tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48840514208646647402024-03-13T07:15:23.862-07:00Through My Eye...Mektar Polypanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241241783297021566noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884051420864664740.post-5442029683593620862019-12-25T07:43:00.001-08:002019-12-25T07:43:10.610-08:00A Hiatus From Shooting - Cross Posted from Dual-View<div style="text-align: left;">
So two years, almost, has passed since my last post. It has been a rather interesting couple of years with little to no shooting at all. Definitely no processing of film and no scanning either. Just a complete lack of any kind of inspiration. Every time I picked up a camera I felt overwhelmed and anxious, with little desire to actually load and shoot the camera.<br />
Without inspiration to shoot, I felt little need to really fire away with a camera. Don't get me wrong, I still took some photos here and there. I took many on my cellphone, as I always have it on me, but only a handful on my 35mm or larger. In fact, my Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta has sat on the shelf, closed up, since late winter of 2018... It gave a big puff of dust when I picked it up and blew it off.<br />
Taking up golf, however, did help a bit. Especially my last outing, when I had my Canon EOS Elan 7NE loaded with some E6... But that was at the end of summer, 2019.. So it was recently, about the time that I felt the need to start shooting again. Renos to the house, that actually made a huge difference in my mood, as I finally got some creative juices flowing.. Redoing my carpeted stairs, from gross neutral pink/gray/red/blech colour to hardwood flooring. A hanging chandelier above the landing to really set it off, plus a full repainting of the walls. It just felt good to give everything a refresh and finally do something...<br />
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I think what really set it off was when, for my Birthday, I decided that I would like to request only one gift from family.... A new lens for my ELAN 7Ne. So, I purchased a Like-New (I buy used whenever I can) EF-L 17-40mm ƒ/4 lens.. Considering that I've come to realize that I, by far, much prefer landscape photography over portraits, which is probably why I love my large format cameras... the scenery doesn't complain when it takes 10 minutes to snap one photo... It fit my ideal focal lengths perfectly. Plus, although slower at f/4, you rarely shoot landscapes with a wider aperture than 5.6 -> 8 anyway..<br />
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After trying it out, I was hooked. It told more of the story I wanted to tell. Plus, something else started to happen... I started to give away my collection of old cameras. I no longer felt any desire at all to collect them. If they weren't being used, they were no longer welcome in the house. Sure, I have a few that will never go which are shelf queens, such as the Deardorff and Yashica Lynx-14.. They were inherited from grandparents, so family cameras... AND a few Kodak cameras, like the Duaflex IV (my first usable medium format camera) and Brownie Bullseye (which is a very lovely 6x9 Box camera that focuses)... to the Agfa Shurshot, because it's a BOX camera. I actually love shooting with BOX cameras, because you can literally not care what you are shooting and what you get.<br />
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After that, I cleaned up my darkroom.. I need to put in a proper floor and insulate the walls with foam panels, but I cleaned it up and properly organized it. Out with the LEITZ WETZLER enlarger, since it only would handle up to a 127 negative anyway, repositioning of the Bogens Special 6x9 enlarger, better placement of the laptop and scanner.... plus another lens for the Bogens for my 6x6 and larger negatives. The 6x9 and up will stay in the Beseler 45MXT Custom...</div>
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Made a couple prints and found my contact printer... I may not be shooting much in the future, but I do plan on spending more time shooting and printing. Come the summer, I believe I'll be shooting a lot more... especially out on the Golf Course...<br />
I have a lot to thank for Golf, as it got me out of my rut and gave me a hobby I actually really enjoy! I an mix golf and photography very easily, since it has some of the best scenic views, at times... Especially evening golf and early morning golf. Nothing like that golden hour of light for photography and golf!</div>
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Until next time....<br />
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Keep those shutters firing!</div>
Mektar Polypanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241241783297021566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884051420864664740.post-80713730561657995982018-02-26T17:27:00.000-08:002018-02-26T17:27:32.649-08:00Nothing But SurprisingOn a miserable, cold, rainy and windy day, walking to the school-bus stop to collect my kids and I decided to take a simple shot...<br />
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Not sure how I managed it, but it just went together so beautifully.. <br />Guess it just goes to show that there will be a post or two on this old blog in the future...<br /><br />Never know..<br /><br />Until next time, keep those shutters firing!</div>
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We are planning on moving outside the city into a much smaller town. As my wife has taken on a profession that allows her to work from home much of the time and we need a larger space for the kids to grow.<br />
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The place we are moving to has some absolutely fantastic scenery and looks amazing year round.<br />
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And this doesn't even include the best shot that I sadly ended up missing because my phone's battery died..<br />
Grr!! Ah well, next time..!<br />
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Looking forward to the future and what it might bring!<br />
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Until next time, keep those shutters firing!<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">*All images shot on a Nokia Lumia 1020 Cameraphone (which is probably the best camera on a phone... period!)</span>Mektar Polypanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241241783297021566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884051420864664740.post-68466414480163581372015-02-26T14:47:00.001-08:002015-02-26T14:48:22.177-08:00The True Cost of Incandescent VS LEDEver wondered if it is truly cheaper to go LED over Incandescent bulbs?<br />
Lets do a little bit of everyone's favorite subject...<br />
MATH.<br />
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The average Incandescent light bulb will usually last around 5000 hours on average (yes some last a bit longer and many last far less)..<br />
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So to get what one 60W light bulb costs we take 1000 watts and divide it by 60 to get how many hours it takes for this bulb to reach 1 KW/h.<br />
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1000/60 is 16.6 (so lets say 17 for argument's sake)<br />
This means that it takes about 17 hours of burn time for 1 KW/h for a 60W light bulb.<br />
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So now we'll take 5000/17 to get the total amount of KW/hs for the life of this bulb..<br />
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That's 294 KW/hs... <br />
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Average cost is about $0.115 per KW/h..<br />
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That works out to be... $34.00 over the life of the bulb.<br />
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Now add about $1.00 for the cost of that bulb and you have $35.00 for the entire cost of the life of the bulb. That 60W light bulb has now cost you $35.00 over the span of 5000 hours. <br />
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I know what you're asking'<br />
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Aren't LED bulbs really expensive?<br />
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Well, initially they seem to be a little on the high side, I agree. I mean, $10.00/bulb over the cost of $4.00 for a 4 pack of Incandescents..<br />
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Except that's not exactly true. That $10.00 bulb will last 5x longer than the average Incandescent bulb. <br />
Lets do the exact same math to find out what that bulb will cost over its life.<br />
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So we'll take 1000/10 = 100...<br />
Already it's looking better. This bulb takes 100 hours of burn time to burn through 1 KW/h..<br />
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Alright, and the average lifespan of these bulbs is around 25000 hours, which is 5 times the average lifespan of a typical Incandescent bulb. <br />
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Okay, so we take that 25000 hour life and divide it by 100. That's 250 KW/hs over its lifespan.<br />
Over that time at $0.115KW/h it'll cost about $29.00 to run that light.<br />
I know what you're saying... <br />
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That's a total of $39.00 for the total cost of the bulb!!!!<br />
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Okay, sure, but lets look at it this way.. Divide that $39.00 by 5. Why? Simple, the bulb lasted 5x longer than the incandescent. So in 5000 hours the total cost of operating that bulb has now been about $8.00 including the cost of the bulb considering you are now having to shell out to replace that 60W light bulb that just burned out..<br />
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So take a look at that light fixture hanging over your dining room table with 5 or 6 60W light bulbs in it. Yes, it looks lovely! But imagine in 5000 hours that fixture has just cost you $170!<br />
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Change those to LED and in 5000 it'll cost you $40.00..<br />
That's a saving of $130! How many other light bulbs do you have in your house? <br />
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It's pretty incredible that a LED bulb can really save you that much money in the long run. Don't forget that if you want to save money you might have to dole out a bit of cash from the start.<br />
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The basic rules for shopping for LED bulbs is this;<br />
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Highest amount of Lumens<br />
Lowest amount of watts.<br />
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The higher the LUMEN count on the lower the wattage the better the saving in your pocket! <br />
Lumens is the measurement of light. The average 60W incandescent light bulb gives off approximately 800 Lumens. So to make a direct replacement of a 60W incandescent for a LED bulb, find one that gives off between 750 and 900 lumens. Also try to find a bulb that is no higher than 11W. 11W for a LED as a 60W incandescent replacement is a little high, considering you can easily find ones that are 8-10 watts giving out 800+ lumens.<br />
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The other key is colour temperature. Measured in degrees Kelvin, a incandescent bulb is around 2700K.<br />
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2700K is a very very warm colour, in the yellow/orange light spectrum, but is the colour we all associate with... home..<br />
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3000K is a bit whiter, and similar to the colour of Halogen lamps.<br />
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4000K is a lot whiter and similar to offices and schools<br />
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5000K is classified as Natural Sunshine. Light that is streaming in through a window is around 5000K and is a very beautiful colour when used in the right context. However it is very white, and you will most likely not want this in a bedroom, dining room or living room. They are good for a kitchen or a bathroom, but the colour can feel a bit harsh.<br />
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6500K is classified as DAYLIGHT. If you are standing in the sun when it is at its zenith you are at 6500K colour temperature, which is into the blue-side of the colour spectrum. I have not seen a single LED bulb at this colour for sale that wasn't a specialty bulb, but I thought I'd at least mention the colour.<br />
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So there you have it. It may seem like you're dishing out a bit of money at the start for LEDs but for that money you put out initially, you are saving in the long run!<br />
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Yes my entire house (save for about 5 fixtures) is LED. The 5 other fixtures are.. 1 Incandescent and 4 fluorescent 4' T8 tubes. The fluorescent tubes will soon be replaced with LED tubes instead....<br />
