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Retro-Grouch said:
Looks like you've totally fallen down the S2A rabbit hole. Congratulations! It could be worse (like Rolleiflex 6x6 SLRs, aagghh!!!). I'm not sure how practical that TTL prism finder is, but it's certainly cool looking. No doubt it's also dead accurate, if the metered chimney finder for the EC is any indication. Vince Lupo couldn't figure out what the switches do on his finder. Do you know?
My suggestion for the next addition: a 645 back. I like to use mine when I'm feeling stingy, and for certain landscapes that just won't tolerate being squeezed into 6x6. The great thing is that there is no need to switch screens, install a mask, etc. The framelines are already on the screen. The 645 backs are scarce, but not much pricier, if you're lucky. Also, they have even more shiny chrome than the standard back. No such thing as too much chrome!
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Definitely fell down the rabbit hole. Not sure how accurate it is as I haven't mounted it yet but it certainly responds to light so that is a good start. I'm trying to figure out what the cancel switch does. It is tied into the potentiometer on the side of the body and if that switch is turned on adjusting the potentiometer adjusts the meter downward.

I'll keep that in mind for a 645 back.
 
shawn said:
Definitely fell down the rabbit hole. Not sure how accurate it is as I haven't mounted it yet but it certainly responds to light so that is a good start. I'm trying to figure out what the cancel switch does. It is tied into the potentiometer on the side of the body and if that switch is turned on adjusting the potentiometer adjusts the meter downward.

I'll keep that in mind for a 645 back.
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Interesting thought: since the S2A allows for (mostly) setting intermediate shutter speeds, will the meter take this into account, or are you limited to just what is click-stopped on the shutter dial? BTW, this is another nice feature of the S2A that is seldom mentioned!
 
Retro-Grouch said:
Interesting thought: since the S2A allows for (mostly) setting intermediate shutter speeds, will the meter take this into account, or are you limited to just what is click-stopped on the shutter dial? BTW, this is another nice feature of the S2A that is seldom mentioned!
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I think it takes that into account. It feels like the shutter dongle is just basically a potentiometer mounted in a very heavy case. It is not stepped in how it alters the meter, just smoothly changes the meter response depending upon the position of the shutter speed pot.
 
lukx said:
That is a very nice lens, I love mine. Such a nice travel setup combined with an FM-style body. Ask @dourbalistar, he shoots this combo all the time.
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Haha, thanks for the mention, @lukx. It's a great travel combo, and I don't hesitate to take it anywhere. @Dogman, there's a thread here on the forum dedicated to the Nikkor 50/1.8 AI-S Japanese pancake version:

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To clarify, this is the version that was produced between 1980-82 for the Japanese market only. It can be identified by the fact that it has MFD of 0.45m (all other 50 pancakes are 0.6m), serial number starts with a 2 (not 3 or 4), and is full metal construction for the barrel. It is not the...
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Retro-Grouch said:
Interesting thought: since the S2A allows for (mostly) setting intermediate shutter speeds, will the meter take this into account, or are you limited to just what is click-stopped on the shutter dial? BTW, this is another nice feature of the S2A that is seldom mentioned!
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Does the EC TL have the property of stepless shutter speeds?
 
hap said:
Does the EC TL have the property of stepless shutter speeds?
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I'm sorry, I don't know about the EC TL (Anyone else?). The EC, without the TTL meter of the later EC TL, offers shutter steps in 1/2 EV stops, but only when used with the metered chimney finder. Otherwise, with non-metered finders, it only offers the usual 1 EV stops.
A quick check with Bing's chatbot (never trust it!) states that the EC TL offers stepless speeds when in auto mode, but does not say anything about manual settings.
 
Retro-Grouch said:
I'm sorry, I don't know about the EC TL (Anyone else?). The EC, without the TTL meter of the later EC TL, offers shutter steps in 1/2 EV stops, but only when used with the metered chimney finder. Otherwise, with non-metered finders, it only offers the usual 1 EV stops.
A quick check with Bing's chatbot (never trust it!) states that the EC TL offers stepless speeds when in auto mode, but does not say anything about manual settings.
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The EC-TL have stemless shutter speed in A (auto mode). In manual shutter setting it is possible to get 1/2 speeds by setting the shutter speed between two marked speeds. I never use the 1/2 speeds since I grew up on Compur rapid shutters and got 1/2 speed corrections using f-stops.

Bill
 
Retro-Grouch said:
Ny informal criterion for "collector" status is this: If you've owned it for more than three months, and never used it, the item has become a part of your "collection", thereby making you a "collector". Whether you want to admit it or not! It often takes me a while to admit it... 😉
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Oh - then I am at risk . . . :-(
 
A couple of weeks ago I was given a Mamiya C220 from a buddy who said that it only had one roll put through it - about 20 years ago. Apparently, neither his kids or grandchildren wanted it, so knowing I was into 35mm film, he gave it to me. I went to load it with a roll of Kodak Gold, but could see that the back door foam had started to flake away. Drove to a place about a 45 minutes north of here (Kingston, ON), where the fellow did a CLA on it for me. I got it back this afternoon and have just loaded the film and took one test picture downstreet from outside our garage. It's been 50 years since I've used 120 film. I'm thinking that this will be fun.

I don't know what I'm doing, but I never have..

..Avery
 
AveryWagg said:
A couple of weeks ago I was given a Mamiya C220 from a buddy who said that it only had one roll put through it - about 20 years ago. Apparently, neither his kids or grandchildren wanted it, so knowing I was into 35mm film, he gave it to me. I went to load it with a roll of Kodak Gold, but could see that the back door foam had started to flake away. Drove to a place about a 45 minutes north of here (Kingston, ON), where the fellow did a CLA on it for me. I got it back this afternoon and have just loaded the film and took one test picture downstreet from outside our garage. It's been 50 years since I've used 120 film. I'm thinking that this will be fun.

I don't know what I'm doing, but I never have..

..Avery
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There’s a camera repair person 45 minutes north of Kingston? Who is that? Towards Verona/Sharbot Lake?
 
Blaming Retro-Grouch for this one. Figured black would be a good reminder for me to not shoot square. What is the S F setting all about where 120 or 220 is set on the regular backs? Dummy roll with it at the S position (where 220 is on the regular back) was 16 frames.
 

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Glad to take credit! 😉
The 645 back doesn't have a 120/220 setting. From the manual:
"After taking last (12 th or 24 th) exposure, wind forward until indicator in film counter window does not move. (On the Model-E [16/32 exposure back] after the last (16 th) exposure on the 120 film is shot set pointer to ''F'' by pushing the free lever to right. Film winder will become free and the film can be quickly wound up on take-up spool)." The Model-E is what Bronica calls the 645 back.
In other words, keep your eye on the frame counter and don't make exposure #17, unless you're shooting 220, which is highly unlikely! I found this design quirk to be very strange, as well. Or charming, depending on how you want to look at it...
 
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