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Chinon CX II Anonymous
So /p/, I found an old chinon CX II in good conditions on my grandmother's athic. Anyone with experience using this camera? and please some advices for a first-time film shooter

Picture semi related, not my chinon CX II.
>> VF-19
Hmm... Looks like it's a m42 screw mount camera.

Follow this link for most of the manual (in PDF format):
http://www.butkus.org/chinon/chinon/chinon_cxii/chinon_cx_ii.htm

It explains just about everything on how to work the camera.

Get some old Takumar screw mount lenses for cheap on E-bay. Get a 28 mm for general purpose wide work, a 85/105/135 mm (your choice) for portrait work, and a 200+ mm for telephoto work. You might want to consider avoiding M42 zooms from this period as they might not be up to snuff picture quality wise, but some gems exist.

Another word of warning: This camera may take mercury batteries, which have a different voltage (1.35 V) from modern button cell batteries. If it does require mercury batteries, you may want to consider either getting an external lightmeter, or using a wein-cell zinc air battery.
>> Blackadder !!bSWRwu/NqzQ
Very similar to the old Chinon I've got. It's M42 as VF-19 said. You can still get batteries for the light meter easily enough. I bought a couple on eBay.

Work the shutter and check if it is sticking and test all the mechanics, doors and so on. See if anything is cracked or damaged or otherwise faulty. Fire the shutter fifty times or so and watch and listen to both be certain it isn't sticking and to loosen it back up if it is a little sticky. Check for fungus spots too on the camera and any lenses.

M42 lenses can be bought very cheaply. You'll find all sorts of suggestions for "forgotten treasures" or decent buys.

I'm guessing you'll have a lens with it though, probably a Chinon 50mm 1.7. Stick with that for now and give it a whirl with a roll of film. You'll find the basics of using SLRs in any good photography book in your local library. The light meter is nice to have too and works pretty well as a rough guide.
>> Anonymous
yase, i know how to use it.

it is a great camera, and i own one myself. but my prime is broken :(

pretty simple camera to use really, and it takes some great shots with just the absolute tiniest hint of that holga effect - just the very tiniest =)
>> Anonymous
wow thanks for all the advices =) do you guys recommend some kind of film for this camera ?
>> Anonymous
>>236675
Start with Kodak Tri-X or Plus-X (125PX) or Ilford FP4 or HP5. For color I highly recommend any slide film, though there are a lot of people (mostly people who've never actually shot with slid film) who do not recommend it for beginners.