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Post by John Farrell on Aug 31, 2021 1:54:59 GMT -5
Edixa lenses are slightly different to the Praktica/Pentax M42 - if you screw an Edixa lens onto a Pentax, the index mark is not at the centre top. This can mean, on automatic lenses, that the camera pusher plate misses the stopdown pin. Yashica M42 lenses followed Edixa. The lens to film distance is the same for both Edixa and standard M42.
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Post by John Farrell on Aug 26, 2021 13:28:59 GMT -5
Unfortunately the don't include the Exakta RTL 1000. I may have sourced a copy on ebay - it's in German though! The link is to a service article on that very camera.
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Post by John Farrell on Aug 25, 2021 3:22:44 GMT -5
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Post by John Farrell on Aug 13, 2021 20:37:05 GMT -5
I have a 35mm f2.5 W-Komura, preset diaphragm, in M42 mount. When I bought it, it had a home made M42 to Yashica Pentamatic adapter fitted to it.
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Post by John Farrell on Jul 20, 2021 20:39:30 GMT -5
I have a Zenit C, and it too shows its rangefinder camera origins - it is based on the Zorki, which is a close Leica copy. It dates from the same time as the Asahiflex, and doesn't have an instant return mirror, but it does have an eye level viewfinder. Mine came without a takeup spool, and a friend gave me the spool from a Leica, which worked fine after a small modification.
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Post by John Farrell on Jul 12, 2021 23:11:53 GMT -5
An antique dealer I knew asked me to look at a "Leica" camera he had just bought. It had a threaded release button, and a triangular lens follower for the rangefinder. If you looked carefully at the front of the case, "FED" was visible, under the overprinted "Leica".
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Post by John Farrell on Jul 4, 2021 18:00:34 GMT -5
I had a similar problem with a couple of Biotar lenses - I fixed it by rubbing the lens element surface lightly with a finger coated with toothpaste.
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Post by John Farrell on May 24, 2021 15:55:04 GMT -5
This is why I stick to mechanical cameras with basic meters. The only cameras I have with any auto mode are a Pentax ME and a Konica Autoreflex TC.
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Post by John Farrell on Apr 18, 2021 15:10:24 GMT -5
Oamaru is an hour so drive from where I live - I visit there occasionally.
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Post by John Farrell on Apr 15, 2021 2:04:42 GMT -5
You need to grip the chromed ring around the release button with something soft. I use a jar opener, and for more stubborn rings, a small slip joint plier, with latex tubing over the jaws. The ring (and the threaded parts below) are left hand threaded. The "Learn Camera Repair" website has service manual learncamerarepair.com/product.php?product=866&category=0&secondary=0Jar opener..
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Post by John Farrell on Jan 11, 2021 2:07:22 GMT -5
Hi there - my first SLR camera was a Zenit 3m, which I bought in 1970.
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Post by John Farrell on Oct 29, 2020 22:10:25 GMT -5
Nice grab! If you haven't seen this web site, it has a pretty detailed history on the Yashica TLR's. www.yashicatlr.com/Paul Sokk's site also has information on early Yashica 35mm rangefinder and SLR cameras.
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Post by John Farrell on Sept 4, 2020 3:13:48 GMT -5
Older cameras used CF cards - I have a Canon from 2005 like this.
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Post by John Farrell on Aug 28, 2020 19:23:08 GMT -5
I have an Agfaflex IV (same as an Ambiflex II), currently with Chris Sherlock awaiting a shutter overhaul.
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Post by John Farrell on Jun 18, 2020 1:23:35 GMT -5
Canon had a different solution to flash automation. They produced a gun which connected to the focus ring of the camera, and passed distance information to the light meter. The meter match needle was used to set the aperture.
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