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The firing of the shutter is entirely mechanical. The closure of the shutter is acted upon electronically. So this is a mechanical issue. One possiblity is that the lens isn't locking securely, so the angle where the lens is sitting it (in relationsip with the body) is not constant. Then...

On most camera equipment, you'll find screws hidden beneath leatherette. Peel all the leatherette (EDIT: i see they have given you pointers on where to peel -- you can also just peel enough to see screws) A good way to do it is to get a syringe with acetone, and apply a bit of acetone on the...

Sorry to rain on the parade, but the scans are too low resolution to be able to make a comment on lens quality, other than perhaps contrast.

Welcome Rachelle!! May you enjoy your time here, and may you never have to deal with lengthy "Bring Kodachrome back" threads!!

The Nikon SP is better built internally, and has a rock-solid shutter (basically the same shutter as the one in the Nikon F). A tank. But the lens choice will be limited. You're limited to the Nikon lenses, and in theory the Contax lenses (and Kiev RF russian lenses) will mechanically fit just...

I find such systems very useful (when you use direct flash). They are, in theory, more reliable than auto flashes or even than TTL off-the-film-plane flash systems. As for "it doesn't take account the reflector", well i do have a flash meter, i always meter the real GN of the flash i'm using...

The heat is on!

Ok, there aren't sample images here. However "resoluton charts" won't tell me the complete story about a lens. A lens should be judged by taking actual pictures and having them printed, or scanned with a very good scanner. There's a lot to be said about the quality of out of focus highlights...

Dear G.T. I understand your point regarding canon and olympus, and it's valid. However, the lenses on ALL those rangefinders aren't transplanted SLR lenses. They all take advantage of the shorter flange to film distance. Furthermore if you want a more compact lens you do take even more...

Not necessarily so. Today the market is very weird and the Retina is still under the radar.

I'm not sure. The body and back mechanisms interact through this pin. The camera needs to strike it when the shot is made, but the back, which also has a pin there, needs to make it stiff (or slack, i can't remember) until the frame is properly positioned. I'm a camera tech, btw. This is my...

I'm taking note, this is interesting... I thought Shanghai GP3 was coated in Chine, is this still not the case, then?

I didn't know there were two types. Interesting!!

If price is cheap, grab it!! Problem areas, as mentioned: Meter not working, prism desilvering. Also, most of the times it would require a routine CLA (clean lube adjust) so all speeds are accurate, and so that the top speeds expose uniformly and without curtain bounce. Meter non-working...

Dear GT, Which fixed lens rangefinders have you owned/used, which are not as good as the Minolta Hi-Matic 7S, in your view? I ask because i can think of some cameras that i'd consider better, for example the Kodak Retina IIIc.

How do you inspect the bellows? Are you sure you're inspecting them properly? I'll tell you how do I inspect them. I get into a very dark room and fire a flash (speedlight) inside the bellows. Any pinhole will be evident. Also i do the opposite, look inside the bellows pressing the bellows...

Camera tech here, and happy owner of a Pentax 67. I recommend you to assume the camera will require routine maintenance, now matter how good it looks or works. Ideally these cameras should be serviced frequently. An unserviced P67 or P6x7 can appear to work just fine, only to completely lock...

Something I should mention to @NortheastPhotographic , that I only figured out decades after starting on film photography... D76 can be used at full strength, 1:1 (diluted) or 1:3 (diluted even more). The fine grain qualities will be much more present when used at full strength. Using it...

Agree... Back in the "good old days of film" (for me, the early 2000s), when I worked as a concert photographer, often finding tungsten lighting and such, there were some people that said that I shouldn't bother with color correcting filters, that everything can be corrected when printing...

Thank you very much. So Tetrasodium EDTA = "Calgon". I wasn't aware of that. I remember Calgon on some recipes too. Oh, i thought the MSDS often indicated all or most ingredients...

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Yes. As pointed out, the F3 screen has an acrylic screen and a glass lens, the ones on the FE/FM series are only a piece of acrylic. I had the F3 with the non-HP finder, then the one with the HP finder and also the rather rare F3P camera which has a titanium HP finder with hotshoe. I...

Ok, thanks for the clarification, now it makes sense. Although i thought the cassette caps thing was just marketing.

Which is your favorite lens? I had almost all FLs and mine was the 65mm lens.

75 or 90mm, no longer than that.

180mm is an excellent focal length for portraits (faces etc) on 6x7, go for it! I had the Mamiya 180/4.5C for the old RB67 and it was a stunner. The first shot you posted is more close to the angle of view of the 65mm lens. 65mm is a great general-purpose wideangle. 75mm will be good, too, more...

Sounds like mirror mechanism frozen because of lack of lubrication. A complete disassembly and CLA is needed. Power is not reaching the circuits. This is most likely an electrical problem. Check out the battery contacts for corrosion, then most likely the wires around will need to be...

Hallo, As mentioned, first you need to make sure the dark slide is off. Then, you should try moving the multiple exposure lever to the multiple-exposure position and then advance the film to cock the shutter. It should fire. If it does not, then there's a problem with the camera, not...

You made me check the MSDS too, it says 25% Tetrasodium EDTA... hmmm Very interesting.

Yes, me too, he had the generosity to share his precious time with us in PMs!