Tag Archives: Miranda

Testing exposure meters

Posted on 24/04/2013 by Jouni Rinne

Before I could even think of commencing the test shooting sessions with Miranda Fv and Yashicaflex, I needed to test the various exposure meters I have, to see which, if any, I can trust. I measured the readings given by … Continue reading →

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Repairing the RE (part 3)

Posted on 19/04/2013 by Jouni Rinne

A small update to the Miranda Sensomat RE repair project: it is now on long(ish) hold. I don’t know whether this should be counted as bad luck or good: just when I had the RE finally working properly, a spring … Continue reading →

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Repairing the RE (part 2)

Posted on 23/03/2013 by Jouni Rinne

The next step was to carefully strip off the front leatherette covers. They came off surprisingly easy, which then allowed me to remove the right side front plate with the shutter release, and the lens mount plate. It never ceases … Continue reading →

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Repairing the RE (part 1)

Posted on 20/03/2013 by Jouni Rinne

When I originally got this Miranda Sensomat RE body, the shutter seemed to be completely frozen, and the winding lever didn’t seem to be connected to anything, it just moved to and fro. But, one morning while fooling around with … Continue reading →

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Scanning old slides

Posted on 09/03/2013 by Jouni Rinne

At the end of last year my Dad gave me a big cardboard box full of old slides. Most of them are taken with the Miranda in the late 60’s and in the 70’s, only a very few of them … Continue reading →

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