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    My "new" XE's

    in Sony/Minolta

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    <p>My latest foray into the world of Minolta was the acquisition of the venerable XE-7 and the lesser sibling, the XE-5. Both cameras were won on Ebay as "parts or repair" as the seller stated that the film rewind was jammed on both cameras. I had always wanted to tryout the XE series, so $23.00 later, I was the proud owner of both XEs.</p>

    <p>Cosmetically, both cameras are in wonderful shape. Mechanically, they both had locked up shutter releases and of course the film rewinds wouldn't work. I started with the XE-7 first and set the shutter speed selector to "X" and the On/Off selector to On. The shutter fired but the rewind lever had way to much resistance. On dis-assembly, I noticed that the film rewind had been apart and assembled incorrectly. Put things back the way they were supposed to be and, Viola!, nice, smooth rewind function! I loaded in two 1.5 volt batts and the meter reported for duty. A cursory check against my Sony A300 and my Minolta 9xi showed it to be correct. Ran the shutter at all speeds and it seemed pretty kosher.</p>

    <p>Here she is wearing a MC Rokkor-X f1.7 50mm<img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8450/7987006600_9b8ae0361a_c.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="535" /></p>

    <p>Next up, the XE-5. Removing the bottom plate showed something jammed in the gears at the bottom of the rewind shaft. After putting the shutter speed on "X" and cocking the shutter, the shutter release worked, the mirror went up and…..nothing. After a teardown and removal of the mirror box, I noticed that the shutters had become detached from the mechanism and moved about freely on their own. Afraid to proceed any further, I buttoned up the XE-5 and set it back on the shelf, not sure what to do next.</p>

    <p>In about 2 weeks and $19.00, I had another "fixer-upper" XE-5 from Ebay sitting on my bench that was advertised as jammed.. I tore this one down, removed the mirror box and un-jammed the shutter. I put new batteries in and when you released the shutter, the mirror went up…and stayed there. Classic symptom of low/no battery power. I ended up scraping the little metal contacts behind the On/Off selector switch and now I have a working XE-5 to go with my XE-7!</p>

    <p>Here's the XE-5 wearing a MC Rokkor PF f1.7 55mm<img src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8170/7986998697_bf68aa3574_c.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="535" /></p>

    <p>So, for an investment of about $42, I have a working XE-7 and XE-5 plus a XE-5 parts camera.</p>

    <p>Both cameras have had their light seals replaced and the XE-5 has been loaded with Kodak Gold 400ASA 36 exp and is currently undergoing field trials.</p>

    <p>Hope to be able to show you some pictures from the XE-5 soon!</p>

    My "new" modern film camera

    in DSLR & Film Cameras

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    <p>Here's a few shots from the Maxxum 4 using the Maxxum f1.4 35-70mm Macro zoom lens. All the shots were taken in the very early morning light so there were a lot of deep shadows and extremely bright highlights. The film was Farrania Solaris 400 ASA that expired in 2007. Film was developed using a JOBO C41 1 liter kit.</p>

    <p><a title="Pumphouse in the Early Morning by riffeym, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29145400@N07/6316250651/"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6039/6316250651_ff12fa5a05_z.jpg" alt="Pumphouse in the Early Morning" width="640" height="427" /></a></p>

    <p><a title="Frost on Windshield by riffeym, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29145400@N07/6316250355/"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6115/6316250355_7f81f60c5b_z.jpg" alt="Frost on Windshield" width="640" height="423" /></a></p>

    <p><a title="Frosted Early Moring Leaves by riffeym, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29145400@N07/6316249945/"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6109/6316249945_f0d5905038_z.jpg" alt="Frosted Early Moring Leaves" width="640" height="428" /></a></p>

    <p><a title="Flower in the Frost by riffeym, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29145400@N07/6316766178/"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6042/6316766178_8d420b39f4_z.jpg" alt="Flower in the Frost" width="428" height="640" /></a></p>

    <p>Mike : D</p>

    My "new" modern film camera

    in DSLR & Film Cameras

    Posted

    <p>Wow, quite a resemblance! No offense to ZX owners but, I agree with you Zane, I think the Maxxum 4 looks better.</p>

    <p>As a side note, I have run the first roll of film through the Maxxum 4. I've processed it and it's hanging to dry right now. I hope to get them scanned and post a couple tonight!</p>

    <p>Mike : D</p>

    My "new" modern film camera

    in DSLR & Film Cameras

    Posted

    <p>Found this in the P&S bin at a thrift store -<br>

    <img src="http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy66/riffeym/Cameras/_DSC2363.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="536" /></p>

