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elffyb · 10 months
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qaekr meters - The Delmar Loop 6.8.20 Nikon F (Nikkor 20mm) Fuzzy Purrito (long expired Smena?) R7263
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elffyb · 10 months
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elffyb · 10 months
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loop sign - The Delmar Loop 6.8.20 Nikon F (Nikkor 20mm) Fuzzy Purrito (long expired Smena?) R7263
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elffyb · 3 years
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Check out these film cases From Kodak, looks like they’ll be around $25. They’re a little bit more expensive than the Japan Camera Hunter cases. These cases are made out of steel instead of plastic, reminiscent of the individual 35mm film canisters of the 1970s.
It’s nice to see new product coming out from Kodak.
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elffyb · 7 years
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52Rolls2017 · Roll 20 · Olympus 35 RD 5.22.2017 - 5.26.2017 published 6.2.17
Olympus 35 RD
F.Zuiko 40mm 1.7
HP5 (fresh)
Acquisition I bought this through eBay from a guy who does restorations on the Olympus Trip 35.  The main attraction was a small sized quiet rangefinder camera with a 1.7 aperture lens.  I also own an Olympus 35 RC, and liked it so much I figured this would be a better choice.
History and features The Olympus 35 RD was made between 1975, and 1979.  This camera was also the last rangefinder made by olympus before the era of autofocus auto everything cameras.
The Olympus 35 RD is packed with features.  The big features of the time would have been shutter priority metering, and guide number based flash.  I’ve used the metering, and it works pretty well.  I’m not a big shutter priority fan … but it works well.  I have never tried the flash on this camera.  I have no reason to believe it doesn’t work, and I have no reason to use it.  I shoot this camera fully manual.
The basic features include a whisper quiet shutter from B-500, aperture from 1.7 to 16, a hot shoe/external sync contact, self timer, modern film counter, threaded shutter button, and a tripod bush.
The rangefinder patch on my example of this camera is pretty dim.  However, the rangefinder/viewfinder in this camera is pretty nice, with an aperture needle displaying the aperture on a half-press while in manual mode, or in shutter priority.  The frame lines and patch appear yellow, and there is some red on the needle gauge for the shutter priority in a light too low situation.
Appearance The Olympus 35 RD is small boxy rangefinder, with chrome detail, some black paint, and black leatherette.
My copy of the RD has been slightly modded by the prior owner.  The camera has been smartly recovered in a spongy brown leather, and also has had a small silver metal knob glued to the focus ring that acts like a Lens-Tab, making focusing easier.
Usage The feel of this camera in hand is nice.  Also the camera is small, has a discreet shutter noise, and nice rangefinder.  All hallmarks of a nice streetshooter.  I looked back through my old photos taken with this camera and realized I never really used it to shoot people on the street, so I loaded some HP5 and tried for some street shots.
The focus throw is very short,  and has markings in meters, and feet.  Due to the short throw, zone focusing is pretty nice with this camera.
All of the exposure controls are on the lens barrel.  The outer ring is the shutter, the next ring is the focus, and the ring closest to the body is the aperture.  With that said the design of this camera reveals that maybe the engineer designed the camera with the idea in mind ‘Everyone will keep this camera set to A’.  The aperture ring is hard to find quickly, and hard to turn without either moving the focus ring accidentally or moving the shutter ring accidentally, or moving both.  The original owner may have done better by gluing that little metal knob to the aperture ring.
The lens on this camera is nice, and the 1.7 aperture makes it attractive for low light.  Also this camera renders color (sorry all my samples are B&W) pretty nicely, and with a 6 element lens it’s pretty capable and crisp at mid-apertures.
I’m an Olympus fan, and I like this camera.  It’s great for zone focusing street shots, and contemplative color.
PROS
1.7 aperture lens, nice for low light
Small compact, feature rich rangefinder
Quiet shutter
CONS
I personally always prefer aperture priority
The aperture ring is hard to turn without fouling up your other settings
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elffyb · 2 years
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sarina - St. Louis 9.24.19 Voigtlander Bessa R4A (Kobalux 28mm) Portra400 (fresh) 31792 flickr · tumblr · instagram
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d-adi drums side - St. Louis 01.27.20 Voigtlander Bessa R4A (Kobalux 28mm) Kodak Gold 400 (fresh) 8606 flickr · tumblr · instagram
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hole - The Delmar Loop 10.21.19 Nikkormat FT (Nikkor-S Auto 50mm 1.4, Nikkor 20mm 3.5, Nikkor 85mm 2) Cinestill 50D (fresh) flickr · tumblr · instagram
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cones - St. Louis 11.5.19 Voigtlander Bessa R4A (Kobalux 28mm) Kodak Gold 400 (fresh) 02797 flickr · tumblr · instagram
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that sign shadow - St. Louis 1.13.20 Werra Matic 3 Kodak TMAX 400 (expired) R6800 flickr · tumblr · instagram
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elffyb · 6 years
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Looks like the new announcement expected from Yashica is up on Kickstarter!
Not 100% sure what it is yet, but it looks like a little digitial camera that runs on 2 AA batteries, and has a digital module (they call it digifilm) that adds features to the camera (maybe like a filter?).
Anyway it looks interesting ... so … I’m in.
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filmwasters · 7 years
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my pidgeon game is impeccable by [email protected] (elffyb) On Flickr at: http://ift.tt/2oROxEB
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filmwasters · 5 years
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cowboy fucking randy by [email protected] (elffyb) On Flickr at: http://bit.ly/2AnQwaV
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filmwasters · 7 years
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those socks tho by [email protected] (elffyb) On Flickr at: http://ift.tt/2wfMRKt
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filmwasters · 7 years
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dark and light by [email protected] (elffyb) On Flickr at: http://ift.tt/2vTQwy7
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filmwasters · 7 years
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hey look over there by [email protected] (elffyb) On Flickr at: http://ift.tt/2sOhNy6
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filmwasters · 7 years
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some cubes by [email protected] (elffyb) On Flickr at: http://ift.tt/2rMHpy4
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filmwasters · 7 years
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Ray by [email protected] (elffyb) On Flickr at: http://ift.tt/2ozXV28
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