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That'S great .. It will always be a sense of self-satisfaction now every time you use it. Most of my "§repair" stories end in disaster.. so bully for you!!

Please do post stuwilmur

Thank you BruceZ. The images I posted were the those with the best contrast. The weather has been "dull" with only short periods of sun. Hope to do more with this lens/camera soon!

Ok.. I'm sold...If...If... I mean if, I buy one ..it will be 28mm Tks

Thanks for the feedback..it is appreciated... I was planning to dum...aahh.. sell the Yashicamat. JohnS, I will will PM you shortly.

Well the "glutton for punishment" that I am, I have persevered with my less than satisfactory results. Among the many recent catastrophes was a complete wash on a roll from the Yashica Mat 124. I have always been dissatisfied with the results. It seemed it flared easily. I promised myself I would shoot with a shade...next time. 🙂 Additionally, JohnS posted once with a TLR in his experience suffered "internal reflections that resulted in flare" . A light went on when I read that. Most recently I read on a Yashica TLR website that the "baffling" was done differently on some iterations. Also others claimed a "gassing out" of the rear element as causing the "flare" problem. JohnS re-iterated that. So I did remove the rear element, although I didn't see anything on "Bulb". What I found was not too good. While the roll I put through it using the shade was a complete wash (user error in handling=??), I shot another roll. The results were not encouraging. Additionally, in the previous darkroom session I was disappointed with the results from the Sonnar in the Contax IIa. The highlights were mottled and there was a seemingly loss of overall contrast (flare?) Another contributor (AJG), hinted that perhaps my chemicals were exhausted. I have now shot a new roll with the Yashicamat (duhhh forgot the shade ) and the results were underwhelming. I also re-shot the Contax/Sonnar and those results were also underwhelming. Next: Mix new chemicals. [Although my stock solution D76 is kept in filled to the brim 1 liter brown bottles away from the sunlight... they may be reaching the recommended 6 month shelf life.] I will toss the the liter and then some ..that I have. So I've now wasted two rolls of 120 and 2 rolls of 35mm. Live and learn 😞 Film was Foma100 for the TLR and APX 100 for the Contax...souped in D76 1:1 Sorry about the quality The rear element... pretty dodgy looking... most of the indelible marks are towards the "open" edges?? She my sweet little baby ...I'm her little lover boy Piper Parfumerie FYI This is wide open (3.5) Best of 12... note the tree branches are fuzzy 😞 lack definition This was a much brighter scene than shown here.. the following are Contax/Sonnar - Favorite House nearby .. hard to capture how grand this is Another Rheinscape .. woolly lawn mower in center foreground Palatial house on the Rhein Heiligenhäuschen .. a pilgrimage destination in previous centuries I saw a painting from 1781.. this was desolate in an open field Nearby ..Also a very old property hard to photograph but cool to see. Another .. less than successful attempt Note the little house on the left.. much older than the others.. Charming, but also hard to isolate and capture ..

Thanks for the feedback... I have seen this is aa "kit" lens from before. I have a 28mm Kiron which I use all the time with the few Nikons I have. The 50mm 1.8 lenses are very nice but see very little work. . The shop selling these is now a "Tourist" shop, but 20 years ago was a photo shop. The window with these items reflect probably the owner, still somewhat vested in the shop. I need to sell stuff, not buy stuff... but ...????

Thanks for this detailed explanation about the AI//s lenses. Seems both of these lenses will work with my bodies..just maybe not in program mode ... Do you find the small zoom more to your liking in use than say a fixed length say 28mm. I never seemxs to find the 28mm too wide, but the 35 and some 42 mm lenses I have seem almost perfect for landscapes. Are these reasonable prices for 2nd hand Nikon lenses? The 25 euro more cost does offer a wider focal range,,,is this compromised due to the zoom...Is the 28mm a better glass alternative?

Some rolls never seem to find an end.... Real nice.. is the 010? a prewar Retina? I guess not as the Ektar IIRC was a "lumenized" postwar lens? Excellent pics!!

