A big Propeller Skies shout out goes out to recurring Propeller Skies character Ted for unloading a Fujica STX-1 on me. For recurring readers not into old photography equipment, this is a fully manual SLR from the early 1980s, manufactured by the Fuji Photo Film Company. They were solid cameras that were eventually discontinued because they could not take enough market share from established brands such as Canon and Nikon. Unlike Leica, they never became overhyped, so bourgeoisie collectors with too much money and not enough sense ignored them. Because of this, some really nice lenses and accessories can be found on eBay for a song.

I finished the first round of consumer product safety testing this afternoon. The shutter seems to work and the lens stops down correctly when the shutter release is pressed. Amazingly, the flash sync circuitry still works and it successfully fired my modern Nikon SB-800 in A mode. Later this evening, I will install fresh batteries and see if the light meter still works. Tomorrow, I will run a roll of film through it, completing the final phase of consumer product safety testing.