Hi, everybody, I sent this message to the M42 group as well but think the obvious place to post it is here: recently I started to do some extensive testing of...
Hello Werner, I don't have the 75~150 Fujinon, but I do have a 75~150 Komura zoom that I have been using attachment lenses with for close ups. I use the 58mm...
Hello Robert, thank you for your reply. I'm planning to buy a Nikon achromatic auxiliary lens which is available with 62mm thread (the same size as the...
Werner, The achromatic lens should perform better than normal close-up lenses, and if you get a 2 element lens, even better. What I like about the Kodak lenses...
Hi, I'm interested in M42 lenses, and would buy a fujica, definitely seems great ! I'm aiming between st 701, st 705, st 801 (my preferred I guess), or AZ 1. ...
(In reply) - The AZ-1 requires a battery, and I consider it to have other limitations for a film SLR. I have one that's not repairable, as you'd need a "chip"...
Well, thank you so much for this comprehensive answer ! I should have told first : So do I hand-meter ... that's why I was in search of a full mechanical...
... or AZ 1. ... them. ... battery ? ... speed ? ... else ... ... I myself have been shooting nothing but Fujicas since the mid 1970s. I started with A ST605...
Thanks for feeling concerned. Anyhow, I'm used to hand-metering, and will really appreciate an SLR that's fully relying on mechanics. So, seeing the good...
The ST801 uses common 6 volt photo batteries, available at Radio Shack and photo dealers - you can even use 4 of those cheap Asian 1.5 volt batteries off the...
Hi, Fabrice, I just want to add my comment: Personally I always regarded the ST-801 as "the best M42-SLR ever". Why? The ST-801 has an absolutely superior ...
(To clarify) - The Fujica ST801 should work fine with a Takumar lens, so long as there's no metering lug in the back, which the SMC's have, as well as a few...
After some quiet weeks, one or two spammers made their appearance, and were promptly banned, and posts deleted. I did not want to have to set the Group up to...
(In reply) - Glad to help - let us know what you end up with. In my case, I wanted microprism finder, and a "safe" front flange. I owned a black ST801 which...
Right you are - single coating is not at all necessarily a bad thing to have. In fact the opposite is true in many cases: A bit of lens flare often contributes...
Don't stone me to death, but I have finally decided to let my AX5's go on Ebay. We have one repair shop left in the Pittsburgh area and I have tried for a...
That's too bad because you could replace the seals yourself for the cost of a $10 kit from Jon Goodman and have enough left over to do another twenty cameras,...
Agreed. I ordered the light seal kit from Jon Goodman and it has served me well. With no prior experience I have successfully replaced the seals on 10+...
Well, perhaps I exagerated at twenty. RCB http://rcbooth.zenfolio.com/ ... From: Kelly Jones To: fujica35mmslrs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007...
Hi group, It has been a long time since I wrote anything, but I have belonged to this club (is that the right word?) for about 3 years. The reason for my...
(In reply) - Is "Fujica" in there someplace? This reminds me of the old joke about the guy who spoke 17 different languages. Unfortunately, none of them could...
I just started shooting and developing black and white last month, starting with 120 in a Mamiya 645. But that is a bit much to carry around during the work...
Hello all, I am a die-hard old school B&W photographer. But the truth is that the instaneous nature of digital makes a photography series more valid, as it...
... I chose a Pentax digital SLR, because I wanted to shoot with manual-focus lenses. I usually use Kmount, but I have used some of my wonderful screws. I'm...
I have experience only with the Pentax K100D. I've read somewhere about M42 adaptors for Canon EOS, but that's the limit of my knowledge. For the K100D, you...
Thanks a lot for the info. My digital right now is a Kodak c875, or did I already tell you that. It has remarkable color, so lucky shots, still lifes, and...
The human nervous system probably has more lag than a modern DSLR. When you get the dent in a ball due to a human kicking it, you're not starting your finger...
Hello, I am currently trying to repair my ST-801's light meter (it measures 2 stops off) using the article. In this article, there is no top cover removal...
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