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Quote: The Kiev is really a Contax because it was made using the tooling that the Ruskies took from the Zeiss works at Dresden. Strangely, the Ica Works didn't get damaged in the big raid.
Very cool bit of historical info. Thanks 
Now I'm really anxious to see the results. It seems like it is really well constructed.
Quote: The Kiev is really a Contax because it was made using the tooling that the Ruskies took from the Zeiss works at Dresden. Strangely, the Ica Works didn't get damaged in the big raid.
I am not sure if the "raid" was a war compensation... I hope we soon see its capabilities. I shot another two frames yesterday despite the weather being miserable.
Yooohoo !!! I shot the sunset today, 2 exposures, but I am still on the 9th frame, some way to go...
Quote: About a month ago, I'm hoping to shoot a roll or two of Delta 400 this weekend though
that's if it stops raining!
why not trying some through the wet window? I shot one frame yesterday... 1/3 of the film is shot...
Yesterday. I went out with my FE2 loaded with Superia 1600. I'll put the film in to the shop tomorrow.
Nick
Yesterday I shot another frame... tell me about patience... still several frames on the left side of the camera
Quote: Yesterday I shot another frame... tell me about patience... still several frames on the left side of the camera
Getting back to film photography is, in my opinion, the hands-down best way of getting out of the spray and pray method that is so easy to get into when shooting digital. Everything improves after you've shot off a couple of rolls of film. 
Easter Sunday went to 'Tropical Wings in Essex with my 'Gift' Pentax MZ-5 camera loaded with outdated Kodak Gold 200 -- I used my Metz 45CL3 for TTL flash in the Butterfly house with a 35-80mm f4 SMC Pentax-F lens at f16, the outside saw the Wallabies with babies ans used my free 100-300mm f4.5 SMC Pentax-F lens -- I tried the 'SPOT' metering technique -- when it was on an almost black wallaby I set -1 exposure compensation -- let's see how the snaps turned out when processed !!
Quote: Yesterday I shot another frame... tell me about patience... still several frames on the left side of the camera
Getting back to film photography is, in my opinion, the hands-down best way of getting out of the spray and pray method that is so easy to get into when shooting digital. Everything improves after you've shot off a couple of rolls of film.
I can assure you it doesn't judging by the number of 'going back to film' discussions I have been involved in without, to date, seeing one single solitary image as a result - and i MEAN I have seen NONE. And listing each and every bit of kit and how old and out of date it all is doesn't add to the actual image one bit in just the same way as having the latest digital Canikon D50TwentyHundred-X doesn't.
Film shots can be wonderful but some people get more preoccupied with just swinging around old fashioned gear as if it automatically produces some artisan quality and distinction before they have pressed the dusty old shutter release than actually producing anything worth seeing ... As condescending as your post ended i wish you good luck and look forward to the 'new and improved' images that us digi fools miss out on
I can assure you it doesn't judging by the number of 'going back to film' discussions I have been involved in without, to date, seeing one single solitary image as a result - and i MEAN I have seen NONE. And listing each and every bit of kit and how old and out of date it all is doesn't add to the actual image one bit in just the same way as having the latest digital Canikon D50TwentyHundred-X doesn't.
Film shots can be wonderful but some people get more preoccupied with just swinging around old fashioned gear as if it automatically produces some artisan quality and distinction before they have pressed the dusty old shutter release than actually producing anything worth seeing ... As condescending as your post ended i wish you good luck and look forward to the 'new and improved' images that us digi fools miss out on
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I think you missed the point of my statement. I didn't say my film pictures were better than digital. I was stating that it helped my technique by making me slow down and think more about what I am shooting and how I am going to shoot it. Without the advantage of being able to 'chimp' after each shot or series of shots, or the fact that I can't shoot off as many frames as I please, I have to really think about each shot. This carries over to my digital shooting, especially when I find myself getting a little careless or carefree in my shooting.
Quote: 'going back to film' discussions I have been involved in without, to date, seeing one single solitary image as a result - and i MEAN I have seen NONE
Poor thing - have you tried doing some yourself ?
(which emoticon is it for really innocent expression ?)
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