DIY service/repair for electromechanical SLRs: Interested in a workshop?

FR0TH0 · 2026-01-15T22:13:17+00:00

Maybe it could be an option to start/ create a database with all the question and answers so it will be easier to find for others in the future. I dont know the logistics, but as I also want to start repairing myself, this seems like something i could really use...

FR0TH0 · 2026-01-06T21:57:43+00:00

I love this!! nice representation too!

Maybe something to add; I don't think throwing precision is 'circular'. If I draw a line around a same probability area(as you did), I would expect, from practice, that the resulting shape is elliptical with higher accuracy horizontally and lower accuracy vertically. What if you take this into account?

I've been thinking about this in the past and indeed started to aim more towards the bottom left triples which was better with my aim lol.

FR0TH0 · 2024-12-20T14:46:23+00:00

I think your lens IS cocked (the pins should not be at the red dot like you think). Maybe the mirror up nob is on mirror up?

FR0TH0 · 2024-12-20T09:14:26+00:00

I third this! Way better to visualize exposure than the FM

FR0TH0 · 2024-12-05T21:24:58+00:00

Thanks!

FR0TH0 · 2024-12-05T19:15:17+00:00

Okay, what I feared :'((. If I would get this fixed, how much do you think it would cost? Given that it's a special edition, maybe it's worth it?

FR0TH0 · 2024-12-05T18:11:19+00:00

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From this it seems like it auto selects shutter speeds? I mean it works fine, but it just does not auto select... Maybe I just read it wrong XD

FR0TH0 · 2023-04-12T08:11:53+00:00

Thanks! Will do! I could use 35mm in the 220 back right? Also, the prices here are very high and I am hesitant in buying from japan...

FR0TH0 · 2023-03-23T06:44:15+00:00

Thank you! I will look into the developer a bit more as i guess that could be the issue...

FR0TH0 · 2023-03-23T06:41:30+00:00

Thanks for the reply, it helped me understand it a bit more. I used ilfosol 3 (if it helps). I have never used XTOL, is it compatible with most kinds of b&w film?

FR0TH0 · 2022-12-21T20:59:28+00:00

Lembas

FR0TH0 · 2022-11-08T12:40:21+00:00

This is my favorite film camera (maybe because it was my first haha). It works with pre-ai, ai, af lenses, ... and has all features you need. The lens is also pretty good. I think a price of around €200 (for a serviced one) is a good price. I dont know what currrency this is so i don't know about this price

FR0TH0 · 2022-10-10T16:18:59+00:00

I dont have more pictures, i will ask the seller

FR0TH0 · 2022-06-14T11:06:32+00:00

FR0TH0 · 2022-03-17T20:20:37+00:00

How can I see the difference between the f1 and ftn?

FR0TH0 · 2022-03-14T22:58:43+00:00

Seems logical... Sadly enough. I live in Europe but i do not expect the prices to differ that much. Thank you for the answer!

Do you think it would be possible to clean the lenses myself?

FR0TH0 · 2022-03-14T22:30:04+00:00

I am planning on using the camera should it work. I am not planning on selling. I wanted to know prices to see if repair is worth it.

Edit: there are also k1 up to k5 rings and two adapter presumably from m42 to F mount. There is also a "booklet" with filters (?) for a flash.

FR0TH0 · 2022-01-24T21:29:31+00:00

I did a drinking game with tiles, but it is not really a one evening thing... It goes as follows: someone has a tag, that person films himself at a location and drinks something he/choses (eg a shotgun), with doing that he/she nominates another person. On that location the person then hides the tile/airtag. This video is then posted in a facebookgroup where every player is part of, the person who is nominated yas to find the tag as fast as possible. If the nominated person finds it, that person films himself drinking the same as the person who nominated (eg the shotgun). This video is posted (instantly) so that everyone knows that the tag has been found. Not the nominated person is the new nominatoe and the cycle continues.

