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I have several lenses with the rubber grip on either focus ring or zoom ring becoming loose over the years. Here is a picture of an example. It does not affect...
In a message dated 12/3/08 7:19:04 AM Mountain Standard Time, gang208@... writes: I have several lenses with the rubber grip on either focus ring or ...
I bought a couple of lenses for my dearest Rozeann's X-370 recently, including a 50mm, a focal length she had already and I want to use the 'lesser' spare lens...
In a message dated 12/4/08 10:11:44 AM Mountain Standard Time, zturon@... ... I agree. The newest lenses have slightly better coatings. The older lenses have...
Why not play with both for a while and see if you can decide which one you like better. It would seem both are good lenses, with different good points. If...
... only "Minolta" #51049** and ... Good morning, Eli; While there is still controversy over the meaning of the "-X" in the Minolta "Rokkor-X" designation for...
Hi, again let's mention for a while the excellent craftmanship of the MC Minolta lenses. Especially long tele are now exceptionally usable. Can you imagine...
In a message dated 12/4/08 1:19:52 PM Mountain Standard Time, n7kga@... writes: All of the Minolta lenses from the SR to the MC and on to the MD mount...
Hi, for producers there is still a kind of problem what to do in the situation when you have a chance to launch you product into two different markets: - big...
My thanks to everyone that replied, your answers cleared things up nicely, at least to the point so that I can take a decision today on which one to keep for...
hi everybody, if you are interested in mamual minolta gear, pls look for my ebay name "olydyn66". a complete range of lenses and ohter M42 mount material. ...
Hi, all. I just purchased an SR T 101 from eBay. I opened the back cover to load film and now it won't close back. It will click, but it just pops back open...
I measured the voltage for my 280PX flash, which I use with my X-700 with no problem, and it was 1.6V DC. Measure with the flash charged and ready light on,...
Well, i used discarded bicycle inner tube meant for mountain bikes. Cut it to length according to the width of the lens grip, well maybe slightly longer to...
In a message dated 12/8/08 3:03:10 PM Mountain Standard Time, sweetrueblue@... writes: Hi, all. I just purchased an SR T 101 from eBay. I opened the...
I've reached that point in life where focusing the 58mm/1.2 on close subjects is becoming a bit of a challenge. I found myself resorting to (gasp!!) stopping...
In a message dated 12/10/08 4:04:01 PM Mountain Standard Time, jwmailbin@... writes: Any other hints on focusing the 1.2? ... The DOF is so narrow, I...
How about eyeglasses. I had an eyepiece for my camera but didn't like the fact that I have to remove my glasses every time to look into the viewfinder. If you...
In a message dated 12/12/08 5:42:56 AM Mountain Standard Time, gang208@... writes: How about eyeglasses. I had an eyepiece for my camera but didn't like...
Hello - I have a question regarding my "newly" acquired 110 zoom slr(not the Mark II). I am familiar with all the features after reading the manual on line...
I did the trick xkaes suggested. I had to cut 2 rows of knobs to tighten the band and used rubber cement to tightly glue it on. Here is the picture after fix. ...
In a message dated 12/13/08 5:43:39 AM Mountain Standard Time, space_explorer2@... writes: Hello - I have a question regarding my "newly" acquired 110...
In a message dated 12/13/08 5:44:01 AM Mountain Standard Time, gang208@... writes: I did the trick xkaes suggested. I had to cut 2 rows of knobs to ...
Thanks Joe. I have a roll of AGFA 200 in it; I will inspect the results once the roll is done. Regards. ... the ... manual ... that ... stays ... selector. ......