I have an Aires Automat sitting next to me right now It actually came back from a needed CLA and is good to go for some more 6X6s. The Airesflex I think is a preceding version.
Good find! I had to go 'check it out' deang001 wrote:
Indeed. It’s handy for some shot’s but yeah, it’s super beast-y. I’m so used to the WL finder now that I rarely use it. Never thought I’d enjoy 6x6 and using a WL finder but I’m glad I went down this path. Thinking of getting a Minolta Autocord TLR at some point.
Interestingly, I discovered Nikon also made a lens for a TLR (Nikkor QC 75mm f3.5). The “Aires Reflex Z“ from ‘51 - ‘54. They’re quite rare it seems. An Excellent+++++ one is on eBay now which doesn’t appear to be too excellent at all
The wedding present I made for my daughter (at her request) in 2015. Measures 3'x4' and is all rock maple. (except a black walnut strip in the handle) Just never got around to imaging the photos til today. 8" Cast iron stablizing wheels were off an old metal cart for 2 ton rolls of news print (one from the front and one from the rear). The large side wheels were 16" in diameter, but the axels had worn clover leaf shaped holes in the wheels.
Cool! Yeah, parking was always a bear there. My grandmother would drag me up there two or three times a summer so she could go shopping. The last time I was back in Massachusetts for the memorial service for my mother in law, I had asked my dad if he wanted photos of anything while I was there, and he asked for Motif #1. So I traveled up from the Cape and spent the day there, wound up sleeping in my car that night though, couldn't find a hotel room in my price range and billeting on base had no rooms.
serge07 wrote:
Thanks, Laura. The first photo took a some time to take as had to wait for folks that were coming and going to clear. It is a popular spot.
We stopped by Rockport and took a few photos. That is one colorful and fun town but finding parking is a total bear.
Great shot to start the page Jay, I love doing long exposures of seascapes.
I thought as we had had a couple of fog/mist shots I'd post this from one of the lookouts at Purling Brook Falls in Springbrook NP, QLD. I'm going up there tomorrow again for a week to camp and chill.
The clouds are created by the rainforest after it rains. The jungle is literally steaming.
It's a phenomenon that I've witnessed living in the tropics of Far North Queensland every year during the Wet Season after heavy monsoonal rains and I love it but have always either not had the time to photograph it or have struggled to capture it until now.
cadman342001 wrote:
Great shot to start the page Jay, I love doing long exposures of seascapes.
I thought as we had had a couple of fog/mist shots I'd post this from one of the lookouts at Purling Brook Falls in Springbrook NP, QLD. I'm going up there tomorrow again for a week to camp and chill.
The clouds are created by the rainforest after it rains. The jungle is literally steaming.
It's a phenomenon that I've witnessed living in the tropics of Far North Queensland every year during the Wet Season after heavy monsoonal rains and I love it but have always either not had the time to photograph it or have struggled to capture it until now.
That triggers a memory. I found that very camera/lens/two under water strobes/brackets/wiring harnesses/ in a pelican case at a local thrift shop a few years ago for $25. I immediately listed and sold it on the bay. I never even considered using it above the water. Obviously that was a missed opportunity.
James Markus wrote:
That triggers a memory. I found that very camera/lens/two under water strobes/brackets/wiring harnesses/ in a pelican case at a local thrift shop a few years ago for $25. I immediately listed and sold it on the bay. I never even considered using it above the water. Obviously that was a missed opportunity.
The Nikonos V is a fantastic out of water camera. The 35mm lens is superb, the OVF finder is huge, it has AE and manual exposure modes, and it legit is almost indestructible, unlike cameras that people claim you can hammer nails with. The Nikonis is the only one that you can (but why?!)
Also the super dense body makes it extremely quiet to use. And if you get the green goblin version, it does not stand out.
James Markus wrote:
The wedding present I made for my daughter (at her request) in 2015. Measures 3'x4' and is all rock maple. (except a black walnut strip in the handle) Just never got around to imaging the photos til today. 8" Cast iron stablizing wheels were off an old metal cart for 2 ton rolls of news print (one from the front and one from the rear). The large side wheels were 16" in diameter, but the axels had worn clover leaf shaped holes in the wheels.
But the small size is very appealing.
It actually came back from a needed CLA and is good to go for some more 6X6s. The Airesflex I think is a preceding version.
