You've had such an interesting life and career. I feel fortunate to benefit by it from your channel. What sets you apart from others is the terrific quality of the photos that you've taken over your career. Always quite impressive. I'm about to purchase a Pentax S3 with an Auto Takumar 55mm F/1.8 lens. I'm buying it for the lens, but I'm going to follow your procedure of attempting to bring the camera back to life and see what happens. I agree with your oncologist.
Loved this video over here in Dublin. I am slowly collecting the old cameras I once had including a Werra 1 and a Pentax S1a. So I share your enthusiasm!
David Bailey was under contract to Vogue magazine to shoot fashion photographs. In the contract he was supposed to use large or medium format film. So he found a film studio in NYC who enlarged the 35mm negatives up to 6x9 cm. Thereby he technically fulfilled the terms of his contract. The photographs were ground breaking and pioneering in the fashion world of the early sixties. So, Peter you won a camera and got to meet Bailey. You have had a very interesting life Keep your enchanting stories and informative videos coming. Greetings from Stroud uk
Nice story Peter and some good tips, a little over reactive as there are thousands of these out there working, i have about ten of the various models of Asahi, it is lovely to see that you are reunited and i will certainly certainly take a look at your other videos. I collect cameras and lenses, love the photographs, my Great Great Grandad had a Studio in Manchester in the 1800s
Hi Peter. I rarely leave comments but I wanted to say that I loved your story and your history on your Asahi Pentax S3. But I mainly wanted to thank you for this video as I recently acquired an S3 for myself for a whole Aud$25. It had some issues with the shutter speeds and the mirror sticking. After watching your video I was confident that I could fix it up and get it fully functional again. So following along with what you did, I had done the same and lo and behold it's working completely fine and I've got it's first roll of film in it for the first time in who knows how many years! So thank you for showing your process as I've now brought mine back to life and I can't wait for a sunny day to get some of its first shots in!
I just picked up one like this plus 3 Asahi prime lenses. It's really amazing to many good stuffs have been around long before many of us were even born.
Thanks -- and NOW I have learnt how to Join Clips in the RUclips 'Video Editor' so i don;t have to get my Daughter in a 'Good Mood' to help me do it on her 'Mac' !!
Lovely surprise to find a new video uploaded to watch, fortunate to be able to hear the story and see the pictures of a camera in the past and now present. been shooting film with a recently acquired rolleiflex up here way north of you, and already have been stopped by a few people to ask ' can you still get film for those cameras, and "it's been a long time since ive seen old film cameras in use!" and had a story of times past with camera told to me with a smile. Just like you have in your video. Dont get that with digital cameras, going beep beep and annoying looks as you zap away. Appreciate the videos, hope to see more tales of cameras, photos. Wishing you a lovely Christmas and and happy holidays.
I think this has to be my favourite of your videos so far. I was given a North American spec 'Honeywell' Pentax H3v when I was 14, to replace my damaged Kiev 4A. The old Pentax had been used in Kenya by my uncle in his work as a Methodist Missionary. He also used a 135mm and 300mm Takumar lenses for wildlife photography there. On return to England, he worked as a reporter for the Methodist Recorder until he retired. I used the H3v a great deal, until the shutter blind ribbon broke and it was deemed beyond repair. I wonder just how many films had been through it over the years? As a treat, I bought myself a Asahi Pentax Sv, which is the same but built for European sales. I brought it back to life using the methods you describe, and it is almost as nice as the H3v. I have never seen an SLR with a quieter shutter than that H3v. The world and the internet needs more people like you, Peter. Keep snapping!
What a lovely story, I love Pentaxes, I have two spotmatics. I used sewing machine oil on mine as the mirror was sticking and there is a youtube upload that shows exactly where to place the small amount of oil.
Good to see you united again with this lovely camera. I love your videos and your photographs speak for themselfs. It's amazing these old gears still work perfectly with some breath of oil.... Thank you for this great story
Thanks Peter, I am so pleased to learn firsthand camera history of Asahi Pentax S3....really appreciate that you put it so nicely. I have one of this along with Pentax Spotmatic. Your video encourages me to take these out and start using them again :-)
Hi Peter, fantastic video! I'm 49 years old and my Dad gave me a Zenit EM in 1980. I've been interested in photography ever since and I've just returned to shooting film after a number of years in the digital wilderness.
