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I don't know really which point you're trying to make. It has almost nothing to do with sensors. The optics and precision on those Epson flatbeds, ALL of them, are incapable of capturing what's on the film. That is, reproducing the image down to the grain level without adding artifacts. A...

Sorprendente cuántos hablamos español aquí. No sabía que @TheFlyingCamera hablaba español...

Yes and no. (Camera tech here). The camera isn't difficult at all to diassemble for service. Rather easy. Something like cleaning the rangefinder glasses or cleaning the escapement (so the slow speed work again) is also very easy to do and I'd say even you could DIY. However, getting the top...

If you're using an Epson flatbed, you're discarding information. A big amount of information. So, don't use it when you need to fully capture what is on the negative. For web usage they're just fine. The optics on those scanners introduce smearing and chromatic aberration, that then is...

Bienvenido carnal, saludos desde Peru.

Canon's pro EOS cameras were the bread-and-butter of most pro photographers for many years. Before the digital era. They were a major player and left Nikon behind in the AF field, for many years.

To research you need to do test coatings. If you can sell the result of your test coating, I guess it can offset costs significantly. Isn't it? I mean, is there something really suspicious here?

Fomapan R100 can't be developed as a negative.

Source of this claim? Maybe only the smallest manufacturers, maybe Adox, but "most"? Ferrania did their own synthesizing, in fact they had an entire building for that that was then sold off and is now known as "ferrania technologies" and now only produces medical stuff. I'd be very surprised...

I see many people point to the pads. However, what I would check first is to verify that the sprocket is moving when you advance the film. Because the film is moved by the force of the main sprocket next to the film gate. NOT by the pads, the pads don't apply the force required for the film to...

Isn't Color Mission I a "real color film"? Ok, it was old production. But it shows correct colors. But ADOX Color Implosion was more recent production, and it is a color film. Not true color, but shows they are able to produce multilayer chromogenic film. I understand they have former...

Yes, the shutter needs to be fully stripped down, down to the shutter blades, then completely removed of the oil. Then oil applied specifically where it needs it, with proper oil like Moebius 9030. Many parts in a leaf shutter should NOT be lubed, it depends on the shutter.

This is not good advice, sorry. Because we're talking about a shutter and shutters can also be temporarily ruined if oil gets in the wrong place.

Minox 35GL/GT/etc Mamiya RZ67 Mamiya RZ67 You want a Mamiya 67 with the weight of a Minox 35GL F6: Too expensive F100: questionable materials choice (door latch breaks, etc). Not compatible with pre-AI lenses = insulting Nikon's own history.[/b]

How great is to find that ADOX is led by people that are passionate about photography. Imagine if the CEO and/or his wife had nothing to do at all with photography, and did it only and strictly for the monetary gain.

Note that a positive-positive (slide to print) system has inherent problems that can't really be overcome due to the nature of the system. Mainly, the contrast range of the slide is too high, this creates a ton of problems. Photo Engineer had a post on this. There are big reasons the cinema...

Will the Helios film be named Helios-44, Helios-103, Helios-40 or maybe Helios-77M ?

Mostly because they're insanely fast. Instead of asking for a 35/1.4L you can ask Canon to create a 35/3.5L and I can bet you it will be a tiny lens, probably a pancake lens.

Last week i wanted to explain to a friend why microfiche films have narrow latitude. This is a great explanation, thanks.

I annoy (modern) Contax / Zeiss shooters by complimenting them on their japanese-made Cosinas (or Yashicas), while I carry my Contax IIIa with Zeiss Sonnar 50/2.

we need to keep prices low

Correct. The camera is simple to service if you want to make it work again, however reaching accurate speeds and top 1/1250 speed while keeping shutter tension low requires thorough attention to detail, many things need to be right. The shutter isn't complex at all, it just requires...

This is a common problem. Long story short, most technicians can fix it but the fix will involve setting a shutter tension (spring tension) so high that it will reduce the useful life of the camera, and make it noisy. Not good at all. Plus, most likely, will throw the calibration of the...

T-grain film technology was a gigantic step forward and gave us many things we take for granted today like fine-grained ISO 800 color film, etc. It made 110 cameras give acceptable image quality etc etc etc etc ETC. To throw this progress and effort down the toilet, is obscene. I don't know who...

This is a very very significant feature, and one that I look forward to. Many thanks to ADOX for addressing this problem.

Most important, you need to remove the lens on your camera and swap it for an "objective" .

It was on the cover of "Modern Photography" magazine in the 70s, so it is modern!!!

You need to soften the glue, you can first try alcohol (apply on the edge using a syringe), if it doesn't work use acetone, let it act for some minutes and then try removing the cover again. Note: "Mamita": Revisa el título del post...

Thanks for this link!!! The three are surprisingly really, really close. But at 100%, pixel-peeping, i'd say the Zeiss has a bit more crispness, it's noticeable.

I own the Contax IIa and IIIa (both are post-war cameras). Now the good part: - Their build quality is second to none except maybe to the Rolleiflexes, externally and internally. - The rangefinder, on a camera that hasn't suffered the effects of humidity/etc, is very clear. - The design of...