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[lyman]

got another No 4 T, (this makes #4) in inventory

knobs are stiff , but move, so will send this off to Wheaty shortly, (wanted to wait till after the holidays)


did pick of a near mint (Stock may have been sanded long ago) Lee Navy with cartridge belt and bayonet,

taking it to shows and have it on the table inventory, but have had a few friends tell me to keep it,

and I may

[Doc Sharptail]

got another No 4 T, (this makes #4) in inventory

knobs are stiff , but move, so will send this off to Wheaty shortly, (wanted to wait till after the holidays)

Pix when you can. Always interested in these.

Regards,

Doc Sharptail

[lyman]

will do when I get a chance, tho at least one is on Gunboards,

I need to thin the herd, so to speak, so may let a couple go

[Doc Sharptail]

Couple of items that came at no cost in the last week:



Argus Seventy Five camera that takes 620 film.
It's twin lens reflex design with fixed focus.


There's still a roll of Kodacolor-X 620 film in it that has been exposed. That film used C-22 processing, which is similar to Kodachrome in that both start out as B&W images, with the color dyes being the last part of the process. First 620 camera I've seen with a take-up spool still remaining in it.
It's a wall-hanger at this stage of the game.



There's a look at the somewhat dusty viewfinder showing it's shelf queen provenance.

The single speed spring driven blade shutter still works at about 1/80 sec at the "inst" position, and bulb at the "Time" position.



There's the slightly dented finder cover in the closed position.



Canon GL-2 video camera. This I would have not taken if it didn't have the S/D card driven stills photography feature. The 1.7 megapixels would probably elicit a good laugh these days...



... but the glass it wears is very interesting, even by today's standards.

It uses tiny DV digital video tapes for video shooting.

I ran the battery up in it's charger last night, and if there's time today, I'll try popping a card into it to see what's up with that glass. It powers up normally, and both EVF finders light and show a steady clean image.
This camera nudged the 2 grand mark (list) when it was released 20 years ago. Likely obsoleted by it's video imaging format today.

Regards,

Doc Sharptail

[Phloating Phlasher]

Sorry, but C-22 is still a chromogenic process (dye couplers in the emulsion) very similar to Ektachrome reversal film. It used the older CD-3 Color developer in the low temp process & can be processed as a B&W by not coupling the dyes. That's also why you could "Cross Process" C22 (kodacolor-X) in E-4 or E-4 (Ektachrome-X) in C-22 for artistic effects.
You can do a similar process today exchanging E-6 & new Ektachrome emulsions in C-41 & vice versa.
Never try C-22 film or Ektachrome-X in modern chemistry though the emulsion will be stripped from the backing in development! wrecking the film & killing the chemistry & processor's filters too.

[Doc Sharptail]

Sorry, but C-22 is still a chromogenic process (dye couplers in the emulsion) very similar to Ektachrome reversal film. It used the older CD-3 Color developer in the low temp process & can be processed as a B&W by not coupling the dyes. That's also why you could "Cross Process" C22 (kodacolor-X) in E-4 or E-4 (Ektachrome-X) in C-22 for artistic effects.
You can do a similar process today exchanging E-6 & new Ektachrome emulsions in C-41 & vice versa.
Never try C-22 film or Ektachrome-X in modern chemistry though the emulsion will be stripped from the backing in development! wrecking the film & killing the chemistry & processor's filters too.

Both c-22 and old kodachrome can be developed in normal grain type B&W developers eg original Rodinal at 1-100 of all things. You are correct in the emulsion being on the "Back" of C-22 film. The kodachrome images done this way are pretty ghoulish without stripping the dye layers, and not really usable images, but images none the less.

No intent of dishonesty here- I've done it myself accidently with Kodachrome 64 and Rodinal, which is how I found out about this in the first place. C-22 is listed as developable in Rodinal on several photo sites.

Regards,

Doc Sharptail

[Phloating Phlasher]

I'm not implying dishonesty. I apologize if you took it that way.
I think you misunderstand.
The emulsion(s) are still on front, below the anti abrasion top coating.

The rear anti-scratch/antihalation dies are on the back. Those are what detaches in High temp processing.

[Doc Sharptail]

=Phloating Phlasher;656520
I think you misunderstand.

Looks like that's the culprit there

Regards,

Doc Sharptail

[Doc Sharptail]

Stills from the Canon GL-2 video camera:
It seems to work, with albeit low data input into the photo. The lens on this looks like a good one. Image above is the first for me out of the camera~ shot at about 3 feet. It is about a 55-60% crop, and is a bit noise soft.



Screen grab off the T.V. from Nat Geo's Life Below Zero series.

It seems to work fairly well under generally poor indoor lighting conditions. I suppose I'll get around to shooting a bit of video with it later on once I get tape availability sorted.

Regards,

Doc Sharptail

[Phloating Phlasher]

Mini DV?
I have a spare Sony DVM-60 if you need one & it will work.

[Doc Sharptail]

Mini DV?
I have a spare Sony DVM-60 if you need one & it will work.

I've got 3 here that will probably work. They're pretty small- about half way between a mini micro audio cassette and a regular audio cassette.

Video is not really my thing- I've done some, mostly off a wheeled tripod/fluid head set-up, but that was way back in the 80's. The film and digital SLR's are taking the bulk of my time these days. At least I can still say I'm shooting

Regards,

Doc Sharptail

[Phloating Phlasher]

I'm not really a video guy but I acquired an older Samsung video camera that used both memory cards & Mini DV cassettes. Like you say a shrunken cassette, but bigger than an audio micro.
IIRC B&H still sell them among others.
Good luck with yours, I remember a tip I heard years back is to FF & then Rewind fully before using if they've been stored a long time.

[5thDragoons]

Quite by chance I noticed a Bahnshutz (RR protection police) dagger on eGun.de and HAD to have it to go with my RR parade sword. Bid more than I should have - especially knowing it's very likely a post war repro. Originals are extremely scarce and sell for well over 1000 EUD. I'll post better pics when I have it in hand. At the moment, it's just left Germany enroute Budapest.

There isn't package mail from Hungary right now (none from Belgium, either) so my friend is sending it UPS.

I'm still not able to post large images - any advice with that will be sincerely appreciated. SW

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[lyman]

not sure on the pics, have not tried lately,

wondering if there will be Tariff's involved on your purchase

hearing rumbles of slow shipping from overseas (this was before the shutdown) and extra costs and confusion

[Doc Sharptail]

Kiron 28mm f2 in nikon F mount.



From the front, it doesn't look much faster than the Tamron 28mm f2.5.



Multi-color markings abound.



General scenic at f5.6 on the D-810.



265% center crop of the image above. Lens has very good center sharpness. Note detail level in the back-ground bridge-work.



At minimum focus distance of 1 foot and f5.6 here.



At 7 or 8 feet away from subject, which is in dire need (again) of a bath. f 5.6 yet again.

I like it for it's center sharpness near infinity so far. I've done very little image making with it yet.
It appears to be a lens that may be worth keeping.

-D.S.