lauren_wirgler

Nevermind. I'm a dumbass and have figured it out. Well, my husband did.

Forgive.

Hello there....

I'm new to the world of Polaroid and I have a very specific question.

I just purchased a pack of 690 film and it does not seem to fit in the

camera via any intructions I have read so far. Do I have the wrong

size?? What am I doing wrong? DO I remove the metal piece off the

opened pack of film?

Sorry for all the questions..Just getting frusterated over here.

Thanks for your help in advance!!

:)

~L

Hi...

I just picked up the 'said' camera at a second hand store for $3 bux

and was wondering if someone had already posted a link on How To Use

this particular model camera, and which exact type polaroid film to

buy. If any one has any info or links to offer I would greatly

appreciate it. The camera seems to function ok, but I definatly need

some sort of instruction to be sure of that.

Thanks!

~Lauren

Thanks for all your responses! The camera was indeed set on the "X" and I do recall trying out the timer. Now having moved the lever to "M" and trying the shutter while nudging the timer- The shutter is still not responding. I will continue to try various combinations, though.. I'm not ready to give up. If what I try does not one day get this thing running- I will indeed have it looked at.

Thanks guys for all your help. I'll be back round to re-read the notes and check the links :)

Hi..

My father gave me his Yashica-12 which he bought in '68 while he was

in Vietnam. It looks to be in pretty good shape, but then again I am

completely new to using TLR cameras. Major issue now: The shutter

won't open anymore (It worked a good few times then after I changed

some settings it stopped). I realize this camera isn't worth alot, but

now that I have held it in my hands and looked through the view

finder- I am dying to use it. Bottom Line: Is it worth paying to have

it repaired? Does it even *need* repairing- or is it possible one of

my settings is causing the shutter to be stubborn?

Thanks for your help (and sorry for the long post)..

~Lauren

ah-ha~ Thanks for that info- glad you mentioned the window bit because what a waste of time that would have been! ah well..onward and upward-

*smile*

Lauren

I managed to load 220 film into my brownie camara with a little bit

of strain and a pair of scissors to thin out the plastic spool. But

my question to you is- Since there are no numbers on the film (being

that i learned the hard way that 220 film has no "back" or paper)

How do I know how many turns it takes to advance to the next

picture???

I guess it's a bit daft, but I'm just a lil new to using my

Brownie :)

Thanks in advance for your help...

Lauren