paul_smith33

Hello:

Just received a very clean Nippon Kogaku Nikkor-Q 200mm/f4. Looks great, very

clean and clear. Very smooth and tight. However the diaphram seems to be

unresponsive, both on and off the camera body. What do you think? Sticky

blades? Old dired up oil? Broken diaphram spring? Any ideas on a good place to

go to fix the problem?

Thanks for your thoughts.

Ralf / Peter

I now have a fair print from the Cocarette. Thought I would scan the print and reduce to a file to upload for the post. I am new to posting prints. Would you share the steps needed to place the image on this string? What format, What file size works well for this?

Thanks............Paul

Peter, Ralf

Great Pictures. I took mine out last week and put a role through it to see if I could remember all the trials and tribs. Took a while to remember how to use the view finder. Advancing the film brought back memories. I did manage some fair negitives. There was an interesting effect with the negitive that I had not noticed before. I will scan the neg or better yet make a contact print and scan to file so I can post. I'll try and get this done this week.

Paul

Hi Peter

Thanks for the efforts. I know it can be frustrating to get these D@#%& things to work like you want them to. You have handed me the challenge now. As soon as I can get a fairly good print from the dark room, it is on this string. It may be harder to get it posted than getting the split filtration just right. Any way, it will be fun to get the old camera out to use again.

Hello Peter

I had to laugh when you mentioned the leg missing. Mine is gone as well and I do believe that my grandfater mentioned that it had been missing for a long time. I would imagine that the true rarity would be a camera with the leg still in place. I don't remember having any problems loading the camera. Like you said, pretty straight forward. I grew up using cameras that used roll film with the paper backing. The view finder was the only challenge that I can remember. I have enrolled in a photography class at the local community college. When we get to the medium format lesson, I think I'll use the Cocarette "O" for the assingment. If I am lucky enough to get a few good images. I will post for your approval.

Hello Ralf

I ran across your note on the Cocarette. I had to get the flash light out and dig back in the closet to find my Cocarette that my grand father gave me about 40 years ago. It is more like Peter's from his discription. It is still in the original box with the classic Cocarette name on the top. The box also contains the cable release and the original instruction manual. The manual indicates that focusing is done by moving the front standard until the focusing lever locks in the appropriate notch corrisponding to 6' 10' 15' or infinity. The only mention in the manual about the port hole on the back is as follows " The disc provided with our trade-mark in the back-wall of the camera can be removed by turning 1/8 to the left (curved arrow) " I have exposed a few rolls of film albeit a number of years ago, but I do remember the images were sharper than expected.

The manual is titled "Directions for using the Cocarette O and II/O for roll films 3,1/4 x 2,1/4 and 4,1/4 x 2,1/2"

Hope this helps

Paul Smith