Recent content by Melvin J Bramley

Some say the Mamiya and its lenses are equal to the Contax system at half the price!

The first thing I did with my Mamiya was to remove the winder and use a hand crank. The second was to replace the metered finder with a waist level one. That said the AE mode is very accurate. The camera is great until you wish to use it in portrait position. I am as confused as you are when...

When in Europe, do as the Europeans do! Buy Devere or Durst or even Jobo/LPL parts and accessories will be much easier to find. The D5500 with colour head has a poor reputation for electronic parts reliability; just Google it!

The Bronica 50mm is a gem and equal to most. I still regret selling my SQA and lenses. I would never purchase a camera of that vintage as the electronics were and are most unreliable and often not repairable unless it was dirt cheap! I have the same misgivings about over priced Fuji GA 645's and...

a wide angle for it without dropping trousers and grabbing my ankles.!! That's why I dont visit Winnipeg!

Thanks for all the input. I 'think' I had a sticky first frame feelers! were sticking. I somewhat recall that when I loaded the film , after a service, I had to advance the film several rotations before I came to frame 1. I have just re spooled a roll of film and ran it through the camera. When...

It misses the first three frames, have not checked the frame counter when in use.

It was recently serviced.

Model A; MX sync

My old Rolleiflex /3.5 Tessar misses the first three frames, the rest are spaced well. Is this a spacing camera issue or a loading issue?

I have not done portraits for years but when I did I used a Mamiya SX 135 f2.8. I found the focal length better for me than the Nikkor 105 f2.8 I used with my FE.

I had the Zoom creep of my Nikon 75-150 F3.5 fixed. I could have gambled on another used lens but now I know my sample will last for some years. Also bought 2 packs x 100 sheets of Ilford MG for $10! I should have known better when the young"lady" i bought from said she did not need it has she...

#1 you were ripped off. #2 A CLA here in Western Canada can be done for under $200 Canadian; you do the exchange rate! #3 Smudges are worse than scratches for lens issues.

What are the best options for displaying RC prints and FB prints . Does either style of paper look better under glass or displayed au naturel? Does processing technique affect the choices? Are papers designed to be presented in either way?

When using my Nikon FE in difficult lighting , I meter from something that is close to 18% grey. The results can be taken care of with either film development or the use of split grade printing.