Vintage film cameras

[Kenzie]

That's why I vowed to use what I bought. No shelf fillers here! Still want to try and reload an old 126 camera.

[yokohama]

Rewind crank spin - of course! Simple when you think about it but it never occurred to me. Doh!

[johnnyrod]

I have to admire your enthusiasm Kenzie, I can't remember a good 126 camera!

[Kenzie]

I may or may not bother. I was thinking of a long term photo project. Have made a start on Flickr in my Album "The changing face of Ipswich". So much is changing in my home town for example a lot of things in my shots from 2008 are changed beyond recognition. Might do some in film.
How are you getting on with the Lubitel?
Hey Johnny, think my Certo needs a service. If I gently operate the shutter release to avoid camera shake the shutter will open slowly then Fire. However if I move the release quicker then it fires but adds a lot of shake. Don't fancy digging into it myself.

[yokohama]

Teleconverters! I know what they do, how they work and how they change focal length but I've never used one.
So with a 2x, I lose 2 stops right? How does this work using aperture priority? Will the camera do it automatically or do I need to compensate? Same for manual; would I need to dial it in?
And, with a -0.75 converter, would I gain half a stop?
I've managed to acquire a few and just debating whether to keep any.
It's chucking it down here so I'm doing a little inventory and deciding what needs to go.

[yokohama]

From the Sunpak guide to flash photography. Smell the 70s.

[Kenzie]

Thought this worth a punt 201651096993

From Poundland

[johnnyrod]

Yoko - interesting stuff, I was reading about three-point lighting the other day and wondering how well you can re-create it in the real world. Best you can really do is a bit of fill flash and/or something like a light-coloured building to act as a reflector. Am hoping to try to take a few portrait pics of my girls in our garden if I can rig something up. Really am trying things out, for interest, see how much effect is gained for how much effort. Check this out
http://www.mediacollege.com/lighting...simulator.html

Kenzie the project sounds interesting, you could even do or participate in a photo show with that sort of thing. Certo, yes if you like I can have a look as I've done it before, if you can do the collimation then just pop the shutter out and send it over, otherwise send the whole thing. Voigtlander looks nice, shutter not working! Unless they don't realise you have to cokk it. Looks clean though, and you can get a cobbler or saddlery to repair the strap on the case.

Teleconverters: No idea, stick one on a camera with TTL meter and see what it reads. Yes if you magnify you have to lose light as you spread out what you gathered, so I guess it'll be inverse squared but I would hammer Google a bit for it. So I guess 2x means 2 squared=4 so log (2) of 4=2 stops. For -0.75 unless the standard lens has better coverage than a normal negative then I guess you would get the same exposure as there is the same amount of light coming in. Honestly don't trust me!

Lubitel not touched, will be a while before I can set aside some time for something unknown. I almost have the BX20 working and would like to finish it and send it on its way. It cost me nothing so am hoping to give it to someone who will then try out film, for the cost of a charity donation from them. Hopefully just a ropey battery connection or something easy as opposed to a knackered bit of electronics. And want to do a bit of fiddling with my shutter tester and try the K2 again out of mindless optimism; the phototransistor has a wide field of view which doesn't suit curtain shutters, so I need to give it a narrow tube or find a laser to make it a point measurement, which should be more accurate and might mean I get a clearer picture of whether to not it's okay.

Phew! Bikes, anyone?

[Kenzie]

Oh yeah, I own an SV as well. It's always good to combine riding and photography. Will try exercising the Certo otherwise you'll have another package in the post. Would definitely want this one back though because as you say, rare as hens teeth!
Hoping it's got the same issue as the Nettar, ie the user!

[johnnyrod]

When I worked on mine I was surprised by the amount of oil but also general crud in there, having worked on a number of 60s cameras so yes 30 years younger but seemingly well looked after! Think you said this was was pretty oily too? It's pretty easy to get into, but I would remove the shutter blades and ring for cleaning, which I found quite easy compared to the Rubiks Cube that was the Konica/Copal SV, but still not exactly an amateur job. Well made and lots of adjustment available though and the Certo has the most accurate shutter of any of my cameras, aside from the fastest speeds which are unregulated. Also great lens, still 3 shots to go but am looking forward to seeing the results. I have only shot once before on B&W (same HP5) and I was amazed, that was with the Ikonta with Novar lens.

Emailed my wife the link for the Contessa in the US with the expensive postage. I don't think she's got the hint that it's my birthday in about 6 weeks! I'd better not end up in Ikea again this year or it'll be like Falling Down.