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Forum: Repair / Camera Care 9 Hours Ago
Replies: 14
Views: 517
Posted By KoNickon
Well, if the red arrow marks where the grub...

Well, if the red arrow marks where the grub screws on the dial attach to the disengaging lever of the IIIc or IIIf, then the disengaging lever of those models is significantly different from that of...
Forum: Repair / Camera Care 19 Hours Ago
Replies: 14
Views: 517
Posted By KoNickon
I think we're talking about two different flanges...

I think we're talking about two different flanges here. I have not removed the top cover of the camera, only the speed dial, so I don't see the speed plate assembly at all. The piece that's exposed...
Forum: Repair / Camera Care 1 Day Ago
Replies: 14
Views: 517
Posted By KoNickon
But wouldn't the flange base drift as well? You...

But wouldn't the flange base drift as well? You may well be right in your diagnosis, but my pea brain isn't following. jarski's experience seems to be exactly mine -- reinforces my uneducated...
Forum: Repair / Camera Care 2 Days Ago
Replies: 14
Views: 517
Posted By KoNickon
Colyn, thanks for this; you may be correct since...

Colyn, thanks for this; you may be correct since I just checked the screw Vick mentioned and it's perfectly tight. The cause you suggest is well beyond my capabilities to fix. But you mention the...
Forum: Repair / Camera Care 2 Days Ago
Replies: 14
Views: 517
Posted By KoNickon
Got it. Will crank that down tight and see what...

Got it. Will crank that down tight and see what happens.
Forum: Repair / Camera Care 2 Days Ago
Replies: 14
Views: 517
Posted By KoNickon
Vick, thanks -- I'll check that again. This is...

Vick, thanks -- I'll check that again. This is the large screw facing up right in the middle of the flange base, right? I'm pretty sure it had no play, though I didn't go so far as to use a...
Forum: Repair / Camera Care 2 Days Ago
Replies: 14
Views: 517
Posted By KoNickon
Leica IIIg Frustration

I have just come into possession of a really pretty IIIg, from another RfF member. I had never held one before, and I like its features.

When the camera arrived, I noticed that the fast shutter...
Forum: TLR Forum - Twin Lens Reflex 2 Days Ago
Replies: 6
Views: 569
Posted By KoNickon
Clever, but to use an old phrase, "the game is...

Clever, but to use an old phrase, "the game is not worth the candle."
Forum: Leica Screw Mount / LTM Cameras 4 Days Ago
Replies: 8
Views: 387
Posted By KoNickon
Yes, this lever is especially helpful when the...

Yes, this lever is especially helpful when the rangefinder patch is maybe a little dim.
Forum: TLR Forum - Twin Lens Reflex 4 Days Ago
Replies: 19
Views: 338
Posted By KoNickon
I agree with archeophoto -- see how the stock...

I agree with archeophoto -- see how the stock screen is before dropping money on the Maxwell screen.
Forum: Photography General Interest 4 Days Ago
Replies: 19
Views: 608
Posted By KoNickon
Yes, I understand Gatsby drives a Duesenberg,...

Yes, I understand Gatsby drives a Duesenberg, which didn't come out until after 1922, when the book is set. And the car in question is a 1928.
Forum: Kodak Retina RF 4 Days Ago
Replies: 4
Views: 214
Posted By KoNickon
Same problem for me with a IIa that I have. The...

Same problem for me with a IIa that I have. The front element comes off easily enough with a strap wrench -- with any luck your haze is located on the back of the front element or the front of the...
Forum: Photography General Interest 1 Week Ago
Replies: 118
Views: 3,646
Posted By KoNickon
Not sure what you mean here -- if you mean it's...

Not sure what you mean here -- if you mean it's essentially a vague term, and one used by people who can't or won't really say what they mean, maybe so. I guess I do think it's lazy, and crude to...
Forum: Photography General Interest 1 Week Ago
Replies: 118
Views: 3,646
Posted By KoNickon
I have no idea what the "issues, narrative...

I have no idea what the "issues, narrative structures, conventions, and techniques behind the various genres of photography" is supposed to mean. Sorry, but this smacks of "the academy" to me -- an...
Forum: Travel 1 Week Ago
Replies: 18
Views: 338
Posted By KoNickon
Nine days is not anywhere near enough time for...

Nine days is not anywhere near enough time for all you want to do. Acadia National Park is a day in itself, once you get there (and it's 5 hours from Boston). And you seem to be passing right...
Forum: W/NW Words no Words. 1 Week Ago
Replies: 147
Views: 3,428
Posted By KoNickon
Where is this?? Nice Wildcat there; can't...

Where is this?? Nice Wildcat there; can't recognize the others.
Forum: Analog DarkRoom / Printing 1 Week Ago
Replies: 15
Views: 428
Posted By KoNickon
Very sorry to hear that. And it does spook you...

