Re: I'm going Sputnik shopping

[Tom Deering <tdeering@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>  Newer style shutter speeds might be worth more
>than old (might equate to better lenses though
>my Spud has the old speeds and is sharp enough
>at f22).

There are two styles of Sputniks?  I didn't know this.  I will have to find
out how to tell the difference.

>  Someone on the list had trouble with film running
>very tight through the camera. The best theory
>seemed to be that the body was warped and so the
>film tries to run up the side of the spool.

I recall this conversation.  I'l go back to P3D and read through the
archives on "sputnik".  Maybe this will also explain the difference between
the "old" and "new" models.

>Hope I'm not scaring you too much - Greg

Not any more than other aspects of this hobby do already.

Tom