The OCAU "film is not dead" club - Page 5

two40 · 17th February 2008, 2:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onrelas

**gm:fx, theres a nice Olympus SP there with your name on it! If i didnt already buy mine a couple weeks ago i would of probably got it.

*sigh*

maybe another time then. only just got home. great score on that camera.

hey, do you know where to get the PX625 battery replacements in sydney? only ones i can find are from http://www.vintagebatteries.com/ it's the wein ones and they apparently only last a couple of months as they are zinc-air...?

Khalil · 17th February 2008, 2:41 PM

have you tried dick smith or jaycar?

two40 · 17th February 2008, 2:42 PM

yes to both. i did find a '625' but it was a 1.5v. i need as close to 1.35 as possible. cheers

Thraxeh · 17th February 2008, 2:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gm:fx

yes to both. i did find a '625' but it was a 1.5v. i need as close to 1.35 as possible. cheers

this is the exact reason i got the spotmatic, it can take 1.55/1.5 volt batteries without the exposure reading getting screwed up.

onrelas · 17th February 2008, 2:49 PM

Cool, glad you got found something Thraxeh.
When i got there, people were still setting their tables up, and a couple cameras were bought before i even got a chance to look at them. Guess you need a bit of luck at these types of markets, timing is everything. It was the first one i've ever been to. Definately want to go to more though.

Sorry, cant help you out on the batteries gm:fx. Is there a newer type of replacement for the camera you want to use the battery with? I know with my Olympus's there is, same with the Yashica i just got.
I have heard about those zinc-air varieties loosing charge pretty quick, but someone told me if you keep them in an air tight place when they're not in the camera, you can get more life out of them.. Dont know how true that is though... hmm

Dinuc · 17th February 2008, 3:50 PM

1936 Rolleicord II Model 1 Zeiss Triotar 3,5/75mm with Compur shutter

2000 Canon 33

1940 Zeiss Ikon 645 75mm Tessar lens with Compur-Rapidshutter.

1967 Konica C35 close-coupled rangefinder 38/2.8 lens

2x 1973 Pentax Spotmatics, Zenitar 16/3.5, 24/2.8, 50/1.4, 85/1.8, 135/3.5, 70-210/4

Olympus Trip 35 40/2.8

1961 Exakta VX IIa, ver7. 25/4, 50/2.8, 135/4, 300/5.6. pentaprism and ground glass adaptor.

1961 Canon Canonet. 45/1.9

1954 Voigtlander Vito II, Color-Skopar 50/3.5 with Synchro-Compur shutter.

1960's Diana Colorama Flash Camera

1972 Yashica 35-Me

2005 Holga 120N mod.

1979 Bronica ETRS 40/2.8, 75/2.8 100Macro/4 150/4

1960 Minolta 16 II 22/2.8 subminiature. (Thanks Pike ! )

Dna

Munkiboy · 18th February 2008, 6:56 AM

just a canon eos 300 here. i would like to get a eos 3 or 5 at somepoint in the future.

i shot a wedding on the weekend with nothing but 1 roll of film

was very happy with 22 of the 24 shots. one was a snap taken in the living room at home with a 12mm lens to see what it would look like, and the other was a quick snap when the breeze blew the brides veil, and i wasn't really setup for the shot.

the rest though look good. i wasn't trying to get all the angles and setups that i would have if i was the assigned photographer, but i got some nice ones anyhow. more importantly, all my exposures were good!

jerrysk8 · 18th February 2008, 10:21 AM

Bronica SQai
35mm fish
40mm ultra-wide
80mm
150mm
wlf, metered prism, 120, 220 & polaroid backs

Holga 120n + holga flash

Polaroid sx-70 model 2
Polaroid slr680
Polaroid slr680se

FB008 · 18th February 2008, 10:37 AM

gonna be getting a nikon f75 pretty soon as my first foray into the film realm

Katunka89 · 18th February 2008, 1:34 PM

Minolta Himatic 7s I put together from two himatics
Zenit 12xp
Pentax 67 SLR, with a few lenses -currently waiting to be repaired.

One day I'd love to own a view camera.

onrelas · 21st February 2008, 6:27 PM

Oh hells yeah..

I finally got my Olymps 35 SP today! wohoo..
Got a really good deal on it, so i've been loosing sleep the last week wondering if it was actually going to show up or not. Thankfully it did, with a mint original case that i wasnt expecting also.
Central weighted and spot metering options, 7 element 42 mm f/1.7 Zuiko lens, and in the rare black finish

Here is a quick picture before i've given it a good clean.. I'm in the process of making a light tent/box to take some decent shots of all my cameras.

Anyone else with some new cameras?

-spam- · 21st February 2008, 6:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onrelas

Oh hells yeah..

I finally got my Olymps 35 SP today! wohoo..

Very nice. Saw it pop up in the recent contacts photos thing on flickr just before. Very nice camera.

Im still on the lookout for a near free oly trip for uni though.

Oh and i scored a free Paterson 4 roll developing tank yesterday as well

Takumi · 21st February 2008, 9:16 PM

fuck that olympus sp is damn sexy i love it!! where u source and how much?

i cant trips in any thirfts stores....

Alpha_7 · 21st February 2008, 9:56 PM

Wow that Oly 35 looks damn sweet, and a case as well, nice going

Here is my baby currently staying with friends in the UK, but I'll be going over to collect her soon.

djnz · 21st February 2008, 10:02 PM

Those markets are held twice a year(Syd/Bris/Melb/Per/Adel/Canb that I know of) and can be good for picking up film gear. The next one here in Melb is Oct I believe. I also managed snagged some Cokin filters for cheap last time so they can be good for other things.

Quote:

Originally Posted by onrelas

Anyone else with some new cameras?

