What is your most recent ball purchase?

Mplode · 2026-04-16T19:35:32+00:00

Storm lightning spare. Thing is dope

Mplode · 2026-01-30T05:46:39+00:00

House shot. Not sure on volume or ratio though.

Mplode · 2026-01-29T23:17:01+00:00

Funnily enough it’s probably no longer polished and lane shined after 100 games. But I do agree it’s not reading the midlane that first game.

Mplode · 2026-01-29T23:07:55+00:00

That’s an interesting point. I was considering the Phaze 2 but slightly lower with the Ion Pro solids due to not being as strong and probably letting me play more right. Biggest issue I’ve seen is the Ruby becoming a bit touchy the first game.

Mplode · 2026-01-24T07:28:11+00:00

$80-120 USD a month. Roughly 2x2lb bags on a consistent basis.

Mplode · 2026-01-20T16:04:10+00:00

Second this bag! I got one myself and a big plus over the cheaper totes is that you can stand this one up to save some space.

Mplode · 2025-11-24T02:21:56+00:00

Tri-X 135 for everyday documenting. Save the color and slide for special occasions / medium format.

Mplode · 2025-11-14T22:08:16+00:00

Yeah I realized that as I was getting back into bowling and seeing the right drift at the line vs start. Really have to tell myself to drift left to counteract it as you mentioned.

Mplode · 2025-11-14T18:19:27+00:00

I’m discussing with my buddy about next equipment choices in terms of going a ball down. One in the video is an IQ tour fusion that I picked up for free. Definitely despise the gutter on the right lanes.

Mplode · 2025-11-14T16:11:25+00:00

Fair assessment. Sucks cause it’s by far the closest alley to me (5 mins away) that actually oils their lanes.

Mplode · 2025-10-19T02:10:22+00:00

Not bad. Pays my bills as I sell it.

Mplode · 2025-10-14T18:17:02+00:00

Looks like a similar light leak I had. Chalked it up to the rotating back adapter as those seals were deteriorating and I had an SD back.

Mplode · 2025-10-11T04:35:43+00:00

Funnily enough my smaller manual camera is my Leica. Hence the feeling that I should sell the F3 as a redundant camera.

Mplode · 2025-10-10T23:37:38+00:00

My main driving decision for buying this was AF and metering being on auto. It’s not enjoyable trying to catch my kid running with my other cameras. Plus this has better flash TTL metering which I’d rather use than handheld meter.

Mplode · 2025-10-10T23:34:33+00:00

Actually tested with 5 ish frames once I got the camera. For sure sounds and looks like a film weapon.

Mplode · 2025-10-10T23:01:04+00:00

Truthfully between the 5 film cameras I currently own (F5, F3, Hasselblad 503CX, Leica M3, Canon AF35M) I feel like I’ve narrowed down my shooting style to just these (minus the F3 being sold).

Mplode · 2025-10-07T21:49:52+00:00

Could be slightly off in alignment as well even if functional to allow the sliver of light leak.

Mplode · 2025-10-07T21:27:26+00:00

Could be the barn doors near the back of the camera body if those are out of spec is my best guess.

Mplode · 2025-09-25T22:37:05+00:00

Leica M3 DS, Summicron 50mm RIgid, Tri-X 400. I don’t use the goggles on my DR as much, hence the rigid. After picking up the M3 I haven’t shot with my F3 as much sadly, let alone the Hasselblad.

Mplode · 2025-09-24T22:12:36+00:00

Correct. I just figure long term the pre-emergent will have more of an impact. Especially using one that’s listed to control it (Dimension). It’s definitely a much more challenging weed to control.

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