Olympus SP Tests & Problems (With Video!)

[Darkhorse]

I got my SP back today!

Added some camera leather to it. I got a gordy strap too but it didn't really match so I put it on the RC.

FP5 at 800... I think I overdeveloped a bit though (too much developer). very satisfied with the results though.

The negs look great, I think the spot meter is working. however i had the crank advance problem again when i got the camera back! i lost 4 or 5 frames. so i did the same fix i did before.

 

[Mablo]

Wow! This is a nice looking camera. Hmm... maybe I should releather my RD...

 

[Darkhorse]

Since I got the camera back I have to be good and save money and not buy any more cameras for a while. I need to save up for my wedding. So my film kits are set for a while... I made a video about that too!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JWgKNCTz50

 

[cweg]

The new Look of your SP is really beautyful, the shots of your girlfriend are beautyful too. So do what you said, save your money and merry her 🙂

 

[Darkhorse]

I intend to.
I am noticing some problems with the camera though, the CLA I thought would fix things did not.

1. The shutter speeds at the lower end are still audibly way slow at 1 sec, 1/2, and 1/4. I can't hear much difference at the other speeds so I'm left wondering.

2. Last night I heard a screw rattling around the base plate of the camera. There's a big mystery.

3. The worst part is that there's something obstructing part of the meter in the viewfinder. It looks like a blur when looking through it but if you move back it looks like the reflection of some sort of cylinder. I'm not sure what to do with that. I might be able to live with the first two problems but, especially having glasses, the view obstruction is a particular pain.