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[...] part is 1/30 is the only shutter speed you can use with f/8.  There appears to be no way to decouple the shutter/aperture [...]

[...] obstacle to sharp images with the Pen EES would be camera shake with the slower 1/40 shutter speed.  So it is best to use the fastest film that the Pen EES can use to help have the [...]

[...] the time. That let camera makers produce cameras for the masses with usually just one shutter speed and aperture that would cover most picture taking possibilities.  From the early box [...]

[...] ; The Time Camera offers the choice of four apertures, f/6,f/8,f/11 and f/16.  The shutter speed is 1/125. The pictures that this camera took are better than I expected. Of course I [...]

[...] they are very cheap. So last summer I ran some expired Kodak Max 400, that I also found at a garage sale, through it.  Some of the pictures I kinda like, however it will probably be a while if ever [...]

[...] almost as often as Pentax. So I didn't think it would be long until one showed up in a garage sale, thift shop, or etc.. While that line of thought turned out to work for Pentax it wasn't [...]

[...] , however I do have the habit of buying these cheap plastic cameras when I see one at a garage sale or thrift store.  Then I start to wonder what kind of pictures it will take and I usually [...]

[...] no film.  Then a couple weeks ago the bag above caught my eye beneath the table of a garage sale. When I looked inside I saw that it was packed to the top with old film.  Most had [...]

[...] be lacking features like a self-timer or depth of field preview.  Most of the time the standard lens would be slower.  In the Ricoh SLX 500 the standard lens is an Auto Rikenon f/2.8.  [...]

[...] : Step-less from 2 to 1/1000 and B. Type: SLR Film: 35mm Exposure: Cds TTL stop down meter. Standard Lens: Yashica Auto Yashinon-DS 50mm 1:1.7 Weight: 983 g The Yashica TL Electro X was the first SLR [...]

[...] up for a good price on Ebay.  Although I do think that because some people are using the standard lens for the Argus/Cosina STL 1000 on their digital cameras that the price has gone up in the [...]

[...] .  I would guess it was made in the 1990's since that is when a zoom lens became the standard lens for many cameras. Other than its zoom lens the Kalimar Precision Zoom is a standard toy [...]

[...] Introduced: 1993 Lens: 35-70mm zoom, f/4.5-6.9 Automatic exposure with programmed shutter speeds: 1/5-1/400s on some models and up to 2 seconds or even B (bulb) on others. Power: 3V lithium [...]

[...] 1955 to 1961. Shutter: rubberized silk double cloth curtain, horizontal focal plane. Shutter Speeds: Before 1959: 1/25, 1/50, 1/100, 1/250, 1/500 +B Since 1959: 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, [...]

[...] -58 Type: 35mm rangefinder Lens: 52mm f/2.8 Argus Cintar II Shutter: Synchro-Compur leaf type Shutter speeds: 1 to 1/500 plus B Flash: M-X synchronization at all shutter speeds. Exposure: Built-in [...]

[...] Made: 1936 to 1942 Film Type: 127 Shutter speeds: B and 1/50 Original price: $3.00 I wrote some about this camera when I first got it last [...]

[...] about the Yashca Electro 35 GSN.  That was until a few years ago when I got to looking at film cameras on Ebay.  It is pretty hard to look at the film cameras on Ebay and not come across one [...]

[...] that system instead of trying out different cameras. Today however with many abandoning their film cameras it is affordable to try out almost any film camera that I was ever curious about.  So when I [...]

[...] fund my film camera habit. With the Impossible Project now selling 600 film the market for 600 film cameras seems to be improving.  Any of the versions with the rainbow stripe seem especially [...]

[...] things will pick up now that Fall is starting to show itself here. Usually I talk about film cameras here, however I do have a liking for various methods of changing photos. The photo above is [...]

[...] in film systems the Rapid version has a different exposure system.  The 35mm is fully auto exposure while the Rapid version has a choice of aperture/shutter speed combinations that are selected [...]

[...] Introduced: 1979 35mm Auto focus & Auto exposure Lens: Hexanon 38mm f/2.8, 4 elements in 3 groups Shutter: Programmed Leaf shutter with 3 [...]

[...] was no possibility for manual control, however most everyone else didn't care.  The auto exposure auto/ focus cameras were very popular.  All the major makers made one.  The Sears 35 [...]

[...] it sold for $30 which translates into around $185 in today's money. The Colorpack II is auto exposure with shutter speeds between 10 seconds to 1/500. The lens is an 114mm f/9 with three [...]

[...] I don't do much people photography. At the Covered Bridge Festival I decided to take a few shots of what may be a vanishing group of dealers and collectors. [...]

[...] in Clinton, Illinois Saturday. One of the best events for pictures around here is the Covered Bridge Festival in Parke County Indiana.  I took a lot of pictures there last year with a Holga lens on a [...]

[...] found the camera body at one of the flea markets taking place during the Parke County, IN Covered Bridge Festival. So far I don't have the 50mm f/2 SMC Pentax that was standard with this camera.  [...]

[...] in the finder. Self-timer (Mirror Lock Up) I found this Yashica FX-3 Super at the Covered Bridge Festival the same day that I found the Pentax K1000 that I wrote about earlier.  For $10 I got the [...]

[...] here so you can form your own opinion. Since FD lenses are not easily adaptable for use with digital cameras they haven't suffered the price inflation that some MF lens which can be adapted have.  So [...]

[...] you could still count on it for decades of use.  I don't think that will happen with today's digital cameras. Now the FTb also lacked a lot of the features and options of the F1.  Still it has [...]

[...] that I enjoy.  As a bonus the lens is one of my favorites to use with an adapter on digital cameras. I just noticed that it was exactly one year ago that I wrote more about this camera. Argus/ [...]

[...] to return to the car for cameras or lenses.  I usually carry a combination of film and digital cameras and hope one will suit whatever I see.  After some experience I am getting to like the [...]

[...] for this camera must be fairly strong since they appear to fetch what is a good price for a film camera these days. One thing I wonder about with some of these camera descriptions on Ebay is how hard [...]

[...] however with many abandoning their film cameras it is affordable to try out almost any film camera that I was ever curious about.  So when I recently saw the Olympus OM-1 in the photo for [...]

[...] that I preferred the more compact ones. Still I do believe the Yashica Electro 35 GSN is a film camera to be experienced.  And there are not many 35mm film cameras that can give such good [...]