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Rangefinder Magazine
Departments/February 2002
Problems and Solutions by Bill Hurter
Please accompany your questions with a self-addressed stamped envelope
if you wish an immediate reply. Alternatively, you can e-mail me at: bhurter@rfpublishing.com.
From: Jerry Gildemeister
gilde@uwtc.net
Regarding the query for negative retouching fluid by Donald Norton
of San Diego in the January 2002 issue, I have a couple of 2 oz. bottles
I can spare if you still have his address or if someone else inquires.
Thanks for passing this along.
From: Neal B. Mensack
Mr. Neal Studio
jemensack1@worldnet.att.net
I have a Koni-Omega Rapid-M camera. It takes excellent photos, and
I still use it for certain types of pictures. My problem is in the film
backs. The stops are gone in a couple of them. The counter does not work
in the 220 back and some of the counters are off slightly and are not
centered. There isn't anyone I can find who can repair these backs. Konica
gave them up many years ago and Mamiya doesn't repair them. Please help
me find someone to repair these backs.
I remember this camera fondly. In my first photography job in Washington,
D.C., I covered the Watergate Hearings, among other things, on Capitol
Hill with that camera. It was a real workhorse and the lenses were amazingly
sharp. Even then, however, the backs were always problematic.
OK, now for your problem. Visit this site on the Internet: http://people.smu.
edu/rmonagha/mf/korapid.html. It is the Southern Methodist University
search site and it it loaded with source information for the Koni Omega
camera, including repair info, literature sources and an underground of
many user sites. It’s quite amazing. Another source of repairs I
have listed in my files is Hudson Valley Camera Repair, 233 W. Route 59,
Nanuet, NY 10954; (914) 623-8057.
I thought I’d pass on this information for all of you who use flashmeters.
The new Will Crockett DVD “Calibrating Your Flashmeter” has
received outstanding reviews and is now ready to ship. This 30-minute
DVD video will get your flashmeter “dialed in” for 1ž10-stop
exposure accuracy and comes complete with a lighting set-up guide and
a Master Set of original transparencies for you to compare your test results
to. The cost is $49 each plus $7 shipping and handling per order. More
info is available through http://www.shootsmarter.com/pages/calibrate1.html.
I recently stumbled on a new site that is of interest to anyone needing
digital retouching services: Thanks for the info http://www.digiretouch.com
and the proprietor is Marjie Parsons. Her “befores and afters”
are quite amazing and her service would be excellent to use for those
“impossible” jobs.
From: Robert H. (Bob) Schultz
rhandppschulz@mymailstation.com
I misplaced the address for the repair facility for Metz series flashes.
Mine are operating very erratically of late and probably need new tubes.
Any information would be appreciated.
Contact Bogen Photo, 565 East Crescent Avenue, P.O. Box 506, Ramsey, N.J.
07446-0506; (201) 818-9500 or 212-695-8166; e-mail: info@bogenphoto.com.
They are the official distributor and can repair your Metz flash unit.
If your unit is too old, you might want to contact Leandro Medina, 100
75th St., #23, No. Bergen, NJ 07047; (201) 869-1373. Leandro specializes
in modifications and rebuilds and repairs of older Metz flash units.
From: Doug Seibert
dougseibert2001@yahoo.com
Re Steve Kovacs question, the product he is looking for to clean slides
is PEC, available from: Photographic Solutions, Inc. 7 Grant St., Wareham,
MA 02571; (508)759-2322.
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