http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums For those of you who must talk about SLRs, if only to confirm their evil nature. en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:39:23 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/themes/graphite/misc/rss.jpg http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94842&goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:01:49 GMT Hi I know there are a couple of you still using the Kowa MF SLR. Letīs say mine just made itself known to me. Three issues, before Iīve even taken a... Hi

I know there are a couple of you still using the Kowa MF SLR. Letīs say mine just made itself known to me. Three issues, before Iīve even taken a single shot. I loaded a trashed roll of 120 and to acquaint myself with it, and found:

1. The light seals are more or less shot. I saw evidence of black dust all over the place, on the finder, mirror, you name it, and yes the foam was disintegrating to the touch. Iīve done a quick job with some foam I had lying around, and will try some test shots tomorrow, hopefully itīll do for now. Does anyone know if these can be bought, failing that where generic strips of sealing foam 3-4 mm square can be found?

2. The cocking and film winding mechanism feels rather strange, I donīt know if it supposed to be like this. At first a bit of resistance, then towards the end of the cocking and mirror raising cycle even more resistance, and then much less when film is wound in the second part of the cycle. At first I was rather hesitant at winding past the mirror raising to cock the shutter, as Iīd heard the mechanism can break if overtaxed. (and thought Iīd jammed it)

3. The lens has been given a CLA, rumour has it, and the glass is very clean. The helicoid is super smooth. However there seems to be oil on the aperture blades. They are sticky and this means that the blades donīt return when you use the DOF preview, or after a picture is taken. You have to force them back by stopping up to f2.8 and then back to your chosen stop for the next shot. It works of course, but a bit annoying. Anyone had a go at DIY cleaning of this particular lens?

Hereīs the beast. I rather like it already. And boy does it say ka-wump! I nearly fell over in fright the first time I fired it.

]]> Evil SLRs Ezzie http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94842 http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94820&goto=newpost Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:47:06 GMT Hi all,

I recently hauled my father's old SP1000 out of storage. The battery is dead. I took a quick look online and there's some conflicting information about what current batteries can be used with the SP1000. Anyone using an SP1000? What battery do you use?

Andrew ]]> Evil SLRs Andy Kibber http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94820 http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94716&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:07:48 GMT Show me your Contax 35mm SLR Zeiss photographies! Image: http://www.rangefinderforum.com/photopost/data/8458/img4462.jpg Contax 139Q Distagon... Show me your Contax 35mm SLR Zeiss photographies!



Contax 139Q Distagon 28/2.8 Ilford FP4+ ID-11 1+3 ]]> Evil SLRs jbielikowski http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94716 http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94688&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:38:01 GMT Has anyone noticed that those CV SLR lenses are getting great reviews, built beautifully, small and have great optics? Pete Smith, of Nikonsmith,... Has anyone noticed that those CV SLR lenses are getting great reviews, built beautifully, small and have great optics? Pete Smith, of Nikonsmith, tested a couple of them for me (the 40mm and 58mm) and was blown away by how sharp they are. Plus they are chipped so if Nikon ever comes out with a Nikon FM/FE like digital you will be ready to go. OK I am done shilling for Voigtlander.:) ]]> Evil SLRs kshapero http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94688 http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94686&goto=newpost Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:44:49 GMT Is it possible to replace a light seal foam damaged prism from an OM1 or OM2 with a good prism from an OM10? I saw a seller on the auction site... Is it possible to replace a light seal foam damaged prism from an OM1 or OM2 with a good prism from an OM10?

I saw a seller on the auction site claiming this could be done. Anyone try it? This might be a good solution for a damaged prism from an OM1 or OM2 since the OM10 can be inexpensive.

Steve ]]> Evil SLRs radiocemetery http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94686