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asteroceras posted:Well, that's pretty inaccurate... Besides the selenium-metered options (as this thread encompasses rangefinders), many P&S have a set shutter speed. In Summary; Just get an XA.
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Thanks for the suggestions. I guess I didn't think about the automatic features  The Rollei 35 looks very nice though. I already have a toy camera, so I'd like to move up from there to something with a faster and sharp lens. If the batteries aren't a huge pain to find though, I'll look through the OP again.Edit: I just won a Fuji DL200 on eBay for $5 total. The cheapest cameras from the OP I could find were still a lot more expensive than described. I'll keep looking for good deals though. Das MicroKorg fucked around with this message at 08:56 on Jun 21, 2011 |
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Found a Canonet 28 at the local goodwill for  . Still had an old mercury battery inside!! Replaced with the modern equivalent and after cleaning the contacts, works like a charm.
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Does anybody know the difference between the yashica t3 vs the t4? I've read some small things but I guess I'm looking for any experience with them. The biggest I could find is the t3 has a 35/2.8 while the t4 has a 35/3.5 which is weird that a newer model would revert to the older lens on the t2. But yeah, anybody play with any of these?
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Picked up an Olympus Stylus Epic Zoom 80 from the local thrift store today for a whopping $0.99. No idea if it works or not but getting ready to put in some new batteries and I'll let you know. *EDIT: threw away a whopping dollar cause this thing is not working  Also dropped by the local camera store and they have loads of cameras you guys might be interested in. 3 - XA2 in stock several Leica Minilux, one "new" in the box Rollei 35 LOTS of others. If you have a hankering for something let me know and I'll see if they have it & price etc. Nannypea fucked around with this message at 02:49 on Jun 28, 2011 |
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RoflcopterPilot posted:Does anybody know the difference between the yashica t3 vs the t4? I've read some small things but I guess I'm looking for any experience with them. The biggest I could find is the t3 has a 35/2.8 while the t4 has a 35/3.5 which is weird that a newer model would revert to the older lens on the t2. But yeah, anybody play with any of these? I've had several T4s and they are my favorite cameras, the 35/3.5 is an amazing lens. I'm actually selling one in the buy/sell thread, if anyone's interested ... edit:    grumblybear fucked around with this message at 03:53 on Jun 28, 2011 |
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grumblybear posted:I've had several T4s and they are my favorite cameras, the 35/3.5 is an amazing lens. I'm actually selling one in the buy/sell thread, if anyone's interested ... Coolness, thanks. I've been trying to come up on a T4 for a while now but I can't really justify paying some of the asking prices I've come across. Even ebay prices have been kind of crazy lately. Hopefully I can find one on the cheap one of these days.
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Olympus stylus epic mju II arrived last night, holy crap this thing is tiny. Even smaller (and much lighter) than an XA.
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A friend of mine is sending me a T4 soon, I'm psyched to try it out. Another one from my new Ricoh (whose lens is sort of falling off :/):  Untitled by spikespikespike, on Flickr
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I just picked up a Konica C35 EF off eBay for 25$, it will be my first film camera other than my Nishika n9000. I currently have a roll of Fujifilm 400, does anyone have recommendations for what else I might need to get?
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Tell me how it goes. I've got the similar Konica C35 AF2, but I've never had any interest in actually using it.
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So I'm doing an internship in Europe at the moment, and even though I have a 35mm SLR with me, I've been using my Konica Big Mini a lot. And despot e the fact that I have a Yashica T4, I left mine at home and picked the Konica Big Mini over it. It's a surprisingly capable camera, it's just a bit held back because the time between turning it on and being able to take a picture is much slower than the Yashica T4, but only by a few seconds. It's a minor gripe, but sometimes it makes the difference.
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If you want fast ready times, get an XA. Slide cover open, press button. Leave the camera set to the hyperfocal distance and you won't have to spend time focusing.
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And there's one in the buy/sell thread right now.
