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Of course, the 28mm Orion-15, and the 20mm Russar MR-2 The only problem is that they're now being sold at silly high, nonsense prices.

Sorry but they are different services. "ebay Standard International Shipping" is not the same as ebay's "Global Shipping Program", which has its own(different) terms which includes letting you paying upfront for any customs taxes, instead of delegating all customs matters to the shipping operator.

Hi GOMZ-logo, Would you recommend the Leningrad over something like a Fed-2? BTW, if you service soviet cameras and have any docuemntation in english for the Kiev 88 other than the TENTO manuals, i'll be glad to have it!

Come on, it's unscientific to put this video. This isn't a valid test since the camera is not pivoting in any way. The whole horizontal base of the camera is sitting flatly against the desk thus there is zero chance for the camera to vibrate. For the penny to be disturbed, the vibration would...

We can always rely on Rowland Mowrey (RIP) aka "Photo Engineer" for the answers: https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/b-w-reversal-minimizing-grain-size.39877/#post-569036 "Well, reversal first developers and second developers are not generally like normal negative developers. Among other...

Search for the thread on developing E6 slide film as slide using C41 chemicals. They just use strong developers for the FD.

You will LOVE to check out this post: https://www.photrio.com/forum/threads/e6-homebrew-chromebrew-warnig-longer-than-assumend.32721/#post-465875 Now, I thought the FD only needed to be a contrast-working developer. Thus, as far as I know, a strong developer like Dektol (or other paper...

I loved my 65/3.5, in fact it when I started slowly selling away my Mamiya TLR gear, that was the last thing I sold. I held to that 65/3.5 until the very end.

Technically, a 80/3.7 lens with 4 elements could be computed to be really, really sharp, even better than a 80/2.8 with 5-elements, all else being equal. The much lower f3.7 speed enables better optimization.

Um at least the Contax IIa is very easy to open... Maybe the IIIa has more steps due to the meter, i've yet to open my IIIa. But the IIa is very, very easy to disassemble down to having the rangefinder prisms out. Yes, i've also programmed some old x86 assembler too...

Sad to see this. However, the system, if i recall correctly, allows you to choose to drop the package at the nearest FedEx office instead of to your door. In my country FedEx works very well, and they would never leave a package in the door (because it would be immediately stolen here...)

Is this the same as "global shipping program"? I understand, at least for my country, that "eBay International Standard Delivery" uses Pitney Bowes.

Let's keep it under the radar... Hush hush

After the years i've had reading all sorts of documentation on this system plus forums, i can tell you that i never ever saw any suggestion that there was a 4-element 80/2.8. I've seen one very early brochure where there was a 3-element lens, i can't remember if it was the 135/3.5.

If the adjustment is on the "up" direction you might get away by putting something (i.e. electrician tape) to act as a shim so the mirror sits higher.

As i've mentioned, Zeiss labeled "Planar" lenses with very different designs. The diagram you show is indeed a Planar for the Hasselblad and the design is not exactly the same as a Xenotar. You can readily see how the first lens is formed by a group of two lenses, instead of a single positive...

I'm sorry, i was just offering a method that works on almost all SLRs. Almost every 35mm SLR out there can have its mirror angle adjusted from the outside. It surprises me that the OM-1 requires such a cumbersome procedure. Maybe you should double-check the service manual because I can't...

Now i will give you another way to check mirror angle without the use of special equipment. Go outside, with a lens with short depth of focus like a 50/1.4. Focus on a subject at infinity, like a city landscape with buildings, using the center of the viewfinder. When the mirror angle is off...

I TOLD YOU!!!!!

You are correct. I shall use a Hasselblad, as a penance for being blasphemous.

In the context of my post i am referring to a lens type. "Xenotar" refers to an optical designs that is completely different to the design often labeled as "Planar". Sadly Zeiss put the "Planar" to lenses with wildly different optical designs. Most of the "Planar" lenses are 6/4 Double Gauss...

Warning: Fomapan 200, in 120 format, has been known to have emulsion wrinkling problems. This has been documented here in photrio. This might or might not be annoying. Basically it seems the emulsion crackles whenever it needs to make a sharp turn in the camera (i.e. hasselblad medium format back).

That's indeed a hasselblad part. It's intended for the later focal-plane shutter cameras (i.e. 203FE) and is responsible for interfacing with the photographer's brain to increase snobbishness.

I never ever understood why Mamiya used that lens formula. The leica lens on the right isn't comparable because it has a much narrower field of view. It's a long-focus length, while the Mamiya lens is a normal lens with a much wider field of view. That the design works well for a...

No. God created the Golden Ratio, approximately 1.61803. The only format that complies with the golden ratio is 6x9 ... 89mm/ 55mm = 1,618 All else is just blasphemy.

It is so hard to care for your financial well being, SG. I quit!!

Sorry, i meant: "the difference between 40, 45, 50, and 58mm has a distinctive or emphasized character, more than what the small difference in numbers suggest."

LOL. He really took advantage of the C330's macro abilities, i see... I see your father was a more sensible shooter, opting for the fair priced and well-featured C330. He did care for his financial well-being!! Returning to the topic, if Rolleiflex had made a model with a 105mm lens, or at...

Remember when people said 6MP was "equal" to film?

Why do you assume MF cameras are rare or not made in large numbers? Consider a camera like the Canon F-1, which is not a rare camera at all, yet a pro camera. Production figures are 380,000 (1971-1980). source All the post-war Rolleiflex f2.8 models sum over 175,000 cameras (source) Post-war...