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I'm not at all jealous!
Very true, I have a 90mm Super Angulon from Ffordes which, by the way, was clearly advertised with scratches to the rear element and it performs fine. It must have been put down on the rear element, which is flattish, and scratched because of that. The scratches don't have any subjective effect on the results.Why assume?
Use it for and see for yourself if there are issues that arise which are without doubt the cause of these marks on the rear element.
I have a LF lens with a very distinct scratch smack in the middle of the of the rear element ..... that same lens gives me some of the best results that I obtain from all of my kit!
Assumption is an imaginary belief..... The verity comes from actual reality [emoji6]
Alternatively flog it for a daft price and wonder if perhaps it offered good images after all.
A few small items over the last week.
Size is, I suppose, relativeArtifex 10x8 developing tank with film holders and blanks to allow up to 6 sheets at once
Aero Ektar lens
Stay home/Save money on line/Protect DPDs profits
Or it contains air bubblesI think the "Aero" part means it's made of chocolate...
Picked up a Minolta Hi-Matic 7s. The shutter was stuck but a bit of lighter fluid seemed to do the job. Not sure how long that’ll last but was pretty easy to do. One thing I’ve noticed is the rangefinder focusing overlay/patch bit seems to not line up vertically with the viewfinder. I’m hoping that if it’s inline then it’s in focus but otherwise could be a pain. Is this something I could fix? or is it very delicate/exact alignment, and me messing is more likely to bugger it further. Guess I’ll see how it goes with the first roll.
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Thanks for explaining, it’s good it can be tuned. I’ll wait and see!If the patch aligns horizontally you will be fine. If focus is out when the rangefinder says it is in focus, it is easy to adjust horizontally. There is a screw in the middle of the chrome top at the back - removing this should allow you to access an internal screw which adjusts the rangefinder horizontally. Only infinity is adjustable but that is all you should ever need.
I ran a second film through this this morning, a roll of Kentmere Pan 400, and there was no problem with the mirror. On a third test roll, a Geek Squad 10 exposure film, It happened once.I picked up this Nikon F body today. The guy in the shop had reduced it to £70. I'd looked at it before and it has a mirror issue. I offered to swap him for my watch and he accepted. I got the watch for £2 from a charity shop.
The issue with the mirror is that often, when it's wound on, it will stay up. The speeds all sound good.
Apparently it's a red dot F with the serial 6599252, which makes it the same age as me as I date back to August 65 too [emoji2].
The watch was a Stauer Graves '33 in stainless steel that are £149.99 new on their site. I mostly wear a Fitbit now and was only wearing it because the battery had run out.View attachment 291747
If it was mine, I would have spent an hour or so continually dry-firing the shutter before trying with film. Cures most shutter related problems with old cameras.I ran a second film through this this morning, a roll of Kentmere Pan 400, and there was no problem with the mirror. On a third test roll, a Geek Squad 10 exposure film, It happened once.
It now has a roll of bulk rolled HP5 in and so far so good up to frame 12. Maybe it just doesn't like colour film as the first roll I tested it with was a roll of EuroPrint 200, which expired in May 2005.
I had a Bronica once with a sticky mirror.
I didn't have to do anything with it for the mirror to return other than wait.
Turned out the foam was gooey and held the mirror up till the spring pulled it off the goo.
I would imagine the light proofing material is felt though in the Nikon, but I dunno.
I loaded the first film as I was in Whitby and wanted to take some photographs. I was expecting some problems and the EuroPrint film only cost me £1 a roll. I did a lot of dry firing between that and the second roll. The mirror was still going up when I wound on before I loaded the Kentmere Pan, I was surprised it went through the whole roll without happening. I made sure I focussed and framed each shot before winding on just in case. I'm still doing that now. [emoji1]If it was mine, I would have spent an hour or so continually dry-firing the shutter before trying with film. Cures most shutter related problems with old cameras.
Not on this one, it's not sticking up it's going up when it's wound on.Nikon slr mirror buffers go gooey too .....
Not on this one, it's not sticking up it's going up when it's wound on.
Picked up this Yashica Lynx-1000. The film advance doesn’t seem to work though. The sprockets turn each other but the lever doesn’t turn them. Still trying to see what might be the problem.
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Yeah that worries me. Testing a few repair places to see what they say. I like the camera though and everything else appears in decent condition.Gearing issue by the sounds of it..... perhaps a repair is possible although the cost may outweigh the value of the camera.
Yeah that worries me. Testing a few repair places to see what they say. I like the camera though and everything else appears in decent condition.
Yeah that worries me. Testing a few repair places to see what they say. I like the camera though and everything else appears in decent condition.
This one has no sentimental value, was a cheap gamble!Miles Whitehead is probably one of the best to offer you realistic advice. He has actually suggested not doing certain work for me based on repair costs versus camera value.
Of course a lot depends on how much one values the camera sentimentality .
Thanks for those listings, at those prices it's not worth paying to have it repaired. I might take it apart more myself and see if I can do anything. Or it'll go on ebay for someone else to fix.I’d also bare in mind the repair cost when complete cameras are available for likely sub-£20;
Yashica Lynx 1000 35mm camera in good condition. | eBay
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Yashica Lynx 1000 35mm camera in good condition. at the best online prices at eBay! Free delivery for many products!www.ebay.co.uk
There’s also this one, although it’s untested so could have issues itself;
Vintage YASHICA LYNX 1000 35mm Film Camera & Case f/1.8 45m JAPAN 1960 | eBay
Made by Yashica of Japan & known as model number LYNX 1000. Minor age related surface scuffs to case. Lens looks clean & free from mould. It's style & design is typical of it's period & would date nicely 1960.www.ebay.co.uk
So mines not so much a new toy but a thing I made to help with space. Having such a small room to work in, I had my enlarger, dev tray and stop tray on the same table, practically touching, with my fix on top of some drawers across the room, so I made this...
Well I bet only the LF guys know what it is used for..erm let me guess:- some sort of lens plate\holder to fit your LF camera ?
It's @Asha's new Chroma Snapshot handheld large format camera surely?
Well I bet only the LF guys know what it is used for..erm let me guess:- some sort of lens plate\holder to fit your LF camera ?