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admin · 23-02-18, 06:54 PM

No. You're good. I've got a Tamron EF 90mm to strip down. That should be fun. At least there are no electronics in yours.

Kenzie · 23-02-18, 07:02 PM

What's wrong with it?

admin · 23-02-18, 07:24 PM

A customer dropped it. Tamrons quote to repair it s more than a price of a new one. Focusing is hunting at the close up end. I think the stabiliser is borked too.

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Kenzie · 23-02-18, 07:28 PM

Oops!

Kenzie · 23-02-18, 07:44 PM

Admin, are there any third party M4/3 lenses? I can't see much apart from Olympus or Panasonic. Edit: Scrap that, just seen the price on a Tamron model, think I'll hold out for a used Olympus or Panny lens.

johnnyrod · 23-02-18, 08:30 PM

Minolta AL arrived this afternoon, looks good. Not checked the meter but it's quite responsive (selenium), shutter speeds work from 1/1000 to 1s and the self timer runs smoothly. The RF is mainly fine but when you go from closest range outwards it goes right then left instead of just left, also the vertical alignment is a bit off, so hopefully it just needs a twiddle. Glass is clean, nothing else to do (if the meter is okay or adjusts in). No case but it has strap lugs already. 45mm f/2 Rokkor PF. Actually a bit bigger than I'd imagined, it's the size of the Konica S more or less, maybe I've been using the Contessas for too long! They're pretty small.

yokohama · 23-02-18, 08:50 PM

That's not a Minolta I'd heard of before but I bet the lens delivers.

Kenzie · 23-02-18, 08:52 PM

I was adjusting a rangefinder the other day that would do that. It's like it was hitting a stop or something. Can't remember what it was. It was ok going the other way though. I've seen a Yashica Electro 35 for £20, not sure whether to go for it or not. Might have to try my Tamron 28mm on the G1.

yokohama · 23-02-18, 09:09 PM

£20 is a great price. Go for it if it looks decent. Still haven't used mine.

Here's a side by side of a Zuiko 50mm and the 35-70 zoom.

Kenzie · 23-02-18, 09:21 PM

Wow, that is compact. Mine was posted out today so I should see it in a few days. Hoping it will be an easy fix.

23-02-18, 06:54 PM	#4751
admin John T Mega Poster Join Date: May 2003 Location: Shrewsbury, Shrops, UK Posts: 2,491	Re: Vintage film cameras No. You're good. I've got a Tamron EF 90mm to strip down. That should be fun. At least there are no electronics in yours. __________________ Admin for this forum and the main site. John@sv650.org

23-02-18, 07:02 PM	#4752
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: Vintage film cameras What's wrong with it? __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/

23-02-18, 07:24 PM	#4753
admin John T Mega Poster Join Date: May 2003 Location: Shrewsbury, Shrops, UK Posts: 2,491	Re: Vintage film cameras A customer dropped it. Tamrons quote to repair it s more than a price of a new one. Focusing is hunting at the close up end. I think the stabiliser is borked too. Sent from my XT1032 using Tapatalk __________________ Admin for this forum and the main site. John@sv650.org

23-02-18, 07:28 PM	#4754
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: Vintage film cameras Oops! __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/

23-02-18, 07:44 PM	#4755
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: Vintage film cameras Admin, are there any third party M4/3 lenses? I can't see much apart from Olympus or Panasonic. Edit: Scrap that, just seen the price on a Tamron model, think I'll hold out for a used Olympus or Panny lens. __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/ Last edited by Kenzie; 23-02-18 at 07:49 PM.

23-02-18, 08:30 PM	#4756
johnnyrod Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Doncaster, oop norf Posts: 2,126	Re: Vintage film cameras Minolta AL arrived this afternoon, looks good. Not checked the meter but it's quite responsive (selenium), shutter speeds work from 1/1000 to 1s and the self timer runs smoothly. The RF is mainly fine but when you go from closest range outwards it goes right then left instead of just left, also the vertical alignment is a bit off, so hopefully it just needs a twiddle. Glass is clean, nothing else to do (if the meter is okay or adjusts in). No case but it has strap lugs already. 45mm f/2 Rokkor PF. Actually a bit bigger than I'd imagined, it's the size of the Konica S more or less, maybe I've been using the Contessas for too long! They're pretty small.

23-02-18, 08:50 PM	#4757
yokohama Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 284	Re: Vintage film cameras That's not a Minolta I'd heard of before but I bet the lens delivers.

23-02-18, 08:52 PM	#4758
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: Vintage film cameras I was adjusting a rangefinder the other day that would do that. It's like it was hitting a stop or something. Can't remember what it was. It was ok going the other way though. I've seen a Yashica Electro 35 for £20, not sure whether to go for it or not. Might have to try my Tamron 28mm on the G1. __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/ Last edited by Kenzie; 23-02-18 at 08:56 PM.

23-02-18, 09:09 PM	#4759
yokohama Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 284	Re: Vintage film cameras £20 is a great price. Go for it if it looks decent. Still haven't used mine. Here's a side by side of a Zuiko 50mm and the 35-70 zoom.

23-02-18, 09:21 PM	#4760
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: Vintage film cameras Wow, that is compact. Mine was posted out today so I should see it in a few days. Hoping it will be an easy fix. __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/

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