L Bracket for film camera.

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Hi guys.

I'm going to push myself to get back into shooting some film alongside digital.

I have a Yashica FX-3 & some primes that was bought for me new back in the mid nineties!

What I am after, is an L Bracket to fit it. I'm guessing just a 'universal' one? Has anyone bought one to recommend please? eBay? Amazon?
 
LeeRatters said:
Hi guys.

I'm going to push myself to get back into shooting some film alongside digital.

I have a Yashica FX-3 & some primes that was bought for me new back in the mid nineties!

What I am after, is an L Bracket to fit it. I'm guessing just a 'universal' one? Has anyone bought one to recommend please? eBay? Amazon?
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I have this one, which I bought for my Lumix GX7, but it allows you to slide the central screw when attaching it, so it should fit a decent range of cameras - the description says if fits all DSLRs, you my guess is you'd be fine with it.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01N63S2YF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 
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I use the L-bracket from SRB. I have both the small and medium ones, but actually the small would be fine for the Pentax LX as well as for the MX/ME. £25 plus p&p I think... sorry, didn't realise both the others were cheaper. If you want to go even more up market, 3-legged thing have one also from SRB for £65.

I find the SRB one reasonably comfortable to hand hold, although of course it's not designed particularly as a grip.
 
LeeRatters said:
I managed about 4-5 shots whilst out for a short hike on Sunday :)
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That's the beauty of film, had you shots digital the chances are wou would have shots half a dozen times as many frames and put the majority in the bin!

Enjoy, as you already know it's a completely diffeent type of shooting experience and indeed different finishes to the end resulting photograph particularly if you print but i personally find film photography much more interesting be it the process required to actually expose a frame ( metering etc), the developing ( I do at home) or the actual use of a film camera which I adore particularly LF which is what I predominantly shoots now.

For me personally using didgital gear offers no self saisfaction whatsoever when compared to film but I admit that it does have a vert valid place in the world of photography.
 
Asha said:
That's the beauty of film, had you shots digital the chances are wou would have shots half a dozen times as many frames and put the majority in the bin!

Enjoy, as you already know it's a completely diffeent type of shooting experience and indeed different finishes to the end resulting photograph particularly if you print but i personally find film photography much more interesting be it the process required to actually expose a frame ( metering etc), the developing ( I do at home) or the actual use of a film camera which I adore particularly LF which is what I predominantly shoots now.

For me personally using didgital gear offers no self saisfaction whatsoever when compared to film but I admit that it does have a vert valid place in the world of photography.
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No. I'm quite particular with digital too. I'm more than happy to go out & only come back with a handful of A7 images. I'm sometimes even happy to wander a few miles through woodland & not even use the camera.

I have a couple of step up rings/adapter rings on order so I can use my CPL & grad holder on my 52mm thread ML lenses.

I certainly understand where you are coming from though :)
 
LeeRatters said:
I'm more than happy to go out & only come back with a handful of A7 images. I'm sometimes even happy to wander a few miles through woodland & not even use the camera.
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I'm rather impressed! For many digital togs iyt is all too easy and the 'norm' to click click click away and then search through afterwards for a decent result so kudos to you(y)
 
As a follow on to L Brackets & tripod photography, are all cable releases the same 'standard' thread?

I have a Yashica FX-3 Super & I can see a small bit of thread inside the shutter button.
 
LeeRatters said:
As a follow on to L Brackets & tripod photography, are all cable releases the same 'standard' thread?

I have a Yashica FX-3 Super & I can see a small bit of thread inside the shutter button.
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Yes and no. They're pretty much all standard except yash...
 
So you need one immediately?
If not I’ll bob a standard one in the post to you when I visit the uk in 4 weeks time....I’d send from here but ain’t paying a fiver to send a small Jiffy bag overseas containing an object worth a quid so if you want one now then I can’t help.
Full name and postal address is all that is required by PM
 
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Asha said:
So you need one immediately?
If not I’ll bob a standard one in the post to you when I visit the uk in 4 weeks time....I’d send from here but ain’t paying a fiver to send a small Jiffy bag overseas containing an object worth a quid so if you want one now then I can’t help.
Full name and postal address is all that is required by PM
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Yes, that would be great. If you don't mind of course? When the nights start drawing in I'd like to try some night bulb photography.
 
LeeRatters said:
Yes, that would be great. If you don't mind of course? When the nights start drawing in I'd like to try some night bulb photography.
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If I minded, I wouldn't have offered! lol

PM me your postal address when you wish ...No rush I don't get to England until the 9th Oct!
 
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