Yes, you may have to wind the slow speed know pretty hard. Zeez kamaras ver
made vor un real man, nicht a girlie man. Wind away with confidence!
Regarding the autodiaphram capability, they are available on your camera. My
Schneider lens has a shutter relase button that stops down the lens and then
presses the shutter in one motion. Yes, the camera by itself offers no
autodiaphram mechanism. It's all controlled by the lens. Welcome to the 50's.
I have a penta-prism finder for my Varex IIa, which is also quite bright. I'm
sure it would fit yours. The images are VERY nice, nice color and contrast.
The high speeds (1/500, 1/1000) are a little slow, but the other mid-range
speeds are very good. And I was shooting chromes. I'l post a picture if I get
a chance.
You might want to check out www.exakta.org as a primary resource. Stephen
Gandy has a section on Ekata's too on www.cameraquest.com.
Skip
Original Message:
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From: Kelton Rhoads krho@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 22:06:56 -0800
Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] Zuik Discovers Exakta
Cooool. You're the man, Skip. This is making sense now. The black vs red
numbers had me pretty confused, there. Yes, it works as you say it does
(with the exception that the 1/5 and the 1/2 settings on my unit are
iffy; the slow speeds are sure to work only when set to 1 second or
longer). I do understand what T (or Z, on my camera, for Zeit) and B do
on my camera. Z allows access to the slow speeds (kinda like "25-1" does
on the leica screwmounts), and B keeps the shutter open as long as your
finger's on the shutter release. Unlike yours, my slow speeds don't work
if the camera's set on B.
Funny, it feels like I'm twisting the slow speed knob (that is, winding
the slow speed spring) too hard, but unless I crank it hard to its stop
point, the slow speeds don't work reliably. I guess those old Germans
just cranked hard when winding the slow speed spring and didn't worry
about it. Seems the knurling on the slow speed knob is just right so that
you lose "traction" with your fingers after the spring hits a stop point.
Auto diaphragm lens? Not on this old tank! Preset only!
The look-down viewfinder is amazingly bright. Guess that's because this
is pre-pentaprism. Have you taken any photos with your Varex IIa?
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Kelton Rhoads, PhD
Los Angeles, CA
krho@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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