A wise person?
I refuse to shoot digital regardless of what year it is!
What does that make me?
Ah yes men are real men and all that. I wonder how long it would be before we got to that in this little corner of crusty old farts.
Ah yes men are real men and all that. I wonder how long it would be before we got to that in this little corner of crusty old farts.
Real men shoot large format film.
Real men use the word 'shoot' a lot.
Been eyeing a Triumph TR6. But I'll have to plan my break downs at the top of the hill so I can coast home.
Still haven't achieved that in a car!
interestingly - no problem with a motorbike.
I was afraid of that. Have you used it yet? Any problems?
A few weeks ago, someone sent me a Minolta 16 cassette from FFP. He thought I could help. He said the cassette was worthless because it was not opaque -- even though it was black and looked impervious to light. He mailed it to me.
The cassette looked well made and was very sturdy. But, sure enough, when I had a penlight on one side I could clearly see light leaking through the tops and bottoms of the chambers.
I mentioned this to FFP, but they never responded.
If you have not used your cassette yet, I'd advise you to load and unload the camera in the dark.
If, at some point, you would run a simple test, I would appreciate it. Just hold one of the caps over a flash light and see if light passes through -- and let us know. I would like to think that FFP has discovered the problem and resolved it. Getting the walls of these cassettes thick enough in a 3D printer and opaque enough is apparently no easy task.
…Fourthly (?) they're kind of 'tight' when they're new, so I worked the parts that are supposed to slide against each other to wear them in a bit for smoother operation before loading any film…
…although my personal Brit bike lust object is a Norton 750 Comnando. If only.
I refuse to shoot digital regardless of what year it is!
What does that make me?
I have never owned an A/F S.L.R, but what puts me off them is their sheer size, they are bigger than many medium format cameras. although my Canon F1,s are by no means small or light, I still prefer them to any other more modern 35 mm film cameras.
Get it. They are a blast. And in keeping with the vintage/masochist theme, be sure to install an 8-track player in it. I did in my ‘65 TR4 and my ‘59 Volvo.
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Yes, when I get it I’ll post my experience. In the meantime I need a developing reel for 16mm. I have an old GAF tank that adjusts from 35mm to 120 and my initial look at it tells me that a bit of hacksaw work will add 16mm capability. I use stainless for my other sizes so it’s sacrificial.
I think I read something back in the 70s that people were developing their 110 film by loosely taping it in a spiral to a small orange juice can and dropping into a regular liter-size tank.
How else am I going to play my REO Speedwagon?
…As cameras grew in size and number along came the Volvo wagon.
Analog cars and cameras go well together!
The being young and agile part wasn't bad either!
Check this out for real reel ideas. I use a Yankee II tank for 16mm.
http://www.subclub.org/creative/reel.htm
Ah, yes, the Volvo wagon. I still have an ‘83 that I bought in ‘89. Runs like new. I’m not young (70) but still pretty agile. Agile enough to put 14,000 miles on this motorcycle last year. Here it is with my Volvo where they get stashed during our winter.
I hear that the “hipsters” are into film and old Volvos. Who knew I’d ever be “trendy.”
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