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fish4570
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 Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 7:32 pm Post subject: minolta a5 arrived today |
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fish4570 wrote:
and it is exactly as described - excellent shape. aperatures, speeds seem right on. it needs new seals, and there are some old seal gra-doo flecks on the back of the lens. flick specks off with q-tip? there is also some seal grunge on the pressure plate. bathroom alcohol take it off? 
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fish4570
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Location: At the confluence of the Locust Fork of the Warrior River and Black Creek, Alabama
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fish4570 wrote:
compressed air, q-tips, alcohol took care of all gra-doo. now, to load some film ... 
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fish4570
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fish4570 wrote:
took a few outdoor pics in harsh winter light just now. it'll be a pretty good test of contrast ability. will shoot some wide open stuff this evening as light fades. controls are silken. colored rangefinder is taking some getting-used-to ...
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Katastrofo
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Katastrofo wrote:
Congrats! Looking forward to seeing some shots.  |
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fish4570
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fish4570 wrote:
first roll already shot, on disk, then downloaded onto our main laptop. the laptop then went kaput. hoping it's just a power cord failure. the original one looks, uh, chewed. (we have dogs).
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mo
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mo wrote:
I have a cat that chews my USB cables when I am not looking 
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Minolfan
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Minolfan wrote:
I thought only a rabbit in house is a real danger for cables, biting them fast and secure. My dog chewed furniture and shoes when he changed teeth. Never a cable. He only once pulled the plugs of the gardenlights out of the socket, when he had digged them up ... darknes, but no damage. |
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