I've already used up all the available space in my "office" (the 4th
bedroom). If I expand further I'll draw the extreme ire of SWMBO. :-)
Chuck Norcutt
On 2/13/2012 1:48 PM, Johnny Johnson wrote:
> Sounds like you got somewhat of a "Fang" Chuck. The manual focus 50/1.7
> Rokker lens has a great reputation among some folks. I wonder if your "new"
> 50mm AF used the same design as far as number and type of elements.
>
> So, you got enough room on your collector shelf for all that new stuff?
>
> Cya,
> Johnny
> On Feb 13, 2012 1:31 PM, "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
>> I had the same experience even when film was being processed in higher
>> volumes. I'll never forget the last time I had film processed in a
>> local store. I walked in to get my film and discovered the clerk
>> cutting my film into strips and holding it between her thumb and fingers
>> with no gloves on... fingerprints everywhere.
>>
>> For a while I sent film to Mpix who did a good processing job but their
>> scans on CD were only sufficient to make a 4x6" print at 250ppi (1.5MP).
>> I'd like to find a place that scans at 6MP so I don't have to scan
>> again if I can help it. But it hasn't been a priority since I think
>> I've only shot a couple rolls of film in the last 5 years.
>>
>> But I do have a couple of new-to-me film cameras. Last week I saw an ad
>> in the local paper for a Minolta AF film camera and lens for $50. I
>> thought maybe I could add something to my shelf-queen collection on the
>> cheap. When I inquired I discovered there was more to the "package".
>> It includes a very large Tamrac shoulder/waist-belt bag (big enough to
>> hold everything), two Minolta Maxxum 5000s with Tamrac straps, an AF
>> Minolta 50mm/1.7, Sigma 28-70/3.5-4.5, Sigma 70-210/4-5.6, Sigma
>> 75-300/4.5-5.6, a 1.7X "Photoco" AF converter and hoods and UV filters
>> for all. Also a Minolta right-angle finder, a set of 3 Cambron
>> extension tubes, +1,+2,+4 49mm close-up lenses, a Minolta 1800 AF TTL
>> flash unit (T20 size) with case& wide diffuser, Minolta 2800 AF TTL
>> flash unit, Vivitar 5000 macro ring flash and connecting cable, optical
>> trigger for remote flash, extra lens caps, a Minolta AF/T-2 adapter with
>> some sort of T-2 telescope adapter screwed into it which I don't
>> recognize and, finally user's manuals for most everything.
>>
>> I learned something about Minoltas with this acquisition. Minolta/Sony
>> AF cameras use a non-ISO standard hot shoe. What I hadn't realized was
>> that the earliest Minolta AF cameras still used a standard ISO shoe.
>> That means that my late model Minolta MF TTL flash unit, the 360PX, will
>> also work in these AF 5000 bodies (I think). But these 5000 AF bodies
>> are a bit strange. They have only two exposure modes, program and
>> manual. No aperture or shutter preferred auto modes.
>>
>> I know the 2800 AF flash unit works because I have some AA batteries for
>> it but the Vivitar 5000 appears to be dead (rats!!!). Everything else
>> requires AAA or lithium 6V batteries which I haven't gotten yet so I
>> have no idea whether the bodies and lenses work at all. DX film
>> encoding also means no test without film.
>>
>> The seller was a heavy smoker and the equipment smells it. Everything
>> could stand a good cleaning. The Sigma lenses seem to have rather loose
>> manual focus rings but maybe that doesn't matter for these AF lenses.
>> The Minolta 50mm though moves freely but precisely.
>>
>> An interesting find. If nothing else I've gotten a huge Tamrac bag.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 2/13/2012 11:22 AM, Johnny Johnson wrote:
>>> Your comment made me smile Chuck. I ran a roll of Ektar 100 through a new
>>> (to me) camera last week to check for light leaks, exposure accuracy,
>> etc.
>>> I had the film processed by the local drugstore and was really
>> disappointed
>>> with their quality control - scratches& dust on most frames. They were
>>> still doing a pretty good job when I last used them a couple of years ago
>>> but I'm guessing that they don't do enough volume now to keep people
>>> trained. Looks like mail order processing is in the cards for me if I do
>>> decide to shoot any more film.
>>>
>>> BTW, that was my first time for using Ektar and it shows a lot of
>> potential
>>> - sharp, nice saturation, fine grained and scans as easily as positive
>>> films.
>>>
>>> Cya,
>>> Johnny
>>>
>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>> "The fallacy with quotes on Twitter is that you never know the context
>> that
>>> they were given in - or if they're even real." - Thomas Edison
>>> On Feb 13, 2012 10:44 AM, "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Having purchased 5 rolls of film from B&H this past week (the first in
>>>> many years) I have suddenly become even less attached to it.
>>>>
>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>
>>>> On 2/13/2012 10:00 AM, Fernando Gonzalez Gentile wrote:
>>>>> Hi Chuck, and all :)
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, never left the list but turned to a lurking mode, defining this
>>>>> to myself as reading and learning rather than speaking. Sort of
>>>>> active lurking.
>>>>>
>>>>> Besides, explored dozens of other "photographic" websites.
>>>>> Amazed that in these days, billions of people considered themselves
>>>>> "photographers" - I'm just running out of another 'social network'
>>>>> named Diaspora.
>>>>> You know, maybe Facebook is not that bad, compared to the others I
>>>>> visited. Flickr qualifies as rather good enough, far above average
>>>>> (photo-speaking).
>>>>>
>>>>> Besides, I have not been shooting that much. Could add that among
>>>>> other things, sending film to Dwayne's for processing has put a more
>>>>> strict judgement about what I would be shooting to. And that this
>>>>> summer, I got a long lasting back-ache when trying to pick-up my
>>>>> medium weight Manfrotto out of my car's trunk :-(
>>>>>
>>>>> The more I wander through the internet, the more I become attached to
>>>> film.
>>>>>
>>>>> Fernando.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 1:48 AM, Chuck Norcutt
>>>>> <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>> Hey, Fernando is still here! :-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Chuck Norcutt
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