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Then,when I have thrown half of the prints away and wondered what the heck made me even contemplate this,I'll post one or twoof the less rubbish onesfor you all to poke fun at.
Great! Can't wait!
Then,when I have thrown half of the prints away and wondered what the heck made me even contemplate this,I'll post one or twoof the less rubbish onesfor you all to poke fun at.
The camera isn't quite here yet. It's on its way (as is the film) but I fear that batteries are going to take a little while.
Then, when I have thrown half of the prints away and wondered what the heck made me even contemplate this, I'll post one or two of the less rubbish ones for you all to poke fun at.
I wouldn't assume that there is a film present just because the frame counter counts - most cameras will do this when empty. Try rewinding the film without pressing the release button - if the rewind crank turns freely, there is no film inside.So...I have the camera, the batteries and film. It seems to already have a roll in it (the numbers are increasing on the counter window so I assume that's why?)
It's beautiful thing, it has a dent in it and one of the loops is missing but that's not an issue to me.
Now. Can anyone tell me how to check if the thing is working please?
Open the back, fire off the shutter at all speeds from slowest to fastest while looking through camera at a window, listen as well. That should give a good idea if the shutter is working reasonably well.I wouldn't assume that there is a film present just because the frame counter counts - most cameras will do this when empty. Try rewinding the film without pressing the release button - if the rewind crank turns freely, there is no film inside.
It is fun, I went from planning to get one old film camera to having seven in a very short space of time.Took a few shots this weekend. The focus dual picture thing doesn't seem to work but I read that these can wear out. The advance seems a bit graunchy, I'll see how the film turns out before worrying about if it is a problem. Fingers crossed. Really enjoyed using it, and I'm eying up more cameras already!
I can relate to this very much!It is fun, I went from planning to get one old film camera to having seven in a very short space of time.
That's my concern, that the ratchet is slipping or similar and the film isn't advancing at all. A mechanical repair might not be the worst scenario though.Graunchy could mean it hasn't grabbed properly on the spindle when you loaded the leader into it.
That's greatly appreciated, thank you!Fingers crossed you get a whole roll shot and some fab pictures.
Quite a bit I think. When I was buying mine there were a *lot* that had missing timer handles. So many so that when I customised it and removed the timer handle I bagged it for later sale on fleabay.Anyone know?
Those old cameras are great, but they really need quite a bit of experience to use.I have an old Zeiss Ikon Derval sat on a shelf. I'd sooner have a small camera to use to be honest! It is a beautiful thing though.