felsman

Greetings and thanks in advance for reading this.

 

I've shot both video and film at weddings for a handful of friends and family

in the past. Recently agreed to shoot photos at a cousin's wedding this

fall,...Outdoors Mid-Day Orlando, Florida in a Floral Garden. Reception

at "The garden house"

 

Equipment I plan to use,...

 

Primary: Nikon D70 | Nikon 180mm/2.8 | Tokina ATX 28-70mm/2.8 | Nikon 50mm/1.8

 

Backup: Nikon N2020 (film) | Sunpak Flash or SB-18 | Nikon 35-105mm/3.5-4.5

 

 

 

For (fill) lighting, I want to purchase an iTTL flash for the D70 and debating

between Sb-400 and sb-600. If I wasn't shooting the wedding I believe the sb-

400 would suite my other photo needs. I have a SC-17 cord that, as I

understand it, will work to get the flash off the hotshoe. Tho, I have

concerns that the SB-400 wouldn't provide enough light to get adequate fill

under the conditions? (I live in Illinois and don't have any idea how harsh the

light will be in Florida during November).

 

Any comments? Am I crazy to think the SB-400 would work, or am I much better

off with the SB-600?

 

Regards, - KenF

MB-3,.... The Nikon part for adapting the camera to take AA batteries.

I can't comment on the n2000, but the n2020 come standard with a battery case that holds AAA size batteries. You can get a conveter (sorry don't recall the nikon part number) that will allow you to put AA batteries in the camera. It adds a little bulk to the bottom, but worth it IHMO.

Well, Thanks for the responses....

 

I decided to make the lens a 'sacrificial lamb',� I find myself to be fairly hand with tools, and I figured the 85/2.8 was easy enough to come by (if I messed it up, past the point of no return). So I spent the better part of an evening, and learned a little about lens construction.

 

What eventually worked was I loosed the six screws which hold the focusing ring in place. This allowed me to focus the lens out past the one meter mark, and the lens came apart (leaving the mount on the camera and the rest of the lens in my hand). I was then able to remove the lens mount from the camera and put it back on the lens. It took three or four attempts before I got the lens heli-coil back together, and it focused correctly at infinity. But it seems to be fine at this point.

 

The one mistake I made was trying to remove the flash PC connection! I assumed the screws which hold it in place where threaded into the lens body. WRONG! There is a small piece of brass which fell out when the lens came apart. It took a lot of patients and some tedious work with some sewing thread, but I got the damn PC socket back on the lens. I threaded the sewing thread through the lens, tied on the brass piece, and used it to pull the brass piece back through the lens and into correct position� Tada! (contact me privately if you want more details on how this worked :)

 

So, at any rate the lens and camera seem to be functioning correctly at this point. Additionally, after attacking it with a screwdriver, the camera and I have come to a better understanding!

Hi All,

 

I think I'm screwed, but I thought I would get some opinions before I

sent it off to Mr. Yerkes.

 

I haven't shot the Kowa in a little while, and I usually try and

exercise cameras that sit idle. So this morning I pulled it out of

the bag and fired the shutter, started to crank it and the knob

freezes?! I begin to look at it� The mirror is in the up position,

the shutter speed was set on "T," and the shutter blades are a visible

in the lens. I think what happened is that I started to cock it

before the shutter cycle had completed.

 

I managed to get the film back off. The little button on the body

that releases the lens doesn't work.

 

I tried to turn the collar which holds the body on the lens, thus

loosening it a bit, and fidgit with the lens a little hoping the

shutter will finish� nothin'

 

So do you fine folks have any ideas where to proceed?

 

Thanks for your time,

Ken

Greetings,

 

This weekend I acquired a Ziess Ikonta B (75mm/4.5 Novar & Prontor-SV)

from my father-in-law's closet. I was pretty excieted until I noticed

the middle element is cracked (

http://www-admin.med.uiuc.edu/felsman/camera/ikontab.jpg )! As the

photo shows, the crack is pretty significant. Other than the crack

the camera is in great shape (for a 45 year old). I got to thinking,

and I'll bet this wouldn't be too hard to fix.

 

Soo, I'm wondering if anyone has suggestions as far as technique and

source for parts to these old folders? Then again I gather the Novar

lens isn't anything spectacular, would it be worth fixing? Or, if I

could find a 75/4.5 Opton Tessar would I be able to replace the lens

all together?

 

Thanks for your time,

Ken