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ludoo
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Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 12:34 pm Post subject: What is inside your "to fix" drawer? |
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ludoo wrote:
Reading Carsten's post on how he fixed his EOS 50e reminded me of all the pieces of gear I have in various stages of repair, and conforted me somehow as it seems I'm not the only one who keeps half-working cameras seemingly forever in the hope of managing to repair them someday.
So I decided to ask you all what is inside your "to fix" drawer(s), and how long have those cameras/lenses been there. Maybe painful, but take this as hope for a future resurrection of most of your broken gear.
What I have, off the top of my mind (it's probably more)
* Olympus 35S-II, I cut and replaced the beamsplitter mirror and reglued most of the RF lenses after the mess left by the previous owner; I've been working on this camera for the past 3 months, a half hour every 2-3 weeks, now I only have to recalibrate the RF (not easy after most of its components were displaced and reglued)
* Jupiter-9, what started as a simple fix (tighten an inner ring) evolved into a huge mess, when I found out that the screw used to transmit aperture was stripped and I had to drill it; in the end my dentist gave me some tiny screws and I managed to cold-solder one; now I only have to reassemble it hoping it'll work
* Contax II, it has been sitting idle for 6 months; the shutter ribbons are broken and, while I got Arsenal replacements from Oleg, I am lacking the energy to tackle this project; its collapsible Tessar needs some attention too as it's full of fungus;
* Contax Sonnar 50/2 collapsible; got this as damaged and it is indeed damaged, with encrusted front and back lenses; it does not help that I managed to add a scratch of my own; will have to dismantle it and try to find some acid the remove the stuff on the glass without damaging it; if I ever find the motivation;
* Rikenon 50/1.7, have to open the rear group and clean a thick film of dust; the problem is, I have no idea how to open it.
* Polaroid Land Camera 100 Automatic, just finished converting it to 3xAAA batteries, but the bellows are shot and I have to make new ones; I have most of the materials and hope to get it done soon
* Olympus Pen D, got this as broken for a song, it turns out everything works but the shutter is gummy and needs a cleaning; I also have to find a small screw which is missing from the top plate
* Voigtlander Vito B large viewfinder, needs a good shutter flush
* Agfa Super Solinette #2, shutter won't stay cocked, have to disassemble and check what's wrong; then it'll need the usual vf/rf cleaning and adjustment
* Agfa Super Solinette #1, cleaned shutter but still have to fine tune rf alignment
* 5 or 6 Vitomatic bodies (IIa, IIb, IIcs) none of which is fully working, which I'll have to dismount and combine into a couple of working cameras
* Agfa Karat 36, needs to have the lens dampening grease replaced, but as the front element is badly scratched I'll probably never get around to doing it
* Agfa Selectronic S, have to check if the shutter is working at all speeds, probably needs to have a capacitor replaced, another hopeless project
And last week, recognizing I'd never have the time and probably the skills for them, I brought my 3xAutoreflex TC to my repairman to fix.
I did not list the obviously broken stuff I keep hidden in various corners of the house.
What about you?