Very sorry to hear that. And it does spook you to realize that "they" are out there, lurking and looking for an opportunity if it presents itself. Unfortunately, you gave it to them by not locking...
Forum: 120 RF's 1 Week Ago
Replies: 17
Views: 461
Posted By KoNickon
What is his contact information? I have one of...

What is his contact information? I have one of the G690s (the first model) that needs attention -- the dark slide, primarily. Thanks.
Forum: TLR Forum - Twin Lens Reflex 1 Week Ago
Replies: 7
Views: 314
Posted By KoNickon
The Russian-made Horizon is a good bargain in a...

The Russian-made Horizon is a good bargain in a loupe.
Forum: 120 RF Folders 1 Week Ago
Replies: 24
Views: 589
Posted By KoNickon
A puzzlement. I certainly would expect a Super...

A puzzlement. I certainly would expect a Super Ikonta to have a serial number.
Forum: Travel 1 Week Ago
Replies: 34
Views: 591
Posted By KoNickon
One place that's a very interesting museum and...

One place that's a very interesting museum and spectacular for indoor shots is the National Building Museum, right by the northern end of the Judiciary Square stop on the Red Line. A five story...
Forum: Photography General Interest 1 Week Ago
Replies: 120
Views: 3,293
Posted By KoNickon
Right you are, Roger -- she is certainly the...

Right you are, Roger -- she is certainly the Ur-nude.
Forum: 120 RF Folders 1 Week Ago
Replies: 24
Views: 589
Posted By KoNickon
I would look for a serial number (letter + 4-5...

I would look for a serial number (letter + 4-5 digits) stamped somewhere on the camera back, maybe toward the ends and in vertical orientation. Sometimes they're hard to see; they blend in with the...
Forum: W/NW Words no Words. 1 Week Ago
Replies: 147
Views: 3,428
Posted By KoNickon
Thanks for the info and link -- York; I might...

Thanks for the info and link -- York; I might have remembered eventually. Yes, four Merlins must have been something to hear.
Forum: W/NW Words no Words. 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 147
Views: 3,428
Posted By KoNickon
Oh, what is that last one? A passenger liner...

Oh, what is that last one? A passenger liner derivative of the Avro Lancaster, but I can't think of the name of it.
Forum: TLR Forum - Twin Lens Reflex 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 22
Views: 822
Posted By KoNickon
You could almost have stepped out from the pages...

You could almost have stepped out from the pages of a late '30s Francke & Heidecke brochure with that bowtie! And they are definitely cool -- but to my chagrin I've forgotten how the heck to tie...
Forum: SLRs - the unRF 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 21
Views: 1,047
Posted By KoNickon
I don't get the excitement about the F3. I just...

I don't get the excitement about the F3. I just don't really like the ergonomics, and it's got only the one speed with no batteries. The on/off switch is an ergonomic joke, to say nothing of the...
Forum: W/NW Words no Words. 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 147
Views: 3,428
Posted By KoNickon
There's a great video on YouTube showing the...

There's a great video on YouTube showing the incredible way they started the jet engine. The fuselage could be separated just aft of the tail assembly. This was done to prevent accumulation of...
Forum: W/NW Words no Words. 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 147
Views: 3,428
Posted By KoNickon
Ronald, thanks so much for these. It looks like...

Ronald, thanks so much for these. It looks like I'll need to visit this museum some day! I note that these are both replicas -- do no examples exist? Maybe the Finns have a D.XXI, since as you...
Forum: W/NW Words no Words. 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 147
Views: 3,428
Posted By KoNickon
David, where is this Caproni?? I'd forgotten all...

David, where is this Caproni?? I'd forgotten all about this design -- remarkable. Thanks for posting this.
Forum: W/NW Words no Words. 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 147
Views: 3,428
Posted By KoNickon
Tell me about Black 6 -- looks like a 109F or...

Tell me about Black 6 -- looks like a 109F or maybe G-2; JG-77 desert markings?

I love looking at old aircraft -- and that shot of the FW-190A up at the start really got my juices flowing: It...
Forum: Roger Hicks -- Author of The Rangefinder Book 2 Weeks Ago
Replies: 57
Views: 1,296
Posted By KoNickon
I carry a small Swiss Army penknife in my pocket...

I carry a small Swiss Army penknife in my pocket most days. (Victorinox, in case you care.) From a photography perspective, I find the blade handy for slipping D rings on strap lugs rather than...
Forum: Roger Hicks -- Author of The Rangefinder Book 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 46
Views: 1,368
Posted By KoNickon
I realize the quote Roger provided came from a...

I realize the quote Roger provided came from a Nazi, so consider the source. However, there is some truth in it -- who decides what's "culture"? (By which term, I mean "High Culture," not the term...
Forum: Scale Focus 35's 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 19
Views: 600
Posted By KoNickon
I have a 35SE and 35 TE; I bought about 5 of the...

