Fixing an Agfa Isolette II
Michael
never tried shooting 120 film.
it looks like a cheep 120 camera. it has one of those old style bellows
popouts with a lens on the end.
my problem is that the the bellows leeks light (a couple pinholes). i need
to fix it. a couple of people have suggested using electrical tape like
duct tape. also if anyone knows more about this camera couple you please
tell me about it, like how old it might be? i'm guessing 30-40 years
old????
thanx in advance.
PS if this is the wrong rec group to post it in could u tell me where to
post it.
michael
JOSEPH RYAN
CAMERA. GET RID OF THAT BULLSHIT I WILL BE WILLING TO BUY IT OFF OF
YOU FOR A COUPLE OF HUNDRED BUCKS.
Michael
well joseph ryan, thanx for yelling, i just got home for a lame move. i'm
high on T3s (tylenol 3) and i feeling really fucked from a car crash i was
in last year!. enough about me for now. great!!! i finally received a
flame, ooooh. so nice of you. for your info i own a nikon f4s with an
assortment of lens to go with it, SO GO FUCK YOURSELF AND THANX FOR THE
FRIENDLY HELP.
hope to hear from you soon but hey e-mail me direct instead!!!
Michael.
PS by the way this is my first flame also after being on the internet for
a few years.
Michael Gudzinowicz
> i bought this camera (Agfa Isolette II) at Value Village
> because i have never tried shooting 120 film. it looks like a
> cheep 120 camera. it has one of those old style bellows popouts
> with a lens on the end. my problem is that the the bellows
> leeks light (a couple pinholes). i need to fix it. a couple of
> people have suggested using electrical tape like duct tape.
> also if anyone knows more about this camera couple you please
> tell me about it, like how old it might be? i'm guessing 30-40
> years old????
or f/4.5 Apotar, Solinar or Agnar lens in a variety of
shutters (mine uses a Compur 1-500).
To check for light leaks, place a flashlight at the rear of the
bellows in a dark room - the interior is covered with fabric so
external damage doesn't always result in a light leak. Black
silicon glue (for skin diving suit repair or for auto glass)
can be used to fill pinholes, a small piece or electrical tape
will work, as well as black crepe tape which is similar to
masking tape.
I usually leave this camera or a 6x9 folder loaded with EI 400
film in my car and carry it around in a pocket for meterless
snapshots. Try to work with the lens at f/16, light permitting,
and with speeds greater than 1/125 if handheld. For adequate
depth of field and sharpness, optimum apertures are f/11 to
f/22. With slow speed films, stop down and use a tripod. The
lenses are triplets or Tessar designs - not exceptionally well
corrected for color, so small apertures should be used, which
also helps with "guesstimate" focusing. If used carefully,
quality is comparable to inexpensive TLR's such as the
Yashicatmat, but the camera is more convenient to carry
around.
Robin Parkinson
dut...@mindlink.bc.ca (Michael) wrote:
>i bought this camera (Agfa Isolette II) at Value Village because i have
>never tried shooting 120 film.
I have one too - I've had it for the last ten years. First vintage camera I
ever bought.
>it looks like a cheep 120 camera. it has one of those old style bellows
>popouts with a lens on the end.
>my problem is that the the bellows leeks light (a couple pinholes). i need
>to fix it. a couple of people have suggested using electrical tape like
>duct tape.
I was lucky - the bellows are intact on mine. Insulating tape *might* work -
it's most likely to work if you place it inside the bellows rather than
outside. However, you've then got the problem of what happens if it comes
loose. I know you can get bellows repaired professionally, but if you paid
anything like what I paid for my Isolette (£1.50 - about $2.30) then it would
probably be several times what the camera cost. Bearing that in mind you might
want to try the insulating tape. I've never taken mine apart but I assume the
bellows are cloth-lined card.
Anybody else any ideas? Come on - this group's been going for ages - there
*must* have been a "bellows repairing" thread that someone remembers....
> also if anyone knows more about this camera couple you please
>tell me about it, like how old it might be? i'm guessing 30-40 years
>old????
Your estimate of 40 years old (mid '50s) sounds about right. I have a Hove
blue book at home - I'll look it up (strange that I've never done before).
>thanx in advance.
>PS if this is the wrong rec group to post it in could u tell me where to
>post it.
Perfectly OK to post this here (ignore that earlier flame).
BTW, on the subject of JWSCLK's[1] - it's not how much you paid for it, it's
what you do with it that counts. The depressing thing is some people go
through their entire lives without ever realising that.
- Robin.
[i] - Juveniles With Sticky Caps Lock Keys
---
Disclaimer: ICL does not have a sticky caps lock key. I had an ICL M60 with a
sticky control key once, though...
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Robin Parkinson r...@rb.icl.co.uk
ICL Retail Systems, Bracknell, England R.Parkinson@BRA0801
"I am playing the right notes - but not necessarily in the right order."
- Eric Morecambe
Christopher G Mullin
camera with the bellows open until the paint is dry. Won't always work,
but an appropriate quick fix for this inexpensive 40-50 year old camera,
Duct tape would IMHO be a bad idea--it's too thick. Not only would the
result look awful, but the camera might not even fold right --Chris
Robin Parkinson (r...@rb.icl.co.uk) wrote:
: In article <dutton-0402...@line029.nwm.mindlink.net>,
: dut...@mindlink.bc.ca (Michael) wrote:
: >i bought this camera (Agfa Isolette II) at Value Village because i have
: >never tried shooting 120 film.
: I have one too - I've had it for the last ten years. First vintage camera I
: ever bought.
: >it looks like a cheep 120 camera. it has one of those old style bellows
: >popouts with a lens on the end.
: >my problem is that the the bellows leeks light (a couple pinholes). i need
: >to fix it. a couple of people have suggested using electrical tape like
: >duct tape.
[snip]
: Your estimate of 40 years old (mid '50s) sounds about right. I have a Hove
: blue book at home - I'll look it up (strange that I've never done before).
: >thanx in advance.
: >PS if this is the wrong rec group to post it in could u tell me where to
: >post it.
: Perfectly OK to post this here (ignore that earlier flame).
[snip]
: Robin Parkinson r...@rb.icl.co.uk