colyn
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Took my Contax II out for a test run today after replacing the old shutter ribbons.
HP-5, Contax II, and Jupiter-12 35mm f/2.8
Exposure: wild guess aka: sunny 16 (1/500th @ f/16)
HP-5, Contax II, and Jupiter-12 35mm f/2.8
Exposure: wild guess aka: sunny 16 (1/500th @ f/16)
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wlewisiii
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Nice shots - looks like a good job on the ribbons too 
Just reminds me, I should get my J-12 CLA'd one of these days as it has a funny little catch at one point in the helix that bugs me when I use it.
William
Just reminds me, I should get my J-12 CLA'd one of these days as it has a funny little catch at one point in the helix that bugs me when I use it.
William
colyn
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Nice shots - looks like a good job on the ribbons too
Thanks..
The hard part about replacing the ribbons was stitching.
The J-12 I used for these shots just arrived yesterday and needs cleaning the old grease out and relubing it.
Check the Kiev survival site. He has instructions with photos on servicing this lens as well as the J-9 and J-11.
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wlewisiii
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I thought I remembered that site had those instructions, but I'll probably wimp out since Eddie Smolov will CLA a lens for $25. I have enough fun trying to find time to shoot much less do maintenance on my gear
William
William
HuubL
hunter-gatherer
Great shots Colyn. Those Russian shutter straps seem to work perfectly on the Contax too. May I ask how you scanned?
colyn
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Thanks
When buying Russian shutter tapes you have to be careful which ones you get. Some are too thick (.015-.017) I specifically asked for the .010-.011 thick tapes.
I'm using a Epson Perfection 4490 Photo for now but plan to by a dedicated scanner..