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Until next time....Mektar Polypanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241241783297021566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884051420864664740.post-10706616292815740962015-02-06T14:54:00.000-08:002015-02-06T14:54:19.631-08:00The Hidden Dangers of Compact Fluorescents<span style="font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">C</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i style="font-weight: bold;">om</i>pact fluorescent bulbs are probably the worst "green initiative" product that has ever been forced upon us all. In Canada and the USA they have been heralded as the wonder-product to replace Incandescent light bulbs. The Energy saving light bulb for the future!<br />Lasting 10 years or more giving a warm and beautiful light similar to incandescent. What a total load of (pardon the language) horse shit! I have foretold nothing but problems with Compact Fluorescent bulbs from their inception. I recoiled from them in horror that they were the "Green Initiative" product for the future. In the UK they are shunned upon and the retailers are forced to have recycling programs with the recycling fee built into the price of the bulb.<br />In North America (at least Canada) there has been little, if any, education on these products.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Everyone knows the Compact Fluorescent lightbulb. The spiral with the self-ballasted base.<br />There are also the other style that uses a round tube that connects to the ballast via a 4 pin socket which is a completely replaceable bulb. They aren't very expensive, and convenient that you can replace them without replacing the ballast as well, but again, that's not the issue here.<br /><br />The one problem is actually not the light they produce, or the amount of energy they use, or in the case of the CFL, save. They use a small amount of energy to produce an incredible amount of light.<br />When you used to buy the old Incandescent light bulbs you'd look at the bulb and say, "Oh I need a 60W light bulb, or a 40W light bulb, or even possibly a 100W light bulb." But in today's world that's no longer true. In fact, it never should have been. Today, as always, light is measured and always has been measured, in Flux Lumens. A lumen is a measurement of visible light produced from a source, such as a candle, or a light bulb. The average 60W Incandescent tungsten filament light bulb produced between 600 and 850 lumens of light. A 17W Compact Fluorescent light bulb produces the same amount of light output.<br />A 100W light bulb is around 1000 to 1200 Flux Lumens, and a 23W CFL produces the same amount. That is why the packaging still says, "60 Watt Replacement only using 17 Watts". That sounds great doesn't it?<br />But lets dig a little deeper into what else the packaging says;<br /><br />One - Do Not Use Outdoors<br /><br />Well that's interesting. Why not? Well it's actually very simple. Fluorescent lamps are not designed for cold temperatures. In fact, anything below 2°C (35.6°F) is not good for a Fluorescent lamp as it will cause the light to not reach its full potential light output and will even reduce the lifespan of the light. Incandescent lamp for the win. Because Incandescent uses a Tungsten filament that arks electricity and heats up by resistance, it is not affected by colder temperatures. In fact, colder temperatures sometimes actually help the lamp by dissipating the heat away from the bulb. <br />Ever wondered why the CFL bulb outside seems to have a faded amount of light coming out of it? Yes, the cold is causing it to produce less than its rated Lumen output.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Wait? No dimmers? That's not good. So I am stuck using this lamp at its full intensity even when I want to have a subdued light? Yup! Go ahead, throw it on a dimmer and watch the lamp flicker and sputter. You can get Dimmable CFLs but they do not work the same. Sure, they can dim, but I've seen many start to dim, then begin to flicker and sputter as well. NOT what I'd call a very good way of dimming at all!<br />Another win for Incandescents. <br /><br />Three - Do Not Use In Damp Locations<br /><br />Alright, this should be a no brainer! Not even Incandescents can you use in a damp location. However, people do. I have seen many CFLs in damp locations, completely exposed to the moisture. That's not a good idea! They are not <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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intended for getting wet!<br /><br />Four - The symbol Hg means this product contains Mercury. Please dispose of properly in accordance to state laws.<br /><br />Wait... Mercury?? As in that liquid metal you found in old thermometers? Actually, worse. That metal is really bad and highly toxic, but in CFLs and other Fluorescent products (Tubes and other various lamps) it is in VAPOUR form. The Mercury is how the lamp makes light. However an Incandescent bulb uses Tungsten for the filament, and Tungsten is mildly radioactive. Don't worry, it's less than the background radiation that is present all around you all the time!<br /><br />So lets see... <br /><br />It's not supposed to be used outdoors... Not on dimmers.. Not in damp locations... And CONTAINS MERCURY?!<br /><br />So far I am still not seeing the great deal in these lights. Sure they use less energy to produce a fair amount of light, but at what cost?<br /><br />Here's the problem I have found in my own experience with any and all fluorescent lighting. For one, when the bulb reaches its end of light, it'll actually rupture... </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">As you can see, there is a tiny hole in the lamp here. This I have witnessed countless times when replacing CFL lamps in homes and businesses. In fact, I always bring this to the immediate attention of the home/business owner and immediately explain what has happened.<br />Here I will explain it to everyone. This hole will allow the remaining Mercury Vapour to escape from the bulb and into the air of your home/office/room/apartment. This mercury vapour is extremely toxic and hazardous to your <a href="http://www.medicinenet.com/mercury_poisoning/article.htm#mercury_poisoning_facts">health</a>. Mercury poisoning is something that we all must be aware of and to watch out for the symptoms of. I am always monitoring myself for these symptoms, as I work a lot with Fluorescent light bulbs. Honestly, Mercury Poisoning scares me more than high voltage electricity!<br />At least with electricity, I can protect myself from it by wearing proper PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). A broken Fluorescent light bulb, however? Mercury vapour gets out into the air we breathe.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">The sad thing here is that I also see many Fluorescent tubes (you know the ones I'm talking about) in offices, schools and even in homes that have burned out that have similar holes and ruptures! They burn out and that mercury gas escapes. <br /><br />So now that you are aware of these small facts of Fluorescent light bulbs and with the government forcing a ban on the importation and sale of Incandescent light bulbs in excess of 60 Watts (and soon 40 Watts), you wonder... What other choice is there?<br /><br />Well, that's where these come in..</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">LED technology is actually quite old. LEDs have been around for a very long time,<br />Do you remember the old stereos with the light bar that would light up the louder the music was? Those are LEDs. Clock Radios, well guess what. LEDs..<br />That DSL/Cable Modem of yours uses LED indicator lights.<br />That technology has been expanded upon to bring us the lighting technology of the future! LED bulbs!<br /><br />These are incredibly good! You can get these in pretty much any colour you want, use miniscule amounts of energy and produce tremendous amounts of light! The middle bulb in the above photo is a A19 E26 Medium Base 9.5W (yes 9.5W) 2700K (colour temperature similar to a Incandescent light bulb) LED bulb. It produces 810 Flux Lumens of light which means it creates almost 86 lumens per Watt. If you imagine a 60W light bulb produces 810 Flux Lumens, it creates only 13 Lumens per Watt.. That is not very efficient!<br /><br />Also, LED lamps will last you a long long long time. We're talking into the next decade before it reaches its end of life.<br />The average LED bulb today is rated to last between 25K to 40K hours. <br />The way an LED light fails is actually pretty simple. When the bulb reaches end of life the light output slowly dims, and eventually the bulb fails entirely. Yes there are ones that will end up blinking when they reach end of their life, but most times they will dim to around 70% of their lumen output before failure.<br />There is no harmful chemicals in LED bulbs, nor is there any need to wear a hazmat suit if you drop one. I have dropped many of them and most often than not, they bounce or just land flat on the ground.<br />You see, LED bulbs are usually made entirely of plastic and metal. The Metal is usually the ballast surround (yes it uses a ballast) and the dome protecting the LEDs is usually plastic, however there are some that use GLASS to cover the LED which is either frosted or clear. Frosted gives a much softer light than clear, which is more designed for spot lighting than flood lighting.<br />Incandescent E26 A19 replacement bulbs more often than not are frosted to give a warm soft glow vs a spot lighting.<br /><br />The image I posted above has both an A19 E26 Medium Base (known as the Edison Screw Base) that replaces the typical A19 light bulb. These are used everywhere you can imagine. Table lamps, desk lamps, hanging fixtures and more.<br />The GU-10 lamps are more of a spot lamp and are used in Track Lighting, Pot-Lights, very very few desk lamps and accent lighting. The GU-10 is very similar (identical) to the MR16 which is also used in similar scenarios. The big difference between a GU-10 and a MR16 is that GU-10s have a built in step-down voltage transformer. In fact, all LED lamps have this other than MR16s. LEDs are low-voltage and use no more than 12v for the light, which is why they have a ballast. A LED will short and burn out instantly at line voltage (120v or greater). <br />This is also why they do not generate a lot of heat. In fact, leave a 9Watt LED bulb on all day then remove it in from the fixture, and it is very warm to the touch, as all electrical things do generate heat, but compared to the 60W light bulb it replaces, you'll be able to remove it with your bare hand with no discomfort at all.<br />Other lights, such as the Par-38 lights, or LEDs of higher wattage (20+ watts) which produce incredible amounts of light, will get warm to the point that you'll find a tiny bit of discomfort when unscrewing them, but nothing compared to the heat of the lamps they replace.<br /><br />CFL bulbs get immensely hot as the ballast has to step up the line voltage to 600v! Yes, 600 Volts! Fluorescent lights require a very high voltage to ignite the Mercury to 'burn' and create light.<br />There is a huge difference, right? 600v is extremely dangerously high voltage, while 12v is the same voltage as a car battery.<br />Ever stick your tongue on a 9v battery? 12v isn't significantly higher than that..<br /></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Here is one other problem I have seen time and time and time again with CFL bulbs, and this has been reported many times!<br />They can catch fire! I have seen this first hand, and I am sure you have too. Maybe not so much them catching fire, but definitely the charred marks around where the glass bulb attaches to the ballast. <br />Almost every single CFL bulb I have replaced after burning out is either very charred, like this, or mildly charred (dark browning of the base) compared to the bright white it was when it was originally installed. This is something that has been reported on by many news outlets in the world happening. However many of the problems is mostly blamed on "GLOBE" light bulbs, which is a manufacturer in China. Snopes.com is a great place to find out very good <a href="http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/cflbulb.asp">information</a> regarding claims that are either true, or false...<br /><br />Now I'm not trying to scare anyone regarding these bulbs, but I want you to be as informed as possible. For one, do not buy GLOBE CFL bulbs if you are going to buy any CFL bulbs. Why? Simple, they are very poorly made. You get what you pay for after all. The cheap bulbs = cheap construction, and can easily be problems down the road!<br />Incandescent bulbs have caused more fires than any CFL bulb. Incandescent Christmas Tree lights? Anyone remember those? They are notorious for igniting up dry trees. Dust falling onto an incandescent bulb that has sat for many days/weeks without being turned on, and poof! You get a whole lot of smoke from them. Halogen bulbs are another one that has caused fires, which is why they are usually plastered with "FIRE WARNINGS" on the lamp. "Keep Lamp Clear of Dust" "Do Not Place Lamp Near Combustible Materials" etc... Incandescent lamps follow the same warnings.<br /><br />In fact, almost all lights will follow the exact same warnings!<br /><br />All lights when used properly will give you safe and clean light every time. Be smart on where you put your lights, and remember, when you clean your living space, remember to clean any dust off those old Incandescent and Halogen lamps.<br />Or better yet? Replace them. Halogen Spot Lights can be replaced by LED lamps which produce very little heat in comparison, last much longer and even work fantastic outdoors. In fact some LEDs are rated down to -45°C! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">While at work I decided to take a look at some of the failed fluorescent lamps.. Here is a few of them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I know what you're saying.. That Sylvania U-Bend Fluorescent is broken. </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">You aren't incorrect in saying that, but have you ever broken a Fluorescent lamp? Because they are under pressure, they explode! This is a clean break meaning that it was not under any pressure at all. Take a closer look. You'll see a rupture mark where the glass cracked releasing the leftover Mercury Vapour that had not been burned up before the bulb failed. It was after when this bulb was removed from the fixture that the bulb cracked further.</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Then the Sylvania Push In CFL bulb. It has separated from the ballast!</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Finally the CFL bulb (Spiral). It is a "Marathon" branded CFL and as you can see the ballast has burned and the bulb has fractured. This sort of thing I find really upsetting. </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">If you or I approached the government with a product that contained as much mercury as Fluorescent bulbs they'd fail our product and condemn it, yet here is a product that is a complete nuisance! It is toxic, it is dangerous. It truly is a step backward instead of forward! </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">You'd think that because the program I am working with (Energy Efficient Upgrades) I'd be all for Fluorescent lighting, as I am 'upgrading' old dated T-12 lamps to the more efficient T-8 lamps. But I'm not.. I'm condemning the program for being so short sighted!</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">When there are LED tubes that can work in all Fluorescent fixtures which will contain absolutely 0% Mercury and 0% Lead, I don't understand why they are promoting Fluorescent over LED.