Kodak Gold 400

[riffeym]

<p>Hello again!</p>

<p>I decided to try out Dick Sullivan's 1.5 volt conversion for Minolta SRT's soldering in a 1N5711 Schottky Diode. After doing the conversion and tweaking the exposure adjustment, I loaded my my SRT-102 and MC Rokkor-X PF f1.7 50mm with some old Kodak Gold 400 ASA that I had lying around.</p>

<p>I think the meter is working properly as the exposures seem to be good but, I noticed on some of the negs there is a dark "fade" on the right hand side. I think that the shutter curtain may be dragging so I'm going to have to open up the SRT again and do some more cleaning and lubing.</p>

<p>Anyway, here's a few shots from my "test" session -<br>

<img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6161/6201713599_0423cf9eae_z.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6180/6202225950_fd8f1cffe5_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="476" /></p>

<p><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6152/6202225670_3cb4217de0_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="424" /></p>

<p>Mike : D<br /></p>

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[User_502260]

<p>The first frame looks slightly underexposed. The pumpkins are dark but they are against a white background. Even with CLC you sometimes have to increase the exposure a little. </p>

[riffeym]

<p>Hi Jeff!<br>

Thanks for your observations. I used this test session to see where the metering is at since I modified it. You are correct about the CLC metering, sometimes it gets "fooled"especially if there is something bright in the foreground.</p>

<p>Mike : D</p>