Great story! My oldest Ashai Pentax is an S circa 1958, but it has no particular significance to me. MY special camera is my very first Nikon F2 that I bought when they were first available in the US. I traded a Leica IIIC, a Nikon F and a chunk of cash for the camera, a 50mm f/1.4 lens and an MD-1 motor drive. I still have all three of those as well as 30+ other older Nikons and 100+ other film cameras, but if my house was on fire, that Nikon would be the camera I grabbed. I'm glad that you were able to reunite with your old friend. Now if I could only locate my Alpa 10D...
Good and informative video Peter. I have the Pentax SV and all I can say it's a jewel. An old Pentax guy made this camera as new again. Another advantage of the SV is that it is very simple and fun to use.
Ha ha...its a Q-tip! Your Pentax is beautiful and so are the amazing pics you showed. Not too many people can reunite with their past cameras - I envy you.
Inspiring stuff Pete. Good story too - £87 in 1961 - what a fortune! I have the S3 too though only acquired it in the last two years. Got mine working just as you described with the sewing machine oil trick, though have to admit I used far too much. So I will take your tip on board and use a little brush in 'one drop only' when I renew my many other old Pentax SLRs of that era. Nothing I enjoy more than getting an old camera working or an old lens cleaned. Glad to see you looking pretty well all things considered. Keep up the good work, it's greatly appreciated.
Peter! You helped me solve the mystery. I came across a model of this camera in the black version. Is beautiful. I have probably the same problem that you had. At a small time, the shutter will freeze. I am waiting for a set of spanglers to solve this problem with a small amount of oil. Thanks for the movie.
From a purely personal standpoint, the S3 is my favorite screw-thread Pentax. I adore the super low-profile frame counter, the lack of a meter, which means the shutter dial is just a shutter dial, and has no asa/iso doo-hickey. The ever-ready [Never-ready?] case has a lovely little leather strap and clip rather than the ubiquitous great tripod screw.
Ah... the sticky mirror issue. I have fixed a few Pentax cameras, doing just what you did. Sometimes the cameras just need a little exercise and some lube. Nice work!
'David Bailey' ? -- who's HE ? Ha Ha remember the Olympus Camera ads ? !! I WON an Olympus MJU 760 Compact Digital camera and was presented with it by HIM in London !
Great story. Had no idea you had to be a doctor/scientist/other important person to buy a camera in England after the war! :D I got 2 black spotmatics and 1 black k2 I found second hand, I wonder about what photos they have taken sometimes.
Excellent video, many thanks for doing this. "Just hold a Pentax" was the tagline for many of the ads of the era, and strangely enough, for advertising spin, it is quite true, that if you hold a Spotmatic, and work the wind lever and shutter, you will discover how good it can be. Tip for wanna-be camera repairers:Use the very smallest screwdriver, dip it in the oil and pickup a drop about 1/2 the size of a grain of rice. Touch this carefully to the teeth of the gears, and the shafts as close as you can get to the bearings. Also all wiping surfaces, for example, cams and levers. Brushes are all very well for some things, but the bristles can drop into the mechanism, not good.
WoW ! YES -- good tip about bristles coming off brushes -- I usually used thin 'electrical FUSE Wire' but most people have those 'circuit breakers' now so NO Fuse Wire !
Beautiful camera! Definitely a jewel from the 1960s. I always think of Ringo using a Pentax in A Hard Day's Night. You mentioned your oncologist in the video, I hope you're doing okay, Mr.
Jennifer -- Yes although Prostate Cancer op in 2005 and Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma with Chemo in 2008 still going ! Well, I have too much outdated film and my lovely 'Gift Treasures' to use to go yet !
I wish you lived close to me in Australia..I'd love nothing more than to be able to go out with someone like you that has the years of experience behind you and learn from you how to shoot film properly..I've not shot much digital for a while now preferring to shot film instead (both medium format and 35 mm in recent times ) and it would be great to learn all the old school tricks from a photographer like yourself.
Thanks ! I offer all my 'Techniques' to members of Brentwood Photographic Club and they just don't turn up on any of my FREE Tuition outings ! The President contacted me TODAY to say that 'New Members' are just not interested in FILM or Film processing ---- if I put on a Tutorial Evening it is noticeable that most members do not turn up ! PS -- TODAY I went to London for the Chinese New Year using my 'Gift' Minolta Dynax 5 loaded with outdated Konica VX 400 I rated at 200 ASA as it was 'Old' and used 'Fill-in Flash' as the Parade was in Charing Cross Road and a lot of light was cut off by the buildings and I bet ALL my photos come out well as they did last year !
