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My wife says it is very bad. The scratch is on the front lens. Will use one of my many digital cameras and try to get a shot for you. Loaded up one of the Vitos with Poundland film, and some Kodak Ectar in the Ensign. Have also ordered some Ilford HP 5 plus 400iso black and white. Will chuck the this in the other Vito

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Front lens isn't so bad, it can tolerate a lot of abuse and still give a good image. On the plus side it's an SLR so you can lob it if it's that bad, but also you can see through it to you can judge for yourself.

I don't know about HP5 but the 120 roll I had was FP4, and this can be underexposed 2 stops or overexposed 6 stops. If you look at the extinction info, it basically is much easier to under- than over-expose, so that takes the heat off a lot in terms of working out exposure settings.

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Vitomatic arrived today, wife thankfully laughed at me, I guess her Kindle habit is more expensive. Anyway seems to work, covered in very sticky yellow stuff, all over the rings, which seems determined to stay put, but clicks nicely and still has a film in it. Not sure if it will work on the fastest shutter speed, selector ring a bit rattly but otherwise looking good

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Get a pic up. I have been cleaning mine with lens cleaner. Seems to eat through most things.

Very faint in the top left of the lens. Don't think it will affect IQ.

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...psiejrm2ck.jpg

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I doubt you'll even notice

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...9&l=d057bb9146
I did the flashlight test on it, lens looks fine with the shutter closed, but opened it on B (as the back had been open anyway) and the back element looks grubby, but not too bad, reckon it'll come off okay. Will have to have the film out to clean it - hope it's on the back of it! 1/300th won't engage on the speed ring, and the rangefinder is dirty but usable and very complicated. Meter works well enough though, but might try adjusting it. Hopefully unjam the top shutter speed this week and run through the rest of the film next weekend as we are going away. Most of the cack came off with a combination of IPA, WD40 and elbow grease. Overall a good £4 so far.

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This morning I spent an hour or so on it. Took out the lens and got down tot he speed selector ring. There was a loose screw that was jamming it, stopping you from turning the ring as far as 1/300. No idea where it's from, everything seems to work fine with no rattles. Looks like I'm not the first person in there though. Cleaned the back lens element, also checked the meter again (seems fine), and tried my best to clean the rangefinder, which is now good enough.

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Finally scanned a couple of pictures from the 120 folder. They look loads better on paper, I haven't made any corrections to the scans, though they seem to have come out quite washed out and not nearly as sharp. Anyway first one at f11 and 1/300th:
http://www.johnnyrod.co.uk/ikon/millpond.jpg

Next one at f22 and 1/10th:
http://www.johnnyrod.co.uk/ikon/home.jpg

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Any chance of resizing these? Even on my 22in screen they don't fit!

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I've changed them to links, i can't figure out how to set the size, and on the rangefinder forum they auto resized anyway.

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Which forum do you use?

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www.rangefinderforum.com
they seem a decent bunch, like most forums it's not so active I think as it was, but if you search a bit or read threads then it's surprising what amateurs know.

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Bought a 3d printed 35mm to 120 film adapter. Allows me to use 35mm film easily in a medium camera to try out sprocket photography. Just waiting for a 120 spool to arrive and will give it a go.

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...ps7qb3xrl9.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...psz8ig72kv.jpg

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I may have gone overboard at the car boot this morning. Picked up a Yaschica Lynx 1000, a Kodak Brownie 620D and a Canon AE-1.

Found a National PB3 flash in mint condition, not sure if it works but have also got some bulbs for it. Mounted on a Vito B:

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...psyzutqgrx.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...psbarxagww.jpg

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Nice, am off to look at a Pentax K2 tomorrow, so fingers crossed it isn't knackered or too expensive!

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Did you get the K2?

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http://instagram.com/p/2mD71eFow7/‏

Yep, £20. The chap had a couple of box box cameras, an MV-1 and a Praktika MTL3, plus a busted Ensign 6x9 folder (struts broken and God knows what else), and a range of odds and sods including a winder for filling your own 35mm canisters. Most of it was a bit rough but the K2 and the MTL3 looked good. The latter is hardly a classic and I don't really like stop-down metering FWIW, plus the ribbing the missus was likely to give me over yet another camera! The K2 looks good though, outside needs a bit of a clean, but came with a case and a skylight filter in lieu of a lens cap, even the batteries are still good (though I need to check they aren't leaking yet).

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My Six 20 D

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BOX! Yep I think I saw one of those yesterday, to be honest I was intent on the K2 and didn't think of much else! Gave it a clean last night, all good though the mirror brake foam is turning to mush as with any old Pentaxes, I have to replace this on my Super A as well. It has a 50mm F1.2 Pentax lens, but the front half of it seems to wobble a bit, need to investigate what I can do about it. Still not finished the film in the Vitomatic so will try to fix those things before trying it out.

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Does the guy sell on ebay?

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Hey, that's my old camera!

