I recently acquired one of these cameras with a 38mm lens. I'm probably making a stupid mistake but I'm finding that there are no numbers - other than f stops...
... Hmmm, you must have an old, pre FT lens on that camera. Have you checked the underside of the apature ring to make sure that you really have no meter...
Can anyone give me some ideas on what film they use with their half frame. Will Jessops process it? I have an old Nikon negative scanner. Will it scan two...
you dont state what type of film you are refering to i.e. reversal(slide) colour negative or BandW I have been using Agfa 100 for monochrome lately because I...
Hi In the UK you can get your Half frame prints done at MOORFIELDS . 2 OLD HALL
STREET . LIVERPOOL .L2 2NY . (Black / White or Colour .) OR PHONE THEM AT...
ejadugdale
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Oct 26, 2005 9:33 pm
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... I haven't tried these guys yet but am anxious to. They seem to be enthusiastic about half frame AND black and white, including both chromogenic and...
... OLD HALL ... 100 ... 12x10 ... worry ... ~--> ... home page ... ~-> ... Thanks for this, Eric. I'll look them up and give them a try. Good tip! Neil...
I purchased this camera new with wide angle and telephoto lensesin Hong Kong in 1966. I switched to Nikon full frame in 1970. The serial # is 110011. Is that...
Twelve months back this camera would sell at £145 in the UK , now you would
be lucky to get £ 80 for it . this is what the Digital camera trade has done
to...
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Oct 30, 2005 7:03 am
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Well, I posted on here earlier this year that I was going to have a Nikon FM10 converted to half frame by Professional Photographic Repair. I just received the...
... Nice pictures! Thanks for putting them up. I like the use of both halves of the frame. I sold my AutoHalf at a time when I thought I'd get rid of...
Hello, I wonder what people think about half frame with digital scanning and printing. Here's what I'm beginning to conclude after getting a scanner: --By...
I've done some scans of my half frame slides (Epson Perfection 4180 Photo), and with a little practice I've gotten some good results. But, I noticed you...
Yes , i'm in that case wondering actually, best cheapest scannner is the Epson 4990 which can use a 4800 dpi resolution, good for enlarge abou 30x40 in ...
... Yes, it is Photo Express that I referred to. I've been very pleased with their prints and their scans. The B&W that I sent them was Plus-X; the color...
... Are you thinking of upgrading to the 4990 model? I have the Epson 3200, too,; I've been taking pictures for quite a while and I like the fact that it can...
I'm not sure about the 4x5 film holder in the 4990, but you can esaly have a good print larger, interpolating the file with a lower resolution, my press book...
These are actions for photoshop to interpolate, i don't have tried them on print but they are good i think : http://www.nyphotographics.com/ftppage.htm yes...
Obviously it is difficult to generalise about the quality of scanners for half-frame as it depends a lot on the particular scanner, film, printer combination. ...
Thanks for your informative post. Your end product -- 13/14mb scan and A4 print @300 dpi--sounds impressive to me. Your recommendation of Vuescan makes me...
For what it's worth, I use Vuescan with my Epson Perfection 4180 Photo, and find that it produces better scans than with the Epson software. The scan is much...
Hi, I am looking for info on above camera. a friend of mine has come across one and we have no idea how it ticks. She took photos, but processor said only...
... Hello, The Samurai X3.0 is a high quality half-frame camera, using 1/2 the normal size negative (24x36mm) to create a half-frame (24x17 in the case of the...
I don't know, but when I shoot half-frame pictures, I usually just write "half-frame" on the envelope at the supermarket where I drop off the film for...
Hello trishytree - Your friend has what I consider to be one of the most enjoyable cameras in the world to shoot. Half frame, or single frame as it is...
Hello George I also enjoy the half frame format, particularly the Olympus Pen series. I want to use my Samurai X4.0 but I need to replace the lithium memory...
Paul - I hate to sound ignorant, but I didn't know these cameras had a lithium back-up battery. If I were you, I'd take the entire camera to a good photo shop...
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