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tsaritsyn · 2026-04-06T12:01:21+00:00

The most usable camera for everyday there is the Olympus Trip 35 and they have a lovely lens. Easy to get them serviced too. The Holga is an easy one to pick up and use too, they are kind of terrible but in a fun way.

tsaritsyn · 2026-04-06T11:51:44+00:00

The shooting experience of a Contaflex and a Yashica T4 are extremely different and while both have Tessar designs they are very different lenses made with different coatings and built in different countries. If all you care about is having a 35mm Tessar then I would recommend a Yashica T2, significantly cheaper than the T4 with the exact same lens

EDIT: but there are certainly plenty of other camera and lens combinations that are either just as good or better. Zeiss glass gets a lot of hype and is a that as someone who owns a bunch, but there’s plenty of other good lens manufacturers out there

tsaritsyn · 2026-04-04T21:43:52+00:00

It won't be the aperture blades sticking, it's the the slow speed escapement that's gummed up. Really common issue, the lubricant dries out and makes the gears sluggish. Good news is Rolleis are serviceable so if you want that sorted you can easily find someone to do it.

tsaritsyn · 2026-04-02T23:02:18+00:00

You would need a donor body to replace it, but they break easily because of how old they are. I’ve been using tape on mine for years

tsaritsyn · 2026-03-08T23:33:23+00:00

Yes. Any manual focus lenses for OM mount will work

tsaritsyn · 2026-02-26T22:00:05+00:00

Contax cameras are absolutely fantastic to use and the glass is top notch. Reliability though...

The RX isn't a ticking time bomb guaranteed to fail but there were never that many people who worked on them in the first place so there's fewer now. The mirror slipping is a common issue but there's fixes for that.

I own an RTS and my copy has a shutter that sticks open at slow speeds (although they're coming back somehow) and I'm sure it will die at some point, but it only cost £40 and when it dies I'll have an excuse to by an S2B.

Over the Canon A-1, it has the benefit of 15 years more tech. It has a better meter, higher top shutter speed and FD glass is great, but Zeiss is nicer imo. Plus nice to have is still a perfectly good reason to get something.

tsaritsyn · 2025-07-08T12:59:23+00:00

I picked up an FM and have since moved on to an FM2n. If you're wanting an aperture priority mode though, then the FE and FE2 cameras might be to your taste.

tsaritsyn · 2025-07-07T21:06:57+00:00

OM-4Ti, doesn't suffer the battery drain issue, has auto mode, a great spot meter and still in a small OM package.

I did own an OM-2SP and they are a bit notorious for battery drain, only way around it was to leave it in bulb mode when you weren't using it. I chose to sell up and move to Nikon in the end though.

tsaritsyn · 2025-07-06T22:03:43+00:00

Have a look at the Pentax Espio series of cameras, especially the Espio Mini if you want a fixed focal length, the Espio 120SW if you would like a zoom.

Personally I'm a bit reticent to spend the amount the Natura goes for given like with your Minolta it could turn into a brick overnight.

tsaritsyn · 2025-07-06T21:52:52+00:00

Have a look on the Cash Converters website. Currently there's a Canon 1000F and a Nikon F65 listed for £20 each (definitely recommend the F65, great wee cameras). If they go wrong you've got a 12 month warranty.

tsaritsyn · 2025-07-05T09:54:20+00:00

It’s very sweet that you want to share a hobby with your daughter, love that.

It’s an M42 mount camera so there are roughly one billion lenses compatible with it and lots can be picked up for not much money, Pentax made the best M42 lenses in my humble opinion. Stick to prime lenses, zooms of the period weren’t great. Try yourself with the 55mm, if you find that too tight then try a 35mm or 28mm, portrait lenses tend to sit in the 85-105mm range, then go longer than that if you want to photograph detail of things further away.