    <p>Paid $4.00 for it, took it home , put in batteries and it works...</p>

    <p>It's plastic and small but it will take all my Minolta AF lenses. Here it is wearing a Maxxum AF Zoom Macro 35-70mm f1.4 lens. The Maxxum 4 weighs 13 ozs with batteries and film; the 35-70mm weighs 9 ozs.<br>

    <img src="http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy66/riffeym/Cameras/_DSC2365.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="536" /></p>

    <p>It does have manual override<br>

    <img src="http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy66/riffeym/Cameras/_DSC2366.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="536" /></p>

    <p>I have it loaded with a roll of expired Ferrania Solaris 400 ASA to test it out. If it works well enough, I might just keep it for a back up to my 9xi<br>

    Just a little bit of physical difference between the two..<br>

    <img src="http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy66/riffeym/Cameras/_DSC2371.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="462" /></p>

    <p>Mike : D</p>

    Ferrania Solaris ASA 400 35mm color film

    in The Wet Darkroom: Film, Paper & Chemistry

    Posted

    <blockquote><em>September 21, 2010 By Posted By: <a>Jennifer Kruger</a> </em>

    <p><em><a href="http://www.csishop.net/" target="_blank"><strong>CS Industries</strong></a>, West Bend, Wis. has collaborated with <strong>Ferrania USA Inc.</strong> to transition Ferrania USA business to CS Industries with minimal interruption to the flow of orders to the former Ferrania customer base.</em><br /> <em>A supplier of photographic products to the retail trade for more than 25 years, CS</em><br /><em> Industries distributes a variety of film, cameras and related photo gift products and</em><br /><em> services, including its ISIS Magic Photo Gift Maker kiosk system.</em><br /> <em>“We are excited to have the opportunity to make this transition possible and we are</em><br /><em> committed to support and service all of the former Ferrania customers,” said <strong>Terry<br /> White</strong>, president of CS Industries. “Our mission has always been to serve our</em><br /><em> customers in a friendly, professional way with innovative products, exceptional services,</em><br /><em> and professional design.”</em><br /> <em>CS Industries will continue to support the former Ferrania customers with a complete</em><br /><em> line of film, cameras and inkjet media in addition to its existing assortment of products.</em><br /> <em>As demand for traditional photographic products continues to decline, Italy-based</em><br /><em> Ferrania Technologies decided to phase out their USA operations. Ferrania USA,</em><br /><em> formerly a division of <strong>3M</strong>, began marketing photographic products in North America more than 45 years ago.</em><br /> <em>“On behalf of all of the employees at Ferrania USA, I would like to</em><br /><em> take this opportunity to thank our customers for their loyalty and support over these</em><br /><em> many years,” stated <strong>Don Cacciola</strong>, president of Ferrania USA Inc.</em></p>

    </blockquote>

    <p>Not sure what this means exactly - will CS be manufacturing Solais film or will they just be <em>supplying </em>film to former Ferrania film customers?</p>

    <p>Mike : D</p>

    Ferrania Solaris ASA 400 35mm color film

    in The Wet Darkroom: Film, Paper & Chemistry

    Posted

    <p>I bought some expired EasyClix branded 200 ASA C-41 film in a bargain bin a while back and found out it was private labeled Ferrania Solaris made in Italy. It exposed and developed nicely for me and I was quite pleased with the results.</p>

    <p>I was crusing that auction site a few days ago and I ran across this -<br>

    <img src="http://i778.photobucket.com/albums/yy66/riffeym/Cameras/_DSC2320.jpg" alt="" /></p>

    <p>A bulk pack of Ferrania Solaris 135 color print film 400 ASA, 24 exposure. The box contains 25 rolls of Solaris C-41 film and I ended up giving $25.00 for it. I figured at a buck a roll I couldn't go too bad! I took 4 rolls out to test and put the rest in the freezer.</p>

    <p>It 's got a 2006 expiration date but the 200 ASA Solaris I just used was expired too and it was good - I hope this 400 ASA film produces as good as the other...</p>

    <p>Mike : D</p>

    Minolta SRT-102 conversion

    in Sony/Minolta

    Posted

    <p>I did some work on my Minolta SRT-102 recently. I decided to convert the camera to use silver oxide 1.5v batteries using the instructions found on Dick Sullivan's old site.<br /><br />These are some test shots to see if the meter was set properly. I used my MC Rokkor-X PF f1.7 50mm with a Vivitar 2x auto-converter and expired Fujicolor Super HQ 200 ASA film (02/2007) home developed and scanned. I think I'm getting close -<br>

    <img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6050/6212486728_ee950d73f0_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="401" /></p>

    <p><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6174/6212486590_935d339a2d_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="423" /></p>

    <p><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6235/6212486208_4955d4b2c7_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="419" /></p>

    <p><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6058/6212485866_ca9127cb94_z.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="428" /><br /><br />Mike : D</p>

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