Mateusz Kukla

It's not so hard. Just practise with some dummy. I've loaded my first spool without a problem (but I was supposed to respooled it which is a b***ch). Now, I've loading next spools without any problems, just have a good knowledge what is inside and that's all. And read other posts about this thing, cuz here is many of them and the advices that giving from the other guys from here are very helpful. cheers!

I promise that it was on the wrong side. When I have putted spool (with the right side) on the feed spindle I couldn't close the camera. When I just reverse the spool everything worked fine but film would feed not from the right side... It would feed from the marked with red colour circle: And One thing - try to put orginal K-3 spool to the spindle from the other side (zenit logo towards the entire baffle plate) - it wouldn't fit so it was exactly my problem with this Foma. And I wanted to do some only basics shots on this Foma so it is not so important Thx for advice with buying stocks abroad. I will buy 120 meteres (400feet) of Kodak Vision2 in Poland for something like 160$. It is good price? (from orginal Kodak Lab) Thx as always for comments.

OK:) I understand now. There wasn't so much light and while transfering the film to the other spool I've turned off all lights at house, only some little light came out from under of the doors. Another question - my friend is in New York City right now. Where he can buy some film stocks? I mean Kodak Vision 2. And maybe someone could give me some hints how to transport it to my country (he lives in Poland so he will arrived to home by plane) without any problems? Maybe in freezer?

Hmm i think that Foma doesn't have keycode. So every frame of my film is exposed at one point of light but it is still visible? I don't need some extra well exposed scenes but only some footage at 16mm. And one question - if I exposed all film by this one point it means that at all film would appear clutter? (those red/orange flashes [in b/w there are white]). Cheers and thanks for so many comments, it's really meaningful and helpful to me.

The perfs on the spool that came up with film were on the wrong side (it was only one side perf.) so I was supposed to respooled it. It's hard to change 30 meters of film in something like 5 minutes. When I've loaded the film everything run smoothly. There is some site that describing the basics of 16mm cinematography? It's hard to ask everything here and I don't want to ruin another spool of tape. And one thing - can I cut the tape (1-2 meters) and take it to the lab to check that is ruined or not? Cheers. Where's that keycode?

Hello, I've just loaded my k-3 with FOMAPAN R100 B/W. I've loaded this at my bathroom with minimum light coming up from the bulb outside doors. I've changed the reels for the original that came up with k-3. It took me 30 minutes. Is there any chance that my film have been exposed by the light? And one thing - the darkest side of film must be at top of the reel? Cheers.

Hello! I've just repaired my K-3:) I'm so glad hehe:) And now how I solved that problem (its kind of strange but it worked for me): I just put a some dummy 16mm to practise loading and than I stared to wind camera and.... it's working! Ahh those old mechanisms:) I think that I just have big lucky:) Cheers for patience for anyone who helped me!

I've tried to do this yesterday and today. It's hard to remove those screws... I just remove one of them. But I will keep trying. Thx for advice. cheers.

Ehh I still can't figure out this problem. I can't open front of the K-3 because those 3 screws are so hard to remove. When I turning the wind handle while pressing down the trigger camera work fine, ale gears are moving etc. When I wind it without pressing down the trigger, gears are moving too, and then, when I am pressing the trigger - nothing happens... Could I run camera without this? I mean manually wind camera while pressing down the button? Maybe battery is broken? does it make sense for running or only for lightmeter? I think that footage would be no-synchronized with fps :( . Thanks again for any help.

OK so I just removed the entire baffle plate. It's look like this: I've checked the cogs and they are rotating and i dont noticed any mistakes with mechanism(their movement is limited... I dont know if this is ok) So what Am I supposed to do know? what could be wrong? Thx for anyone that could help me.

Hello! I just arrived to my home. I've noticed that my brother wanted to disassemble my K-3. He thought that he can't still remove the entire baffle plate so he started to unscrew one of two screws holding plastic "reel". It's showed up this image (it's actual my K-3) marked with red color. The spring which was in this screw shooted up with the little flat screw.I don't know what to do now... I think that this screw has a reverse thread so to fix this I must a remove the entire baffle plate. Is it right? There goeas another problem: This cover doesn't perfect fit the main body. I don't think that is ok... how to fix this? And the lost one question is about how to remove this entire baffle plate. I have unscrewed all these 6 bolds and two for the film cutter, but what else Am I supposed to unscrew? on k-3 site they write that I must remove "plastic guide right below the drive sprocket (pull off)". But I don't know what it is exaclty. Could anyone mark for me what it is? I mean this plastic guide and the drive sprocket. And on the first picture I have marked on the green color one thing which has two-hard accesible bolds and I must loose them. How to do this? I must remove something to get good access for them? That's all. Sorry for my amatour questions but I don't want to hurt my K-3 anymore:) I just want to fix this jam and start to work with this camera (I Just recieved a FOMAPAN b/w film and can't wait to shoot :) ) and I am not so good at mechanical technics:). And sorry for my bad english as always. Cheers for anyone that could help!

and one thing - If I would check those gears and cogs ( I will do this tomorrow ) could I run camera again without film? Just for check that is it still work fine. Cheers!

Hmm... but I need to repair by myself? ehh... I just buy it and now I gotta to repair it... If I must fix this by myself so, how to do this? thnx for comments

Hello! Thanks for so many comments, they're very helpful for me. When I wrote this post I have not this camera with myself, but yesterday I saw it, test it etc. So, it's K-3 with M42. Got to shoot some footage first at the basic Lens that came up with K-3. It's a little bit wideangle (17 is not so much, but it's not so bad for me) so it will meet my exceptations. Ah, one thing, when I push the run button, camera was working for 5 seconds, and then, stopped. It's strange for me bacuse now If I press the run button nothing happens at all and It hasn't film loaded at the camera. Ok, that's all If I would have any problems I would write it here baceuse I don't want to start a new topic. Cheers for everyone and thanks for comments! Mate.

Hello again! As a beginner of using K-3 I have some another questions. 1. Could I change lenses in my standard K-3 (I don't know if this model have M42 Mount) If so, what models of lenses could I get? 2. How to check If i have M42 mount in my K-3? And If I don't have M42 Mount where I could get one? It will fit from the old Zenit model? 3. Does every m42 lens fit to K-3 with M42 mount? 4. If I am goint to shoot footage at 48fps Am I supposed to change some exposure settings (like f, shutter speed etc.)? 5. What stock is the best for shooting in slow-mo at daylight? 6. I hear that I must load film in total darkness, heh, how to do this in total darkness because loading footage to K-3 is not so simple... Can I use some light? If yes, what kind of light? 7. When I just loaded film, how long I can keep this in the camera? 8. When I finished shooting whole reel, Am I supposed to reaload this movie in "total darkness" (like in load settings), and keep this in special temperature? (I'm talkin about negatives) 9. And the last one - could you guys give me some advices for begginer? I think that is all for now:) Thanks for any answers and forgive me any mistakes because I am begginer at 16mm:) And forgive my language also. Cheers, Mateusz.

Hello! I've just bought K-3 16mm camera with standard Meteor-5-1 f=1,9 17-69mm zoom lens. And I have some questions: 1. Could I get good-shooted material by this standard lens? I mean something that is well exposured, have good colours and some depth of field. 2. How much well-shooted material depends on good film? 3. I want to buy some KODAK VISION2 250D. Is it good choice? okhay that's all. thanks a lot for any answers and sorry for my bad english. Cheers!!