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by titrisol
Thu Nov 30, 2023 8:55 am
Forum: Words/No Words
Topic: Karat36 goes West
Replies: 0
Views: 2

Karat36 goes West

I took the Karat 36 / Heligon to LasVegas and had some time to travel to AZ and the West end of the Grand Canyon I had a roll of Adox CHS100 and one of SuperPan https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53291665060_2d55bdfb9f_z.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53362780480_db8f781bb2_z.jpg https://l...
by titrisol
Wed Nov 29, 2023 2:08 pm
Forum: Rangefinders
Topic: AGFA Ambi Silette (1957-8)
Replies: 12
Views: 3849

Re: AGFA Ambi Silette (1957-8)

It's a good simple design though complicated by the fact they used the same body shell from the older Silette cameras. It's never really cut-and-dry with the German manufacturers when it comes to the internal mechanicals. PF Luckily the arm pivot is a shallow hole and cant contaminate the optics so...
by titrisol
Fri Nov 24, 2023 12:37 pm
Forum: Rangefinders
Topic: AGFA Ambi Silette (1957-8)
Replies: 12
Views: 3849

Re: AGFA Ambi Silette (1957-8)

Finally find the courage to open the top and fix that RF. It was only good between 1 and 3m and then it was a crapshot. Chris Sherlock videos plus the service manual had enough info and everything seemed OK, but the RF unit was returning to the infinity (resting) very slowly or not at all. I wanted ...
by titrisol
Fri Nov 24, 2023 12:25 pm
Forum: Words/No Words
Topic: Camera Porn Friday
Replies: 361
Views: 261896

Re: Camera Porn Friday

Naked Ambi Silette
Trying to figure out why the RF was only good between 1 and 3m
At the end it was some grease (green Agfa goo) in the arm for the spli-beam mirror
by titrisol
Sun Nov 19, 2023 11:28 am
Forum: Words/No Words
Topic: Camera Porn Friday
Replies: 361
Views: 261896

Re: Camera Porn Friday

Yashica FX-3 Super 2000 A simple manual camera made by Kyocera, its main feature being the addition of a 1/2000 sec shutter speed. Mine came with the attached 1.7/50 Planar. https://live.staticflickr.com/7115/27290571613_8e8502c73d_c.jpg Yashica FX-3 Super 2000 by P F McFarland , on Flickr PF Found...
by titrisol
Wed Nov 15, 2023 2:47 pm
Forum: Words/No Words
Topic: Old traditions are hard to forget
Replies: 16
Views: 335

Re: Old traditions are hard to forget

Not exactly a selfie, but a pic taken by my daughter while hiking for my BDay
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by titrisol
Tue Nov 07, 2023 7:42 pm
Forum: Words/No Words
Topic: Camera Porn Friday
Replies: 361
Views: 261896

Re: Camera Porn Friday

Can you find a 40-40.5 step-up ring? Otherwise I can design a shade for you to 3D print Wish that I were so fortunate as to own a 3D printer, but thanks for the thought. Manyu chinese sellers hve 40-40.5 stp up rings at a decent price E.g. https://www.ebay.com/str/yoyocameraaccessories has it for $...
by titrisol
Fri Nov 03, 2023 8:47 am
Forum: Words/No Words
Topic: Old traditions are hard to forget
Replies: 16
Views: 335

Re: Old traditions are hard to forget

1983! wow!
I have a version from before you were born.
It is the binder type and the last update was in the early 60s

My uncle inherited from a friend of my grandfather, and he passed it to me in the 90s
by titrisol
Thu Nov 02, 2023 8:21 pm
Forum: Words/No Words
Topic: Old traditions are hard to forget
Replies: 16
Views: 335

Re: Old traditions are hard to forget

PS, what year is you Lester&Morgan PhotoLab index?
by titrisol
Thu Nov 02, 2023 3:58 pm
Forum: Words/No Words
Topic: Old traditions are hard to forget
Replies: 16
Views: 335

Re: Old traditions are hard to forget

HAPPY 70!!!
I, for one, am glad to have you on this side