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im just about to start using my 5x4 camera its a british mpp with a range finder and focal plane shutter I believe copied from the american speed graphic....... the thing is why does the lens only tilt up and not down ....I can modify it to tilt down though .....if need be regards Andrew

<p>Guys<br> I bought a hugo meyer model number 4 rangefinder from an anniversary 4x5 speed graphic from e bay<br> to use on a camera project.<br> I have read that the model number 4c version is for 127mm on 4x5, <br> but what focal length is the model number 4 for on 4x5.<br> There is no stamped focal length on the rangefinder,<br> could it be for a 135mm lens on 4x5.<br> regards Andrew</p>

<p>Hugh<br> Ijust bought a Topcor 180mm pt f5.6 in a no 0 shutter i thought it would be a more usefull focal length at the minute.<br> Ive a 150mm Sekor to use instead ,ill get a topcor 150 some other time as it can be closed in the Busche<br> thanks for your help.<br> Dann<br> Remember you advised me a couple of years ago i think, not to modify my Busche Pressman to a graflock back<br> and that a 620 adapt a roll on the spring back would be better.<br> well i did it anyway and modified it to a graflock back and filed the filmgate to 6x9cm and use it mostly handheld on the hugo meyer rangefinder with a mamiya press 100mm sekor its a great camera .<br> well i took note of your advice and bought another busche pressman a few months ago with a kalart rangefinder and left the spring back intact, i just filed the film gate corners square but couldnt find the right size 620 adapt a roll ,so i got one for a 5x4 camera and cut the 5x4 flanges off it with a hacksaw filed it smooth and it works great i use it on the rangefinder for 100-105mm lenses and focus on the ground glass for other focal length lenses and slide the adapt a roll in for the shot its easy to use a great camera too <br> regards Andrew</p>

<p>guys<br /> this is the older version and is in a horseman lensboard and is very compact<br> it has the lens description on the outside of the lens ring<br /> its going to be used in a 6x9 camera<br /> i cant find anything on the net about it except it will cover 5x4<br /> what are your thoughts on this lens<br /> i have the newer 150mm f5.6 version which is a larger lens in a copal shutter for my 5x4<br /> regards Andrew</p>

<p>guys i got an early ikoflex ii from e bay and it had a film in it with 2 shots taken<br> i took it out in my darkroom and want to process it<br> it came from the us im in the uk<br> the film is a kodak verichrome pan 620 and was being wound on to a metal 120 spool<br> is this a black and white neg film<br> it says on the film D-76 at 7 min or Microdol-x at 9 min<br> is this the kodak d-76 u can buy today<br> how old is this film and can i process it in ilfosol iii<br> the camera shutter was seized up all working now lens is perfect<br> lens serial no 4062554 no number on the camera that i can find<br> regards Andrew</p>

<p>guys<br> remember the old standard rollieflex i got from latvia well i shot a roll and did some 8x10 enlargements and the lens that had a few nicks out of the front surface that i polished with car body work cutting compound produced images that were ever so slightly softish but sort of sharp with a slight glow on contrasting edges<br> well by chance a shutter lens appeared on e bay and i recognised it as an old standard<br> i bought it and swapped the taking lens and was sceptical if it would improve the image<br> well i seem to have got away with it the focus tracking works and the images are sharper and the glow is gone<br> ive done some other lens swaps on scrappers as i call them from scrap cameras and spare lenses from e bay<br> 1 a zeiss ikoflex novar with rolleiflex vb xenar lenses and the original zeiss shutter installed in it from a vb lens board i got on ebay<br> 2 a zeiss ikoflex automat with minolta rokkor lenses and the minolta shutter with the vb shutter speed ring i put in it from a scrap minolta flex <br> 3 a zeiss ikoflex with mimaya 80mm tlr lens i put the whole unit on the front its a great camera to use <br> would you guys like to see photos of these and a short technical write up on each<br> regards andrew</p>

