Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: SWAMPSNIPER

Hey! I have that model. My auntie had the model “A” 135 that I ended up with. She was a world traveller, have tons of color slides of Europe from the early 50s that were taken with that. I still have it.

It takes decent enough photos. Interestingly enough, I noticed the lens is at least as radioactive as the check source on my Geiger counter. It must be the coatings used, maybe as a kind of polarizing effect? If the angle is right the blue-sky colors are pretty neat. wish I could post some prints here that have taken with that ole’ thing.


54 posted on 09/17/2011 6:10:38 PM PDT by Freedom4US
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: Freedom4US
The radioactivity is in the glass, I think from thorium. Some old lenses get a yellow cast as they age.

I just finished going through the whole camera looking for things that needed cleaning, there wasn't enough crud to stain a Q tip.

My Pentax ME Super SE is turning out to be my favorite film camera but I want to run a few rolls through the Kodak. I picked up some B&W film last week to play with. Got a roll in one of the Pentax K1000s now, those things are all over the place. I figured an easy way to repair most K1000 meter circuits and that's the most common problem with them.

59 posted on 09/17/2011 8:00:44 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, a Matter of Fact, Not a Matter of Opinion)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 54 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson