Lasse Karlsson wrote: > Hi all, > > I would appreciate some help on a few things. > At the following adress there are a few pictures. They are self explanatory. > I got a few questions regarding what's in them. > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=627921 > > 1) Regarding the Zeiss Ikon Nettar "front piece": You can see this red > little thingy set at "F". > Now what does this red thing do there? What does "F" and "M" mean?
It's a flash selector. F for Focal plane, meaning flash bulbs, and M for, er, Modern [8-)))], meaning electronic flash. > > 2) You'll see two pictures of one very old (exposed) film canister. a) Can > anybody estimate some dates for it's production? b) Any suggestions on what > process might get any pictures out of it? Certainly 1970s or older. The number down the right hand side of the label might give you a clue. Why not ask Agfa? Best option would be a clip test in B&W chemistry. > > 3) You'll see another thingy, which is a (infrared?) sender which will > trigger some Godard studio lights that I will start learning how to use. It > obviously needs a battery. Does anybody know of what voltage this battery > would be? (Or is this evident? There are batteries of different voltages > that will physically fit, right?) Probably not - looks like a standard 9volt (PP9 or whatever the modern equivalent is) connector. > > Many thanks in advance for any answers or good clues. > > Lasse > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
