I thought I had more bookmarked, but these are the only two found: http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~chrish/t-anodis.htm http://w3.uwyo.edu/~metal/anodizing.html I...
In a message dated 2/1/03 1:46:42 AM US Mountain Standard Time, ... Yes! That's why it is important to follow instructions carefully when constructing the...
Thanks Phil! Larry ... From: Phil Goembel [mailto:phil-goembel@...] Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 2:46 AM To: SUBMINI-L@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE:...
... From discussions with would-be counterfeiters it seems that MINOX cameras are not great to refinish due to the narrow tolerances of the shell which forms...
Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm sorry to have to tell you that a friend of mine recently received an email from me that apparently had an attachment on it (one that...
D. Scott Young
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Feb 2, 2003 2:23 am
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This company sells a kit for the process: http://www.caswellplating.com/kits/aluminum.htm [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hi All, I thought I would throw in a couple of facts about trying to anodize Minox shell parts so as to set the record straight on this. Firstly, the early...
In a message dated 2/2/03 6:28:04 AM, mdoctor@... writes: << The later black Minox, such as the late B and C and beyond are anodized. >> uh, not my B,...
summicron1@...
Feb 2, 2003 4:50 pm
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I had thought there were only the black A110, the silver E110 and the gold atom E110 camera. The E110 has a very small variation. The green test button on the...
Early B's (those produced at the same time as the A series) were painted. It is the later ones that were anodized if I am not mistaken. John Watson ... From:...
From: <summicron1@...> Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 4:50 PM ... beyond are anodized. >> ... Late Bs as in Bs with Minox lens, those made after 1973, ...
Yes, John is correct, this is what I said in my posting, the late B's and C's and after were anodized. Don't know exactly when they changed but I would guess...
From: "Marty Doctor" <mdoctor@...> Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 9:12 PM ... the late B's and C's and after were anodized. Don't know exactly when...
my buddy just bought what he thought was an unused, mint, boxed Minox GL... after putting a battery in it found out it is busted:( looks like a weird sort of...
Yes, but a bit more complicated than that. You'd hacksaw the disks off a bit too wide, then sand the sides on a piece of sandpaper resting on a flat surface....
Michael Taglieri
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Feb 3, 2003 7:56 pm
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My buddy talked to DAG and it turns out the camera suffered two simultaneous and common GL failures. The spring on the rewind broke, fell off and froze the ...
I may be confusing them with another brand, but I believe the HIT is a novelty camera sold in gumball machines. If so, the tolerances are unlikely to be...
Michael Taglieri
MTaglieri@...
Feb 3, 2003 9:02 pm
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Believe me, you're not confused. About the only tolerance in a HIT style camera is being able to tolerate it falling apart in your hands. Or being able to...
Tim & Ronna
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Feb 3, 2003 9:17 pm
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LOL!! :) ok, seriously... when I slit film using my Minox slitter minus the center blade I have film that is about 18.2mm wide and it works in most, but not...
I have to say, it was your website that got me interested in the HIT cameras. I feel a bit silly not thinking of using 16mm, since I already have a slitter for...
busted GL my buddy just bought what he thought was an unused, mint, boxed Minox GL... after putting a battery in it found out it is busted:( looks like a weird...
No disrespect taken on my part. :-) It's the incredible fact that you _can_ actually get a picture out of one, despite the junky construction, that attracted...
The fascination is, it seems to me, that you can get a picture out of the simplest things, because film is such a quasi-magical process. I believe that the...
... It depends. "HIT" was originally a brand name, applied to cameras made in the early '50s by Tougodo which were cheap knock-offs of a very good '30s camera,...
I would propose that the pinhole would be much better... but it would require a tripod. mark ... ... __________________________________________________ Do you...
Actually, with modern-speed film (ISO 100) outdoors on a sunny day, I can expose full-frame 120 (i.e. 6X9cm) at a slightly wide angle (equivalent to about a...
I guess I should have said "support" instead of tripod:) Where have you read that all optimized pinhole formulas break down at a hole diameter of 1/100 inch? ...