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Old 10-06-18, 11:27 AM   #5201
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So much easier to seal than the 500G.

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Old 10-06-18, 05:52 PM   #5202
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Couple of finds from today:





I also got a Jessops Zoom slide duplicator with 110 and 35mm holders. Luckily had a Nikon fit T-Mount adapter. Works well.
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Old 10-06-18, 06:54 PM   #5203
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Those 500ST seals look much more sensible.
I fired off half a roll with the Electro today. As a shooting experience, it was nothing special but that's probably because on a bright day, set on f11 with 400 ASA film, it pretty much behaved as a point and shoot; no metering involved. After using SLRs, the quiet click of the rangefinder shutter is also a bit disconcerting. I don't feel convinced it's worked properly. I'll try it in low light next, see how it behaves, and wait for the results to discover if the lens is all it's cracked up to be.
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Old 10-06-18, 06:59 PM   #5204
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I get that as well. I like to know that the shutter has fired. The XAs give a weak little click and a couple of others like the Russians are like it too. Speaking of which, I might take my Zorki or Kiev out next time.
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Old 10-06-18, 07:54 PM   #5205
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I noticed that when I got my first leaf shutter camera, after only using SLRs seriously. A little, anticlimactic phut, and no darkness. The shutter speed has to be pretty slow to really be able to tell any difference in speeds, but the fastest speeds do sound like it hasn't gone off.
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Old 10-06-18, 08:07 PM   #5206
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Did you take a meter reading for that Yoko? Or a variation on sunny 16. Some folders have a usefully placed co.cking arm that passes in front of the viewfinder. The Perkeo does anyway.

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Old 10-06-18, 08:54 PM   #5207
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No meter reading, I guessed and just left it. The Electro is aperture priority and chooses the shutter speed for you. If the shot is under or over exposed, an arrow in the vf lights up showing which way to turn the aperture to get back within limits. (Nice touch) It was so bright today that the warning lights only came on a couple of times. Meter is a little window on the body, just below the shutter, not on the lens.
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Old 10-06-18, 08:59 PM   #5208
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I forgot about that mode. Mine is still in bits at the moment. So much to shoot with, so little time. Got a day off next week, so will do some then.

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There was an old Vivitar flash in with the Minolta stuff I bought last week. I had to take a hammer and screwdriver to chisel the battery compartment cover off. Never seen anything so bad before and wish I'd taken a photo. 4 batteries all crystallised and fused together in a block, Once I'd prised them out with needlenose pliers, I saw they were Duracells with a 1994 expiry date. I don't know if I can be bothered attempting to clean it out.
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Old 13-06-18, 05:19 AM   #5210
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I probably wouldn't bother, flashes are ten a penny and it sounds pretty bad. You might be able to pick up another cheap or if you really want to use it or its rare/valuable then go for it.

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