steve_mepsted

Hi there hoping you can help - I recently shot a 120 roll of agfapan apx 25 on 400 asa/iso and cant seem to find development times for push-processing this at home. I will be using Rodinal and any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

Many thanks and best wishes Steve

Not what you hope to hear, I'm sure, but it sounds like the shutter needs to be cleaned to operate within a useable range.

Those cameras are indeed charming, however a professional cleaning will cost you much more than you will recoup if you plan to sell it at some point.

I can't say on your behalf if it is worth it or not, but unless it has sentimental value for you to to have it in an operational state, or you have the ability to repair it yourself, I would probably consider it a decorative item.

Prontor repair manuals are floating around the internet if you wish to go that route.

Thank you very much for replying Niels

I feared the worst - the blades do indeed look a little 'gummy' so that must be why they are only operating at at 2 secs.

Oh well - it is a lovely thing to look at, so either I only use it for longer exposures or pop it on the shelf along with my other temperamental vintage cameras!

Steve

Hi there I have a Voitlander Perkeo 1 with Prontor-S shutter

I have been testing its speeds and unfortunately the shutter only seems to operate at one speed - slow.... I calculate by looking at the blades open and close its about 2 seconds. This is a consistent time and not affected by the speed control dial. Anyone know what the problem might be? I love this little camera and would like to take it out for a spin.

Thanks very much folks

Steve

Hi everyone hope you are all well at this time

 

I have an otherwise faithful NikkorW 210 5.6 which has decided to jam up its shutter and is now inoperable.

I wonder if there are any common repair tricks or tips to be learned to release the jam. The blades still revolve freely through the apertures but the release lever is stuck fast.

 

At the moment in lockdown here in the UK its difficult to get anything posted or repaired.

 

Hopin you can help

Stee.

Thank you but that is where I found the information I described regarding the lens switch. It doesn’t really help me.

I need to know how to use the cable release to open and close shutter in a synchronised fashion

Hi there I would like to use a standard cable release on my Bronica ETRSI. I have read that switching the lens to T will allow the release to be used. However the shutter will remain open until the lens is switched back to A

I am using a tripod and wish to use the release to fire off the shutter and close it at all speeds - not necessarily for speeds slower than 8 secs or on Bulb but faster speeds such as 1/250

 

I cannot seem to make this work. Any advice greatly appreciated.

Thanks Steve

<p>Thats really helpful, Gus. Thanks very much. </p>

<p>Hi Folks, could anyone tell me which finder magnification I have on my M6 Chrome 1995 model?<br>

0.58x, 0.68x, 0.72x, 0.85x or 0.91x ?<br>

Many thanks Steve </p>

<p><strong>Hi there -</strong> I have a range of Pentax lenses that I wish to use with my Canon 5D MK 11 particularly my 10-20mm super wide. Before I invest in a number I wonder if there are any brands of lens adaptors that people have tried and liked? I am not necessarily too fussy about shooting with all modes available but it would be a bonus if possible. Also any general advice on adaptors and their use would be appreciated as I have never tried them. I am based in the UK.<br>

<strong>Many thanks Steve </strong></p>

<p>Hi there and thanks for your advice. I have not used the mirror lock up function for months and the camera has been working fine since then. I have removed the lens and can clearly see that the mirror is in the down position, however the problem seems to be the shutter curtain which is stuck and obstructing the sensor. This must be why the camera wont fire. Anybody know of a workaround? Many thanks for your help, Steve </p>

<p>Thanks Rob and Bob, I have a fully charged battery in the camera and have taken it out and re inserted it. There is also a memory card inserted. Not sure whats going on. the shutter will not depress fully to take a picture and I have tried this on two lenses. Steve </p>

 

<p>Hi and Thanks I have been to the sensor cleaning menu and found that mirror lockup is not on. On pressing mirror lockup nothing happens. Perhaps there is a jam in the camera? There are no error codes though to alert me, which is odd. Hmmm. </p>

<p>Hi There, My PenTax K5 has recently started to display a problem. When I press the shutter I only get a darkening of the image in the viewfinder (as if it were giving a DOF preview) but I cannot take a picture. This problem has never presented itself before. I have tried using two different lenses with the same results. Any ideas before I have to send it off to Pentax? Much appreciated, Steve </p>