The Daily Bubble Tea

8 Responses to “Daily Photo – FM2”

1. 1 range August 18, 2009 at 10:20 pm

   Looks pretty cool! Have you tried it out yet?
   I was thinking about getting a medium format Hasselblad, but they are expensive.

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2. 2 Mark Forman August 19, 2009 at 4:46 am

   Nice cam-I need to get a 50mm lens.

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3. 3 Todd Alperovitz August 20, 2009 at 8:23 pm

   Range – I brought my second roll to the print shop earlier this evening and will be picking it up tomorrow during lunch break. A small handful from the first roll have been on this site as daily photos, those and future pics from it can be found here:
   http://www.flickr.com/photos/toddalperovitz/sets/72157621882501924/
   Have you browsed the classifieds at dcview.com? You may be able to pick up one for a little less.

   Mark – I like the 50mm focal length much more on this film camera than on the cropped sensor of my D90. Walk around with your zoom lens stuck on 50mm for a week or two and then walk around with it stuck on 35mm. You’ll find you may want a 35mm lens more.

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4. 4 ashlin August 21, 2009 at 10:57 am

   I was bordering on my envy when I heard you got FM2 and this photo just pushed me over the fence now I’m officially jealous LOL
   You are right about 35mm on crop sensors. 50mm on crop is good for portraits but most of the times especially indoors I always wish I had 35mm or even less on me.

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5. 5 Todd Alperovitz August 21, 2009 at 9:29 pm

   Ashlin – with the exception of photographing my students for the school, I hardly touch my 50mm for my D90 anymore. The Sigma 30 f/1.4 is really appealing for the type of shots I make.

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6. 6 range August 23, 2009 at 4:34 pm

   The benefit is that there is a good DX 50mm lens that’s incredibly cheap. I picked up a cheapo 18-55mm for 2700NT new on camera street.

   @Todd No I didn’t check those classified out, but I will, thanks! I’ve wanted a medium format film camera for years now.

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7. 7 Georgia August 28, 2009 at 2:39 am

   i smiled! your photos usually give me an incredible lift!
   thanks for clicing!… oh an i hope you enjoyed my smile as well, – it is new:) thanks Invisalines!

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8. 8 Todd Alperovitz August 28, 2009 at 10:12 pm

   Range – good point on the price. I think after getting a 50mm I slowly caught on to previsualizing how scenes would look once photographed after walking around for several days stuck on one focal length.

   Georgia – thanks!

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