Exposure problem with the Fujica ST 901!

[gutttan]

Hi, I got my hands on a minty fresh Fujica ST901, really good condition.
The manual shutters are all correct, no corrosion in the battery compartment, the matte screen and mirror looks clean.

But the Auto function doesn't measure correctly, at all! Sometimes it measures 1-20 seconds in bright sunshine, sometimes 200th.

I'm using a V4034 battery.
Can this be solved?

Thanks!
/ Richard

 

[compur]

Good find. The ST901 is a nice camera.

Did you know that pressing the shutter release button half way turns on the meter?

The switch below that button may be dirty. I would try pressing and releasing it a bunch of times (without film in camera, of course) to see if that cleans it up.

 

[gutttan]

Good find. The ST901 is a nice camera.

Did you know that pressing the shutter release button half way turns on the meter?

The switch below that button may be dirty. I would try pressing and releasing it a bunch of times (without film in camera, of course) to see if that cleans it up.

Yeah, the led meter is working well It's the wildly incorrect measurements that have me worrying..
For example when I'm measuring something to be 500th of a second with the light meter, the camera says 60th of a second.

 

[compur]

Yeah, the led meter is working well It's the wildly incorrect measurements that have me worrying..
For example when I'm measuring something to be 500th of a second with the light meter, the camera says 60th of a second.

Could you explain what is meant by "measuring something to be 500th of a second"?

Are you comparing the camera's meter with another meter? Or, are you just wanting the camera's meter to indicate 1/500?

 

[gutttan]

Yeah, the led meter is working well It's the wildly incorrect measurements that have me worrying..
For example when I'm measuring something to be 500th of a second with the light meter, the camera says 60th of a second.

Could you explain what is meant by "measuring something to be 500th of a second"?

Are you comparing the camera's meter with another meter? Or, are you just wanting the camera's meter to indicate 1/500?

I ment that i was comparing, but I've changed lenses to a compatible Fujica lens, and the readouts are much better from the camera!

But the measurements from the camera and the shutter still don't match all of the time.
The shutter can vary multiple times if shooting the same composition, sometimes it can get stuck for up to 5 seconds on a 500th readout for example.

 

[compur]

But the measurements from the camera and the shutter still don't match all of the time.
The shutter can vary multiple times if shooting the same composition, sometimes it can get stuck for up to 5 seconds on a 500th readout for example.

I still don't know what you mean by "the measurement from the camera and the shutter don't match."

With the ST901 you set the aperture and the camera indicates (or automatically sets) the necessary shutter speed.

But, yes, using compatible lenses would, of course, be the way to go.

 

[gutttan]

But the measurements from the camera and the shutter still don't match all of the time.
The shutter can vary multiple times if shooting the same composition, sometimes it can get stuck for up to 5 seconds on a 500th readout for example.

I still don't know what you mean by "the measurement from the camera and the shutter don't match."

With the ST901 you set the aperture and the camera indicates (or automatically sets) the necessary shutter speed.

But, yes, using compatible lenses would, of course, be the way to go.

Let's say I'm going to take a picture, the LED displays 500th of a second and I take a picture. The shutter then proceeds to open for 2 seconds.

 

[gsgary]

But the measurements from the camera and the shutter still don't match all of the time.
The shutter can vary multiple times if shooting the same composition, sometimes it can get stuck for up to 5 seconds on a 500th readout for example.

I still don't know what you mean by "the measurement from the camera and the shutter don't match."

With the ST901 you set the aperture and the camera indicates (or automatically sets) the necessary shutter speed.

But, yes, using compatible lenses would, of course, be the way to go.

Let's say I'm going to take a picture, the LED displays 500th of a second and I take a picture. The shutter then proceeds to open for 2 seconds.

Just shoot it in manual if it will

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[gutttan]

But the measurements from the camera and the shutter still don't match all of the time.
The shutter can vary multiple times if shooting the same composition, sometimes it can get stuck for up to 5 seconds on a 500th readout for example.

I still don't know what you mean by "the measurement from the camera and the shutter don't match."

With the ST901 you set the aperture and the camera indicates (or automatically sets) the necessary shutter speed.

But, yes, using compatible lenses would, of course, be the way to go.

Let's say I'm going to take a picture, the LED displays 500th of a second and I take a picture. The shutter then proceeds to open for 2 seconds.

Just shoot it in manual if it will

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Yeah, like I mentioned in the post, the manual shutters are fine. But I would just like a working lightmeter

 

[gsgary]

But the measurements from the camera and the shutter still don't match all of the time.
The shutter can vary multiple times if shooting the same composition, sometimes it can get stuck for up to 5 seconds on a 500th readout for example.

I still don't know what you mean by "the measurement from the camera and the shutter don't match."

With the ST901 you set the aperture and the camera indicates (or automatically sets) the necessary shutter speed.

But, yes, using compatible lenses would, of course, be the way to go.

Let's say I'm going to take a picture, the LED displays 500th of a second and I take a picture. The shutter then proceeds to open for 2 seconds.

