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Post by hannes on Sept 14, 2015 14:44:30 GMT -5
Servus Martin: For me the Arex was the reason to join this forum, meanwhile I found a lot of other useful information and help in this forum. It's a pitty, but I did not find time to shoot a roll of film in the Arex. The pressure plate which is more a preasure spring has small traces of rust that would scratch the film. It needs some polishing of this steel spring. And I wanted to test the shutter speeds before shooting a film because from listening all 3 speeds sound the same and look the same through the lens. When I tried an empty 135 film casette on the right side I also thought it will not fit. But it fits with allmost no space left. I do not remember which casette I used. It must have been from a B/W film. Maybe Adox CHS 100 or Ilford or new Agfa APX. I'll try again and make some photos. Maybe your message is the trigger to run a film of Fuji 200 through it and test how CEWE handles the non standard format. My Arex has serial #1748. What is yours and how did you get it. Mine is from Vienna via eBay. Hannes
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Post by hannes on Sept 12, 2015 13:44:55 GMT -5
I don't have many black beauties. Had a black Nikon FA with signs of heavy use. I had to return it, because the signs of use also affected function. But since some month I have this one, which I really like. Nikon FA by Johannes Hromadka, auf Flickr I have a few more black cameras, Minolta X700, Nikon F301 and F801s. But as far as I know these models have never been sold in chrome. Hannes
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Post by hannes on Sept 9, 2015 0:08:22 GMT -5
There's a problem with access rights, I'm not allowed to view
Hannes
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Post by hannes on Sept 6, 2015 12:08:25 GMT -5
I won a Hassy strap on ebay. Cross fingers that it will be compatible to the Kiev.
Going on a foto walk with the Kiev saves the fitness studio :-)
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Post by hannes on Sept 6, 2015 12:04:18 GMT -5
The first link you posted is good, if you follow all steps nothing should go wrong. Best is to understand what is going on in the different parts of the camera for each step. It helped me a lot to remember all steps.
I can shoot 13 frames on a roll of Fomapan with my Kiev 80
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Post by hannes on Sept 5, 2015 6:27:23 GMT -5
Your Salyut is also from 1979, at least the lens. But with the prisma finder it will no longer fit into the leather case.
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Post by hannes on Sept 3, 2015 15:32:41 GMT -5
Hi, The films I shot with Kiev 80 are back from the lab. No problems with film transport, no light leaks ;-) I can shoot 13 pictures on a Fomapan 100. Here is one picture I shot on a camp ground in Poland. Meanwhile I also got the Jupiter 26B 250mm lens. Hannes
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Post by hannes on Aug 19, 2015 13:27:00 GMT -5
Hello: Since long time I wanted a Kiev MF SLR. But allways the prices have been over my self made limit and I did not really look hard to get one. But this summer I made a trip through Poland. And I was in Danzig when the Dominikanermarket brought a lot of life and action in to the city. 1600 stands, 3 streets with antiques After some time I found this set, Kiev 80 from 1979 with 2 magazines, box and filters. Quick tests showed that it seems to haveno problems, and all serial numbers are from 1979, the magazines and film holders have matching numbers. So I bought it . Next weeks 2 rolls of Foma Pan 100 will be developed and then I see If I it really is ok. How many Kiev 80 users are in this board? What are your experiences? Hannes
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Post by hannes on Jul 19, 2015 15:00:00 GMT -5
All information on the net I found says that the Dacora Royal 6x6 folder has automatic shutter cooking when operating the wind lever. So says the manual you can find on butkus. Manual and a lot of pictures in the net show the cooking levers.
But my Dacora Royal misses that lever and therefore also the functionality of automatic shutter cooking.
Is anybody of you aware that there has been a "cheaper" Dacory Royal built without that extra? My camera looks original and for me there is no sign that somebody removed all the levers.
I cannot find a serial on the camera, the lens is an Enna Ennar 1:3,5 f=7,5cm #755988 shutter is Protor SVS 1s to 1/300s. The wind lever is black.
I will add fotos later.
