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Post by retina on Nov 24, 2014 3:20:12 GMT -5
I actually had to do this once with a relatively modern 35mm camera when a large group of us were celebrating the arrival of new millenium in the centre of town. The hot-shoe contact on my camera wasn't working, I had no flash lead, so I did exactly as you suggested, opened the shutter on 'B', fired the flash with the test button, and then closed the shutter. Interesting ghost images and trails from surrounding lights, but it did the job!
Regards, Chris
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Post by retina on Nov 22, 2014 19:21:50 GMT -5
My own first 35mm camera was a Yashica Minister D. Even though I had worked at Kodak, and would certainly have liked a Retina, they were hard to find in New Zealand, and probably beyond my means anyway. The Minister D certainly returned fine pictures, and I have one just like it in my collection.
Regards, Chris
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Post by retina on Nov 22, 2014 15:02:42 GMT -5
Y for YashicaChris
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Post by retina on Nov 11, 2014 16:12:26 GMT -5
G'day All, Well, I like to have my cameras working properly even if I have no real intention of using them. Like the panel-beater's car and the builder's house, there are always jobs that need doing, there is not enough time available to do a proper job, and of course it goes against the grain to do a half-baked job, so things just have to wait... Cameras stand their best chance of getting the attention they need in the first week or so of their arrival. This was the latest to arrive, and I spent the afternoon getting it back in working order when I should have been doing other things... retinarescue.com/geltod3.htmlRegards, Chris
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Post by retina on Nov 9, 2014 21:47:10 GMT -5
G'day Brett, Welcome to the joy of owning a Retina. If you'd like to see what the inside of that shutter look like, and have a minute or two to waste, then watch this animation. retinarescue.com/shutter_assembly.htmlRegards, Chris Sherlock
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Post by retina on Jul 20, 2014 19:11:27 GMT -5
G'day all,
I was contacted smartly by one member, and I'm just waiting to hear back from the donor now. Another member has also expressed interest, so I think we can safely assume the cameras will find a good home shortly.
Thanks for your help.
Regards, Chris
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Post by retina on Jul 18, 2014 21:04:18 GMT -5
G'day all,
I've recently been contacted by a Shrewsbury, UK man with a couple of cameras he'd like to see go to a good home, and he doesn't want any money!
I'm much to far away myself, else they'd be joining the hundreds already here.
The items in question are these, a Minolta SRT 101 with 55 mm 1.7 Rokkor, ERC, a 35 mm f2.8 W Rokkor-HG; and a Tokina Tele-Auto 135 mm f3,5. All with UV filters.
A Solida II, 6 x 6, f3,5 Xenar, rangefinder, Prontor SVS, ERC.
A Weston Master III.
Contact me directly and I'll see you get the donor's details.
Regards, Chris Sherlock (retinarepair@gmail.com)
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Post by retina on May 16, 2013 16:12:27 GMT -5
G'day Stephen,
I've got one of these too, you are right, they are very well-made.
I have never seen an 85mm lens for this model anywhere, have you ever come across one?
Regards, Chris
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Post by retina on Apr 22, 2013 16:47:08 GMT -5
G'day All,
Kate and I traveled over to Central Otago this past weekend to see the autumn colours.
I took a Contax IIa I bought some time ago, and somewhat more recently repaired, and I took the Zeiss Ikon lens cap I spent a lot of time hunting down to suit the Tessar lens as well.
I took some great scenic shots of the inside of the lens cap, they might have been a little under-exposed though.
I think the lens cap can just live by itself in the camera cabinet from here on in...
Too much time spent using SLRs, the folding Retinas, and digital cameras I think. I must learn about lens caps all over again.
Regards, Chris
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Post by retina on Apr 18, 2013 16:01:58 GMT -5
I've got a similar device, also M39, not a nicely made, but does the job, except this one has a distance of 44mm from screen to lens mounting flange, so I'm assuming it is for a Braun Paxette. Regards, Chris
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Post by retina on Apr 18, 2013 15:53:09 GMT -5
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Post by retina on Apr 18, 2013 4:09:21 GMT -5
G'day Stephen,
I finally found out why this unreasonably shiny camera has been sitting unused for all these years just about thirty minutes ago when I went to load a film. The cassette just wouldn't fit in properly, and the cause was fairly obvious once I knew where to look, the shiny end cap of a film cassette was jammed in the camera.
The cassette end was one of the old-fashioned type about 8mm deep, that's about 5/16" for those of you who don't do metric.
A brief fight using with pliers and tweezers, and the unwanted extra had been removed, and now I've got film loaded ready for the coming weekend.
Regards, Chris
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Post by retina on Apr 17, 2013 11:56:34 GMT -5
G'day Stephen,
Yes, it really does look just like new, and the price including buyers premium and GST (our VAT or sales tax) was NZ$178, which is about US$150 or just under 100 pounds sterling.
Looking at it, I think it may have had one, or even two films through it, if the owner was very careful with it, but possibly it has never seen any action at all.
The film advance and shutter action are a smooth as silk. I wouldn't have believed a camera could sit idle for fifty-five years and still work like that.
The Beauty Super that came with it was a well-used camera by comparison, with a case that had broken off across a fold. Much what you'd expect really. Both cameras are much the same age, so a real mystery.
Regards, Chris
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Post by retina on Apr 16, 2013 20:58:55 GMT -5
G'day All, I'd been good all week, hadn't bought a single camera, but then I read the listings for a local auction house, and it said 'Lot 383 - 2 leather cased viewfinder cameras & Canon lens', so I thought I'd better take a look. Anyhow, this is what I've now got, a Canon IVS2B with f/1.8 lens Just like new. Even got a nice Canon 135mm f/3.5 tele to go with it, and a Beauty 35 Super 35mm rangefinder camera as well. Regards, Chris
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Post by retina on Apr 14, 2013 14:40:34 GMT -5
Expending scarce financial resources gathering up large numbers of pieces of obsolete equipment doesn't look like especially rational behaviour to me, but it's fun....
One of the most rewarding aspects of owning something rare is knowing that nobody else has it.
Lucky I don't collect cars or motorbikes, I'd need a warehouse to store them in.
Regards, Chris
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