed van der Elsken http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94903&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:30:49 GMT Almost every morning I read with coffee local photo e-zin. Today I saw article about dutch photographer Ed van der Elsken. Did you know him? I did... Almost every morning I read with coffee local photo e-zin.
Today I saw article about dutch photographer Ed van der Elsken. Did you know him? I did not and I am fascinated.

www: http://www.edvanderelsken.nl
or more pictures from google: http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&s...n+der&gs_rfai= ]]> Photography General Interest isorgb http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94903 IIIc Light Leak Inquiry http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94901&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:08:03 GMT I bought another IIIc, couldn't pass on the deal. It has a problem with a light leak that looks like it's coming past the bottom plate. It has no vulcanite, just bare metal but I have recovered before. It also has a lot of the paint flaked off on the inside of the bottom cover. The light leak shows up orange on Superia. I am now trying the bottom cover from another IIIc , I swapped them, to see if the leak changes cameras with the bottom cover. I was curious if anyone knows what that fuzzy feeling paint on the inside of the bottom cover is and where I can get some. It's absence may be the problem and just to make it look better. The orange streak shows up in the left sky of the pictures. ]]> Leica Screw Mount / LTM Cameras lacavol http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94901 Soon to be Bessa R2 owner http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94900&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:22:40 GMT Today or tomorrow my Bessa R2 will arrive in the mail. As money is tight as ever, it'll take me a while before I can put some proper glass on it.

Can anyone recommend a nice budget lens (somewhere between 28 and 50mm) get me going until I can afford a proper lens unit? I don't think I can stand having this camera body lying around helpless, begging me for something to do for the next half year. :o

Thanks in advance! ]]> Cosina Voigtlander Bessa Griffin http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94900 Hexar RF vs G2 http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94899&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:30:29 GMT Anyone used both? How do they compare? (Ignoring the obvious fact that one is autofocus. :) ) Anyone used both? How do they compare? (Ignoring the obvious fact that one is autofocus. :) ) ]]> Leica M -- Konica RF ChrisN http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94899 First Photos with my M3 http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94898&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:42:23 GMT A very different experience from shooting with my Nikon Digital SLRs. A slower and more thoughtful process attentive to exposure, etc. All photos... A very different experience from shooting with my Nikon Digital SLRs. A slower and more thoughtful process attentive to exposure, etc. All photos were made with a Serenar 50mm f/1.8 on Tmax film and scanned with a Canon 8800f. I plan to process the film myself in the future and can see that dust is a major problem. I need to get a program that will handle that. I am having a great time and look forward to expanding my range. Critique and comments always welcome.

Joe







]]> Leica M series ironhorse http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94898 Phoenix Gear swap? http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94896&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:14:08 GMT Hi fellow PHX folks,

So there's some gear (well really, an M9 & Stupid fast glass) i'd like to try but have no way to shoot it without first buying it... right...



I wonder if there is any interest in a "pool" of stuff we can meet up & shoot with to see how it is.


I can start by offering my little collection:

15mm CV f4.5 & finder LTM
35mm f/2 Googled Ver.1 - 8 element
35mm Canon f2.8 LTM
50mm DR
50mm Canon f/1.2 LTM
50mm Summirit LTM
90mm f/2 2nd version Black
135mm Canon f3.5 LTM
135mm Hecktor LTM
M6ttl with motor Perfect
IIIf working perfectly

I have all the B&W filters for every lens, if you want to learn firsthand about filtering... and a darkroom that will do up to 10x10 negs... and a Wet Plate portable darkbox. (8x10, whole different story)

Thanks!~
Steve ]]> Leica M series Steve Karr http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94896 <![CDATA[w/nw BEDS... post 'em if you've got 'em]]> http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94895&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:06:22 GMT in a five minute walk tonight I came across two beds with a block of one another in unexpected places. Image:... in a five minute walk tonight I came across two beds with a block of one another in unexpected places.

]]> W/NW Words no Words. robklurfield http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94895 shutter problem http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94894&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:54:50 GMT I just obtained a CLE kit at a bargain price - the camera surely is a joy to handle with - but there seems to be some problem with the shutter. When... I just obtained a CLE kit at a bargain price - the camera surely is a joy to handle with - but there seems to be some problem with the shutter.

When testing, the shutter fires accurately with the film chamber opened; however it seems to be some 2 to 3 stops slower with film installed, and a lot more slower without the film.

That is, if my meter reads a 1/30s (which I found out to be accurate comparing to my other cameras' meters), the shutter goes right at 1/30s with the film chamber open, and it's like 1/8s when I put a roll of film in, some 3 seconds without the film.

In manual mode every stop fires accurately. I understand that the CLE uses a sophisticated OTF metering system...but am I still missing something here? Thanks. ]]> Leica M -- Minolta CLE Archlich http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94894 rd1 and 2 lens combo http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94893&goto=newpost Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:42:44 GMT anyone using the rd1 in combination with a 28 and 50?...just the 2 lenses. i am considering trying this combo. anyone using the rd1 in combination with a 28 and 50?...just the 2 lenses.

i am considering trying this combo. ]]> Digital Epson R-D1 Digital RF back alley http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94893 Kate, Rolleiflex and Cabbage Field http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94892&goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:32:10 GMT Well, there gonna be far more photos of Kate rather than Cabbage. Two for warm-up, more soon will follow. Have fun! Image:... Well, there gonna be far more photos of Kate rather than Cabbage. Two for warm-up, more soon will follow. Have fun!






Rolleiflex 3.5C, Tessar wide open, Rolleinar 2, Adox 50, ID-11 1+3 ]]> TLR Forum - Twin Lens Reflex jbielikowski http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94892 light through leaves, why OOF circles? http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94891&goto=newpost Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:06:58 GMT How come you get those circles on pictures with a forest in the background where the focus is on the foreground and the backgrounds is out of focus... How come you get those circles on pictures with a forest in the background where the focus is on the foreground and the backgrounds is out of focus (using a wide aperature, here f2 on a 50mm)?

]]> Photography General Interest sirius http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94891