More and more film fun with something other than a Leica M

[Godfrey]

Great capture!

I bought the NONS based on your enthusiasm, and I'm glad that I did! It's so very much fun. So far only on my 500 c/m, because I wasn't dextrous enough yet to fit it on my SWC. I'm glad to know that you managed it, and I'll try that next. I'm learning not to expect much from high contrast situations, as the dynamic range is compressed at both ends.

Thx!

it goes on the SWC easily enough.. access to the back latch is a little occluded but possible. If you can fit it without the finder in place and then slide the finder on, that makes it easy. Or just orient with the level and dont worry about the finder!

G

 

[bags]

Thx!

it goes on the SWC easily enough.. access to the back latch is a little occluded but possible. If you can fit it without the finder in place and then slide the finder on, that makes it easy. Or just orient with the level and dont worry about the finder!

G

Thanks. I have the 903, so the level is in the finder, but that's no biggie anyway. I'll give it a try, without the finder if necessary.

 

[Godfrey]

I checked, and on the SWC/M the back occludes the finder shoe ...
I had a 903 years ago, but don't remember how different the finder shoe might be.

I fit the back onto mine by just pressing lightly until the latches slip in and click. I can just squeeze my finger between the finder and the top of the back to unlatch it; if I couldn't, a popsicle stick would fit and unlatch it easily.

I had practice taking it on and off several times this morning because I pulled out the focusing ground glass accessory to experiment with close-up shooting. The focusing accessory worked very well, and I have discovered that I'm getting pretty good with adjusting exposure for Fuji InstaxSQ reciprocity. The meter said f/11 for 2 seconds ... I adjusted that to 9 seconds (about a factor of 2.5 EV give or take) and got a perfectly exposed print.

G

 

[bags]

Nice about the print. Figuring out exposure is a fun thing. Figuring it out along with figuring the focusing on the SWC is, I bet, double the pleasure.

With a lot more intentionality and care, I managed to put it on with the finder still attached. In retrospect (of course), it now seems easy.

 

[Godfrey]

Nice about the print. Figuring out exposure is a fun thing. Figuring it out along with figuring the focusing on the SWC is, I bet, double the pleasure.

With a lot more intentionality and care, I managed to put it on with the finder still attached. In retrospect (of course), it now seems easy.

Excellent!

Regards SWC focusing: I'm pretty adept with a measuring tape for close-in work hand-held between 2 and 6 feet, but the SWC gets down to 12 inches and is a superb copy camera because of the Biogon's amazing rectilinear correction and flatness of field. That's when the focusing accessory back is so useful—at those kinds of distances, tiny movements of the focusing ring make a big difference and you really want to have the camera locked on a sturdy tripod or camera stand for best results anyway.

Before I owned one, I imagined the SWC was a great specialty wide camera with a tiny niche of usefulness ... But as soon as I had one to play with, I realized that it was actually a very versatile camera that could be used for a wide variety of things. Now, with A12, A16, CFVII 50c, and NONS InstaxSQ backs, even more so.

G

 

[bags]

Yes, the close focusing is amazing and I'm somewhat obsessed with it. Measuring tape is so old school. I probably should have done that, but I broke down and got a digital measurer. Bosch GLM100-23 is fantastically accurate, small, and very inexpensive.

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[Godfrey]

LOL! I'm decidedly old school on a lot of stuff.
That looks like an interesting device, I just wonder if I'd actually use it enough to be worth $20 ...

G

 

[ggibson]

Brooks-Plaubel Veriwide 100
Fujifilm Velvia 100
90 sec exposure at f22


Byrne-Milliron Forest Hike by Graham Gibson, on Flickr

 

[rjiphotography]

Konica Z-yp 70 VP with Portra 400

 

[ggibson]

Brooks-Plaubel Veriwide 100
Fujifilm Velvia 100
80 sec exposure at f22


Valley floor by Graham Gibson, on Flickr

 

[pegelli]

Testing an old Minolta 9000 with some expired AGFA color film

Demolishing part of the Antwerp ring road viaduct to move the road below grade (you can see the new temporary bypass they had to builkd on the left)



Red berries



Reflection


My conclusion: camera works as intended