Iskra question?!

[HuhYashica]

Well I was looking at Iskra on Fedka.com and uhm I saw two of them ones a conversion and it says like theirs no auto film advance. Is that essential? If it doesn't have the auto film advance that means that camera is like a SLR when it comes to film advancing? [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]

http://www.fedka.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=30&products_id=575

http://www.fedka.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=30&products_id=531

Which one would you get?
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[Dave Wilkinson]

Well I was looking at Iskra on Fedka.com and uhm I saw two of them ones a conversion and it says like theirs no auto film advance. Is that essential? If it doesn't have the auto film advance that means that camera is like a SLR when it comes to film advancing?

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]http://www.fedka.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=30&products_id=575[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]http://www.fedka.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=30&products_id=531[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Which one would you get?
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No - probably means that it has had a little red window added for spotting the numbers on the film!, the mechanism often developed a fault and would not automatically locate the next frame.
Dave.

 

[HuhYashica]

Oh that does make alot of sense now. Mhm is that even important? Cause I have used both with a red window and one that stops it for me. So its ehhh what would you pick?

 

[pschauss]

I would go for the one with the working automatic film counter. It will be much easier to use.

 

[hanskerensky]

I agree, the one with the working automatic filmtransport is to prever. Not only that's easier to use (as allready stated) but also the fact that the converted ones are probably much heavier used during their lifetime and show up more wear and tear.

You can have a look at the heart of the Iskras Filmcounter here :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29504544@N08/4086367648/


Good luck with your choice !

 

[HuhYashica]

Well i recieved my Iskra yesterdays and i read the manual but it doesnt tell me what these three mean?

 

[Sam N]

They don't do anything. Maybe it's a reminder of what kind of film you have in there.

 

[HuhYashica]

So I don't have to worry about them?

 

[HuhYashica]

Basically that dial doesn't mean anything at all?

 

[steamer]

Yes that dial is just a memo to yourself about what kind of film you have in your camera and what speed it is. You don't need to worry about this dial.

 

[HuhYashica]

Oh ok thank you.

 

[FallisPhoto]

If it's that corroded, I'd just brass and polish the top disk too.