T90 shots

[Rob MacKillop]

First up, a wee confession. I said I'd returned the camera to the shop for a full refund. Truth is I phoned the shop, got offered the full refund, and said I'd take it in today.

However, I read a lot online about the EEE problem, and the general consensus is that it is a camera which needs to be used - when left in disuse, the problem appears. So I decided to put a couple of rolls through it this morning - Fujicolour C200 and Ilford HP5. The latter is going off to Joan, but the colour one I took to Boots for a one-hour quickie, just to get an idea if the camera was working at all.

Considering it is a colour film I don't like, I have enough indications to say that the camera is working fine. I discovered that the EEE only ever appears on f.32, and even then only occasionally. When it does happen, I just pull the battery holder out and in, and all is well. Simples.

So, here are some unprocessed shots, followed by a few processed ones.

Sunflower Man original by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


School 1 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


footprint original by RobMacKillop, on Flickr

PROCESSED:


After The Fall 1 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


School 1 Levels and Sat 1 by RobMacKillop, on Flickr


Sunflower Man bw by RobMacKillop, on Flickr​

It was a very low price, and great fun to use, so I've decided to keep it.

 

[Brian Moore]

Nice shots Rob. I like Sunflower Man (both) and Footprint. After The Fall must have slipped in accidentally, since its clearly from your new Daguerrotype.

Good luck with the T90. I shot a roll in one recently. Well,...not exactly. It had the EEE. I had to R&R the battery after every shot to clear the EEE for the next shot. Then,...when I got up to around frame number 38 I smelled a rat. Turned out the film advance mechanism wasn't working (although it sounded magnificent). So I had shot a roll of nothing. However, I loved the feel of the camera. And if I could get my mitts on a good one cheap I'd have it in a heartbeat. (Or, if I weren't so put off by the potential of the EEE to crop up at any moment, I'd be willing to fork over a few bob for one.) Time will tell.

I guess you'll have to establish a T90 shooting regimen to keep the EEE at bay.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Brian. Yes, sorry about the Daguerreotype - don't know how that got in there [doh]

Well, for what I paid for it, it seems a bargain, even if it only lasts a few months. Never been out to f.32 before. I should use it with a tripod, as things do get a little shaky. BTW, all the shots seemed to have pretty good exposure for auto.

 

[Brian Moore]

BTW, all the shots seemed to have pretty good exposure for auto.

Looks that way to me.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

I'd say you got a good 'un Rob - lovely exposures, and sharp (apart from after the fall )

F/32 is a pretty extreme aperture - don't think I have an f/32 on my lenses!

Which lens did you use for the T90?

Well - now you have one of the top 50 cameras of all time - I guess it's earned it's spot

Love sunflower man (color) and the School with levels and sat adjustment

I'm getting an itch to buy another film camera - I've been on EBAY for the last two nights, and if swmbo asks it's all YOUR fault

 

[Stan Hesketh]

Lovely shots from a lovely camera

You can Press the battery test button in the side door to reset the EEE error. Sounds like it will go away with time same as mine. I put mine on continuous and fire the shutter for a while (without film of course!)
There is a guy who frequently advertises repair/service of T90's on Ebay, though I have no experience of his service.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Chris. Does SWMBO visit Scotland often? If not, blame me - I can handle it

The lens doesn't have f32 on it. It's a Canon FD 28mm f2.8. I set it to A (for auto, I presume) and use the camera to set the aperture. Now that I'm writing this out, I can see why there might be a problem! How can a camera see f.32 through a lens with a max of f.22? Can someone explain to my non-technical brain what is going on here? Should I only set the programmable stops to stops on the lens?

The dream film camera would be the Nikon F6 - quite a few of them on eBay, Chris...

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Stan - good idea. I'll give that a try. We have a repair shop in Edinburgh, should things get worse. But I can live with it as it is just now.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

The T90 instruction manual - online here: Index - Instruction Manual for Canon T-90 Camera - tells me that I shouldn't set the aperture to a stop the lens hasn't got: "Be sure that the aperture value set on the display panel is between the maximum and minimum aperture of your lens. Otherwise exposure will be incorrect. (e.g. when using the FD 50mm f/1.4 lens, set the aperture between f/1.4 and f/22.)"

Seems bloody obvious now [doh]

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Well that should fix the problem then - always worth it to RTFM as a last resort!

 

[Stan Hesketh]

That is a good manual and thanks for linking it. Better than the one I found

 

[Rob MacKillop]

This site might also be useful: FD Review | Canon FD mount lenses and camera reviews

 

[Stan Hesketh]

This site might also be useful: FD Review | Canon FD mount lenses and camera reviews

That is tonight's reading sorted

 

[Brian Moore]

Nice find, Rob. Thanks.