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Post by matty on May 27, 2013 8:58:20 GMT -5
Thanks for the hints. Tried the vacuum idea, got a lot of dust but no screw, it might have bounced under the furniture so will try moving that over the next few days. Anyway, now Stephen has reminded me of the proper name, (grub screw, funny the things you forget) I have found a couple of places that sell replacements. Thanks Matty
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Post by matty on May 24, 2013 16:21:30 GMT -5
Pride comes before a fall, found an Olympus Trip at the carboot a couple of weeks ago, good condition, working apart from sticking aperture blades and paid £10 for it and a Kodak Retinette 1b so was dead pleased. However when I started taking the Olympus apart to clean the aperture blade things started to go wrong. Sat there and removed the inner ring (arrowed in the photo), Loosened the screws (following intructions on the web) but as I lifted the ring off one of the screws fell out, bounced off the edge of the table and disappeared into the carpet. I've spent most of the last few days on my hands and knees with a magnet trying to find the missing screw but with no luck. Does anyone know where I might be able to buy a replacement screw or do I need to look for a basket case Trip to get the part from? Thanks Matty
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Post by matty on May 15, 2013 17:09:33 GMT -5
Love the pics. I'm always fascinated by finding old ships and boats tied up in rivers and estuaries, I remember seeing HMS Warrior tied up at Milford Haven back in the 70s as an oil jetty, I next saw her at Hartlepool in 1985 being restored and have seen her fully restored at Portsmouth. I do wonder how a Soviet sub ended up on the Medway, my dad saw a group of Soviet subs at Blyth back in the 90s and was told that they had come as part payment for a deal with Coca Cola to start importing into Russia, is this a part of that deal? Matty
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Post by matty on May 15, 2013 16:52:04 GMT -5
One of the guys in work has been bitten by the collecting bug big style. He has taken the step from digital to classics, 35mm slrs mainly. We had a bit of a show and tell the other day and he was fascinated by my Agfa Isolette 1, now he wants to move into medium format and asked for a few recommendations. He wants something fairly compact, not too expensive but capable of giving decent results. I suggested thinking about Agfas or Zeiss Ikontas but just wondered what everyone else thought would be a good entry into medium format? Thanks Matty
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Post by matty on May 14, 2013 16:39:07 GMT -5
Thanks Lloydy, I'll run with that. As far as I can tell all the "consumer" grade OMs have similar bodies. Matty
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Post by matty on May 13, 2013 14:23:15 GMT -5
Hello Stephen, I saw your advice about cleaning fungus from lens, I had a box of bits and bobs from a car boot and at the bottom was a few enlarger lenses, one Meopta and a couple of others. They all have fungus and I thought they would be only suitable for the bin. If I cleaned them as you described would they still be useable if marked (I only did printing the once about 25 years ago using the university archaeology department darkroom, so know very little about the mechanics of using an enlarger.) Thanks Matty
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Post by matty on Apr 28, 2013 15:37:24 GMT -5
I mentioned about a waxed cotton jewellery cord in a previous reply. Well I ordered a generic seal kit off evilbay the other day. The 30cm of cord provided in the kit is the same as wifey's jewellery cord, available in different thicknesses at about 1 pound 75 from jewellery suppliers, I know where I'm getting my light seal cord from now on. Matty
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Post by matty on Apr 28, 2013 4:04:42 GMT -5
Hello Everybody, I've had an OM20 sat on the shelf for a little while needing new lightseals and just wanted to check something before I started on it. There has been a bit of botched work done on it, a very, bad seal replacement at the hinge end of the door, so I'm not too sure on what has been taken out. I'll replace the hinge seal, and in the channels along the edge but does the OM20 have any seal at the catch end of the door? This is the bit I'm not sure about. Thanks Matty
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Post by matty on Apr 24, 2013 3:41:28 GMT -5
This is one of the reasons I don't use evil bay unless I can't avoid it (at the moment light seal material is the only thing I am using it for.) The other reason is the "in good condition/working order" type of seller, this has included such working order items as badly degraded prisms, detached mirrors in slrs and jammed auto mechanisms in lenses. At least if I miss something on a camera at a car boot sale it's my own fault I also think evil bay makes people think they can get higher prices than things are actually worth, dealers put on a high buy it now price, this seems to make private sellers think they can get the same price. I have been looking for a bridge camera for my daughter (I just got a new Fuji and she has been out shooting with it before I had even got the chance) and have found that a lot of sellers seem to be wanting very near to what I could buy the same camera for new at the local supermarket. That's my rant for the day over. Matty
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Post by matty on Apr 21, 2013 15:12:55 GMT -5
Oh I forgot, Fuji Finepix compact digital as well.