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Esox lucius
Joined: 26 Aug 2008 Posts: 2441 Location: Helsinki, Finland
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Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 12:38 pm Post subject: |
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Esox lucius wrote:
Two Zeiss Super Ikonta 532/16 with the 80/2.8 Opton-Tessar. They've been at a camera repairman for 3 years now... I'm thinking I should pick them up and finish the work myself, but I do not know what the stage of disassembly of them is at the moment. _________________ Vilhelm
Nikon DSLR: D4, D800, Nikon D3, D70
Nikon SLR: Nikon F100, Nikon FM2n
Nikkor MF: 20/2.8 Ai-S, 24/2 Ai-S, 24/2.8 Ai-S, 28/2 Ai-S, 28/2.8 Ai-S, 35/1.4 AIS, 35/2 Ai-S, 45/2.8 GN, 50/1.2 Ai, 50/1.2 Ai-S, 50/1.4 Ai, 50/1.4 Ai-S, 50/1.8 AI-S "long", 50/1.8 AI-S "short", 55/1.2 Ai, 85/1.4 Ai-S, 85/1.8H, 105/2.5 Ai, 135/2.8Q, 135/3.5 Ai, 180/2.8 Ai-S ED
Nikkor AF/AF-S FX: 14-24/2.8G, 16/2.8D Fisheye, 16-35/4G VR, 17-35/2.8D, 24/1.4G, 24/3.5D PC-E, 24/2.8D, 24-70/2.8G, 28/1.4D, 28/1.8G, 35/1.4G, 35/2D, 50/1.4D, 50/1.4G, 50/1.8G, 60/2.8 Micro, 60/2.8G Micro, 70-200/2.8G VR, 70-200/2.8G VR II, 80-400/4.5-5.6D VR, 85/1.4G, 85/2.8D PC-E Micro, 105/2D DC, 105/2.8G VR Micro, 135/2D DC, 200/2G VR, 200-400/4G VR, 300/2.8G VR, 300/4D ED, 400/2.8G VR, 800/5.6E VR
Nikkor AF/AF-S DX: 10.5/2.8G Fisheye, 12-24/4G, 18-70/3.5-4.5G
Topcor: Auto-Topcor 58/1.4,
Voigtländer SL: 40/2 Ultron, 58/1.4 Nokton, 75/2.5 Color-Heliar, 90/3.5 APO-Lanthar, 125/2.5 APO-Lanthar, 180/4 APO-Lanthar
Zeiss ZF: Planar T* 85/1.4 ZF
M42 SLR: Voigtländer Bessaflex TM
M42: Flektogon 20/4, Flektogon 35/2.4, Tessar 50/2.8 T, Super-Takumar 55/1.8, Biotar 58/2 T, Pentacon 135/2.8, Sonnar 135/3.5
Medium format: several Zeiss Super Ikonta 532/16 Opton-Tessar 80mm f/2.8, Zeiss Ikonta 524/16 Opton-Tessar 75mm f/3.5
Leica: R7, M4, Super-Angulon-R 4/21, Elmarit-R 2.8/28, Summicron-R 2/35, Summicron-M 2/35, Summicron-M 2/50, Elmarit-R 2,8/180 |
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ludoo
Joined: 18 Sep 2009 Posts: 1397 Location: Milan, Italy
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Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 12:39 pm Post subject: |
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ludoo wrote:
Esox lucius wrote: |
Two Zeiss Super Ikonta 532/16 with the 80/2.8 Opton-Tessar. They've been at a camera repairman for 3 years now... I'm thinking I should pick them up and finish the work myself, but I do not know what the stage of disassembly of them is at the moment. |
3 years??? I'd go and get them before the repairman closes shop and your cameras disappear. |
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Esox lucius
Joined: 26 Aug 2008 Posts: 2441 Location: Helsinki, Finland
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Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 12:50 pm Post subject: |
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Esox lucius wrote:
ludoo wrote: |
3 years??? I'd go and get them before the repairman closes shop and your cameras disappear. |
I wouldn't worry about that... He is well-known among vintage camera enthusiasts in this area for his quality work which takes a lot of time |
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Scheimpflug
Joined: 06 Feb 2010 Posts: 1888 Location: New Zealand / USA
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Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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Scheimpflug wrote:
ludoo wrote: |
3 years??? I'd go and get them before the repairman closes shop and your cameras disappear. |
That happened to my mother. By the time she found out that the shop was closed up, the cameras (bags of unassembled parts from what I hear) were all gone. _________________ Sigma DP1, Nikon D40 (hers ), Polaroid x530, Pentax P30t, Pentax P50, (P30t/P50 K-A to Nikon F body mount conversion)
Nikon: 18-55/3.5-5.6 "G ED II DX" (F) Soligor: 28/2.8 (FL->F converted), 135/3.5 (F), 3x TC (F, modified) Kalimar: 28-85/3.5 (F)
Vivitar: 70-210/2.8-4.0 Version 3 (F), Tele 500/6.3 Preset (F), 19/3.8 (F) Minolta: 300/5.6 (SR/MC/MD pending F conversion)
Tamron: 28/2.8 (Adaptall) Panagor: 28/2.5 (FD) Aetna: 300/5.6 (F) Osawa: MC 28/2.8 (F)
Vintage Lenses: Dallmeyer: 1940s A.M. 14in 356mm f4 (ULF->M42) 1930s Adon Telephoto Taylor, Taylor & Hobson: 1880s Rapid Rectilinear 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 11.31in f/8 (LF->?)