Hello Peter :) What a coincidence.. I recently bought a Spotmatic SP II. A lovely camera, brilliant Takumar lenses and the cheap Russian lenses that can be had for next to nothing with the old M42 screw mount are easy to find.. Awesome :)
Yes -- Great to use and it's true -- you can fit the Helios 44 lenses etc ! Thanks for viewing -- YOU are my FIRST Commentator as the 'Edited Version; had only just finished 'processing' !! Keep Snapping !
Cool camera. I use Pentax cameras and of the vintage ones my SV is a favourite. Great ergonomics and superb glass means it allows me to work intuitively. Did you ever buy stuff from Chris Rose's shop on North Street in Romford?
Good Morning Chris -- thanks for viewing and comment -- well. YES I have bought stuff from there -- was it 'T&B Photographic' ? I did not buy cameras but small things. If you are ever near Brentwood please drop in on a Friday ( NOT in August) to Brentwood Photographic Club at Friends' Meeting House Shenfield. not many of us 'PENTAXians' around now ! Keep Snapping !! Peter
Hello Peter really enjoy your videos i started shooting digital and then a spark inside ignited for wanting to do film i picked up the x700 minolta with 50mm 1.8 look forward to more videos in 2017 ,cheers .
great ! I was given a Minolta X-700 and some other Minolta gear and have changed the seals and sparingly lubricated and they all wind on 'sweetly' now ! I need some IDEAS for new Videos !
I was so impressed with this wonderful video demonstration + story that I have now acquired the same camera as yours- a pentax S3. The camera itself is in excellent condition for its age, however there is a problem with a sluggish shutter blind. On closing the blind remains partly open on all speeds. Is there an easy fix for this? Also, are there any rules for setting the shutter speed dial to avoid damage to the mechanisms? I hope you are keeping well. Derek
DEREK -- Glad you enjoyed my Video -- well i never touch the ' Cogs' which are attached to the Shutter Blind Springs as I am not a Camera Repair Technician -- i had that happen to my 'First' PENTAX LX -- shutter blind kept half open -- put it away for months then on next 'Check' as if by MAGIC the shutter blinds had Closed together again and it works ! Unlike RUSSIAN and Early LEICAS you can change speed s before OR after winding on.
Good news Peter - after exercising the shutter, the curtains are now closing fully! This camera doesn't appear to have been used for many years! I was surprised by how compact + elegant this camera is compared to it's big brothers! Inspired by your video vlogs. Many thanks Derek
Hello Peter, thank you for such an informative video. Please would you share a link to the JIS screwdriver set you bought. I've been looking for months but can't tell which ones are any good for cameras because most list that they are for PC's and iPhones. Many thanks.
www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=jis+set&tag=googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=164993253337&hvpos=1t1&hvnetw=s&hvrand=17693156509336700124&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006561&hvtargid=kwd-15936653044&ref=pd_sl_54no9ei2bj_b Here is a link to Amazon JIS Screwdrivers -- there are SEVERAL sets BUT the actual one i got is NO longer Listed
Thanks for the prompt reply. Is there any chance you could do a very quick video showing your JIS screwdriver set? I find it confusing that the ones marked JIS on Amazon only have 3 or 4 screwdrivers but in the search results for JIS there are sets with tons of little different sized bits but they don't mention JIS in the description. I'd hate to order the wrong set especially as the JIS marked set is now £19.99. Many thanks.
@@theoldfilmbloke same here I also talk to a guy in the UK in his 20s and self taught and doing great work even fixing electronics in point and shoots! I find it inspiring. I hope you are keeping well and keep the great videos coming I enjoy your style.
@@erichartke4331 Thanks Eric --- well after my big Liver Cancer operation I have to be careful and I have run out of ideas for new Videos at the moment!
@@theoldfilmbloke I received the camera the shutter had worse operation than the seller had described. The shutter was sticking open about 10-20% so I oil those few pivot points and the shutter is working better but now the mirror acts up randomly so I think I need to intensify my efforts. All the best!
Hi Maxime -- YES-- I have taken photos with it -- they are on my Flickr Photostream --- www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=25850987%40N03&sort=date-taken-desc&text=Asahi%20Pentax%20S3&view_all=1
Allowing for inflation, your Pentax cost about £1800 in 2016 money Peter. I wish the chap I sold my plain prism, low number Nikon F to years ago would sell it back to me!
