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 Post subject: Manual
PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 10:06 am 
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Hi there, I was given a beautiful antique East German made Exa Ihagee Dresden SLR camera this morning and it's in great condition. Now after playing with it for a while I still don't know what are those knots and buttons for. I tried to google for a manual but just couldn't find any. Maybe I was looking at the wrong place, just wonder if anyone knows where I can get one or buy one off the internet? Or if you happen to have one, would you like to sell it? Thanks so much.
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This one?
http://www.butkus.org/chinon/exa/exa_24 ... splash.htm
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Yes, this is it. Thank you so much. I'm going to print it off now and get some film and start shooting.
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Geez~~~I got too excited. After printing the manual, I noticed there's a page missing which is the front of the camera and I think that's where the shutter button is. Ok, so I'll have to try to press all the buttons/knobs at the front to see which is the shutter. This is going to be fun :!:
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Why don't you stop by Henry's or Vistek? Maybe some film nerd knows this camera inside out…
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Yeah, I found it after reading through the whole manual. It's actually the same button as to where I screw in the cable release :mrgreen: Now if I can figure out how to detach the adapter for this cable release which is a strange looking thing that's attached to my lens then I can press the shutter directly :?
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How about a picture..some of us have used ancient cameras, and may be able to tell you by sight.
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Ok, here it is. It's the black thingy in the middle...

[img]src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7101/7398998560_c72ec709be_o.jpg"[/img]

I gave up. I don't know how to post an image here anymore :cry:
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Interesting.

Sometimes I find the old cameras so un-ergonomic that I get far less shake if I just use the cable release.
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piglet wrote:
Ok, here it is. It's the black thingy in the middle...

[img]src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7101/7398998560_c72ec709be_o.jpg"[/img]

I gave up. I don't know how to post an image here anymore :cry:


What ofermod did to make it visible is this:
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[img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7101/7398998560_c72ec709be_o.jpg[/img]
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ofermod wrote:
Interesting.

Sometimes I find the old cameras so un-ergonomic that I get far less shake if I just use the cable release.


But I don't like to use a cable release unless I really have to use it. I have one that's brand new for years and the one for my DSLR is still like new.


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What ofermod did to make it visible is this:
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[img]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7101/7398998560_c72ec709be_o.jpg[/img]


Great. Now I know how to post an image. Thanks.
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Great. Now I know how to post an image. Thanks.


No problem! Good to see you posting again piglet! :)
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No problem! Good to see you posting again piglet! :)


Huh?! I was just busy with things so I didn't have anything to post before and I also ran out of garbage and Holga shots :lol: but I'll be more than happy to post some Exa shots if I figure out how to focus accurately while everything is reversed when I look into the prism. There is something not right but I don't quite know what. I'll figure it out tomorrow because I don't want to waste another roll of film :cry:
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