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People still using Metz because they paid for it back in the day and it's just as good now as then. And you get to carry a battery purse.
Like trying not to strangle yourself with the cord from the Quantum battery to the flash.
People still using Metz because they paid for it back in the day and it's just as good now as then. And you get to carry a battery purse.
My thumb gets tired.
And even more important, that honking big battery and capacitor isn't up there near the camera - the relatively light flash head is!
Left or right?
I have a perfectly good DSLR, a couple of great AF primes and a decent zoom, but I take maybe 50 photos a year with them. I much prefer the expense, unpredictability, slowness and frequent disappointment of my old Nikon F2 and Nikkormats. Even the F3 feels a bit too much like an easy ride.
I also use fountain pens and end up covered in ink, and my first car back in 2001 was a 1966 Triumph Herald. I remember taking a girlfriend out in it and having to explain why there were so many towels in there.
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I had to sell it when I went back to studying; some time later I heard it had suffered a bad but repairable electrical fire, but then it was written off after being hit by a lorry.
A Triumph with an electrical fire? Who knew?
I tried a fountain pen once. That’s even uglier when you’re left-handed.
I get the whole simple camera thing. Some day I could envision selling off most of my cameras and keeping just a few of the old ones.
Metz, for when you have ASA 25 film and need to light up the whole room with one flash.
Toes
Would you be interested in some Georgia or Florida swamp land? Really do you really think that you will sell off most of your cameras? Ever?
Gotta ask - play the banjo?
Got a couple of clearer shots of that wagon today:
You're looking at your AF slr. Great lens. Always gives sharp, perfectly exposed pics. Always gives you the results you want. And yet you pick up that manual everything, no meter, maybe even guess focus relic..
Why do you do that to yourself?
Guilty as charged.
It takes a lot of work to make a car look that ugly.
But “ugly” is so relative. Some say that my ‘59 Volvo was ugly right out of the factory. I think of it as rather quirky.
I've recently discovered that affordable digital IR goggles have come out that operate in the 940nm range. Even 850nm should be reasonably safe for most film, since HIE is long gone. While I'm primarily interested in being able to develop panchromatic film by inspection, the idea of being able to actually see what I'm doing in the dark appeals to me.
$150 (USD) to $300 range. The 940nm emitters put out a very faint visible glow, but I suspect it's not an issue. Far dimmer than an indirect low-wattage safe-light.
Link? That would be worth trying out I think.
The Nightfox Cape is ~ $160 USD-- does not include headstrap. Uses AA batteries, will take rechargeables. I believe it's 720p.
Nightfox Swift is $199, higher res, but 850nm. with headstrap. Does not feature recording.
Nightfox Red is ~ $299-- includes headstrap, uses built-in rechargeable, and is 1920x1080p.
The Cape and the Red are 940nm, and both can record. The swift is kind of in between cost-wise. I went with the Red because... well... shiny!
All three require manual focus, and if you're planning on picking out sharp detail, they might not be the answer. After some testing in my planned darkroom, the IR emitters, even at low power, produce glare, so I found an inexpensive IR only flashlight that I'll mount on a stand to give me indirect lighting, and that works much better. The different levels of IR power basically control how far you can see-- they don't affect the brightness much, due to the system auto-adjusting.
I've finally got everything together, I'm hoping to try it out this weekend.
The Nightfox Cape is ~ $160 USD-- does not include headstrap. Uses AA batteries, will take rechargeables. I believe it's 720p.
Nightfox Swift is $199, higher res, but 850nm. with headstrap. Does not feature recording.
Nightfox Red is ~ $299-- includes headstrap, uses built-in rechargeable, and is 1920x1080p.
The Cape and the Red are 940nm, and both can record. The swift is kind of in between cost-wise. I went with the Red because... well... shiny!
All three require manual focus, and if you're planning on picking out sharp detail, they might not be the answer. After some testing in my planned darkroom, the IR emitters, even at low power, produce glare, so I found an inexpensive IR only flashlight that I'll mount on a stand to give me indirect lighting, and that works much better. The different levels of IR power basically control how far you can see-- they don't affect the brightness much, due to the system auto-adjusting.
I've finally got everything together, I'm hoping to try it out this weekend.
Thanks for those. That's pretty amazing. The sticker indicates Goleta, CA. I've been there a few times as my mom is from Santa Barbara and I buy parts for my Triumph TR4 from Moss Motors which is located there.
BTW, I used to go to Concerts by the Sea in Hermosa Beach back in the day. Best show I saw there was saxophonist Sadao Watanabe. I sat about 6 feet from him.
The Nightfox Cape is ~ $160 USD-- does not include headstrap. Uses AA batteries, will take rechargeables. I believe it's 720p.
Nightfox Swift is $199, higher res, but 850nm. with headstrap. Does not feature recording.
Nightfox Red is ~ $299-- includes headstrap, uses built-in rechargeable, and is 1920x1080p.
The Cape and the Red are 940nm, and both can record. The swift is kind of in between cost-wise. I went with the Red because... well... shiny!
All three require manual focus, and if you're planning on picking out sharp detail, they might not be the answer. After some testing in my planned darkroom, the IR emitters, even at low power, produce glare, so I found an inexpensive IR only flashlight that I'll mount on a stand to give me indirect lighting, and that works much better. The different levels of IR power basically control how far you can see-- they don't affect the brightness much, due to the system auto-adjusting.
I've finally got everything together, I'm hoping to try it out this weekend.
You're looking at your AF slr. Great lens. Always gives sharp, perfectly exposed pics. Always gives you the results you want. And yet you pick up that manual everything, no meter, maybe even guess focus relic..
Why do you do that to yourself?
Guilty as charged.
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