Recent content by cerber0s

I admit to having tossed a few rolls of negatives. They’ve either been test rolls that I just snapped to test a camera, or they’ve been poor quality for one reason or another.

It’s mostly sorted now! I did a deep dive in the parts bin and found the perfect screw in a broken lens. Now all I have to do is fine tune the focus, which is at least possible now.

Never mind, I managed. The adjustment screw is too short though, probably the readon it was reversed. At least now I inow that I can fix it.

I got the camera back from tye tech today and took the mirror stop out myself. It looks like whoever replaced it last put the adjustment screw on backwards. I’ve turned it around but struggle getting the stop back on, the spring is giving me trouble. Has anyone done this?

It’s not the mirror stop that’s broken, it’s the adjustment screw. The slot in the screw is completely worn out. Replacing the stop won’t help as the new one can’t be adjusted either. If I’m lucky I can find a screw somewhere that fits, I have a bunch of donor cameras of various makes and models.

Yes, I’ve bern toying with the idea of either taking some material off the stop, or adding some, depending on which way it needs to go.

It’s not that he couldn’t, he didn’t have the spare parts. Getting the spares would include getting a donor body, which means that it’ll be cheaper for me to just find another body to use.

Thank you! Yes, it has a 3D printed mirror stop. The problem is the adjustment screw for it, it's completely worn out and can't be turned (slot is gone). Such a stupid reason to put it on a shelf.

I sent it away for repair, and you are correct, the mirror stop needed adjusting. The problem is that the adjustment screw is worn out, so adjustment was near impossible. This is a shame since the camera is otherwise in mint condition and 100% functional. Now I’m not sure what to do. I either...

Yes, you understood that correctly, and yes, it's a big error. The mirror stop is good, It was professionally replaced just before I bought the camera around a year ago. It was replaces using a 3D printed part, and I've pushed it down with my finger to make sure it's in one piece, which it is...

There’s probably something I don’t understand here. Would that change anything? The focus still needs adjusting, right?

Yes, but either way I need to know how to get to the focus screen adjustment screws.

My 645 Super is off focus. I’ve tested with several lenses, and it’s most noticeable with wide angle lenses at infinity. When the when everything looks in focus in the viewfinder, focusing on an object far away, the scale on the lenses are at 3 meters. Images come out put of focus as well. The...

Thank you all! The film came out pretty foggy, and with some color shifts, but good enough to put in a family album to remember a good day at the beach. By the content I can tell it was exposed around 18 years ago.

Thank you all! I’ll develop the film normally and report back.