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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
11-08-2014, 08:23 PM
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I didn't run, just got caught up in some homework. I have also been doing a little research and was looking at the possibility of a dslr. while I love using film it's not cheap, and a decent cheap dslr might pay for it self rather quickly if I get to where I can shoot more often.
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
11-07-2014, 04:12 PM
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that actually raises another question. Does the light meter in the viewfinder assume that the aperture will be wide open or does it have a way to read the setting when determining exposure?
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
11-07-2014, 03:55 PM
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as far as the light leak, I ran a flash light around all the seams and the only light coming through is from around the mirror. I looked on ebay and found a few that were alleged to be in good condition for about what it would cost to fix the camera I have. If I decide to go the route of replacing the camera are there any recommendations for what model? I would prefer one that would accept the same lenses as my budget is small (college student).
The lens goes from f3.5 to f22, my other lens goes from f1.7 to f22. so is it a function of the lens itself not the aperture that would cause the prism to black out?
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Forum: Troubleshooting and Beginner Help
11-07-2014, 01:27 PM
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I have an old hand-me-down Pentax ME. I bought some film and ran around my campus taking some pictures to make sure everything was working right and I ran into two issues.
The first issue is light leaking through the viewfinder past the mirror. I called some of the local shops (about two hours away) , one said to do a diagnosis and get a quote I would need to drop it off and come back in a few days (which would end up being a week before i would be able to get back), the other just laughed and said they wouldn't be able to get parts. I found a seal kit on ebay, but I don't have any tools and I wouldn't really know what i was doing so that's out.
The second issue is with one of my lenses. It is a Tamron 28-70mm lens. Whenever I use this lens the split prism will turn black if your eye is not perfectly aligned, and i often have to hold the camera away from my eye to get it back. This is happening at all aperture settings, but only with this lens.
Does anyone have any suggestions on either issue?
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