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Meyer Görlitz are some of the best Lenses ever, I use mine mainly for black and white, great contrast and sharpness

Glad to help -- well i had another Hospital stay from Wednesday, Vomiting ,and Surgical team found after a CT scan that i had a Hernia around my Stoma area -- I could have told them that as i had swelling ever since my Liver Cancer Operation in London, June 2020 ! They decided NOT to operate -- see how it goes ---

@@theoldfilmbloke I'm keeping you in my prayers, Peter! I showed my mom your videos after I told her how helpful they were, and she told me to tell you that you're an inspiration! We hope you feel better soon.🙏

I have renewed the mirror bumper foam on many Old Cameras BUT I cannot get the 'Open Cell ' foam only the 'Closed Cell ' Foam SO it makes them louder as mirror hits the harder foam.

@@theoldfilmbloke ok , fair comment amigo 😃

+Paul Snaith : Thanks for your support Paul -- well I went for my Prostate Cancer check in December and PSA is going UP but not reached the 'critical point' of 20 yet so a little more time to use my Old Cameras and more outdated Film !

Thanks Mr 1954 FA Cup ( I was still at High School then so do not know who WON ! ) Yes-- I enjoy USING the Prakticas but have so many 'Treasures' given now that I have to use them in 'Rotation' !!

Just one reliable, well built camera.

Lucky You -- ENJOY !

As far as i know YES it will work !

@@theoldfilmbloke thanks Peter the battery arrived and seems to work, haven't taken any photos yet to see how effective it is though. Thanks for the reply!

Use the little 'Lightning' Symbol for your Metz electronic flash -- it sets 1/90th second OR you can set any 'Slower Speed ' such as 1/30th, 1/15th but it lets in more 'Ambient Light' which is useful when balancing ambient light with flash such as in church interiors.

@@theoldfilmbloke thank you !

I have 2 BC 1 cameras too..

Murray -- I have never taken off the base-plate of Prakticas and am not a 'Camera Repair technician' so cannot help you with film transport problems -- sorry .. i will USE my Prakticas more soon as I have been given a huge stash of film via Sons of my Deceased Old Friend -- I use all my Fil Cameras 'in Rotation' to keep them 'exercised' !

@@theoldfilmbloke most folks won't ever think to dismantle what often becomes little more than a static display in their homes. Since many of my camera's are bought for low prices, and repairman charge high-dollar amounts for the most basic of care I must press on. So far my success is often better than many since most folks who deal in these things don't know how to use them in the first place, and I get lucky. The LB2, is a different situation as its Selenium Diode has probably failed, and parts aren't available to repair it anyways, but once I get it apart and resolder the connections, and find what is the issue, I can go from there. It may stay a museum piece after all is said and done. I do thank you for responding back.

I have never used the LB meter BUT as it is 'Selenium Cell' needs NO BATTERIES. I checked my one -- you must set the ASA Film Speed first in the small 'cut-out' windows for ASA and DIN systems -- I use ASA, You turn with a very small pin. THEN you aim meter cell at subject, being careful if outside not the get 'White Sky' in OR to get White Clothing for example , then turn the outer ring until the moving needle is over the 'circle' in the window and read off combinations of shutter speeds and lens apertures to choose from according to how much Depth of Field or 'action stopping' you want. My Meter WORKS !

I had to push the lever quite hard and wiggle it about then suddenly it moved.

Hallo and thanks for viewing -- well to get the delayed action lever moving took about a YEAR of trying on and off! I finally got it moving by 'wiggling' it by force and it moved !

Thanks for your quick response. But i had already fixed it by the time you replied -- i found out that the problem was within the shutter. i took off the lens and in the upper left side, near the back there is a squarish metal tab. i tried to move it while aplying pressure on the lever. -- the mirror came down and that fixed the problem.

That is VERY EXPENSIVE for a PRAKTICA Super TL ! The Viewfinder is very small . The Zeiss lens will be good though .

@@theoldfilmbloke thank you for the reply. The camera was in excellent condition and came with a case and a roll of film so I hope that makes it a sweeter deal. Can't wait to start shooting with it.

Hallo --- sorry but I'm not sure if a 'Lithium' will fit into the battery hole -- I know some cameras such as Asahi Pentax Spotmatic can use 1.5 volt instead of 1.35 volt batteries.

It will work but not long. The light sensor need constant the same voltage.

Although the available current over time is ideal, lithium or silver oxide batteries are the wrong voltage in that form factor for the meter as it is designed. The readings will be inaccurate and not in a simple or predictable way that you can easily add or subtract a stop. There are several solutions, according to taste. The metering system can be recalibrated to use a silver oxide cell. If you are planning to have the camera serviced (CLA) by a professional, very often they can add this to the job. In fact, the latest run of the MTL5 model (also sold under the Revue ML brand) are calibrated for silver oxide cells from the factory, a good reason to keep an eye out for them. There are adapters that include a tiny voltage regulator circuit in them that allow the use of silver oxide cells with meters designed for the PX625 mercury cell. These cost about $35.00 to $40.00 each. The nearest direct replacement for the mercury cells are so-called zinc-air cells. They are activated by ambient oxygen, as the name suggests, so they would require a small vent hole in the battery compartment cap. While they have an indefinite shelf life, once activated they lose charge over time whether they are in use or not, and will need replacing every 2 to 6 months depending on size. Several companies, notably Wein, offer a direct replacement for about $7.00 per cell. A less expensive alternative is to use hearing aid cells with a mechanical adapter to fit the chamber - commercially milled adapters are available, or there are DIY solutions involving appropriate amounts of metal foil or copper wire of the proper gauge to center the cell in the chamber. These don't last as long as the Wein cells, but they are cheap enough to just change them with every roll of film. All in all, despite the rock-solid mechanical construction of these Prakticas, the electrical circuitry is rather temperamental, and I find it best to just use a modern hand-held light meter. It's not likely I'll use one of these with extreme micro- or tele-photo lenses where TTL metering is a big advantage.

You can use it without a battery -- you just need to 'Guess' the settings or use a separate exposure meter .

RONALD -- I do not want to put my e-mail here so reply here is better --

@@theoldfilmbloke thank you for your time. Now that I have a better understanding of how to operate the camera I will finish the roll of film that has been installed for "x" amount of time (years probably) and develope it. Everything seems to be working well. I will update you in the near future and possibly get an appraisal on it.

@@ronaldcoxen4555 Oh Dear Ronald ! If you are unlucky you will have got 'Latent Image Regression' on the photos un-developed for 'YEARS' -- also a high 'Fog' level . You should give al least 10% Extra development time to save your images that have lain un-processed for years.

@@theoldfilmbloke thank you for the advice. I will take that into consideration 👌 Very curious about what maybe on the film. Its from an estate sale of a military and government employee. He also possessed a Bauer C2M SUPER 8mm video camera.

That is my 'English German' way -- even the Yanks speaking American English can't say 'NIKON' as we do or 'Tomato i can speak German with my Gestapo accent if you like " Ve haf vays of making you talk ---- "

Turn the wind lever until both wires are 'FLAT', then pull across film leader and tuck it under the black metal 'lip' near take-up spool with the wires to the 'Green' spot . Then as you wind on, the wires turn and grip film leader underneath one. Then make sure after closing camera back the ' Film Rewind Knob' moves as you wind on a frame.

thank you so much!!

OK-- I will be more 'Careful' in future !

Red Shutter, how many Praktica videos must you leave your dislike of Praktica and preference of Zenit comments?

@@rauliflemington7045 As many as I can, thanks for your interest.