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Repairing the RE (part 6): The first film

Well, I couldn’t resist adding a follow-up to the “Repairing the RE” post series. Just a few days ago I developed the first test roll of film taken with the repaired Miranda Sensomat RE (Foma Fomapan 100, developed with Rodinal … Continue reading

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Repairing the RE (part 5)

I finally got round to fixing the second RE, and properly this time. The lens had some oil in the aperture blades, so I needed to partially dismantle it and carefully clean out the blades with lighter fluid. Also, the … 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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Repairing the RE (part 3)

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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