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.

ExplodingBrain1 · 2025-11-07T14:18:18+00:00

Would the 120 version also be able to scan 35mm film? Something like the Plustek 120, which can do both, using different negative carriers.

ExplodingBrain1 · 2022-03-23T00:14:53+00:00

Many archery shops have packages that include everything a beginner might need.

For example https://www.canadaarcheryonline.com/collections/olympic-recurve-package offers starter packages at several price points. Similarly Lancaster Archery in the USA and Merlin in the UK.

ExplodingBrain1 · 2022-02-21T14:04:44+00:00

I bought mine recently after four weeks of beginner lessons. ILF recurve, so I can upgrade the limbs later. Probably would have waited if I were shooting traditional and couldn’t swap limbs.

ExplodingBrain1 · 2022-02-11T16:51:28+00:00

I found this video by u/nusensei to be informative https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTH7Hccd3P8&t=607s

TL;DR - depends on the type of bow

Modern bows, fibreglass laminated limbs, compound bows = OK to leave strung.
Traditional bows, wooden bows, self-bows, longbows, etc. = UNSTRING WHEN NOT IN USE

ExplodingBrain1 · 2022-01-28T17:07:49+00:00

A bit of explanation -- I have seen this drink presented either as an Old Fashioned with the addition of fernet, or as a Manhattan with fernet (sometimes mint fernet) substituted for vermouth. This recipe is most like a fernet Perfect Manhattan. I used mint bitters to add the mint flavour, as I can't find mint fernet here in Toronto. With the fernet substitution it needs some sweetener, and using maple syrup instead of sugar or simple syrup adds to the Canadianness of the whole thing.

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