Jump to content

Dr. Thomas Faehrenkemper

Basic Member
  • Posts

    29
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Posts posted by Dr. Thomas Faehrenkemper

  1. It's the filter. Remove the lens, take a cotton wool tip or so, and remove the filter by gently pushing it out from the inside to the ountsinde (c-mount thread). There are two,  one KR15 and a clear one, they are moved by the filter key in the grip.  You can remove the c-mount thread plate before, peel off the black cover and remove the 4 screws. Is easier then. Afterwards for you need a KR15 filter for Tungsten film at daylight. May be, the lengs must bei collmated after the procedure, but in most cases it is fine.

  2. Dear Martin, here is an excellent tutorial by Friedemann Wachsmuth! The Adox cartridges are simple to open, as there is no glue, and once the delivering  core  is mounted and the film threaded to the pressure plate, the cartridge is light safe and  the film can be fixed to the uptaking reel  outside the darkroom.

     

  3. Tage off the cover of the sync axis  and start the camera without battery, then move the axis carefully with a small screwdriver. Might be dried lubricant, then try again with the battery connected. In case of a short  circuit, the motor  fuse might  be melted.  It is on the circuit board under the speed knob, just a small wire  that is soldered.

  4. Had the same problem on my 481 macro. First of all, you must remove the cover with the switches, 4 tiny screws. Remove the plate and have a close look at the contacts, that might be dirty or even oxidized. First step is to clean them carefully, with some contact spray on a cotton wool stick, do not spray directly into the camera!!! Second, it can be necessary to bend the contact (arrow on the right) that is soldered with the white lead and moved by the lever with the plastic cap - just a little bit to reduce the force necessary to move the contact arm. This finally helped to cure my Nizo 481. More instructions for DIY Nizo repair see here: https://www.filmvorfuehrer.de/topic/22741-diy-nizo-reparatur (in German)

     

    907629278_imageproxy(3).jpg.755c04e49f6b58726232a196b597c38a.jpg

  5. Dear Derick, some R16 have an automatic exposure or and all a TTL exposure meter, so with the battery handgrip it is very suitable for street shooting.  The Bolex is much slower and the spring drive mostly leaves you alone when the situation is on the peak. Have a nice rendezvous with the 25 years younger French lady, you  won't regret it!☺️

    • Like 1
×
×
  • Create New...