<p>I think I buy one and see what its like<br> thanks for your responses</p>

<p>guys<br> thanks for your responses the tamron is the one ill go for its good enough for what I need it to do I like it and the reviews are good<br> thanks again<br> regards Andrew</p>

<p>id like an fd to nex focal reducer<br> reviews ive read are a couple of years old<br> flicker say most fd lenses wont fit because of rear protrusion into the reducers lens<br> id like an eos to nex too with built in iris for some eos lenses I use and om lenses I have with eos adapters<br> ive looked at the lens turbo ii and camdiox focal reducers the sales pitch on these today doesn't mention they don't work on any of their intended target lenses<br> the thing is do focal reducers work or not or should I say do their intended lenses actualy fit<br> are they a gimmick no one buys anymore or not<br> id realy like to buy one for the full frame effect but im not convinced they work and feel id have to buy one just to see if it does.....only to discover only one of my lenses work on it ...badly<br> is it true the metabones is the only one that actualy works<br> Andrew</p>

<p>guys<br> ive been looking at the tamron 70-300 di vc usd and a few others <br> id like a lens at max around £200-300 that's sharp at 300mm and has fastest aperture around f 4.5<br> id go for the tamron but some reviews say it goes softish at 300mm and others say it doesent<br> are there any tamron users that can give me advice on this lens or should I go for something else<br> regards Andrew</p>

<p>guys<br> which of these 2 lenses is better than the other in a 6x9 folder<br> I have an ensign 420 with a realey inaccurate prontor shutter with an ensar lens and I want to put one of these lenses in the camera instead<br> I have another 420 camera with the same lens but with a good working epsilon shutter which ill keep as standard<br> since the 420 bodies are so good I think its worth doing <br> a rodenstock trinar 105mm f 3.5 in a syncro compur shutter<br> or a steinhell munchen cassar 105mm f3.8 in a prontor shutter<br> both these shutter lenses i got on e bay a few years ago and are mounted on home made busch pressman size plastic lens boards so im not scrapping any cameras for the shutter lenses<br> im thinking rodenstock trinar<br> what do u think the rodenstock or cassar <br> regards Andrew</p>

<p>Hi Allard<br> mines the grey camera with sem written on the front its not a push on type<br> its a bay type of some sort<br> Andrew</p>

<p>guys I just got a SEM tlr with a som berthiot flor 75mm f3.5<br> it just needed the shutter blades removed and given a good wipe and the lenses cleaned and its working perfectly<br> the body needs cleaned and a little black paint in a couple of places it has a tessar type lens <br> I don't know what filter size it takes its not a bay 1<br> the filter would fit on the outside of a 3 eared aluminium mounting<br> the outside diameter of the machined groove behind the ears is about 37 mm <br> what bay size is this I cant find out on the net<br> regards andrew </p>

<p>yes Chuck ill do that</p>

<p>got it today took the lenses out its a tessar the camera looks like brand new<br> its going to be real easy to use serviced the shutter works perfect<br> a guy on face book put a zenobia tessar in hsi wester s2 so I thought it was a triplet<br> but it aint and just by chance ie a zenobia on the way from japan too</p>

<p>guys I bought one and its on the way<br> its very clean has a coupled rangefinder focuses like a certo dolly sport<br> I cant find anything on the net about it<br> it has a 75mm f3.5 wescon lens im guessing its a triplet lens<br> can any one comment on the results this lens can give<br> regards Andrew</p>

<p>I bought one cheap to scrap to take the bellows off of it and put them on another 6x6<br> when it arrived I changed my mind I just love the build quality all it needed was a lens clean inside and out it was so easy to take apart sample photos of this fixed focus 2 shutter speed 2 aperture f 11 or f16 camera on the net arnt bad so I think it will be my first official street camera<br> definitely worth using<br> now I want a 630 and a 450 <br> as a uk citizen its nice to see a nice uk made camera <br> any of you ever used one of these id like to see any photos any of you have taken with one<br> regards Andrew</p>

