Thanks for the memories. I am an old-school photographer. Taught Basic Photography at night school in the 70's and 80's. Bought my 1st 35mm Camera Kodak Retina Reflex III in 1962 at Hobby Lobby Camera Store in Detroit, It had a 50mm Lens, and later I purchased 135 mm and 85-200 mm zoom lenses. Then going to Nam in the late sixties, I bought a Minolta SRT 101 SLR with the same lenses and a 28mm 85mm Lens. Took lots of pictures during the war there. In the summer of 1970, all the cameras and accessories in the Riots in Detroit in 1970. An HS friend of mine was shot by a friend of my dad's in a bar. He tried to hold up the place. The guy shot lay in the street for hours and died. 2 large hospitals were just 3-4 blocks away. Rioters broke in my parents and brothers home and the chief of police there told my parents and 4 brothers to get out of the house. That night they broke into the house again, stole anything of value, and torched the place. Bad for me as all my stuff, cameras, coin collections, pictures, and records were still stored in the house and lost. Pisses me off even today to recall it. Probably better this way. My Dad and brothers had several 12-gage Shotguns and other rifles. No pistols, It would have been bad...
I pushed film and used Illford and Agfa stuff...and I went up to 6400 a lot as I remember. Agfa always worked the best. Those concerts were dark...very dark. I loved doing all that stuff. I shot a lot of concerts. I was a Dead Head and have some pretty cool pics. I also had a Minolta totally manual camera. NO light meter or anything. I loved it and got tons of great photos. I LOVED it! Then I got a Pentax and used that for a while. Now I have all Nikon cameras and lens. Thanks for sharing...Peace
Hi, great video and very informative! I have my dad's SRT 101 here but the film advance lever seems to be stuck, it doesnt pull past about 20 degrees and the shutter release doesnt seem to depress. Any thoughts on this? Is there a reset button or similar? Also the timer lever seems to also get stuck at around the 30 degrees angle from vertical, which is maybe related to the same shutter release issue. Many thanks, Jag
@@julesvuottosphotofocus4696 The mirror is in the down position at the moment and the shutter is fully closed. I noticed a thread on Reddit suggesting the timer was the issue, and "there is a brass screw near the battery chamber that sets the tension for the self timer. Loosen that and it will release the timer and allow you to use it again." Although I cannot see a brass screw near the battery chamber at all (maybe there is a screw within the battery chamber itself but my chamber cover doesn't want to turn). I cant seem to force the timer lever to the vertical position either - it just wont move past the 30 degree point...
@@jagtag6297 There are 2 little holes in the battery chamber cover. You would need a spanner wrench that would fit in the 2 holes. That may help. It could be that the battery is corroded, which would cause the cover to be stuck.
Hi! Great video- thanks! My SRT101 has a kind of grainy viewfinder- definitely not dirty- looks more like a film across it.. is this removable do you think? Makes it hard to focus! Thanks!
It’s probably the focusing screen or possibly the viewfinder. Try cleaning the viewfinder with a q-tip moistened with lens cleaner. There really is no way to clean the focusing screen without taking the camera apart. You can access the bottom of the screen by removing the lens but it’s plastic and you really can’t clean it. You can try a blower brush if it’s dusty. Son look at the mirror when you have the lens off. Give it a few blasts of air with the blower brush. If it’s dirty you can very carefully use a microfiber cloth moistened with a few drops of lens cleaner. Use very light pressure. Hopefully this works. Let me know how you make out. Thanks for watching.
Absolutely, you can. The camera is 100% mechanical, so it'll work without the battery. You can use the "sunny 16" rule, but I use a 1.5V battery (L44) and back it up with a reading on the light meter app on my phone. Never had any problems.
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Thanks for the memories. I am an old-school photographer. Taught Basic Photography at night school in the 70's and 80's. Bought my 1st 35mm Camera Kodak Retina Reflex III in 1962 at Hobby Lobby Camera Store in Detroit, It had a 50mm Lens, and later I purchased 135 mm and 85-200 mm zoom lenses. Then going to Nam in the late sixties, I bought a Minolta SRT 101 SLR with the same lenses and a 28mm 85mm Lens. Took lots of pictures during the war there. In the summer of 1970, all the cameras and accessories in the Riots in Detroit in 1970. An HS friend of mine was shot by a friend of my dad's in a bar. He tried to hold up the place. The guy shot lay in the street for hours and died. 2 large hospitals were just 3-4 blocks away. Rioters broke in my parents and brothers home and the chief of police there told my parents and 4 brothers to get out of the house. That night they broke into the house again, stole anything of value, and torched the place. Bad for me as all my stuff, cameras, coin collections, pictures, and records were still stored in the house and lost. Pisses me off even today to recall it. Probably better this way. My Dad and brothers had several 12-gage Shotguns and other rifles. No pistols, It would have been bad...
