Incongruent Phonon

Nice red! So i have a bulk roll of 8x11(believe it is portra 160 cut) and i’m trying to load some cassettes myself, do you know how should I roll it? I know the fresh film end doesn’t have a spool it just rolls, is there anything that I could use to roll the film on? How many turns should i make for 36 exposures?

Two shots in the club. With the 20 year old 200 speed film, im pretty grateful that i was able to get some shots that at least remotely resemble a club. I know some of us are crazy about sharpness and clarity, if these photos are to be rated for that purpose, they go straight to the trash bin. However I do feel like I have captured some what of a dense moment. The vibe is there. That’s all i got. Have a good one,

A bit blurry because of old film and poor scanning equipment. Still learning to use lightroom/properly mix chemistry as well.

Thank you foe the input. I did not force it at all. Seems like the take up spool just turns the other way. My FM also does that. The crunchy feeling when winding the advance lever almost feels like the spool slipping, just like how it would grind when i turn it the other way at first.

Good evening all. I got a FM2n in really good condition. Except the film advance lever feels a bit crunchy. when not loaded with film. The lever is butter smooth. When loaded with samsung brand 200 iso film, each full stroke has several little stops that I could perceive. it seems to be a bit smoother with kodak gold 200. camera works fine and film spacing is correct. The take up spool turns both ways, one way it clicks, other way it doesn’t, and has more resistance. Is this normal? initially I also noticed the take up spool feels gritty when I turn it opposite to the direction where it clicks. i spun it a bit more and the grittiness went away. However advance lever is still crunchy when using the samsung film. any ideas? i do have a FM body with a smooth take up spool. Are these two compatible between? What kind of screw driver I need? sorry for all the questions. Have a good night!

Absolutely dig this camera. Thanks for viewing.

An arch under an arch. What looms under?

Shot on nikkor 50mm f1.8 lens. Yes. The same one I dug into like a rampaging dog. Turned out it focuses just fine. i am running it without the front ring. So far it didnt explode..

AI taking over many jobs now is just like how combustion engines took over jobs of horses, and humans. Either be the one who drives or the one who gets drove over. AI is great. Frees up huge amount of time and presents concepts in a brink. Saves me hundreds of hours as a painter. Creativity revolution.

”Not even a professional repairer takes a helicoid apart for the fun of it” this is pretty much why i took it apart. Was waiting for my FM2n to complete the set. And i got awfully bored. Normally I have a couple things to do when im bored. But the lens gave me a good reason to mess with it : )

They are honestly not super complicated, from a mechanical standpoint. It’d be great if the manufacturer could simply mark it when the lens was made, would make servicing so much easier.

Thank you for your kind words : D i did see a yellow line painted on the other side of the front element. Figured it must have been trying to tell me something. But i am way too obtuse for the vintage orient riddles!

Popped the lens on a FM body and tested the functions. Seems like everything works and focuses correctly. for the most part. It gets a bit stiff at the very end towards the infinity marker. It seems to pinch the aperture ring as the latter becomes harder to turn when the focus ring is fully to the end. Which is just the minor timing between the threads. I am not fussing about it. Aperture blades move smoothly regardless of position of focus ring. Believe im in the clear here.