Vintage film cameras - Page 739 - SV650.org

Kenzie · 02-11-20, 10:00 PM

Must have missed that bit. I'm happy with the deal, got something I wanted. I'll keep an eye on their site and see how much they put the T3 up for. I have seen a 55mm f2.8 Micro Nikkor that would look good on the F2, but I think I'll stick with a 50mm f1.8 for my the moment. I think I'm down to only two OM10s now.

Kenzie · 06-11-20, 07:17 PM

It has arrived! I borrowed the lens from my FM until I can find something else for it, probably a 50mm f1.4.

yokohama · 06-11-20, 08:59 PM

That's a serious lump of camera. Looks to be in pretty good condition.
What prism does it have?

Kenzie · 06-11-20, 09:08 PM

It's got a DP2 finder which makes this setup a F2S. The body remains the same but change the finder and you get different designations. F2AS, Photomic etc. It is a proper lump, but not as much as an XE1 (F2 1091g vs XE1 1131g)

yokohama · 06-11-20, 09:32 PM

Does it jump to the head of the queue?
I decided to go for the B&W processing - not the kit I linked to earlier. I only bought a tank and some chemicals

Kenzie · 06-11-20, 09:36 PM

Lol, I've list track of the queue! It's a case of whatever comes to hand that hasn't been shot. Tbh the year is a write off, doubt I'll get out to shoot again before Xmas. I think the guy servicing my OMs has gone on a break, gone a bit quiet.

Kenzie · 07-11-20, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yokohama

That's a serious lump of camera. Looks to be in pretty good condition.
What prism does it have?

Surprisingly they described this as "average" ! On a side note, my 2n and 4 have been repaired and will be shipped back next week, just waiting on the bill. I did send him some extras as part payment so will be interesting to see what the total will be.

yokohama · 08-11-20, 03:18 PM

That's good news on the OMs. If they are fixed and serviced, they should be reliable for a good few years.

Kenzie · 08-11-20, 03:20 PM

Hopefully, I didn't realise how brittle the OM4s could be. We on earth would they put a fragile ceramic board in a pro level camera? Surely a traditional pcb would have been better.

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yokohama · 08-11-20, 07:01 PM

I just looked up om4s and circuit boards. Seemingly there were 5 or 6 different ones with the electrics being more of a problem than the material, This article is interesting, and one I can just about understand http://olympus.dementix.org/Hardware...M-4_modern.pdf

02-11-20, 10:00 PM	#7381
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: Vintage film cameras Must have missed that bit. I'm happy with the deal, got something I wanted. I'll keep an eye on their site and see how much they put the T3 up for. I have seen a 55mm f2.8 Micro Nikkor that would look good on the F2, but I think I'll stick with a 50mm f1.8 for my the moment. I think I'm down to only two OM10s now. __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/ Last edited by Kenzie; 02-11-20 at 10:02 PM.

06-11-20, 07:17 PM	#7382
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: Vintage film cameras It has arrived! I borrowed the lens from my FM until I can find something else for it, probably a 50mm f1.4. __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/

06-11-20, 08:59 PM	#7383
yokohama Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 284	Re: Vintage film cameras That's a serious lump of camera. Looks to be in pretty good condition. What prism does it have?

06-11-20, 09:08 PM	#7384
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: Vintage film cameras It's got a DP2 finder which makes this setup a F2S. The body remains the same but change the finder and you get different designations. F2AS, Photomic etc. It is a proper lump, but not as much as an XE1 (F2 1091g vs XE1 1131g) __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/

06-11-20, 09:32 PM	#7385
yokohama Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 284	Re: Vintage film cameras Does it jump to the head of the queue? I decided to go for the B&W processing - not the kit I linked to earlier. I only bought a tank and some chemicals

06-11-20, 09:36 PM	#7386
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: Vintage film cameras Lol, I've list track of the queue! It's a case of whatever comes to hand that hasn't been shot. Tbh the year is a write off, doubt I'll get out to shoot again before Xmas. I think the guy servicing my OMs has gone on a break, gone a bit quiet. __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/

08-11-20, 03:18 PM	#7388
yokohama Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 284	Re: Vintage film cameras That's good news on the OMs. If they are fixed and serviced, they should be reliable for a good few years.

08-11-20, 03:20 PM	#7389
Kenzie Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Ipswich, Suffolk Posts: 818	Re: Vintage film cameras Hopefully, I didn't realise how brittle the OM4s could be. We on earth would they put a fragile ceramic board in a pro level camera? Surely a traditional pcb would have been better. Sent from my Xperia using Tapatalk __________________ Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/39887875@N06/

08-11-20, 07:01 PM	#7390
yokohama Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 284	Re: Vintage film cameras I just looked up om4s and circuit boards. Seemingly there were 5 or 6 different ones with the electrics being more of a problem than the material, This article is interesting, and one I can just about understand http://olympus.dementix.org/Hardware...M-4_modern.pdf

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