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">However I will give them credit where credit is due. The old program when replacing A19, GU-10, MR16, PAR Halogen lamps, etc was done with a CFL equivalent (or in the case of the GU-10s and MR16s a lower wattage Halogen) they are now being replaced with a LED counterpart. I am very happy for that! </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Thankfully today the Canadian Government has started to phase out the CFL light bulb and is trying to get education programs in place to let Canadians know that these are toxic and dangerous to the environment. </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">With the current landfill crisis we are having with people just throwing their bulbs in the garbage due to lack of education on them, there is a serious issue with Mercury in our landfill sites.</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">This is very bad for the environment that they were trying to 'save' with the roll out of the CFL bulb program.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Now before you get all worried about these CFLs that you have in operation providing you light, or those Incandescents that you have.</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Use them and use them properly. When they fail, dispose of them properly. Those CFL bulbs should be taken out when cool using dish-gloves (just in case) and wrapped in a brown paper bag. After that take it to your nearest Hazardous Waste Depot or Fluorescent lamp recycler (Canadian Tire, Home Depot, Rona) and drop it off there carefully.</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Incandescents can go into your recycling bin for recycling of the glass and metal.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">But instead of making another purchase of a CFL bulb, seriously consider the LEDs. Yes, I know they are not inexpensive, but consider this. They will seriously save you money in the long run.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">With LEDs the key is to get the bulb that provides you with the most amount of Lumens for the least amount of Wattage. The higher the Lumen count, the brighter the bulb. Also watch for colour temperature. Halogen bulbs are around 3000K while the Tungsten lights are around 2700K. For Daylight (5000K) you'll find it very very white, and is good for kitchens and bathrooms where you need that light...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">As your lights burn out, replace them with LED bulbs. They are getting better and better every day! Philips brand bulbs have a wonder "FLAT" type LED A-19 that provides 360° light output, which is really good. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Either way, just be conscious of the products you use and what they contain. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">CFLs were a great stepping stone into the age of energy savings. They introduced a whole new way of thinking when it came to lighting, and provided many homes with a brighter light for significantly lower energy consumption. </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Regardless of the problems that CFL bulbs have brought with them, they have entirely changed the thought of consumers on energy consumption and how to save money.</span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;">Lights are one of the largest consumers of electricity. Yes there are other items that use large amounts of electricity but they are not used continuously for as many hours as the lowly lightbulb is.</span><br /><br /><br />Be Energy Smart... Recycle... Reuse what you can.. and always, be conservative. We don't leave the planet for our children, we are borrowing it from them. So let them have a world that is what we wish we grew up with..<br />A clean planet.. A beautiful planet..<br /><br />Until next time..Mektar Polypanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241241783297021566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884051420864664740.post-48907554985123246652014-08-25T18:00:00.000-07:002014-08-25T18:00:18.307-07:00Vinyl<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><i>V</i></b></span>inyl records were the main source of recording audio, whether it was music, or documentaries, or even interviews, from ages passed. Yet all these years, it has managed to live on.<br />After the medium started to phase out by the mid-90s when everything started to shift to digital, especially with commercials showing the newest line of Compact Disc players, with 10-30 seconds of Anti-Skip technology, known as BUFFERING today, giving clean, and crisp digital sound.<br />Ah, the world has gone from high fidelity, to a world of convenience.<br />
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I used to be into vinyl, but not to the same extent as I find myself today. I enjoyed listening to CDs, then MP3s. I started out shooting Digital photography, with my first dSLR. <br />Strange, as my tastes have grown, so has my desire for something simpler. I drive a manual transmission car, shoot film on manual cameras, and sometimes automatic cameras with manual controls, and even the odd fully auto camera, but that's very rare.<br />After going on with 35mm film for a while, I find myself moving more and more into the realm of Medium format film, for more resolution. Of course, nothing looks like 35mm film! It's a feeling all its own.<br />I guess as I have gone more form quantity to quality, it just makes sense that I'd get back into the world of Vinyl records. <br />High Fidelity, it seems, is well on its way back.<br /><br />After popping into a few record stores (yes RECORD stores) on the weekend, I couldn't help but notice one thing. They were very busy! I mean, they were BUSY! I could barely move in there, and people were pulling up records left and right, testing them on the Technics SL1200 turntables, or Stanton tables... or even the odd Rega Planars..<br />It was amazing to see! Of all the formats to be making a massive comeback, it seems Vinyl is making a huge one!<br />I guess the age of convenience is coming to a close. Artists today are even noticing the trend, and have begun releasing their albums on LPs, as special editions, with "Digital Download" or even a "CD" with the purchase of the LP. Of course, they do charge a bit of a premium for said Vinyl, but that's okay, it's worth the added price, if you get a good LP.<br /><br />Even SPs are back! The smaller 45s are being released.. <br /><br />I had a cheap Candle Turntable, I got from my father-in-law, which had been sitting for far too long. The platter's drive wheel (a piece of round hard rubber) had been sitting too long against the drive pin, and well, you can imagine what happened. There was a tiny, but noticeable, divot in the rubber. So as it played, the sound of the rubber, coupled to the bump bump bump of the divot, was picked up by the stylus and tone arm, and thus, pumped out through the speakers. Plus, that, and the motor was starting to die.<br /><br />My wife and I went out and picked up a Technics SL-Q200 turntable, with a Shure M92E cartridge.<br />Sadly, the needle fell off (old) and so I had to order a new stylus. But we did listen to a couple of records with it, and found we also needed a Pre-Amp, so we could listen to the vinyl properly.<br /><br />After the Stylus arrived, and the pre-amp was setup, we got to listening to the albums we have been picking up.<br /><br />Coldplay - Ghost Stories<br />
Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head<br />
Nine In Nails - Pretty Hate Machine<br />
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet<br />
Guns N Roses - Use Your Illusion II<br />
Aerosmith - Permanent Vacation<br /><br />Just a few to get started.... We've been quite enjoying listening to the uncompressed audio of Vinyl.<br />So yes, High Fidelity is well on its way back!<br />
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<br />One thing, I absolutely love how the cartridge just seems to float on the stylus as the record spins. The sound is something else.. The warm tones of Vinyl indeed!<br /><br />Until next time, keep those shutters firing!Mektar Polypanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241241783297021566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884051420864664740.post-49525634786505685442014-08-17T08:39:00.001-07:002014-08-17T08:39:14.239-07:00Chromes tones of classic music!The smooth tones of the Vinyl record is something that cannot be compared. Although many have chosen convenience over sound quality, a true audiophile will prefer the wonderful uncompressed and classic sound of a record over the digital sterile sound of a CD or the compressed nature of a MP3.<br />
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I remember years ago watching old Shopping Channel commercials of classic music sold and showing the clean sound of a CD.<br />
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Compare 'this' sound to the CD.<br />
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Of course, the needle was dirty, and failing, and the record was covered in nicks and small scratches, so you'd hear every single pop, click, and hiss of the record.<br />
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Then compare it to the studio sounds of the CD. The clean, noiseless sound that came out of your speakers.<br />
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Yes it was like magic! Strange, even though CDs caught on and sold like crazy, records never truly went away. Yes there was a time where record sales were failing badly, and music stores just simply stopped carrying them. But the magic of the Vinyl record never actually left. The music of our parents generation seemed to have something that today's music didn't. Warmth! Now I'm not meaning that today's music is garbage, and our parents' had the best music ever. Not in the slightest! Whether you are listening to Beethoven, Bach, or the screaming guitar of Led Zepplin, or even the unmistakable sound of Offspring, a Vinyl record has something that an MP3 or CD does not.<br />
That true analog sound... it just feels right! Like you're actually hearing it played as it was supposed to be heard.<br />
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I may need a new turntable, as mine is a cheap one from the 80s (and believe me, it's cheap) I still prefer its sound over that of the CD or MP3. It just sounds... better!<br />
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Well, after about 4 weeks that the female was gone, I popped into a pet supply store that actually sold various birds. One of the birds they had was a PAIR of Zebra Finches, and were quite inexpensive for the pair.<br />
When I asked for the one, they said that they had to be sold as a pair..<br />
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So... I said, "Fine.. give me the pair.."<br />
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Needless to say, the male escaped! Although it was upsetting, I was secretly saying.. "YES!"<br />
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I got the female only, instead. Great buy too! Half the price for the one bird (and on top of that a third of the price of a regular Zebra Finch).<br />
Well, I brought her home, and my wife was ecstatic to see the new finch for her family of birds.. (Yes it's getting a little extensive!)<br />
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The finches bonded very easily, and quickly.. After 2 weeks the male was dancing and singing for her.<br />
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About 2 months ago, they were mating, and within a few short days, the female had finally been coaxed into the nest. It wasn't until about 1½ weeks ago that we say the baby. We were in process of cleaning out the birds cages, and we had reached down the finches cage.<br />
Sure enough, there in the nest, we say the chick. Pink, and covered in soft fuzzy down. No not like a baby chicken, or a duck, or even a goose, but kind of ugly, yet... cute!<br />
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We halted cleaning of their cage, and just placed it back on, and left them alone.<br />
Strange, we didn't even know that the egg had hatched!<br />
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Today, the baby bird was OUT of the nest! We're guessing that the baby is about 4 weeks old. <br />
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In fact, the baby was out, singing, and flitting about the cage, and sitting with its parents on the perches in the cage.<br />
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So here the baby is, sitting on the edge of the nest.. <br /><br />Again, absolutely amazing to see, when just a short week ago the baby was nothing more than a pink little puff!<br />Until next time, keep those shutters firing!Mektar Polypanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241241783297021566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884051420864664740.post-17512914056843254532013-12-24T17:42:00.000-08:002013-12-24T17:42:11.346-08:00Opening a 35mm Canister for ReloadingSo you want to bulk load your film, but are either too cheap to buy reloadable cans, or feel environmentally conscious and want to reuse your cans.<br />I do it because it's expensive to have as many reloadable cans as I would need!<br /><br />Polypan cans usually yield between 40 and 60 rolls of 36 exposures per 90M can.<br />I'm now going to start rolling 24 exposure rolls, so imagine how many that'll need!<br />
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So, lets say you want to develop a roll of film, but want to save the can for reuse. Most of you out there in the changing bag/tent or darkroom take your 35mm can opener and just rip the top off!<br />I know, I've done it..<br /><br />Well, that was until I started doing it this way. Now I never rip off the top, and if I ever accidentally lose the leader and can't retrieve it by licking another leader and feeding it in, well, I use this method.<br />
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Gently work our way around the can, lifting little by little. Don't rush it! This takes time, and if you rush it you'll ruin all your hard work!<br />We're trying to save the can, not ruin it.<br />Anyway, as you can see I have a very small space now between the lid and the can. Slowly work that space all the way around the can, and the lid will lift away.<br />
