Minolta SRT 201

[MattKing]

The last two email addresses I have for Jon - which were widely disseminated on the web - are: jon_goodman@yahoo.com and JGood21967@aol.com

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

Thanks Matt. He got back to me.

Here's a shot from a test roll I did this morning with the SRT. All negs look great.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

When I taught a two-week photo class to kids (7th to 12th grades, mixed), the first day we made pinholes cameras, then exposed litho film in them. Continued doing so the second day. Then three days of cyanotypes from the litho negatives. Film cameras (35mm) the second week...but we used Ilford C-41 B&W film and a deal with the local camera store to process them. Two days to shoot, three days printing 8x10's. Lots of fun! But it has been years. Have fun, Andrew!

Been having a blast! Next year we will also be doing cyanotypes, possibly from paper negs.

 

[Vaughn]

Been having a blast! Next year we will also be doing cyanotypes, possibly from paper negs.

Cool! I bought the square pieces of cyanotype-treated fabric from Freestyle and we did a project making a Tibetian prayer flag sort of thing where we put them on a long string. And I also did the classic soak a big piece of canvas in cyanotype chemicals and laid it out in the sun for a big solargram (found objects, hands etc).

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

Cool! I bought the square pieces of cyanotype-treated fabric from Freestyle and we did a project making a Tibetian prayer flag sort of thing where we put them on a long string. And I also did the classic soak a big piece of canvas in cyanotype chemicals and laid it out in the sun for a big solargram (found objects, hands etc).

The Tibetian prayer flag thing sounds great. And one day I would love to do the big cyanotype soaked canvas print, too! That'll probably blow up my budget. I imagine a LOT of sensitiser needed.

 

[pbromaghin]

I use a #9 oring in my OMs and SRTs.

I just tried this out and it works great! A 357 1.5v with #9 o-ring around it is now powering a SRT-201 that's been hanging around on the shelf for several years without being used. The extra voltage meters about 2 stops too much light and so I'm adjusting Ektar down to ISO 25.

 

[BAC1967]

I just tried this out and it works great! A 357 1.5v with #9 o-ring around it is now powering a SRT-201 that's been hanging around on the shelf for several years without being used. The extra voltage meters about 2 stops too much light and so I'm adjusting Ektar down to ISO 25.

I use a 675 hearing aid battery with the same O-ring. The voltage is closer at 1.4v, I don't do any compensation.

 

[pbromaghin]

I use a 675 hearing aid battery with the same O-ring. The voltage is closer at 1.4v, I don't do any compensation.

They didn't have any at Target when I went, and I was hot to do this, so next time I'll give them a try.

 

[BradS]

I use the 625G. It fits perfectly and the light meter in my works perfectly and is accurate. I guess it may have been recalibrated when the body was overhauled in 2009.