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Whatever it is, that's gorgeous glass. Looks like a f1.2.

Seeing vintage cameras in old movies always intrigues me. I have couple of screenshots of Run for The Sun where Jane Greer is holding what is obviously a rangefinder of good quality. Can anybody spot the brand and the model? It is probably German as the movie predates the rise of Japanese cameras. I hope I am not violating some copyright law.(Fair Use perhaps?)

Canon EOS 650, 50mm/f1.8 on Fujifilm 200.

This is the flash I used https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/4TcAAOSwbWhkvhUc/s-l1600.jpg It's a relic from my FTb days. I too was concerned with frying the EOS but nothing happened. Have used it thousands of times with no issues. In fact, I took some of my best pictures by simply setting the camera to 60/f5.6 and shooting away. It would cover up to 10' with 100 speed film. Will definitely look into getting the 200E though. They are almost giving it away. As for the shots, I m not sure the flash did not fire the second time. I turned the flash off but did not remove it from the camera so it might have gone off. That may be the reason why the two shots are so alike. There is a glint in her left eye in the second shot that I don't see in the first. Would such a tiny flash made any difference in such bright sun light?

I have a workhorse of a camera in the EOS 650. I have several dedicated flashes such the 300EZ but they are bulky and heavy. Decided to try a simple Vivitar auto Thyristor flash. I didn't even try to use the chart on the back of the camera. Set the camera to P and fired away in intense sun. As a dumb flash, I didn't expect it to balance the ambient light and flash exposure and all the rest. I took two pictures. One with flash off and one with flash on. Both on P. Can you even tell which one even had a flash? What is the lesson here? How .would it be different had I used a dedicated flash. Film: Fujifilm 200.

Came out up side down

Canon FTb with Canon 50mm/f1.4

Yashica Electro 35

Canon FTb with Canon 50mm/f1.4, Kodak Tri-X 400(expired)

Understood. That move might still happen. The thing is my snap rate with film is a fraction of digital. Every frame must count. It takes forever for me to go through a roll of film unless I am on travel or some special occasion. I have gone back and forth on this and yet to pull the trigger.