Thanks for the feedback... interesting too. When I took possession of the camera, I shot a roll and shared some pics with the seller... he commented accordingly, old chemicals.. date film etc... Try Try Try again 🙂

My Nikon bodies are the Nikkormat FT3, F301/N2000 and the F801s. I assume the these lenses will work on all these bodies. The AI/AIs is something to do with the "Auto-indexing" IIRC.. Older cameras need to do "twist" to establish the max aperture?? Something like that.. and the AIS communicate ? mechanically or electrically to the body it'S attributes ie max aperture? I must admit I really don'T understand this too much.. I am confident these lenses will work on these bodies?? Will read that review John... I need to be selling stuff, not buying more!!

I came across these two lenses in a local shop. I have a 1.8 Nikkor and a Kiron 28mm. Although I have no complaints with the Kiron, I felt my Nikons, should sport Nikon glass. In the ad, a short zoom 35-70 and a fixed length 28mm are shown. There are so many Nikon-ista here, so a feedback on the pros-cons of each is welcomed.. As noted I have the 28mm and my style leans to building and landscapes...so tendence towards the wide lenses. The short zoom would be a complement, but the "fine" Nikon glass is welcome and ..?? will it outperform the Kiron?

Thanks for the kind words. .I have now looked at the camera "very!" closely with high powered light and there are quite a few small holes that may not be "burning" a leak , but I think is causing an overall fog.. I may leave it be.. ..fixing things that aren't really broke..usually ends up with them, being ...well-- really broke! The lens was really a motivation ..these pre-war Kodaks have really caught my fancy. Having one in the large,,,albeit 620, format is very welcome.

Greetings Fellow Film Fanatics..... tough act to follow here.. so much excellent work!! My meager offerings are so plebian. I mentioned catastrophes last week..umm ....last time I posted. A complete 120 roll for no explanation was completely fogged. It came out of the camera Ok.. I can't imagine what happed. This roll was from a Yashica Mat 124.. .it wasn't just dodgy looking ..it was completely exposed .. edges and all..as if someone unfurled the roll in daylight and then developed... very disappointed, and then to add insult to injury the roll in the Tourist II, besides being pretty crappy .. wasn't very tightly wound and seems it was also fogged with traces of the backing paper in the emulsion...two 120 rolls fit for the trash... Meanwhile, I've re-shot the Tourist II with moderate success... if you consider leaky bellows and double exposures success. Well all was not totally lost in my developing session. The second roll I put through my (new to me ) Contax IIa with the Sonnar 1.5 was OK. I felt the results lacked a bit of contrast. The weather was overcast..but still?!? Tourist II 4.5 Anaston (closed ) ...need to make a photo with the extended (leaky) bellows. Contax IIa 1.5 Sonnar From the Kodak Tourist II... apparently there are some light leaks in the bellows....might try to patch them as it doesn't seem tooo bad From the Kodak Tourist II .. while semi sharp, I think the "fog" from the leak brings the contrast down. My recent favorite subject St Anthonys in Oberkassel Fountain Nymph....wanted to test the RF.. seem OK! Not too sharp!? Must've moved Office Bldg Similar theme as the previous Some sculpture in the city St Peter Kirche in the city .. the weather was overcast.. the photos are a bit drab The back of said church

BruceZi... very good work... one day I will try this too...' So 55,00/16 is a bit cheaper ..circa half I believe .. I haven't shot/developed C41 for about year. @MJF... that stack of chairs theme... mmhhh seems familiar 🙂

Well I flim-flammed myself...as usual. Last week I noted a process error that resulted in fogging most of a roll. On "my list" by camera were; Rollei T, Signet and Kodak 35 RF. However, the 645 film allegedly from the Rollei was actually from the Mamiya 645 S. I had developed the Rollei roll already weeks (months) ago. So the 15 wasted fogged images were from the Mamiya. So the Rollei T generally delivers. I put the 645 adapter in, and I've never taken it out. Although I did develop those other rolls ...and then some. I will just do the correction for now.. and leave it at that... I will save the other catastrophes.. ummm rolls.... for another post. Exceptionally, I am using Acros II souped in Pyrocat HD Very Nice camera,,despite being tjhe less desirable " T " Living Room window plants..could use some more shadow detail.. They only set this Ferris Wheel up for the XMAS season..looks lovely at night lit up in color! Commerz Bank gets a face-lift This looked a lot better in the finder. ..the line (supposed) leads to the rounded building top.. didn't' quite get what I wanted... 😞 This is the RAThaus. many like the word play.. as this is the city hall .. White roses on the kitchen table

