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by melek
Wed Sep 18, 2024 6:15 pm
Forum: Cell Phones and Tablets
Topic: Shapes and Shadows
Replies: 5
Views: 3167

Re: Shapes and Shadows

I really like the b/w shots a lot.
by melek
Wed Sep 18, 2024 7:36 am
Forum: The Fix-It Forum
Topic: Video: Reviving the folding Contessa's meter
Replies: 1
Views: 1613

Video: Reviving the folding Contessa's meter

https://youtu.be/THwd4CTMxg0 Here's where I show how to revive the meter on your folding Zeiss Ikon Contessa. I've had this camera for about eight or nine years, and I was fairly certain that it would work, and it did. Here's my old webpage on this: https://elekm.net/zeiss-ikon/repair/meter-repair/
by melek
Sun Sep 15, 2024 10:22 am
Forum: TLRs, SLRs, RFs, non-folders
Topic: Video: The Ihagee Exakta 66 (vertical)
Replies: 4
Views: 1341

Re: Video: The Ihagee Exakta 66 (vertical)

Exakta 66-gears.jpg
Here's a photo of the film advance gears. Everything was fairly clean, so I really just had to lightly add some lubrication.
by melek
Sun Sep 15, 2024 10:09 am
Forum: TLRs, SLRs, RFs, non-folders
Topic: Video: The Ihagee Exakta 66 (vertical)
Replies: 4
Views: 1341

Video: The Ihagee Exakta 66 (vertical)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEW_oNJ-vAs In this week's video, I look at the Exakta 66 vertical. Given the opportunity again, I probably would buy this camera unless it was in the $200 range. It's an interesting camera, but that doesn't make it a great camera. I think that I need to shoot with i...
by melek
Tue Sep 10, 2024 8:27 am
Forum: The Fix-It Forum
Topic: Super Wester Rehab Questions...
Replies: 51
Views: 31197

Re: Super Wester Rehab Questions...

As I often say, there is no such thing as an "easy repair."
by melek
Tue Sep 10, 2024 8:21 am
Forum: Folding Cameras and Plate Cameras
Topic: Yet another folder - a guessing game
Replies: 17
Views: 10830

Re: Yet another folder - a guessing game

I like a good folding camera - 6x6 or 6x9. This looks to have a sharp lens. Although I've shot them, 6x4.5 isn't my favorite format.
by melek
Thu Jul 04, 2024 12:36 pm
Forum: The Fix-It Forum
Topic: Super Wester Rehab Questions...
Replies: 51
Views: 31197

Re: Super Wester Rehab Questions...

You know, it's almost like it's sliding off of the helical, but it isn't because it re-engages. If it was off the helical, you wouldn't think that it would re-engage each time. I'm eager to see what you learn.
by melek
Sat Jun 29, 2024 8:34 pm
Forum: Square and Half-Frame
Topic: Pentax 17
Replies: 11
Views: 8110

Re: Pentax 17

I used to scan all of my 35mm on an Epson flatbed. I also have an older HP Photosmart S20. It allows you to readjust the frames. Once I complete the roll and get it processed, I'll answer that question. Regarding that depth-of-field chart, I immediately wondered if that was at a particular aperture,...
by melek
Sat Jun 29, 2024 4:47 pm
Forum: Folding Cameras and Plate Cameras
Topic: NKK Super Wester
Replies: 20
Views: 12070

Re: NKK Super Wester

I like that camera, and it's nice to get one once in a while that isn't a basket case. I'm looking forward to seeing some of the photos.
by melek
Sat Jun 29, 2024 11:57 am
Forum: Square and Half-Frame
Topic: Pentax 17
Replies: 11
Views: 8110

Re: Pentax 17

pentax17_viewfinder_1440.jpg I like that you can see the little pictograms in the viewfinder, but I still find myself checking the distance scale under the lens. I haven't committed to memory the distance represented by each pictogram. There's only so much room in my head to remember things. The fr...