4504gth
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Went for broke and got both from same guy on eBay. Ok, so not the smartest ... $18 for Lynx $42 for Electro.
Lynx a bust.
- Light leak(s) leak soft spot in image center
- Cover at bottom of flash shoe missing revealing hole for RF adjust (source of leak?)
- Seem to have misaligned RF
- Does not seem to focus right even at infinity
- f-stop ring dose not follow shutter time ring... we'll maybe a bit
Shutter does work, f-stop works, seem to take correctly exposed images.
Oh, battery and light meter does not work. Battery contact clip seems "loose"... someone "cleaned" it to "thoroughly".
Is it worth messing with??? How much for a CLA to working spec? Should I move on to next ebay "find" ?
Electro 35
Works. Got meter working with some McGywer battery adjustments. It is running at 6V. Is it still in spec at that voltage? Exposure seems to be reasonably correct. Arrow lights in finder are intermittent. Anyone can tell me exactly what I should see? Rf might be a bit off...
Otherwise a fun camera to use. Must have been hot stuff in its time. I was surprised about the build quality given the generally positive write ups it gets. -- CHEAP!! I like it. Cost of CLA? By whom?
Lynx a bust.
- Light leak(s) leak soft spot in image center
- Cover at bottom of flash shoe missing revealing hole for RF adjust (source of leak?)
- Seem to have misaligned RF
- Does not seem to focus right even at infinity
- f-stop ring dose not follow shutter time ring... we'll maybe a bit
Shutter does work, f-stop works, seem to take correctly exposed images.
Oh, battery and light meter does not work. Battery contact clip seems "loose"... someone "cleaned" it to "thoroughly".
Is it worth messing with??? How much for a CLA to working spec? Should I move on to next ebay "find" ?
Electro 35
Works. Got meter working with some McGywer battery adjustments. It is running at 6V. Is it still in spec at that voltage? Exposure seems to be reasonably correct. Arrow lights in finder are intermittent. Anyone can tell me exactly what I should see? Rf might be a bit off...
Otherwise a fun camera to use. Must have been hot stuff in its time. I was surprised about the build quality given the generally positive write ups it gets. -- CHEAP!! I like it. Cost of CLA? By whom?
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Yeah, I still use film...
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