I really appreciate you sharing your experiences, Peter!
Reunited. Glad she is back home.
Awesome work Peter, those portraits you shot are stunning.
With all these modern videos.......it's a refreshing change to see the era of my youthful photography.......I had the Pentax S1a
I love your story. So much rich history!
That's because as i am so 'Ancient' now I am PART of History ¬¬ !!!
From an ‘old fogey’ in the US; you sir, are a treasure!
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You've had such an interesting life and career. I feel fortunate to benefit by it from your channel. What sets you apart from others is the terrific quality of the photos that you've taken over your career. Always quite impressive. I'm about to purchase a Pentax S3 with an Auto Takumar 55mm F/1.8 lens. I'm buying it for the lens, but I'm going to follow your procedure of attempting to bring the camera back to life and see what happens. I agree with your oncologist.
That was a great story about your camera, and those photos are great. Thank you.
Dear Peter. What a great story. I like that very much. I collecting a lot of old cameras and there stories. Well done.
Thank you for sharing!
Loved this video over here in Dublin. I am slowly collecting the old cameras I once had including a Werra 1 and a Pentax S1a. So I share your enthusiasm!
I thoroughly enjoyed your video and the story about your camera. Best of luck.
Great stuff, thanks for your tips on replacing light sealing. Got a Mamiya C330 with rotten seals, now know how to replace them.
David Bailey was under contract to Vogue magazine to shoot fashion photographs.
In the contract he was supposed to use large or medium format film.
So he found a film studio in NYC who enlarged the 35mm negatives up to 6x9 cm.
Thereby he technically fulfilled the terms of his contract. The photographs were ground breaking and pioneering in the fashion world of the early sixties.
So, Peter you won a camera and got to meet Bailey. You have had a very interesting life
Keep your enchanting stories and informative videos coming.
Greetings from Stroud uk
Thank you, Peter. Really quite a story (!) You sure know how to bring it, too :-) cheers
Nice story Peter and some good tips, a little over reactive as there are thousands of these out there working, i have about ten of the various models of Asahi, it is lovely to see that you are reunited and i will certainly certainly take a look at your other videos. I collect cameras and lenses, love the photographs, my Great Great Grandad had a Studio in Manchester in the 1800s
Love your tenacity in fixing your old friend!
Pete, you are a champ and an absolute real deal! Keep the videos coming! :)
I enjoy your stories behind the cameras. Thanks.
What a lovely story and superb images. Thank you.
Hi Peter. I rarely leave comments but I wanted to say that I loved your story and your history on your Asahi Pentax S3. But I mainly wanted to thank you for this video as I recently acquired an S3 for myself for a whole Aud$25. It had some issues with the shutter speeds and the mirror sticking.
After watching your video I was confident that I could fix it up and get it fully functional again. So following along with what you did, I had done the same and lo and behold it's working completely fine and I've got it's first roll of film in it for the first time in who knows how many years!
So thank you for showing your process as I've now brought mine back to life and I can't wait for a sunny day to get some of its first shots in!
GREAT to know I helped !
@@theoldfilmbloke you really did, mate. I can't wait for some better weather to go out and shoot. All the best - Brendan.
I just picked up one like this plus 3 Asahi prime lenses. It's really amazing to many good stuffs have been around long before many of us were even born.
Fabulous B&W pictures Peter and great to see you back here, keep up the good work.
Thanks -- and NOW I have learnt how to Join Clips in the RUclips 'Video Editor' so i don;t have to get my Daughter in a 'Good Mood' to help me do it on her 'Mac' !!
Another interesting video Peter. Keep them coming. I'm still loving shooting film. You are an inspiration!!!!!
Thanks -- but I have run out of ideas at the moment !
Honestly I'd like to hear you tell the "story" of your love for photography!!
I will try to do another Video shortly when I have sorted out some of my large Exhibition Prints -- thanks for your suoport.
Lovely surprise to find a new video uploaded to watch, fortunate to be able to hear the story and see the pictures of a camera in the past and now present. been shooting film with a recently acquired rolleiflex up here way north of you, and already have been stopped by a few people to ask ' can you still get film for those cameras, and "it's been a long time since ive seen old film cameras in use!" and had a story of times past with camera told to me with a smile. Just like you have in your video.
Dont get that with digital cameras, going beep beep and annoying looks as you zap away. Appreciate the videos, hope to see more tales of cameras, photos. Wishing you a lovely Christmas and and happy holidays.
