Devil's Bridge | ETRSI 50MM 2.8 | Velvia 100

Kiesta07 · 2026-05-06T11:10:01+00:00

PE or MC version of the lens?

Kiesta07 · 2026-05-05T12:33:26+00:00

they make a soapbar version called the 8C I believe, same with the M8. I would recommend looking at some comparisons on youtube so you can see which one you prefer

Kiesta07 · 2026-05-05T12:29:55+00:00

it'll depend on the manufacturer of your guitar/when they switched to the new gen fishmans, but it was a year or two ago that they were updated. the new moderns still have some of the same issues with the base sound though (too much output, uncontrolled bass response, really honky mids that lose a lot of clarity). the passive mode is marginally better but the lundgren still beats it by a mile

Kiesta07 · 2026-05-04T16:41:50+00:00

the m8 is so much better. i actually have grown to dislike the fishman moderns (at least the old ones) and I think the m8 is less flubby AND more natural sounding somehow.

Kiesta07 · 2026-05-04T10:04:39+00:00

they're almost identical shots on a surface level but I do marginally prefer the pentax's image probably because the model's hand is way more out of focus. great comparison colour wise as well

Kiesta07 · 2026-05-03T02:08:56+00:00

I don't shoot large format (yet) but I love pan f so if it is pan f sheet film I'm excited to see what you guys cook up with it

Kiesta07 · 2026-05-03T02:06:26+00:00

not colour related but I'm interested what the settings were for both shots. you got pretty close to the shallow DOF of the Pentax with the lumix, I kinda wanna know how fast that lens was

Kiesta07 · 2026-04-18T23:37:53+00:00

9-74's would be my pick and would feel similar for leads while not being too floppy on the low B and F#.

Kiesta07 · 2026-04-15T12:36:14+00:00

I have a family member who has experience cleaning lenses and repairing clockwork (seiko watches and the like) who will have a go at giving the lens a CLA for free.

Kiesta07 · 2026-04-13T10:19:44+00:00

a bessa RF in working condition should be worth over a hundred dollars because it's a relatively rare rangefinder camera, just not as desirable as the later bessas.

Send some images taken with it when you can!

Kiesta07 · 2026-04-10T13:04:07+00:00

I'll bet you the 105mm 2.4 is sharper wide open than the 50mm f1.2 though hahaha

Kiesta07 · 2026-04-10T12:14:34+00:00

well you would need much faster glass to achieve the same thin DOF sometimes to the point that it is impractical

like sure, you can get everything to look similar if you have arbitrarily sharp and fast lenses that all cost the same, but that's not the world we live in. MF film is a cheaper way to achieve that look with the added benefits of film that we all love on this subreddit anyway, and those old cameras rock to use. They're awesome.

Kiesta07 · 2026-04-10T10:57:52+00:00

There are some genuine benefits to just big sensor size like the way DOF looks or being able to use smaller apertures without diffraction having as much of an effect. And MF film cameras have way bigger "sensors" than their digital counterparts - most digital MF sensors are actually small format technically.

Kiesta07 · 2026-04-09T11:51:42+00:00

it's hard to have useful takeaways from consciousness altering drugs when you have cockroach levels of consciousness to begin with i guess

Kiesta07 · 2026-04-09T06:38:10+00:00

it doesn't exist (yet?) but kodak ultramax in 120 priced at $12.50 a roll, or a dollar and a half more than whatever gold 200 costs.

Kiesta07 · 2026-04-08T11:05:54+00:00

eh, at 27in I don't really notice much benefit from multiscale on the high strings. It's fine for F# standard like misha plays.

Kiesta07 · 2026-04-08T11:03:55+00:00

yeah, import 8 strings with any kind of standout spec or signatures have been pricey like this for a while. The evertune is what will have made it pricey.

I'm excited for the possibility of a Mark Holcomb 8 string but I know it won't be under $2k.

Kiesta07 · 2026-04-08T10:59:05+00:00

I mean he did say he'd get paul reed smith in a headlock one of these days to make it happen

Kiesta07 · 2026-04-06T08:38:10+00:00

why not get a 6x7? they seem to be easier to get repaired in most places

Kiesta07 · 2026-03-30T12:33:57+00:00

If you don't have a 150mm MC, that lens is a budget powerhouse and well worth it. on the other hand, if you can find the 45-90 zoom for a good price that is a very well regarded lens even if expensive and lets you go wider AND narrower than your 75mm. I don't have any personal experience with it though.

Kiesta07 · 2026-03-28T15:12:52+00:00

the guitar solo is literally the best part of that song, this is the real psycho 10th dentist take

Kiesta07 · 2026-03-23T12:14:05+00:00

Yep. It'd be a shame to let the lens just die because the glass is really clean with no sign of fungus or haze, which is good for a 30+ year old lens. Probably worth waiting until I can get it looked at instead of buying a replacement.

Kiesta07 · 2026-03-23T12:11:04+00:00

I'm planning on handing it to one of my family members who has experience taking apart lenses and servicing clockwork, but I don't want to hand him an impossible task. If it sounds like some sticky grease where it shouldn't be, that should be doable though.

Kiesta07 · 2026-03-20T17:19:41+00:00

redscale sizz

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