ampguy
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Joe, do you know what caused the jam in the first place?
i just jammed my cl!!
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i assume it was me 😉
but not really sure as i have often tried to advance the film when it was at the end of the roll. i have a light touch and have never forced the advance and have never had this happen before.
it's my curse, been following me around since the first divorce...
but not really sure as i have often tried to advance the film when it was at the end of the roll. i have a light touch and have never forced the advance and have never had this happen before.
it's my curse, been following me around since the first divorce...
ampguy
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ok
ok
Glad you were able to fix it yourself. As far as I remember from reading the manual, there's nothing special to do, but crank until the film stops.
I couldn't help but think about the Zorki 4K I have, which has a partial yellow post-it note still on it from previous RFF owner reminding to cock shutter before changing film speed. The Zorki is a real work of art. The bizarre thing is that it takes great pictures and after you figure out all the quirks, it isn't that bad, quite excellent with a nice J8 on it. Try one!!
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Glad you were able to fix it yourself. As far as I remember from reading the manual, there's nothing special to do, but crank until the film stops.
I couldn't help but think about the Zorki 4K I have, which has a partial yellow post-it note still on it from previous RFF owner reminding to cock shutter before changing film speed. The Zorki is a real work of art. The bizarre thing is that it takes great pictures and after you figure out all the quirks, it isn't that bad, quite excellent with a nice J8 on it. Try one!!
back alley said:
JoeFriday
Agent Provacateur
back alley said:
remind me to pass on camera trades with joe 😀
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Rich Silfver
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back alley said:
I swear reading that made me physically cringe..
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geez, it was done with love...
jano
Evil Bokeh
back alley said:
Didn't you used to have three p's? :angel: Now three CL's.. go for three ZI's 😀
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jano said:
i did have 3 p's, would love to do the same with the cl and zi too.
better chance with the cl's though 😉
kvanderlaag
my autofocus is broken.
I love my little CL.
Still running strong on a mercury PX625, meter's alive and kicking, dead on.
Just wish I could get the stupid vertical alignment to stay.
I would probably cry if I stuck the shutter.
Still running strong on a mercury PX625, meter's alive and kicking, dead on.
Just wish I could get the stupid vertical alignment to stay.
I would probably cry if I stuck the shutter.
Captain
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How are you finding you 2 new lenses though?
back alley
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i love the 21/4 though i have not processed any film from it yet...
yesterday, i went out and started with the 40/1.4 on the cl and i kept backing up. i have become somewhat addicted to being close and seeing wide.
i might process some film tonight.
joe
yesterday, i went out and started with the 40/1.4 on the cl and i kept backing up. i have become somewhat addicted to being close and seeing wide.
i might process some film tonight.
joe
Nachkebia
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Planar 50mm f/2 ZM is so great! back alley : did you manage to get couple of rolls from it? open wide is so beauty...
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i have shot with all of my lenses but the film waits for soup.
i have so many rolls to process that i doubt that i will remember what lens was used for which photo.
i have so many rolls to process that i doubt that i will remember what lens was used for which photo.
Nachkebia
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back alley : I would love to soap them for you! I just love to soap 🙂 but I am far away 🙂
Crasis
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Gods, reading this made me shiver in terror. I screwed up an SLR like this once, but luckily the depth of field preview saved me.
*shudder*
Breaking the insides of a camera is a freaky thing. I'm actually afraid of throwing off the rangefinder on my uhh.. rangefinder. Out of focus issues are the worst to diagnose since I always blame missed focus on myself.
Anyways, glad you fixed it. Gives me hope for my repair skills if I ever break anything. Swift and sudden shock to the camera! 🙂
*shudder*
Breaking the insides of a camera is a freaky thing. I'm actually afraid of throwing off the rangefinder on my uhh.. rangefinder. Out of focus issues are the worst to diagnose since I always blame missed focus on myself.
Anyways, glad you fixed it. Gives me hope for my repair skills if I ever break anything. Swift and sudden shock to the camera! 🙂
egpj
50 Summilux is da DEVIL!
One of my MP's froze up recently while touring through the Packard museum in Dayton, OH. I just kept playing with it until the thing unstuck. When it froze up though I noticed the film speed dial was in between 2 speeds. Do not know if this caused the freeze up but I make sure everything is right on now before starting.
ampguy
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yeah, i read that too
yeah, i read that too
I also think I read a variant on that where if you give it a few extra bangs on the workbench, it calibrates the meter to work with the new batteries we have now, and also brightens up and makes the CL vf/rf as bright as an M3's. 😀
yeah, i read that too
I also think I read a variant on that where if you give it a few extra bangs on the workbench, it calibrates the meter to work with the new batteries we have now, and also brightens up and makes the CL vf/rf as bright as an M3's. 😀
stesm said:
Robin Harrison
aka Harrison Cronbi
No way!
I just had a CL jam today! The camera had been with my uncle for a few weeks while he kindly fitted a new take up reel for me (the previous one was missing two prongs, and he's very good at that sort of thing). Today was the first day I had it back, and in the confusion and crowdedness of having my family over for dinner, I managed to knock it off the top of the TV onto the floor. It seemed to be ok, but then just...jammed in the middle of a normal film advance. No shutter release or film advance was possible. Looking inside the film chamber I saw the light meter arm was not in place, so gave it a little flick and it sprung back into the body. At that point I could try the advance again....but the same thing happened.
After a few repeats of this and a good amount of fiddling, it seems ok again, but it looks like dropping the CL has done it some sort of minor damaged. 🙁
I just had a CL jam today! The camera had been with my uncle for a few weeks while he kindly fitted a new take up reel for me (the previous one was missing two prongs, and he's very good at that sort of thing). Today was the first day I had it back, and in the confusion and crowdedness of having my family over for dinner, I managed to knock it off the top of the TV onto the floor. It seemed to be ok, but then just...jammed in the middle of a normal film advance. No shutter release or film advance was possible. Looking inside the film chamber I saw the light meter arm was not in place, so gave it a little flick and it sprung back into the body. At that point I could try the advance again....but the same thing happened.
After a few repeats of this and a good amount of fiddling, it seems ok again, but it looks like dropping the CL has done it some sort of minor damaged. 🙁
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don't cameras and tv's have magnets in them?
jan normandale
Film is the other way
next time when you do this , put a fresh roll in as you remove the 'jammed' roll. Advance the film even part way if the jam was due to a partial advance. The sprockets will probably drive the firing mechanism on the shutter. Then release the shutter. I've done this on some of my cameras however I've never owned a CL so I'm not certain if it works with that camera.
Definitely a strange problem for a quality camera. Solution was even more strange though ;- )
Definitely a strange problem for a quality camera. Solution was even more strange though ;- )
