Recent content by groddoneright

Thank you, a modern option is definitely appreciated as well. Will look into tonight as well. Appreciate it!

This sounds super interesting, thank you so much for your help! The strobe effect is a really good idea too lol Appreciate it. I’ll definitely look into that tonight.

Hey everyone. Was reaching out to see if anyone can help me choose a flash that will fit my cameras - with an emphasis on the Contax RTS ii. I’ve had a hard time wanting to do the research to learn about flash tech. All the proprietary stuff is daunting. I basically want a flash that I can...

Hahaha I sure would love to! We’ll see how much I can learn about them. If you know of any resources for more modern electronic 35mm slr’s send em over. I did my first restore with a Minolta srt 101 and that taught me/is teaching me a lot still. But I get the gist of how a camera is set up. I’m...

So, I finally messed around with the actual winding gear that goes into the spool and holds it. I’m going to post pics and a video if it’s possible, but basically the film is held in place by the contours of the chamber and the winding gear at the bottom which the spool that sticks out of the...

Thank you, was about to undergo this procedure, and still might pending some more tests, until I tinkered with the actual winding wear today as someone suggested above.

lol sorry, I read it wrong. No, it has not. I’m about to detail my findings inna sec.

Thank you so much for making me aware of the pitfalls and the additional specialty knowledge involved. If I ever decide to venture into it I’ll come back to this! Thanks again!

Thank you all for the help. I’m sad that my new Minolta sht the bed, especially considering the excellent condition it’s in. I may call a repair shop nearby to see what they think and what it might cost. I prefer to upcycle and keep something alive vs getting a new one. But of course if it’s...

I want to say I’ve used a bulk load roll in it before. And I did a few tests with a roll of 10 frames to mess around with. It did rewind once, but after several tries it failed every other time. I may test to see if the winder base is moving with the back open. Gonna have to figure that out...

Hello all! My Minolta Maxxum 5 that I just got and is in very good condition from what I can see, has been working perfectly fine for about 2 months now. Just today when it was trying to rewind the film after it hit 40 it did the noises and everything, but when I opened my film was still there...

will do!

Hi All, I posted recently about my Minolta SRT 101 restore and the issue I was having with the self timer. I believe I have it figured out, and am almost done. I currently just installed the coupling ring in the lens mount. To do this, it has to be connected to the AV string which is then...

Thanks for the reply! So I did some tinkering and i believe I know what the issue is but dont know how to fix it. The shutter shaft is pictured below and at the spot circled where the self timer rests. The circled disc on the self timer is what rests on the shaft where I circled. When I engage...

Hi All, I have what I believe is a mostly good SRT. I decided to start learning repair by restoring/fixing this camera in full. There’s a video that I’ve been using to handhold me, it’s amazing and available here (3 parts): Anyway, I haven’t run into anything I believe is broken. I currently...