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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 1d

Kirsten

Shot on long expired Kodak TMAX 400 4x5 film through a Graflex Speed Graphic and a Rodenstock 210mm.

May 2021

#nudephotography #nudemodel #bodyscape #believeinfilm #filmphotography #largeformat

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 2d

Yeah I'm trapped in Trump-land (where just when you thought it couldn't get worse, it does. Again and again.)

And that Petri has vexed me for several years - it works until it doesn't. Then it'll work again a year later. Until it doesn't. And right now? It doesn't.

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 2d

It's still here! What about $40 including shipping?

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 2d

They're pretty easy to acquire in the states if you know where to look and are willing to pay for them (and realize that many of these are old and may have limited life depending on a number of factors).

Cameras are cheap compared to the film cost + developing + scanning.

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 2d

Which cameras are you interested in?

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 2d

It works at all speeds, the light meter works, it's clean, a few small dings, it'll need light seals (which I can do but I'd tack another $20 on it bc there's no camera maintenance I hate more than installing new light seals).

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 2d

I mean, I CAN, but is it financially worthwhile to pay that much extra, with shipping and tariffs, etc?

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 2d

How about, "I'll ship to the continental US!"

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 2d

It's GORGEOUS.

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 2d

My studio!!!

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 2d

I think we're looking at different pictures. Click on the 2nd and 3rd one and I've put the make and model in the caption

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 3d

Kirsten at the Natural Spring

September 2021

#nudephotography #nudemodel #bodyscape #artnude #nakedinnature #naturephotography

Kirsten is nude, posing inside a small cove near a natural cold spring.

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 3d

Ooooo swirly bokeh!

It's a neat little folder for sure - really does fit in the pocket. Glad it's working out so far!

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 4d

Check the 2nd & 3rd photo captions

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 4d

Shutter speeds are mostly consistent but:
- it's almost 100 years old
- probably never been serviced
- it's a 4x4 that shoots 127 film
- most people buy these to put on a shelf
- I've never shot it (see 1, 2, and 3 above)

If you want something you can easily shoot, that one isn't it.

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 4d

Inconsistently! Until a few weeks ago it was fine - now the mirror locks up on the slower speeds. Makes me very sad.

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 4d

I bought a cherry red one earlier this year - it was fun to snap around with, and that lens is S O O W I I I D E! (I did end up selling it tho, but no fault of camera)

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 4d

How will @papashittycams.bsky.social be able to resist all of these shitty cameras???

#shittycamerachallenge

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 4d

CAMERAS FOR SALE!

My wife and I bought a house. Studio is being cleaned out. Closing is the 15th. This stuff must go!

Items in various states of condition. Ask questions, I'll tell you what the status is. Camera models included in 2nd and 3rd photos!

#cameraforsale #camerarepair #believeinfilm

Just a few of the things being sold as we prepare to move

Sony DCR-SX85 (works)
Canon EOS Rebel XT w/memory cards (works)
Nikon N80 (works)
Lomography PINK fisheye (works)
Rollei A26 + C26 flash (untested)
Welta Welti 1 - (works)
Yashica 1C Lynx 14E - mint condition - works
Minolta XE-7 - I think it works - will test

Pentax Spotmatic SP II (sorta works)
Konica C35 (works)
Rolleiflex Baby Pre-war 2.8
Petri Color 35
Nikkormat FT N
Minolta X-700
Nikon N80

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 4d

Don't flirt with me, Brokaw.

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 5d

Ugh. It's That Guy™

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 5d

The Pentax K2 is a nice camera (and it IS nice to look at, too). I had one for years but look at it was all I did with it, so when someone asked for a good camera...

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 5d

That's beautiful!

I love my Zeiss Super Ikonta IV in a similar way - solid camera, compact, great lens, fun to shoot.

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 5d

What day is it?

I'll have to go with the Rolleiflex 2.8F - it still surprises me a year later how much I like this thing after so long mocking Rollei and Leica folks for paying a tax for a name badge.

I mean, Leica folks are still paying a tax for the badge, but not Rollei folks.

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Rusty. Pants. @rustypants.com · 5d

Camera is singular. You, sir, have broken the rules!!

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