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tales of new equipment
Hello all,
I've recently aquired some new equipment, though most isn't 35mm related. For one, I've purchased a Mamiya 6 with 75 and 50mm lenses. This is an amazing camera, very robust, not too big (about the size of an F100 with motor drive). It's very easy to use, but the meter is easily fooled. The lenses are awesome. I've also put together a large format kit, including a Shen-Hao 4x5 view camera, a 210mm Rodenstock Sironar-N, and a 90mm 6.8 Rodenstock Grandagon. I even bought an old 6x9 roll film back for it. As I've yet to receive the camera, I can't say too much about it. I hope I like large format! Finally, I recently took possession of an old Nikkormat with 55mm Micro-Auto-P lens. I've yet to use the camera, and probably won't, but I had the lens converted by John White of Ann Arbor, and I've been using it on my F100 and D70. Works a treat. Oh yeah, the Nikon camera and lens were simply given to me! Now I've gotta get back down to it, and get out and take some photos! -- Regards, Matt Clara www.mattclara.com |
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Matt Clara wrote: Hello all, I've recently aquired some new equipment, though most isn't 35mm related. For one, I've purchased a Mamiya 6 with 75 and 50mm lenses. This is an amazing camera, very robust, not too big (about the size of an F100 with motor drive). It's very easy to use, but the meter is easily fooled. The lenses are awesome. I've also put together a large format kit, including a Shen-Hao 4x5 view camera, a 210mm Rodenstock Sironar-N, and a 90mm 6.8 Rodenstock Grandagon. I even bought an old 6x9 roll film back for it. As I've yet to receive the camera, I can't say too much about it. I hope I like large format! That really sounds like fun, and I think you'll find the 6x9 back far more economical and convenient than sheet film. It's a real good alternative to small format quickness. Lisa |
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Matt Clara wrote: Hello all, I've recently aquired some new equipment, though most isn't 35mm related. For one, I've purchased a Mamiya 6 with 75 and 50mm lenses. This is an amazing camera, very robust, not too big (about the size of an F100 with motor drive). It's very easy to use, but the meter is easily fooled. The lenses are awesome. I've also put together a large format kit, including a Shen-Hao 4x5 view camera, a 210mm Rodenstock Sironar-N, and a 90mm 6.8 Rodenstock Grandagon. I even bought an old 6x9 roll film back for it. As I've yet to receive the camera, I can't say too much about it. I hope I like large format! That really sounds like fun, and I think you'll find the 6x9 back far more economical and convenient than sheet film. It's a real good alternative to small format quickness. Lisa |
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"Matt Clara" wrote in message
... Finally, I recently took possession of an old Nikkormat with 55mm Micro-Auto-P lens. I've yet to use the camera, and probably won't, but I had the lens converted by John White of Ann Arbor, and I've been using it on my F100 and D70. Works a treat. Oh yeah, the Nikon camera and lens were simply given to me! Aw Matt, ya big silly. You got to get back into the old Nikon stuff. I've dumped four 'F's, three motor drives, half a dozen lenses and now I'm down to offing the small stuff.... or stick to REAL cameras - LF, MF. |
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Matt Clara wrote:
Hello all, I've recently aquired some new equipment, though most isn't 35mm related. For one, I've purchased a Mamiya 6 with 75 and 50mm lenses. This is an amazing camera, very robust, not too big (about the size of an F100 with motor drive). It's very easy to use, but the meter is easily fooled. The lenses are awesome. Congrats Matt. I've looked at a used 645 Pro, but the lenses were not leaf (rather only 1 of the 3 was leaf, others depended on the camera's FP shutter and abysmal sync speed). I'm more and more convinced that a 500CM is the beast for me. I've also put together a large format kit, including a Shen-Hao 4x5 view camera, a 210mm Rodenstock Sironar-N, and a 90mm 6.8 Rodenstock Grandagon. I even bought an old 6x9 roll film back for it. As I've yet to receive the camera, I can't say too much about it. I hope I like large format! Sucker for punishment! Now I've gotta get back down to it, and get out and take some photos! Don't we all. Cheers, Alan -- -- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch. |
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Matt Clara wrote:
Hello all, I've recently aquired some new equipment, though most isn't 35mm related. For one, I've purchased a Mamiya 6 with 75 and 50mm lenses. This is an amazing camera, very robust, not too big (about the size of an F100 with motor drive). It's very easy to use, but the meter is easily fooled. The lenses are awesome. Congrats Matt. I've looked at a used 645 Pro, but the lenses were not leaf (rather only 1 of the 3 was leaf, others depended on the camera's FP shutter and abysmal sync speed). I'm more and more convinced that a 500CM is the beast for me. I've also put together a large format kit, including a Shen-Hao 4x5 view camera, a 210mm Rodenstock Sironar-N, and a 90mm 6.8 Rodenstock Grandagon. I even bought an old 6x9 roll film back for it. As I've yet to receive the camera, I can't say too much about it. I hope I like large format! Sucker for punishment! Now I've gotta get back down to it, and get out and take some photos! Don't we all. Cheers, Alan -- -- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch. |
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On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 23:12:29 GMT, "Matt Clara"
wrote: Hello all, I've recently aquired some new equipment, though most isn't 35mm related. I've also put together a large format kit, including a Shen-Hao 4x5 view camera, a 210mm Rodenstock Sironar-N, and a 90mm 6.8 Rodenstock Grandagon. I even bought an old 6x9 roll film back for it. As I've yet to receive the camera, I can't say too much about it. I hope I like large format! let us know how you like the Shen-Hao. I've been thinking about one. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Professional Shop Rat: 14,542 days in a GM plant. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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