Erichimedes

Thanks Hank, but these aren't C3. Argus switched to a bayonet mount with a different flange-to-film distance with this camera, the C44. Even so, I don't have a 3D printer or access to one, but I ...

Found these in the local online marketplace for $20. They also came with a pretty incredible folding flash that takes bulbs, and a real leather bag. The camera looks odd because I've already robbed ...

Glad to hear it's not just mine. I also feel as though mine does not render the same as the ones people rave about on the Pentax website. Oh well, thrift shop find. It's my first Takumar, and I ...

None of my lenses focus correctly at the infinity stop with my k&f adapter. But typically when I'm on a hike, I'll use focus magnification to find perfect infinity focus for the lens I'm carrying, ...

I've been trying to get some time with this SMC Takumar 35mm f3.5, and it's made me realize how much I like this focal length. I've concluded that my copy is not sharp at any aperture. Not sure ...

Wow, I've found some good deals, but not $2 good. Waiting for the adapter is always the hardest part!

Very cool! I like your quest, and wish you all the best of luck. Two questions, if you have the time: -Have you found a lens like that difficult to extract from it's donor? -How do you figure out ...

Cool, thanks for letting me know. If it were some kind of amazing deal I figured you'd have jumped on it anyway :) We're not addicts enabling each other are we? :-D Great find on that Minolta. ...

Wow! Nice score. Yikes, how much was the Sigma, and in what mount? 😬

Ok, I have gotten lots of great advice here. Thanks to everyone who contributed, with particular thanks to those who did read my post before giving advice; I found your contributions very helpful. ...

Thank you for all of this. Notes taken. I currently have a screw-on ND Grad filter that is too large for the lens I often shoot with, so I'm going to treat it much like you talked about and just ...

Yes, as noted in my initial post, I do use DRO. The problem seems to be that when in "DRO Auto" mode the camera just chooses not to apply it very strongly. So to take full advantage, I have to ...

-I hear that. I can't make the shot perfect if the factors aren't there. But I think where I'm at with this kind of thing is: I have a family, and "time to myself" is very rare these days, so I ...

These are all great thoughts, thanks for sharing John! I have tried a CPL on two previous outings, but I will try it again. I don't own a grad ND filter of the right size, but I have one I could ...

Interesting, I will definitely try the center biased exposure. That's a setting I haven't tried yet. Thanks for the suggestion! And yes, I normally shoot about 2/3 stop under, although I think I ...

White balance was set to Daylight for this picture. I changed it to cloudy a little later on as the clouds moved in more. I do agree though, if possible I try to avoid auto white balance. It does ...

Yup, I shoot in both RAW and JPEG, as I outlined in my post.

I have tried both a CPL and linear polarizer and they can help in certain situations, but the light has to be coming from a very specific direction for that. I'll try more with the CPL and see if ...

Yes, good thoughts on changing the composition to avoid the skies. I also take quite a few shots of things other than landscape with sky in it as well, and am very happy with what I get there. But ...

TIA for any helpful answers. Long post, bear with me. I live in Colorado, and have been trying to get some good landscape shots of the mountains when we take a weekend and go camping/hiking. ...