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Tamara Keel, but spooky @tamslick.bsky.social · 1h

The worst thing about toting a Leica is possibly being mistaken for a Leica person.

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terroriZED @behindthebluemotel.com · 1h

The Leica sub is a special kind of hell even by Reddit standards

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terroriZED @behindthebluemotel.com · 2h

Argus C33, Steinheil Munchen 35mm f4.5, Ilford Delta 400

A black-and-white photo of a woman with shopping bags hanging off her handlebars riding a bike down a street with an old man framed in the foreground.

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terroriZED @behindthebluemotel.com · 2h

Even the Jeff Koons balloon dogs are getting woke

A black-and-white photo of a person in an inflatable suit mimicking a Jeff Koons balloon dog sculpture holding a sign at a protest.

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🕯️ Crowley Rae Jepsen 🕯️ @mags.colvett.online · 4h

Something maybe worth noting is that all the frog costumes and signs and good-natured memeing came about because a wide spectrum of Americans saw someone in direct, brave confrontation with ICE—getting pepperballed and standing their ground—and thought “that’s awesome. That person is a hero”

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terroriZED @behindthebluemotel.com · 3h

I mean

A black-and-white photo of a smiling woman in sunglasses at a protest.

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terroriZED @behindthebluemotel.com · 3h

The Argus C33 and Steinheil Munchen Argus Cintar 35mm f4.5 do not, in fact, suck

A black-and-white photo of a woman waiting at a Potbelly sandwich shop counter.

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terroriZED @behindthebluemotel.com · 4h

No Kings

Argus C33, Ilford Delta 400

A black-and-white photo of a man with a Marines flag going full Braveheart on top of a concrete platform at a protest.

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terroriZED @behindthebluemotel.com · 4h

No Kings

Argus C33, Ilford Delta 400

A black-and-white photo of a man flying a backlit upside-down American flag.

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terroriZED @behindthebluemotel.com · 4h

No Kings

Argus C33, Ilford Delta 400

A black-and-white photo of an old man waving American flags on a street facing traffic.

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terroriZED @behindthebluemotel.com · 4h

No Kings

Argus C33, Ilford Delta 400

A black-and-white photo of an older and younger woman at a protest holding homemade signs.

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terroriZED @behindthebluemotel.com · 5h

De-haze tools in editing apps are pretty good these days (the Lightroom one is a godsend) if you aren't particularly bothered about it otherwise. But yeah, always sucks when the cement gets infested like that. I'm sorry friend.

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terroriZED @behindthebluemotel.com · 5h

Oof, Looks like it's between the two elements? If so it's in the cement, no helping it I'm afraid.

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terroriZED @behindthebluemotel.com · 6h

I only saw one red dot out, but, I did run into another local theatre tog while I was out so that was nice!

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terroriZED @behindthebluemotel.com · 6h

*unlike on mine

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Sharon Lee @smitty11.bsky.social · 7h

#NoKings
No Kings in Indianapolis today. Photo taken from parking garage roof across from the Indiana Statehouse.

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terroriZED @behindthebluemotel.com · 6h

OH heck no the front cell on yours just unscrews like mine. Just remove the front cell. Notes above about cleaning the removed element and the in-place one still apply but backwards.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dirP...

Yashica Mat 124 camera cleaning for fungus 2021

YouTube video by August Zinger

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terroriZED @behindthebluemotel.com · 6h

I usually just fog a lens with my breath and wipe it off with a microfiber cloth (if I can remove the element) or a few q-tips in a gentle spiral from the center outwards if I have to clean it in place.

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terroriZED @behindthebluemotel.com · 6h

I can't tell from the diagram if the whole cell comes out, or if that's just the retaining ring for the rear group. But, the group is a cemented pair and will lift out as one lens even if so. You'll be able to clean one surface there, the other one use a cable release and lock the shutter in bulb.

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terroriZED @behindthebluemotel.com · 6h

It's real straightforward, if you look at the rear of the taking lens you'll see two notches. Use those to unscrew it, standard counter-clockwise to remove. Usually just break it loose with the pin spanners then use a toothpick to spin it out and minimize any scratch chances.

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terroriZED @behindthebluemotel.com · 6h

I still say the C33 is perfect for covering events like today. it's weird, it's goofy, it's not threatening but it's heavy enough to be a self-defense tool in a pinch, it's not worth anything either if it gets broken or stolen, but the photos are as good as anything else and it's easy to use.

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terroriZED @behindthebluemotel.com · 6h

I summoned my inner @peterdurst.bsky.social and just left it pan-focused at f/16 the whole time and compensated for lighting conditions just with the shutter instead.

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terroriZED @behindthebluemotel.com · 6h

It's easy to make fun of the Argus C33, but, that Steinheil Munchen Argus Coated Cintar 35mm f4.5 is a good little lens and I got two rolls of good and properly exposed little photos.

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terroriZED @behindthebluemotel.com · 6h

If you wanted to get skinny enough pin-spanners you can easily access removing the rear cell from the back, but it's a tight fit and you'd probably want a lens suction tool to remove and replace the group. Your haze is almost certainly on the two surfaces next to the diaphragm.

The diagram for a four element Tessar with the diaphragm between lens groups 2 and 3.

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terroriZED @behindthebluemotel.com · 6h

If the front of that is similar to the one on my Yashica-D (and, it should be, they're siblings and have the same lens), it's slightly more annoying that I remembered. On those you have to remove the front vanity plate to unscrew the front lens cell. Just a couple screws... and the leatherette.

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