Pete M Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 not my photo, but one of these bad boys fell into my lap. now I just need to find a floppy! and what I'm photographing better be within range of a cord, because that battery is loooong dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 You call that "ancient"? Ancient is cameras that use -- you know -- FILM. I have 3-1/2" floppies if you want a couple. [Edit to add] It says "Dual Media." What are the dual media. Does it also take CF cards, or does that just means standard and high-density 3-1/2" floppies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 3, 2023 Author Share Posted January 3, 2023 my film SLR was younger than this brick. it also takes what they call a "Memory Stick" which was a defunct Sony-specific card. a whopping 64mb version was included with this camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 I’ve got an old Kodak cinema 8 that I found at goodwill. I’ve seen older pop up and goodwill wants a small fortune for them. That being said I’ve got some floppy’s if you want some Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75sv1 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Looks AC, After Comanche. So, not Ancient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted January 5, 2023 Share Posted January 5, 2023 I have one of these, which by digital standards is pretty ancient: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minolta_Dimage_A1 It takes CF cards, of which I have a couple because my Canon EOS Rebel also uses CF cards. But this Minolta (which I got used) came with a MicroDrive card. MicroDrive was an IBM achievement back in the day. It's the same length and width as a CF card, but a little bit thicker. And inside is a very tiny, physical hard drive. The MicroDrive worked for a while after I got the camera, but it eventually died and I now have a CF card in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pizzaman09 Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 My ancient camera came from my grandpa. He was lucky enough to be drafted and sent to Germany during the Korean War. He purchased this 35mm and spent time photographing the castles of Germany. I have everything for it, flash bulbs, light meters, remote triggers. Someday I'll buy some film and take photos with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 This is the way. I got a panasonic superdisk camera for christmas 2 years ago. The camera is a tank and the batteries still work. It uses 2 cell sony np style batteries. Such an absurd camera. Otherwise, I repaired a mamiya rb67 as my brother's christmas present this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 13, 2023 Author Share Posted January 13, 2023 3d printing for the win. truly we are living in the future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 23 minutes ago, Pete M said: 3d printing for the win. truly we are living in the future! Yeah but we still need the old school lathe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
75sv1 Posted January 13, 2023 Share Posted January 13, 2023 8 hours ago, fiatslug87 said: Yeah but we still need the old school lathe. South Bend 10K??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted January 14, 2023 Share Posted January 14, 2023 It's a Southbend 9in. Pretty close Since the mamiya shaft was solid brass, I was able to get it within 6 thou of center true by doing nothing other than lightly tapping the bent end with a piece of hickory and keeping a close eye on the indicator. Pretty dang good. Prevented me from machining a new shaft or sacrificing another rb67 to harvest a working focusing shaft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankTheDog Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 .006? Get yourself a four jaw chuck and you’ll be able to get it within .001. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvagedcircuit Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 On 1/15/2023 at 1:32 PM, FrankTheDog said: .006? Get yourself a four jaw chuck and you’ll be able to get it within .001. Very true! However, both my 3 jaw and 4 jaw backplates on the chucks have a few thou of runout on them. This is an unfortunate consequence of inheriting a retired school lathe. I am not complaining though, it has been invaluable over the past few years. If anyone's interested, I completed my writeup on the Mamiya RB67 repair process here: https://www.salvagedcircuitry.com/mamiya-rb67-repair.html Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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