New Here. Could Use Help Or Advice.

[dnmeboy]

Ok first of all. My name is Joe. I found this forum doing a search on this camera.

http://www.pbase.com/cameras/miranda/auto_sensorex_ee

I have one and I would like to learn how to use it. I also have some telephoto lenses and zoom lenses. Most are Soligor. Some are Miranda ( the smaller ones ) And One is by Vivitar.

I am goin to post some photos of everything for you all to look and and let me know pretty much what things are if you will. I apologize for the quality of these picture. They were taken with my pocket pc. I have always enjoyed taking photos but have never had the money for high end digital equipment.
What can I do with the equipment I have here?

I dont know if the camera works or not. Its seems like it will. But there is a glitch of sorts with the shutter, unless its supposed to act the way it does. I really dont know.

Here are the pictures.









Let me know what you all think. Do you think this stuff has any value?[/img]


I was also wondering if anyone know of any newer film cameras that may work with the lenses that I have. I have been looking around ebay but I dont know anything about film cameras for the most part.

Thanks in advance to whoever may respond to this thread. I appreciate any advice or help I can get.

[wolfeye]

Miranda cameras were last made in the 1970's, so the camera is certainly verging on being an antique by today's standards. You can find a lot of information here:

http://www.mirandacamera.com/

Valuable? Define value. In dollars, maybe not so much, but in "owning a piece of camera history" they are nice to have. I be their dollar value will go up as they age, especially since there were relatively few Mirandas made compared to Canon, Nikon, et al.

[jypsee]

buy Kodak BW400CN (it can be processed at Walmart because it's a "color" black and white film); get a copy of a basic photography book (this one is a good place to start http://tinyurl.com/2ppyjy )
put the roll of film through the camera and then have it developed and printed (walmart will also scan your prints to a cd so you instantly have something to post to the web)

you will also want to have a look at the light seals on your cameras; open the back and look at the places where the back meets the body of the camera; if there is gummy or lumpy soft stuff in those grooves, then you need new light seals; you can do it yourself with a kit by a guy named "interslice" on ebay.
get a lens cleaning kit (fluid and a brush and some lens cleaning paper) and clean the lenses.

if you have a built in meter you might need to buy a battery to power it; if you don't have a meter built in, you will need a handheld lightmeter; sekonic L-208 is a good start or you can buy a used one.

all that you would ever need to know is explained in a WONDERFUL book by Henry Horenstein "Black and White Photography; A Basic Manual" or start with the simple book I mentioned earlier...

good luck!!