Author Archives: Jouni Rinne

Yashicaflex test pictures

Last spring I took a roll of test pictures on Dad’s old 1955 Yashicaflex C, which had been last used in the late ’60s, and collecting dust on a bookshelf ever since. Regardless of its neglected state it behaved very … Continue reading

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The Naming of Cats… er, Cameras

I have bothered my head with this for some time… The principle behind the naming of the various Miranda camera models seems to be somewhat eccentric… either that, or lacking of any eccentricy. I’ll explain myself; let’s think about some … Continue reading

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Olympus VF-2 viewfinder

As almost all of the modern digital camera users probably agree, the LCD screens on those cameras are in some lighting environments excellent to use, but in some other situations are at best, awful, and at worst, impossible to use. … Continue reading

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Repairing the RE (part 4)

The new Miranda Sensomat RE mentioned in the previous post turned out to be in much better condition than it seemed at first. All of the mentioned problems are now fixed: The exposure meter needle was only a little stuck … Continue reading

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Another Miranda Sensomat RE

Today I got a new addition to my Miranda collection: an another Miranda Sensomat RE! With a serial number of 6828896, it is a very clean and nice looking example, with some extras: a faultless case with an original rubber … Continue reading

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