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Found a book published in 1923: Principals of Pictorial Photography: Used as a Supplement Text in the New York Institute of Photography by John Wallace Giles. Anyone familiar with this book?

I was looking at some Russian cameras labeled Contax...then I came across this article which I found extremely informative about purchasing Russian 'Contax' cameras. Just thought I would pass it on. http://www.zeisscamera.com/articles_JenaContax.shtml

Asked to list some advantages: Has video, light weight, you can take it into venues where cameras are prohibited. Send photos from the Iphone easily, need one item at hardware store photograph it to show salesman then delete. Need repairs show it to workers. Guy repaired my roof and showed the repairs made without my climbing up to see it. Also app on my cell phone for light meter when I use cameras without meters. I find my cellphone to be a different photographic tool than a film camera, which I also use extensively. My Nikonos V is too rugged to give up.

As for digital cameras the Iphone seems to have replaced almost all models and it has advantages that a digital camera does not.

Not sure if this is the appropriate forum but....I just found buried in my library a book published by Morgan & Morgan (Britain 1977) "The Nikon Manual Incorporating the Nikkormat: Technical and Practical". Anyone have knowledge of this book? I found one listing on the auction site but no information and some pseudo-listings (not real listings).

Pentax announced that they will start production on film cameras. I have no more information other than that. Unknown models or dates.

Let me add for public knowledge. The batteries should turn on the LCD without film. Film for this camera is not longer available as it is a special Polaroid product. Display model only.

I have a Polaroid Image 1200. I know literally nothing about these cameras. I put 2 AA batteries in the camera without adding film. The batteries are supposed to work the display only. When I put the batteries in (correctly and close the compartment properly) noting happens. Does the camera need batteries and film simultaneously for anything to work? Or, is the display dead?

FYI: Replaced batteries in all my Nikonos. 2 Renata 357 (SR44 Silver Oxide 1.5 volts type). The Nikonos IV-a meter is more sensitive than Nikonos V.

I have a Nikonos IV-a. The battery works & I advanced the shutter will passed 1. TDhe Shutter is set to A. The LED light does not come on. The camera was serviced professionally in 2017. Does it need film? ( My Nkonos V LED works without film.) Or, is the LED in need or repair?

Has anyone compared these two lenses?

One more issue I discovered with the OM-2. I use eye cups on all my cameras. The OM-2 eye cup will block the back from opening. The eye cup must be lifted (or removed) for the back to open.

Has anyone purchased cameras from Ukraine during the Russian invasion especially from Kiev?

I am posting this topic as I ran across this problem recently and could not find a direct answer on one site. Normally, I am not an Olympus user (Nikon & Leica) but I do have a pristine OM-2 (thanks to the 90's digital era when film cameras were being discarded). The mirror in my OM-2 locked up. Try this solution: 1. replace batteries. low or dead batteries will cause this 2. after replacing batteries do mirror check to determine if the new batteries are working 3. at the bottom of the camera below the lens there is a "switch". Press it in and switch to bulb. This is the final step and necessary. It worked for me. If you have a mirror lock up try it before discarding the camera or sending it out for repair.

I had a Nikon D1. I was disappointed with it. I wore our quickly. Certainly was not worth repairing,