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Here's the cap off the canister, and you can see a small piece of felt attached. This is a good thing, as it will let you know the direction it came off. Not 100% necessary, but good to know and have, just in case.<br />
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<br />Top is off, and the film spool is out.<br />As you can see this one is already shot and cut off from the spindle. Make sure you load it back into the can the same way you took it out. If you flip it over all you do is backwind it, and that'll cause other problems.<br />
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Put the spindle in and pull the film tight out of the light trap. This flap of film is where you'll be attaching your new film to.<br />
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As you can see the spindle is in, and the edges aren't bent or kinked at all. Now to reassemble the film canister. This is actually a really easy process, just be gentle with the edges is all.<br />
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Pinch the sides closed so you can form a rough circle. This is so you can attach the top of the canister easily.<br />
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While pinching the sides with your thumb and fingers, align the top and start adding pressure and work it around the edges of the film can. Inspect it as you go along that all the edges are in the slot properly and not over the lip of the top. This will actually bend the lid's lip or the film can and render the can almost useless unless you have some beading pliers and can fix it.<br />
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Inspect the edges carefully. I'm checking here to make sure that the film can is in the top properly and ready for the final press.<br />
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Using your thumbs on the side where the spindle protrudes, and on either side of it, press the can firmly in between your hands, as I have done here.<br />You should feel it snap shut, and even possibly hear it!<br />This part can actually be substituted with a door and jamb. But placing the can in the door jamb with the spindle top facing out of the door, and the bottom facing toward the door, bring the door against the film can and make sure that the door is going to close FIRMLY and SQUARELY on the can.<br />Swing the door open slightly then firmly bring the door shut against the can. This will force the lid down onto the can and snug it up.<br />This can be repeated a couple times if desired, and you can rotate the can to make sure it's even all the way around.</div>
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After pressing it tightly shut, inspect the edges of the film can to make sure that the can is properly in the seat of the lid.<br />
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Using the 35mm can opener, you can press down on spindle side with the lid against the table This part is unnecessary if you have opted for the door method. It's my personal favorite method really.<br />The other option is you can use a butter knife with a good weighted handle, and putting the film can against the table edge with the spindle facing the floor, give the lid of the can a couple good solid 'hits' with the flat edge of the handle. This will also seat the lid properly.<br />Make sure you rotate the can to make sure it is even. I have done this method a few times, but much prefer the door method!<br />
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<br />There you go, the can is assembled, the film is out and ready for film to be attached, and the job is complete!<br />Hope this method works as well for you as it does for me! <br /><br />*<b>NOTE </b>: Fujifilm Cans are a bit of a pain to reassemble. I have found that the door method works best with Fuji cans. Kodak are some of the easiest to work with, but there are some Chinese film cans that are snap ready cans, and easily open and close with just a bit of pressure from your hands, and snap closed!<br />Those are the best cans, and whenever I have sent film anywhere, it is never in those cans!<br /><br />Until next time fellow bloggers, keep those shutters firing!Mektar Polypanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241241783297021566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884051420864664740.post-29973292698215622652013-12-20T12:17:00.000-08:002015-03-22T03:46:39.938-07:00Canonet Ql25 Sticky Shutter repairSo I am constantly being asked about a sticky shutter repair on the Canonet. Well, I had written one up ages ago, but it has been lost in the ages..<br />
So I'm going to re-write one. I have all the original images I took when doing the repair, so they are a little outdated, but should work all the same..<br />
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<b>BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THIS REPAIR;</b><br />
<b>1) </b>Are you capable of completing it from start to finish?<br />
<b>2)</b> Do you feel confident?<br />
<b>3) </b>Do you have all the required tools and materials?<br />
<b>4)</b> Are you okay with the idea that you can potentially render your camera completely inoperative?<br />
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If so, feel free to continue. If not, send it in to a professional for service.<br />
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ANY AND ALL STEPS BELOW ARE COMPLETED AT YOUR OWN RISK!<br />
I will take absolutely NO responsibility for any damage you have caused to your camera, through impatience, or inability, or incompetence.<br />
Do not send me a message complaining on how my tutorial caused you to break your camera. This information is for educational purposes only, and cannot guarantee any results.<br />
Should you ruin your camera, it is your fault, and solely your fault.<br />
Continuing herein you have automatically agreed that I shall not be held responsible for any damages that come to your property, or your mental state.<br />
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Okay.. so that's all taken care of... Now lets continue...<br />
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First off, the things you will need are simple.<br />
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You will need a bunch of these. Known as Cotton Swabs, or Q-Tips. It doesn't matter what kind you have, they will all do the trick. Plastic shaft, or cardboard shaft, again, makes no difference.<br />
If you live in a place that has a Green-Bin program, get the cardboard shaft as they can all go in there. The plastic shaft one ends up going in the garbage. Unless you pull the cotton off for the green bin and throw the shaft into the blue-bin.<br />
Anyway, the next thing you'll need is a good work surface.<br />
A table is a decent place, and you definitely need a good work light!<br />
A goose-neck type desk lamp aren't a bad option, but I use a flashlight for the majority of my light.<br />
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It is unobtrusive, and I can angle the beam where I need it most.<br />
Plus, being a flash light, it is great for power-outs and working in dark places, but that's a different subject entirely.<br />
Using a Gooseneck worklight isn't a bad idea either, as you can get one that clips to the edge of your table and can be angled into the right spot as well.<br />
I prefer the flashlight as I can move it around the table where I need it most, and don't have to have it in a single spot. The other thing you will need is Isopropyl Alcohol 96% or higher. I have 99%<br />
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The reason for this is that it has a very low boiling point. I know that sounds odd. Boiling point? Water's boiling point is 100°C. What that means is that when water hits that temperature it is converted from a liquid into a gas and evaporates. Isopropanol does the same thing at a much much lower temperature. Place a drop onto a piece of paper and it will vanish before your eyes! This is it evaporating into the air, because of the low temperature boiling point. <br />
But enough of the science lesson, and on to the repair!<br />
Okay, we have our work surface, we have our light and the alcohol.. what else?<br />
Oh yes, a screwdriver (fine jewelers drivers are best, or some electronics screwdrivers) and a spanner tool!<br />
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<b>NOTE: </b>Have a microfiber cloth (clean) or towel, or a soft pillow or silk handy.<br />
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I'm forgetting something...<br />
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OH of course! A CANONET!<br />
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But how would I know? The shutter is sticky! Well, it was, but I have fixed it a long time ago, and now I'm writing up the blog to show the repair.<br />
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First step is to locate the retaining ring notches on the front of the lens.</div>
This is where you place the edges of your spanner tool and unscrew it from the camera.<br />
You can, if you are very careful, use a small flat screwdriver, but I would not advise it. <br />
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This is the ring that is holding on the front embellishment. Place it off to the side for safe keeping. <br />
As you notice I am working, again, on a white work surface. This makes it a much higher contrast area so I can see better. By having a white surface you can see all the screws and any clips you remove from the camera.<br />
Always a good idea to have a dish or a tray of some sort for the different screws.<br />
Also, make sure you have your phone, or a digital camera of some sort, with you during the process. Take pictures for YOUR REFERENCE! Just because you see it here, doesn't mean you will remember on YOUR camera!<br />
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The ring has been removed here, and the embellishment is now ready to be removed. What is nice is that the light meter sensor is not attached to this part, it's located further in the lens. Unlike the Konica Auto S2 which has the light meter in the front embellishment, and a couple of wires that gets in the way, the Canonet does not.<br />
Smart thinking Canon!<br />
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Here the front embellishment is gone and you can now see the light metering density hole die. This die does not need to be removed, and can be left in place for the remaining of the repair.<br />
The easy part is now complete!<br />
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Next is the first element group. This has two notch marks in the housing for removal with your spanner tool. I do hope you have the adjustable kind, otherwise you'll be hard pressed with this repair!<br />
I've circled the notches in red for easy identification on your camera.<br />
Clearly this isn't the first time my camera has been pulled apart, seeing the scuff marks in the black paint on the ring.<br />
I have a screwdriver in the image just pointing to the notch marks, I have an adjustable spanner.<br />
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There, first group is removed. CAREFULLY set this aside! In fact, if you have a microfiber pillow or cloth, clean of course, or some kind of silk fabric, put the glass in there. Be very very careful NOT to scratch the glass and do place it on a hard surface.<br />
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Oh and for a side note, since you have this out, if you have hazy glass, the Isopropanol is great! Using a Q-Tip dipped in the alcohol, gently clean it in small soft swirls. Use a dry q-tip to dry the excess and when its dry, use another clean and dry one to polish it in gentle swirls. Look through it at a light source, and it should look crystal clear. If you still see haze, repeat until its gone.<br />
But be gentle!<br />
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Now that the element is set aside it should look like this.<br />
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What you are seeing is the shutter blades. Good chance there is some residual oil on those blades causing the shutter to stick shut. This part is a little tricky, but not hard to get passed. It's the removal of the rear element group so that we can access the back of the blades for a proper cleaning.</div>
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*NOTE: You can use NAPTHA for the shutter blade cleaning as well, for similar reasons as the Isopropyl. It is a pure liquid, no water content, and has a low boiling point so the chemical will evaporate quickly leaving no residue.<br />
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Outlined in red, in the photo not on the camera, is another retaining notch. There are two notches, directly opposite each other on the ring. Using your spanner tool, unscrew it gently. It might be stiff, considering it has been on there for quite a while, but will come off all the same.</div>
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So here it is, the back of the shutter blades. Right now we are currently at the point where we need to stop, and reflect.<br />
We have removed all the elements from the camera, and prepped to get the blades unstuck.<br />
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Well, lets have a quick break to calm our nerves. Don't forget, up to this point, we can always stop and put it all back together, no harm done. The shutter is a very sensitive instrument, designed with very little tolerances. Usually if something happens, even small, the shutter will fail. <br />
So, stop, have a smoke, a breather, a cup of coffee or tea.<br />
Go for a quick walk, or grab some fresh air.<br />
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Okay, we're back. Hope you're feeling much more relaxed. </div>
So, since you're continuing to read, it means one of two things, you're going to precede with the repair or you are just reviewing this post to see if it is right for you.<br />
Either that, or the dancing Hot-Dog enticed you to continue.<br />
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Alright, so now that you're back, we need to get outselves a shutter release cable. One that has a lock on it.<br />
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Once it is screwed in place, you need to set the shutter speed dial to "B" and the aperture to its widest setting, which for this model is 2.5</div>
