Vintage film cameras

[johnnyrod]

Nice axe

[Kenzie]

Huh?
Ignore me, think I get it. Tired from all the camera hunting and repairs today!

[johnnyrod]

Yoko
http://www.ephotozine.com/forums/top...t-seals-104659

[Kenzie]

Probably won't send the Certo or the Bessa up north as Johnny has enough to fix at the moment. K1000, QL19 and Vito B I think.

[yokohama]

I replaced all the seals around the door and hinges. This is about as far as my arts and craft will take me!


I'm going out now to blast off a roll of Poundland's finest and try out a couple of lenses.
Experiment time! The first 12 shots with the camera taped up; the next 12 shots without the tape and see what happens. (Kenzie, spot what you taught me. )

[Kenzie]

Hmm, elegant!

[johnnyrod]

Kenzie don't worry about it. The Vito is ready to use, the Canonet I haven't triaged yet but may be scrap anyway, and I don't know what to do with the K1000 yet as I suspect its problem are more than a jammed mechanism, looking at the way its' been stored and the nasty crunchy winding. The folders are relatively easy by comparison so feel free to send them over. Some day I'll send you something back! I do have a few of my own too but I pick these things up randomly really.

[Kenzie]

I think the QL19 is too far gone. The Certo came apart pretty badly but if you fancy a challenge I will send it up along with the Bessa. If the K1000 is kaput, is there any useful spares on it? If not then bin it. Off to Vegas in three weeks. Going to take my D3200, 35mm f1.8 (52mm on aps-c) and the kit 18-55mm. Debating whether to take a lone film camera with me but its more to carry. If I did, what would it be? Trip 35? XA3? It would need to able to handle low light.
Have you used the Vito yet?

[yokohama]

The Trip would probably handle low light better than the XA3. Have you got a small compact with a manual mode, or even a small SLR? Pentax ME with a small prime lens maybe.

I finished off a film in a couple of hours today and tried out a couple of Minolta zooms but getting it processed up here on a Sunday....

[Kenzie]

I have my TZ35, HS10 or my D3200. Think I'll stick to digital given the amount of shots I'll likely take. Got a couple of Harleys booked and will ride out to the Grand Canyon if we have time.