Camera Talk

got it I got mine 3-4yrs ago and basically stopped looking after that one THen came the Karats with the Rodenstock and Super-Xenar lenses :) Yeah, I know it EXISTS, but it’s been a l-o-n-g time since I’ve seen any come up for sale. Last one I had in hand was probably ten years ago. I was being hyper...

Solinar version does exist, dont know if a Solagon version was ever made but that would be yummy

Yeah, that is a bear! I added some superlube instead of rem-oil and its been fine since I love the lens in the Jsolette 3 and mostly use it as scale focus but sometime the RF is very useful. Had a bear of a time freeing the pivot arm. Required alternating application of Goof-Off and RemOil on the to...

the RF unit is not complicated, opening the top is, let me know if you crack that one

It seems to be working fine now, havent been kicked out for over a week

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I can confirm it is a left hand screw. Mine came off really easy. If yours is still stuck then someone might have used some thread locker on it. Alcohol might dissolve that. PF This is the camera I haven been able to take the top off. I know how to fix the RF now, but the left hand screw is glued t...

GOOD JOB!!!
Those are very nice cameras, I wish I could find a way to open the top of mine to adjust that RF.

Congrats!
the IIIf is quite arcane but fun to use and your results are great.

I have the 50/3.5 and would love to find a 35mm for it as that focal is more like my eyes (40mm is spot on)

I grew up with the SP that my dad bought in '73
I rememeber people trying to push me to buy a K1000 but it felt incomplete.
Years later I found a KX (I wanted the lens) and that is more like it.