Parts Lenses: Nikon 35-135/3.5-4.5 (F), Sigma 70-210/4.5 (F), Nikon 50/1.8 Series E (F) |
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indianadinos
Joined: 06 Jul 2008 Posts: 1310 Location: Toulouse, France
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Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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indianadinos wrote:
Well, in my current "to fix asap" box, i actually have a Tessar 50/2.8, a Flek 35/2.4 (not one of mines), two Domiplans, a Steinheil 135/3.5 and a Tamron 135/2.5 ... _________________ Please visit my blogs Shooting with a Pentax K10D / FF Visions
Takumar: 24/3.5, 28/3.5, 35/2, 35/3.5, 50/1.4, 55/1.8, 85/1.8, 105/2.8, 120/2.8, 135/3.5, 150/4, 200/4
Pentax-K: M28/2.8, K28/3.5, M50/1.4, A50/1.7, M50/4 Macro, K85/1.8, K105/2.8, K135/2.5, M200/4, M70-150/4
Zeiss: Flektogon 20/2.8, 20/4, 35/2.4, 35/2.8, Tessar 50/2.8, Pancolar 50/1.8, Biotar 58/2, Sonnar 135/3.5, Sonnar 180/2.8
Meyer: Primagon 35/4.5, Domiplan 50/2.8, Oreston 50/1.8, Primoplan 58/1.9, Trioplan 100/2.8, Orestor 100/2.8, Orestor 135/2.8
Schacht/Steinheil: Travenar 90/2.8, Travenon 135/4.5, Quinar 135/2.8, Quinar 135/3.5
Russian: MIR 37B, Industar 50/3.5, Helios 44M & 44M-2, Jupiter 37A
P6: Flektogon 50/4, Biometar 80/2.8, Orestor 300/4
Nikkor: Nikkor-O 35/2, Micro 55/3.5, Nikkor-S 50/1.4, Nikkor-Q 135/2.8
Fuji: EBC 28/3.5, EBC 55/3.5 Macro, EBC 135/2.5
Misc Lenses: Kiron 105/2.8 Macro, Tamron SP90/2.5
... and a few other Vivitar, Tamron, Sigma and Soligor lenses ...
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Scheimpflug
Joined: 06 Feb 2010 Posts: 1888 Location: New Zealand / USA
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 12:55 am Post subject: Re: What is inside your "to fix" drawer? |
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Scheimpflug wrote:
ludoo wrote: |
I did not list the obviously broken stuff I keep hidden in various corners of the house. |
You should list those too!
In my opinion, at least for me, there is a slim difference between the "hope to fix someday" and "non-functional display" categories. Who knows when you will run out of time, or have your interests change, and find that cameras are quickly migrating back and forth between the two?
I pretty much consider my display shelf to be the "inbox"... if I look at a camera long enough, I might just try to run a roll of film through it to see what happens. _________________ Sigma DP1, Nikon D40 (hers ), Polaroid x530, Pentax P30t, Pentax P50, (P30t/P50 K-A to Nikon F body mount conversion)
Nikon: 18-55/3.5-5.6 "G ED II DX" (F) Soligor: 28/2.8 (FL->F converted), 135/3.5 (F), 3x TC (F, modified) Kalimar: 28-85/3.5 (F)
Vivitar: 70-210/2.8-4.0 Version 3 (F), Tele 500/6.3 Preset (F), 19/3.8 (F) Minolta: 300/5.6 (SR/MC/MD pending F conversion)
Tamron: 28/2.8 (Adaptall) Panagor: 28/2.5 (FD) Aetna: 300/5.6 (F) Osawa: MC 28/2.8 (F)
Vintage Lenses: Dallmeyer: 1940s A.M. 14in 356mm f4 (ULF->M42) 1930s Adon Telephoto Taylor, Taylor & Hobson: 1880s Rapid Rectilinear 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 11.31in f/8 (LF->?)
