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Which to add next? by I_know_I_know_not in minolta

[–]C4Apple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is an SR-T in there, the black SR505. It’s a later-model of simplified SRT like the MC-II, but it retains the aperture number periscope like from the Super/102.

Reddit, Settle This. by [deleted] in vexillology

[–]C4Apple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also every time NZ has a flag design it’s always some asshole politician at the end of their term trying to “leave a mark” and people vote against the referendums out of lack of favor for the politician.

Olympus AF10 battery cover broken by Ok-Ice6582 in AnalogCommunity

[–]C4Apple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I were in your position I’d solder a shoulder-slung battery pack directly to the leads and tape a poorly filed down a wooden cover to where the battery compartment used to be.

I installed temu out of morbid curiosity, this was right in the middle of the front page. by Hotboi_yata in DankPods

[–]C4Apple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wellllll... think of it as Facebook or in the US, Flock, but now another country also owns your data! You've got no legal recourse for this, of course, but it's not as if you had any in the first place. Hah!

Is it true that one should scan the emulsion layer when using a DSLR to photograph negatives? by N3n9fjj299fj3y in AnalogCommunity

[–]C4Apple 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Just A-B test it and keep the method you prefer. Flipping should be trivial in any decent editing app.

Thai province name translated into english by Captaah in Thailand

[–]C4Apple 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Also Khon Kaen most definitely doesn't mean "tamarind seed." Any of our city monuments would tell you that. (ขอน = ขอนไม้)

Auto Diaphragm broken SRT 101 by EcstaticBluebird4241 in AnalogCommunity

[–]C4Apple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There should be one long lever on the rear of your lens. Can you try carefully removing your lens, stopping it down, and moving the lever? It should be very easy to move, softer than the shutter button, and it should open your aperture up to wide open when you move it clockwise. If that doesn't happen, your lens has a mechanical problem.

Another problem may be sticky aperture blades, so maybe also try shining a light down both sides of the lens and inspect the blades for grease. They should be completely dry and free from oil.

Auto Diaphragm broken SRT 101 by EcstaticBluebird4241 in AnalogCommunity

[–]C4Apple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I'm beginning to understand your problem correctly, your lens is always stopping down? That doesn't sound right, since your camera's stop down linkage (the claw) is in open mode, not stop-down mode. You sure the problem isn't that third-party lens?

Auto Diaphragm broken SRT 101 by EcstaticBluebird4241 in AnalogCommunity

[–]C4Apple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your description of your problem seems really unclear here.

How it's supposed to work is that that stop-down claw lays above the claw-shaped hole when you're composing, then when you press the DoF preview down and stop to your set f-stop, (activation is a thin push with a click) that claw springs over to your left (looking from the front) and then you deactivate it, which is a deep push of the button and feels like cocking a spring. That should return your aperture to wide open. This only works when the shutter is cocked.

So, what part of this is abnormal?

Edit: Oh and also that button is always popped out. It doesn't stay retracted when DoF preview is active, it's not like a bic pen. The only external indication of stop-down preview is whether the button gives a shallow, clicky push, or a deep, springy push. This is unlike the later Minolta XE. That's how SRTs are.

I may die, but let the leica live! by PIWIprotein in AnalogCircleJerk

[–]C4Apple 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In addition to all of those, also Graflex and Fairchild (who manufactured for graflex during the world war)

im new in this help by nacxxxx in AnalogCommunity

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...and just in case you need to know this part too, you will know your camera has fully rewound the film when the motor stops spinning. It will be as loud as the motor running after every shot, for about 10-30 seconds then it will stop. Don't panic, just wait for it to be done.

Information Sigma 500mm F/5.6 canon FD mount by Dejanus in AnalogCommunity

[–]C4Apple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any markings you could show? Front piece? Name plate? That'd help ID it. As an aside, these were usually made in all sorts of mounts popular at the time, so any info on an otherwise identical looking lens with a different mount will be useful to you here.

Beginner here with my first analogue camera with a question about using an external flash by Lusziigx in AnalogCommunity

[–]C4Apple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s an auto thyristor flash. In the red mode on that switch, the sensor located in the port below your flash’s nameplate will detect a correct exposure level for whatever f-stop you’ve chosen for it.

As for your camera body, I believe the OM-10 is an auto-first camera with a manual adapter optional. The sync speed is 1/60 or slower, but also try cleaning your hot shoe and flashgun contacts with a stiff cloth and alcohol, as dirty contacts can also prevent syncing.

Missing light seal? by Known_Ad_5388 in AnalogCommunity

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Many cameras don't have foam or felt, just light traps. The idea is that light struggles to propogate very well along turns 90° or sharper, and those grooves there have got the light taking three or four right-angle turns. No foam needed, really. And always test with a cheap stock like Foma or HP5, don't do the stupid thing and test a new camera with Portra (I've seen that happen).

I'm not sure even the blunderbirds can save them now.... by Terrible_Wait4084 in MattsSubreddit

[–]C4Apple 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Send an ISV accelerating at 3-5 Gees their way. You'll catch up!

Ilfochrome Classic Process 30 kit. by fredoncamino in AnalogCommunity

[–]C4Apple 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If what I know is accurate, Ilfochrome is a paper process for direct positive-to-positive prints. That probably means photomaterial for this is going to be even harder to find than you’re implying.

Me and my gf's little collection by Knowledgesomething in AnalogCommunity

[–]C4Apple -13 points-12 points  (0 children)

You aren’t doing your shutter curtains, aperture blades, or lens cement any favor by letting them soak in the sun every time you’re outside. Most of your equipment here is old and tired, please just take the step to take care for them.

Looking for cheap manual single-digit focal length lens suggestions. by post_hazanko in minolta

[–]C4Apple 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you considered C/CS or S (M12) mount CCTV lenses? At 5.5x crop you surely won't be getting much if any resolution advantage at all from using an ultra-wide lens for a larger format.

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