kris-bochenek

Hi all. IT's good to be back once in a while. On the plus side my classic camera collection is growing. I need help yall.

I have just got a nice looking Reflex Korelle, but the darn shutter courtain/ tension is shut. It doesn't wind all the way and it's very sluggish when tripped.

Do you know of anyone that is capable of fixing it? I tried Mark Hansen, but he said to ask someone else since he's never worked on this camera. He is one honest guy.

So any suggestions?

Ok so I'm not going mad trying to look for these. Makes sense. Thank you.

Good to see you here again Kris, and that's a really interesting video. As for the "What happened to...." query; would you like a list of subjects!

Please to the list of subjects if that's what you mesnt.

Hello, It is so nice to have time to post again. I was confined to my basement project for over a year.

If posting videos on things is not allowed, please remove. Also, what happened to them fancy stickers we had next to our profile names. Like how many years one was a member and such...?

Regardless, I got a box of glass plate negatives from local garage sale. If anyone is interested in a short story about them, here is a video I made.

Dura lex sed lex. At the worst I

will just post on Flickr and link

here. Let's commence the work. I

will have something if few days.

<p>I got the Gray version. Very good camera. Give it a nice workout and it should loosen up. If not, Mark Hama it. </p>

<p>Hello, being a member for nearly 10 years now. I dont want to just break rules when posting here. I know that P.net doesn't allow posting pictures that are not your own. Well last year I acquired a box of wet plates, developed and all, they start to slowly break down as the original owner didn't keep them in good conditions. Now that my basement darkroom is up and running after months of remodeling, I would like to know if I posted scans from these plates, would P.net moderator allow it? </p>

Hello. I'm looking to purchase a process lens 15 inch

minimum 24 would be nice. I had one few years ago

and have sold it. Now I hope somone has one of these at

good price.

<p>I will tell you what, Anytime you work with chemicals at home you have to use caution. I make salt prints at home and I'm very good with cleaning stuff up, but one day, my kids ventured into my workshop and placed their little arms on the work surface, no worries here, all was cleaned up so no exposed chemicals plus I keep stuff locked up anyways. Next day, they play outside and my wife notices strange black spots on their arms. She's freaking out, so takes them to the doctor thinking it's an allergy to something. The doc puts on a mask and examines the spots - saying they they are on the surface so probably some kind of discoloration due to exposure to something. I come home and think hard about it. Do you know what it was? It was tiny specks of over sprayed 12% silver nitrate solution that when applying on paper with brush sprayed on the work surface and came in contact with their arms. They were then exposed to Sun's UV light and that exposed these tiny specks of silver nitrate. It's funny now, but we were both freaking out. Chemicals are as safe as you are. </p>

<p>Stephen,<br>

Nice images and nice writeup. I, myself, am a fan of Soviet cameras, but only own few examples. I find my FED2 very good camera and when paired with good lens, like Jupiter 8, life is great. <br>

Thank you for sharing. </p>

 

<p>Hello,<br>

The camera is gone. It's going to Spencer Lange who PM'ed me about the camera. Enjoy!</p>

<p>I missed you guys and this forum. I lurk sometimes, but not much time to post. I have been busy with photography, moving to new place and all other hobbies. Here I have a clean, good lookin' Yashica camera. I used it once and it seems to work, but it has trouble in low light situations- pictures come out very underexposed, where in outdoor light, they are just fine. Anyways to whomever posts first with indicated interest in it, it ships free to lower 48. If anyone from our international friends want it, it will be $20.00 to ship.<br>

Thank you, </p>

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<p>Nice camera and nice results from it. I am also a fan of soviet cameras. Welcome to the forum and post more, more often. </p>

<p>If money wasn't an object here, I would go for Hasselblad 500CM with 80MM Planar *. If I was on a budget, Yashica TLR MAT 124 G. </p>

<p>I love the article about men creating images with men made machines and that it was impossible. Nice post yet again. Thank you, Marc. </p>

<p>Yet another lovely presentation of another beauty thanks, Rick. I was always big fan of your crisp, juicy pictures.</p>

 

<p>Geez it's good to be back. I have too many hobbies and I cannot wrap my mind around them. I have the D in gray and I just wanted to say that it's nice that someone is going to fix and use it. Today's camera market is such that it jacks up the prices of used (even broken) cameras up to the roof. Good luck with your search. Share results once you get'er going. </p>

<p>My daughter poses for Yashica 124 G. Shot on Arista Edu 100. </p><div></div>

<p>Lovely camera, Rick, and lovely shots from it. Gee, I really missed photo.net. I need to shop up more often. It's just the lack of time is killing me. It's good to see you guys all here still posting frames taken with these classic beauties. </p>

<p>Nice shots. I like the metallic look in them. Thank you for sharing and see you around Chicago. </p>

 

<p>I second Dwayne's photo in KS. I used to use them before I started processing my own films.</p>

<p>Here's mine. Taken with Mamiya RB67 and Sekor 180mm with Nikon SB600 off camera. Fuji Across 100 processed in Rodinal 1:50. Edit. In the heat of the moment I pre-posted. Sorry.</p><div></div>

<p>JDM, few years ago a friend of mine was visiting from Poland and asked me why there are no people walking around in the suburbs. Except for downtown Chicago, most suburban sidewalks are empty in contrast to European cities. I was out on Sunday at around 4 PM, so it would seem like a prime time for walkers.</p>

<p>top view</p><div></div>

<p >Now here’s some info on the camera and film used. Exacta VX is from about 1954 and it’s a grandchild of Kine Exacta, first 35mm SLR. It features an odd left hand film winder, actually most of its buttons are on the left side of the camera. I have read somewhere that the designer was left handed, but I don’t know if it’s true. Anyways, this camera is a work of art in itself. Its ArtDeco design makes it very unique and pleasant to look at. They don’t make cameras like this one anymore. I used Kodak TriX at 400 and processed it in DD-X. </p>

<p >So that’s it, I hope you enjoyed this short introduction and trip back in time to Des Plaines and Mount Prospect. </p><div></div>