spare a thought for me In South Australia
Last week we had 47cel. (113f in your money) the news paper had on first front page ''The hottest city in the world'' believe me it was hot..I saw a dog chasing a cat and they were both walking..

i couldn't send a reply from your last message for some reason. iyes I still want it. but ill have to wait until my next pension day to have some spare money to send you.. if this is ok then I thank you.. if you are in a hurry and can't wait I understand. however if you give me the time ill appreciate it. graham

sounds like the Toyo is the one for me. I never used one of those cameras before and feel my photographic journey is missing something. I am only on a pension so Money is tight. so could you please put my name on the Toyo and send some photos. thanks in advance
Graham

I would be interested in either one of the 4x5 units, you didn't say a price? please let me know. Graham.
a photo of each would be nice.

what price are you asking for the 4th one along in the first photo looks like a large format 4x5 or round about. It must have movements and tilts on the front panel. thanks for any imfo.. if possible some close up photos of this camera..(a hint next time put a number on each camera then people can ask about that one or this one) waiting for your reply. Solomon

karl20@adam.com.au

a few years ago I bought this fancy flash system. I got to know the lady who served me though my inquiries. When I receive it I had a good read of the manual(strange as it seems) and I noticed a bit that didn't make sense.. I re red it a few times. and concluded that if you followed that instruction word for word you would blow up your equipment.. I mentioned this to my contact. she told her boss. he couldn't see the problem but said maybe we understood the instruction wrong. However to be on the safe side got me to rewrite the part that could easily be misunderstood.. he then sent me a new manual with the changes ,for my approval before he went to the printers.. so they don't do silly things, but sometimes when you translate from one language to another ''it looses in the translation'' so if you read a instruction that don't make sense... maybe have a close look if it could be a ''oops ''from the print shop. Yes those languages can not/or find it very hard to hear L & V cos those sounds are not in their language.. some languages have sounds ONLY found in that language. there is a R in Romanian that has a little sign over the top of it.I is not found in any other language in the world.

please send me your e-mail address and Ill forward something that helped me when I lost my friend ..its too big to put on the page here
karl20@adam.com.au
thanks

I was in my newly opened studio. a customer came in I tried to make a impression that I was very buzzy. he was lucky he caught me in..as I was talking to him I opened the back of my blad film back only to have a large spider jump out of the cobwebs. How embarrassing???

my worse time was I was sitting in my studio playing with the ''Blad'' adjustments.. The customer came in sat down bit of small talk she asked was I busy. (trying to sound busy) I told her I was flat out like a lizard(old Aust saying) just then I opened my film back and a big spider fell out. how embarrassing. I covered myself by saying some else had borrowed that back for the last weekend ...I was just checking it out before I put it in my bag.

I have separate meters that I swear by. I always take my reading off a neutral grey card that receives the same light that my subject does. the meter is set in the factory on a grey card. the meter in your camera can be out up to 1/2 stop and still be in the camera factory's tolerances.(so why as suggested adjust the light meter to suit the camera ..BETTER change the camera to the meter. so if my camera says this and my hand meter (Minolta flash meter &Pentax spot 1 degree meter), says that I know who I believe first... so far over 20 years ..it hasn't let me down. as I also use a lot of out door flash work the flash readings is very handy.

I have never bought a background. I've been in the photography game for over 40 years. I make my own background so I get exactly the effect I want. You can make one with a large cloth (paint drop cloth) and a bucket of say brown die slip it in and out quickly and you will have a motley effect. then maybe use a mid green die and do it again. Remember you background should be wildly out of focus. another method I've used is using a vacuum cleaner in reverse and a spray bottle attachment. spray it all over with very dark brown, then lightly spray a section in the center 2/3 a bit lighter (the same brown with some white),then again a bit more white in the mix. Then get a cloth on a stick and dab a spot here and there gradually working into the center. This way you can get away with out a background light .If you give me your e-mail and Ill take a photo of my main background so you can see the effect.(it took a lot of experimenting but bit by bit I got what I liked the general idea is that cold colors go back and warm colors bring the background closer to the subject

I did wedding for over 30 years for 25 I never charged a booking fee, deposit, etc, I turned up on the day she handed me the agreed amount IN FULL, then all of a sudden I got people ringing me 2 days before saying they had to repair the car or something and couldn't afford to have photos taken, I offered to take the photos and they could pay me in time .no no I don't want that . I found out after that ''uncle Harry ''who just got a entry level camera asked how much deposit they had paid .when he found out no deposit had been paid he said he would take the photos as a wedding present AFTER ALL HE WAS A PROFFESSIONAL'' their karma came back all photos were taken on the wrong settings and he cut most peoples heads off for some reason.
so after that I wouldn't put film into camera until I had cash in hand. from here '' down under'' wedding cars are fully paid 6 months before the date ,same with catering ,and now photographers as well cos we have all been stung. I had one bride die on me about a month before the wedding (she had many health problems) I gave their money back, the only refund I have given

Kwanon in Japanese folk law was the Goddess of mercy So to have that as a name was considered good luck, I only found this out while I was in Japan

I have a old set up from the dark ages of film but it still works Give me your e-mail and Ill send you a copy you can make yourself
Solomon

if you send me your e-mail address I can send you a file that's been put together by a very cleaver person. it shows you how to set the camera for weddings,sport etc.. very well set out,It helped me a lot when I got my D800

karl20@adam.com.au