tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34694795061596628202024-03-05T09:27:56.837-08:00sleepy photographerexplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-7286693378082808382013-02-28T02:16:00.001-08:002013-02-28T02:16:09.286-08:00Graflex Crown Graphic 4x5Graflex Crown Graphic 4x5 is my first large format camera. I love its folding system, simple and practical and not heavy.
The camera original lens is Graflex Optar 135mm f4.7 made by Wollensak.
here the camera with wider lens, Scheider Kreuznach 90mm f8 Super Angulon
and this is my first shot with shanghai 100 film
explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-71098169246443942302012-06-01T02:48:00.000-07:002012-06-25T21:37:36.574-07:00Canon EF (Canon SLR Film Camera)Canon EF (Film SLR Camera)
Type35mm focal-plane shutter SLR camera
Picture Size24 x 36 mm
Normal LensCanon 55mm f/1.2 SSC, FD 50mm f/1.4 SSC
Lens MountFD mount
ShutterVertical-travel focal-plane shutter with metal curtains. X (at 1/125 sec.), B, 30, 15, 8, 4, 2, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000 sec. Hybrid shutter (using Copal Square) with explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-49079729526576628332012-06-01T02:32:00.000-07:002012-06-25T21:46:26.975-07:00Canon FTbCanon FTb
New Canon FTb on the left (silver), see the difference of film advance lever and self timer lever
Type35mm focal-plane shutter SLR camera
Picture Size24 x 36 mm
Normal LensCanon 55mm f/1.2, FD 50mm f/1.4, 50mm f/1.8
Lens MountFD mount
ShutterTwo-axis, horizontal-travel focal-plane shutter with cloth curtains. X, B, 1, 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-31284897622901833202012-05-31T02:16:00.000-07:002012-05-31T02:54:12.442-07:00Canon F1 (Later model)On March 1971, after five years and a large investment in money and labor, the top-of-the-line 35mm Canon F-1 system was born.The FD lens mount was newly developed for the new line of FD lenses. The new lens mount enabled fully-coupled automatic exposure metering. The camera system also included the first accessory ever for remote picture-taking with the camera. The many accessories enabled explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-11845761481485294912012-05-27T21:15:00.001-07:002012-06-18T04:04:53.326-07:00FUJI GA645 ProfessionalFuji GA645 Professional is one of my favorite camera, give a 6cm x 4.5cm negative size, compact and light weight for medium format camera, easy focus (auto focus or zone focus manually), bright and wide view finder, and equipped with very good quality Fujinon Super EBC 60mm f 1:4 lens. Fuji GA645 could be loaded with 120 or 220 film format.
This camera equipped with tiny pop up flash, even explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-18127876774806979662011-12-01T21:49:00.000-08:002011-12-01T21:49:09.552-08:00Ricoh 500GXLight and handy range finder camera with Rikenon 40mm f2.8 lens. Made in Taiwan. Have a multi exposure facility.
Type: rangefinder camera with electronic aperture control for shutter priority operation option
Films: 35mm with speeds of 25 - 800 ASA
Lens: Rikenon 1:2.8/40mm
Shutter: Speeds 1/8 - 1/500 sec.
Aperture: 1/2.8 - 1:16
Exposure: manual shutter speed selection, aperture controlled by explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-7369624526575313622011-12-01T21:14:00.000-08:002011-12-01T21:59:21.612-08:00Fuji/Fujica GW690IIFujica GW690II with 90mm f3.5 Fujinon Lens.
Range finder medium format camera (6x9 format), equipped with super sharp Fujinon 90mm f3.5.
The view finder is huge and clear, focusing patch is obvious, all mechanical, no need batteries, no light meter. I like this camera a lot as well as other Fuji medium format cameras.
The huge film area is an advantage. This camera use 120 or 220 film format.
explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-31285240871785741552011-11-30T01:23:00.000-08:002011-11-30T01:24:18.416-08:00Ricoh GX-1 with mechanical winderRicoh GX-1 with mechanical winder
multi exposure (ME) capability......
explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-80063352896977624292011-11-30T00:29:00.000-08:002011-11-30T22:09:10.320-08:00Canonet Demi EE17The half-frame version of the Canon Demi Rapid and the top-of-the-line Demi. The bright SH 30mm f/1.7 lens had 6 elements in 4 groups. The viewfinder was a reversed Galilean type with bright frames. On the right of the viewfinder's image area was a exposure meter needle and correct-exposure window (with aperture scale). On the bottom of the image area were focusing pictographs for near, explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-77451064095219970382011-11-17T05:40:00.000-08:002011-11-30T00:33:24.805-08:00Nikon F with standard eye level prism finderno metering......pure sunny 16 rules........
explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-2387629477620567302011-11-16T07:19:00.000-08:002011-12-01T06:52:56.745-08:00New Canonet QL-17Marketed at July 1969. The first of a new Canonet series developed for compactness and lighter weight.
