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It's the shippers' policies. Adorama will UPS it. BH clings to the Fedex rule of 'no corrosive or anything which can be caused to become corrosive' although they'll handle enough E-6 to float a boat.

I'll guess '88 but only because my brother's cousin's neighbor's father-in-law's nephew overheard a photographer in a diner.

Wrecking it is the gamble on a practical lesson in lens repair - you have to judge the value. The work is pretty straightforward though a guide would help.

 

It's not likely the oily blades are binding because that iris isn't a flat plane. It's spherical, working sort of like an eyelid. The usual culprit is grit under the ring where both surfaces are brass. To add to the misery is the very thin ring that yields to the pressure applied to turn it causing even more drag.

 

Just one caution; don't explore by idly removing the two screws in the aperture ring since it will be unlikely they can be reinstalled without complete disassembly. The screws engage a basket which moves the blades.

Nine distinct lines isn't typical of curtain travel error and camera/film orientation can't really be determined.

Follow 'Shutter Curtain Material' and there's a lesson in making one.

Hard to believe a couple of morning DJs would be involved.

<i say, if you have a great looking camera, feast your eyes on it and enjoy. my 2cents.>

 

Now we're separating winners from losers.

You're not kidding. Seventeen dollars to Ukraine for a FED2 will keep me on the edge of my seat for two weeks.

Generally the release button doesn't release the shutter but starts a series of steps that must each complete to continue the sequence. Look at the diaphram connections for resistance - the linkages must move freely.

<lack of support for his political beliefs > and <because no one agrees with you> are pretty benign ways of describing the malicious moaning that incessantly pounded a few points while failing to recognize the impact of driving away others who may have contributed. His most notable point was the divisive mood of this election and it's capacity to destroy friendships.

I assume they figure CV buyers can't afford a bag full of adapters so the sole one which must be swapped is easier separated from the lens while on the camera, as opposed to having some weiner slash his thumb trying to break the pair off-camera.

That could have been a good deal but it's early yet. There'll be RBs like that soon.

Personally, I'd tend toward the simpler, smaller Perkeo II with a Synchro shutter - neither meter nor rangefinder but elegant and durable. The only thing smaller is a Baby Bessa which wouldn't flash anyway.

 

As far as Ikontas go, I can't see any detractors in this deal;

 

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So many cutups, so few stitches.

A $20 magnifying hood is a good start. It can be used to stone/grind existing tools into camera-useful ones and that's where screwdrivers would come from.

Thank you Jeff, for sharing a lovely thought.

Cohn took it hard when he heard the news about Frank and the ULF. The website went and there's talk of closing down M production.

Just whip out a picture of some canal and see who your best friend is.

Two wine glasses, not your cat, and you're playing with a camera?

ROTMFGDFLMFGDATFO, humorous.

Leica couldn't figure it out when they copied it.

Aw perfume. I got boned on ebay with a Wirgin that had been in granny's stink drawer since the '30s. I keep it in the basement hoping it will go moldy. I share the pain but have no cure.

<<DRAMATIC and VIVID colour is the keyword for my project.>>

 

Where the hell's Sanford?

Neither the film maker nor the processor guarantee you more than 36 exposures from a '36' roll. If you choose to exceed design limitations you risk junk.

 

The 36-40 is a pricing guide for common 35/APS nominals, not a suggestion that you'll get 4 extra shots. Put yesterday away.

$20,000 would buy me 60 Chevettes. One of em is bound to run.