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Hderhut
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Username: Hderhut
Post Number: 1
Registered: 09-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 24, 2010 - 12:10 pm: | 
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I am recently retired and got interested in older rangefinders. I aquired a realy nice,at least cosmedically,Minolta 35.It was in a box that of cameras that said broken for repair only.
The only thing I can find wrong is a hole in the top plate.It looks like maybe a battery well,but no contacts.On the only pictures I can find it appears as a round silver cover between the meter window and the shutter release. Does any one know what goes there? If any one has a parts camera and is willing to part with that piece,I will pay a reasonable price. |
Foto_gaga
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Username: Foto_gaga
Post Number: 42
Registered: 02-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, September 24, 2010 - 02:30 pm: |
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Looking at the pic. of the 35 AL I would say it was a porthole to reach in and adjust the rangefinder. Any decorative disc can be glued over the hole.
Does that shutter really work up at the 1/1000th mark? I heard they were had problems. |
Hderhut
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Username: Hderhut
Post Number: 2
Registered: 09-2010
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, September 25, 2010 - 10:23 pm: |
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I havn't had a chance to run any film through yet,but the shutter seems to work at all speeds.
You may be right about the rangefinder adjustment.There is a small screw head down there. Once I run some film I will know more and will post some pics. |
