The OCAU "film is not dead" club - Page 29

Azrael · 18th August 2008, 2:36 PM

Hm, anyone know of a good film camera repairer in Adelaide?
This Canonet is slightly beyond me. If i cant find one here i reckon ill have to take it to either Michaels or the otehr camera place up the road from it.

two40 · 18th August 2008, 3:18 PM

is that the battery issue? isn't it just a solder job? any electrician should be able to do the job for you.

Azrael · 18th August 2008, 6:21 PM

Yeah, but the wire isnt tinning properly, so it will need a new wire, and it runs through the guts of the thing to the rangefinder sensor board which is deep in the guts of the unit...

two40 · 18th August 2008, 6:31 PM

if you feel up to it this the place to get help

http://www.kyphoto.com/cgi-bin/forum/discus.cgi

Azrael · 18th August 2008, 7:38 PM

Yeah, tempted to. Been reading stuff from there, some people are saying that you dont need to pull the lens and everything off to replace the wire.

Edit: Duh, i really should have thoguht about using conductive epoxy.

two40 · 18th August 2008, 8:40 PM

look what arrived today

chilloutbuddy · 18th August 2008, 8:45 PM

[QUOTE=two40;9250566]look what arrived today

Dis is de shiiiiiiz
I'm in luv

Is it new? It looks new! Where from and how much?

onrelas · 18th August 2008, 8:52 PM

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Originally Posted by two40

look what arrived today

Hells yeah, i've been waiting to see pics of this beast.
You've now made it very hard to resist getting that 124 i was telling you about the other day.
I know you like the silver/chrome in the non "G" model, but im a big fan of the black on black colour scheme of the G.

Takumi · 18th August 2008, 9:08 PM

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Originally Posted by onrelas

Oh hells yeah, i really like those 500CM's

I've been developing Tri-X in Rodinal lately. What dilution do you use? 1:25? I'm using 1:50 for 13mins. Did you say you agitate the entire first minute? I think thats too much personally but i could be wrong. I just do every minute for 15 seconds the whole way through. But it's a longer developing time so things might be different for shorter times.
Also what are you exposing the roll at?
cheers

i am developing at 1:25, i think i am gonna lower my agitation and development times =) because my negs seem to be overexposed, but that can be fixed in photoshop after i scan them

two40 · 18th August 2008, 9:08 PM

nah it's not new. they were made between 1971 to 1986 from memory. this was the end of a very long yashica tlr production line. they sell on ebay around $150 for a nice one up to $400 for some of the rarer models. i paid $220 pp. im not really fussed about the mint condition thing but i knew that if the body is mint then so is the lens so i spent a bit extra.

i really wanted the 124 non-g model as onrelas mentioned. check this out:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/89029424@N00/2222964653

it looks so hot with the chrome bits. the 124g has the very same metal parts but blacked out. i just love the retro look of the other one. from what i have read the 124 is a higher quality model. reason being... they are the exact same camera made by the exact same machine/tools right. so if you can imagine at the end of the machine life they have loosed up and worn out certain precision processes and thus the later models were not as high quality. yashica was apparently still selling these cameras in 1986 but the machines got too expensive to maintain so they stopped production. i don't believe this was the whole story of why they stopped production but it makes sense to a degree. in any case, i think that's a nice little myth that's been floating around the net but it must have some element of truth in it.

Takumi · 18th August 2008, 9:10 PM

well done!! that yashica looks like its in really good nick, same with the case

De_Cruelz · 20th August 2008, 12:57 AM

Hmm, does anyone own an X-Pan on the forums? I'm very tempted to get one, anyone selling theirs?

Katunka89 · 20th August 2008, 3:20 AM

They're reported to have incredibly sharp lenses. I would love to have a play with one, but unless I suddenly win lotto I couldn't really justify the cost. If you can get one, go for it, they look like a heap of fun.

Athiril · 20th August 2008, 7:55 AM

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Originally Posted by De_Cruelz

Hmm, does anyone own an X-Pan on the forums? I'm very tempted to get one, anyone selling theirs?

http://www.stockholmviews.com/diypho...17_camera.html

doigal · 20th August 2008, 7:58 AM

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Originally Posted by De_Cruelz

Hmm, does anyone own an X-Pan on the forums? I'm very tempted to get one, anyone selling theirs?

sooooooooooooo tempted to start saving for one, i love my horizon but the appeal of flatback is definatly there!