Ha ha ! YES -- I get those SAME COMMENTS " can you still buy FILM ? --- " and my ROLLEIS get most looks !
I think this has to be my favourite of your videos so far. I was given a North American spec 'Honeywell' Pentax H3v when I was 14, to replace my damaged Kiev 4A. The old Pentax had been used in Kenya by my uncle in his work as a Methodist Missionary. He also used a 135mm and 300mm Takumar lenses for wildlife photography there. On return to England, he worked as a reporter for the Methodist Recorder until he retired. I used the H3v a great deal, until the shutter blind ribbon broke and it was deemed beyond repair. I wonder just how many films had been through it over the years? As a treat, I bought myself a Asahi Pentax Sv, which is the same but built for European sales. I brought it back to life using the methods you describe, and it is almost as nice as the H3v. I have never seen an SLR with a quieter shutter than that H3v.
The world and the internet needs more people like you, Peter. Keep snapping!
Good Morning Dave -- so kind words ! -- Well. I'll 'Keep Snapping' same as you as much as i can -- it keeps 'Old Age at Bay' for a few more years !
What a lovely story, I love Pentaxes, I have two spotmatics. I used sewing machine oil on mine as the mirror was sticking and there is a youtube upload that shows exactly where to place the small amount of oil.
Good to see you united again with this lovely camera. I love your videos and your photographs speak for themselfs. It's amazing these old gears still work perfectly with some breath of oil.... Thank you for this great story
Thanks Peter, I am so pleased to learn firsthand camera history of Asahi Pentax S3....really appreciate that you put it so nicely. I have one of this along with Pentax Spotmatic. Your video encourages me to take these out and start using them again :-)
And I forgot to add, great photos taken by you with that beloved S3.
I took a few 'Modern ones' around my town Brentwood and they are on Flickr and Streetlife.com
Love your Pentax story!, thanks Peter!
Hi Peter, fantastic video! I'm 49 years old and my Dad gave me a Zenit EM in 1980. I've been interested in photography ever since and I've just returned to shooting film after a number of years in the digital wilderness.
Well done, Peter! That was very interesting and enjoyable.
Great story! My oldest Ashai Pentax is an S circa 1958, but it has no particular significance to me. MY special camera is my very first Nikon F2 that I bought when they were first available in the US. I traded a Leica IIIC, a Nikon F and a chunk of cash for the camera, a 50mm f/1.4 lens and an MD-1 motor drive. I still have all three of those as well as 30+ other older Nikons and 100+ other film cameras, but if my house was on fire, that Nikon would be the camera I grabbed. I'm glad that you were able to reunite with your old friend. Now if I could only locate my Alpa 10D...
Good and informative video Peter. I have the Pentax SV and all I can say it's a jewel. An old Pentax guy made this camera as new again. Another advantage of the SV is that it is very simple and fun to use.
Ha ha...its a Q-tip! Your Pentax is beautiful and so are the amazing pics you showed. Not too many people can reunite with their past cameras - I envy you.
Inspiring stuff Pete. Good story too - £87 in 1961 - what a fortune! I have the S3 too though only acquired it in the last two years. Got mine working just as you described with the sewing machine oil trick, though have to admit I used far too much. So I will take your tip on board and use a little brush in 'one drop only' when I renew my many other old Pentax SLRs of that era. Nothing I enjoy more than getting an old camera working or an old lens cleaned. Glad to see you looking pretty well all things considered. Keep up the good work, it's greatly appreciated.
Well done, Pete. You did well there. Great to still hear your voice and see you again, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Great video Peter and interesting story as well . Keep up the great work.
Peter! You helped me solve the mystery. I came across a model of this camera in the black version. Is beautiful. I have probably the same problem that you had. At a small time, the shutter will freeze. I am waiting for a set of spanglers to solve this problem with a small amount of oil. Thanks for the movie.
Another great video Peter.... Fantastic.....
I love my Pentax vintage glass can't beat it. I've just got hold of a Pentax SFX the camera I learned to take pictures of.
thank you very much , I brought one a few months ago and I look forward to butting a film through it
From a purely personal standpoint, the S3 is my favorite screw-thread Pentax. I adore the super low-profile frame counter, the lack of a meter, which means the shutter dial is just a shutter dial, and has no asa/iso doo-hickey. The ever-ready [Never-ready?] case has a lovely little leather strap and clip rather than the ubiquitous great tripod screw.
