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Photo Forum / Film Photography / 35 mm / October 2007Fujica Half
Hi, I just picked up a Fujica Half at a garage sale, but I'm not sure what sort of condition it's in. I haven't tried loading any film yet, since a roll of film would cost about as much as the camera. It looks like the meter might not work, and if I press the shutter release button, nothing happens. I figure the shutter might only cock when the film is wound, but I can't pull the film advance lever all the way out. Manually turning the film sprocket wheel and the film take-up spool doesn't help. I'm hoping the issue is just that nothing will happen until the film trips or depresses something, and I might go buy a cheap roll today just to see. But if anyone has any advice, I'd really appreciate it. If it turns out to be broken, is it feasible for a novice to take this camera apart? Thanks a lot, prashant. Its always feasible to take it apart. Putting it back together and getting it to work is another thing. Why would you buy this except as a paperweight? > Its always feasible to take it apart. > Putting it back together and getting it to work is another thing. > Why would you buy this except as a paperweight? Well, I figured even as a paperweight, it's only a couple of bucks. It didn't look super fancy, so I thought there was a chance it might work. And it's got lenses and looks cool, so maybe it could prove useful somehow. The thing is, if there's some broken gear or mechanical connection, I'd expect the film-advance lever to move easily but not do anything. Right now it stops right about where you'd expect it to start doing some work. Taking it apart and getting it functional would certainly be nice, if it's feasible. But if not, is there anything cool to see inside if I just take it apart? Maybe any interesting mechanisms or parts? Thanks, prashant. I owned one for awhile. It took respectable pictures but had a top shutter speed of 1/300 sec., which was too slow for my taste. I sold it while it was still operating, and later obtained a Canon Multi-Tele -- which does very well as a half-frame AF camera. -Cardamon Dave > I owned one for awhile. It took respectable pictures but had a top > shutter speed of 1/300 sec., which was too slow for my taste. I sold it > while it was still operating, and later obtained a Canon Multi-Tele -- > which does very well as a half-frame AF camera. > > -Cardamon Dave Well, if I get it to work, I might just use it for still life or scenic shots or that sort of thing. I don't know much about cameras or photography, but I guess it all starts somewhere. I wonder if the problem could be that the shutter is sticking or something. Could it be that the mechanism for the film-advance lever thinks it's done its job, and that's why it won't crank the sprocket? Is there a way for me to check this out without tearing the whole thing apart? Thanks, prashant. " later obtained a Canon Multi-Tele --which does very well as a half-frame AF camera." I have had some trouble getting prints from my half-frame camera. None of these dept store places seems to know what to do with these negetives. any suggestions? thanks Sid > Why would you buy this except as a paperweight? Because all half frame cameras are cool! They're smaller and lighter, the lenses don't have to cover as large an area and can be less expensive, (never mind the "crop factor") the "sensor" (film) costs less, and any increase in noise (grain) is the product of a fevered imagination...! Wait, isn't this rec.photo.digital? -------------------------------------------- Seriously, there's a certain charm in playing with odd technological offshoots like this. I used to shoot a lot of portraits, and 1/2 frames' vertical format tickled me; I used to load the old Ilford 72-frame film and shoot 144 times before reloading... > Seriously, there's a certain charm in playing with odd technological > offshoots like this. I used to shoot a lot of portraits, and 1/2 > frames' vertical format tickled me; I used to load the old Ilford > 72-frame film and shoot 144 times before reloading... Did that have an extra thin film base? Are you the guy who bought the 100' backs for the old Pentax's?  Signaturehttp://www.petezilla.co.uk Prashant Singh Wrote: > Hi, > It looks like the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > to > be broken, is it feasible for a novice to take this camera apart? I just took one of these apart for some cleaning... the shutter shoul cock when you wind it, whether or not there's film inside. Mayb something is jammed in the wind mechanism, like a spring is in th wrong place or a screw fell out and is stuck somewhere where i shouldn't be. Don't force it, it should work naturally. If the leve can't be wound, maybe it's already cocked, and something is preventin it from being tripped. You could always take it apart and manually tri the shutter. Maybe that will get it working. You'll have to peel bac some of the plastic to get at the screws to open the front pane however, so have some contact cement on hand to reglue it when you'r done. I found instructions at this site (in Japanese, but you ca translate it in Google): http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~rd2h-ari/BUN_FUHA.htm http://tinyurl.com/au3cq If you have any specific questions, I *might*be able to help, but I'm novice as well so... Good luck! by -- barronchung >Prashant Singh Wrote: >> Hi, [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] >-- >barronchung Hello Prashant Can you still remember how you took the Fujica Half apart ?? I need some help and the link you gave is not very clear The meter on my Fujica half reads low and I wonder if anything can be done to bring it up to par. Also the viewfinder is dirty and needs cleaning I see no easy (read conventional) way to get the top (or for that matter the bottom) covers off Can you help ? Thanks David Gaon |
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