18th August 2008, 2:36 PM	#421
Azrael Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 6,953	Hm, anyone know of a good film camera repairer in Adelaide? This Canonet is slightly beyond me. If i cant find one here i reckon ill have to take it to either Michaels or the otehr camera place up the road from it. __________________ --Azrael I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself. - D.H.Lawrence The Plebian Period \| I'm a Christian... \| Photo Gallery \| avatar_takai @ Steam \| takai on all other forums.

18th August 2008, 3:18 PM	#422
two40 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 3,194	is that the battery issue? isn't it just a solder job? any electrician should be able to do the job for you. __________________ clock \| photo \| flickr \| book

18th August 2008, 6:21 PM	#423
Azrael Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 6,953	Yeah, but the wire isnt tinning properly, so it will need a new wire, and it runs through the guts of the thing to the rangefinder sensor board which is deep in the guts of the unit... __________________ --Azrael I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself. - D.H.Lawrence The Plebian Period \| I'm a Christian... \| Photo Gallery \| avatar_takai @ Steam \| takai on all other forums.

18th August 2008, 6:31 PM	#424
two40 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 3,194	if you feel up to it this the place to get help http://www.kyphoto.com/cgi-bin/forum/discus.cgi __________________ clock \| photo \| flickr \| book

18th August 2008, 7:38 PM	#425
Azrael Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 6,953	Yeah, tempted to. Been reading stuff from there, some people are saying that you dont need to pull the lens and everything off to replace the wire. Edit: Duh, i really should have thoguht about using conductive epoxy. __________________ --Azrael I never saw a wild thing sorry for itself. A small bird will drop frozen dead from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself. - D.H.Lawrence The Plebian Period \| I'm a Christian... \| Photo Gallery \| avatar_takai @ Steam \| takai on all other forums. Last edited by Azrael; 18th August 2008 at 7:43 PM.

18th August 2008, 8:40 PM	#426
two40 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 3,194	look what arrived today __________________ clock \| photo \| flickr \| book

18th August 2008, 8:45 PM	#427
chilloutbuddy Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,275	[QUOTE=two40;9250566]look what arrived today Dis is de shiiiiiiz I'm in luv Is it new? It looks new! Where from and how much? __________________ www.ThePachinkoFiles.com

18th August 2008, 9:08 PM	#430
two40 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sydney Posts: 3,194	nah it's not new. they were made between 1971 to 1986 from memory. this was the end of a very long yashica tlr production line. they sell on ebay around $150 for a nice one up to $400 for some of the rarer models. i paid $220 pp. im not really fussed about the mint condition thing but i knew that if the body is mint then so is the lens so i spent a bit extra. i really wanted the 124 non-g model as onrelas mentioned. check this out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/89029424@N00/2222964653 it looks so hot with the chrome bits. the 124g has the very same metal parts but blacked out. i just love the retro look of the other one. from what i have read the 124 is a higher quality model. reason being... they are the exact same camera made by the exact same machine/tools right. so if you can imagine at the end of the machine life they have loosed up and worn out certain precision processes and thus the later models were not as high quality. yashica was apparently still selling these cameras in 1986 but the machines got too expensive to maintain so they stopped production. i don't believe this was the whole story of why they stopped production but it makes sense to a degree. in any case, i think that's a nice little myth that's been floating around the net but it must have some element of truth in it. __________________ clock \| photo \| flickr \| book

18th August 2008, 9:10 PM	#431
Takumi Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 512	well done!! that yashica looks like its in really good nick, same with the case

20th August 2008, 12:57 AM	#432
De_Cruelz Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Killara Posts: 940	Hmm, does anyone own an X-Pan on the forums? I'm very tempted to get one, anyone selling theirs? __________________ Justin Oh Wedding Photography

20th August 2008, 3:20 AM	#433
Katunka89 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Perth Posts: 812	They're reported to have incredibly sharp lenses. I would love to have a play with one, but unless I suddenly win lotto I couldn't really justify the cost. If you can get one, go for it, they look like a heap of fun.