I have the same camera and it is a beautiful little camera.
Ah... the sticky mirror issue. I have fixed a few Pentax cameras, doing just what you did. Sometimes the cameras just need a little exercise and some lube. Nice work!
Brilliant stuff, Peter Love it!
David Bailey used this model of Pentax to shoot pictures of Jean Shrimpton in New York.
'David Bailey' ? -- who's HE ? Ha Ha remember the Olympus Camera ads ? !! I WON an Olympus MJU 760 Compact Digital camera and was presented with it by HIM in London !
Great story. Had no idea you had to be a doctor/scientist/other important person to buy a camera in England after the war! :D I got 2 black spotmatics and 1 black k2 I found second hand, I wonder about what photos they have taken sometimes.
Excellent video, many thanks for doing this. "Just hold a Pentax" was the tagline for many of the ads of the era, and strangely enough, for advertising spin, it is quite true, that if you hold a Spotmatic, and work the wind lever and shutter, you will discover how good it can be. Tip for wanna-be camera repairers:Use the very smallest screwdriver, dip it in the oil and pickup a drop about 1/2 the size of a grain of rice. Touch this carefully to the teeth of the gears, and the shafts as close as you can get to the bearings. Also all wiping surfaces, for example, cams and levers. Brushes are all very well for some things, but the bristles can drop into the mechanism, not good.
WoW ! YES -- good tip about bristles coming off brushes -- I usually used thin 'electrical FUSE Wire' but most people have those 'circuit breakers' now so NO Fuse Wire !
Beautiful camera! Definitely a jewel from the 1960s. I always think of Ringo using a Pentax in A Hard Day's Night.
You mentioned your oncologist in the video, I hope you're doing okay, Mr.
Jennifer -- Yes although Prostate Cancer op in 2005 and Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma with Chemo in 2008 still going ! Well, I have too much outdated film and my lovely 'Gift Treasures' to use to go yet !
You're clearly made of tough stuff! Glad to hear you'll be sticking around.
Ringo had a S3 , they all picked up Pentaxes when they toured in Japan
I wish you lived close to me in Australia..I'd love nothing more than to be able to go out with someone like you that has the years of experience behind you and learn from you how to shoot film properly..I've not shot much digital for a while now preferring to shot film instead (both medium format and 35 mm in recent times ) and it would be great to learn all the old school tricks from a photographer like yourself.
Thanks ! I offer all my 'Techniques' to members of Brentwood Photographic Club and they just don't turn up on any of my FREE Tuition outings ! The President contacted me TODAY to say that 'New Members' are just not interested in FILM or Film processing ---- if I put on a Tutorial Evening it is noticeable that most members do not turn up !
PS -- TODAY I went to London for the Chinese New Year using my 'Gift' Minolta Dynax 5 loaded with outdated Konica VX 400 I rated at 200 ASA as it was 'Old' and used 'Fill-in Flash' as the Parade was in Charing Cross Road and a lot of light was cut off by the buildings and I bet ALL my photos come out well as they did last year !
Photographing for 33 years with Pentax. No issues unlike Nikon F series, LOL
Nice camera! I have the SV version.
Hello Peter :) What a coincidence.. I recently bought a Spotmatic SP II. A lovely camera, brilliant Takumar lenses and the cheap Russian lenses that can be had for next to nothing with the old M42 screw mount are easy to find.. Awesome :)
Yes -- Great to use and it's true -- you can fit the Helios 44 lenses etc ! Thanks for viewing -- YOU are my FIRST Commentator as the 'Edited Version; had only just finished 'processing' !! Keep Snapping !
Great tip by the way.. I was wondering how best to lightly oil a mechanical cameras.
'Peter's Top Tips' would be a great title for a video series 😀
Actually Asahi bought the name Pentax from Zeiss Jena,one of their patended names for a SLR Contax.
Brilliant!
Cool camera. I use Pentax cameras and of the vintage ones my SV is a favourite. Great ergonomics and superb glass means it allows me to work intuitively. Did you ever buy stuff from Chris Rose's shop on North Street in Romford?
