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Well, I got a body and a lens that's a apparently sharper than a Summicron for a fraction of what I'd pay for a Leica. It's no M6 but for the money I couldn't do any better.
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I got such a good fucking deal on this.
Contax G1, 45mm Planar f/2 ("the second sharpest lens ever made") and TLA 140 Flash. So, so so so so so so stoked.
Ogio hooked me up with a bag, well their Canadian distributor did (Rampion Enterprises LTD.), so I thought I would take a photo. Missing from the bag is my D60 with a Nikkor 35mm DX AF-S lens on it, which I used to shoot, my 18-55mm lens and my other AE-1.
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for now my setup is complete... just need a 6x7 camera in the future
Wista makes a really nice 4x5. I was going to buy one before I got the deal on my Tachihara. You'll shoot a bunch more LF now that it's so portable!
What kind of camera is that? I have a speed graphic and I love it, but I want something with more motions.
Use a bright laser pointer. Shine it on something, focus till the dot is sharp. You can even map the image out on the ground glass to compose and use movements. Very useful. I do it all the time even when it's not totally dark, because it's way easier to say, focus on the front surface of something smooth, when you shine the laser on it. Otherwise, if there is no texture you have to like squint and shit. Anything you want sharp, shine the laser on it and focus till the spot is small. It's like having selective AF points, uh, kind of. I've even done swing to get different elements in focus. There's a keychain laser pointer permanently magnet'd in my speed graphic.
do the folding field cams still have tilt swing and shift? i know some have limited movements.
that thing is a work of art though
I imagine, with the millions of soccer moms that are no longer shooting film snapshots, that the market is flooded with film processors. Meanwhile, the price of good color processing is slowly climbing. I saw two Noritsu minilabs on craigslist here in dallas for like $400 each. That's less than a D40. I don't do enough volume, but if I had a garage or something, I would probably start a small-time photo lab. With what pro labs charge for MF/LF color processing, I'm sure I could get enough business to keep the thing running.
The chemistry isn't really too cheap from what I understand though. Either way, that's awesome and I hope you can keep it running for a while. I hardly ever shoot color, and normal BW developing works fine for me. Either way I'm pretty jealous. It has a dryer incorporated, right?
Luke that is such a cool setup! I've seen a few minilabs for sale but they dont really fit in a 1 bedroom flat!
You have a film processor? What the fuck?!
got the money back for the m2, found a good deal at a great little leica boutique i found, got a beater m2 which is in 100 percent wonderful mechanical condition, missing a shit ton o leather, smooth as butter. today was a good day.
and got some softies for the shutter releases!!
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