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Anonymous
sup /p/ I just bought this for some street photography.
Are rangefinder cameras awesome? y/y
>> Anonymous
Yes.

rangefinderforum.com
>> Anonymous
Rangefinder cameras are awesome. Rangefinder cameras the size of a small SLR are kind of useless though.
>> FrtFlks !TU/JllqeAU
Are there any other decent fixed lens RFs out there? Preferably one with a fast 35mm lens.
>> Anonymous
>>235120
sound, shake, blarblarblar etc
>> Anonymous
RFs are awesome in general. Yours is not.
>> Anonymous
Why is yours so big?
>> soulr !lK4GD5SleY
there is no "street photography", there is photography, and any camera does the job.
>> soulr !lK4GD5SleY
and yes, rangefinders are awsum!
>> Anonymous
You'll get tired of wasting money on film and development.
Ok, you can buy black and white bulk film (ilford HP5) and develop it in your WC room and then scan the negs to the computer. This is cheaper than buying rolls of film and bring them to a photo shop to develop them. This is what I do when I shot film.
>> Anonymous
>>235355
MLU, and less shake will give you less then even a stop.
>> Lynx !!KY+lVSl0s2m
>>235099
Good chioce OP, what are you developing in? I don't care to develop tmax in anything but tmax.
>> else !L6xabslN96
i thought the whole point of using an SLR was so you dont have to deal with the parallax error and general shittiness of rangefinders?
>> Harvey !!5Q6T5t9lMBq
It's just two different styles of cameras, really. Some people prefer rangefinders, some prefer SLRs. I have a Kiev 4 I shoot with sometimes, and I used to have a Leica M3 with a Summilux 50mm f/1.4. Damn near the best rangefinder ever made, but I sold it and went back to shooting Nikons because the rangefinder thing doesn't fit me. Some feel that way about SLR cameras. It's all personal preference.

Some people will argue that rangefinder cameras are smaller, quieter, and less noticeable in street photography, but at this point it's moot. A Canon digital Rebel is the same size as a Leica. A Canon Elan is no louder than a Leica. Being noticed is a more a product of the photographer than the camera.

So yeah, they're both great, just different. Shoot what works for you.
>> Anonymous
if you are going to develop for scanning, develop in diafine and then use either ilford or sprint fixer.

get a dark bag so you dont have to use a darkroom.
>> Anonymous
>>236432
dark bag is useless if one has access to any room without windows.

I usually develop my film in bathroom because there are no windows or any light coming in.
>> Anonymous
>>236441
the average bathroom or closet or whatnot is not generally light tight enough without modifications to be completely safe spooling negs onto a reel. a dark bag, on the other hand, if maintained and cared for, is.

you may not have had any trouble in your bathroom, but i guarantee that if you dropped an open roll on your floor, it would get exposed, at least somewhat.

since dark bags are only about fifteen bucks, it is worth the peace of mind.
>> Anonymous
>>236442
no, it wouldnt. my bathroom door doesnt allow any light come in, thus making it completely usable for darkroom use.
>> Anonymous
>>236471

you either light tightened it, or you are incorrect. a normal bathroom door is not light tight enough to be completely safe with film. if you can sit in the room, in the complete darkness, and see even the faintest impression of anything, such as waving your hand in front of your face, there is too much light in the room for spooling negs 100 percent safely.

if you sealed your bathroom carefully, it may actually be dark enough, but you are giving poor advice when you tell people to just use the hall closet or a random bathroom, because 99 times out of 100, it will not be dark enough.