Recent content by Cheveuxroux

I bought an RZ 67 new when Mamiya introduced the RZ67 Pro version. FWIW I did not find sticky rubber on the exterior of the camera. Only the film magazine seal as my film magazines are the initial version. And, yes, another vote for Isopropyl alcohol

Minolta Maxxum A mount 24 to 50mm and 35 to 105mm zoom lenses to supplement my A mount primes A 100-foot roll of Kodak Tr-X 400 ASA for reloading as I never disposed of my darkroom processing equipment.

I have not yet found a website listing notches. I have seen comments that cameras could accept 400ASA, but I have- so far -seen only images of vintage film boxes showing 64 80 100 125 200 It may be necessary to buy samples that match current film speeds so that cartridges can be 3D...

FWIW, I purchased a Lubitel 166 and a Seagull WWSC TLR cameras from Calumet Photographic in the 1990s. Lubitel 166 light weight and compact dimensions made it easy to carry on trips but produced some vignetting and I eventually stopped using it due to gradual increase in resistance over time...

Fortunately, Photorama shows re-appeared in the Chicago area. I last visited a camera show in the 1990s before internet sales. Unlike the larger shows of the 1990s, only one small room with vendors. In person examination is convenient, though buyer beware is as important as it was thirty...

Newest old camera is a functional Kiev 60 kit produced in 1987 (per serial Nr. ) from the Salvation Army auction website and a recent purchase of a Flektogon 50mm F4 lens at a local camera show and a 20mm Minolta A mount lens. Haven't had time to try using cameras or Ilford film and chemistry...

For the foreseeable future I am better off shipping my recently acquired Kiev 88 broken body and existing working bodies next year to ARAX for refurbishment or upgrades while the service is still available so I may continue to use the cameras. If I am fortunate enough to obtain bodies for a...

Thank you for the interesting hyperlink. I will read through the articles and keep for reference when I decide to send in cameras.

Good to hear about ARAX reliability! As I live in the US, I am more concerned about what happens to my camera after it arrives in the US. I was at a local camera show this morning and asked two Ukrainian speaking dealers if they had ever shipped to Ukraine after the war started but received...

On my RZ 67; sometimes. Doesn't matter if on location or indoors. On my Kiev 88s: never

I am well aware of that. I would not blame Arax. If I take it apart, it would remain in my possession for continued study. As I have three working bodies, my primary reason for sending the body to Arax would be repair and possible upgrades. The side benefit would be testing the shipping...

No worries. I was thinking DHL but posted dsl as well.😳 I'm awaiting a broken body ( jammed shutter) delivery by Fed-X and am of two minds about viewing Arax video on body disassembly just so I can remove the inner body for inspection just to become familiar with the mechanism, bearing in mind...

Thank you. In that case, I will not want to have ARAX ship via DSL.

I wondered about DSL as they have few locations in Illinois unlike Fed-X

I intend to ask when I fill out their online form.