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Old 30-05-16, 06:47 PM   #971
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With great difficulty. Having a bit of a gas issue tonight. How's the Trip?
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Old 30-05-16, 07:07 PM   #972
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Blimey, that's a score, the Envoy!

Yoke I did the same thing to start with, Kenzie is a bad man! So I have a pile of gear, but like Kenzie, none of it cost more than you could sell a broken one for. I'm a habitual fiddler so have enjoyed finding out all about technique (and I still am of course), and trying to fix things of course.

Not mucked about with SLR lenses much but yes, some of them do only have a few screws! New technology I guess, less to require adjustment or to fall out.
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Old 30-05-16, 07:25 PM   #973
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I need to start selling off some of the extra stuff from the bundles I've bought to recoup a bit of cash. Still want an XD5 or 7 though.
I'm about a third of a way through a film in the Trip and I've got films in a couple of other cameras too. I'm just slow.
The lens was easy. Peel off the rubber focus grip. Underneath that, there was a couple of wraps of black tape to seal a joint. Then just unscrew the top of the lens to reveal a couple of elements and the aperture. There was quite a bit of greasy haze on the inner element (oil residue from the aperture?) but it cleared up nicely with a bit of alcohol.
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Old 30-05-16, 07:36 PM   #974
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Hey, I just inspire! Not my fault! Johnny made me go out and buy a K1000 so I guess it works both ways. Wish my fungusy Yashica f2 was like that. Pretty much destroyed the front to get it off and found you can't do much from there anyway. No problem as its probably doomed anyway.
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Old 30-05-16, 07:36 PM   #975
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Yep grease migrates around the place. On older and some cheaper lenses, the grease can outgas as it ages and leave deposits or even damage some lenses, but in the main, haziness is just greasinesss. If you struggle to remove it with alcohol then try lighter fluid; they often use silicon grease and it won't dissolve in anything but a saturated hydrocarbon.
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Old 30-05-16, 07:56 PM   #976
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Damn, just missed this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JOB-LOT-CO...vip=true&rt=nc
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Old 30-05-16, 08:16 PM   #977
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Blimey!
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Old 30-05-16, 08:18 PM   #978
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I know. Was online gaming and forgot.

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Old 30-05-16, 08:46 PM   #979
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So many posts! I miss some of them. Re. 135mm f2.8, a fast shutter speed is good with along lens because of the magnification factor, plus you might well be shooting something moving hence the need for telephoto e.g. sports, wildlife - also need as fast a shutter speed as you can get away with. Even if it's only one stop faster than another lens it can add up - 1 stop faster lens, maybe use 800 ISO instead of 400 so another stop, push your luck a bit, another stop, and that's three stops more than just pulling out whatever you have and shooting with it. Okay two of those don't depend on the lens but it all helps. Tough focusing wide open though, very little DoF because of the longer focal length.
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Old 31-05-16, 06:25 AM   #980
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I know what you mean about posts. Nearly at 100 pages. Bought the Hanimex in PK fit for £6.50 plus post to go with the K1000/MV1.
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