u/Interesting_Turnip50

Hey guys,
It looks like my Bessa’s lens sits crooked… Both horizontally and vertically… None of the folding mechanism’s parts look to be bent or damaged (But I assume one of them has to be)… I’ve also noticed that the chrome folding parts are further away from each other on the left, but are basically touching on the right when folding…

Is there a way to adjust it? Is this normal? Is it going to ruin any photos taken?

It seems to function great apart from this…

I’m planning on selling it, as I’m more into 80’s 35mm cameras, so this isn’t really my cup of coffee, but I wanted to try to shoot a roll of film out of curiosity…

Hey guys,
I’m about to get into fixing light leaks on some of my cameras…

Which foam should I buy? How thick is best for Minoltas generally? (I will be repairing a Hi-Matic F, a 7000AF and a Konica C35 EFP)

Any tips or links to specific foams you used and are satisfied with them?

I’m located in Czech Republic, so European or even Czech shops are preferred due to shipping…

Thank you kindly!

Hey guys,
I’m thinking about buying a Polaroid camera… I already shoot film, but I was thinking that a Polaroid would suit my collection nicely and I’d just like to try it…

The thing is, I don’t know which one to choose - I don’t really like the look of the standard 600 lineup with the huge opening flash unit… I however love the sleek look of Spectras, but film for those is no longer available…

So my pick would be one of the Impulse line cameras, preferably one of the Sonar AF ones… But I’ve heard that they were the cheaper alternative to the 600 line… Are they really significantly worse than the 600s?

Thanks for answers or tips on which Polaroid to buy!

My collection so far - I have another 7000AF in my photo bag… Thinking about buying an X-700 or the Weathermatic Dual 35 next🤔🤔

Hey guys,
These are the personal favorites from my “portfolio” so far… Do I suck?

I exclusively shoot film (+occasional iPhone photos…), and have so far taken exactly 559 pictures, most of which were taken this year, although I started treating photography seriously about 2 years back when I got my first film camera…
I have yet to plan my shoots and perform proper projects to bring better structure to my pictures, as most of my shoots are spontaneous - I just try to take a camera anywhere I go when the weather is nice and look for opportunities…

I only shoot Minoltas, especially AF ones from the mid 80’s

Thanks for critique and feedback!

Hey guys,
I just bought this non-functional 5000AF as a project to mess around with…

It simply doesn’t turn on - I’ve already cleaned the battery tray and got into disassembly… No signs of moisture or physical damage on the bottom end…

Any tips on what to look for? Could it possibly be because of the reserve battery shown in picture?

Thanks!

Hey guys,
I got this Program back 70 for with a 7000AF maybe a month ago…

The day I got it, I put in some LR44 batteries and it worked… I set the time, date, etc. and put it on the shelf until I went out shooting…

When I wanted to try tge print function out maybe a week later, the Back was frozen - no response at all even though the date was correct… 3 days later, still the same date, and no response…

Maybe 2 weeks after that I forgot the camera with the back equipped in the car overnight (cold at night > hot in the morning/afternoon when I took the camera out to go shooting) and it worked again for a few minutes… The date was set back to 1.1.’85, but it was responsive again and I put on Print… Then it went dull again… I’m going to be putting the “Printed” roll to lab tomorrow to see if the back actually printed anything on the photos…

Rationally I thought that it was just batteries… I just put new Energizers in and the back didn’t even turn on… Up until I took the batteries out the display was at least showing something, but nothing is happening now…

Is it fixable?

Thanks!

Hey guys,
I’ve been in multiple situations, where I needed to shoot so low, that I just wasn’t able to use the viewfinder…

I’ve seen that some cameras allow you to remove the pentaprism and tranform the area under it into a viewfinder. I cannot imagine my Minoltas doing that, as there is no seam under the viewfinder lump, so is there an accessory that would allow me to see through the camera when looking at it from above?

Picture taken from google

Thanks!

I am impressed by how good the pictures are from this little 80’s Point-and-shoot, especially since most were taken in almost pitch black darkness!