- Location
- Central Florida
- Name
- Tim Williams
Just arrived - almost thought it might be caught up in X-Mas mail purgatory for a week or two more
Nikon F. Body is in fantastic condition, viewfinder has plenty of dust and a line through it - I need to take it apart and see if I can clean it out a bit. Suspect its a bit of a mongrel, the name plate has some wear marks consistent with one of the photomic-style metering heads so I think this is a bit of a mix & match job.
This one is from 1974 judging from the serial number but the head is more recent. I suspect it may have been serviced in the past given the condition it's in. At this stage it will probably outlast me.I bought my F2a in 1978, hard to believe- 42 Years ago!
It works great.
To use the 600 speed film in the SX-70: you can remove the Filter in front of the electric eye, the trim ring pries out. Then turn the L/D control one full stop to Darken. That makes up for the 2 F-Stop difference between 600 and the ISO 150 SX-70 film. For flash: you can use the Polaroid Telephoto lens and the 2350 "Polatronic Flash" with 600 film with the L/D control set 1 stop to Darken. The Lens engages a switch to change the "Follow-Focus" flash mode, effectively 1-FStop. I've shot a lot of 600 film through my SX70 Sonar.
Nikon F90x and a MB-10 to go with it.
No pics yet since I only pulled the trigger yesterday With luck I'll be able to burn some Fuji next weekend during the Birke ski race here in town.
That's a camera I've felt serious GAS for myself. But since I own a Mamiya 6 MF, it's not really filling a niche. Pity, in a way ...I’ve not been as active as when we had the film exclusive forum, this new format boosts my GAS.
Local shops also have nice things, I couldn’t let go on this Bronica RF645:
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That's a camera I've felt serious GAS for myself. But since I own a Mamiya 6 MF, it's not really filling a niche. Pity, in a way ...
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Part of having GAS is craving the things you don't have. Oftentimes, just using what you have is a very nice cure ...I was actually after a Mamiya 6 But it is a scarce camera around here and the two that were in the market were not in a nice shape. I don’t mind the 6x4.5 format, but for a daily carry camera, the Mamiya is more compact with the recessed lens. I bought the Bronica as a second choice, but I’m quite enjoying it and the 4 additional frames are a great increase. I usually print 20x25 both formats would have waste anyways, I’ll try to avoid thinking about the Mamiya...