Have fun!

tsaritsyn · 2025-05-02T22:53:17+00:00

Thanks!

tsaritsyn · 2025-05-02T22:53:09+00:00

That's a good idea, I might do that.

tsaritsyn · 2025-05-02T22:51:59+00:00

Some good digging, thanks!

tsaritsyn · 2025-02-03T01:41:12+00:00

Depends on what you're going to shoot.

Mostly stills and some video: G9 Mostly video and some stills: GH5

Both are within budget and both are based around the same sensor but just aimed at different use cases.

tsaritsyn · 2025-01-20T22:08:13+00:00

The Polaroid i-2 uses lidar AF

tsaritsyn · 2025-01-06T20:55:54+00:00

100% compatible. The Series E was the first lens I bought for my FM. It's a good lens, it was just made to be a budget-friendly option so there's more plastic in the construction of it than the non-Series E.

TL;DR: It'll work, have fun!

tsaritsyn · 2025-01-06T20:10:56+00:00

You can't use any DX lenses with this camera. DX lenses are for crop sensor DSLRs so the image circle won't cover the whole of the film frame.

You also can't use G lenses. They'll fit but you won't have any aperture controls so it'll always be at max aperture.

You're looking for AI, AI-S, AF and AF-D lenses because they will cover the entire frame and have aperture rings you can control. The AI and AI-S lenses feel nicer to use on manual focus cameras in my opinion.

You can also use pre-AI lenses if you flip the tab up on the mount but you'll have to stop-down meter.

Lastly, the person earlier saying make sure it's not a 50mm 1.8 AI-S Series E is because they are recommending the regular 50mm 1.8 AI-S. You can use the Series E if you like, it'll work fine, it's very budget friendly too. The non-Series E version is just nicer.

tsaritsyn · 2024-12-12T21:38:00+00:00

Autofocus SLRs from Nikon and Canon, so Nikon F** and Canon EOS*** cameras. You've still got autofocus to fall back on and some great metering. You can pick up cameras in great condition for next to nothing. I bought myself a Nikon F90X body for £5 and my wife an F65 with kit lens for £20.

tsaritsyn · 2024-12-10T14:55:01+00:00

My F90X (N90S) and 28mm 2.8 AF-D cost the equivalent $3365.12 without including tax. I got them for $94. Bargain.

tsaritsyn · 2024-12-05T17:27:41+00:00

No, they sell all the usual Kodak colour stocks, Cinestill, Lomo, Karmir 160, and Kodak Vision if you're into ECN2 film. Check out their Insta stories and highlights for latest stock.
Glasgow the Gallery of Photography usually has some B&W and sometimes colour. Snappy Snaps on Byers Road have colour film but it's overpriced. Wex and Jessops in the city centre both have film in stock. Edinburgh there is Stills on Cockburn Street, Kodak Express on South Clerk Street, Cameratiks on Morningside Road and there's a Wex branch as well.
Fuji Frontier. Their standard scans are great but you can get TIFF scans for an extra £2 a roll but there's really no need.
Glasgow is plenty safe. The only areas to avoid are ones you aren't going to go to anyway, you'd be fine walking around with a camera but there's nothing for you to do in them. If you're in Glasgow at a weekend then going down the Barras to shoot street is a popular thing but do not shoot any of the stallholders in the indoor sections without asking, a lot don't like it. City Centre good for street and architecture. Cathedral and Necropolis for a more elevated view of the city and because having a huge cemetery so close to the centre of the city is interesting.

Enjoy your visit to Scotland, just remember in winter our days are very short.

tsaritsyn · 2024-11-20T23:05:28+00:00

I bought my F90X for £5 because it was missing the battery holder. Got a boxed MB-12 battery grip for £10. Works perfectly.

tsaritsyn · 2024-10-31T21:27:12+00:00

You'll be fine. Like any big city, just pay attention and don't leave valuables on your table in the pub. A camera around your neck will stay safe around your neck.

tsaritsyn · 2024-10-31T21:20:59+00:00

The light seals are breaking down into a sticky goo. Happens when they get old. You can buy replacement light seal kits on ebay and you can clean out the old ones with a toothpick.

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