The way I got in there was through the lens at the front of the camera. There are three tiny screws there. Once you open them up, you can get through the layers to the shutter and, if I remember correctly, the rest of the inner camera workings.
It’s totally stuck, I believe it’s just dirty. I am comfortable taking things apart and putting them back together but I can’t figure out how to start on this camera to get in there to clean it.
Welta’s shutter mechanism is relatively simple, so if you’re comfortable with taking your camera apart and have experience doing similar things, you can explore it. But I don’t have a definitive answer for you — sorry!
These shutters rely exclusively on the mechanical action of pressing down the button (as opposed to a loaded string on other cameras), so it could just be gunked up a bit.
Does it work on slower speeds for you, like 1/30th or bulb?
Not that you need another social network, but after playing with my code for a few hours this weekend, I made a page (you’re on it) where you can post comments and questions as you would on Mastodon or Twitter.
It’s built specifically for the blog and is intended to compile the community’s wisdom in one place.
Hope you like it — and let me know if I can improve it in any way!
Film is made for prints, not for s digital hybride process that causes “grain” itself. What’s the sense of analog photography when it is scanned by digital means and polished by software?
Btw. a two-bath, e.g. Barry Thorton, gives you grain like an RPX 100 and max. plasticity.
I lived in a tall building surrounded by suburbs. Unfortunately, a few houses went up in flames over the years. This photo documents one such fire.
As far as I know, nobody got hurt. The fire crew was able to put it out within minutes, which is very impressive, especially considering that the flames were over three stories tall in each case.
My experience was a pleasant one. I have average-sized hands; the control rings aren’t as comfy as some of the other lenses I have — but it is a small piece. The copy I got looked like new, and the lubricant was still good. So I figure it depends on what you’re used to and the quality of your copy. 🤷♂️
I’ve also seen some complaints online about vignetting on this lens, but it’s likely due to the issues adapting to digital bodies — on film, the results aren’t bad at all.
I’m generally an advocate of the school of thought that says there are no bad lenses, just interesting or quirky lenses, but I must confess that I have found very little to reccomend in the Industar 50 — rather fiddly to use and with a focusing action that seems designed to take the skin off your fingers. Having said that, I’m rather impressed by the sample images you have supplied here.
I think you have your registration distance wrong — the Zenit 3m registration distance was 45.2mm, not 17.35mm — I think you might mean that the registration distance is 17.35mm more than the more common m39 screw (aka Leica screw).
Congratulations on a very nice portrait series! I also really enjoyed reading the text. It is true that photography in the rain can be thoroughly enjoyable and often provides for great shots. I try to go out in the so-called “bad weather” as often as I can, provided I can protect my old gear from being damaged.
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