Just a tip for anyone (too late for me)
I recently bought a 135mm F4.5 Sekor lens for my C220 privately(I'll not
tell you the price!, great for portraits though)
Someone says "Oh did you look on ebay?" er.. no

Image du jour,
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How would one go about testing an RB67 lens shutter?  At this point, I just
want to see if it's opening at all.  Ideally I'd do this independent of the
camera.
Thanks.

HELLO ALL IM NEW TO THE SITE, MY NAME IS GLENN. I WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE
IT IF ANYONE COULD GIVE ME SOME INFORMATION ON A TROPIC CASE (ERC.) I BOUGHT
ONE ON EBAY & IT CAME WITH ONE SMALL GLASS TUBE FILLED WITH DESICCANT
CRYSTALS. MY QUESTION IS : ARE THERE SUPPOSED TO BE JUST ...

When? 5D has gone below $3k. Any digiback below $6k?
A.R

I shot a roll on my new Isolette II.  The prints (8x8) are rather soft.  I
was sticking with f8 - f16 and setting the lens to the hyperfocal distance
(ish) recording landscapes.  Is the depth of field scale over optamistic,
are the lenses that poor or is possibly the scale out of ...

When loading the back with 120 film...where do you line the line the arrow
on the film to? I am guessing it is on top of where the film take up spool
sits...
There is a red dot mid way on the back but i think that is just for matching

Is there a way to tell what year a camera was manufactured by the seral
number on a Mamiya camera? (Serial xxxxxx to yyyyyy is such a year?)
~Robert C.

Wanting to delve into MF from 35mm.  The old Kievs seem resonably
priced, even the ones that have been serviced and CLA.  Anyone have any
objections or alternatives?  I think $200 would be my limit for a
simple rig.  I'd mostly be doing portrait and macro work (can't seem to