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Post by matty on Apr 21, 2013 15:09:50 GMT -5
I have enough difficulty deciding what to put in the car for a day out let alone for a holiday. As we holiday at home in the UK and my car has a massive boot I have space for my usual every day case, Praktica MTL50 and 50mm prime, FED4 (don't ask me why, I just like it), Lubitel 166 (not my favourite bit of Soviet kit, I am on the lookout for a better tlr) Optomax 80-250 zoom, Chinon 135 mm, Pentacon 28mm and 2x teleconvertor. There's space for a couple lens hoods and a cable release and I have a great 1960s Kodak tripod that collapes down to about 10 inches and opens up to about 4 foot high. As a sneaky extra the Agfa Isolette 1 fits nicely in my coat pocket. I have a light meter app on my phone and a rangefinder app that is handy with the Isolette.
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Post by matty on Apr 18, 2013 11:55:30 GMT -5
I popped into our local discount shop (where everythings a pound) and found a tray of Agfa Photo Vista Plus 200asa 35mm film. As I've just redone the light seals on my Yashica FXD, I thought I might as well use a cheap film for a trial rather than wasting a roll of the good stuff. Has anyone used this film and is it any good? Regards Matty
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Post by matty on Apr 9, 2013 17:59:07 GMT -5
Hello Truls, I remember that Zenit E's (EM and B as well) do have problems when the shutter speed is adjusted before winding on, something to do with the speed selector moving when the shutter lever is advanced. As to the light seals, the Zenit's I've had have velvet at the hinge and catch end with a cord material in the grooves, black wool twisted and glued into position could be used as an alternative. The wife gets a waxed cotton cord from jewellery suppliers that looks and feels very similar to the original lights seal material used in Zenits and Prakticas, I just haven't plucked up the courage to try it out on a camera yet. Regards Martin
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Post by matty on Apr 9, 2013 17:37:28 GMT -5
Hello Yashica1943, I've got a bit of a soft spot for Yashicas, the FX-D Quartz was my second "proper" camera after a Zenit TTL. Bought it in about 1982 and I've still got it. I started redoing the light seals yesterday; the leather is a bit tatty but everything still works so am hoping to run some film through it this week. I always found it a easy camera to use with clear, simple focusing. Picked up a TL Electro at the weekend to keep it company. Regards Martin
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Post by matty on Apr 9, 2013 17:19:36 GMT -5
Wifey was feeling a bit poorly on Sunday so I volunteered to do the shopping. On the way to the shops I mysteriously found my way to the local car boot (well it was only six miles out of my way) and I'm afraid I succumbed to temptation. First off I found this in a box of junk, asking price was a £1: There's no markings on the camera, it's a 35mm viewfinder and is marked Made in Germany on the case, inside the film compartment there is POLO. Can anyone tell me a bit more about it? Further along the stalls I spotted this: Yashica TL Electro, Hoya 35-75 Zoom lens. Needs a clean and new light seals but the shutter fires ok so I prepared to haggle. Turns out it was being sold as a box lot, £25 later I had the Yashica and: Cosina CSL, no lens but shutter and meter works and as its M42 I've got lenses to fit. There was also this: Praktica MTL5B, good condition, no lens but meter and shutter works and M42 again. I might sell this one on, one of the guys in work was looking for a Praktica. Then there was this: Kodak Junior 1, strange mix of traditional folder and "modern" 1950's plastic. Then there was this: Brownie Six20 Model D, I don't have a Box Brownie so this was a welcome addition to the collection. Finally there was this: Polaroid Automatic 103 Rangefinder Land Camera, the manual is dated 1965, I believe it's still possible to get film for this. To make matters worse, wifey went to work the day after leaving a series of errands for me to do. One of these led me past one of my favourite charity shops where I spotted this: Canon EOS 5000 with a 38-76 zoom. Autofocus, plastic, not my usual cup of tea but couldn't resist it for a fiver. I might sell it on for the lens but am tempted to keep it or at least run a film through it. All in all a fun couple of outings.
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