paulfish4570
Veteran
for $15 at a private antiques/thrift shop. looks cosmetically in nice shape:
1) shutter speeds and apertures look dead on.
2) self-timer works with no delays or staggers.
3) rangefinder patch is decently contrasty, and works through the full range from closeset to infinity.
4) seals are not dry and flaky or sticky; they is pretty good shape.
5) wind on seems just fine.
6) the meter readout on top of the deck seems to be dead on at iso 400.
7) i reckon i will shoot a roll of cheap c-41 color to find if there are any leaks and whether the settings are, indeed, right on.
but:
1) focus is stiff but loosening up as i work it in and out; nothing off-axis or loose in the lens.
2) the rangefinder window is loose in its frame.
3) a little black flag-like thingy is hanging dead center in the top of the viewfinder. it just about disappears when my eye is centered in the finder. meter readout, perhaps, that no longer reads out?
4) it could use a good cleaning as well as a re-glued rangefinder window.
this appears to be a well-made cam with nice lens specs: 45mm, f1.8. it comes to hand comfortably.
i'd like to have it (and a minolta a5) CLA'd. where do i send 'em?
1) shutter speeds and apertures look dead on.
2) self-timer works with no delays or staggers.
3) rangefinder patch is decently contrasty, and works through the full range from closeset to infinity.
4) seals are not dry and flaky or sticky; they is pretty good shape.
5) wind on seems just fine.
6) the meter readout on top of the deck seems to be dead on at iso 400.
7) i reckon i will shoot a roll of cheap c-41 color to find if there are any leaks and whether the settings are, indeed, right on.
but:
1) focus is stiff but loosening up as i work it in and out; nothing off-axis or loose in the lens.
2) the rangefinder window is loose in its frame.
3) a little black flag-like thingy is hanging dead center in the top of the viewfinder. it just about disappears when my eye is centered in the finder. meter readout, perhaps, that no longer reads out?
4) it could use a good cleaning as well as a re-glued rangefinder window.
this appears to be a well-made cam with nice lens specs: 45mm, f1.8. it comes to hand comfortably.
i'd like to have it (and a minolta a5) CLA'd. where do i send 'em?
farlymac
PF McFarland
Paul, good find on that Lynx. Russ (aka b1bmsgt on RFf) at Camerafurb.com works on Yashicas. He might do your Minolta too.
PF
PF
paulfish4570
Veteran
thank you very much ... 
ColSebastianMoran
( IRL Richard Karash )
Russ is terrific. If it needs more than a CLA, Mark Hama is also terrific and has parts for many Yashica cameras.
paulfish4570
Veteran
thank you, sir. russ' site, by the way, appears to be down ...
paulfish4570
Veteran
opps. just fouind out wind-on slips when i tried to advance with a roll loaded ...
paulfish4570
Veteran
re-loaded it with both edges on the sprocket teeth. no wind-on issues. i think it just needs a good CLA - and some use. shot a few frames of memories 200. looking forward to development in a couple of days after i have finished the roll.
f16sunshine
Moderator
Nice find Paul these are cool little cameras.
The tops on these cameras are quite easy to remove. A gentle cleaning of the interior optics is probably the #1 upgrade you can provide for these cameras. It's surprising how much brighter they get when you remove years of haze and dust. Looking forward to your results
The tops on these cameras are quite easy to remove. A gentle cleaning of the interior optics is probably the #1 upgrade you can provide for these cameras. It's surprising how much brighter they get when you remove years of haze and dust. Looking forward to your results
paulfish4570
Veteran
thanks, andy. i think i'm going to send it to mark hama for a thorough CLA and any fixing that needs to be done. i like the feel of it, so i think it will be worth the fixing.
n5jrn
Well-known
Never owned a Lynx, but they've always sounded like nice cameras to me: built-in meter, allows full manual creative control, good optics, affordable price.
ColSebastianMoran
( IRL Richard Karash )
I have a Lynx 14e that I think is very cool. All mechanical camera, f/1.4 rangefinder with a great lens. I use a modern meter instead of one the built-in.