Recent content by Craig S.....

There is a way out of this, go to your local car parts shop and buy some thin cork gasket, mark it out with a pen then cut out the desired shape. The cork gasket will make the lid water proof and resist detiriation of the gasket. If you are not good at marking it out grab a tube of lipstick and...

Just a bit of an update, I got my money back and I have had a closer look at the lens. I filed the damage part away and the lens element looks ok. Now for the bit that is not so easy, the non functioning shutter. It needs to be stripped down and the whole mechinsim cleaned and the excapement...

Arghgee, it's good to see some-one from Australia on the site , I from Tassy myself. I started off with a Mamiya C3 and 3 lenses, after a while this lead to a Mamiya RB67 Pro S with a 50mm lens. after a some time, my lens collection grew and I am now up to 8 lenses and a 360 on it's way. This...

The manual for the camera is free to download, this will show the use of the cable release, I think your engineer friend may be incorrect. I use a pentax duel release cable on my RB67 Pro S.

I also have a RB67 Pro S, started out with a Mamiya C3 and three lenses which I purchased from a Vinnies store where I was volunteering at, this was nice and I liked the 6x6 format but in Tasmania where I live I prefer landscapes. so I purchsed a Mamiya 645 Pro TL and lenses. I then purchased a...

Aready ordered another lens a GOERZ DAGOR 16.5 cm /6.5", F6.8 lens, lets hope this one survives the trip from Japan, My interaction from the seller has been excellent and they are oranising a refund. I hope.

After all this time waiting for the lens to arrive, the original package was damaged so it was reboxed and sent to me, only to be shipped back to the carrier and then shipped to me. Prior to arrival I received an email saying the lens had been damage in transport. When it finally arrived today...

I was considering making a guillotine style shutter, I am a Mechanical Fitter by trade, I will need to procure a shutter speed tester from Ebay first. Film is too expensive for option 2 and that is remove the lens cover and time it, then replace the lens cover.

John, thanks for the feedback. The Schneider Kreuzach Symmar is not my first lens. I have 3 others. A Schneider Kreuzach 5.6/360. I think this is what they refer to as a barrel lens as it has an aperture but no shutter. I need to strip it down and clean the glass elements in it and make a lens...

Thanks for the information, I read through it 3 times to take it in, what you have posted, it has been helpful to me.

Given the weight of camera and I will be using it for Landscapes so carrying it around should not be an issue, the camera is certainly lighter than my Calumet C1 , I think this will work out fine for me, I may have a bit of a play around with the longer side of the lens but my passion is...

I have only just purchased the lens and still waiting for it to arrive. looking at the images from the seller it has on the face of the lens ring writing Scheider Kreuznac Symmar/ 5.6 /240 white between the Kreuznach and Symmar is the word sinar in green and opposite that also in green is...

I have just purchased a Schneider Kreuznach Symmar S 240mm f/5.6,420mm f/12, it has some issues I need to strip it down and clean the glass elements, no big problem, now for my question. There are two sizes printed on the lens. Does this mean it is a 240mm for 8 * 10 inch use and 420 mm for 4...