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This superb example is in perfect working order. The last 2 images are of film shot in this camera earlier today. It's a pleasure to use. I used a tripod and the self timer to expose completely hands off. The leaf shutter 45mm f1.7 lens shutter is completely balanced and vibration free. That lens is capable of probably 70 or 80 lppm. Awesome little lens. The rangefinder was easy to use.
This takes a 6V battery and I scabbed up a 4LR44 6V made for a Nikon EL to work in it. I've left it in the camera to get you started. Just add film and go to work! It was stored for eons inside of it's leather case with a 55mm filter that has kept the Yashinon lens mint. Turn your clock back 50 years to 1971 and make some serious art with this little sleeper!
The blow up of the antique car windshield with the amazing crackle was exposed inside my garage in very low light. The electronic shutter calculated about 1.5 seconds at f16. It's so quiet you can barely hear the shutter open and close. Leaf shutters are inherently perfectly balanced with equal weight going all directions, open, close. Unlike the focal plane which has a notable weights with no counterweights getting thrown open and then closed. Another advantage of the leaf shutter is that the "hot shoe" flash can sync all the way up to 1/500th second exposures on this camera. If I used this a lot I'd probably tweak the Plus X from 125 to more like 80 asa but it did just fine within the yellow box advertised speed.
Please note: I've had a question about the "lines" in the B/W photos. I'm getting this problem with all of my Nikon's and all lens combinations and haven't gotten to the bottom of it. The common denominator is the 30 years old Kodak 3404 Aerial Reconnaissance long roll film that I have been using. Can't believe Yellow Box would have bad film. But it seems to be getting worse, not better with different things I'm trying. Definitely not this camera / lens though. Wanted to show sharpness and good exposures but may have shot myself in the foot. The 3404 is 150 foot long roll. I have strips from Nikon FE and Nikon FTn done last week the same way, both with different lenses, same lines. My bad.
$95 + something for the postman
This takes a 6V battery and I scabbed up a 4LR44 6V made for a Nikon EL to work in it. I've left it in the camera to get you started. Just add film and go to work! It was stored for eons inside of it's leather case with a 55mm filter that has kept the Yashinon lens mint. Turn your clock back 50 years to 1971 and make some serious art with this little sleeper!
The blow up of the antique car windshield with the amazing crackle was exposed inside my garage in very low light. The electronic shutter calculated about 1.5 seconds at f16. It's so quiet you can barely hear the shutter open and close. Leaf shutters are inherently perfectly balanced with equal weight going all directions, open, close. Unlike the focal plane which has a notable weights with no counterweights getting thrown open and then closed. Another advantage of the leaf shutter is that the "hot shoe" flash can sync all the way up to 1/500th second exposures on this camera. If I used this a lot I'd probably tweak the Plus X from 125 to more like 80 asa but it did just fine within the yellow box advertised speed.
Please note: I've had a question about the "lines" in the B/W photos. I'm getting this problem with all of my Nikon's and all lens combinations and haven't gotten to the bottom of it. The common denominator is the 30 years old Kodak 3404 Aerial Reconnaissance long roll film that I have been using. Can't believe Yellow Box would have bad film. But it seems to be getting worse, not better with different things I'm trying. Definitely not this camera / lens though. Wanted to show sharpness and good exposures but may have shot myself in the foot. The 3404 is 150 foot long roll. I have strips from Nikon FE and Nikon FTn done last week the same way, both with different lenses, same lines. My bad.
$95 + something for the postman
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