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Maybe this belongs in the Toy Camera thread but I bought a never-used Ultra Wide & Slim for $10. It was advertised on Craigslist as a "Vivitar Ultra" by an older guy who told me he was getting rid of his camera collection. Holy crap this thing is light. I can definitely see tossing it into the backpack on hikes. I wish there were some amount of exposure control because the situations I'd best be able to take advantage of the weight savings are the situations where I'd love to be able to use slide film Maybe I should flip it to some hipster who would appreciate it more. Aren't these normally ridiculously overpriced considering what they are?
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I think they're around $30 on ebay, along with the Superheadz rebadge/recolor versions.
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I can't find a T4 anywhere They used to go for $150ish and you'd be able to find a solid deal at around $100, but now they're all $200 or just not around. What is going onnnnnnnnnnn VVV that's awesome. Can't wait until I can finally play with one. Post some snaps!...if you want. RoflcopterPilot fucked around with this message at 19:44 on Jul 24, 2011 |
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I just got my first roll back from my T4, and I have to say I'm amazed at how clear the pictures are. 200 speed color film, shooting with flash results in some amazing color.
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 Well i went and did it, I bought a brand-new stupidly expensive 35mm camera that isn't even an SLR or a rangefinder ... now for it to clear customs in time for my holiday next week.
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RoflcopterPilot posted:I can't find a T4 anywhere Well the color is good, the pictures are not that interesting :/. I do have some gripes about the T4, its very literally a point and shoot camera. I find the viewfinder extremely hard to use and not practical, so I just sort of ended up thrusting it out in front of me in the general direction of the picture I wanted to take. Repost from SAD:  98860021.jpg by spikespikespike, on Flickr Not a repost:  98860008.jpg by spikespikespike, on Flickr
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Awkward Davies posted:Well the color is good, the pictures are not that interesting :/. I do have some gripes about the T4, its very literally a point and shoot camera. I find the viewfinder extremely hard to use and not practical, so I just sort of ended up thrusting it out in front of me in the general direction of the picture I wanted to take. Very cool stuff. I've actually heard of that complaint before but I'm not surprised and I guess to a degree I expect that. Who needs to know what you're pointing at when you have a film p/s?!
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RoflcopterPilot posted:Very cool stuff. I've actually heard of that complaint before but I'm not surprised and I guess to a degree I expect that. Who needs to know what you're pointing at when you have a film p/s?!
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RoflcopterPilot posted:Very cool stuff. I've actually heard of that complaint before but I'm not surprised and I guess to a degree I expect that. Who needs to know what you're pointing at when you have a film p/s?! Well, on my XA I can see clearly through the view finder so I can actually put together a shot. Not so much on the T4. I'm paying enough per roll that I dont like to just blindly fire away. I guess I should start developing my own, if I only had a darkroom...
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FasterThanLight posted:Yeah, my only complaint about the T4 is the lack of control. Supposedly, you can half-press the shutter button to lock focus/exposure, but I've never been able to get that to work. But it has the best lens of any P&S I've used (including the Leica Minilux), it's small, feels nice in your hand, and the waist-level finder is really neat.. If the controls were better, it would be perfect. For sure. I've been using a Yashica T2 and the half-press focus lock really comes in handy. I've never had issues with it which makes it kind of surprising when people mention it with the T4. I wonder why it would be worse...but then again I also wonder why the T3 has a 2.8 lens and T4 was taken back to the 3.5 that the T2 has. Shrug. Awkward Davies posted:Well, on my XA I can see clearly through the view finder so I can actually put together a shot. Not so much on the T4. I'm paying enough per roll that I dont like to just blindly fire away. I guess I should start developing my own, if I only had a darkroom... I feel you. I used to just shoot away sometimes but after a few rolls and adding up how much it cost to develop and get everything back, it definitely makes me rethink about blowing exposures like they're free.