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So lets do that now...<br />
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Yup, now set to "B"... Ooops, I didn't set the aperture to the 2.5! Silly me, but that's okay, I'll fix it before I start the next part.<br />
Okay, so making sure the shutter and aperture is set, I now cock the shutter by winding on the film advance.<br />
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So with the shutter cocked, and if the winder won't advance you've got it cocked already, we will now depress the shutter release cable release and lock it in its depressed position. As you can see in the image I have the shutter release in the depressed and locked position, but nothing happened to the shutter. Stuck closed!<br />
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So the next part I could not photograph as I was trying to get the blades open gently so I will describe it.<br />
Using a cotton swab dipped in alcohol, gently massage it onto the blades, front and back, and let it sit for a few minutes. You can also spray Naptha onto the blades and let it sit as well.<br />
Once it has sat for a few minutes, if it hasn't opened, use the swab, a dry one, and start to clean up the blades. Gently.<br />
While doing that, get to a point on the blades where you can start to push them open a little.<br />
This should be done at the front of the camera<br />
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I am again using my screwdriver to point at the shutter blades. As you can see there is one blade that overlaps the rest. This is a good starting point. But do it gently, and in the general direction that the blades will rotate open in.<br />
Once they start to move they will snap open...<br />
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Which is exactly what has happened here. Looking through the back of the camera, the shutter is completely open. Release the shutter, and recock it.</div>
Test it and see if it will open again. If not, using the same technique, clean it again. <br />
It should open up almost instantly afterward. <br />
Once that is done, you should continue to use the alcohol and clean the residual oil from the blades.<br />
Test it again once it is cleaned, and if it is snapping open and closed each time no problem, change the shutter speed to 1/60s. You should actuate the shutter 5 to 10 times, and continue to clean the blades.<br />
Again, another 5 to 10 times, and repeat.<br />
When you no longer see any residue on the blades.<br />
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*NOTE: When cleaning the blades, afterward, only use a very small amount of Iso-Alcohol for the first 4 or 5 cleaning cycles, AND ALWAYS DRY OFF THE EXCESS BEFORE ACTUATING THE SHUTTER!<br />
The blades MUST be clear and dry before you actuate the shutter.<br />
There will be some under the blades, that is unavoidable, which is why in between each clean you actuate the shutter 5 to 10 times. This will rub it out from under the blades, and it will evaporate.<br />
Any "liquid" that doesn't evaporate is oil on the blades, and must be cleaned off. That is why you use Alcohol or Naptha.<br />
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If there isn't, leave them alone. Like the shutter, they are built with very little tolerances for error.<br />
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Reassembly, start with the rear element group first.<br />
Pop it into the camera, and screw it in by hand gently at first.<br />
Then SNUG IT only using your spanner tool. Do not over-tighten. Doing that and you can damage the camera.<br />
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Next, we flip over the camera and reinsert the front element group.<br />
Hand tighten it only. Once it is tight by hand, use your spanner tool and snug it.<br />
Once that is done, we'll pop in the embellishment..<br />
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There we go!<br />
The camera is now reassembled...<br />
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So, load it up with your favorite film, and give it a good test...<br />
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Looks to me like the operation was a success!<br />
Give yourself a pat on the back, and relax your nerves. That's a great job, and well done! <br />
Don't get cocky, though. This was a relatively simple fix. If it gets more involved, such as timings being off on the shutter speeds, or a blade sticking closed, that is when the camera requires a professional service. <br />
A sticky shutter is one thing, but anything major requires the pros to repair it! <br />
Always send your cameras in for a CLA once every 10 years. They will benefit from a bit of TLC. Just because the camera is working now, doesn't mean that it can't fail at the worst possible moment.<br />
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Enjoy the camera, it will serve you well for many more years to come!<br />
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All above photos taken with this camera were shot on Ilford FP4+ 125 ASA film <br />
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Left Image: Canon EOS 40D dSLR w/Helios 44/2 58mm ƒ/2 Lens<br />
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I hope you enjoyed reading this post, and that it was informative and useful. I enjoy doing this sort of stuff. But if the camera problem is more difficult to overcome, or the camera is far more complicated than this, I won't touch it and send it to the professionals.<br />
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Until next time fellow bloggers, keep those shutters firing!<br />
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Mektar Polypanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241241783297021566noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884051420864664740.post-4716150559320863282013-11-10T09:38:00.000-08:002015-03-22T03:44:30.736-07:00The Argus C3 Repair GuideNo, this isn't the definitive repair guide to the Argus C3, as you can get a repair manual for that. This is a basic guide to unstick a sticky rangefinder focus, and how to disassemble the lens and body.<br />
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It is actually very easy, and one of the reasons why a lot of people who pride themselves on customized and repairing cameras go for the Argus C3. Besides, it's a fantastic camera!<br />
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So first off, what you'll need..<br />
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A handful of cotton swap sticks, and some oil. Gun oil is best, but if you have no gun oil or some kind of machine oil (sewing machine oil), then olive oil (Extra Virgin) works pretty well! It's actually a fantastic lubricant for all sorts of camera parts, mostly focusing helicals, and wheels, but should never ever come in contact with electrical parts, shutter blades, aperture blades, or the like.<br />
Also, the Canon A-series Squeal repair, it is crucial that you use GUN OIL ONLY. Olive oil and machine oil is far too thick and will cause more problems then it will solve.<br />
Obviously you will <b>not</b> need this much oil for the repair, as it is just for demonstration purposes only. <br />
You will also need a tube of adhesive to reapply the leatherette, unless you are reskinning your C3.<br />
The adhesive I used is a non-acid based one that I picked up from Walmart for a couple of dollars. It is not crazy glue, which I would not recommend using at all, and will not bond to skin. It does contain acetone, so it can smell rather strong. Thankfully when I did this repair I had a cold, so I couldn't smell anything anyway.<br />
Of course the other couple of items you will need are foam pads, preferably in a shade of white. This will help you save your stuff, and for easier visibility. Small containers will help to store the screws.<br />
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First thing to do is to find a corner that is starting to lift away. <br />
Your camera is at least 50+ years old, there is bound to be a corner that is lifting.<br />
Gently peel away the leatherette and place away from the oil and other material. Be very careful around the rangefinder and viewfinder windows as the thin leatherette there can rip.<br />
When you have that all removed, your Argus should look something like that, which is very steampunk-ish.. <br />
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So now that we have the leatherette off, you'll notice some minor differences between the previous image and this one. For one, this is an earlier model C3, which is missing the cold shoe, while the repaired one has it. Also the rangefinder distance wheel is missing the distance scale on it, which doesn't affect the operation of this camera at all. What does affect the operation of the camera is the fact that the frame lock is missing, and I have to release it by using a long thin piece of metal.<br />
Also, if haven't removed the leatherette as of yet, take a look at a large photo of the Argus, and you will see where the body screws are, then you can just gently lift up the leatherette where the screws are to remove them.<br />
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Once that is removed, you then remove the screws from the body. Do not remove the screw from the shutter speed select dial, as it is only holding on a oblong wheel behind and does not hold anything to the body. </div>
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It is my preference, and doesn't necessarily mean that there is any significance to removing it first, last, or whenever.<br />
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As mentioned, you can see how long this screw is. Keep it with the rest of the body screws. <br />
You'll quickly understand why the suggestion for the white foam mats. It makes it much higher visibility, plus it reflects light back up to a working surface.<br />
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Always make sure you have a good light source that will provide enough light from multiple angles that it will reduce shadows. This will help with visibility.<br />
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Here the face place is removed from the body of the camera. You can see the innards of the camera, from the shutter cock, release lever, Flash Sync poles, blue shutter blades, and even the rangefinder mirrors. Those can get a quick swipe with a clean cotton swab, do not use anything on the swabs, as it can desilver the mirrors, which is not something that you want. It'll cause the camera to become instantly unusable. You can, however, add some 99% alcohol to a cotton swab to give the rangefinder window and viewfinder window a cleaning and polish, as it will remove years of dirt and dust without streaking. The alcohol should be gently removed after with a dry cotton swab. It will pretty much instantly dry after as alcohol evaporates fairly quickly.<br />
From this point, make a quick inspection of the camera. You need to note where everything is.<br />
In fact, I would highly recommend taking a snapshot of the inside of the camera with a cell phone, or other camera, so that you can have a quick reference image of where all the different parts inside go, and have a reference for the layout of the camera.<br />
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This part is where you start to remove the lens and the focusing interconnect sprocket. Make sure that the lens is at its most extended position (3 feet) as it is essential for the removal of the sprocket's retainer.<br />
When this is at its minimal focusing point, unscrew the retainer. It might need a bit of effort the first time, as years of sitting will hold it in place. But once it comes off, you can gently lift it away and place it onto the white pad for reassembly.<br />
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Retainer now unscrewed, and you can see the sprocket peg underneath. The sprocket will lift away, but you might need to wiggle the lens a little to free it up, but once freed up it will lift away very easily.<br />
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Next, unscrew the lens. It unscrews just like any screw mount lens, and will separate from the body easy enough. <br />
Once it is freed up, you'll flip the face plate over to see the backside of it. <br />
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This will expose the yellow contrast window for the rangefinder, and you will see the rangefinder dial.<br />
This dial is what is causing the first half of the operational problem. This will require the first dabbing of oil, but not a lot. First make sure that you run a dry clean swab over it to clean off any dust and debris that may be on it, so that when you apply the oil it won't get into the wheel and cause it to gum up again in the near future. <br />
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Apply a small amount of oil using the swab, which I did just by dabbing in the oil and putting a small drop into the edge then using the other end to work it around.<br />
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Clean off any and all excess oil so that it doesn't get into the inner workings of the camera after it is reassembled.</div>
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Now that the dial is oiled, and excess is removed, you wheel it around and around and around. You will feel it stiff at first, and after one revolution it'll free itself up and feel like it's new. Almost like magic! All that dried up oil/grease in there will absorb the oil you just applied and become revitalized again and ready to serve you for another dozen years. Since you've got this all apart, use the opportunity to use the a clean cotton swab and some alcohol to clean up the rangefinder windows. The yellowed contrast screen can be cleaned this way, as can the viewfinder and rangefinder glass in the middle of the wheel.<br />
Next we move on to the lens. This screw is the distance retaining screw. It will not allow the lens to focus beyond 3' as it will completely unscrew and fall off beyond that. So using your flat screwdriver, remove the screw and place it on the mat. Begin unscrewing the lens, and it should separate fairly easily, as the helical grease should see be relatively okay. It won't be fantastic, and that part to clean that up is coming.<br />