I picked up a Bronica ETRSi at the Melb camera market that was on the 10th. Looking forward the getting the first few rolls developed soon.

So add that to the other film gear:

EOS3 + a few lenses
Konica T4* & FS-1 with 50/1.7 & 135/2.5

*The T4 needs the 1.35v batteries as well. Unfortunately the only replacements that I could find were the Wein cells, or get the meter setup for 1.5V cells. You can always look into the meter setup option but I don't know how much it would cost to do, or even what is involved. However once done you can then use ordinary 1.5V cells. Of course I could have put the cover back on the camera properly in the first place so the battery test button wasn't held down while it was in the cupboard, wasting a brand new mercury cell!

17th February 2008, 2:41 PM	#62
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17th February 2008, 2:42 PM	#63
two40 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 2,281	yes to both. i did find a '625' but it was a 1.5v. i need as close to 1.35 as possible. cheers __________________ For Sale Datsun 240Z 1973 V8 500hp Engineered flickr \| blog \| dollar portraits \| itsa FILM thing

17th February 2008, 2:49 PM	#65
onrelas Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 670	Cool, glad you got found something Thraxeh. When i got there, people were still setting their tables up, and a couple cameras were bought before i even got a chance to look at them. Guess you need a bit of luck at these types of markets, timing is everything. It was the first one i've ever been to. Definately want to go to more though. Sorry, cant help you out on the batteries gm:fx. Is there a newer type of replacement for the camera you want to use the battery with? I know with my Olympus's there is, same with the Yashica i just got. I have heard about those zinc-air varieties loosing charge pretty quick, but someone told me if you keep them in an air tight place when they're not in the camera, you can get more life out of them.. Dont know how true that is though... hmm __________________ ...Yet another Photo/Camera Blog... \| The OCAU 'film is not dead' club member#001 \|

17th February 2008, 3:50 PM	#66
Dinuc Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,427	1936 Rolleicord II Model 1 Zeiss Triotar 3,5/75mm with Compur shutter 2000 Canon 33 1940 Zeiss Ikon 645 75mm Tessar lens with Compur-Rapidshutter. 1967 Konica C35 close-coupled rangefinder 38/2.8 lens 2x 1973 Pentax Spotmatics, Zenitar 16/3.5, 24/2.8, 50/1.4, 85/1.8, 135/3.5, 70-210/4 Olympus Trip 35 40/2.8 1961 Exakta VX IIa, ver7. 25/4, 50/2.8, 135/4, 300/5.6. pentaprism and ground glass adaptor. 1961 Canon Canonet. 45/1.9 1954 Voigtlander Vito II, Color-Skopar 50/3.5 with Synchro-Compur shutter. 1960's Diana Colorama Flash Camera 1972 Yashica 35-Me 2005 Holga 120N mod. 1979 Bronica ETRS 40/2.8, 75/2.8 100Macro/4 150/4 1960 Minolta 16 II 22/2.8 subminiature. (Thanks Pike ! ) Dna __________________ www.andrewmurdoch.com.au Last edited by Dinuc; 19th January 2009 at 1:17 PM.

18th February 2008, 6:56 AM	#67
Munkiboy Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Brisbane, QLD, Australia, Posts: 1,755	just a canon eos 300 here. i would like to get a eos 3 or 5 at somepoint in the future. i shot a wedding on the weekend with nothing but 1 roll of film was very happy with 22 of the 24 shots. one was a snap taken in the living room at home with a 12mm lens to see what it would look like, and the other was a quick snap when the breeze blew the brides veil, and i wasn't really setup for the shot. the rest though look good. i wasn't trying to get all the angles and setups that i would have if i was the assigned photographer, but i got some nice ones anyhow. more importantly, all my exposures were good! __________________ Neque porro quisquam est qui dolorem ipsum quia dolor sit amet, consectetur, adipisci velit..." <methd> my rule with ugly B&G's... shoot LONG and WIDE. Still looks good, but you can't see their face as much. The interweb is full of pedants and paedosmunkiboy.com gallery

18th February 2008, 10:21 AM	#68
jerrysk8 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: QLD Posts: 87	Bronica SQai 35mm fish 40mm ultra-wide 80mm 150mm wlf, metered prism, 120, 220 & polaroid backs Holga 120n + holga flash Polaroid sx-70 model 2 Polaroid slr680 Polaroid slr680se

18th February 2008, 1:34 PM	#70
Katunka89 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Perth Posts: 824	Minolta Himatic 7s I put together from two himatics Zenit 12xp Pentax 67 SLR, with a few lenses -currently waiting to be repaired. One day I'd love to own a view camera.

21st February 2008, 6:27 PM	#71
onrelas Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sydney Posts: 670	Oh hells yeah.. I finally got my Olymps 35 SP today! wohoo.. Got a really good deal on it, so i've been loosing sleep the last week wondering if it was actually going to show up or not. Thankfully it did, with a mint original case that i wasnt expecting also. Central weighted and spot metering options, 7 element 42 mm f/1.7 Zuiko lens, and in the rare black finish Here is a quick picture before i've given it a good clean.. I'm in the process of making a light tent/box to take some decent shots of all my cameras. Anyone else with some new cameras? __________________ ...Yet another Photo/Camera Blog... \| The OCAU 'film is not dead' club member#001 \|

21st February 2008, 9:16 PM	#73
Takumi Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 480	fuck that olympus sp is damn sexy i love it!! where u source and how much? i cant trips in any thirfts stores....

21st February 2008, 9:56 PM	#74
Alpha_7 Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12	Wow that Oly 35 looks damn sweet, and a case as well, nice going Here is my baby currently staying with friends in the UK, but I'll be going over to collect her soon.