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Vlad
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 04:56 pm: | 
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I have recently aqcuaried almost fully working (with exception of a light meter) Mamiya 1000 DTL which I intend to use for some night photography with long exposures.
A standard cable release I bought got a thread to big to fit into Mamiya's shutter release button, I searched the Internet but couldn't find any mentioning of a 1000 DTL special cable or adaptor. You are the last resort, please help!
Is there any other way to do bulb exposures 8 mins plus without the cable?
Any help greatly appreaciated! |
Jan Dvorak
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 09:47 pm: |
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Vladimir,
I am fairly certain that the problem lies with your cable release, not with the camera. The 1000DTL has a standard cable release socket and any correct standard cable release should work.
Did you try another release?
Good luck,
Jan |
Vlad
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, November 25, 2005 - 09:47 am: |
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I bought the release of the Ebay, its mordern steel type with lock and taper thread. Fits to Vivitar and Pentax, but way to big to go into Mamiya 1000 DTL.
Do Vivitar and Pentax have threads bigger than standard? |
Glenn Middleton
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, November 25, 2005 - 02:01 pm: |
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I would have thought that it would have had the standard taper thread. However I was just looking at the pictures in the instruction manual and the thread does look a bit 'funny' and the hole looks small. Nothing is said about a special release being required in any of the literature.
Pentax and Vivitar are 'standard' thread. Just a very silly thought, it could be that the hole is tapped with the very end of the tapered tap. This will give a smaller diameter but still be of the correct thread form. Go and look for an older fabric covered release from the 60/70s and see if the thing fits.
My initial thoughts on looking at the pictures in the manual, were that the release must be something like the early Leica type and screw over the button into that fixed collar. Obviously this is not so. |
Will
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, November 25, 2005 - 08:49 pm: |
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Hi Vlad,
I have a 1000 DTL in front of me now and this camera uses a standard cable release. One thought is to make sure there isn't a bit of an old cable release broken off inside the button. I've only ever seen this once - but obviously this would prevent the cable from threading in.
Will |
Glenn Middleton
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 12:16 pm: |
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Good thought Will, this must be the answer. The pictures in the manual are just badly lit, you see the bottom of the hole but not the top of the tapered thread - there seems to be a slothead screw that the cable release plunger works against at the bottom of the hole.
A small screwdriver should grip the broken bit enough, so that it can be backed out. Just make sure the blade tip is fairly sharp so that it 'bites' the broken edge. |
