arthur_mcculloch2 Posted October 19, 2014 Share Posted October 19, 2014 <p>I have an ETRSi which I haven't used much at all over the last few years. I decided to get it out and get back into medium format film a couple of months ago. The camera seemed to work fine, some underexposure, but I put that down to it having a 'guessamatic' exposure meter (me using sunny f16). I took it to a function this last weekend with a flash ( a sunpak with the BR-D module so that I could use the off the film measuring), using a 45-90 lens (itself a huge piece of glass), which I recently bought on ebay and which likewise appears not to have been recently used. The flash wouldn't work. When I got home, I put another lens on it and used a normal flash connected to the flash connector and it worked, though not at all speeds. I then cleaned the six lens mount contact points and re-tried the sunpak with BR-D connector. It seemed to work ok at all speeds. I'm guessing that the lens controls the flash trigger? Has anyone else had similar trouble. I cleaned the contact points with methylated spirits and a q-tip. Is there a better cleaning solution? Any thoughts?</p> <p>Apiarist1 (Arthur)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_wilson1 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 Yes, that's how it works. Try just putting the lens on and off the camera about half dozen times the contacts are probably a little cloudy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthur_mcculloch2 Posted October 22, 2014 Author Share Posted October 22, 2014 <p>Thanks Dave. Should use it more often!!<br> Apiarist1(Arthur)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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