Here's the link to Henry (Contax God ) Scherer's discussion on the framing problems for the Super Ikonta http://zeisscamera.com/articles_spacing.shtml RE: Gary Green advice.. Well said, professional instead of friends... I appreciate your reply!

I've read too that the RF wedges are a major pain. IIRC Henry Scherer discussed this 11 frame winder on his page describing in detail why you won't be able to get 12 frames...even if you offset the start...ie the counter won't go beyond 11. LONG BORINBG (SAD) STORY FOLLOWS... I have(had ) a likely pre-war 532/16. The Compur shutter needed work ..it would sometimes fail to close completely leaving a pinhole that fogged the pictures.. it didn't happen all the time, but enough to make you mad. I lent this to a friend...who returned it some years later. I decided I would exercise the shutter to try and overcome this problem (bad idea BTW) . I was rapidly cycling through the firing, when suddenly the shutter jammed. I had recently made friends with a Russian man, who repaired cameras so I passed this to him. ... I have periodically tried to get this returned... The poor man is totally overwhelmed with life and can't seem to wrest control. Years have gone by and finally after a period of 2 years for the RF on my Contax IIa (3rd time he had the camera) I did something a bit mean. He would not reply to calls, email or even written post. This man hasn't a mean bone or was trying to deceive me, he just can't get it together. Oh, it's probably important to mention, that although I offered to pay, it seems he "wanted" to do it for free, but.. paying jobs took front and center. Probably the reason for procrastination and failure to move forward. I mentioned, what I did was mean?? I knew where he worked, (repairing cameras) so I wrote to the proprietor explaining we had children in the same school and I had lost touch with him and could you point me in a direction to find him ... some of this was BS of course. Worked like a charm. He contacted me the next day. He wasn't too happy. I likely embarrassed him,...and I think he wanted me out of his life.. He was also in possession of a Contax RTS which he wanted to fix the the changeable screen. So we met up and he brought both the IIa and the RTS.. He had renewed the seals and the rf ..very dim was there if you looked close enough. He also "gave me" a Mamiya 645 Super with an 80mmm and 150mm lens. Probably out of guilt etc . I told him I didn't need or want the Mamiya, when I asked about the 532/16 he realized he'd forgotten that...been looking at it for years. I had over the 10+ year period ..simply asked that it be returned. Ss I haven't been in touch with him at all. I like to think that one day cleaning his bench he's going to contact me to return it. I digress BTW the Mamiya gives only 15 of the 16 frames you'd expect with a roll of 120.

