Vintage film cameras

[Kenzie]

Don't we all! I'm hoping my experiment of taping up the dark slide slot of the 88 film mag solves the light leak issue. If it does then I'll have to track down a seal kit, I don't think Aki Asahi sells them and I'm not sure if the Haasleblad kits fit. Stripped down and cleaned up the latest OM 50mm lens as the aperture was lagging still, it's not the blades themselves but the mechanism being oily.

[yokohama]

Well, this certainly makes up for losing out on the SRT, which only had a paltry 28mm wide angle. The 24mm on this is amazing.
I think that's me used up my luck for the rest of the year.

[Kenzie]

Lucky so and so... Nah, I'm happy for you. Karma I think!

[johnnyrod]

Shiny!

[yokohama]

I think the X300 is suffering from the dreaded capacitor problem though.

[Kenzie]

You're a Minolta repair expert aren't you?

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[johnnyrod]

Kenzie, have you replaced bellows on any of your cameras? If so where did you get them?

[Kenzie]

No, but there is someone online who makes custom bellows. www.custombellows.co.uk but the site is down at the mo. Got quoted £45 for Agfa Solinette iii 6x6 bellows.

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[yokohama]

Originally Posted by Kenzie

You're a Minolta repair expert aren't you?

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More of an apprentice I think. For future reference, I managed to find an alternative capacitor source so looks like I'll have a bit of soldering to do shortly. https://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/alumi...37353837313926

I don't know if you read it but here's a detailed case history. https://www.678vintagecameras.ca/blo...and-capacitors

[Kenzie]

I might still have a couple of the ones I bought from Microtools if you need them? I had read somewhere that someone had successfully used some of the weird looking flat capacitors instead.