Recent content by David R Williams

Agreed - it's certainly quite front-heavy and it's weight and balance doesn't make for a particularly pleasant hand-held optic, but when mounted on a tripod (as it should be for optimal performance) it's pretty darn amazing. ...whereas the 160CB was designed as a lighter lens for handheld use...

I do like having a yellow filter pre-mounted (one for each lens) on the lenses I'm out shooting with, especially on a rangefinder where you're not "seeing" through the filter that you may - or may not be - expecting is on your lens. I tend to shoot with a yellow filter pretty much all the time...

Yes, a 67mm threaded B+W filter attached to a B60-67 adapter does fit inside the inner diameter of a Hasselblad 100-250 hood.

That's excellent - thank you for posting that link.

AGREED! 🤣

And me.

I love the first iteration. Wood ==> the original craft-it-to-what-you-need material, without needing a 3D printer.

Our family had one of that very clock at our summer cottage in NW Ontario. Unfortunately, it went with the cottage (along with my summer stereo😟) when my parents sold it in the late '90's. Nice to see a reminder of the clock.

That's the one I have too - nice to have a soft leather case to keep a steel scratch-initiating tool within.

I do exactly what Matt does. With exactly the same equipment and results as the larger feed flanges on the AP reels are MUCH easier to load with 120 film than the original Paterson reels.

My status confirmed.

I have one too. IMHO, they are worth it, as not only are they very useful, but the ring/collar around the outside key slot in each end of the tool helps prevent the tool from slipping off the key while re-cocking the lens or body. I used a coin, once or twice on a lens, but after having a...

Have a great trip Andy!

Well done! You've essentially performed artificial respiration on a great body and brought it back to life!

250SA, I believe, which was originally developed for NASA.