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It depends on what needs to be done, parts needed and who does the work. Usually repair people with only repair or adjust what is needed and test the rest.

Call up KEH.com at 800 342 5534 and ask what they recommend, for ease of use, reliability, …

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Nikon Z7 II body and Nikon FTZ Mount Adapter for Nikon F-Mount Lens to Nikon Z-Mount, both in LN- condition from KEH.

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I always get my Hasselblad film backs repaired. In fact since I bought all my backs used, I took each one into Samy's Camera and had their Hasselblad repairman go over them. He would make any necessary adjustments and replace the seals as necessary. Buying other backs is just buying the...

I am fighting a problem with a scammer who never shipped the item but claims that I signed for it. This is part of the letter to the credit card company. It explains it all. "Dear Sirs: On 23 November 2023, I ordered an item on the internet. I received a receipt but I never received any...

I bought a nice one years ago. I never got around to making a standard print. So it is still sitting where I placed it years ago. I just checked and it is still there. One day I will get a round-to-it and then I may start using it. Instead I have switched to split grade printing.

You know the provenance of the lens. Fix it and you know the history. Buy a replacement instead and you could end up with two lenses that do not work well or even with latest lens being in worse shape.

Also Hasselblad repair now in Burbank California. I too use Steve's Camera. And Samy's Camera on Fairfax in Los Angeles.

But one knows what will be in focus and what will be out of focus, and most importantly one will know if the lens cap is still on or a color contrast filter was left on from the last time the lens was use for black & white.

On the way to me from KEH a Nikon Z7 II body to use with my Nikon lenses. I will have to buy extra lens adaptation plates and software.

Welcome to Photrio and back to film photography. The camera may need to be looked at by a camera repair person and at most need a CLA [Clean, Lubrication and Adjust] which in not unusual for cameras that have not been used for a while. Enjoy and shoot more film.

I was taught right out of Electrical Engineering school to have a damp sponge to regularly wipe the zip of the soldering iron to keep the solder and flux as clean as possible.

I made a sudden turn just now. I will be going on an Antarctica and sub Antarctic Circle cruise January 2025, a year from now. For the cruise I bought the Tamron 150mm to 600mm AF zoom lens plus the compatible 2x extender. The week I had my friend from Boulder Colorado down to visit me. At...

I was in Samy's Camera on Fairfax to day and I asked the same question. They recommended the Hasselblad 907 back with the new lens mount for the ease of use and fewest number of problems. They said the going rate is $6400US. I will have to think about that for a bit.

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I prefer something larger and easier to work in. Like this: https://www.freestylephoto.com/25001-Photoflex-Changing-Room

Unlike contemporary portraits, the subject stayed still without a neck brace. How considerate.

We had a box that FedEx photographed at the wrong door at the wrong building. We called, complained, and it was finally delivered another day. That did not do the Blood Pressure a lot of good especially since it was a one of kind item.

The swing weight to the 500mm lens is too great for me to use hand held and even more so with the 2XE extender. It is one lens that I only use on a tripod. I thought about buying Variogon 140-280 but I never had the opportunity to buy one, much less hold in my hands.

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Are focusing scales on both sides of the camera body? Remember to buy a ParaMinder for taking close up photographs. One of the best accessories for a Mamiya C2XX or C3xx.

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Development times shorter than 5 minutes are more susceptible to artifacts related to tank pour in and tank pour out time and speeds, so I, as advised by Kodak et al, keep to longer development times. For me that means during the summer, developing earlier in the day, chilling the chemicals or...

I see Phoenix being much closer to traditional C41 print film than Lomo. Phoenix need some improvement in the antihalation layer to become a got to film for me. Phoenix is a quantum leap for Harmon to make as a first step and should be encouraged to grow and mature as an alternative choice to...

Exposure to the Sun can kill fungus, but if the fungus is built up it may not be enough on its own.

I tried an number of developers for film and paper, but for film I settled on XTOL and especially replenished XTOL [harder to get today so look for replacements by other manufactures which seem to work the same way, as reported on Photrio]. XTOL provides a small ISO boost which translates for...