John Hermanson wrote:
> The display in the finder is just a display, literally a needle that you
> bend back and forth so when 5.6 is set on the lens, the needle also points
> to 5.6 in the finder. Other f stop settings usually fall into place then.
The needle seems to accurately indicate the actual stop that's being set. At
f2 there's just a tiny 'frame' of iris blades showing when viewed from the
front of the lens, but when f4 or smaller is selected manually the blades
form just a tiny hole (and an indicated f16 in the viewfinder). I can get a
range of intermediate stops by slightly nudging the aperture ring from f2.8
towards f4. The apertures seem to be fine when using the flashmatic mode,
stopping down gradually as I move the focus ring towards 3 feet. It doesn't
go wider than 2.8 when going the other way though, even at infinity.
> The main concern may be: is there oil on the shutter blades?
They don't look wet but they are bright and shiny and there's a narrow dark,
matt-looking smear of some residue close to the edge of each visible shutter
blade. The iris blades are totally matt charcoal grey.
>Does the shutter move quickly at high shutter speeds?
Yes, just the merest blink at 500 and it's nicely progressive down to 1/8,
with 1/2 and 1 a bit slow.
Thanks John.
Regards,
Keith
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> | The 35RD itself is a bit of a disappointment, however. The "3mm scratch
on
> | the rear element" is about twice that long, and although the meter works
> and
> | seems to select apertures in Auto mode okay, it's very erratic in Manual
> | mode, with only f1.7 and f2 working properly. Turning the ring to f2.8
> | selects f4, and anywhere from f5.6 or smaller closes the aperture down
> | fully. The shutter ring feels lumpy and imprecise but the actual speeds
> seem
> | okay. The eBay seller has offered to take it back for a refund but I'm
> quite
> | undecided and will await the results of a test film.
> |
> | I wonder if I will live long enough to have a 100% working 35RD?
> |
> | OTOH I've received another 35RC from Germany at a very low price (I
fully
> | expected to be outbid but wasn't), very much in user condition but
> | everything works except that the self timer doesn't push the shutter
> release
> | down far enough to trip the shutter. I think/hope that this should be
> | readily adjusted with the top off, but as it has a cable release socket
> it's
> | no big deal if it isn't.
> |
> | Regards,
> | Keith Berry
> | (Birmingham, UK)
> |
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