safe haven for tiny formats

[LelandRay]

Bump for the cool chick!

I'll save you the trouble.



I'll have to go back and look in my files; I said this was Reala, but I'm not so sure--it was nine years ago, after all. I do know it was one of the very few times I had a full crew to work with. We had a dynamite makeup artist, and there were two guys holding big white panels as reflectors. And it was chilly, probably around 50 degrees, but to her credit the model did not complain.

I'm more likely to shoot "without a net," with just me, the model, and sometimes a single assistant to haul around the heavy stuff. From February of 2003... Pentax 67II and 165mm.

[jcoldslabs]

Jay,

I wasn't familiar with it either. It is a Chinese-made KW Pilot 6 knock-off if I remember correctly. Only has four shutter speeds (200, 100, 60 & 30 ) plus bulb. But those are focal plane shutter speeds so it allowed me to rig up an old enlarging lens for tilt-shift fun. (See below). I've looked to get my own but they are scarce. Luckily my friend will let me borrow his any time.

Jonathan

[Jay DeFehr]

[QUOTE=jcoldslabs;844892]Jay,

I wasn't familiar with it either. It is a Chinese-made KW Pilot 6 knock-off if I remember correctly. Only has four shutter speeds (200, 100, 60 & 30 ) plus bulb. But those are focal plane shutter speeds so it allowed me to rig up an old enlarging lens for tilt-shift fun. (See below). I've looked to get my own but they are scarce. Luckily my friend will let me borrow his any time.

Jonathan


Hi Jonathan,

I looked it up, and it sounds very interesting. The mirror is also the shutter, if I understand correctly? Which limits the shutter speeds, but not unreasonably so-- I've certainly worked with less! And the lens mount is M39? I'm sure it wouldn't be difficult to adapt just about any kind of lens one wanted to mount, with a little ingenuity. All for the above at less than $100 could make for a lot of fun!

[mdm]

Blowing a gale at Gemstone Beach



Cosy Nook

[Leigh]

And it was chilly, probably around 50 degrees...

Obviously!


- Leigh

[mdm]

Ektar 100

[jcoldslabs]

Jay,

Indeed, the mirror is the shutter. (Focal plane? Who was I kidding?) Limiting, yes, but I find limits to be more rewarding than frustrating these days. I used an M39 screw mount extension tube as the "adapter" for my tilt/swing experiments.

I would recommend the camera for playing around. It's like a Holga on steroids. The lens it comes with has its own charms. Andrew Moxom (who posts here, I believe) mounted one on his Hasselblad: https://secure.flickr.com/photos/320...06/4988471697/

Jonathan

[Tom J McDonald]

Ektar 100

beautiful.

[jcoldslabs]

David,

Reminds me of one of mine, only the sea/sky ratio is reversed.

Grover Beach, CA
Fuji GSW690II
Velvia 50



Jonathan

[thicktheo]

Fuji GW690III - new Portra 400: