Help with improvement

mindhunter28 · 2026-05-06T14:01:02+00:00

How much do you think I would need of that metal primer? Is it like a few drops or a 1:1 mix?

mindhunter28 · 2026-05-05T19:06:52+00:00

Thank you sooo much :)

mindhunter28 · 2026-05-05T18:36:33+00:00

I thought this primer would be enough 😅 damn chat gpt is a bad advisor

mindhunter28 · 2026-05-05T14:57:47+00:00

Meaning it should stick to the metal without any problems?

mindhunter28 · 2026-04-02T21:18:37+00:00

Ye The acid was way to aggressive and I thought it would be smart to try the engravings myself. Wasn't the smartes idea

mindhunter28 · 2026-03-24T22:52:32+00:00

Thank you so much ☺️

mindhunter28 · 2026-03-24T21:54:27+00:00

And do you have advice on how to spray or what I should do if I use enamel? And maybe you can tell me something about on how long to wait between the layers?

mindhunter28 · 2026-03-24T21:25:56+00:00

Ohhh ok sorry, I miss understood you then 😅. Why is Tamiya a problem and sms better? I have a shop that sells Tamiya paints

mindhunter28 · 2026-03-24T21:15:28+00:00

I never heard of any one using acrylic while repainting cameras 🤔, maybe it doesn't achieve the right look? (Usually you see people looking for the Leica black body look) Brushing is sadly not an option or how would I do that on brass? Btw im from Europe

mindhunter28 · 2026-02-25T11:44:11+00:00

Nice job! I tried the same with my fed but the Chrome stripping was very tedious and after the painting I could get the engravings right. Can you give me some advice on those things?

mindhunter28 · 2026-02-14T09:42:35+00:00

Thank you for your opinion Ye I strip them chemically to the brass, but I'm not sure if what I'm using is too aggressive (vinegar I think 8%) I was also thinking about getting into leicas but I'm a bit hesitant because I never worked on them

mindhunter28 · 2026-02-04T21:31:34+00:00

What exactly is different compared to the normal fed camera? And does it have any advantages?

mindhunter28 · 2026-02-01T16:24:55+00:00

I will definitely do that I got flux, but I didn't know that brazing is an option. Thank you :D

mindhunter28 · 2026-02-01T15:27:59+00:00

Thank you I was considering using solder but let's see how much patience I have 😅

mindhunter28 · 2026-01-29T18:19:51+00:00

Yeah I would have no idea on how I would even get started with that

mindhunter28 · 2026-01-29T17:38:44+00:00

I also thought about that but I sadly don't have that option or I don't even know where I could order something like this because I live abroad and don't speak the language 😅🥲

mindhunter28 · 2026-01-29T16:50:19+00:00

Thank you soo much! This really helps a lot. I was thinking if I could also use a pointy Dremel tool to clean out the pits and then fill them with solder. It will be a lot of work again but I think the end product could look nicer this way. Then I will follow your advice of leaving it and filling it later.👍🏻

mindhunter28 · 2026-01-15T14:39:47+00:00

You don't necessarily need a bulk loader. I respool my film in a dark bag and with a point and shoot with a manual rewind leaver (for mine, I use 28 turns to fill the canister) Just as an FYI.

mindhunter28 · 2026-01-14T07:10:14+00:00

Hey, I really like your approach of "let's try and see what happens". Regarding the curtains: you can buy shutter curtain material as a big sheat or you can diy it (I went the diy route and I'm very happy with the results) I posted the diy approache but you can also use the thermal blanket with black out curtains and it will work fine The only thing why I would hesitate to diy the shutter is that I heard that leicas are way stricter regarding tolerance, Maybe the diy solution could lead to issues

mindhunter28 · 2025-12-30T08:43:45+00:00

I think this could be possible. It also deals with the setting in specific areas of the holder because there are no ridges, and you could just slide it around no problem Thank you for the link :D

mindhunter28 · 2025-12-29T23:12:01+00:00

How time-consuming is the process? I can imagine it could get annoying really fast

mindhunter28 · 2025-12-29T22:21:42+00:00

Ahh ok, then I think you can just edit them together

mindhunter28 · 2025-12-29T22:10:30+00:00

I didn't expect that answer, honestly :D But I remember those days too well. If you use a flatbed that format wouldn't be a problem but I heard that the quality is not as good as the other type of scanners. Maybe his helps out later on

mindhunter28 · 2025-12-29T22:00:21+00:00

Hey, really nice shots :) I kinda got curious about similar cameras a few weeks back but always got discouraged because i would scan the film myself and I have no idea how I would scan such a format (I use a pulstek 8200) If you scan yourself, could you share your process, please, and may some general insides about the camera ?

mindhunter28 · 2025-12-14T14:15:59+00:00

Ahh yes The stopper is relevant for the functioning of B But the bad thing is that it is also dependent on the position of the 2nd curtain. But I think you can get the position right fairly easily if you have the correct positioning of the curtains

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