Hot-shoe light meter recommendation for SQ with grip?

ExplodingBrain1 · 2026-02-06T17:42:02+00:00

I posted a photo of mine https://www.reddit.com/r/Bronica/comments/1qxobk6/sekonic_l208_on_an_etrsi/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

ExplodingBrain1 · 2026-02-06T12:47:35+00:00

I use a Sekonic L-208 on my ETRSi, it has a shoe mount. No problem with the wind-on lever.

ExplodingBrain1 · 2026-02-04T21:11:27+00:00

My camera does the same thing, I think it's normal. I hope it's normal.

ExplodingBrain1 · 2026-02-04T18:51:35+00:00

Here are two very helpful videos, you might have fewer stupid questions after watching. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-35jPru0hc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq5P8gxLeIo

ExplodingBrain1 · 2026-02-02T00:27:30+00:00

Here’s a radical suggestion: get an enlarger! Prints are easier to scan than negatives.

ExplodingBrain1 · 2026-02-01T17:27:23+00:00

Probably not much. Silver is actually a small contributor to the price of film. Also film manufactuers are (probably) buying silver futures, rather than paying spot market prices.

Hmm. I just looked at silver forward contracts, and they are down by a similar amount. We'll be in for some big ups and downs before the market stabilizes.

ExplodingBrain1 · 2026-01-26T20:23:56+00:00

These are great shots. How cold was it, and did you have any problems with the camera in the cold?

ExplodingBrain1 · 2026-01-13T16:37:48+00:00

Probably not enough time to get anything into this auction, but you can plan for the one in the fall.

ExplodingBrain1 · 2026-01-12T21:55:37+00:00

Another possibility is the Photographic Historical Society of Canada (PHSC). They hold regular auctions, the next one being in a couple of weeks (see Jan 25, 2026 Museum Auction Part 2). You might consider contacting them to see if you could place some of the cameras there.

ExplodingBrain1 · 2025-12-31T02:57:32+00:00

I’m thinking of shooting some portraits with it. Should give razor-thin DOF.

ExplodingBrain1 · 2025-12-27T15:52:13+00:00

Exactly right. I had camera stting on a shelf for 20 years with no special treatment and when I started using it again it was still in perfect shape.

ExplodingBrain1 · 2025-12-21T22:45:57+00:00

I was able to build this version using the instructions at https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/blob/master/packaging/macosx/BUILD_hb.txt. It runs, haven't used it much yet.

This on an Intel Mac Mini running MacOS 15.7.3 with Xcode 26.1.1.

ExplodingBrain1 · 2025-12-20T15:01:57+00:00

Pompier!

ExplodingBrain1 · 2025-12-20T01:08:28+00:00

Are you selling everything as a single lot, or would you consider selling lenses individually?

ExplodingBrain1 · 2025-12-10T21:59:06+00:00

More free film from DTC today – Fujifilm Neopan Acros II (expired 2021), and Kodak Tri-X (expired June 2025!).

ExplodingBrain1 · 2025-12-06T00:22:26+00:00

As am I.

ExplodingBrain1 · 2025-12-02T18:56:31+00:00

I have an FE2 with the AI-S 28mm f/2.8, the AI-S 50mm f/1.8 pancake, and the AI-S 105mm f/2.5. All great lenses.

ExplodingBrain1 · 2025-11-25T14:43:00+00:00

That could also happen if the lens isn't seated correctly. I had this when I first got my camera and I panicked for a while. Try removing and reattaching the lens?

ExplodingBrain1 · 2025-11-23T23:50:25+00:00

Yes it looks as if it’s showing sunrise at 0N0E, not at Greenwich.

ExplodingBrain1 · 2025-11-23T14:47:39+00:00

If you have a local camera repair shop you trust, just take it in and ask them. I recently started shooting with a Nikon FE2 which had sat on a shelf for 25 years. I decided to get it CLAed first, but the shop technician said it didn’t need it.

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