<p>im going to put some better bellows in it and use it</p>

<p>glad your back jdm I a few restorations and modded cameras I want you to see</p>

<p>ive been on the net and theres not much on this camera<br> I bought it on a whim it cost £6 plus £20 postage from Japan to the UK was totally worth it<br> It just needed a cosmetic restoration and the triplet lenses cleaned has typical Japanese bellows had a few holes all sealed up now its a nice camera <br> do any of you have any experience of this camera or know anything about it<br> regards Andrew</p>

<p>guys thanks for your responses ive got the tlr bug I think</p>

<p>Guys<br> what type of lens is an<br> Olympus Zuiko F.C. 75mm f3.5 Lens no 284327 found in an Airesflex TLR<br> Is it a triplet because its not a D.Zuiko lens the D donating a 4 element tessar<br> if theres no ""D"" it must be a triplet.................<br> Is this lens any good would it be as good as my Toyocaflex with tri lausar its a triplet</p>

<p>The shutter was cla on this before I took the first photos I just couldn't wait I just had to get it going.<br /> As you can see there was lots of rust I removed including under the film compartment lid leatherette.<br /> The leatherette on the film compartment lid and the sides and just 2 bits on the front had to be replaced<br /> well the 2 bits on the front were missing.<br /> I also put in new light seals<br /> I wet sanded off all the black and polished the brass I made the screws exposed too as I like the look<br /> it was easy to do it just took longer to do than usual<br /> this one will get used its easy to focus not as easy as my c330 f and c3 but still easy enough <br /> hop u like it<br> seller said it was found in an attic I got it for £12 I think<br> definitely worth more than that now<br /> regards Andrew<br /> <img id="fullsizeMedia" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h128/armagh5/zeiss%20850%2016/006_zpssawqtobf.jpg" alt=" photo 006_zpssawqtobf.jpg" width="386" height="580" data-link="src{:fullsizeUrl} width{:rsWidth} height{:rsHeight}" /><br /> <img id="fullsizeMedia" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h128/armagh5/zeiss%20850%2016/007_zpsxix52lzj.jpg" alt=" photo 007_zpsxix52lzj.jpg" width="386" height="580" data-link="src{:fullsizeUrl} width{:rsWidth} height{:rsHeight}" /><br /> <img id="fullsizeMedia" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h128/armagh5/zeiss%20850%2016/009_zpsqp8gp7ca.jpg" alt=" photo 009_zpsqp8gp7ca.jpg" width="386" height="580" data-link="src{:fullsizeUrl} width{:rsWidth} height{:rsHeight}" /><img id="fullsizeMedia" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h128/armagh5/zeiss%20850%2016/008_zpsf1pc2uqd.jpg" alt=" photo 008_zpsf1pc2uqd.jpg" width="386" height="580" data-link="src{:fullsizeUrl} width{:rsWidth} height{:rsHeight}" /><br /> <img id="fullsizeMedia" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h128/armagh5/zeiss%20850%2016/011_zps7skrfcxf.jpg" alt=" photo 011_zps7skrfcxf.jpg" width="386" height="580" data-link="src{:fullsizeUrl} width{:rsWidth} height{:rsHeight}" /><br /> <img id="fullsizeMedia" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h128/armagh5/zeiss%20850%2016/112_zpsskf3chmb.jpg" alt=" photo 112_zpsskf3chmb.jpg" width="386" height="580" data-link="src{:fullsizeUrl} width{:rsWidth} height{:rsHeight}" /><br /> <img id="fullsizeMedia" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h128/armagh5/zeiss%20850%2016/113_zpsnzkdhkn8.jpg" alt=" photo 113_zpsnzkdhkn8.jpg" width="386" height="580" data-link="src{:fullsizeUrl} width{:rsWidth} height{:rsHeight}" /><br /> <img id="fullsizeMedia" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h128/armagh5/zeiss%20850%2016/114_zps7ldmgw8r.jpg" alt=" photo 114_zps7ldmgw8r.jpg" width="386" height="580" data-link="src{:fullsizeUrl} width{:rsWidth} height{:rsHeight}" /><br /> <img id="fullsizeMedia" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h128/armagh5/zeiss%20850%2016/114_zps7ldmgw8r.jpg" alt=" photo 114_zps7ldmgw8r.jpg" width="386" height="580" data-link="src{:fullsizeUrl} width{:rsWidth} height{:rsHeight}" /><br /> <img id="fullsizeMedia" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h128/armagh5/zeiss%20850%2016/115_zpszyz9a0sy.jpg" alt=" photo 115_zpszyz9a0sy.jpg" width="386" height="580" data-link="src{:fullsizeUrl} width{:rsWidth} height{:rsHeight}" /><br /> <img id="fullsizeMedia" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h128/armagh5/zeiss%20850%2016/116_zpsethuexzs.jpg" alt=" photo 116_zpsethuexzs.jpg" width="386" height="580" data-link="src{:fullsizeUrl} width{:rsWidth} height{:rsHeight}" /></p>

