Hello, I am looking for low fNumber projection lenses for 35mm and for MF (medium format) slides. There are many f/3.5 and a few f/3.0 lenses to choose from...

I see it have two extra shutter speeds - 1/30 sec and 1 sec.

Thanks for the response, I was afraid of that. So the battery won't help and I can expect half of my frames to be ruined. Fortunately I purchased from a...

This scanner has the quality of a film scanner in the ease and convenience of a flatbed...

In the age where we are led to believe that medium format cameras are being dumped onto the market to make way for digital, then how come I find it nearly...

I've made an offer on a Sonnar 150 f/4 T* lens. The seller says that on the 2nd group from the front there is a 'coating' akin to a fine mist of droplets. He...

I heard about somebody doing this with Velvia 50 - that is using it at 32 speed and asking the labs to pull the film when developing it. It sounds interesting....

Hi All; I inherited a Bronica S camera from my father that was purchased in 1963 and is still in the original box with instructions books and manual. To the...

I have come across a Zeiss Ikon Nettar 510/2 folding 6x9 camera. The bellows has no leak, and the camera itself is pretty clean and functional, considering the...

Hi, I would like to ask you guys out there if one of you is working with a ring flash on the non-AF Pentax 645 with the 120mm macro lens - does anything exist...

What is a good split-image focus screen for a C-330. I'd prefer one that is also brighter. My eyesight is preventing me from sharp focusing using the Mamiya...

I just got a used Bronica SQ-A and an 80mm lens on ebay. I still need a film back and viewfinder. Is it normal for the mirror to stay up after firing the...

I have an opportunity to purchase a used QC4 that is about 10 years old (actual age uncertain). Comes with stands and two heads. Very clean condition, no...

I bought a pair of Bowens Monolite 400b's from a friend a while back. I've been unable to locate any instruction manuals for them. Bowens doesn't have any and...

The picture changed again today. Read this from Reuter's http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7859674 Note that film camera...

Kyocera, maker of Contax and other cameras, announced they are quitting the film and digital camera market. For this NG the main effect is probably the future...

A colleague called a major midwest photo repair place to have a CLA done on his SWC with T* lens. He was told "We can't help you. Parts for that are no longer...

MAKING MONEY I found this on a bulletin board and decided to try it. A little while back, I was browsing through newsgroups and came across an article similar...

I purchased the Kievs I wrote about: models 88 and 60. The 88 is non-TTL and certification stamps in the manual indicate it was made in 1992. The certification...

Anyone know the f-stop and shutter speed of the Kodak Brownie Hawkeye Flash Model?