Parts Lenses: Nikon 35-135/3.5-4.5 (F), Sigma 70-210/4.5 (F), Nikon 50/1.8 Series E (F) |
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fish4570
Joined: 06 Jan 2010 Posts: 4514 Location: At the confluence of the Locust Fork of the Warrior River and Black Creek, Alabama
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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fish4570 wrote:
Yashica Electro 35 (electronics issue?)
Praktica LTL 3 (light leak)
Fujica ST605 (probably just needs seals and bumper) _________________ Paul
I chase Light
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LucisPictor
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 17633 Location: Oberhessen, Germany / Maidstone ('95-'96)
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Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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LucisPictor wrote:
Ludo, that's a looong list!
I have some items that queue up to be repaired...
- I still want to have my QBM Rolleinar 2.8/28 focusing to infinity on a 5D.
- I have got a very nice QBM Rollei 80-200 that needs to be mounted to EOS.
- I have a fascinating Mamiya Ruby 35. I was able to fix the aperture and speed ring and it seemed to work, but yesterday I realized that the shutter does not work.
- I have a Yashica-24 with a non-working shutter. What a shame.
There are some other projects and I am rather pessimistic... _________________ Personal forum activity on pause every now and again (due to job obligations)!
Carsten, former Moderator
Things ON SALE
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Old list: http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic.php?t=65 (Not up-to-date, sorry!) | http://www.lucispictor.de | http://www.alensaweek.wordpress.com |
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Farside
Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Posts: 6549 Location: Ireland
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Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 4:08 pm Post subject: |
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Farside wrote:
For repair:
Agfa Record II needing the lens de-gummed and new bellows. It's so pretty just sitting there (looks like new) but really needs to be sorted out.
Braun Paxette - the winder jammed and the spring sprung out and sproinged.
Kodak 3A Autographic - needs bellows repaired or replaced. I found a guy with a stock of new Kodak bellows, but he stopped communication suddenly.
Polaroid 110A - pinholed bellows; possibly repairable and the camera is lined up for a rollfilm conversion, although I might make it a simple 4x5 back.
Various old enlarger and LF lenses to strip and clean. The most interesting is the Eurynar 18cm which is stuck solid and I can't get it apart. _________________ Dave - Moderator
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If I wanted soot and whitewash I'd be a chimney sweep and house painter.
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SVP
Joined: 15 Jan 2009 Posts: 665 Location: Greece
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Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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SVP wrote:
Well, an Astro Berlin Fernbildlinse 1000/6.3 remains long inactive in my basement due to a damaged focusing helicoid, I need to have this one fixed. Same problem with a Tewe Telon 600/5.
I had contacted a few repairmen both locally as well as in Europe but nobody appeared willing to even try touching those two old guns... I somehow suspect I could do better myself, I just need to find some free time. |
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57840 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
I have at least 30-40 lens what need to fix it and some cameras too. _________________ -------------------------------
Items on sale on Ebay
Sony NEX-7 Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f1.4, Minolta MD 35mm f1.8, Konica 135mm f2.5, Minolta MD 50mm f1.2, Minolta MD 250mm f5.6, Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8
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ZoneV
Joined: 09 Nov 2009 Posts: 1633 Location: Germany
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:10 am Post subject: |
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ZoneV wrote:
My biggest problem is to fix an Canon EOS 1000D which got an Error 99 during my examination of the inner parts - before I disassembled the camera it works fine :-/
That camera is in my photo tinker board since ~ 4 months.
Some cheap manual lenses (for example a Tokina 200/4) with fungus are waiting for documentation and perhaps cleaning or experimentation. I want to make further stacked macro images of fungus, like this one: http://www.4photos.de/camera-diy/Glaspilz-Linse.jpg
These lenses are waiting some months.
A Fujinon EBC 50/1.8 i bought some weeks ago with some other equipment on the flea market has probably very early fungus - I have to check that under my microscop - if so I want to observe the fungus growing.
A Zenzazon 80/2.8 which I cleand from fungus is still waiting for further use, for example as a Tilt / Shift lens.
A Canon FD 20/2.8 is lying around, perhaps with hope to get a wideangle macro lens. I think I opend that lens some 4 months ago.
A cheap tripod waits to be more reducted - I play around with it to get it lightwight. That is not a "serious" project, I bought that tripod on the flea market, found it not usabel - but not sellable too. I think that is 5 months lying around and collecting dust.
