Anyone tried the new tongue for SX-70 folding cameras?

[Guestar]

If you are asking for my settings, I put the wheel 2/3 in the dark (side). For both of the 2 shots. They have been maid the same day with the same sun light.
It shows the efficiency of the tongue.

[Mintsx70]

If you are asking for my settings, I put the wheel 2/3 in the dark (side). For both of the 2 shots. They have been maid the same day with the same sun light.
It shows the efficiency of the tongue.

Thanks, i love your photos.
However, it's better with the tongue,especially to the coming summer!
i tried the Color Protection Film on around 36~40 °C outdoor, it turns a little bit Red and in high saturation.

[scaf]

I received mine and tested it with a empty pack (filled with darkslides ): il mechanically works well.

Now the hard part : I just have to wait for the sun to shoot ...

[scaf]

Hi,

I tested it with my SLR680 and experienced a big problem: the first picture I shot got stuck when trying to go out of the camera. The shutter couldn't close so that wasted me two films.

What happened ?

The film, instead of moving under the frog tongue went above it.
That way it couldn't go out, tearing a little the frog tongue.

See the torn parts, circled in red:


Then I decided to hack it.

Step 1 : Repair the torn angles with duct tape :


Step 2 : Add a cardstock to the frog tongue.
I used a band of duct tape to stick it to the upper part of the frog tongue as a continuity. I used a part of a "scratch and win" game. Specs : 9 cm x 1.1 cm.

His role is to force any film to go under the frog tongue.

Step 3 : Insert the modified frog tongue.

When closed, the film door will up the cardsdtock.

Step 4 : The camera with the film door closed.

The hack can't be seen at all, "On n'y voit que du feu".

New test : it's OK; it mechanically works with IMꟼOSSIBLE films. That way I could notice that the second film was wasted .

[emeth]

Hey, par contre, la frog tongue, on peut pas la laisser en place, le sx étant fermé, n'est-ce pas ? obligé de l'enlever et la remettre à chaque fois qu'on veut ??

[LMT]

Non tu peux la laisser, je le fais sur mon revue sans soucis

[emeth]

Non tu peux la laisser, je le fais sur mon revue sans soucis

Ah tiens je pensais pas, cool ! C'est une bonne nouvelle, merci !!

[scaf]

Je confirme qu'on peut la laisser. Quand l'appareil est posé à l'horizontale, le rouleau de la FT glisse d'elle-même dans l'ornière entre la partie des rouleaux et le sonar.
Comme ça, l'appareil n'appuie pas dessus.

[pass3264]

merci pour cette astuce, car sur 2 de mes SX70, dont un révisé et à la "sortie" de photos plus rapide 'moteur remplacé', les photos passaient un coup sur 2 au dessus de la "frog tongue".

Frog Tongue toujours efficace à ce jour et aucun pb d'éjection, le cas contraire les photos sont "blanchies" sur le dessus