Just shoot it in manual if it will

Sent from my SM-G903F using Tapatalk

Yeah, like I mentioned in the post, the manual shutters are fine. But I would just like a working lightmeter

It sounds like the light meter has had it, get a cheap handheld meter they are more accurate and get shooting

Sent from my SM-G903F using Tapatalk

 

[gsgary]

If you have a smart phone download the light meter free app

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[gutttan]

But the measurements from the camera and the shutter still don't match all of the time.
The shutter can vary multiple times if shooting the same composition, sometimes it can get stuck for up to 5 seconds on a 500th readout for example.

I still don't know what you mean by "the measurement from the camera and the shutter don't match."

With the ST901 you set the aperture and the camera indicates (or automatically sets) the necessary shutter speed.

But, yes, using compatible lenses would, of course, be the way to go.

Let's say I'm going to take a picture, the LED displays 500th of a second and I take a picture. The shutter then proceeds to open for 2 seconds.

Just shoot it in manual if it will

Sent from my SM-G903F using Tapatalk

Yeah, like I mentioned in the post, the manual shutters are fine. But I would just like a working lightmeter

It sounds like the light meter has had it, get a cheap handheld meter they are more accurate and get shooting

Sent from my SM-G903F using Tapatalk

That's a shame the camera seems in such a good condition overall!
It's just so weird, since the light meter measures correctly, but the shutter speeds don't correspond.

 

[gsgary]

But the measurements from the camera and the shutter still don't match all of the time.
The shutter can vary multiple times if shooting the same composition, sometimes it can get stuck for up to 5 seconds on a 500th readout for example.

I still don't know what you mean by "the measurement from the camera and the shutter don't match."

With the ST901 you set the aperture and the camera indicates (or automatically sets) the necessary shutter speed.

But, yes, using compatible lenses would, of course, be the way to go.

Let's say I'm going to take a picture, the LED displays 500th of a second and I take a picture. The shutter then proceeds to open for 2 seconds.

Just shoot it in manual if it will

Sent from my SM-G903F using Tapatalk

Yeah, like I mentioned in the post, the manual shutters are fine. But I would just like a working lightmeter

It sounds like the light meter has had it, get a cheap handheld meter they are more accurate and get shooting

Sent from my SM-G903F using Tapatalk

That's a shame the camera seems in such a good condition overall!
It's just so weird, since the light meter measures correctly, but the shutter speeds don't correspond.

Just use it in manual and see how the meter works download the light meter app and see if they match the app usually reads the same as my £450 light meter

Sent from my SM-G903F using Tapatalk

 

[gutttan]

I still don't know what you mean by "the measurement from the camera and the shutter don't match."

With the ST901 you set the aperture and the camera indicates (or automatically sets) the necessary shutter speed.

But, yes, using compatible lenses would, of course, be the way to go.

Let's say I'm going to take a picture, the LED displays 500th of a second and I take a picture. The shutter then proceeds to open for 2 seconds.

Just shoot it in manual if it will

Sent from my SM-G903F using Tapatalk

Yeah, like I mentioned in the post, the manual shutters are fine. But I would just like a working lightmeter

It sounds like the light meter has had it, get a cheap handheld meter they are more accurate and get shooting

Sent from my SM-G903F using Tapatalk

That's a shame the camera seems in such a good condition overall!
It's just so weird, since the light meter measures correctly, but the shutter speeds don't correspond.

Just use it in manual and see how the meter works download the light meter app and see if they match the app usually reads the same as my £450 light meter

Sent from my SM-G903F using Tapatalk

I am using a lightmeter for my phone, that's how I've been making sure that the readings from the camera is correct. It's a spotmeter that actually works pretty well, been using it for a while and cost me like 1£. Impressed!

I'm using light meters when shooting medium format, but for this camera I wanted something that could do it on it's own.
I picked up a Spotmatic F for 10£ now instead, hoping that this one will perform

 

[gsgary]

Let's say I'm going to take a picture, the LED displays 500th of a second and I take a picture. The shutter then proceeds to open for 2 seconds.

Just shoot it in manual if it will

Sent from my SM-G903F using Tapatalk

Yeah, like I mentioned in the post, the manual shutters are fine. But I would just like a working lightmeter

It sounds like the light meter has had it, get a cheap handheld meter they are more accurate and get shooting

Sent from my SM-G903F using Tapatalk

That's a shame the camera seems in such a good condition overall!
It's just so weird, since the light meter measures correctly, but the shutter speeds don't correspond.

Just use it in manual and see how the meter works download the light meter app and see if they match the app usually reads the same as my £450 light meter

Sent from my SM-G903F using Tapatalk

I am using a lightmeter for my phone, that's how I've been making sure that the readings from the camera is correct. It's a spotmeter that actually works pretty well, been using it for a while and cost me like 1£. Impressed!

I'm using light meters when shooting medium format, but for this camera I wanted something that could do it on it's own.
I picked up a Spotmatic F for 10£ now instead, hoping that this one will perform

Your from the UK ? Good to hear that someone else is shooting film

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