The issue is a plastic cog in the works. There are people now who replace them with a brass one which lasts.

K.

I think I improved quite a bit a couple of years back when I first got a digital SLR and started to try and take good images rather than good record shots. Although I hope I have improved a bit over the last year I do feel my improvement has slowed down somewhat. Most of the images I personally feel pleased with have been taken on medium format film using my free Lubitel 2.

K.

You probably edited out the rim light! Personally, I like the halo in this case as it gives the buildings a nice crisp definition. But then what do I know...



K.

On this occasion I think the halo is real and the result of the extreme back-lighting of the image. "Rim-lighting" was an effect people aimed for using film before there was any possibility of over-sharpening etc.

K.

If you want to play with BW film there are lots to try with very different characteristics. A good start as Kim suggested is one of the chromogenic ones. I used Kodak BW400CN which is available from Boots with their 3 for 2 offer. This has a wide exposure latitude (and is thus very forgiving of dodgy exposures) and can be processed by a high street lab as it is the standard colour print C41 process. The only problem is that high street labs do not control well in the printing/scanning process and the images come out with a greenish colour cast. Easily got rid of on the scans of course. I prefer to spend a bit more and get high quality dev and scan done by "The Darkroom UK". Once you decide to move beyond that film there are lots of choices available from specialist retailers such as Silverprint. I personally like the Ilford Delta films (100 and 400). Rollei Retro is a high contrast film which is excellent in the right circumstances. Then there are cheaper smaller firms such as Adox and Foma....

Have fun!

K.

Not entirely, the 645D has dual slots. K.

Why 10? Not a magic number you know, just an accident of the base we work in.

I love this comment I once saw somewhere or other...

"The are 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary and those who don't..."



K.

I couldn't get my "normal" case to fit, the little plastic loops wouldn't fit over the strap lugs. I assumed the ME-F case was slightly larger.

K.

I've just ordered an MX case and am hoping it is the right one! It looks different in the photo from the others I have for the ME Super etc. and the ad did explicitly say MX. I discovered that the ME-F uses a different case to the rest of the M series too. The standard M series back/bottom half case doesn't fit.

K.

Very tidy looking hefty especially with the 1.2 lens on it.

K.