Hannes
PS: There is an (exposed?) Adox R 17 still in the camera. Looks like it has not been used for a long time.
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Post by hannes on Jul 8, 2015 2:29:36 GMT -5
If you want a workhorse go for one of the late Praktica MTL models. I still have my MTL5b. Metal blade shutter m42 lenses.
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Post by hannes on Jul 7, 2015 3:14:44 GMT -5
Since I'm Nikon addicted. The FM or Nikkormat FTN. If electronic controlled shutter is allowed, FE, FG, or Nikkormat EL. OM2 is a great camera too. OM1 if no electronic shutter. And there are the Minolta SRTs.
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Post by hannes on Jun 21, 2015 13:59:26 GMT -5
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Post by hannes on Jun 20, 2015 7:12:15 GMT -5
These are only comments, not contradictions! but the objection to infinity focus is strange as the mount to film distance is the same. I still think it turns on the Soviets copying the Retina Reflex version a bit too accurately! I am not going to buy a Russian one just to find out!, anyway they are very rare in the UK, and would have to be bought in from Russia etc. Stephen. I'm thinking of buying a Bessamatic. There is one in Austria for sale with 3 lenses, filters and case. If I buy it can try and post the result. If it is possible to use the Rubin zoom on the Bessamatic. I would be very happy. Hannes
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Post by hannes on Jun 20, 2015 6:10:27 GMT -5
Hannes, have the Soviet lenses actually been tried on the Bessamatic?... as I am told the bayonet is the same, as is the aperture control, but like Retina it may not match the vital cut out, which can be filed into place on the rim of the bayonet. A Retina DKL will jam on a Bessa, but can be modified, and I suspect the same may be apply for the Soviet version of the DKL mount. However the Soviet DKL may well be different in other details, and anyhow I have not got a Soviet DKL lens as yet! Information on the net says Braun DKL fits as does Iloca DKL, it was the Kodak version that was out of step. Stephen Hi Stephen I do not have a Bessamatic (yet) but there is some detailed info on the camera site of Guido Studer www.g-st.ch/privat/kameras/zenit.html#zenit4----- Die Zenit 4/5/6-Familie verwendet ein Bajonett, das ähnlich dem der Voigtländer Bessamatik konstruiert ist. Die Objektive sind allerdings nicht kompatibel und können, wenn überhaupt adaptierbar, nicht auf unendlich fokussiert werden, da das Auflagemass nicht übereinstimmt. Gewisse Objektive lassen sich auch gar nicht zwischen den Systemen tauschen, da das Bajonett nicht völlig kompatibel ist. Das Objektivangebot für die Zenit 4/5/6-Familie war eher bescheiden: Neben dem Standardobjektiv Vega 3 (50mm/2.8) existierten noch das Mir 1ts (37mm/2.8), das Jupiter 25ts (85mm/2.8), das Taïr 38ts (133mm/4) und der Voigtländer Zoomar-Nachbau Rubin 1ts (37-80mm/2.8), der im Set mit der Zenit 6 geliefert wurde. Ein hübsches und sehr nützliches Detail, das beim Vega 3-Objektiv von Voigtländer-Originalen oder auch den Objektiven der Kodak Retina Spiegelreflex-Linie übernommen wurde, ist die DOF-Anzeige (Schärfentiefenbereich, Deep of Field), welche sich je nach gewählter Blende verändert. ----- Hannes
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Post by hannes on Jun 19, 2015 13:56:06 GMT -5
It is claimed the Soviet lenses all fit the Bessamatic, but they are very uncommon to find. Hi Stephen: The Zenit-4,5,6 Mount is similar to the Bessamatic mount but lenses cannot be interchanged. I have a Zenit-4 with the Rubin-1, got it from a friend with filters, both finders and the leather case. Unfortunately the camera was broken when I got it. I could get the shutter working again for a very short time (about 2/3rd of a roll of film) The camera with this lens is very heavy. But since the lens has a 2.8 aperture it is great fun using it. Here are some fotos: My Zenit 4Hannes
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