The camera was about 20 mm narrower, 4 mm shorter, and 30 percent lighter than the previous Canonet. To make it more compact, the lens focal length was shortened to 40mm, resulting in a wider angle lens. A Speedlite (Canolite D) which did away with complicated Guide No. calculations was alsoexplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-82712979508939632042011-11-10T07:02:00.000-08:002011-12-01T06:54:05.647-08:00Canonet QL19A sibling of the QL 17, the QL 19 used the same lens as the original Canonet and was priced 3,000 yen less than the QL 17. Marketed on 1965
The QL (Quick Loading) feature was Canon's unique way to load film quickly. All you had to do was align the edge of the film leader with the specified mark on the camera and close the camera back. The film winding arm with hard rubber pads then grabbed explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-35500458955317128192011-11-10T06:54:00.000-08:002011-11-10T07:10:52.113-08:00Canonet JuniorMarketed at 1963. A sibling of the Canonet, this camera was conceived for compactness and operation ease. The shutter speed and aperture were set automatically, making it easy to use by anybody. The zone focusing system divided subject distances into close, medium, and far with icons. Exposure was set automatically by the EE (Electric Eye) program. The film advance used a sprocketless spool.explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-68017659919227563592011-11-08T01:57:00.000-08:002011-11-10T07:17:05.487-08:00Canonet QL-17 (old version)
The EE (Electric Eye) feature and viewfinder were made as small as possible and the internal construction was completely different from the original Canonet, making the QL17 a totally new model. However, it had a strong Canonet-like appearance.
The "QL" stood for "Quick Loading," a feature which made film loading quick and easy. At first, "Quick Loading" was inscribed below the Canon explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-85614504994810501662011-11-08T01:41:00.000-08:002011-11-16T07:28:30.378-08:00Canonet (the first Canonet, 1961)
The camera had the EE (Electric Eye) feature which was also developed. With shutter speed-priority autoexposure, the camera could take nice pictures. You just had to press the shutter button.
The camera industry went into an uproar upon learning that Canon, maker of high-end cameras, was to introduce a mid-class 35mm camera with a fast f/1.9 lens for explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-16925388375677945552011-11-06T00:08:00.000-07:002011-11-16T06:53:26.373-08:00Canonet QL-17 G-III
link to canon museum click hereexplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-11715047660978309142011-11-05T23:41:00.000-07:002011-11-05T23:52:43.454-07:00New Canonet 28Based on the New Canonet QL 17, this was the Canonet series' low-cost, mass-market model> Marketed on March 1971.
explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-21430593287987703032011-11-05T23:34:00.000-07:002011-12-01T08:12:50.956-08:00Canodate ECanodate E marketed on December 1970.
A databack to imprint the date on the picture is a standard feature today. The Canodate E pioneered this feature and realized the dreams of users.
With ISO 100 film, the camera's Seiko ESF electronically-controlled program shutter could handle a wide exposure range from EV 1 (4 sec. at f/2.8) to EV 17 (1/500 sec. at f/16). With the dedicated Canolite D, explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-45130628045610455892010-07-27T03:05:00.000-07:002010-07-27T05:34:04.664-07:00Nikkor 75-300 f4.5-5.6This is one of my favorite lens, bit slow but have good optical quality. The tripod collar is so small, but strong enough.
the picture below was taken with 75-300 lens, no editing just resize.
1/ 320", F9, @135mm
Technical Specification for Nikon AF Zoom Nikkor 75-300mm f/4.5~5.6S zoom lens:-
Type of lense: explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-18279784445551159252010-07-13T08:20:00.000-07:002010-07-23T01:02:53.737-07:00AF Nikkor 80-200mm f 1:4.5-5.6D, cheap lens good resultaThis AF Nikkor 80-200mm f 1:4.5-5.6D, is really cheap lens with good result, sharp, light, good colour.
and this is the photo samples, no editing, just rezise. 1/100", f5.6 @ 200mm
Optics: 10 elements in 8 groups. It's partly multicoated, which Nikon calls Nikon Integrated Coating.
Specification:Optics: 10 elements in 8 groups. It's partly explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-38640640690460550892009-05-08T01:17:00.000-07:002009-05-08T01:24:04.534-07:00AF-S Nikkor 55-200mm 1:4-5.6G EDThis is the non VR version of nikon 55-200mmexplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-54829310837606277202009-05-07T22:52:00.001-07:002010-07-13T08:22:02.796-07:00AF Nikkor 50mm 1:1.8 DCheap, incredibly sharp, fast ..... very recommended
explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-90654128565559844302009-05-07T22:31:00.000-07:002009-05-07T22:38:24.559-07:00AF-S Nikkor 24-85mm 1:3.5-5.6G EDI like this lens very much, sharp, perfect mid-range, not heavy ...explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-58031796883707467482009-05-07T01:41:00.000-07:002010-07-13T18:19:01.296-07:00AF Nikkor 24-120mm, 1:3.5-5.6D, street sweeper
The photo below was taken with this 24-120mm lens, speed 1/20" @ f5.6, ......I like this photo, how about you?
explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3469479506159662820.post-17954296173418105812009-05-07T01:29:00.000-07:002010-07-13T08:23:16.180-07:00AF-S Nikkor 18-135mm 1:3.5-5.6G EDexplorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175759676407032492noreply@blogger.com0