Once apart you can see the focus collar, and lens helical. <br />
Place the lens anywhere on the mat, away from your work surface, so you can concentrate your efforts on the focusing collar. This is the part that is geared and rotates on the mount to focus the lens in and out. You will see a small grove in the collar. This is where that screw slides up and down through its travel. The top grove will allow the lens to completely separate from the mount, but it's a snap ring which holds the focusing collar in place on the mount. You can remove that ring, but it's rather pointless as you can do this next part with the collar on the mount.<br />
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Add some oil to your cotton swab and place a single drop, no more than that, into the grove of the collar. Once you've done that, spin the collar around the mount a few times, and you should feel it free up. It would spin freely before, but the oil that was on originally has probably mostly evaporated and gummed up the works. This will give the collar new life. Once that is done, use another dry swab and rub off all excess oil so it won't dribble down and possible contaminate the shutter blades.<br />
Highly unlikely that will ever happen, but better safe than sorry.<br />
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Here you add some oil to a cotton swab, preferably clean, and run it around the inside of the mount. This is where the lens focus helical sits to focus. It will be a little on the gummed up side, which is why it is good to add some oil to this. Do not add a lot of oil, as you just want it to be brushed on. <br />
There is no need for a lot of oil. Just a little is more than enough, as you brush it around the entire mount on the focus helical.<br />
You should also remove any excess so that it won't dribble down and possibly contaminate the shutter blades.<br />
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The next steps is for disassembling the lens, and can be skipped over if you don't want to do this. It should be done with extreme caution, as the aperture blades will be removed from the lens, and you don't want to drop this piece and cause the blades to fly everywhere... It'll be a really big mess!<br />
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Unscrew the front retainer, as this is what holds on the first and second elements.<br />
Once removed, gently remove the element from the lens by turning it over on the foam mat.<br />
Keep it down as you will put it back in in reverse. it is critical that all elements go back in the same way they came out, or focusing will be near on impossible, and you will not be able to get a sharp image.<br />
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The second element is removed by turning the lens upside down and giving it a slight but gentle thump onto the mat. This will dislodge the spacer, and element. Again, make sure that you keep it in the same position that it came out to go into the lens in reverse. <br />
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Next, flip the lens over and using a pointed spanner tool, unscrew the rear retainer to remove the rear element.<br />
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The element will then drop out, so same as all the other elements. Place it onto the mat in the same direction that it came out so you can place it back in in direct reverse.</div>
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Once that is done you can remove the inner parts of the lens, which is the aperture retainer, aperture blade ring, and aperture blade guide.<br />
Notice on the guide that there is a tiny tab? That is a critical piece for correct operation of the aperture blades. When that is all out, turn the lens back over and you will see the aperture select dial. Unscrew that just by turning it like you're adjusting the aperture until it comes away from the lens body</div>
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After that is removed, use another new cotton swab and clean the threads of the control. After they are clean, add some oil, but do it in the same aspect as the focusing helical of the lens. Just brush it on lightly.<br />
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This part comes next, which is cleaning the inner threads. Use yet one more clean cotton swab to clean the threads, then again, brush a small amount of oil onto the threads. This will allow the control dial to spin freely. By doing this, you will not accidentally muck your focus when you adjust the aperture opening of the lens. <br />
After that you can screw the aperture control dial back in until it is snugged up. Once that is snugged up, unscrew it slightly until you line the aperture setting to just slightly before ƒ/3.5. Should be roughly one quarter turn. Now reassembly of the aperture itself.<br />
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First the aperture guide. This part is very important for the correct operation of the aperture.<br />
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Notice the outlined (in red) groove? Remember the tab of the guide? it goes in there.. It will drop into place once correctly aligned.<br />
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Now we add the aperture blades. Those go in with the single tab facing toward the back of the lens. That tab is a locking tab so that the aperture plate doesn't spin when you select the aperture on the control.<br />
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Here's the aperture locking guide and rear element holder. The groove in the side lines up with the tab on the aperture ring, and will drop into place. You will also notice a pocket on this locking guide which must be out toward the back of the lens. The rear element will sit in that spot.<br />
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Before we add the rear element, use a microfiber cloth, or a piece of silk, and clean the element. This will remove all grime from it. If there is fungus or haze, you'll have to use a bit of WinDEX or lens cleaner. Haze you can use the 99% alcohol to remove, but if there is fungus, you must use Window cleaner WITH Ammonia. This will kill and remove the fungus. <br />
I cannot warn you enough. <b>BE VERY GENTLE WHEN CLEANING!!</b> You can easily scratch the coatings on the lens elements.<br />
Next we add the rear element back into the lens. This element <i style="font-weight: bold;">MUST</i> have the convex (outward curved) side toward the back of the lens. This is critical for correct operation of the lens. You can confirm the design by looking up "COOKE TRIPLET CONSTRUCTION"<br />
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Finally screw in the rear retaining ring to finalize the reassembly of the rear part of the lens.<br />
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Here the rear part of the lens is now fully assembled.<br />
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Next comes the front. The second element will drop into place, but you might have to work it into its pocket using a clean swab.<br />
Using the same method to the rear element, you can clean the second element before installing it.<br />
This is a double concave lens. After installing the element into the pocket, install the spacer with the flat side down and the tapered side up toward the front of the lens.<br />
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Lastly is the front element. Again, clean like you did the other two, and place it gently into the lens pocket with the convex side facing out. This is critical for correct operation of the lens.<br />
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Next screw in the front element retainer. This will complete the reassembly of the lens.<br />
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Here's the reassembled lens, ready for reinstalling into the lens mount.<br />
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Screw the lens back into the mount. It will screw back together very smoothly, especially with the recent recoating of oil. <br />
If you preferred you can always get lens helical grease and use that. Do not use anything like bicycle chain grease, or any other kind of mechanical heavy grease. <br />
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Lens, reassembled, ready for remounting to the body.<br />
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Screw the lens back on, careful not to double thread the lens as it can ruin the threads.<br />
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After installing the lens, you will see this arm. This is the shutter speed control arm. Remove it from the body, and you'll see a small peg sticking out from it into a hole in the triangular control mechanism. This tensions the shutter spring for the slower speed timings down to 1/10s.<br />
Failure to install this afterward will mean you only have 1/300s shutter speed.<br />
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Make sure that when you are ready to install the shutter arm, that the shutter dial is at 1/300s. This is very important. It will make reassembly of the camera very easy!<br />
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As mentioned about the reassembly of the camera being easier, you can see the tab. That tab prevents the speed dial from inadvertently being turned back to 1/10s, and keeps it so you turn the speed dial in one direction only.<br />
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Slide the control arm under the bridge and into the tabbed section ensuring that the peg from the control arm is up. This is so you can pace it back into the shutter speed control wedge. Once that is done, turn and hold the shutter speed dial so that it'll add tension against the control arm. When you turn over the face plate it will keep the arm in place and prevent it from falling out. <br />
Once that is done you will sandwich the face plate and body together from the bottom up, making it much easier to align the peg into the speed control wedge.<br />
Once the body is together, you can confirm if the pin slipped into the wedge through the inspection hole.<br />
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If it hasn't slipped into the wedge, you can use a fine tipped screwdriver to drop it into the peg.<br />
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Once that is complete, get the long screw and only place this one screw into the body.<br />
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Now that it is screwed back together, it's time to get the focusing rangefinder interconnecting sprocket.<br />
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With the rangefinder at 3' and the adjustment collar at 3' (can be done by being at the upward limit of the meshed teeth) install the sprocket. You might have to make a few tries to get it together, but it shouldn't be too difficult. Oh a note on that, it'll actually be slightly before 3' on the rangefinder dial. This is minimal focusing distance, and I'll explain why this is important.<br />
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Install the sprocket retainer by screwing it in. One reason why it is important to be setting the rangefinder at 3'.<br />
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Next is here. Turn the lens until it is just over the groove. It should be at its furthers most extension. Once you get the screw tightened you will not be able to unscrew it any more. Remember the snapring on the focus collar? It serves also as a focus stop which if you install the lens at this point it'll set minimal focus, as well as give you infinity without needing to confirm. But we will confirm that anyway.<br />
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Tighten up the screw to make sure it is snug. This is one screw you don't want to lose! <br />
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Screw the rest of the body together..<br />
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Every time I have done it I always end off with the bottom right screw. <br />
The top centre (long) screw I save for last, and first. I just find it easier that way.<br />
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Now reinstall the shutter cocking lever in reverse to how it was removed, so turning it counter clockwise until it locks/cocks the shutter.<br />
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Shutter cocking lever installed, and face plate screwed together<br />
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Camera reassembled..<br />
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Using the adhesive, spread it out evenly on the leatherette and reapply the leatherette...<br />
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<b>NOTE: </b>You will have to have the shutter cocking lever REMOVED for the installation of the leatherette. It is my error, as I never originally removed the leatherette on my previously serviced Argus C3.<br />
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We're almost done<br />
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Unscrew this top cover, as it houses the Rangefinder adjustment screws. <br />
Remember that very fine screwdriver I mentioned before? This is where you'll need it!<br />
While looking through the rangefinder, focus on an object, then adjust the vertical and horizontal until the image lines up properly. <br />
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It is recommended that you adjust the Horizontal first, than the vertical.<br />
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Once aligned, screw the cap back on, and you're good to go!<br />
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Enjoy your fully CLA'd Argus C3 Rangefinder. <br />
It'll give you many more years of enjoyment!<br />
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Cheers...<br />
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And Keep those Shutters Firing!!<br />
<br />Mektar Polypanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241241783297021566noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884051420864664740.post-37301690904421661402013-06-28T15:47:00.001-07:002013-06-28T15:51:59.070-07:00A Fleeting Moment..I recently read that Photography is usually a series of accidents that just happen to line up at the right moment.<br />
