Recent content by ObsidianLycan

Hi My beloved Zenit-E seems to have some light leaks. The lines appear to only be on the image, and not outside the frame in sprocket area. Only photos taken outside in the sun show these markings and they are also in different places between shots. Indoor photos are fine, with no lines! Any...

Hi everyone, sorry for the delay! Thanks so much for commenting and pitching in, seems we have some fellow submin lovers here <3 I got brave an opened it up, just removing the outer case so I could see the workings. Thanks @Helios 1984, that video is super useful! I spent a while getting my...

Ah I suspect you are right, I was kinda hoping I was doing something wrong. I'm dreading opening this up as I can't find any good disassembly guides like with the Kiev 30/303 :(

Hi! My subminiature journey continues, and this time I have picked up a Minolta 16 MG-S. I pulled out the old mercury battery, of course it is long dead. Before embarking on replacement batteries, I want to just run a test roll shooting manual shutter speed and aperture. I read a little and...

Hi guys, just checking in for anyone who is following (or anyone in the future that this may be relevant to). Part of the blur was likely from some crud on the lens, I cleaned this which helped the general quality. For the general blur, my latest thinking is that using the fastest shutter...

Thanks for the suggestion. I just loaded up some more film and I will try this soon. I took the whole thing apart again tonight, balanced the lens part on a tripod and stuck some scotch tape over where the film plane would be. I must say it looks okish with a loupe (hard to tell on such a teeny...

No Kiev-303 buffs in the audience? :(

Hi! I adore these 16mm cameras, I have a Kiev-30 and Kiev-30. The Kiev-30 I popped open to sort out light leaks, and that one is wonderful now. However, my Kiev-303 is out of focus/blurry in my test shots. Mostly I shoot at infinity, and these are always out of focus/blurred no matter the...

Thanks so much for your help! The seller got back to me, the rear element and the screw-threaded ring have been posted to me. The lens works perfectly now 😃

Hi, that makes sense....you are certainly correct! I will reach out to the seller, and at the same time look for filters and weigh up my options. Thanks so much for your help!

Hi! I bought it from ebay, so if that is the case perhaps I can return it. It was a good deal so I don't mind some light work to correct this.

Hi! I picked up a Mir-20 and was very excited! Went to test it out on my Sony with my usual M42 adaptor, and it is unable to focus. The rear element does indeed move back and forward as i turn the focus, but the image is still a total blur. Double-checked on my Zenit E looking through the...

You are right! I think I just unscrewed the dial. The rangefinder moved ok but I don't see any movement of the dial or lens in and out. So it isn't focussing, another thing to fix😓

Thanks for your reply. Sounds like a good idea to try, before looking at more drastic measures! Would 99% isopropyl alcohol be a good thing to try? I have that, but I can get some contact cleaner if needs be.

Ah this is the exact image I have in my head; springs flying everywhere and an explosion of tiny screws. I haven't disassembled a lens yet. I was quite pleased with myself for taking apart tiny 16mm Kiev 30 and 303 and successfully fixing light leaks. But lenses I think are something else! I did...