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spf3million posted:It looks sexy, what is it? Fuji Klasse S Seeing as most of the detailed technical information about it is in Japanese it's probably best to link to the English PDF manual that Fuji provided for all of us importing these cameras from Japan - http://www.morganmalaska.se//dump/KLASSE-WS_E_090917.pdf But that basics are: 38mm 2.8 lens, automatic everything, with manual override for everything.
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One last question about the T4 and I swear I'll leave everybody alone. For those who have used the dateback, is it technically the same camera as the other versions...except with the date imprint? And also, there's no way you won't be able to change the date to anything at any time, or set it to not print right? I tried finding manuals online but couldn't find much.
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RoflcopterPilot posted:One last question about the T4 and I swear I'll leave everybody alone. For those who have used the dateback, is it technically the same camera as the other versions...except with the date imprint? And also, there's no way you won't be able to change the date to anything at any time, or set it to not print right? I tried finding manuals online but couldn't find much. yeah, i have my dateback turned off but you can set it to whatever you want, and yeah as far as i know there is no difference from the T4 and the T4d (which i think is the dateback version?) other than, of course, the dateback.
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MrBlandAverage posted:Maybe this belongs in the Toy Camera thread but I bought a never-used Ultra Wide & Slim for $10. It was advertised on Craigslist as a "Vivitar Ultra" by an older guy who told me he was getting rid of his camera collection. Hah, I see those things all the time at local thrift shops for like three bucks. I've got a bunch of one-dollar Vivitar PN2011s sitting around too, they're fun to take kayaking or to just throw into a pocket.
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I have an all or nothing approach to cameras. I either want 100% loving manual all the way OR I want one goddamn button and nothing else.
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The one button approach can be pretty damned satisfying, good for drunk-shootin' at parties. quote:Paul MaudDib posted: You posted this quite awhile ago, but if you're still looking for a PN2011, send me your mailing address on Flickr (flickr.com/epomorski) if you'd like one. I grabbed a couple of 'em last time I was at a thrift shop and forgot to get back to you about it.
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Dr. Cogwerks posted:The one button approach can be pretty damned satisfying, good for drunk-shootin' at parties. I've shot entire concerts with a beer in one hand and either a Contax T2 or Olympus Stylus Epic in the other.
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brad industry posted:I have an all or nothing approach to cameras. I either want 100% loving manual all the way OR I want one goddamn button and nothing else.
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Where do you guys find old 60's and 70's rangefinders? I keep trying our equivalent of ebay, but I either get people better off than me paying 200 dollars for old XA's, and just now I had a woman try to push a Canonet 19 for 300 dollars... I keep trying to flirt with film, but dang it, the camera gods aren't making it easy.
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I got a Canonet QL17 for $40 and 3 XA's for $30-50 each on craigslist.
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Just wait and search craiglist. I just restored a Canonet ql19 I got off craigslist for around $30. I got my XA off KEH for $45 with a flash. I hear the bay area is the best place for camera thrifting though, but Texas isn't too bad. Maybe I should start a thread about fixing up 1970's midrange rangefinders. Will anyone be interested?
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General Gingersnap posted:Just wait and search craiglist. I just restored a Canonet ql19 I got off craigslist for around $30. I got my XA off KEH for $45 with a flash. I hear the bay area is the best place for camera thrifting though, but Texas isn't too bad. Maybe I should start a thread about fixing up 1970's midrange rangefinders. Will anyone be interested? As someone who has a QL17-GIII and a Yashica Electro 35 GSN in need of a little maintenance, i'd be very interested!
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Trambopaline posted:Where do you guys find old 60's and 70's rangefinders? I keep trying our equivalent of ebay, but I either get people better off than me paying 200 dollars for old XA's, and just now I had a woman try to push a Canonet 19 for 300 dollars... Holy poo poo XAs have gotten expensive. I bought mine for like $35 from ebay back in February, and now all the ones I see are like 70_: http://shop.ebay.com/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=m570.l1313&_nkw=Olympus+XA&_sacat=See-All-Categories
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