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[Corran]

Cool thanks, I need to try out Pyrocat again...

[austin granger]

Mailboxes, Eastern Oregon


Books, Portland


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[austin granger]

Juniper, Oregon


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[tuco]

Juniper, Oregon

Nice stuff. Did you just get back from a photo excursion?

[austin granger]

Nice stuff. Did you just get back from a photo excursion?

Thanks Tuco. Yeah, I ventured out to the Southeast corner of Oregon, an area I'd never explored. Though I only scratched the surface, I saw some fantastically beautiful places. The landscape there (Leslie Gulch, Jordan Valley, Pillars of Rome) actually reminded me a lot of Utah. I have a couple of LF negatives I'm going to try and get to soon, though I have to admit, I made an embarrassing amount of rookie mistakes this trip, ruining more than a few promising shots. I'll blame it on the heat-it was scorching and the air conditioner in my car is broken. I think it affected my brain.

[lbenac]

Well I went crazy on the auction site and got a Mamiya 7 body, 150mm and 65mm all at very good price. The meter in the body does not work hence paying only 60% of the usual price and the rangefinder is not aligned vertically but that can all be fixed sometime.
I intent to keep only that kit for my MF needs (likely along with a couple of oldies that I have spent some money to put back into top shape) inasmuch I am shooting the Saber most of the time and otherwise the 45N2.
I will put my Hasselblad 500CM (60/120 Makro/150) and P67 (55/75SHIFT/90/200) on sale soon.
I am getting a little bit more Zen and try to keep only what I use often. The P67 would have perfectly fit the bill and is more flexible than the Mamiya but not for hiking...

Cheers,

Luc

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Sorry for the duplication. This is the shot with the new Mamiya 7.
Thanks,
Dave

[tuco]

Well I went crazy on the auction site and got a Mamiya 7 body, 150mm and 65mm all at very good price. The meter in the body does not work hence paying only 60% of the usual price and the rangefinder is not aligned vertically but that can all be fixed sometime.
I intent to keep only that kit for my MF needs (likely along with a couple of oldies that I have spent some money to put back into top shape) inasmuch I am shooting the Saber most of the time and otherwise the 45N2.
I will put my Hasselblad 500CM (60/120 Makro/150) and P67 (55/75SHIFT/90/200) on sale soon.
I am getting a little bit more Zen and try to keep only what I use often. The P67 would have perfectly fit the bill and is more flexible than the Mamiya but not for hiking...

Cheers,

Luc

I hardly use the built in meter on my M7II anyway. You can get by pretty easy with that not working. If you put a WLF on the Pentax 6x7, you'll find it weights about as much as your 500C/M. The 43mm and 50mm for the M7 can get pretty pricy. No doubt you'll be faced with the decision of which one to get for that camera if you start using it regularly. It's definitely a good street and backpacking camera.

[lbenac]

I hardly use the built in meter on my M7II anyway. You can get by pretty easy with that not working. If you put a WLF on the Pentax 6x7, you'll find it weights about as much as your 500C/M. The 43mm and 50mm for the M7 can get pretty pricy. No doubt you'll be faced with the decision of which one to get for that camera if you start using it regularly. It's definitely a good street and backpacking camera.

I plan to stick with the 65mm and the 150mm to keep things simple and both cost and weight down as it is the main purpose of using MF.
At the price I got these I do not feel too bad.
I was considering 50+80 instead of 65 but then it become very $$$. I got by with the 75mm on the P67 pretty well so actually 65mm should be just fine.
Now if there was a 90 or 100mm that might tempt me.

I don't thing that i will have the meter fixed but the RF adjusted most likley. I found the vertical misalignment to be a bother for focussing even if using only the horizontal and re-composing.

Cheers,

Luc

[Frank Petronio]

35mm Portra 400 in either the Leica/35 VC or F3/85 combos. 19-year old Southerners sure smoke a lot, her voice will be shot by 21.

[tuco]

More from the Butte to Butte Run or Walk. The banner says Pedal Power Music. It appears they have 5 people on stationary bikes to power that gig. The drummer must really be sucking up the amps!

M7II, 43mm, Delta3200, EI400, Y2 Yellow Filter