|
Post by hannes on Oct 29, 2015 9:23:10 GMT -5
Hi Stephen, This post did not help to suppress my GAS The foca sport looks really nice, there was one a ebay from France, placed a low bid and was the only bidder. It arrived yesterday, in original leather case. Condition is not the best, low speeds are stuck and focus is a little bit stiff. But it is possible to run a film through.
Hannes
|
|
|
Post by hannes on Oct 24, 2015 9:30:58 GMT -5
Hello Steven: Today I had a closer look at the Dacora again and also made some fotos. The shutter cooking levers are missing, someone removed them. I found images on flicker showing some details of a dismantled Royal which show the details very clear. On mine I see two holes for rivets and the part in the bottom of the camera linked to the leaver which is still there. But cooking the shutter when winding is only the half comfort. An automatic winding stop like the Balda Baldix, has is also very important for comfort. Looking at the frame numbers in the red window is sometimes a pain. Especially in low light situations. Hannes
|
|
|
Post by hannes on Oct 22, 2015 12:45:16 GMT -5
I was lucky and got an original leather case for the Arex. Only problem is that the case was not empty, there is another Arex in it ;-) This one is older then my first Arex, it has a low 15xx serial number. There is even an empty roll of old film in it. It's a Kodak Plus-X, PX 135. Would be interesting how old this is, when the camera was last time used. Hannes PS: The roll of film I shot with the other Arex is ready for development.
|
|
|
Post by hannes on Oct 21, 2015 13:39:24 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by hannes on Oct 21, 2015 11:37:53 GMT -5
Few posts, ...surely someone has a new camera? Pictures, comments? Yes I have new camera(s) and shot some films. But nothing in a state to post it here yet. I hope to have some information and images ready by next week. Hannes
|
|
|
Post by hannes on Oct 12, 2015 14:12:36 GMT -5
Hi Mike, You should consider weight and usability. I have a Rolleiflex from the 1930es. The viewfinder is dim and shutter has no double exposure preventure. No fun to use. I also have Mamiya C220 and C33, great cameras but extreme heavy. Last summer when I had to make a decision which one to take with me on the holiday trip I took the Seagull 4A. It is light, has good usability and it is not too expensive in case it gets stolen.
Conclusion, if you want a Rollei, go for a late Rolleiflex 2.8
|
|
|
Post by hannes on Oct 4, 2015 13:44:11 GMT -5
Hi,
I've not used it before, have it only a few weeks. I could not use it more open than 5.6 due to the bright sun shine on Saturday. I will post the results as soon I have the film developed and scanned.
|
|
|
Post by hannes on Oct 4, 2015 12:00:38 GMT -5
|
|
|
Post by hannes on Sept 26, 2015 12:50:19 GMT -5
Perhaps not quite a rotary, as I think it is like the Ilford Advocate, a single petal leaf on pivot, plus, of course, a capping blade. This type is common on everything from Kodak, everset types, box cameras, some times an everset single speed, sometimes a fuller range with timing. For me the arex shutter looks like a real rotary shutter. See here 20150926-113518-_HRO5228-CO6 by Johannes Hromadka, auf Flickr and here in T mode (which is B) 20150926-113417-_HRO5227-CO6 by Johannes Hromadka, auf Flickr Hannes
|
|
|
Post by hannes on Sept 22, 2015 11:26:22 GMT -5
The only camera to use a rotary shutter on full frame 35mm was the USSR made Kiev 10 and 15...and I hear you saying "that's not a rotary shutter", but in fact it is, a Fan shutter that follows a radial path, in other words a rotary or at least a portion of a rotary shutter Hi, Also the Arex had a rotary shutter. 24x28mm is almost 35mm full frame. I think I should lookout to add a Kiev 15 or Kiev 10 to my collection. Hannes
|
|
|
Post by hannes on Sept 18, 2015 10:40:48 GMT -5
Servus Hannes, Great idea to mount the spool upside down. I wonder how CEWE will handle such a spool. If you have a changing bag you can also wind it back into the original one. Well with reasonable fast film you don't need the 1/25 anyway. Maybe black isolation tape (textile type) would be even better than rubber bands. Don't know. Now that I know how to load it.... Danke and best regards Martin Hallo Martin When you look at the 2 chambers for casettes you see they are symmetric. So the casettes must be symmetric too. Inserting the spindle upside down does the trick. I will wind back the film in the darkroom to prevent the lab from developing the Fuji c 200 in BW developer because of the Ilford casette. My main gallery for my cameras is on Google+ plus.google.com/photos/107451057459150940455/album/6006931288685002513?sview=26 Flickr is mainly to link the Fotos to this forum. The same applies to this Valery www2.hromadka.at/Fotos/ Hannes aus Bisamberg
|
|
|
Post by hannes on Sept 18, 2015 1:29:25 GMT -5
Here some pictures from film prepearing and loading. See the take up spool in the take up casette mounted upside down. DSC_0695 by Johannes Hromadka, auf Flickr Film casettes and Arex DSC_0694 by Johannes Hromadka, auf Flickr Film loaded in cmera DSC_0698 by Johannes Hromadka, auf Flickr Next will be to shoot some photos. I allready recogniced that advancing the film will be the next chalange because the automatic film stop is a little bit rough. One has to press the release butting the same time while starting to advance the film. Hannes
|
|
|
Post by hannes on Sept 17, 2015 12:00:27 GMT -5
Hello Martin
Thanks for your trigger. Today I loaded a film into my Arex. The casette on the right is a 135 casette. The trick is that you have to mount it up side down.
Open the empty casette, take out the spool and put it in upside down again after attaching the film lead. After closing the casette it fits easy into the take up chamber.
I made photos with my mobile but in bad quality. Have to make better ones later.
I also measured shutter speeds with the app shutter speed and the photo plug attached to my android phone.
1/100 and 1/50 are accurate. 1/25 is too fast or does not open the shutter sometimes.
Now I need some rubber bands to prevent the back of the camera from coming off by accident.
Hannes
|
|
|
New kid
Sept 16, 2015 14:53:22 GMT -5
Post by hannes on Sept 16, 2015 14:53:22 GMT -5
Hello:
One in one out does not really work for me 8-( 2 days ago I visited a 2nd hand shop close my work again and left with an Exakta Varex IIb in good condition for 15€. Photos will follow.
Hannes
|
|
|
New kid
Sept 14, 2015 14:58:11 GMT -5
Post by hannes on Sept 14, 2015 14:58:11 GMT -5
Servus Martin
Nice Box, my collection also started as accumulation of cameras I used or got from friends and family because they knew that I'm addicted to old technical stuff.
Then there was a post on G+ of a person who started to use one camera of his collection per month. I liked that idea and started using my old cameras again after some digital years. While using my old cameras again I found in Willhaben and eBay that now some of my unaffordable dream cameras of the 80ies and 90ies could be bought for real small money now. This was the change form accumulation to collection ;-) An important rule when buying a new camera is that it must be working and I would really use it in not to far away future.
When I use I camera I also shoot some pics from the camera and add it to my G+ or Flickr page. But it will take some time till I'm through using all at least once.
Hannes
|
|