<p>just a light easy job im pleased with the work I done ill take photos with it soon and compare them to my pentax 645n for fun<br /> first thing was to service the shutter and clean the lens and give the camera a good clean then I de rusted it and repainted it<br /> hope you guys like the restoration<br /> got it cheap on e bay ... I love doing this sort of thing buying restoration projects like this<br> I think I should have dyed the leatherette black though it looks ok with just black shoe polish<br /> regards Andrew<br /> <img id="fullsizeMedia" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h128/armagh5/zeiss%20530/001_zpsiqab3hh5.jpg" alt=" photo 001_zpsiqab3hh5.jpg" width="620" height="413" data-link="src{:fullsizeUrl} width{:rsWidth} height{:rsHeight}" /><br /> <img id="fullsizeMedia" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h128/armagh5/zeiss%20530/003_zpsvgibxvuz.jpg" alt=" photo 003_zpsvgibxvuz.jpg" width="620" height="413" data-link="src{:fullsizeUrl} width{:rsWidth} height{:rsHeight}" /><br /> <img id="fullsizeMedia" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h128/armagh5/zeiss%20530/004_zpsmmjnsigd.jpg" alt=" photo 004_zpsmmjnsigd.jpg" width="620" height="413" data-link="src{:fullsizeUrl} width{:rsWidth} height{:rsHeight}" /><br /> <img id="fullsizeMedia" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h128/armagh5/zeiss%20530/001_zpsfkgj6jdt.jpg" alt=" photo 001_zpsfkgj6jdt.jpg" width="620" height="413" data-link="src{:fullsizeUrl} width{:rsWidth} height{:rsHeight}" /></p> <p><img id="fullsizeMedia" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h128/armagh5/zeiss%20530/001_zpsfkgj6jdt.jpg" alt=" photo 001_zpsfkgj6jdt.jpg" width="620" height="413" data-link="src{:fullsizeUrl} width{:rsWidth} height{:rsHeight}" /><br /> <img id="fullsizeMedia" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h128/armagh5/zeiss%20530/003_zpspsd5melw.jpg" alt=" photo 003_zpspsd5melw.jpg" width="620" height="413" data-link="src{:fullsizeUrl} width{:rsWidth} height{:rsHeight}" /><br /> <img id="fullsizeMedia" src="http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h128/armagh5/zeiss%20530/004_zpsdo3gircn.jpg" alt=" photo 004_zpsdo3gircn.jpg" width="620" height="413" data-link="src{:fullsizeUrl} width{:rsWidth} height{:rsHeight}" /></p>

<p>guys thanks for you replies<br> ive been on the net and have found out all about them<br> many thanks Andrew</p>