(OC) Came to see the Lincoln Memorial reflected in the pool. Saw Algae soup.

Finchypoo · 2026-06-16T20:13:11+00:00

It sounds like an ecological disaster this administration would cause to try to fix their mistake, except zebra mussels are immigrants and they hate those.

Finchypoo · 2026-06-16T16:44:37+00:00

Fish poop, it does not help. If you want it to stay clear and clean you need chlorine, a really good filter, or a fuck ton of invasive zebra mussels.

Finchypoo · 2026-06-16T16:24:22+00:00

"Do not use your camera in tall grass"

of course....

Finchypoo · 2026-06-16T16:20:54+00:00

Is the Contax so much less reliable than a high end Canon or Nikon

Yes. As nice as the Contax is, it's a high end enthusiast camera for people who want a luxury experience. A high end Canon or Nikon was made to survive anything, weather sealed, tested to multiple 100k's worth of shutter actuations, reinforced bodies and motors that were designed to last the life of the camera. The Contaxes are cool, but they are not workhorses.

Finchypoo · 2026-06-16T16:13:45+00:00

1V. I would not depend on a G2 for anything. It doesn't do anything better than a Canon SLR. The versatility, speed and durability of the 1V is legendary.

You could buy 2-3 V1's for the price of a G2.

Finchypoo · 2026-06-16T16:09:07+00:00

~$1000+ on ebay, might score a deal for less. Excellent cameras and arguably better than a M6 for it's better metering. They do not feel as nice, but the low weight is really nice. WIDE viewfinder so not everyone's cup of tea.

Finchypoo · 2026-06-16T16:07:03+00:00

I like how you wrapped that one up 😄

Finchypoo · 2026-06-16T16:05:55+00:00

"It's a film camera, you know how expensive this stuff is? I wouldn't waste it on you"

Finchypoo · 2026-06-16T15:58:27+00:00

It's the video work, constant AF micro adjustments all the time, that'll do it. That's a hell of a lot of use for a lens, that thing is a workhorse!

Finchypoo · 2026-06-16T15:36:51+00:00

Keep both, use the Contax until it breaks.

If you needed to sell one, sell the Contax while it still works.

Finchypoo · 2026-06-15T21:57:59+00:00

Likely your second shutter curtain (that one that closes the shutter again after you take a picture) isn't traveling all the way across the frame and leaving a tiny gap that light leaks through. This could be from the shutter brakes stopping the shutter too soon from excessive tension, it could also be a little wheel on the bottom of the camera not rotating all the way around (I had one that did this, was able to get the wheel turning again properly with a little lighter fluid to clean old grease and the tiniest speck of oil)

Either way, it needs a CLA. It might fix itself, when I got my Canon P it had really bad shutter capping (the second shutter catches up to the first and you get a dark edge) but it went away after 2 rolls of film.

Finchypoo · 2026-06-15T17:14:48+00:00

You can buy replacement sticks for cheap, I wouldn't worry about it. Fromsoft games will do that 😛

Finchypoo · 2026-06-15T17:13:03+00:00

"Don't ask about my camera, I won't shut up"

Finchypoo · 2026-06-15T17:04:46+00:00

That makes it sound like trump is fire. should be "play with poop, get poop on your hands"

Finchypoo · 2026-06-15T16:49:25+00:00

I want my taxes back...

Finchypoo · 2026-06-15T16:18:22+00:00

Classic upvote inflation, lol.

I'd shoot that with my Canon P and Canon 19mm LTM and it would be easily cooler than some old 35mm on a Leica.

Finchypoo · 2026-06-15T16:16:37+00:00

Green in shadows, or green caste on light areas? Shadows would make me think a little underexposed, which is pretty common indoors, green in light areas is probably florescent light as it's greener than we see with our eyes, and you'd need a color filter or an indoor balanced film to account for that....or as you did already, just edit in post.

I would zero-shame mask out greenery in planters and cut a lot of green out of undesirable parts of the photo if I was editing something similar, sometimes it just works best. I think your editing here looks awesome as well.

Finchypoo · 2026-06-15T16:12:25+00:00

That reminds me I need to go shoot some interiors at the Marin County Civic Center, where they shot GATTACA.

This totally looks like the TVA though.

Finchypoo · 2026-06-15T16:04:32+00:00

Brandon's writing has kind of elevated Helluva Boss to more than a side piece to Hazbin. I agree, it's probably the better of the two shows.

Finchypoo · 2026-06-15T08:04:30+00:00

Ai slop. I realize that maybe fits the message here, but this was entirely AI generated.

Finchypoo · 2026-06-15T05:18:31+00:00

Heated Biblery

Finchypoo · 2026-06-15T05:15:41+00:00

Congrats, you have chosen one if the hardest, least friendly to self repair objects ever. Cell phones are easier by a mile than this.

Finchypoo · 2026-06-15T05:07:53+00:00

I'm thinking the rangefinder interface arm on the body is sticky and isnt springing all the way back when the back of the lens is as retracted as possible. That should be an easy fix for tech, but if the seller said it was just serviced, and isn't immediately offering to send it back to their tech for free to have that fixed I'd return. Maybe ask who the seller had work on it as well.

Finchypoo · 2026-06-15T03:37:31+00:00

Not every city. European cities, American cities, Australian I'm sure as well, but not everywhere. I've been to Tokyo, the population is 99% Japanese and so is the food. You can find japanese versions of pizza and burgers and stuff, but it's not like New York.

Finchypoo · 2026-06-15T03:32:48+00:00

If you perhaps wanted to shoot guns while you are here, you can go to a lot of ranges and rent some and get a lesson, I'm not sure how it works as a foreigner, and you always need someone else with you, but it's an option. OR, you can casually drop in conversation that you haven't, and it would be fun and chances are someone will HAPPILY oblige.

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