I honestly believe that. What are the possibilities that the light, subject, background, and moment just line up perfect on purpose? Probably near on impossible. But through an accident it all lines up, and you get that right moment!<br />
With Still Life it's a rather controlled experiment that can be duplicated again and again, but for a moment in time captured that will never happen again, a series of accidents has to take place.<br />
You just have to be there and manage to capture that accident when it lines up at the right moment.<br />
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The photo in question is this, of my sister-in-law.<br />
She just happened to be looking away, at what I have not a clue, but the moment was perfect. The light was just right, the expression, angle, and tones for a photo were perfect.<br />
I had only one camera handy at that moment, my Canon EOS 40D. <br />
Do I wish I had a film camera available at that moment?<br />
Perhaps, but the best camera is always the one you have in hand.<br />
Whether it is a phone, a dSLR, or a film camera.<br />
Whatever is available to help you capture that moment in time.<br />
Of course a phone would never give you the same depth that a dSLR or a 35mm can ever achieve.<br />
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Photography might be a series of accidents, but I'm getting quite good at noticing them as they happen!</div>
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Until next time fellow bloggers... Keep those shutters firing!</div>
Mektar Polypanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241241783297021566noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884051420864664740.post-44433312500713154182013-06-12T17:20:00.002-07:002013-06-12T17:25:28.933-07:00A Look Into Another Perspective...<i><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">F</span></b></i>or me, shooting film is about the experience, the look, and the feel. In its entirety film has always been there, even when I wasn't using it.<br />
Although there are some who know nothing else other than film, while there are others that are stuck in the middle. Loving film for all its attributes, and the feeling of ... well, because it is film, and having to use a Digital camera for reasons such as work, or because their client is on a super tight deadline and needs the photos as soon as possible, where film can be a few days to a week before anything is ready.<br />
I have mentioned about a good friend of mine, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnmeadows/" target="_blank">John Meadows</a>, and he is a strong passionate, and very good, film shooter. Now when I mention about "very good" I mean, he's very good! His portraiture is some of the best I have seen. Him and <a class="g-profile" href="http://plus.google.com/113885466787185620354" target="_blank">Andrew Koran</a> are probably the two best portrait shooters I know. <br />
Both are film shooters, and both use digital cameras. I'm not really sure how Andrew feels about Digital cameras, other than the fact that he uses a <strike>Minolta,</strike> I mean a Sony Camera, where as John doesn't embrace it.<br />
Now this isn't a blog about a pair of Portrait shooters, but a blog about film in general. One of those films is Fuji Reala. Now I've been a big Reala fan for a couple years now..<br />
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Reala renders very faithful colours, and very true to life. Sadly, it is not manufactured anymore. But you can still find it rather easily.<br />
John had never used Fuji Reala, but found someone locally selling large quantities of Fuji Reala in 120 size. After hearing how I raved about how nice Fuji Reala is, he had to buy some. Err, some? He bought a bricks worth of Propacks!<br />
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He attended a lighting workshop recently, and happened to bring along a roll of Reala that he exposed in his Rolleicord IIIa. I would say I'm impressed with the colours of the film, especially after seeing the digital images and how similar the look is... <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnmeadows/8942702331/" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Dancer on Film by John G Meadows, on Flickr"><img alt="Dancer on Film" height="500" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3799/8942702331_ea55903ebd.jpg" width="487" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"<i><b>Dancer on Film</b></i>" Rolleicord IIIa - Schneider-Xenar Kreuznach 75mm ƒ/2.8<br />
Photo taken by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnmeadows/" target="_blank">John G Meadows</a><br />
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Absolutely stunning work! Proof again that film still, and always will, have a place in all forms of photography.<br />
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The other film that I swear by is Fujichrome Astia 100. A stunningly lifelike and incredibly accurate E6 transparency film. I find that there's no colour bias either. It's very faithful, and renders very true to life colours.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"<i><b>The Tale of Kitty</b></i>" - Zenza Bronica ETRs - Zenzanon 75mm ƒ/2.8 PE</td></tr>
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It's incredibly lifelike tones, and faithful rendition makes this one of the most premier portrait films, especially if you're after true-to-life colour, a super fine grain, and brilliant clarity.<br />
Of course, now, I'm jealous. After giving more than just a rave review on this film, John picked up some 4x5 sheets of Astia. Not only is it Astia, but it's in Sheet film! <br />
Talk about jealousy!!<br />
I am dying to see what he can do with this film.<br />
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So my hats off to those film shooters that incorporate their daily life of digital doldrums with film! Nothing better than the feeling of film in your hand, especially if that film is transparency film.<br />
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Until next time fellow Bloggers... Keep those shutters firing!<br />
And remember.. support film. <br />
Buy a disposable camera from time to time...<br />
Print your work...<br />
And above all, have fun!<br />
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Also, check out the <a href="http://www.filmphotographyproject.com/" target="_blank">Film Photography Project</a> for cameras, tips, news, and above all.. Film. That's right! They have some of the best prices for film, ship internationally, and are adding new items regularly!Mektar Polypanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241241783297021566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884051420864664740.post-79661901419777077542013-06-07T17:40:00.002-07:002013-06-07T17:40:38.708-07:00Progress...<b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">The</span></i></b> most interesting thing about progress, is that to go forward you have to take a few steps back.<br />Case in point, take our Transit System in Toronto, Ontario. To improve gridlock and traffic congestion, we unfortunately have to create more gridlock and congestion. The thing is, by creating it, through means of construction, we will improve it in the long-run.<br />That is the step backward, or in some cases, many steps backward. The congestion will drive commuters nuts, myself included, but in the long run, it will be progress in the right direction.<br />
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But this isn't about traffic, or transit, but about my parents.<br /><br />30 years ago they purchased a home in the Dufferin & St. Clair area for around $70,000 for their growing family. My brother was already 4 years old, and I was 1, with my mom expecting my sister. The home was very simple. A two story 4 bedroom home, with an unfinished basement.<br />In the 33 years of owning this home, with some serious renovations in the passed, and a lifetime of memories, they have done something they never expected to do.<br />They decided to pack their bags, and move.<br /><br />But they aren't moving to another home. They are moving out for 6 months, and returning not just to a different home, but a new home. The house is being completely renovated, with the entire interior being removed, an extension on the back, and the basement being completely finished.<br /><br />When I mentioned about progress being a step or two backward, for them, they are stepping back more than 30 years. All their memories, now will be turned into just that. Memories... Their home, as they know it today, will no longer exist, but be a moment in their life... In fact, my parents' entire working career has been while living in that home. So for them, it's a change that is extremely dramatic. They have a hard time going into their home now since the demolition is complete (mostly).<br />
They walk in flooded with memories, and walk into stark devastation. Bare studs, no outside strapping, just brick walls, and a blank slate.<br />The only remaining part of the home as it once was is the staircase and railing, and the windows. It's like walking into an abandoned building. I guess, in some ways, that is essentially what it is.<br />
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I see the home now in its current state, and smile happily knowing that it is for the better. Sure, they have to move out and live at my brother's place with him and his wife, but they try to be there as little as often. <br /><br />Thankfully I had my camera phone in my pocket, and decided to document the home at the emptiest moment I have ever seen it. Even though I have lived there during multiple other renovations, there has never, in all my life, been anything this dramatic at this home. <br /><br />So... as it is today...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Second Floor from back bedroom looking to front of house.<br />Originally I would have been standing in the back bedroom. In front of<br />the camera would be a wall, but there would have been two more<br />bedrooms in between the rear bedroom and the front master bedroom.<br />Now it's just floor boards and the studs of a Retaining Wall.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front (Original Master) bedroom looking down the hallway. <br />Originally there was a closet, and at the end of the hallway, a bathroom.<br />Now the open stairwell with original stairs, and bare brick walls.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original Master Bedroom looking toward rear of house.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view of the retaining walls from the Original<br />Master bedroom. You can see the joists for the ceiling<br />and original floorboards from the 1920s.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking at the stairway opening and where a closet<br />used to stand. Now brick walls, and floorboards.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Front corner of the home. Looking at the sloping roofline<br />where Raccoons have made their home multiple times. Now<br />they have no possible living quarters.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Broken floorboards from the staircase. In the bottom of the strapping you<br />can see two ceramic channels for old Knob and Tube wiring. That would<br />be considered the "Tubes".</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rear corner of the house, where the original Bathroom was.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down the upstairs hallway from in front of where the bathroom<br />would have been.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Down the stairs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One last photo from the staircase showing the<br />open walls and some of the only remaining<br />items from the home. The windows and studs.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking from the original living room to the rear of the home.<br />Last wall at the back would separate the dining room from the kitchen.<br />Window and patio doors are still in place.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking from the living room to the stairs to the basement and upper<br />floor.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the Dining room (original) to the stars to the basement. Side entrance<br />door is still existing. Open square box is actually the old Milk-Man delivery<br />door. This was an open box where the milk-man would drop off bottles<br />of milk in a cubby-hole that was accessible from inside and outside the home.<br />It eventually was considered to be a safety hazard and a possible intrusion<br />point into the home. Now it's stuffed with insulation, and will probably<br />be removed. I think it should be retained as a cubby hole and decorated<br />in a nostalgic way showing an image of an old bottle of milk.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">From the original Kitchen looking toward the front of the home. Fireplace<br />is still existing, but will most likely be removed and bricked up.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kitchen partition and retaining wall.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Original fireplace, still existing in the living room.<br />Soon will be removed and bricked up. Added a Lith<br />Layer in CS5</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stairs to the second level. Showing the last remaining<br />structure of the original home. Soon it will be gone and<br />replaced with wider stairs, which will also turn and exit<br />into where the original dining room was. (At least that's<br />what has been discussed if possible).</td></tr>
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So that's it in a nutshell. I haven't taken photos of the basement as of yet, but I plan on it very soon and will try to add an update.<br /><br />I am really looking forward to seeing the finished product, but it is not expected to be completed for the next 5 to 7 months.<br />A long and exciting renovation.<br />
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Continue following to see more updates as the home progresses from demolition to diamond.<br /><br />All in the name of... <b><i>Progress</i></b>....<br /><br /><br /><br />
