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clnfrd
Joined: 26 Mar 2002 Posts: 616 Location: Western Kentucky Lakes Area
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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 11:40 am Post subject: |
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Hi, Cykke...Just curious. Are you native Croatian? Your English is very fluent. How did you learn this...or do you use a translator? Thanks. Fred. |
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Cykke
Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Posts: 16 Location: Croatia, Europe
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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks
Yes, Im native Croatian... I have been learning English for about 5 years in school. I guess that we have good English teachers. |
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clnfrd
Joined: 26 Mar 2002 Posts: 616 Location: Western Kentucky Lakes Area
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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the reply...and good luck. I'd like to think you're sincere in what you say here. Fred. |
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Cykke
Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Posts: 16 Location: Croatia, Europe
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Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2003 8:07 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, I am... I have bought 2 Graflex replicas for SW conversion, from Parks *****s, and one real Graflex, that I will not destroy, or drill, I will put it on stand, and look at it... |
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vic valis
Joined: 21 Nov 2001 Posts: 247 Location: San Francisco
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2003 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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Don't put it on a stand! Them things were made to use! Buy some bulbs, give it a try. If you're not into photography, take it up, it'll expand the mind (but then, I'm a little biased on these matters).
jeff
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Cykke
Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Posts: 16 Location: Croatia, Europe
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Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2003 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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I cant, its too beautiful to be used |
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Les
Joined: 09 May 2001 Posts: 2682 Location: Detroit, MI
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Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 1:59 am Post subject: |
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Now how can you argue with a post like that! |
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vic valis
Joined: 21 Nov 2001 Posts: 247 Location: San Francisco
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 6:03 pm Post subject: |
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Cannot argue with that reasoning! If you like it that way, keep it that way! I'm restoring a war-era anniversary SG, and had an idea I might be able to get it back to as-new condition, but ended up dragging tools across recently refinished surfaces, chipping paint off of metalwork edges and revealing shiny brass beneath and realized: "Ah! This camera will be better if it looks FAIRLY new with moderate character!" So for me, scratches and dings from use are "character."
jeff
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Cykke
Joined: 06 Apr 2003 Posts: 16 Location: Croatia, Europe
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2003 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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nice |
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Kafziel
Joined: 07 May 2003 Posts: 4 Location: New York
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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I'm always skeptical of people who specify that it has to be a Graflex and it has to be a 3-cell. There are plenty of other brands, and a 2-cell lasts fine for modern-day purposes. There aren't too many people these days who are running around with a press card in their hatbands, snapping photos for hours on end. You don't NEED a 3-cell graflex. Or a 3-cell Heiland, for that matter.
That being said, here's some advice you won't hear from anyone else on here: just for kicks, I built a Darth Vader lightsaber out of a 3-cell Heiland tube. It came out pretty well. Heilands are cheaper, easier to come by, and easier to work with. Besides - Luke was a fag. You don't want a Graflex.
I have a pretty good collection of photo stuff and, even though I can sympathize with your desire to make a prop-replica lightsaber, I'm not going to help anyone ruin these flash tubes.
You're just going to have to suck it up, bring the village donkey to a pawn shop, and pay the asking prices on ebay.
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AWT
Joined: 05 Sep 2002 Posts: 57 Location: Upstate SC
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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I dunno, Kafziel, somehow a 2-cell on a 4x5 just doesn't look or feel right. They might *work*, but they just don't have the gravitas of a 3-cell. Now, on a smaller format camera they might look better.
Also, a 3-cell moves the reflector up away from the lens by another couple of inches for better lighting of the subject and less chance of red-eye on color shots.
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Kafziel
Joined: 07 May 2003 Posts: 4 Location: New York
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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I'm inclined to agree with you on the 3-cell issue. Size DOES matter. But to do this cheaply, this guy basically has two choices - find a different brand (one that wasn't used in ********) or stick with the brand and get a different size. Anyone with the means to collect Graflex equipment in Croatia should be no stranger to paying top dollar. (Which is how you can be sure he's just a kid looking to make a lightsaber.) |
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Kafziel
Joined: 07 May 2003 Posts: 4 Location: New York
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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Ha ha... sweet... the system automatically edits out the words... um... "arstay arsway" ... hee hee |
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AWT
Joined: 05 Sep 2002 Posts: 57 Location: Upstate SC
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 8:16 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah and it also edits out the words 'phore sayle', if you know what I'm saying!:0
As to the expense of a 3-cell; I worked around that by getting one of the *aluminum* flash handles for a relatively decent price ($35).
Chrome? This former Noo Yawkuh says: fuhgeddabouddit! (At least until the You-Know-Who fans die off. Of course, by then, all the good handles will have been turned into junk -er "sayburz".)
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sobahguy
Joined: 09 Oct 2001 Posts: 173 Location: Massachusetts
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Posted: Wed May 07, 2003 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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AlecJ said:
Quote: | For sure, begging won't help. So, go looking, and stop whining, like the kid you obviously are! |
Then Cykke said:
Quote: | And Im sure that Im older than you |
Then Cykke says on eBay:
Quote: | I live in Croatia (Europe), Im 16 years old, so I dont have credit cards, or that stuff, but when I bid on somthing I really mean to buy it |
You are older than 16, aren't you AlecJ??
[ This Message was edited by: sobahguy on 2003-05-07 15:50 ] |
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