Hi, I'm new in this group. I recently inherited an EBC FUJINON-SF 85MM F4 (http://www.pentax-manuals.com/fujica/lenses/m42_85.htm). I want sell it but I do not...
... Thank you for this great info m42guy! I guess I will talk to the ebay seller By the way, if anyone in the forum are interested in the lens, just post me a...
Hi all! I'm sorry if this has been asked before, but I really need help & confirmation on this one. I have a minty looking ST701 on the way to me from Canada....
(In reply) - The ST701 requires TWO batteries - and I doubt that it had the bridge circuit that Spotmatic had that allowed the use of an 1.5V battery. ...
Try Energizer 387S. I got some from the US through Ebay as they are not available in the UK. As stated by m42guy you will need to check to see what effect the...
I bought a Spotmatic really cheap--not expecting much. Sure enough the meter is bad. But this camera had been through the mill, and like a Fujica, keeps on...
Hey, I've been using my ST605(n) for a few months now, found it at an op shop and think it's lovely. The last few days, when I press the button to activate the...
... =========== While some here may well own Spotmatics (I have 4), there's an entire Yahoo Spotmatic Group that will wax endlessly on the subject. I prefer...
... Hi John. I have a Spotmatic SP500 myself. Let me just say that the Spotmatic does have a certain something, a sort buttery smoothness, that can't be beat....
... Hi m42! Thanks a lot for your input..wow, 14 Fujica bodies eh? Awesome! Great and simple idea, I have to admit...I have an old (and not entirely accurate,...
... Hi DOn! Thanks for the tip, okay so the 387S is definitely on my to-try list. One question though, if I use the 387S batteries, do I need any O-rings or...
To be honest, this is my favorite m42 group, so I asked here. Also, I figure that people who like Spotmatics TOO much, might not be critical, and I want to...
Hi, The problem with the open aperture metering tends not to be with the bodies but the lenses themselves. For the open aperture metring to work on the SPF,...
... ============ Always useful to stress the SMC/pin issue - actually a tiny "lug" on the rear. The Fujica ST701 has a perfectly flat front lens flange,...
The 601 and 605 also have the flat flange. Kim ... From: m42guy To: fujica35mmslrs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 12:33 AM Subject: [Fujica 35mm...
I am??? Bill ... From: m42guy <pickexpert@...> To: fujica35mmslrs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, 11 May 2009 9:15 am Subject: [Fujica 35mm SLRs] Re: For Sale...
... ========= That may be AOL adding on an advertisement to your post - check your original post by logging directly into the Yahoo Fujica Group and checking...
I have a Fujica MPF 105X with a 1.9 f 50mm X-Fujinon lense and cap....available.... ... From: BKOEPSEL1@... To: fujica35mmslrs@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon,...
Hi everyone, I am becoming interested in the 901 because of its meter's -3 EV sensitivity -- assuming I can find a working model! Has anyone used this camera...
... ================= Here's an online manual for the ST901: http://www.butkus.org/chinon/fujica/fujica_901/fujica_st901.htm Another good resource on Fujica in...
... In manual, the meter shuts off...that's why I sold mine! IIRC I had my SMC f1.4 Tak on it with no problem. A bonus is that the open aperature Mamiya series...
There should be a piece of small soft foam that dampens the mirror slap appoun returning . It is often rotten or hard with age . seal kits availible on...