Until next time.. Keep those shutters firing!Mektar Polypanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241241783297021566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884051420864664740.post-30458661125735705882013-05-25T20:16:00.000-07:002013-05-25T20:16:01.631-07:00Maximizing PotentialOne thing with using a small camera on a Android phone, and a short focal length of around 2mm or 4mm, you end up with a massive depth of field that you can't really do much with. If you could adjust the aperture wider than ƒ/2.7 at least you'd be able to work with more.. But of course, that's it.. max and minimum aperture for the camera is ƒ/2.7 so you don't have much to work with. <br />But at least you have a little bit of exposure control, such as the metering, through SPOT, or Matrixing, or even center-weighted averaging. Can go +2 or -2 for exposure, and even change the ISO settings from 100 through to 800ASA. Personally, I wouldn't dare shoot at anything beyond 200 on this phone. Noise factory city beyond 200! I mean, the sensor is the size of a 110 perforation!<br />
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So you have some work cut out for yourself in post. That's not exactly a bad thing, if you don't mind trying different things. <br /><br />One thing that I find essential is more contrast in B&W images, as the tonal ranges suck. At least if captured solely in B&W on the camera. It is terribly flat! <br />Nice and sharp, absolutely, but a complete lack of tonal range, which is unfortunately. Everything is a light gray colour. Terribly flat image, but it's easy to add contrast than to take it away. Plus there really isn't much in the way of a dynamic range on such a small digital sensor.<br />
<br />Nonetheless I persevere and use the camera whenever I can. Something to help soothe the beast, after all.<br />
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So without further adieu, here are some images with a little bit of processing to increase the effect and punch of a Camera Phone.<br />
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<br />So a bit of post-work and a few images taken on a camera phone can look like something taken with a much higher end camera.<br /><br />My favorite that I have taken with this camera so far is the Petzval Bridge. <br />Added a change in the focus, plus some Radial Blur in CS6, and you get a Petzval effect with strong swirling.<br />
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Until next time, keep those shutters firing!Mektar Polypanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241241783297021566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884051420864664740.post-69055595635670714442013-05-21T17:24:00.000-07:002013-05-21T17:24:10.222-07:00Android PortraitsI seem to keep blogging about this little Android phone of mine. Sure, maybe it's a little "Hipster" but I am really taking a liking to trying this silly camera for various different styles of photos. From portraits, to landscapes, to still life... It's just a fun camera to use.<br /><br />Sure, it's not film, and I find myself adding film effects in post anyway, but when the only camera I have available to me is a camera on my phone, I need to feed the beast somehow..<br /><br /><br />
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This time around, using a borrowed reflector (gold side up) I had my wife find a pose, such as this one, and took a photo. Slightly enhancing it a little in Adobe Photoshop using Niks ColorEFEX Pro.</div>
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Mektar Polypanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241241783297021566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884051420864664740.post-16327317541837195752013-05-19T08:02:00.000-07:002013-05-19T08:02:56.850-07:00Under The BridgeI must have driven passed this bridge trestle a dozen or more times. And almost every time I drive by it, I can see myself wanting a photo or two of it. No matter how many times I have driven by, I have said to myself.. I should get a photo of these Trestles..<br />
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Well I finally did it. I was driving under, and got stopped at the Lights (Red) and had a pickup in front which set me at the perfect spot beside the Trestle to get a shot I want...<br />
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Taking out my trusty Android Powered Smartphone, coupled with a 8MP camera (I don't believe in Megapixels anyway) and took this image.<br />
Now, it was very flat, poor tonal ranges, and a almost complete lack of contrast... So I copied the image to my desktop, loaded it up in Photoshop and started to make some modifications..<br />
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Mektar Polypanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241241783297021566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884051420864664740.post-73487738914961994472013-05-13T05:48:00.005-07:002013-05-13T05:48:57.471-07:00Making Due..Recently my Changing bag ripped, and became no longer light tight. I have since ordered a new one, which is much bigger. But until it arrives, I have had to make due with what I have.. <br />
My film queue is getting larger, and larger.. (literally) and I'm getting a rather large developing backlog.<br />
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Thankfully I have my little Android Smartphone. It's helped satisfy a hunger in me to get some more photos out there.<br />
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I am interested in trying it for a photoshoot to see how I can use a simple digital camera with a teeny tiny sensor, about the size of a 35mm Perforation hole, to take some higher end photos. Now I know what you are saying.. "With a sensor that size, and such a short focal length, how are you going to get any kind of B/G separation?"<br />
That is a valid question and an astute observation. In fact, I'm curious of that myself, as it isn't easy for me to adjust the focus or the aperture to be able to do something like that. It's a single aperture and the focal length is the focal length, BUT there is hope.<br />
I have recently become aware of different focal length multipliers for the phone. From a 2x to a whopping 12x zoom lens that attaches to the camera! It even has a little tripod mount for the lens! How funny is that?<br />
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That said, of course, I haven't let the lack of a long focal length bother me, as I have been using it for my everyday walkabout camera...<br />
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So at least enjoy some of my work using a simple and yet elegant Camera on my phone..<br />
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Mektar Polypanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241241783297021566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884051420864664740.post-13268051911745585272013-04-21T16:04:00.003-07:002013-04-21T16:04:50.039-07:00Photography... It's for the birds!I was setting up my Canon A-1 for a shot that I had previously taken on my Smartphone, and had stepped away from the camera for a moment, and my Conure decided to hop over onto the A-1...<br />
Well, since he was on it, I grabbed my 40D to try to get a photo of him on the camera.<br />
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What does the little bugger do when I go to take his photo? Well he goes and starts pecking at the shutter release on the A-1!<br />
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When Canon said that it was so advanced, it's simple.. I don't think that is quite what they meant!<br />
Sure enough, though, the camera never trips the shutter, but it did make for an interesting photo.<br />
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The Canon A-1 was all set up with a Halinex 135mm ƒ/2.8 and Polypan F 50ASA film loaded. Good thing the shutter takes a bit more of a push to trip, as I'm sure this little guy wouldn't have had too much difficulty in releasing the shutter if it didn't.<br />
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Mektar Polypanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241241783297021566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884051420864664740.post-5007377128725145882013-04-01T18:35:00.002-07:002013-04-01T18:35:37.494-07:00A Film Shot on DigitalBefore you say, "But you can't shoot digital film!" that is true.. Absolutely, but here's the thing. I just find myself disliking digital images more and more, especially in B&W. Colour, sure, it's nice, it's clean and fancy, but ultimately, B&W just is ... yuck!<br />
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BUT there is a cure for this. It's called Alien Skin Exposure. It does help a fair bit, and will give your photos a film layer that can mimic a lot of the film properties.<br />
Except it's not film, it's digital, and not quite what film would be.<br />
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The big thing is, why shoot it digitally and then add a film layer and why not just shoot it on film to begin with?<br />
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Simple. I didn't have my film camera, nor did I have any loaded with a fast enough film. In fact at 3200ASA on 35mm, it would have looked grainy and messy... Not something I'd want for this, but hey enough of that...<br />
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For me digital photography is far too clean. I like the grit of film. But this time around, I had my dSLR. My youngest, Noah, was enjoying his "bubba" milk, or has he calls it, "Bubba Droat"...</div>
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This time it was a little different. I wanted it to have a timey, vintage (almost) feel to it, so a bit of Alien Skin (Exposure 4) magic, and I had an image that I was thinking of. <br />
A young boy daydreaming looking out through the window, and just enjoying his young life.<br />
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Until next time, keep those shutters firing!Mektar Polypanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241241783297021566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884051420864664740.post-41150080498060814702013-02-23T18:53:00.005-08:002013-02-23T18:53:53.351-08:00Tilt-Shifting Big Cats<b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">B</span></i></b>een a while since my last blog post here, as I have been concentrating on film for the passed while. But this time, I decided to take my dSLR out for some fun shooting. It's been a while, and I wanted to get reacquainted with it.<br />
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Mated to the 28-90mm ƒ/4-5.6 lens (which is remarkably sharp) it was back to a place where I enjoy to shoot some big Cats.. Nope, not lions, and tigers, and Leopards... but the big Cats that dig, and push, and break things!<br />
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Yup.. Caterpillar machines... <br />
Like an old graveyard of old Cats.... But what a graveyard it is!
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Mektar Polypanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241241783297021566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884051420864664740.post-12385947371232561402013-02-11T06:19:00.001-08:002013-02-11T06:19:56.230-08:00A new beginning..<p>On February first I took possession of house so my posts have been lacking in frequency.  Well lets face it, they have been lacking entirely, but I have finally managed to get a bit more organized in the house and should have some more posts coming soon.  Expect much more on the Year on Film blog including more posts on my gear blog.</p>
<p>Until the next update fellow bloggers, keep those shutters firing..</p>
<div class='separator' style='clear: both; text-align: center;'> <a href='http://lh3.ggpht.com/-gChna4jMIpU/URj-CoWQ6dI/AAAAAAAABEk/crs5YkZy-VA/s1600/735893_10151218335010748_2002020371_o.jpeg' imageanchor='1' style='margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;'> <img border='0' src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/-gChna4jMIpU/URj-CoWQ6dI/AAAAAAAABEk/crs5YkZy-VA/s640/735893_10151218335010748_2002020371_o.jpeg' /> </a> </div>Mektar Polypanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241241783297021566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884051420864664740.post-81416093873604977732012-12-29T19:51:00.000-08:002012-12-29T21:52:44.806-08:00Superia film!Today I went to the Toronto Lomography store.. A nifty little story, with hundreds of brand new lo-fi cameras.. From Holga's to LC-A's to Diana's. <br />
110, 120, 135... All the roll films under one roof! Awesome stuff!<br />
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But then I found this...<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/photosblia/8324362816/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="My little prizes! by Blia100, on Flickr"><img alt="My little prizes!" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8504/8324362816_f6d46bb4e6.jpg" width="431" /></a><br />
Fujifilm Superia 100 in 120 roll film! Oh man! I mean, it's great at 200 and 400 in 35mm, but in 120?! Holy cow! I am just floored at this. I can't wait to start shooting it.. <br />
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First roll of film in my Bronica and Rollei when I unpack at the new house... <br />
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Definitely going to be Superia 100! :)<br />
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Going to see how this stuff handles in the summer months too!<br />
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Until next time.. check out the local LOMOGRAPHY store near you, they might have some really interesting things that you may enjoy. I know I wasn't expecting to find some Fuji Superia 100, but I did! <br />
and Remember, keep those shutters firing!Mektar Polypanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241241783297021566noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4884051420864664740.post-75360506202065518512012-12-22T20:21:00.001-08:002012-12-22T20:21:25.703-08:00Trees, Faces, and a Face Plant!After getting my new phone, and realizing that there's a little bit of a stigma involved when shooting Cell Phone Photography, you have to find things that are a little out of the ordinary, and try to shoot a fair amount of close-ups to get a muddied shallow Depth of Field.<br />
Even then, the tiny sensor still does a pretty good job with sharpness, low-noise, and some nice colour rendering.<br />
Seeing this face on a tree, I just couldn't help myself, wandered over, and took a photo or three of a tree with a face. But not just any face...<br />
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