John Bragg
Well-known
I have long wondered how to fool so called simple cameras into accepting a 400 iso film cassette as a 200. With no facility for DX override, this can be problematic. I know that there were at one time, metallic labels printed with DX information just for this purpose, but they seem to have vanished off the face of the earth..... Then it happened. I spotted a "BARGAIN", in the shape of a Canon Sureshot Supreme for £3 in a charity shop. Good deal to be sure, but how to overcome the DX problem ???? (I like my Tri-X and Neopan shot at 200 Ei and this is to be its staple diet). Nothing on APUG or Rangefinder Forum about the labels, so it had to be DIY or nothing !!! A few minutes spent on Googling DX coding produced the means to de-cypher the codes, and a few moments work with a sharp knife and some electrical insulating tape produced the means to re-write the code. Simply scrape away the unwanted black paint to leave clean metal showing in the desired area, and apply tape in order to cover the nescessary bit. In this case, removal of bars 2 and 3 on the top row, (seen with the spool to the left), and the addition of a new bar 4 does the trick.
The link below tells all about the meaning of the coding and I hope this little trick helps some others out there.
Regards, John.
http://www.answers.com/topic/dx-encoding
The link below tells all about the meaning of the coding and I hope this little trick helps some others out there.
Regards, John.
http://www.answers.com/topic/dx-encoding
charjohncarter
Veteran
I have done the same thing and it has worked on two of my cameras. It is a hassle. Porter Photo sell dx code stickers, but they are in the USA.