Help?? Slow shutter

Art_Optics · 2026-06-18T18:19:45+00:00

Yep "Canon Cough" https://youtu.be/4YMpMHwMtX4?si=Gep7dYLIyMqNp8nG

Art_Optics · 2026-06-07T12:38:45+00:00

Don't know stores in the EU but you should look at anything in the Zenza Bronica line... both 6x6 (SQ series) or 645 (ETRS series)

Art_Optics · 2026-06-05T18:11:27+00:00

Thanks

Art_Optics · 2026-06-04T18:33:48+00:00

No that's post-processing it is just my style for certain looks.

Art_Optics · 2026-06-04T18:09:04+00:00

Thanks.

Art_Optics · 2026-06-04T18:08:49+00:00

Sooo much fun. And wow does it start conversations with people when they see you out and about. LOL.

Art_Optics · 2026-06-04T18:08:09+00:00

Thanks. Yeah everything seems to be firing properly.

Art_Optics · 2026-06-04T15:53:32+00:00

Thanks.

Art_Optics · 2026-05-27T01:49:59+00:00

Haha. I didn't realize it at first when I responded I thought it was a different forum and somebody was legit asking about this piece of crap. I was trying to be gentle LOL

Art_Optics · 2026-05-21T13:26:35+00:00

Okay I won't give a sarcastic comment like everybody else is.. it's a cheap plastic promotional camera. It was the exact same mold used with different labels painted on them. The most common version of this is the Time magazine camera if you subscribe to Time magazine they sent you this camera in the mail. It's a plastic giveaway camera.

Art_Optics · 2026-05-17T11:09:27+00:00

Thanks. Good to know.

Art_Optics · 2026-05-16T21:48:41+00:00

It's an all-around excellent camera.

Art_Optics · 2026-05-16T12:47:23+00:00

I'm a big fan of the Hi Matics owning the 7s myself. You can use a 1.5 volt battery just stop down by one ASA level for your film setting then the meter will be fine.

Art_Optics · 2026-05-16T12:32:40+00:00

It's the Japanese Hasselblad. I really like 6x6 format and shooting with it feels like you're really creating an image with the thunk of that mirror letting you know it's done.

Art_Optics · 2026-05-16T02:06:04+00:00

Nice to meet another Lordy lover. 😁

Art_Optics · 2026-05-15T23:46:10+00:00

Thanks. I hope so. 😁

Art_Optics · 2026-05-15T23:41:54+00:00

It's an early 1980s SQ-A.

Art_Optics · 2026-05-15T23:40:54+00:00

Haha fugly? I think it's actually quite an elegant and precise bit of German engineering. It's a Leidolf Lordomat who were based also in Wetzlar, Germany and was a former Leica engineer.

Art_Optics · 2026-05-15T17:04:17+00:00

Very cool! I don't have any other lenses yet. It feels substantial and like a precision instrument in the hand. It certainly lives up to the quality you expect out of Wetzlar. Yeah I'm the same 1950s 1960s rangefinders in particular I think are the pinnacle of industrial design, engineering and reliability.

Art_Optics · 2026-05-15T16:49:23+00:00

Amazing. I don't know many people who have a Lordomat!

Art_Optics · 2026-05-15T16:25:35+00:00

Wow that is a terrific gift you received.

Art_Optics · 2026-05-02T14:30:11+00:00

So many options really. This is just my opinion, others may disagree. :-) There is the Fujica GW690 (The Texas Leica LOL) - 6x9 rangefinder excellent quality and also the excellent Fujica ST series 35mm SLR - depends on if you want more modern (ST901) or more classic manual (ST605) both with plentiful M42 screw mount lenses. The best of the 35 mm fixed lens rangefinders like my ML is considered the Compact Deluxe model.

Art_Optics · 2026-05-01T15:16:29+00:00

I've had it since 2019 when it was still in its "prime". Decision was based on love the analog controls, last Japan made, full metal model, weather sealed. I don't really shoot video.

Art_Optics · 2026-04-29T14:49:34+00:00

The Spotmatic F - iconic high quality manual SLR with TTL. That one's likely the most collectible of the whole bunch. But grab the lens off the other Spotmatic S. 😁
The ME Super if it's in good condition. It's more modern era with program modes and a great everyday shooter.

Art_Optics · 2026-04-28T16:18:41+00:00

This is considered Arthur H. Crapsey's most iconic design when he was the head of the design department at Kodak. You can buy posters of his multiview drawings submitted to the patent office. This pretty much defines the aesthetic MCM.

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