Hi all, Question on a batch of color prints my wife just got back from MPL. She uses an LX in good shape and is a reasonably competent user. About half the...
... ND filter means slower shutter. She's moving the camera at the slower shutter speeds; that's why one shot will be sharp and another will have nothing in...
... using the ND ... the prints ... speed. And ... ASA100 color ... <snip> ... one ... nothing ... <snip> ... That would be my first guess as well. I have very...
Dear Mini-Folk: During a trip to Alaska I made the unhappy discovery that the take-up sprocket on my 35mm SLR was skipping. Quite a few photos were ruined...
I have a Minolta 16 MG that I bought (used) in 1981. I've used it happily when I could get film for it, and the last couple years with Imagelink HQ and Copex...
Donald, As I recall, the meter cell is not soldered into the circuit and can develop a bad contact over time. I have one which stopped working, but when I...
Thanks, Jack -- I'll see if I can't wiggle the cell a bit from the front; otherwise, I have the exploded drawing(s) here someplace, I might just have to open...
Bob asked about the index I used for the Copex shots up in Skagway. I assumed a speed of about 20 for these photos. When they finally come out of the fixer...
Did you mean to attach these or put them on the website? I couldn't find them. Mike Taglieri ... Dear Mini-Folk: During a trip to Alaska I made the unhappy...
I've noticed a distinct difference between camera-motion images and out-of-focus images. A highlight in an out-of-focus photo appears as a blurry disc of...
... Finally triaging and got to this. Thanks to all who responded, some offlist. ... This almost certainly is the cause. I neglected to mention, and in fact ...
Steve: I once did a roofing job with a guy who had a palsy so bad I'm not sure how he got up ladders -- couldn't get a driver's license. He did a pretty good...
I just got a catalog from American Science Surplus and they have a deal on Magicubes and Flip-flashes that some might be interested in. They are a buck each...
Friends, A fellow Ham radio enthusiast sent me this link. you may have seen these cameras at the local pharmacy stores. I did and was curious on how they can...
Not sure if Kodak will touch this stuff processing wise...but Kodachrome is a Black and White Film and can be processed that way. This was found in the back of...
... Works. You have to remove the rem-jet coating, sometimes (on old film, especially) with a separate sodium carbonate bath and very gentle scrubbing on the...
... I can supply one datum: don't use Diafine for 40+ year old Kodachrome. It fogged solid black over most of the film. One thing you may run into that I'd...
In a message dated 8/11/05 1:00:13 PM Mountain Daylight Time, ... I can supply one datum: don't use Diafine for 40+ year old Kodachrome. It fogged solid black...
... It's used in the show Mystery Woman. Last weekend, she used it to photograph, indoors, some newspaper clippings with no flash. She appears to know how to...
... Hmm. Pick any two -- no flash, 8x10, sharp. However, photographing text on paper with a submini, using only a nearby desk lamp for illumination, is a...
Is Ray Papalis still around? Somebody wants a slitter, but his ad on the SUBCLUB is apparently incorrect. [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Greetings minifolk, I am looking at this film as a general purpose, high speed film for my Minolta 16's and was wondering if anybody had any experience with...
I shot quite a few rolls of it in 16mm subminis - mostly Mamiya 16 Auto which is the same size neg as your Minolta, and Kiev 30, which is a slightly larger...
... Haven't used it, but I've been told by one who had that it's essentially the same emulsion as Tri-X still film; motion picture film is apparently developed...
... I would not call it high speed film (unless you are used on 5ASA microfilms ... the lighting used. However, it is good enough for subminiature use, ...