Hi Ive got a Russian Chaika half frame. The build quality is nothing special compared to the Olympus or Yashica ranges. Focusing seems a bit jerky although it...
I post to a photoforum with something like 80K images and the only half frame images there are mine! It gets lonely sometimes :) I do tend to use older...
... It's good to hear about half-frame images in circulation! Maybe you'll post some to this group? I'm not entirely sure how the system works; but, I put up...
I just got a Canon Demi, this is what I was planning on doing. Where do you do this? Just at the local one-hour? Anybody ever tried this with the mail-in...
No different than doing regular 35mm developing. In fact at Costco now, they will do the developing of the film and do a 6 megapixel scan of the negative and...
Just like to introduce myself as a new member. I have been a photographer for more years than I care to remember and use almost all formats. Although much of...
I just shot my first roll of film with the chaika 2m I got on ebay. I prefer a smaller camera. Mine seems to have a minor light leak which may not matter if...
Does anyone one know the name of a non-permanent adhesive that should be used to re-fix the corner of the leatherette covering on an Olympus Pen EE3? It...
Hello! I have restored some cameras, and the glues i have used for letherette coverings are the Danish Casco Kontaktlim (contact glue) and Henkel Pattex...
Gunnar, Thanks for the information, I will search for the adhesives you recommended. The light seals are similar to the Olympus Trip 35 type and are in...
Hello Steve. I use neophrene seals that I buy from Jon Goodman in Texas. He makes sets of different thicknesses of open and closed pore neophrene that he sells...
Please don't quote the spammers, it just doubles their advertising success. I complained to our founder and got promoted (ha!) so am able and trying to delete...
In April of 1965 an interchangeable lens version came out: the Demi C. It had two lenses that only fit the Demi C: a 28mm f/2.8 and a 50mm f/2.8. I purchased...
Hi, I'm relatively new here myself, but I'll try and answer anyway. I saw a Canon Demi C with both lenses and lens case for the 50mm lens on eBay not long ago...
one link http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3847443309 i on't have and knew what is a demi C but i was looking at this ... ===== +++ANTOINE...
... I ... PENTAX? I have a miniature Pentax SLR - it is the Pentax 110 and has dedicated flash gun and several lenses but it is not half frame. I use Olympus...
Hi , I've just joined this group hoping for some advice, my name is Martyn and I'm from Leighton Buzzard in the UK. I'm very much a retro camera man with a...
my name is jim, i shoot with olympus pen f and ft cameras, mainly with the normal lenses, sometimes with a fisheye adaptor, almost always black and white, i'm...
Thanks for your email Jim I never heard of this camera until I found the following which tells me that it is probably the best available for half frame...
I am interested in the Samurai Z half-frame camera. Does anyone have any knowledge or experience with these cameras. I am a Yashica nut, and already have...
There were 5 Sams' made by Yashica , The first was the Sam + 3 , next came the Sam + 4 , then the Sam Z and the Sam Z Left ( for left handed people ) and last...
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I have both the X4.0 and Z models of this camera. Without a doubt, the X4.0 has the better lens, and this is reflected in the higher quality of the image. Yes,...
Hi, I 'd just bought this one not received yet which one is it? Regards http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3846833128 ... ===== +++ANTOINE...
It's a Samurai X4.0. I've got a Samurai X3.0, and I also bought one for my daughter. Both on eBay. The X3.0 has a 25-75mm f. 3,4/4,3 zoom, while the X4.0 has a...
I managed to re light seal my Olympus pen ee s, however on its first outing it the film winding mechanism seemed to jam after taking nine pictures, making an...
I assume most of the people on this list are familiar with the camera repair shop in California that will 'convert' Nikon FM10's (and Olympus OM2000/Yashica...
I have had this conversion performed on my OM-2000 and I LOVE it! It is a fantastic service, extremely well done, and I love the format. The OM-2000 with a...
I am intrigued. I was not aware that there was a place that would do half frame conversions. I would really appreciate it if you would share the details with...
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