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Hi A question I have revisited now it is summer turning into fall here. Often we hear that the shadows ideally should not fall under 2EV from mid tone. If we spot meter the mid tone and then spot meter the shadow. From that we know the difference right? Is it incorrect to spot meter the...

Thanks for that. I took the backing paper off. The paper dropped to the floor completely. The tape still stuck to the film. I didn't take the tape off or fold it back. I let go of that end and it curled up and the adhesive part I had to pull it off so it was not sticking which I presume was...

Hi Just a question. I loaded a roll of 120 film onto a development reel. The sticky tape end curled back and stuck onto the film. Potentially could this have residue marks in the image(s)? Cheers.

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Hi, I have a few maybe subjective questions. I have had filters for some years. 1. Under daylight I can understand you meter the foreground and use that as it is. With a sunset when you meter the foreground do you underexpose it a bit so it look what it was like? 2. Some say after you...

With covid it has made me think about my own gear, not that I have that much. Over the years I have sold various items. Some stuff I got preowned I didn't take a hit, others bought new took a substantial hit. I also hear in the media or from the camera store that a photographer passed away...

Yes I have been thinking about the feasibility of it. With draws me to panorama is slide film with cityscapes and landscapes. I have shot BW film and home developed only, no wet prints, no darkroom. I have to admit that I am a color person and enjoy golden hour landscapes cityscapes esp in...

Yes I have been following Thomas Heaton :smile: Other than starting a new thread. With the GX617 cameras you can get lenses of 90mm, 105mm, 180mm and 300mm I think. How do they compare with a 135 format camera? Meaning if you use 35mm film and you want the left to right side coverage...

I damaged an RB67 on the coast with splashed up salt water using a WLF. So now I am extremely careful. With normal rain water droplets are they OK with a WLF camera? I've seen videos when photographers have used their WLF finders out in the park or forest and it started to rain. Cheers.

Or have they crossed over to the other side? Are they mainly now used by artists and hobbyists now? Those in the commercial professional field with the need or panos are they simply stitching now? I understand that panoramas are still only available in a film format camera. I have always...

Yes the plastic bit that broke is deformed a bit. If I hold it to the area with a pair or tweeters it doesn't fit exactly. The 3 screws which goes from the metal lens mount thru the aperture ring and into that main lens barrel all 3 screws continue to spin and doesn't stop. This lens goes for...

Images. Ribbon snapped. Plastic with screw hole broke off the main exterior lens barrel.

Not me but can people with the right skills or equipment repair a flex ribbon cable? Can epoxy be used to glue back that plastic piece that broke off? Or would that not really work?

Hi all, Any of you have success with impact damaged equipment? Is it repairable other than getting a "as is" unit and swap out the chassis? A Nikon 18-35mm AF-D, tripod tipped over, the lens at the aperture ring area snapped off. Seems not an uncommon issue at least on eBay. The ribbon...

Just out of interest. I only do this as a hobby and I process my own film. I do know some who now just rather use the lab but they don't shoot it all that often. With working pros, did many just outsource many of it? Even with BW film which have the least amount of raw materials but can be...