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Uncle Goose

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  1. Flexaret camera's are very capable camera's, I've been using the IV, the V and the VI and while they may not be as advanced as other Medium Format camera's I really like the lightweight and foolproof handling of these camera's. They are often overlooked and looked down on because they come from a former East Bloc country but Meopta was really a high quality company.
  2. <p>Price guides are useless because it all comes down to location, things that are easy to find in the US for instance are a pain to find here in Europe and vice versa. And even then it all comes down on popularity, you can quote a certain piece at 1000$ but if nobody is interested in it then there you are with your 1000$ pricetag.</p>
  3. <p>The Isola is really simple to repair, you just need to get the front off and you can see all the mechanics inside.</p>
  4. <p>Flexarets are great machines, the Flexaret VI was the first TLR I ever owned and it still works like a charm. They have very good lenses. Flexarets are often seen as a kind of underdog and many think they are crap because many people just bought one that had been sitting in a cupboard for 3 decades and because of that it had been frozen. If you buy a Flexaret you have to buy one that has been recently serviced. Camera's are pretty much like a car, you wouldn't drive a care straight away when it has been sitting in a barn for over 30 years, you first give it a good service and make sure everything works like it should. Many seem to forget this and are frustrated when they get the camera and see it won't work. The Flexaret II's are quite simple in design and indeed lack the automated transport which is a plus sometimes because it can't go wrong there. The lenses however are only a Triplet in most cases (although there exist Flexaret II's with Tessar (Belar) lenses) but that is of course a matter of taste. The Tessar lenses preform even better than this, these machines are nifty and cheap little buggers that never have let me down on a trip.</p>
  5. <p>Loading a Flexaret should be a pretty straightforward thing to do, just put the film in, with the back open wind till the arrows on the backing paper match the "dot", close the back and wind till number 1 appears on the counter. Either your Flexaret is set on 6x4.5 or it's in need for an overhaul which needs to be done by a professional who knows how to work on a Flexaret. I would suggest Cupog (search him on Ebay), he is reliable and fixes old Czech camera's. He is located in Slovakia however and it might be just cheaper to buy a refurbished camera from him rather than send the old one in.</p>
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