I have a 35SE and 35 TE; I bought about 5 of the Exell PX27s and by the time I went to use them in the cameras, each and every one of them was dead. Maybe they were duds to begin with, but I was not...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 48
Views: 1,867
Posted By KoNickon
DR Summicron, 90 Elmar collapsible, 35 Summaron. ...

DR Summicron, 90 Elmar collapsible, 35 Summaron. The last is a bit out there, I'll admit, but it shows the level of creativity E. Leitz brought to bear in addressing the lack of 35 framelines. If...
Forum: Simon Says -- SimonSawSunlight Photo Technique 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 72
Views: 1,860
Posted By KoNickon
Same for me.

Same for me.
Forum: RFF Polls 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 120
Views: 2,632
Posted By KoNickon
Raid, while I love the idea of bringing the SWC...

Raid, while I love the idea of bringing the SWC (and it's a film camera), how many shots will you be taking with it? Will you get the same benefit with a very wide angle M mount lens?
Forum: TLR Forum - Twin Lens Reflex 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 11
Views: 348
Posted By KoNickon
Has this done this only once, or does it do this...

Has this done this only once, or does it do this all the time? If the latter, you may need to send it off to be fixed. As Dan says, don't do something you'll regret. Send it to Krimar in NJ and...
Forum: TLR Forum - Twin Lens Reflex 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 22
Views: 822
Posted By KoNickon
[QUOTE=Dan Daniel;2128949]DO NOT send that 2.8C...

[QUOTE=Dan Daniel;2128949]DO NOT send that 2.8C to Krimar Camera. Just don't. QUOTE]

Because? I've had several Rolleis serviced by him. No complaints whatsoever. I know others here think highly...
Forum: Leica M Film Cameras 3 Weeks Ago
Replies: 18
Views: 1,034
Posted By KoNickon
As Akiva asked, who are these people?

As Akiva asked, who are these people?
Forum: Photography General Interest 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 21
Views: 697
Posted By KoNickon
The pressure plate is the name of the part you're...

The pressure plate is the name of the part you're thinking of. I've seen the shiny or natural metal finish on older cameras only (not all of them), and I figure the changeover to black (whether an...
Forum: TLR Forum - Twin Lens Reflex 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 4
Views: 283
Posted By KoNickon
I know what you mean -- I just acquired a whole...

I know what you mean -- I just acquired a whole slew of Rollei filters and accessories, including the metal waterproof case, along with two pristine MX-EVS Rolleiflexes. Did I need them? Of course...
Forum: TLR Forum - Twin Lens Reflex 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 4
Views: 283
Posted By KoNickon
Yeah, I think so. You meant 2.8C, I assume. Not...

Yeah, I think so. You meant 2.8C, I assume. Not that these are thick on the ground, but it still needs servicing. Maybe $750?
Forum: SLRs - the unRF 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 26
Views: 903
Posted By KoNickon
Wipe it down thoroughly with Windex or an ammonia...

Wipe it down thoroughly with Windex or an ammonia cleaner, especially the body covering since that absorbs the stuff more. Rather amazing to see that brownish stain come off on the cleaning cloth.
Forum: Leica Screw Mount / LTM Cameras 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 15
Views: 726
Posted By KoNickon
Nice Leica copies, made in the UK after WWII:...

Nice Leica copies, made in the UK after WWII: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reid_and_Sigrist
Forum: TLR Forum - Twin Lens Reflex 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 6
Views: 310
Posted By KoNickon
Definitely the caps are an issue -- I need to get...

Definitely the caps are an issue -- I need to get a hinged cap for an F and an E cap won't fit -- too short. I didn't think there was an issue with the hoods, though, other than knowing that if I am...
Forum: W/NW Words no Words. 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 3
Views: 190
Posted By KoNickon
Hmm -- I was hoping it would look better than...

Hmm -- I was hoping it would look better than that, frankly -- the dog one is pretty good but I'm not enthusiastic about the other two.
Forum: Rangefinder Photography Discussion 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 55
Views: 1,627
Posted By KoNickon
Looks like nobody is very enthusiastic about your...

Looks like nobody is very enthusiastic about your proposals, sorry to say. As Chris101 says, don't get "too clever by half" -- it could be off-putting, and it's the content that is important, not...
Forum: Repair / Camera Care 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 20
Views: 923
Posted By KoNickon
Youxin Ye is fast and should be able to help. ...

Youxin Ye is fast and should be able to help. http://www.yyecamera.com/index.html
Forum: Philosophy of Photography 4 Weeks Ago
Replies: 57
Views: 1,470
Posted By KoNickon
You're close -- a Koni Omega is an eccentric,...

You're close -- a Koni Omega is an eccentric, self-taught country cousin.
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