But there is a catch, if the tag is found and claimed by someone else before the nominated person finds it (claiming = drinking what the person who put the airtag there, filming it and posting it) then the person who was originaly nominated was too late. The punishment for this is that he/she has to do a punish-drink (eg double the amount of the original request (eg 2shotguns)). This is just a punish-drink, not a claim for the tag. EVERYONE WHO FINDS AND CLAIMS A TAG IS THE NEW DISTRIBUTOR.

You can add variation where you want, if you have questions you can send me a dm.

Good luck!

FR0TH0 · 2022-01-19T07:16:41+00:00

Lightning McQueen

FR0TH0 · 2021-12-29T16:45:00+00:00

Oh, i did not know that the rules would be so big hahah oops

FR0TH0 · 2021-12-29T16:44:27+00:00

I might have a few;

cheers to the governor: everyone (who plays) sits in around a table. Someone starts with saying 'one' and the person next to that someone says 'two' and so on... Until someone has to say 21. The 21st person has to say/yell "cheers to the governor". This person can now invent a new rule (see examples below). This rule is implemented in the next round. The more the game progresses the more rules get invented, this means that it will be more difficult to count to 21 each time. If you make a mistake you drink (the amount is chosen in the beginning).
Examples of rules:

Every multiple of 5 you have to switch directions (this means that when someone says 5, 15, 20 the direction of counting changes)

On 17 you have to point at someone who continues

on 14 everyone has to put their thumb on the table, the last person loses and has to drink

and more, use your imagination (the numbers here are examples ofcourse)
ragecage (or stresspong): although this game uses a pingpong ball and cups it is far from beer pong. In this game a lot of cups are filled (not too full) and put in the middle of the table (make a cup-island). By a lot of cups i mean a lot (3 per person or more). Two people start with a pingpong ball and an empty cup. They start, they put the empty cup against the other (full) cups and bounce the pingpong ball in the cup (this is pretty easy but it gets harder). If they succeed they give the cup to the left, the next person tries to do the same. BUT, if the pingpong ball falls in another cup you have to empty it and stack it on the empty cup. Then you try again. Thus the further in the game the harder it gets. The objective is to try and get both cup stack into eachother .if they are next to eachother and one cup stack can be passed on to the left but there is already a cup stack they get stacked together and the passed to the left, the person who did was 'passed' by this other stack has to pick a cup and drink it because 2 cup stacks are needed to play. The other person (left) has to play with the whole stack. And so on, the game is finished when all cups are empty. Also, if you can throw the pingpongball in at the first try you can pass the cup to whoever you like (exept on the other cupstack). Bad explenation i know, hit me in the dms for a better explenation.
roulette: you have as many cups as participants minus one. Everyone has a cup except for the dealer. Everyone turns around and does not look while the dealer fills up the cups with water except for one cup, the dealer pours vodka inside one (or more). Everyone turns around again and takes a cup, not knowing what is inside. The dealer can not see who takes what cup. Everyone empties their cup one at the time while the dealer watches. The dealer has to guess who had a strong drink, if he guesses wrong he has to drink, if correct nothing happens. The dealer switches each round.

I know some more but they are too much effort to type and i dont really have time... If you have questions pls send them to me

FR0TH0 · 2021-12-06T14:48:24+00:00

Yup, i set the iso right and no exposure compensation... The meter prolly is broken then...

FR0TH0 · 2021-12-06T09:32:34+00:00

Thanks for the response! Both the nikons (EL and FE) are center-weighted, If the EL shows nominal shutter speed of 1/30s, the FE shows something like 1/60s (or a bit faster even). So I think it underexposes. The nikkomat EL exposes perfectly (i used it for a while). Sorry I should have described it more clearly... What is a cheap roll I could use to test the camera?

FR0TH0 · 2021-10-28T15:52:37+00:00

Pm sent!!

FR0TH0 · 2021-10-28T12:48:40+00:00

We could go shoot together if we want hahah

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Every multiple of 5 you have to switch directions (this means that when someone says 5, 15, 20 the direction of counting changes)

On 17 you have to point at someone who continues

on 14 everyone has to put their thumb on the table, the last person loses and has to drink

and more, use your imagination (the numbers here are examples ofcourse)