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I just bought a panasonic gf2 with the 14/2.5 lens for 230. You could add a 14-42 zoom for 80 or 90 quid from ebay. At the moment you can also get a panasonic G3 with the zoom for 319 after a 50 cash back offer from panasonic - more flexbility of focal length and an evf, but not as bright a...

Cliff, can't you scan the 17 frame in two pieces and stitch them together in photoshop. I'd give it a go if I had a 617 back for the view camera. At the other end of the scale from the forgoing discussions, I just bought a Panasonic GF2 and 14 lens on closeout. The lens seems to have bred a...

Yes, sorry it really is simple and if you just a choose and film and developer you'll be fine. One other thinkg - I just use water for the stop bath when I develop film. It's realy not that fussy. Mike

I have to admit my concern over rodinal/fp4 is in 35mm, where I prefer 1+25 to 1+50 and even then don't really feel it's particularly kind to the film. Nice punchy tonality, but the grain isn't quite right - particularly scanned, wet print is better. Xtol is my favourite developer. I've not...

Paul is right. B&W developing is really easy once you have run a few rolls. You just need toput an hour aside in the eening. I'd change Paul's recipe though to HP5 or TriX and D76 or Xtol. Mixing developer from powder is no biggie and I only really like rodinal with Adox CHS films. In the...

Chaps,come on. There only lumps of glass. Fwiw, the 50 Sonnar is not a Planar. The Planar is a double gauss design. The planar is a sharp lens with a flat field, the 50 Sonnar isn't intended to be. I don't think the biogons are planars either. Zeiss and Leica employ different strategies when...

Oh Oh here we go:)

Or compared to putting in a dedicated mains spur...from the power station Actually, perhaps a dedicated wind turbine would be the best solution:)

You've got it sussed. Just remember that paying for art is fine, as long as you like the art

As the perpetrator of the original quote, I completely agree with Gaius

Modifying can go as far as you wish! I wouldn't worry too much at first. The phono selection on your amp should be fine to start. You'll most likely need a moving magnet cartridge (which is what you'll get at this level in any case). An acrylic plinth may make a rega sound different, and...

1. Nice print, on the wall 2. Nice print, but small enough to pass a few around friends with a glass of wine/whisky in the other hand 3. Family album/photobook. My wife is great - she maintains a family album and I make the prints. I only make small prints for the album and I try to keep...

Ah, sorry. The Thorens TD150 is a really nice deck that costs very little to buy second hand. Most will not have their original tonearm anymore, but will be fitted with something else. They tend to be very cheap, unless someone has invested a lot of time and money in modifying them. I have...

I have a thing for the Thorens TD150. I think because they are cheap as chips now and work well. You can also modify to your heart's content if that's your bag. I've got one with a Basic Plus and Goldring 1012GX, one in th eprocess of getting a new plinth and Syrinx PU2 and am toying with a...

Cliff I think it's a abulous lens, but I just don't use 135mm lenses on rfs enough - perhaps I should. Interestingly, I really like the 135 elmar (not tele-elmar!) and I'm sure that it's not really that sharp in comparison:) Mike