Vintage film cameras - Page 189 - SV650.org

yokohama · 03-09-16, 06:45 PM

Not much difference. Scan to disc is easier in that I don't need another box to store all the prints in.

Kenzie · 03-09-16, 06:52 PM

Just realised that the 4400f won't scan medium format. The backlight is too thin. Will either have to keep the 8400f or pay to have scans as well.

yokohama · 03-09-16, 07:04 PM

Scans to disc cost will mount up after a while. It's maybe better to have 2 scanners.

Kenzie · 03-09-16, 07:09 PM

Bit of a pain as I have to balance a bit of glass on the bed of the broken one in an attempt to use it. Would be better if I could find a film holder for it.

johnnyrod · 03-09-16, 07:24 PM

Curious problem but it does look like light leaks. I would have said a sticking shutter but it's a vertical shutter I think, and the lines are horizontal. Possibly some damage to the shutter I guess, leaky pivot or something, try examining it for leaks both cokked and uncokked. The leatherette is just cosmetic. Or maybe a leak in the seals where the mirror is up, leaking light from the viewfinder. Depending on the direction of the sun, how close your eye is etc. the amount of stray light will vary. Possibly even a loose bit that has now seated properly. On my Pentax Super A you can get underexposure if too much light from the eyepiece makes its way to the meter, for example.

yokohama · 03-09-16, 08:07 PM

It's a vertical, metal shutter so I don't think that's the problem. The door isn't warped or bent. I replaced the rail seals just after I got it, but not the hinge seal, which had been done. It looks like a kind of felt and quite thin. I'll replace it with foam, bang another film through and see what happens.

Kenzie · 03-09-16, 08:15 PM

Careful with the hinge seal as it might make closing the film door more difficult. Bought a Vilia with a jammed shutter, freed it off but damaged the film door hinge. ME Super is a no go I think. Wind lever mechanism is dead.

yokohama · 03-09-16, 08:34 PM

I'll use the greaseproof paper and blu-tack technique as per John Goodman to check thickness but 1.5mm should be about right.
Shame about the ME super. Not repairable?

Kenzie · 03-09-16, 08:38 PM

Don't think so. Not a problem really but the wind lever doesn't feel like its attached to anything.

Might have a shutter problem, speeds don't seem to change. Seems to be around 150/100 ish.

yokohama · 03-09-16, 08:57 PM

At least it's mechanical. Can you fix it, or is it heading north?

03-09-16, 06:45 PM	#1881
yokohama Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 283	Re: Vintage film cameras Not much difference. Scan to disc is easier in that I don't need another box to store all the prints in.

03-09-16, 06:52 PM	#1882
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: Vintage film cameras Just realised that the 4400f won't scan medium format. The backlight is too thin. Will either have to keep the 8400f or pay to have scans as well. __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/

03-09-16, 07:04 PM	#1883
yokohama Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 283	Re: Vintage film cameras Scans to disc cost will mount up after a while. It's maybe better to have 2 scanners.

03-09-16, 07:09 PM	#1884
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: Vintage film cameras Bit of a pain as I have to balance a bit of glass on the bed of the broken one in an attempt to use it. Would be better if I could find a film holder for it. __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/

03-09-16, 07:24 PM	#1885
johnnyrod Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Doncaster, oop norf Posts: 2,122	Re: Vintage film cameras Curious problem but it does look like light leaks. I would have said a sticking shutter but it's a vertical shutter I think, and the lines are horizontal. Possibly some damage to the shutter I guess, leaky pivot or something, try examining it for leaks both cokked and uncokked. The leatherette is just cosmetic. Or maybe a leak in the seals where the mirror is up, leaking light from the viewfinder. Depending on the direction of the sun, how close your eye is etc. the amount of stray light will vary. Possibly even a loose bit that has now seated properly. On my Pentax Super A you can get underexposure if too much light from the eyepiece makes its way to the meter, for example.

03-09-16, 08:07 PM	#1886
yokohama Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 283	Re: Vintage film cameras It's a vertical, metal shutter so I don't think that's the problem. The door isn't warped or bent. I replaced the rail seals just after I got it, but not the hinge seal, which had been done. It looks like a kind of felt and quite thin. I'll replace it with foam, bang another film through and see what happens.

03-09-16, 08:15 PM	#1887
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: Vintage film cameras Careful with the hinge seal as it might make closing the film door more difficult. Bought a Vilia with a jammed shutter, freed it off but damaged the film door hinge. ME Super is a no go I think. Wind lever mechanism is dead. __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/

03-09-16, 08:34 PM	#1888
yokohama Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 283	Re: Vintage film cameras I'll use the greaseproof paper and blu-tack technique as per John Goodman to check thickness but 1.5mm should be about right. Shame about the ME super. Not repairable?

03-09-16, 08:38 PM	#1889
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: Vintage film cameras Don't think so. Not a problem really but the wind lever doesn't feel like its attached to anything. Might have a shutter problem, speeds don't seem to change. Seems to be around 150/100 ish. __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/

03-09-16, 08:57 PM	#1890
yokohama Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 283	Re: Vintage film cameras At least it's mechanical. Can you fix it, or is it heading north?

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