Hi, On my Compass there is no obvious external adjustment screw for the rangefinder, however I suspect that the housing for the rangefinder is removable by the...
Hi all, A reminder: if you change ISPs, web hosts or otherwise change your email address, be sure to let me know so I can make the appropriate changes in the...
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Thanks for all the help on repairing a Compass 35. And from the collector you raised the question:- "Thanks for all the emails about the Compass. Further to...
Looks like I won a Mamiya 16 super, now I must wait for it to arrive. It'll be a hard wait. Comes with two carts, hope there not too hard to reload. The missus...
... yeah, the automatic is really not "automatic" and it's really not "subminiature" either -- my Rollei 35 is smaller, lighter and easier to use. the super is...
The Automatics are kinda automatic -- the early version sets the shutter speed to the film speed and varies the aperature with the meter, the later version...
In a message dated 2/4/07 8:24:22 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, summicron1@... writes: The camera has all the elements you want for serious photography,...
... lens, when ... stuck. If some service is required, are they hard to get into and cleanup? I've had just about all of my Minolta 16II's apart(thanks, Mark...
... well, i said "not much harder" .... it's hard to get the film into the little slit in the dark, sometimes, the cassettes are a bit more balky, but one can ...
In a message dated 2/4/07 9:39:39 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, summicron1@... writes: well, i said "not much harder" .... it's hard to get the film into...
The type of cartridges that uses the sprokets to pull the film (the ones with non-removable spools) can be a real pain to get started. The rest are easy as...
... more like ... One thing about the 16mm cameras with a 10X14 format is that the fixed lenses tend to be a bit long. The diagonal of this format is 17.2mm, ...
In a message dated 2/4/07 10:09:23 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, omrobison@... writes: One thing about the 16mm cameras with a 10X14 format is that the...
For quite a while in the 50's and 60's "normal" lenses were 55 to 60 mm, not 50, as this actually conforms at bit more to the "real" diagonal of the film (the...
... have ... Sorry, I meant "fixed" as in "not interchangeable", the 1 ft distance on the Mamiya looks to be very convenient, should cover a field size of...
... Too true Peter, sometimes I'll hand my OM-1 to newby with a DSLR to have a look trough, there reaction is usually WOW! In my 35mm SLR's I prefer a all...
And then on the other end of the scale, there's the single-lobe cassettes which are super easy (especially if you have the metal ones) and which you only need...
... Too true Peter, sometimes I'll hand my OM-1 to newby with a DSLR to have a look trough, there reaction is usually WOW! In my 35mm SLR's I prefer a all...
... ah, well, i must not have encountered that casette yet....the ones i have work in a somewhat more normal manner, "normal" being defined as "a bit different...
In a message dated 2/4/07 12:25:42 P.M. Mountain Standard Time, summicron1@... writes: ah, well, i must not have encountered that casette yet ... You're...
I recently purchased a Viscawide that was "maybe not working". When received, the main spring was broken into a few pieces. Does anyone know if there is a...
... If you have a worker willing to make the attempt, I'd be inclined to start with either the blade or retraction spring from a small tape measure. They're a...
I just got a pentax auto 110, and it has two batteries in the film compartmnet one of which is marked 357. They are facing in oposite directions but their is...
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