Film Friends... I am back!! My postings from the recent past is nearly done. When I found my notes ( necessary for older absent minded gentleman) I realized I was caught up- There remained the three rolls from this fall...that still weren't developed. A reprieve in the weather has finally brought about my renewed interest and.. I still hadn't shot the Tourist II I so bravely listed in the "weekend" cameras (porn section) back in ?? December. Sooo with renewed interest I ventured forth to shoot the loaded Tourist and loaded my (2nd only) roll to the the Contax IIa. I wasn't able to complete these respective rolls, but did ...much to my detriment.... develop the outstanding rolls....... The Kodak 35 RF (new to me, first roll) must've jammed. The film was ripped while trying to load in tank, not a good sign. I was able to tag the last bit of the roll to the spiral.. but there were no further exposures... those that were there were??? The longer roll, the Signet, ...well I opened the camera not realizing there was film in it.. lost a few exposures ...was near the end any way...par The next bit was so avoidable... but Jerko me... I forgot the spindle when loading the 120 film ( Rolleiflex T- 645) . I didn't miss it...until I found it on the desk... (substances and alcohol...might be involved)... so for the most part... this was the disaster I alluded to before.. if not enough...this was almost the epitome of (MY!!) stupidity.... More to come...... I have added the camera porn here... as I can't conform to using the cameras described in the "weekend" section. I have exceptionally (wasted) used Pyrocat HD for the three rolls. Dirty untouched scans... as usual! Kodak 35 (RF) Kodak Signet 35 Rolleiflex T Not a good sign ripped film !! this is the Kodak 35 - RF MY front yard... needs some perspective correction... Well back then it was quasi..Xmas. Seemed like a cool pic then... not so now 😞 last of the Kodak 35 RF The following pics are from the nice Signet with the Ektar... The "Good"...Photographer ... is that my thumb?? Kyffhäuser Haus Oberkassel Familar Rheinscape Begonia and her dog,, neighbor lady I often see when out on photo safari.. .. a little more contrast would help Flowers on the table... (creative titling 😉 ') Geometric Apt house .. Another example of deft ability with a TLR ...I'll spare you the agony of the other fogged pics.. as this roll was a wash.. Looking forward to shooting more in the coming months.. I hope the quality come up 😞

Maybe unrelated and off-topic.. but visual copy to the Minox is the Voigtländer Vito CS IT is battery dependent, but delivers nicely with the 2.8 Skopar..and talk about small! I read this is not Voigtländer but actually is bult by Balda.. IF you need the Minox, but not the price...try this one!!

Biotar..Biogon.. Bio-logy! Of course Biogon!! Slip of the Bio there.. mea culpa !! 🙂

Hahha very clever JDM! Nice to see you post!

I re-read this thread from 12c years ago.. I came here looking for a definitive reply regarding the 50mm lenses on the Kev 5. There are 3500 places to inform that the normal 50s won't fit the Kiev 5. How about the other way around. If the 50mm for the Kiev 5 are using the outer helicoid then theses outer helicoid lenses should work on other Contax/Kiev bodies ? No ? Reading the thread reminded me of the lack of uniformity in construction where the quality control is all over the place and jokes about Vodka rations make the rounds. I have been hesitant to try these 50mm outer-helicoid lenses on other Contax/Kiev bodies for fear I won't be able to get them off or break them trying to fit. Can anyone answer with any authority this question: Do the 50mm Kiev 5 lenses (Jupiter 8 and Helios 94) work on the outer helicoid of earlier Kiev/Contax models?

So you sent an F3 for repair, and they returned an F? Were you able to to recover "your" F3 ? Or was it.. you bought an F3 from KEH, and they shipped an F instead?

They both sound nice... What does the 53 have ..besides a lower serial number and closer to the nascent Contax crossover? I have a much later Kiev 4AM. I use primarily the very nice Jupiter 12 35mm Biotar. The build quality is well .."soviet" .. there's a few maladies like the failing of the curtain to clip when winding, which will fog a frame beyond use. But it happens so seldom....when moving from a slow speed like 25 to a 250..if at all. (masking the lens with a hand or cover with every wind is one sure way not to regret..not covering it :).. Lately, unable to wind on ... a few taps on the shutter release button will then allow the film advance to proceed. There is also an intermittent light leak ... it usually is on the edge, but when I see one of pics.. I know which camera it was b/c of the light leak . The Contax winds much nicer.. less than the coffee-grinder of the later Kiev. My pre-war Contax is a bit shabby but works well. No issues to complain about. I think they are of course very similar in the handling. I am currently trying to "cull the herd". Considering selling the Kiev as the Contax is overall more desirable. I have used the Kiev quite a lot over the last 10-12 years and always pleased with the handling and the results. If a low model year like early fifties were around, I might be seduced into having another. The Kiev 5 is a poorly executed impreovement. The only thing I can say positive is the finder has a frame line. The lever advance is awkward as the "improved" top super structure makes the camera extremely top heavy. The side location of the rewind and its weirdness.. does function.