13.11.14

New "buddy"

Minolta XD7 (aka XD-11 in USA and XD in Japan). It was so hard to find it - nobody sells. I've watched a lot of forums and auctions for a one year till somebody "ventured" to sell one. Need to clean it up first an buy a battery (I prefer VARTA's CR1/3N lithium).
I really fall in love with it - metallic parts, shutter speed ring moves so smooth, and film-advance lever - it is so different from X-700, so light move.


17/11/14. 
Whoah! It was sooooo exciting to "repair" the camera. Especially without specific instrument called "spanish wrench". But I have an analogue: Stangenzirkel!!! Large one (approx 40cm).
I've got fix viewfinder lens - one side of which was dipped into camera 'cuz of old glue. Also eyepiece shutter was "broken". It isn't take effect on pictures, but still bothering me. Now it is like new.
When I start to assemble the camera - most annoying thing was "film-advance lever". Actually not the lever itself - but the spring under it. I "killed" one hour to assemble it.

05.11.14

My first Kodak TMAX 400

I bought 5 rolls of this gorgeous film and I must admit that it is really great. I excited with the grain - really small. Film was developed in d76 stock (7,5 min). Camera used: Nikon FM2n with Nikkor 50/1.8.

wife nearby tradin centre "Athena"
really old oak

02.11.14