Well I had one like that :p

Took it on my first school trip, think I ruined the film by opening it, doh :scratch:

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The rebuild of the rather battered reflex

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...psbtewfor0.jpg

My wife spilled coffee on it

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...ps4guczflh.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...psx44u06wy.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...psk1rwcr6o.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...ps1slzoipr.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...pspku4bkpp.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...psoxztep2b.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...ps19cev6v2.jpg

Loaded some 35mm film into my Coronet 6x6 for some sprocket photography

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...ps0rss8rfo.jpg

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http://www.gumtree.com/p/video-camer...old/1115311643
Up in Teesside but may post, he does sell on ebay too (from our conversation while I was there) but no idea if this stuff is on there.

Had a bit more of a look at the lens on the K2, it has a wobbly front barrel, but also seems it won't stop down past about f8 - the aperture ring clicks but the aperture doesn't get any smaller. I have other lenses I can use to try the camera out, but looks like this will need a bit of attention. It's a Pentax 50mm f1.2 and looks like a nice piece of kit.

I'm looking at a couple of camera cases on ebay - they do still have cameras in them though! I might soon be able to do you a deal on a Nettar 6x6 without a case...

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The AE-1 lives! Installed the battery and some Poundland film and popped off a few shots.

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You've all inspired me to dig this back out. I used to use this all the time and it took lovely pictures. I've got a stack of old brand new films sealed up in canisters still too. I'll run them through the camera and see if they are any good.

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a2...camera%201.jpg


Found these in the case as well.


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Glad to have inspired you!
First roll of film through the AE-1:

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...psz4dz9mp0.jpg

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...ps6pnccvko.jpg

See more here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/398878...57652940000911

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You have a very interesting collection there Kenzie.

I like the soft look of the plants!

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Were you shooting the flowers wide open? I must get in Flickr sometime, I took a load of pics when I dismantled the lenses on a couple of cameras and should post them for other people.

I'm naturally a bit of an equipment geek, but I'm more enjoying the challenge of fixing old stuff than just poring over numbers or summat. That said I've not done a lot of photography in years until again in the last 12 months, and it is nice to be back into it. I've seen a lot of arty shots on forums, Flickr etc. but it's not my style, but I have found myself spotting things that would make good pictures, even if I haven't taken one, if that doesn't sound daft.

I might even feel like I can estimate a good exposure one day! I'm messing about with fill-in flash just now, still finishing the roll of film in the Vitomatic, which has a leaf shutter so can sync at any speed.

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Yeah, as wide as it would go I think. Something like F1.8. Not digital so I can't just dip into the exif data. Just finished the roll in the Ensign and a roll from one of the Vito Bs.

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This may have accidentally on purpose fell into my eBay basket

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/g...psxy02yofg.jpg

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Arette? According to my Google-fu anyway!

I've been studiously writing down all the settings when I've been putting test films through, or for tryout stuff like messing around with the flash. It's a bit tedious but if something comes up or it's just a crap picture, I've got something to go on.

Someone on Ebay is selling a Voigtlander Brilliant, they've misspelled it and I think it's in with camera cases or something, could be a bargain, but it's a pseudo-TLR not a coupled one. In case you're interested:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Voightland...-/181748019050

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It is indeed an Arette, a 1A model to be precise. I have a vito b that i may sell as i ended up with two from ebay. Just won an Olympus Trip 35 as well.

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Holy actual cow, how many have you got now? I've got 3 Pentax SLRs, 2 Zeiss 35mm rangefinders and a Voigtlander RF*, and a Zeiss 120 RF. If I looked for something else I'm not even sure what it would be. I peruse the ads mainly for stuff that looks okay but someone is selling with no real idea of its value. Nearly bought a Pentax LX that way a while back, and an OM-1.

* This may turn into 2 depending on an auction for a case, which has another inside of indeterminate workingness.

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Kodak Duaflex 2, Kodak Brownie Reflex 127, Kodak Brownie Six 20 D, Kodak Instamatic 130, Voigtlander Vito B x2, Bencini Koroll S, Canon AE-1, Pentax P30t, Pentax Auto 110, Ensign Ful Vue 2, Coronet Six-Six, Yashica Lynx 1000, Arette 1A, Olympus Trip 35, Holga Micro 110, Lomo Konstructor F, Nikon D3200, Kodak CX6200 (my first digital camera with a massive 2.1mp sensor), Panasonic Lumix TZ35, Fuji HS10. I think that just about covers it.

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Respooled my first roll of 120 film onto a 620 spool for the Brownie 620. Not too hard but you need to catch the film so it rolls up properly. Roll it off a 120 onto a 620 and then back onto another 620 spool. But you have to do this in a film changing bag. The roll I used has expired but I won't know the results until I get it developed.

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Just found out that my local asda will develop and scan to cd 35mm and 110 film for less than a fiver.

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Didn't you buy a Kiev in the end? Good tip about Asda, hopefully it's good enough quality.

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Oops, missed the Zorki 4!

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I'm trying not to look at ads, too many! I think if I was after something else, then a TLR for sure and maybe an Olympus XA. I've ordered a couple of enlargements from the (only) 120 film I shot, if these are good then it might make me hanker after a 6x9

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Will likely sell one of the vito b cameras if you are interested? There is another Zorki I want and I will need to make space

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I can't really be arsed with scale focus TBH, though it didn't exactly hold Weegee back