Re: [photo-3d] Fed B-O-Y and first mounting job ...

[Stéphane BELBECQ <stephane.delbecq@xxxxxxxx>]

To conserve the battery select any aperture except A
Steff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Davis" <pd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <photo-3d@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 3:23 AM
Subject: [photo-3d] Fed B-O-Y and first mounting job ...


>
> Well, I just mounted my first roll of film.  I've had Realist and twin rig
> shots commercially mounted for years.  I've occasionally re-mounted a few
> botched Realist pairs, but this was my first time doing a whole roll.  I
> was greatly aided by a box of RBT mounts I picked up from Jon Golden
today,
> and an inexpensive Hama cutter I got from Jim McDonough.  Both worked
> beautifully.
>
> Also, this was the first roll I put through a new Fed B-O-Y.  Overall, I
> think it was quite successful.  There are a few outdoor shots which were
> out of focus, probably due to my forgetting to set the range (there's no
> rangefinder).  In general, though, both outdoor "auto" exposure and indoor
> flash shots came out very well.  I found this camera to be about as easy
to
> use as a Realist.  It does have an automatic exposure feature, but the
lack
> of a rangefinder is a drawback.  I like the wider 7 perf. format, mainly
> because it gives me more latitude in composing my shots.  I'll have to try
> stress testing this camera under unusual or difficult lighting
circumstances.
>
> By the way, does anyone know if the FED B-O-Y actually shuts off when you
> push the advance lever in over the body?  I couldn't find any other way to
> conserve the battery.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -pd
>
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>
>
>


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