Zeiss-Ikon Colora: does anyone know how to use it?

• the Bear

  20 Mar 07, 09:11

  does anyone know how to work this?
  
  
  
  it's a Zeiss-Ikon Colora
  
  i finally brought it to the shop for repairs... when i get it back, i want to use it so that it doesn't fall into disrepair again..
• elindra

  20 Mar 07, 09:24

  Wahhh the old style kind of cameras
  
• av98m

  20 Mar 07, 09:28

  Ask Steven to show you when you go collect the repaired camera. I'm not sure if there is a built-in meter in that camera. If there isn't you can still guesstimate the exposure. Wait till the camera is repaired.
• PointBlue

  20 Mar 07, 09:30

  should be quite standard to use ba. insert film, rewind, set exposure stuff, trigger shutter, then hit the rapid winder then shoot summore...
• the Bear

  21 Mar 07, 20:19

  i've always used a totally automatic before.. then a digital camera...
  
  never learnt how to use these old cameras
• ndmmxiaomayi

  21 Mar 07, 20:25

  Not too sure. Seen my father used it a few times, but never mastered it.
  
  He will load the film first, then take a few test shots. The first few shots aren't counted anyway. Then off he goes for shooting. I think so, that's what I saw.
• the Bear

  21 Mar 07, 22:28

  i will try.. and pics, uhh.. i got no scanner
• LazerLordz

  22 Mar 07, 11:14

  Originally posted by av98m:

  Ask Steven to show you when you go collect the repaired camera. I'm not sure if there is a built-in meter in that camera. If there isn't you can still guesstimate the exposure. Wait till the camera is repaired.

  If there's no meter..you can download this thing called Expose. It's a handy guide for people who have manual non-metering cameras and have no lightmeter.
  
  http://home.comcast.net/~jonsachs/#Expose%201.0 Hope you have a pocket pc ..
• kopiosatu

  22 Mar 07, 11:15

  wah, when u get it back i wanna play with it.
  i'll buy my own film
• the Bear

  22 Mar 07, 18:16

  most welcome to play with it
  
  cameras should be used