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Photo Forum / Film Photography / Medium format / August 2008Can't figure out diark slide on RB67.
I have a question about my Mamiya RB67 Pro S that has bugged me since I bought it. I purchased a used 220 back for it a few weeks ago and the next item will probably be a dark slide. I have looked on the manual and looked the camera over for extended periods but can't figure out where the dark slide goes. It is suppose to go between the two silver lines on the right side is it not? Nothing moves there and when I open the camera up I can't see any sort of guide as to where it would go. This has me stumped. Do you have any good pictures of how that goes in there? Or can you just tell me what I'm not seeing? Thanks. Ric in Wisconsin. The dark slide fits into the slot on the right hand end of the magazine. >I have a question about my Mamiya RB67 Pro S that has bugged me since I > bought it. I purchased a used 220 back for it a few weeks ago and the [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > have any good pictures of how that goes in there? Or can you just tell me > what I'm not seeing? Thanks. Ric in Wisconsin. >I have a question about my Mamiya RB67 Pro S that has bugged me since I >bought it. I purchased a used 220 back for it a few weeks ago and the next [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >have any good pictures of how that goes in there? Or can you just tell me >what I'm not seeing? Thanks. Ric in Wisconsin. It goes into a slot between the 2 lines. The slot can be hard to see in some lighting. There really isn't much to see. All it does is block the light from getting to the film when the back is removed. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Retired Shop Rat: 14,647 days in a GM plant. Speak softly and carry a loaded .45 Lifetime member; Vast Right Wing Conspiracy Web Site: www.destarr.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > I have a question about my Mamiya RB67 Pro S that has bugged me since I > bought it. Thanks. Ric in Wisconsin. ******************************************************************* Thanks for the information. I'll take another look at it. I thought there would be a sort of door that sprung open when you put it in. Forgive me for spelling dark as 'diark'. I bet some people said that that idoit Ric guy can't even spell the word so how does he expect to find it? Oh well. Thanks again. Ric. >> I have a question about my Mamiya RB67 Pro S that has bugged me since I >> bought it. Thanks. Ric in Wisconsin. > ******************************************************************* > Thanks for the information. I'll take another look at it. I thought > there > would be a sort of door that sprung open when you put it in. I don't have an RB67, but on all the removable back MF SLRs I've owned, it just slides into a slit in the side. Some will have another slot to store the thing when you're shooting.  SignatureDavid J. Littleboy Tokyo, Japan > I don't have an RB67, but on all the removable back MF SLRs I've owned, it > just slides into a slit in the side. Some will have another slot to store > the thing when you're shooting. I wish Victor had thought of that. I've misplaced my 500C/M dark slide a dozen times... Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. -- usenet posts from gmail.com and googlemail.com are filtered out. > > I don't have an RB67, but on all the removable back MF SLRs I've owned, it > > just slides into a slit in the side. Some will have another slot to store > > the thing when you're shooting. > > I wish Victor had thought of that. I've misplaced my 500C/M dark slide > a dozen times... You mean you _don't_ keep it in your mouth? I thought everyone did... SignatureOm Namah Sivaya >>> I don't have an RB67, but on all the removable back MF SLRs I've owned, it >>> just slides into a slit in the side. Some will have another slot to store [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > You mean you _don't_ keep it in your mouth? I thought everyone did... Hard to direct nude girls with a DS in your mouth... Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. -- usenet posts from gmail.com and googlemail.com are filtered out. >>>> I don't have an RB67, but on all the removable back MF SLRs I've owned, >>>> it just slides into a slit in the side. Some will have another slot to [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Hard to direct nude girls with a DS in your mouth... If you are photographing nude girls, you don't have to put the darkslide in your mouth.... > You mean you _don't_ keep it in your mouth? I thought everyone did... I always kept mine in my back pocket - which is why they all have a little bend in them. > > You mean you _don't_ keep it in your mouth? I thought everyone did... > > I always kept mine in my back pocket - which is why they all have a > little bend in them. And that's why I never needed the services of an orthodontist :-) Mmmmm, stainless steel... --s SignatureOm Namah Sivaya >> You mean you _don't_ keep it in your mouth? I thought everyone did... > > I always kept mine in my back pocket - which is why they all have a > little bend in them. Sacrilege. Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. -- usenet posts from gmail.com and googlemail.com are filtered out. >> I don't have an RB67, but on all the removable back MF SLRs I've owned, >> it just slides into a slit in the side. Some will have another slot to >> store the thing when you're shooting. > > I wish Victor had thought of that. I've misplaced my 500C/M dark slide a > dozen times... I never understood this "where do i keep the slide" thing. I put it where the camera came out off. >>> I don't have an RB67, but on all the removable back MF SLRs I've owned, >>> it just slides into a slit in the side. Some will have another slot to [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I never understood this "where do i keep the slide" thing. > I put it where the camera came out off. 90% of the time so do I. Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. -- usenet posts from gmail.com and googlemail.com are filtered out. David J. Littleboy wrote,on my timestamp of 28/08/2008 11:32 AM: >>> I have a question about my Mamiya RB67 Pro S that has bugged me since I >>> bought it. Thanks. Ric in Wisconsin. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > just slides into a slit in the side. Some will have another slot to store > the thing when you're shooting. on the rb67 Pro-S you store the slide between the focus and the strap lug, under the wind lever on the right side. It's a tight fit and fiddly: I almost always end up shoving it in my back pocket, a lot faster. Which means I also promptly forget where it is... As for sliding it in the back: in mine there are two white lines with a slot in between, on the right side of the film back. The slot is where it goes. Pro-S back. It is suppose to go between the two silver lines on the right > side is it not? Nothing moves there...Thanks. Ric in Wisconsin. **************************************************************** Thanks again for all those that offered help. I know it is supposed to go between the lines on the right side of the camera, I said as much in my original post. I also know that you can keep it on the left side of the camera when not in use. The thing that has me puzzled is that I expected it to be like the little door on a floppy drive in a computer that moves out of the way when it is inserted. Nothing seems to move and I was wondering if something had to be moved like a lever or something. Perhaps mine is frozen or stuck. I will look it over closer but I might have to take it to someone that knows what I'm doing wrong. Ric. In article <3uudnaIfh7WJjSfVnZ2dnUVZ_h6dnZ2d@posted.choiceonecommunications>, > Thanks again for all those that offered help. I know it is supposed to go > between the lines on the right side of the camera, I said as much in my [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > or stuck. I will look it over closer but I might have to take it to someone > that knows what I'm doing wrong. Ric. Sounds like it's working just fine. What made you think there would be a little door? Have you seen another example which had said door? The slide goes in with a friction fit. You push it in and pull it out -- that's why there's that little tab for you to grab hold of. Again have you ever seen an example with a "lever or something"? SignatureOm Namah Sivaya Ric Trexell wrote,on my timestamp of 31/08/2008 1:31 PM: > camera when not in use. The thing that has me puzzled is that I expected it > to be like the little door on a floppy drive in a computer that moves out of > the way when it is inserted. Nothing seems to move and I was wondering if > something had to be moved like a lever or something. Perhaps mine is frozen > or stuck. I will look it over closer but I might have to take it to someone > that knows what I'm doing wrong. Ric. There is no door whatsoever. If you have a late model Pro-s back, there is an interlock that won't let you remove the dark slide unless the back is mounted on a camera. That is to stop you from removing the slide and accidentally exposing the film surface. You can only remove the DS when the back is mounted on the camera. Should be same for putting it back, but have never tried it outside the camera. The interlock is a little tab on the edge of the back, but my advice is to leave it alone. The reason there is no door for the slot is that the slot itself is lined up with light baffle material that won't let light in but will let the DS in and out. HTH > It is suppose to go between the two silver lines on the right >> side is it not? Nothing moves there...Thanks. Ric in Wisconsin. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > or stuck. I will look it over closer but I might have to take it to someone > that knows what I'm doing wrong. Ric. If it's at all like the Hasselbald, the darkslide does push a plate (parallel to the slide) back to let the slide in ... the whole has to keep the dark from leaking out as well... Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. -- usenet posts from gmail.com and googlemail.com are filtered out. > If it's at all like the Hasselbald, the darkslide does push a plate > (parallel to the slide) back to let the slide in ... the whole has to keep > the dark from leaking out as well... The light baffle in the RB Pro & ProS magazines is a felt covered plate that has springy tabs under it to push it up to cover the slot when the slide is removed. The slide sets in a recessed area that is as deep as the slide is thick. Hope this wasn't to confusing. >> If it's at all like the Hasselbald, the darkslide does push a plate >> (parallel to the slide) back to let the slide in ... the whole has to keep [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > removed. The slide sets in a recessed area that is as deep as the slide is > thick. Hope this wasn't to confusing. Reply to the OP, not me. Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. -- usenet posts from gmail.com and googlemail.com are filtered out. |
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