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Speaking of Zeiss: I own a 1971 Kiev 4 with a Jupiter-8 50mm f2. The optical configuration is a Russian Copy of the famous Sonnar 50mm f2, the camera itself looks like a Post-War Contax IIIa with a b...
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After looking at the K-7 I've decided that there is no point for me to upgrade, due to the fact that all Pentax DSLRs have an user firmware upgradable capabilities through the Pentax website.:)
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I have the following cameras in my Lowepro Stealth Reporter D-200 AW bag: 1) Pentax *istD with DBG-1 battery grip and SMC Pentax-A 50mm f2 lens, with the firmware upgrade to allow me to utilize t...
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Quote: -- -- Thanks, Simon. I'm saved from excessive sharpness by my rather mediocre flatbed scanner. The film holder that it came with isn't particularly good, and lets the film curl quite a long ...
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I agree with Matthew's statement that Sony must compete against Nikon D300 and 700 and Canon 7D and 5D MK II respectively,in order to capture the advanced photographers market. I am sure that it won't...
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Both the GX 680 and the Hasselblad 500-501 C/M are great studio cameras. I've never owned either of them but the results from the Fuji as I recall were stunning. The Hassy on the other hand was just a...
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If this was my camera I change the name to: Konica Hexar-D because it reminded me of the original Hexar Silver, that I once had.:)
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What made me start photography? I tried to photograph a bird in flight with a Kodak Instamatic 110,back in 1983.
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Matthew here is a suggestion from an old film guy: If you get the negatives developed, scan the roll onto a CD or DVD at SHQ. This would give you the equivalent of a 10 megapixel image per photo. I u...
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Great photos it gave me the cravings for Bilinis with a piece of Kulebyaka.:) At least I still have my cold war friend at home which is a Kiev 4, resting comfortably in it's original Ukrainian made e...
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I think Pavel made an excellent point: That photography is about the ability to take pictures just to summarize. If each of us thinks that by owing a Leica M9 would make our photographs looking like...
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A warm thank you to EnglishBob, Shuttertalk Admin, Irma and Nia for your warm welcome.
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From previous photography experience a pellicle mirror is a stationary mirror type that doesn't move. In 1965 when Canon launched their Pellix camera,the objective at the time was to accomplish TTL me...
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Thank Matthew and Toad for the warm welcome. Cheers, Simon
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Hi, I've stumbled upon this website while researching for the Fuji X-100. I currently own 3 Pentax DSLRs, which consist of the following cameras: 1) *ist D with DGB-1 battery grip and SMC Pentax-A ...
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