Good Morning Chris -- thanks for viewing and comment -- well. YES I have bought stuff from there -- was it 'T&B Photographic' ? I did not buy cameras but small things. If you are ever near Brentwood please drop in on a Friday ( NOT in August) to Brentwood Photographic Club at Friends' Meeting House Shenfield. not many of us 'PENTAXians' around now ! Keep Snapping !! Peter
Hello Peter really enjoy your videos i started shooting digital and then a spark inside ignited for wanting to do film i picked up the x700 minolta with 50mm 1.8 look forward to more videos in 2017 ,cheers .
great ! I was given a Minolta X-700 and some other Minolta gear and have changed the seals and sparingly lubricated and they all wind on 'sweetly' now ! I need some IDEAS for new Videos !
Great video greetings from Germany (not kidding) :3
I can't imagine my Nikon D700 SLR will still be working in 50 yrs :)
Ha Ha ! I Bet my PENTAXES are though !! Keep Snapping !
I was so impressed with this wonderful video demonstration + story that I have now acquired the same camera as yours- a pentax S3.
The camera itself is in excellent condition for its age, however there is a problem with a sluggish shutter blind.
On closing the blind remains partly open on all speeds.
Is there an easy fix for this?
Also, are there any rules for setting the shutter speed dial to avoid damage to the mechanisms?
I hope you are keeping well.
Derek
DEREK -- Glad you enjoyed my Video -- well i never touch the ' Cogs' which are attached to the Shutter Blind Springs as I am not a Camera Repair Technician -- i had that happen to my 'First' PENTAX LX -- shutter blind kept half open -- put it away for months then on next 'Check' as if by MAGIC the shutter blinds had Closed together again and it works ! Unlike RUSSIAN and Early LEICAS you can change speed s before OR after winding on.
Good news Peter - after exercising the shutter, the curtains are now closing fully!
This camera doesn't appear to have been used for many years!
I was surprised by how compact + elegant this camera is compared to it's big brothers!
Inspired by your video vlogs.
Many thanks Derek
Hello Peter, thank you for such an informative video. Please would you share a link to the JIS screwdriver set you bought. I've been looking for months but can't tell which ones are any good for cameras because most list that they are for PC's and iPhones.
Many thanks.
www.amazon.co.uk/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=jis+set&tag=googhydr-21&index=aps&hvadid=164993253337&hvpos=1t1&hvnetw=s&hvrand=17693156509336700124&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006561&hvtargid=kwd-15936653044&ref=pd_sl_54no9ei2bj_b
Here is a link to Amazon JIS Screwdrivers -- there are SEVERAL sets BUT the actual one i got is NO longer Listed
Thanks for the prompt reply. Is there any chance you could do a very quick video showing your JIS screwdriver set? I find it confusing that the ones marked JIS on Amazon only have 3 or 4 screwdrivers but in the search results for JIS there are sets with tons of little different sized bits but they don't mention JIS in the description.
I'd hate to order the wrong set especially as the JIS marked set is now £19.99. Many thanks.
my great uncle left me the same camera i have not tried it yet it was never used
I just bought one of these with this lens "for repair" I want to learn some camera service skills.
I just learnt what I know by membership of You Tube and several Photo Forums.
@@theoldfilmbloke same here I also talk to a guy in the UK in his 20s and self taught and doing great work even fixing electronics in point and shoots! I find it inspiring. I hope you are keeping well and keep the great videos coming I enjoy your style.
@@erichartke4331 Thanks Eric --- well after my big Liver Cancer operation I have to be careful and I have run out of ideas for new Videos at the moment!
@@theoldfilmbloke I received the camera the shutter had worse operation than the seller had described. The shutter was sticking open about 10-20% so I oil those few pivot points and the shutter is working better but now the mirror acts up randomly so I think I need to intensify my efforts. All the best!
@@erichartke4331 Sorry you were unlucky with your S3 -- I do not know how to solve 'Mirror Problems'
I do the same with my asahi pentax spotmatic sp II. Its the same model but it hase a lightmeter.
No self timer which I use a lot. My Pentax Spotmatic SP has one.
My Pentax K1000 dose not.
Did you try shooting with it? ;)
Hi Maxime -- YES-- I have taken photos with it -- they are on my Flickr Photostream ---
www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=25850987%40N03&sort=date-taken-desc&text=Asahi%20Pentax%20S3&view_all=1
Unbelievable.
just bought this camera an 50mm lens
Lucky YOU -- hope you get good results as I did !
Allowing for inflation, your Pentax cost about £1800 in 2016 money Peter. I wish the chap I sold my plain prism, low number Nikon F to years ago would sell it back to me!
Just sold it today for 60 pounds
Nice! I have the spotmatic and Love it!