Sorry you had all your equipment stolen, Thanks for watching my video.
Thanks for sharing, always interesting hearing history from others and what they’ve been through
@@dutchindo2k Thanks for watching
I pushed film and used Illford and Agfa stuff...and I went up to 6400 a lot as I remember. Agfa always worked the best. Those concerts were dark...very dark. I loved doing all that stuff. I shot a lot of concerts. I was a Dead Head and have some pretty cool pics. I also had a Minolta totally manual camera. NO light meter or anything. I loved it and got tons of great photos. I LOVED it! Then I got a Pentax and used that for a while. Now I have all Nikon cameras and lens. Thanks for sharing...Peace
Thank you for watching
Straight to the point and very informative!
@@rubensun9049 Thanks for watching
great explanation. I just got my camera and your video is really helpful!
Thank you
A great camera. 👏👏
Agreed. Thanks for watching
Absolutely love your tutorials/reviews. So easy to understand and well presented. Thanks for posting.
Thank you, I think you can tell I love these old mechanical film cameras. Of course I also love the latest mirrorless as well.
Hi, great video and very informative! I have my dad's SRT 101 here but the film advance lever seems to be stuck, it doesnt pull past about 20 degrees and the shutter release doesnt seem to depress. Any thoughts on this? Is there a reset button or similar? Also the timer lever seems to also get stuck at around the 30 degrees angle from vertical, which is maybe related to the same shutter release issue. Many thanks, Jag
@@jagtag6297 There is no reset button. A few questions. Is the mirror down? Open the back. Look at the shutter is it fully closed?
@@julesvuottosphotofocus4696 The mirror is in the down position at the moment and the shutter is fully closed. I noticed a thread on Reddit suggesting the timer was the issue, and "there is a brass screw near the battery chamber that sets the tension for the self timer. Loosen that and it will release the timer and allow you to use it again." Although I cannot see a brass screw near the battery chamber at all (maybe there is a screw within the battery chamber itself but my chamber cover doesn't want to turn). I cant seem to force the timer lever to the vertical position either - it just wont move past the 30 degree point...
@@jagtag6297 There are 2 little holes in the battery chamber cover. You would need a spanner wrench that would fit in the 2 holes. That may help. It could be that the battery is corroded, which would cause the cover to be stuck.
Do the shutter speeds on these tend to remain accurate? It's easy enough to use an external light meter if need be, but are the shutters usually ok?
Very good question. In my experience in some cases the slow speeds are off. Thanks for watching my video.
Hi! Great video- thanks! My SRT101 has a kind of grainy viewfinder- definitely not dirty- looks more like a film across it.. is this removable do you think? Makes it hard to focus! Thanks!
It’s probably the focusing screen or possibly the viewfinder. Try cleaning the viewfinder with a q-tip moistened with lens cleaner. There really is no way to clean the focusing screen without taking the camera apart. You can access the bottom of the screen by removing the lens but it’s plastic and you really can’t clean it. You can try a blower brush if it’s dusty. Son look at the mirror when you have the lens off. Give it a few blasts of air with the blower brush. If it’s dirty you can very carefully use a microfiber cloth moistened with a few drops of lens cleaner. Use very light pressure. Hopefully this works. Let me know how you make out. Thanks for watching.
Thanks!@@julesvuottosphotofocus4696
Would it be possible to get a scan of the manual? Mine was missing
Go to Butkus.org. You can download camera manuals there.
I Have one myself and I don't know how to use it.. inherited it from my grandpa..
@@thelakwatserangcora21 was my video helpful in learning how to use it?
@@julesvuottosphotofocus4696 it was very helpful.. Thank u ❤️
That used to be my favorite camera 📷 still have a brand new one in the box
That’s great. When did you buy it?
@julesvuottosphotofocus4696 the new one I got from a garage sale last summer for 2$ bucks
Great video! Is the battery for the light meter only? Can I take photos without batteries and a separate handheld meter?
@@henryIRL Yes, the battery is only for the meter. Use a hand held meter or meter app for your cell phone. Thanks for watching.
Absolutely, you can. The camera is 100% mechanical, so it'll work without the battery. You can use the "sunny 16" rule, but
I use a 1.5V battery (L44) and back it up with a reading on the light meter app on my phone. Never had any problems.