Misterious levers and buttons
Posted 29/12/2005 - 14:03
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Most Pentaxes open the rear door by pulling up the rewing crank....
The Revueflex cameras are copies of various Zenith, Edixa and Praktica cameras. Infact, there is even a very rare Alpa variant!
I can't find an AC3 listed.
The recessed button on the base-plate is probably to release the film transport so that the film can be rewound.
Now, how to explain what film is.....
The Revueflex cameras are copies of various Zenith, Edixa and Praktica cameras. Infact, there is even a very rare Alpa variant!
I can't find an AC3 listed.
The recessed button on the base-plate is probably to release the film transport so that the film can be rewound.
Now, how to explain what film is.....
Best regards, John
Posted 29/12/2005 - 22:24
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Yes John, you are right as always! That chromed button on the underside is indeed to release the film transport for rewinding. As for the other two...
...you can take a look at the little beast here, and see those two misterious things:
The black button near the lens, in the lower part of the body
The lever near the "A" in the "AC 3" logo
Any ideas?
I cannot find anything about this body on the net, and Google has always been my friend... so if anybody knows something about this body, namely where to find a manual, please get in touch!
...you can take a look at the little beast here, and see those two misterious things:
The black button near the lens, in the lower part of the body
The lever near the "A" in the "AC 3" logo
Any ideas?
I cannot find anything about this body on the net, and Google has always been my friend... so if anybody knows something about this body, namely where to find a manual, please get in touch!
Posted 29/12/2005 - 22:35
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This camera is a product of Foto-Quelle, a subsidiary of the german mail order house Quelle. As a consequence, all sorts of manufacturers products were sold under the Revue name, I suppose a bit like the Honeywell name in the USA. In 1970 Foto-Quelle was the world's largest photographic retailer.
The camera you show I don't have specific info on, but it looks like a Praktika variant from the Bayonet series, maybe a BCM. If it has a bayonet mount that would seem to confirm this. The other thing it might be is a Chinon CM4. These are cameras I'm not too familiar with, so please bear this in mind.
Without handling the camera, I wouldn't like to guess at what all the levers do, but try maybe stop down for DOF assessment.
I'm not always right, but please tell Sue that I am!
The camera you show I don't have specific info on, but it looks like a Praktika variant from the Bayonet series, maybe a BCM. If it has a bayonet mount that would seem to confirm this. The other thing it might be is a Chinon CM4. These are cameras I'm not too familiar with, so please bear this in mind.
Without handling the camera, I wouldn't like to guess at what all the levers do, but try maybe stop down for DOF assessment.
I'm not always right, but please tell Sue that I am!
Best regards, John
Posted 29/12/2005 - 22:50
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I'm guessing the little lever near the a is for multiple exposure, as it's proximity near the shutter advance lever would suggest.
The lever near the lens mount is probably a dofp Depth of feild preview button, or miirro lock-up.
The lever near the lens mount is probably a dofp Depth of feild preview button, or miirro lock-up.
Fired many shots. Didn't kill anything.
Posted 29/12/2005 - 22:58
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I seem to rember having an old ricoh, that had a "Backlight exposure compensation" button located in that spot...by the lensmount...
Fired many shots. Didn't kill anything.
Posted 29/12/2005 - 23:26
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Hi,
As John says, Revue cameras were rebadged versions of other cameras including Chinon, Mamiya and Ricoh. From the photos, my best guess would be the Chinon CE4. Try this site http://www.butkus.org/chinon/index.html Have a look at the various manuals and try and see which one it is. Good luck
Kim
As John says, Revue cameras were rebadged versions of other cameras including Chinon, Mamiya and Ricoh. From the photos, my best guess would be the Chinon CE4. Try this site http://www.butkus.org/chinon/index.html Have a look at the various manuals and try and see which one it is. Good luck
Kim
Posted 30/12/2005 - 20:26
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People, you are ab-so-lu-te-ly-a-ma-zing! How on earth do you know so much about camera and photography history in general?
Once again, you are absolutely correct; I had already found an allusion to the Chinon here : http://www.m42.republika.pl/cojestco.html , where the Revue AC3 is said to be a Chinon CE-4s (yes, it is a bayonet K-mount body). Going to the site Kim gave, it was easy to find the right manual!
The lever on the front turns out to be for multiple exposures (just as Don predicted, it disengages the film transport lever, re-arming only the shutter and leaving the exposed frame still in the lens path), and the button near the mount locks the metering system. Mistery solved, many thanks!
It's a nice body allround, light and easy to work with. I bought this in a kit with a few lenses, namely a Pentax 55mm F/1.8, a Revuenon 35mm F/2.8, another Revuenon 135mm F/2.8 and a Revue 2x teleconverter (oh, and an old flash unit with charger), but I had no expectations regarding the body.
So, John, I believe I'm experiencing something without precedence: you seem to be close enough this time, but lo and behold, not absolutely right! I'm sure everyone agrees when I say we should all let this one pass (and I promise Sue won't even dream about this unfortunate event...).
Once again, you are absolutely correct; I had already found an allusion to the Chinon here : http://www.m42.republika.pl/cojestco.html , where the Revue AC3 is said to be a Chinon CE-4s (yes, it is a bayonet K-mount body). Going to the site Kim gave, it was easy to find the right manual!
The lever on the front turns out to be for multiple exposures (just as Don predicted, it disengages the film transport lever, re-arming only the shutter and leaving the exposed frame still in the lens path), and the button near the mount locks the metering system. Mistery solved, many thanks!
It's a nice body allround, light and easy to work with. I bought this in a kit with a few lenses, namely a Pentax 55mm F/1.8, a Revuenon 35mm F/2.8, another Revuenon 135mm F/2.8 and a Revue 2x teleconverter (oh, and an old flash unit with charger), but I had no expectations regarding the body.
So, John, I believe I'm experiencing something without precedence: you seem to be close enough this time, but lo and behold, not absolutely right! I'm sure everyone agrees when I say we should all let this one pass (and I promise Sue won't even dream about this unfortunate event...).
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I have a Revue (Revueflex?) AC3 body in my hands that I could not open the film door... this might seem stupid, but I couldn't figure out how to do it! Turns out it opens by pulling the film rewind lever up a little bit more than what is necessary to remove the film. Fffeew!
But there are still somethings I do not know what they do; a small, black, metal lever right to the side of the "A" in the "AC 3" logo; a small, chromed button, protected on a recess on the underside of the body; and a black plastic button on the left side of the body, next to the lens mount, below the flash wire socket.
Any ideas?