Vintage film cameras - Page 151 - SV650.org

Kenzie · 18-07-16, 09:31 AM

Older Canon cameras can suffer canon cough. Its a little wheeze after the shutter is tripped. Fixable but a bit of a tear down.

Just popped a bid on a Minolta XG-M body. 11 hours left.

This looks oddly familiar 311654311454

yokohama · 18-07-16, 07:50 PM

Think I just invested in a pile of tat.

Kenzie · 18-07-16, 08:01 PM

Got any better photos?

yokohama · 18-07-16, 08:16 PM

I'll take some photos later.....probably tomorrow.
K1000 is ok cosmetically but light and mirror seals need replacing. Seems to be sound mechanically and shutter fires at different speeds. Light meter is dead although I removed a corroded battery. No response to new battery. I'll try cleaning the terminals.
AE1 is poor cosmetically; battery door is broken. Can't get it to respond electrically at all. Will clean up and try tomorrow.
Chinon is lovely; great cosmetically, seals all good. put 2 new batteries in....dead! Electrics as absent as in my SV. Shame, nice light camera.

4 lenses; a 28mm pentax; 28mm canon; 28-70 zoom; 70-210 (this has a little fungus) All Sigma, Miranda, Ozunon. I think 2 are Canon and 2 pentax mount.
Plus a few filters and bits I haven't looked at yet

Kenzie · 18-07-16, 08:28 PM

Bit of a hack job but if the bottom of the spring is ok then tuck some foil underneath around the side to the top of the spring and then fit the battery. Thats how I got my Polaroid flash to work.

yokohama · 18-07-16, 08:49 PM

I need a 6 volt battery to test the canon; don't have. Will try to pick one up.

Kenzie · 18-07-16, 08:52 PM

Was thinking of the K1000. They are stupid batteries in the Canons, think mine came from ebay. How ratty is the AE1?

yokohama · 18-07-16, 09:06 PM

I know you meant the Pentax. I thought I'd try 4 LR44s in the Cannon but they are too small to bridge the gap between the terminals so I put a wad of silver paper in.
It's pretty ratty to be honest but if it works.... I can't test the shutter or the winder mechanism without power.
I can send you pics tomorrow

yokohama · 18-07-16, 09:09 PM

Woooo the pencil rubber on the chinon battery terminals worked. It's alive!

Kenzie · 19-07-16, 06:29 AM

Was going to take another look at the ad but its been taken down. Glad the Chinon works. Keeper or off to China?

18-07-16, 09:31 AM	#1501
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: Vintage film cameras Older Canon cameras can suffer canon cough. Its a little wheeze after the shutter is tripped. Fixable but a bit of a tear down. Just popped a bid on a Minolta XG-M body. 11 hours left. This looks oddly familiar 311654311454 __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/ Last edited by Kenzie; 18-07-16 at 07:26 PM.

18-07-16, 07:50 PM	#1502
yokohama Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 284	Re: Vintage film cameras Think I just invested in a pile of tat.

18-07-16, 08:01 PM	#1503
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: Vintage film cameras Got any better photos? __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/

18-07-16, 08:16 PM	#1504
yokohama Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 284	Re: Vintage film cameras I'll take some photos later.....probably tomorrow. K1000 is ok cosmetically but light and mirror seals need replacing. Seems to be sound mechanically and shutter fires at different speeds. Light meter is dead although I removed a corroded battery. No response to new battery. I'll try cleaning the terminals. AE1 is poor cosmetically; battery door is broken. Can't get it to respond electrically at all. Will clean up and try tomorrow. Chinon is lovely; great cosmetically, seals all good. put 2 new batteries in....dead! Electrics as absent as in my SV. Shame, nice light camera. 4 lenses; a 28mm pentax; 28mm canon; 28-70 zoom; 70-210 (this has a little fungus) All Sigma, Miranda, Ozunon. I think 2 are Canon and 2 pentax mount. Plus a few filters and bits I haven't looked at yet

18-07-16, 08:28 PM	#1505
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: Vintage film cameras Bit of a hack job but if the bottom of the spring is ok then tuck some foil underneath around the side to the top of the spring and then fit the battery. Thats how I got my Polaroid flash to work. __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/

18-07-16, 08:49 PM	#1506
yokohama Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 284	Re: Vintage film cameras I need a 6 volt battery to test the canon; don't have. Will try to pick one up.

18-07-16, 08:52 PM	#1507
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: Vintage film cameras Was thinking of the K1000. They are stupid batteries in the Canons, think mine came from ebay. How ratty is the AE1? __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/

18-07-16, 09:06 PM	#1508
yokohama Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 284	Re: Vintage film cameras I know you meant the Pentax. I thought I'd try 4 LR44s in the Cannon but they are too small to bridge the gap between the terminals so I put a wad of silver paper in. It's pretty ratty to be honest but if it works.... I can't test the shutter or the winder mechanism without power. I can send you pics tomorrow

18-07-16, 09:09 PM	#1509
yokohama Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 284	Re: Vintage film cameras Woooo the pencil rubber on the chinon battery terminals worked. It's alive!

19-07-16, 06:29 AM	#1510
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: Vintage film cameras Was going to take another look at the ad but its been taken down. Glad the Chinon works. Keeper or off to China? __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Do you like vintage motorbikes, well here is one for your son :-)	slark01	Idle Banter	7	02-04-11 11:49 AM
Vintage Film - Italian Display Team	maultin	Bikes - Talk & Issues	4	24-11-08 06:07 PM
vintage or westfield?	jim@55	SV Ecosse	9	01-03-08 07:32 AM
Vintage Moped	enginedriver	Idle Banter	17	09-06-06 11:18 PM
Spec cameras + survailence cameras	Daimo	Idle Banter	5	15-05-06 11:25 AM