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PostPosted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 5:16 pm    Post subject: Franka Solida I Reply with quote
I bought this camera yesterday it will be travel to me from UK. Any experience ?


PostPosted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've got a Solida IIL which is not much different, I believe. But then none of the front-cell focus, viewfinder folders are much different, are they? The Solida has very ... solid ... construction. The bellows are robust and the push-button release for the struts prevents them coming under improper strain. Solidas are very nice folders.


PostPosted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
What lens and shutter are on this folder?


PostPosted: Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Minolfan wrote:
What lens and shutter are on this folder?


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Picture is crappy, I can't recognize it.


PostPosted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Shutter looks like it is a Prontor.You got a decent deal.


PostPosted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Camera arrived today, Frankar Anastigmat f6.3 is lens. Virtually brand new Laughing looks come from old stock. All functions works including shutter , don't know yet how accurate. Very well designed little cam, it has double exposure prevention nicely done.


PostPosted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's a great bargain, then, even if a 6.3 isn't top-of-the-range. What is the shutter?


PostPosted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 1:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
PaulC wrote:
It's a great bargain, then, even if a 6.3 isn't top-of-the-range. What is the shutter?


Some basic shutter B 25 .. 200 , nice display item or good for moody B&W I think.


PostPosted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 2:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It'll do more than that! Stick it on f11 or f14, run a 100 ISO film through it and I'll bet you can get some excellent shots.


PostPosted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 2:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
PaulC wrote:
It'll do more than that! Stick it on f11 or f14, run a 100 ISO film through it and I'll bet you can get some excellent shots.


Yes, I believe in you I remember for Nettar lesson Laughing


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PostPosted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 7:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very nice. The Franka name is usually at least a bit rubbed. from what I remember of seeing them.


PostPosted: Mon Sep 06, 2010 7:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
PaulC wrote:
Very nice. The Franka name is usually at least a bit rubbed. from what I remember of seeing them.


It has no evidence of any usage , even leatherette case looks shiny new Shocked


PostPosted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 10:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Attila wrote:

I have this camera, also. I have just gotten the shutter unstuck (by pouring a large amount of lighter fluid in it), and fired it 20 or 30 times. The speeds do change, however, I do not have an instrument to check accuracy. I have a different lens attached; an Enna Werk Munchen Ennagon 75mm f3.5 (has a red "C"). The glass is clean for 95% of the center, but it really could use a disassembling, so I could get to the edges better (might be fungus along the outer edge). The bellows appear to be excellent; no holes. I do have a few rolls of 120, Portra 160NC, laying around that I could run through it, but I'm hesitant at the moment.
Does anyone have samples from this camera, or tips on disassembling and cleaning?
oh, and I can't get it to close...is there a latch or do I press in on something?
Thanks
*edit* discovered the latch mechanism, under the view finder in the bellows compartment, and engaged it...still wont close.


PostPosted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 5:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
If it is just the edge of the glass that is a bit dodgy it probably won't affect the images. I'd give it a dose of sunlight to help kill off any fungus. Try looking at it through a strong magnifying glass or another lens, you'll soon see if it is threads of fungus or just dirt washed in by the lighter fluid!

I guess you need to try to see what isn't engaging when you press the button to close it.

I'd put a film through it, regardless, to see what it does. The shutter speeds are almost certainly going to be slow if the thing is full of dirt and it is unlikely that they will stay constant but at least a test roll will show up any light leaks.


PostPosted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 7:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
yes, I agree that the edges won't matter too much. I did find a magnifying glass, and it doesn't appear to be fungus. I did some research on the Ennagon, and found opinions that it isn't a great lens, but certainly decent- as good as the Yashicamat's Yashinon, which I like . But I've run into another problem with the plunger mechanism sticking for unknown reasons at random. I do like the shutter (when it does get triggered). I would like to take the lens apart, though. There is that dirt ring around the edges and it is on the inner sides of the back element. And there is dust inside. The blades look oily, also. But there aren't any screws; just rivets. And one of the positives is that the shutter/lens element looks aligned and I wouldn't want to mess that up. (It probably wont stay aligned if I can't close this thing up). I'm going to put it aside for now.Embarassed
Thanks for your suggestions and help, Paul


PostPosted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 7:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
You know it probably has a wind-on lock, don't you? So if you don't turn the winding handle a certain distance after taking a shot it will block the shutter button. The mechanism is extremely simple, I've mended both a Vito 1 and a Nettar which had problems. It just involved taking the top plate off and making sure everything was in the right place ... I can't remember the details of either but it was very simple. I have very weak mechanical skills so if I could fix it, anyone could. I have a vague impression that as you push the shutter button it allows something to push into a notch on the side of the button. When you turn the wind-on button a cam pushes the blocking mechanism aside. Of course, you can always fire the shutter from the lever that is on it or by using a cable release.

As for closing the front, when you press on that button the plate it is mounted on has to be depressed far enough to clear the standards on both ends of the bar, if it does that then I can't see anything that would prevent it shutting. Maybe something has got under the bar so that it won't depress enough to clear the front standard (but I think there must be a little spring there that you wouldn't want to remove).


PostPosted: Sun Feb 05, 2012 2:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
PaulC wrote:
You know it probably has a wind-on lock, don't you? So if you don't turn the winding handle a certain distance after taking a shot it will block the shutter button. .


I'm glad you mentioned the wind-0n lock. I did discover this, but thought I was imagining it. Smile I could hear the faint "click" when turning the advance wheel, and then, obviously, the shutter would fire Shocked

I think taking the top plate off and peering around inside might be the next best move.


PostPosted: Mon Feb 06, 2012 4:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I took the lens off Very Happy

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