350D_user
B+W film devotee
Having landed one of these prewar Zeiss Ikon TLR's on Ebay, I put a film through it yesterday. Obviously, I wasn't sure what I'd get... but I wasn't quite ready for what I saw emerge from the devtank.
Frame spacing. Ok, the camera does have a winding problem, but... there's an average 1cm between each frame. Given the camera has two frame counters, there doesn't seem to be much of a difference between the counters (I was using the counter next to the "Met" badge, on the left-hand side). The result was 10 exposures on a 120 roll. Hmm.
Focussing. Oh dear. There's definitely a problem there. Looking through the viewfinder and using the magnifier, every shot was in focus. However, the negatives say otherwise. I know the focussing lever's stiff, but surely just that alone can't be the cause of badly-focussed photos?
The outcome of this? I've found a charm about this prewar camera. 3 shutter speeds, plus "T" and "B", a risk of multiple-exposures, and a not-very-bright viewfinder... buying another isn't out of the question. 🙂
Frame spacing. Ok, the camera does have a winding problem, but... there's an average 1cm between each frame. Given the camera has two frame counters, there doesn't seem to be much of a difference between the counters (I was using the counter next to the "Met" badge, on the left-hand side). The result was 10 exposures on a 120 roll. Hmm.
Focussing. Oh dear. There's definitely a problem there. Looking through the viewfinder and using the magnifier, every shot was in focus. However, the negatives say otherwise. I know the focussing lever's stiff, but surely just that alone can't be the cause of badly-focussed photos?
The outcome of this? I've found a charm about this prewar camera. 3 shutter speeds, plus "T" and "B", a risk of multiple-exposures, and a not-very-bright viewfinder... buying another isn't out of the question. 🙂
