none of my 'fancy' slrs are waterproof either. pics look great from your 6006!
My 35mm Nikon N6006 is still working after thirty-plus years. The shutter is amazingly accurate. And the meter works great. It has PASM, braketing, and most of the bells and whistles. It's plastic, but nice plastic, and not waterproof. But so what? This model is cheap to buy. Make sure they include the battery charger. Here are some recent pictures using Tmax 400.
First thing to do is, with the camera back open and shutter open as well (locking cable release on B, since few cameras in that class have T), put the frosted side of a small ground glass or other frosted material (CD/DVD jewel case material with "invisible" tape works well) on the film guide rails and verify that the focusing screen agrees with the film focus. Given it's an SLR, it probably doesn't. The problem might be as simple as someone having cleaned the camera and reinstalled the ground glass upside down, but more likely the mirror is too high or too low when the camera is cocked.
the screw underneath is stuck. No way to unscrew it,
Tried turning it the other way? Some of those are left hand thread.
You probably don't need to take the top cover off to check the mirror position -- there may have been a foam buffer under the mirror that's gone now; that would let the mirror go too low, increasing the distance between the lens node and focusing screen.
You'll probably need something like a loupe to see the image on the microscope slide well enough to verify focus -- I usually just take my glasses off, but I'm very nearsighted, that gives me the equivalent of about a 7.5x loupe. Once you can see the film plane image well enough, you can determine whether the film plane focuses closer or further away than the focusing screen. If the film plane focuses closer, that means the mirror is too high; if further away, the mirror is too low (and this would be the result if the focusing screen were upside down, too).
Unless there's evidence the top cover has been off the camera, I'd start with the assumption that the mirror's "down" position needs adjusting...
That said, stopping before you damage something is certainly a legitimate decision. I've done it a number of times.
maybe a Pentax with M42 as I have some lens for both...
Stuff on eBay is kind of expensive, as the whole world is looking at the same items, so I'll find something locally. Here the market is not very hectic but things do pop up once in a while. Just need to be patient and not too picky about models... Or maybe here on the forum, I suppose one could trust the members
I like how your Ricoh looks like, I dig the silver finish. I'll pick it up if I spot it...
The only thing that is currently tempting me here is a Nikon N2020, at maybe 80€, it is sold by a guy I met a few times. But I don't have any Nikon objectives so it would add up to the cost and make my cupboard even tighter
At KEH there is a 180 day warranty, where equipment can be returned, repaired or exchanged for any reason, except possibly abuse.
Don't know if they deal with M42 other than Zenit, but Oleg's Camera in Kyiv has a very good reputation, and as far as I know has managed to stay in business.
It's Oleg Camera Repair -- the page says he's moved his business to Bratislava, Slovakia (probably a much quieter neighborhood than Kyiv at present).
It's Oleg Camera Repair -- the page says he's moved his business to Bratislava, Slovakia (probably a much quieter neighborhood than Kyiv at present).
The choice of these used cameras is so broad, there is an Asahi Pentax SV with 50/1.4 a Spotmatic+ with 50/4 macro, both Super Takumar (I love these Japanese lens names). There is an Olympus om1 with 135/3.5 Zuiko which would nicely complement my 50mm/1.8, a few OM2 at various prices which look ok... My head will explode, I think I should stop digging and buy something
For example you want to shoot at f11 and the view through the viewfinder is very dark (unless it's a very bright day).
Hi, I'm a new member did my introduction at the appropriate spot.
I have a question as I'm quite new with film photography, apart from using simple cameras in the 90s...
I bought myself my first BW film, the Ilford FP4 PLUS (ISO125) 35mm and have 3 cameras.Not sure which should I put it in, as I wouldn't like to spoil my first film. I'm used to digital photography, which apart from buying a camera and using electricity to charge is a completely free type of photography
I have an Olympus SC35 Type 12 with Zuiko 50/1.8, it has a manual and auto mode, but the focusing in the viewfinder is kind of weird, I'm not sure if I'll be able to focus right. It has some kind of crosshair in the middle and it is called "Focusing Screen 1-12". Also I'm not quite sure it knows how much is the aperture open, or closed. So it can't really know how long to keep the shutter, automatically or can it? I suppose it reads the ISO rating automatically?
The other camera is a Zenith with a Helios 44M-4. It seems to be working properly, but I'm not sure about the lightmeter. I think I understand how it works, but don't know how in(precise) it is. I could fit my Zeiss Jena 50/2.8mm or 135/3.5mm on it, but I'm quite sure the lens flange distance is different for these.
And the thrid one is a Cosina CT-1A, with 50mm/1.8 Lens which does work and has a working lightmeter, I shot my last film with it so I'm more into other options, also the objective is my least favourite of the bunch...
I'll go to a few day trip tomorrow so, I'll bring one of these with me.
Please share your thoughts and some advice.... Thanks
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