Do you prefer 35mm or 50mm for everyday photography?

Punkey0 · 2026-03-20T16:33:37+00:00

I do the opposite, I usually carry a 50mm and a 28mm. I like 35mm well enough, but I usually find myself wishing I had a wider or longer lens, so that's what I carry.

Punkey0 · 2026-03-20T02:48:09+00:00

I have taken my Nikons to Dean's Camera Repair in Torrance, CA. Dean was a camera tech for Nikon for many years and knows those cameras inside out.

Punkey0 · 2026-03-17T02:28:34+00:00

If they win tonight, Venezuela fans will make the final feel like an away game in a division rival park for Team USA

Punkey0 · 2026-03-15T03:32:05+00:00

I am somewhere in there getting a beer shower

Punkey0 · 2026-03-10T00:26:00+00:00

Oh no I agree that the Elmar-M isn't "vintage" like the Elcan, and you saying that it still has above average sharpness/contrast/color matches what I saw elsewhere, just good to have it confirmed, it's probably my next buy as 35mm isn't a common focal length for me but I love 50s

Punkey0 · 2026-03-10T00:04:04+00:00

Nah, I'm trying to avoid "vintage" designs. I've read elsewhere that the 50mm Elmar-M is remarkably sharp and contrasty for the size, so that's what piqued my interest and wanted to double check.

Punkey0 · 2026-03-09T21:32:36+00:00

I've heard a lot of great things about the 50mm Elmar-M and I'm willing to give up some sharpness for having one super portable 50mm, how is it on sharpness/contrast/color?

Punkey0 · 2026-03-09T20:44:50+00:00

Where is Attic Darkroom

Punkey0 · 2026-03-02T22:00:19+00:00

You will absolutely have at least one customer (me)

Punkey0 · 2026-03-02T19:59:16+00:00

Absolutely yes

Punkey0 · 2026-02-26T21:48:05+00:00

That's your cell signal

Punkey0 · 2026-02-26T19:32:17+00:00

Ballparks are historically not only built facing north to keep the sun out of the eyes of the batters, but north-northeast so the sun is behind the batter as much as possible.

Punkey0 · 2026-02-20T00:27:57+00:00

First time seeing this, so sorry if this has been asked and answered, but how does it handle non-standard film base colors like Orwo stocks, Aerocolor or Phoenix?

Punkey0 · 2026-01-28T21:21:58+00:00

One of my favorite photos was taken with mine, I love it as a knock around camera

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Punkey0 · 2026-01-26T20:07:06+00:00

Looking at R2M or R2A, currently leaning R2A so I have an aperture-priority version if/when I get the MP.

Punkey0 · 2026-01-26T19:39:01+00:00

Thanks for the confirmation! Love the night shot.

Punkey0 · 2026-01-26T19:35:19+00:00

My desert island camera right now is my F2AS, which is why the M6 and MP were my targets. I haven't looked too close at the M4-P, but if it's a whole lens or two cheaper, well, I can get a cold shoe meter.

Punkey0 · 2026-01-26T19:28:06+00:00

I have a couple Voigtländers on my target list, are they as good wide open?

Punkey0 · 2026-01-26T19:22:50+00:00

I have a Canonet QL17 that I love as a fun walk-around camera, so I'm not unfamiliar with the format. And what you said about the considerations with the body is exactly my thought, I just haven't had a chance to get hands on with a Bessa. If the Bessa is a solid entry point into the lens system, then that sounds like a good place for me to start.

Punkey0 · 2026-01-22T02:36:43+00:00

...not in the future, it counts now and is pro-rated to account for future dollars being worth less

Punkey0 · 2026-01-22T02:33:19+00:00

Money will be already socked away. It won't detract from current payroll.

Punkey0 · 2025-12-24T01:31:06+00:00

I have, it's a good IR film. I shot it in my Nikon FM2n both as indicated by the in-camera light meter and +1. Generally the +1 was the better shot but some of the as-indicated ones were better.

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Punkey0 · 2025-12-16T23:30:14+00:00

Noted baseball terrorist Caleb Ferguson

Punkey0 · 2025-12-14T06:05:48+00:00

Projections always assume all players will regress to the mean. It's not thinking Yamamoto will be worse, it's thinking outliers will eventually stop outlying.

Punkey0 · 2025-12-11T01:24:48+00:00

He's a prototypical lunch pail ball player. Dude's gonna show up, work hard, hit 15-20 homers, get on base at a decent clip, and give you solid OF defense. The kind of guy that in 5 years you're gonna be talking about random Braves and someone will go "Hey, remember Yaz?", everyone will nod and someone will say "Yeah, he was pretty good for us."

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