A Tokina 80-200/2.8 is waiting to be converted to Canon EF - that lens is there some 1-2 years.
Some futher lenses are fragmented, and waiting for further experiments.
I bought a mini lathe a week ago (I got it cheap), now I plan to get some experience with that with the adaption of some cheap lenses, and then I could plan to buy and adapt the Canon FD 85/1.2 and 24/1.4 _________________ Camera modification, repair and DIY - some links to look through: http://www.4photos.de/camera-diy/index-en.html
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ludoo
Joined: 18 Sep 2009 Posts: 1397 Location: Milan, Italy
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:22 am Post subject: |
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ludoo wrote:
I'll add to my list a Voigtlander Color Ultron 50/1.8 which had a non-working aperture. I disassembled it a couple of nights ago and took pics while disassembling, only to discover later that there was no memory card in the camera. Doh!
Now I have a 3D crosswords puzzle on my hands... |
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DigiChromeEd
Joined: 29 Dec 2009 Posts: 3461 Location: Northern Ireland
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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:31 am Post subject: |
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DigiChromeEd wrote:
ludoo wrote: |
I'll add to my list a Voigtlander Color Ultron 50/1.8 which had a non-working aperture. I disassembled it a couple of nights ago and took pics while disassembling, only to discover later that there was no memory card in the camera. Doh!
Now I have a 3D crosswords puzzle on my hands... |
Whooops!! _________________ "I've got a Nikon camera, I like to take a photograph" - Paul Simon |
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wilson.c
Joined: 18 Jan 2010 Posts: 363 Location: Hong Kong
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wilson.c wrote:
CZJ 135/3.5 Zebra, sticky iris.
Contax 50/1.7, sticky iris.
Minolta MC Rokkor PG, 50/1.4 - convert to EOS mount
Minolta MD Rokkor, 28/3.5 - cleaning first then convert to EOS mount
Contax G 90/2.8 - convert (a la Koji's instructions) to EOS mount _________________ Wilson
DSLR: Canon 5DMkII, 500D + Panasonic GF-1
SLR: Canon T90, Canon F1, Canon A1, Canon AE1 + Rolleiflex SL66 + Bronica ETRs
R'finder: Contax G1, G2 + Leica M6, M3 + Contax II
Lenses
M42: Angenieaux 90/1.8
Canon: FD 50/3.5 Macro, FD 80/1.8, FD 80-200L/4
Contax G: CZ Hologon 16/8, CZ Biogon 21/2.8, CZ Biogon 28/2.8, CZ Planar 45/2.0, CZ Sonnar 90/2.8
P-Six: CZJ Sonnar 180/2.8, CZJ Biometar 120/2.8
Contax: Distagon 28/2.8, Distagon 28/2, Planar 85/1.4, Makro-Planar 100/2.8
Others: CZ Sonnar 135/3.5 (Hasselblad V mount)
More little ones to be documented.
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fish4570
Joined: 06 Jan 2010 Posts: 4514 Location: At the confluence of the Locust Fork of the Warrior River and Black Creek, Alabama
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 2:53 am Post subject: |
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fish4570 wrote:
Yashica Electro 35 (seals, electrics; I would ship it to someone who wants to fix it)
Praktica LTL 3 (CLA, seals; I would ship it to someone who wants to fix it)
Pentacon 50/1.8 (aperture inoperable; not worth repairing; I won't throw it away because I might get another Pentacon and might need parts)
Fujica ST605 (CLA, seals; this one is worth repairing and keeping)
Super Takumar 55/2 with very stiff aperture movement in f11 and f16; it works but is no fun to use. _________________ Paul
I chase Light
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Anu
Joined: 14 Apr 2009 Posts: 879
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Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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Anu wrote:
Carl Zeiss Jena 300/4 Prakticar PB-mount lens is being converted to m42 permanently. I am not yet sure if I have the energy to enable the aperture mechanism or not (as I don't really plan to shoot at other than wide open apertures). The conversion may even allow me to reach infinity, depending a bit on what parts I end up using in the finnished product
I also have about 3-4 lenses opened up with the sole purpouse of ending up as spares and parts for projects like the one above. |
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