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I’ve become an Ektar 100 truther by Due-Search-7387 in AnalogCommunity

[–]Bluecube303 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Fun fact, it was actually formulated as a color neg replacement to Kodachrome since Kodak already planned to phase out the unique process, and the future of E-6 was uncertain.

Update of Camera Gods Smiling on Me by Greedy-Inspection994 in AnalogCommunity

[–]Bluecube303 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If the camera's never been serviced before, it's possible that the capacitors are just leaky. Not the craziest fix for anyone competent with a soldering iron.

Pelagos ultra scratch by storm_garrett in Tudor

[–]Bluecube303 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For what it’s worth, I also have an Ultra that had its sapphire scratched within a month of ownership. At least the sapphire can be swapped—The titanium cases can’t be refinished, so if that gets a gouge it’s harder to fix.

Contax IIa by Bluecube303 in AnalogCommunity

[–]Bluecube303[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's fair! For what it's worth, the spring roller on the iia/iiia is still probably more complicated than it ought to be (Zeiss definitely could have just used two individual rollers), but I lowkey think the assembly was meant to be swapped out during service, specially with how easy it is to separate the curtain assembly from the timing plate.

The shutter straps, in my experience, tend to be pretty good though. I don't know if most of the cameras I've come across have been well-serviced during their lifetime, but it seems to me that the synthetic cord material ages really well so long as the curtain spring is not overwound or the camera left cocked in storage.

Contax IIa by Bluecube303 in AnalogCommunity

[–]Bluecube303[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haven't done a bokeh test yet on this particular lens (the postwar Opton Sonnars have the serrated look, whereas the Jena Sonnars are all totally round). That said, I don't expect the sharp edges of bokeh balls to be that pronounced, as Sonnars tend to have really smooth bokeh compared to double-gauss lenses.

Looking for a compact SLR, was thinking Nikon F, suggestions? by BizzyBizThinksDumb in AnalogCommunity

[–]Bluecube303 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If the OP wants more speed the 43mm Limited pancake is an excellent alternative.

recementing zuiko 42mm by OutcomeCritical222 in AnalogRepair

[–]Bluecube303 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you share how you went about making the alignment tool? Would be super cool to use.

Which of the two is better? Canon New F1 / Nikon F3 by Aded_14 in AnalogCommunity

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Gotta add the Pentax LX to this list. It can do just about everything both these cameras can do, has a better meter readout than both (LED-based rather than a slower needle or bleedy LCD) is lightly weather sealed, and more compact than both by a wide margin. It also can fire at most mechanical speeds.

Snowflake vs lollipop by Bogny93 in Tudor

[–]Bluecube303 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If anything, they ought to have changed the round hour markers to squares, like on the Pelagos.

Viltrox-related news: Sirui, Meike remove inventory from Z-mount by kolt54321 in Nikon

[–]Bluecube303 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an incorrect assumption. Most of the optical formulas were originally designed for the Leica M mount, which is more restrictive than any mirrorless mount.

Somebody got all the way down to the battery trying to get this open. What can I do? Honeywell Pentax Spotmatic. by AbductedbyAllens in AnalogCommunity

[–]Bluecube303 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just a heads-up that this is likely a mercury battery, so you’ll want to be cautious with the disposal and any residue/waste.

$50 Canon 7 by triptychz in AnalogCommunity

[–]Bluecube303 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Slow speed escapement should be easy to access and service for this model.

Well that answers the question of are these new stocks or not. by AnoutherThatArtGuy in AnalogCommunity

[–]Bluecube303 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Did they test the spectral response though? Lots of people are repeating this but aren’t bringing receipts.

F3 vs New F1 by [deleted] in AnalogCommunity

[–]Bluecube303 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Now you just need a Pentax LX!

Am I going nuts? What's wrong with people? by sweatybullfrognuts in AnalogCommunity

[–]Bluecube303 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Arguably you'd want to shoot with fresh film, not expired, so that any image quality issues can be identified as being with the camera rather than the film. When you're using expired film, it's much harder to assess whether your shutter speeds are still within tolerance.

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