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on Dec 8, 2016 15:39:30 GMT
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One of the attractions along the Blue Ridge Parkway is Mabry Mill in Floyd County, VA. It’s closed for the season now, but one can still do a walk around of the grounds to get a sense of what life was like back in those times. A couple of days after Thanksgiving, I loaded up the Yashica Electro 35 CC rangefinder with Kodak T-Max 100 to get some photos of the place. Not much has changed since my first visit many years ago. I should have used a yellow filter on the lens as it was somewhat hazy cloudy, but that was easy enough to fix in post with a contrast boost. Other than that, no other corrections were made except to straighten the horizon on a few images. I think the bright frame lines mask is slightly askew in the viewfinder. Or maybe my right eyeball is crooked.  Mabry Mill by P F McFarland, on Flickr  Mill Stones by P F McFarland, on Flickr  Superstructure by P F McFarland, on Flickr See all ten photos at flic.kr/s/aHskJcxnZ5PF |
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on Dec 8, 2016 19:49:08 GMT
Posted: Dec 8, 2016 19:49:08 GMT
Some pretty nice piccies for a guy with a wonky eyeball!  |
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on May 12, 2020 6:11:49 GMT
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Nice. I must shoot my Electro 35 CC more.  |
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on May 13, 2020 3:26:26 GMT
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Nice. I must shoot my Electro 35 CC more. Thanks. It's my favorite of all the Electro models, especially for indoors.
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on May 25, 2020 5:24:05 GMT
Posted: May 25, 2020 5:24:05 GMT
Hi.
I just bought a ccn. I have a circular polarizing lens and was wondering if i can use it on the ccn since the light meter is mounted on the lense, as opposed to most other rangefinders. Any advice would be helpful. thanks.
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on May 25, 2020 15:35:52 GMT
Last Edit: May 27, 2020 16:17:06 GMT by lumiworx
Welcome to the forum, theinternate ... When a meter is behind any filter - polarizers, or otherwise - it should automatically calculate a setting correctly, regardless of what filter is used... assuming it's accurate before any filters are attached. 2 pages on Circular polarizers with exposure and usage details: Cambridge in Colour and Great Landscape Photography. [Topic has been split - polarizer disscussion continues here.] |
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on Jun 2, 2020 23:33:19 GMT
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The bigger issue you will have with the polarizer is how do you determine it is at a desired setting? Kenko used to market one that had an auxiliary finder you put in the accessory shoe which was basically a small filter that you set for the proper effect. It had a set of numbers on the facing ring which correlated with another set of numbers on the actual filter. Set the finder, transfer the matching number on the filter, and you had your desired effect.
They must not have sold very well because they were somewhat expensive, plus IIRC they wanted you to buy a finder for each size filter you bought, instead of selling each separately.
Unlike screw mount lenses where the starting landing was determined by an agreed to location, there is no such standard for filters. Leica came up with a contraption that put the filter in a swing-out mount so you could view the effect in the viewfinder, then swing the filter back over the front of the lens. They eventually gave up on that after it was determined that with better coatings on the lenses, and the style of photography most buyers were using the cameras for, the market for rangefinder polarizers just wasn't there anymore.
However, every once in a while I see some sort of polarizer for sale that was designed for a rangefinder camera. You just have to keep a look out for them.
PF
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on Jun 23, 2020 18:44:23 GMT
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Well, you’ve done it. Just got my first electro 35 and it’s a 35CC.
The idea of a 35/1.8 lens & aperture priority was just too good to pass up. All seems to be working, though some judicious user of tinfoil was required. Hope to be able to use it over the next couple of weeks but most likely too busy at the moment.
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on Jun 24, 2020 2:10:14 GMT
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Well, you’ve done it. Just got my first electro 35 and it’s a 35CC. The idea of a 35/1.8 lens & aperture priority was just too good to pass up. All seems to be working, though some judicious user of tinfoil was required. Hope to be able to use it over the next couple of weeks but most likely too busy at the moment. Just stuff it in your jacket pocket and take it everywhere, Barry. It shouldn't get in the way, and you can snap a shot here or there until the film is done. Might run out quicker than you think.
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