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Forum: Cameras 16-11-09, 20:08
Replies: 23
Views: 23,494
Posted By Joe
The Genuine Minox 35 series stuff have great...

The Genuine Minox 35 series stuff have great lenses. DO NOT be tempted by the look-a-like Kiev35 cameras. They may look the same and usually cost only about £30 'new' but that's where the similarity...
Forum: Cameras 15-11-09, 23:57
Replies: 34
Views: 37,050
Posted By Joe
...or useful as a door stop in a camera shop!...

...or useful as a door stop in a camera shop! (tho ours is a Zenit E)



truely dreadful cameras
Forum: Cameras 15-11-09, 23:28
Replies: 34
Views: 37,050
Posted By Joe
COOL!!! :) ......and with a motordrive...

COOL!!! :)

......and with a motordrive attached it is one serious hardcore bit of kit (tho pretty brutal without too!)
Forum: Cameras 15-11-09, 23:22
Replies: 34
Views: 37,050
Posted By Joe
find an F2as (the one with the later slightly...

find an F2as (the one with the later slightly more reliable LED photomic head)......and you'll be hooked!
Forum: Cameras 15-11-09, 23:18
Replies: 34
Views: 37,050
Posted By Joe
There's never been a better time to get some Film...

There's never been a better time to get some Film camera bargains....lots out there
Forum: Lenses 15-11-09, 23:12
Replies: 23
Views: 42,810
Posted By Joe
Thanks Don. This is a great thread. Now...

Thanks Don. This is a great thread.
Now shooting Digi Nikon, I've tried several film bodies since the switch, was difficult to justify F5 anymore, but tried some inexpensive alternatives, just for...
Forum: Cameras 15-11-09, 22:53
Replies: 34
Views: 37,050
Posted By Joe
In terms of using it once or twice then selling...

In terms of using it once or twice then selling for a few pennies profit, I'm very much of like mind....
As some will know here, before I switched to mainly shooting digi I was using Contax RTS kit...
Forum: Cameras 15-11-09, 22:35
Replies: 34
Views: 37,050
Posted By Joe
There's loads of Rollei 35 at work which have...

There's loads of Rollei 35 at work which have suffered the same fate....The photographer forgets to wind-on, then pushes the lens assembly back into the body, thus breaking the mechanism. Great...
Forum: The Photography Forum 15-11-09, 12:12
Replies: 4
Views: 6,861
Posted By Joe
Very well put Andy. In my opinion too, quite...

Very well put Andy.
In my opinion too, quite often the common denominator with the best examples of this application of photography is what cannot be seen rather than that thrust at the viewer....
Forum: Cameras 14-11-09, 21:03
Replies: 14
Views: 14,235
Posted By Joe
this is probably the cheapest (but not...

this is probably the cheapest (but not recommended) Hasselblad option, the link explaining some of the pitfalls of this model. Power issues and now non existance of spares probably rules it out;...
Forum: Cameras 14-11-09, 20:39
Replies: 14
Views: 14,235
Posted By Joe
You mention that you want something that can be...

You mention that you want something that can be fixed, and serviced. It can be a personal thing, but reality is mechanical medium format Hasselblads have more of a following so command higher prices...
Forum: News & Views from the World of Photography 13-11-09, 23:04
Replies: 0
Views: 5,665
Posted By Joe
Thumbs up Top Manchester Press Photographer blog

Just spotted Mark's new daily blog. He has worked for the Evening News for years and years (I think about 10+years), though I believe is now freelance (he was the last staffer on the paper until...
Forum: WPF Photo Competitions Forum 13-11-09, 21:56
Replies: 9
Views: 9,159
Posted By Joe
Long Exposure to Abergeldie full English breakfast

Long Exposure to Abergeldie full English breakfast
Forum: Cameras 11-11-09, 23:04
Replies: 30
Views: 36,785
Posted By Joe
The A1 certainly has a lovely well made feel,...

The A1 certainly has a lovely well made feel, nicer more solid feel than the AE1 and much more of a compact feeling package than the F1

A great classic, nice one
Forum: Cameras 10-11-09, 20:37
Replies: 30
Views: 36,785
Posted By Joe
We've had one or two Nikon VR lenses in with...

We've had one or two Nikon VR lenses in with similar problems. Sometimes I wonder if every manufacturer has a bad day on the production line once in a while, blind QC staff, or maybe some hit the...
Forum: News & Views from the World of Photography 10-11-09, 20:32
Replies: 45
Views: 60,816
Posted By Joe
I understand fully Deci. In fact my own mum, last...

I understand fully Deci. In fact my own mum, last time she was in her local Currys buying a computer printer got a little upset by the whole experience......the assistant 'helping' her apparently...
Forum: Cameras 09-11-09, 23:08
Replies: 30
Views: 36,785
Posted By Joe
Yes, agree totally. Along similar lines I...

Yes, agree totally.
Along similar lines I think shutter counts which can often be found from DSLR cameras is a long overdue aid to buying s/h, and will become more so as the earlier DSLR's get...
Forum: Cameras 09-11-09, 22:15
Replies: 4
Views: 8,133
Posted By Joe
SLRuser, Did you sell the Olympus kit and...

SLRuser,

Did you sell the Olympus kit and buy a Leica?
Would be nice to see the right thing happened for you.
Forum: Cameras 09-11-09, 22:06
Replies: 30
Views: 36,785
Posted By Joe
You would not believe the number of old...

You would not believe the number of old 'pro-sumer' level 35mm SLR cameras we have binned, just as the number of DSLR which will also probably be binned.
I'm not saying that an average DSLR is more...
Forum: News & Views from the World of Photography 09-11-09, 21:47
Replies: 45
Views: 60,816
Posted By Joe
Believe it or not London Camera Exchange are also...

Believe it or not London Camera Exchange are also in the shit financially. One of my colleagues is the guy who rewrote their used database and started their s/h prices guide for store...
Forum: News & Views from the World of Photography 09-11-09, 21:42
Replies: 45
Views: 60,816
Posted By Joe
from memory I think the lease at the fort branch...

from memory I think the lease at the fort branch was for a fixed term of six years, as they got a cheaper deal at the time of opening. At the time at was probably the right thing to do, but in...
Forum: News & Views from the World of Photography 09-11-09, 21:18
Replies: 45
Views: 60,816
Posted By Joe
Deci, I've actually worked for both Jessops and...

Deci,
I've actually worked for both Jessops and Currys. Whilst you may think this is the ramblings /moanings of yet another goader, unlike some, I do actually know what I'm taking about here. The...
Forum: Cameras 09-11-09, 00:30
Replies: 30
Views: 36,785
Posted By Joe
I'm sick of falling over the box of FD fit lenses...

I'm sick of falling over the box of FD fit lenses at work...though most are telezooms, but sure there 'must' be some faster glass in there too.
It's funny how now in the digi world we think of a...
Forum: News & Views from the World of Photography 09-11-09, 00:12
Replies: 45
Views: 60,816
Posted By Joe
thats old news. much of that was due to lease/...

thats old news. much of that was due to lease/ rent contracts which have since expired.

Why would you look for an 85mm lens in Currys? Thats bonkers! In the same way you wouldn't look for a...
Forum: News & Views from the World of Photography 08-11-09, 23:59
Replies: 45
Views: 60,816
Posted By Joe
Good point Alex. DSG group (currys & PC world in...

Good point Alex. DSG group (currys & PC world in the uk) do have much better buying power, and the co-ordination of their imaging stock has improved vastly in the last couple of years. As one of the...
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