Vintage film cameras

[Kenzie]

Seeing as I cannot fix the shutter on the Retinette at the moment I thought I would do an experiment. 75mm f3.5 Ennagon lens and shutter from a Dacora 1. Will just need collimating, and I should be able to tie the release lever to the original Kodak one. Only thing is I have to co.ck the shutter in order to close the front.

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[Kenzie]

The lens/shutter swap idea isn't going to work. I can't get it to focus as the lens is designed to work with a longer bellows. Ho hum.

[johnnyrod]

Sounded like a bit of a fudge. Could you fit the old lens to the new shutter though? The fittings are a sort of standard size aren't they?

[Kenzie]

Maybe, I'll have to have a look when I'm not so tired. Mortgage has been agreed in principle, just waiting now.

[johnnyrod]

Cool! If this is your first time, then be prepared for a hefty chunk of what a friend of mine described as post-coital depression - you'll realise you've signed for a big chunk of money and will start to convince yourself you've bought the wrong house. I'm pretty sure everyone gets it, it doesn't mean anything.

[Kenzie]

It s a real mix of emotions, excitement that we are getting a house and then worry about how much its going to cost etc. Don't get me wrong, we saved for three years and have no credit card debt to worry about but its still scary.

[yokohama]

It's not so different from paying rent but it's yours. Overpay when you can to pay it off sooner; no point saving too much at today's interest rates.
What scared me about buying was the loss of flexibility and freedom. I couldn't just up sticks and move round like I did before.

[Kenzie]

Hi, my name is Matt and its been 11 days since I bought a camera. We can overpay by 10% with no penalty so we will probably do so. Its gone quiet now, so more waiting!

[yokohama]

11 days!! Are you not waking up during the night with cravings and camera shaped hallucinations?

[Kenzie]

No, no night sweats! Oh, you know I lost the spring from the XD5? Well I made a replacement but while looking for a dropped screw I found it!