Thunderbird Club

[PillO]

The meter on this beast is dead on.
Don’t you have a Pentax 6x7?
I know, it’s The TBird club.

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Yes. A Pentax 67II. Handles like a giant Nikon. I have the metered prism and has great accuracy, as does the built in meter on my Nikons. But for night photography, you need a spot meter to find the difference between lightest and darkest (to know if you have enough stops to cover everything and/or decide what gets blown out/buried).

That is an awesome old Nikon. From when things were made to last forever.

 

[69'Vette]

That bass was once Tom Petersson's, now Mr. Baz Cooper's.

I loved the few clips I saw where Petersson was playing with them (I was a huge fan of the band back then), but to this day I scratch my head at how that pairing happened. He'd been back in Cheap Trick for a couple years and all of the sudden he's touring with Concrete Blonde? I remember reading an interview where she talked about their ill-fated second album (one with an outside bassist who played a black Bicentennial Thunderbird), and she seemed to be uncomfortable relinquishing bass duties in the band, but she sure looked comfortable with Tom beside her. And it freed her to unleash even more of that voice of hers (and her flamenco moves). Loved that band...

 

[MCF]

Just because.

 

[RedVee]

Yes. A Pentax 67II. Handles like a giant Nikon. I have the metered prism and has great accuracy, as does the built in meter on my Nikons. But for night photography, you need a spot meter to find the difference between lightest and darkest (to know if you have enough stops to cover everything and/or decide what gets blown out/buried).

That is an awesome old Nikon. From when things were made to last forever.

I’ve got my Dads old Canon 35mm film camera from circa ‘85 some where. Never gave it a go - is it pointless now?

When we were kids we had a Leica (?) with a seperate light meter thingy. That must be around somewhere too. The Canon replaced it when he got to travel in retirement.

 

[KaraQ]

.... Ebay at times has white ones with broken necks.Even those go for about $300....

That's where I got mine, with noticeably less of a break than most, but for....somewhat less

And otherwise, it was new, with the stickers & plastic still on, in the original Epiphone box

 

[MCF]

I’ve got my Dads old Canon 35mm film camera from circa ‘85 some where. Never gave it a go - is it pointless now?

When we were kids we had a Leica (?) with a seperate light meter thingy. That must be around somewhere too. The Canon replaced it when he got to travel in retirement.

It’s become a comparatively expensive hobby; film and processing isn’t cheap.My trusty early 70’s Minolta and assortment of Rokkar lenses still got used up to the late oughts with a mod to the battery circuit because modern batteries didn’t power the meter correctly. Digital became much more convenient. I might pick up a good digital SLR one of these days.

 

[PillO]

I’ve got my Dads old Canon 35mm film camera from circa ‘85 some where. Never gave it a go - is it pointless now?

When we were kids we had a Leica (?) with a seperate light meter thingy. That must be around somewhere too. The Canon replaced it when he got to travel in retirement.

My answer would be absolutely!

Leica still makes film cameras (and are pricey at about $5k). My Nikons (FE) were both made in the early 80s. Film of all sizes is still readily available and still gets processed. The only problem film is E6 (slides). When Kodak went through bankruptcy, they stopped making the chemistry for processing (I used to buy their 5L kit and do it at home). There are still some people putting together kits, but they are expensive and I don't know that anyone is still doing it with machines (like C41 is done).

There are kids (and probably hipsters) who have gone back to film because it is cool.

 

[PillO]

It’s become a comparatively expensive hobby; film and processing isn’t cheap.My trusty early 70’s Minolta and assortment of Rokkar lenses still got used up to the late oughts with a mod to the battery circuit because modern batteries didn’t power the meter correctly. Digital became much more convenient. I might pick up a good digital SLR one of these days.

I will argue that it has always been an expensive hobby. The process involves silver, so especially since 1980; blame the Hunt brothers. Digital is more convenient in a number of ways but is certainly not cheaper.

 

[dagrev]

Way. Botulism in one arm, anthrax in the other. As soon as the swelling started going down for the botulism shot, the anthrax shot swelled up.

You're kind of a walking chemical weapon with all those contagions raging inside.

 

[dagrev]

Kind of a bunch of snow today. 40-50cm (that is about a foot and a half to those still on antiquated measurement systems).
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Hold on, we're switching. Been doing it since the '70s. We'll get there. Then we'll be cool with all those millis and cillis too.

 

[dagrev]

songlist for Sunday....gotta learn some Who...''

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Fantastic set list. Touring to Ky anytime soon?

 

[dagrev]

Just because.

 

[JJR58]

I’ve got my Dads old Canon 35mm film camera from circa ‘85 some where. Never gave it a go - is it pointless now?

When we were kids we had a Leica (?) with a seperate light meter thingy. That must be around somewhere too. The Canon replaced it when he got to travel in retirement.

I’ll take the Leica from you at no extra charge

 

[Nocturnal]

That Explorer is a great bass. It balances well and is more comfortable to play than perhaps I expected. I bought it on a lark, but have been glad I did. I suspect some chrome would look very sharp on it!

I was surprised how comfortable my Hamer Blitz bass is to play. To my eyes Explorer body styles look HUGE in pictures, but I have found that they don't feel much different to a Thunderbird.

It’s become a comparatively expensive hobby; film and processing isn’t cheap.My trusty early 70’s Minolta and assortment of Rokkar lenses still got used up to the late oughts with a mod to the battery circuit because modern batteries didn’t power the meter correctly. Digital became much more convenient. I might pick up a good digital SLR one of these days.

My answer would be absolutely!

Leica still makes film cameras (and are pricey at about $5k). My Nikons (FE) were both made in the early 80s. Film of all sizes is still readily available and still gets processed. The only problem film is E6 (slides). When Kodak went through bankruptcy, they stopped making the chemistry for processing (I used to buy their 5L kit and do it at home). There are still some people putting together kits, but they are expensive and I don't know that anyone is still doing it with machines (like C41 is done).

There are kids (and probably hipsters) who have gone back to film because it is cool.

Are there many available resources to have film developed any longer? I know Walgreens and CVS still handle it to some degree, but not sure who else still offers developing services.

 

[Mike.C.]

Lucky bastard, getting to play gigs! I'm keeping myself busy recording tracks for a few different people, but I'd give my left foot to get back to gigging.

After 12 months, the singer and guitarist from the band that was killed by the virus are coming over today. Very excited to play with living breathing humans again.

 

[TBird1958]

A bit snow on the ground here in Seattle this morning, I have about 5" out front.........So, a day of playing hooky from work which will include working on Al Stewart's "On the Border" some model train time and most likely wearing women's clothes. I know, a Queen's work is never done

 

[MCF]

I was surprised how comfortable my Hamer Blitz bass is to play. To my eyes Explorer body styles look HUGE in pictures, but I have found that they don't feel much different to a Thunderbird.





Are there many available resources to have film developed any longer? I know Walgreens and CVS still handle it to some degree, but not sure who else still offers developing services.

Not sure. I think I saw where Costco is out of the game completely; even for digital prints. HP and Epson couldn’t be happier.

 

[PillO]

You're kind of a walking chemical weapon with all those contagions raging inside.

Those were vaccines before going to the gulf war. Theory being that they may offer some protection from biological weapons that we knew could be quickly and easily made and deployed.

 

[PillO]

Hold on, we're switching. Been doing it since the '70s. We'll get there. Then we'll be cool with all those millis and cillis too.

Got another 10-15 cm overnight and this morning (3-4")

 

[PillO]

I’ll take the Leica from you at no extra charge

I would pay shipping to get it...