Hello, I'm a newbe here, Happy New Year to all.

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I'm looking for a MPP Microflash battery tube screw cap, for a re pro flash I'm making up for my MPP Micro Technical camera using a Heiland 3 cell. For obvious reasons MPP microflash's are few & far between & as you all know, when one shows up it soon becomes too expensive & is snapped up by you guys.

I was able to pick up a MPP flash reflector & bought one of WannaWanga's excellent shrouds & a nice Microflash label from Parfaitelumiere, so just need a MPP screw cap to complete the job. Needless to say, it will never be as good as an original Microflash, but will be close enough for me & I'll be happy :)


The cap I want has a knurled grip, not the Heiland hexagon type or the Heiland cap with a narrow knurled grip. Hope someone here has the right cap & is prepared to sell it

Microflash screw cap.jpg DSC01758.JPG
 
Frankly, I'm not sure if the threads will mate up.

People who use MPPs for Fett blasters might have a cap to sell. Put up a notice in the junkyard.

Also, change the title of this thread to something like "Anyone Have a MPP End Cap They Don't Need?" I'm a Newbie Happy New Years isn't going to take you far.

Good luck.

Nice camera BTW.
 
Thanks for the advise, Probe Droid,

take your point about the thread pitch & though I'm not sure if they match, I suspect Heiland made the MPP Microflash so there could be a good chance they match.
 
Good to see Roy's replica MPP shroud can hold an MPP reflector ... that's indeed the ultimate test when being a photographer such as yourself :)

Heiland flashguns were produced in the U.S.A. ... MPP flashguns and camera's were fabricated in the United Kingdom ... two seperate companies.

Here's a great book about the Micro Precision Products :



Chaim
 
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Thank you both for your input, I would like to have the chance to find out if the MPP cap would fit Prope.. As it happens the Heiland pole has the same amount of threads on the bottom of the tube as the MPP but the cap only uses it's three threads & swells out inside below the threads missing the extra threads on the bottom of the tube so still think I'm on the right track.

I have the MPP Story Chaim but thank you anyway it's appreciated, I've have owned my camera for some years, it's only recently I decided to try to make the Heiland look the part when displaying the camera. I'm still not convinced that MPP didn't buy the pole in from Heiland to their own specification but if they didn't MPP made a pretty close copy.
 
I cant really offer any insight on the flashes but boy this thread brought a smile to my face!

Camera people mostly hate us prop people, because we "butcher" vintage equipment. I remember back in 1999 looking at a Graflex at a show and the guy yelled at me "You're gonna make it into a lightsaber arent you!!!" (I was and he didnt sell that to me...)

So here we have a guy who comes and asks about camera parts for their intended use and here he gets nice welcome, with knowledgeable replies. I think that says a lot about this place and the people here. Darn proud to be a member!!!
 
Hi James & mvmagic,

yes James there's no doubt, the Microflash is a Heiland 'knock off' bar for minor details & yes the UK put high tariffs in imports for some time after WW2 as we couldn't afford to owe the US any more money. According to the MMP users club, it seem MPP did buy in the Heiland battery case, as note pasted bellow from the club website.

Pleased my post brought a smile to your face mvmagic, as for butchering our flash poles I wasn't going to bring that up in present company :) though the welcome & help is appreciated & as you say, "it says a lot about RPF & the people" here. I have to say I've been impressed with the site, tempted to try & make a saber instead :)

So now, has anyone got a MPP battery case screw cap they will sell please, please?

MICROFLASH FLASH GUNS​
Full chrome flashgun to fire expendable bulbs. This unit was new in B.J.A. 1959 p46 but may have been on sale for some time then as it matched the mounting bracket of earlier cameras, at least from MicroTechnical MkVI on, i.e. about 1950. Or, there may have been an earlier unit. Like many MPP items, no.manufacturer's records exist.​
It seems that there are several types, some being built from other makers parts including American Heiland battery cases.
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Well perhaps your best bet would be to head over to the dented helmet forums : http://www.thedentedhelmet.com/ because some of the Boba Fett builders there use MPP flashguns for their blasters muzzles ... thus leaving them with several parts leftover :)

Chaim
 
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When you're right, you're right. I took my MPP endcap off (needed oiling) and it screwed onto a synchronar and a little popgun 2 cell as easy as you please. The MPP/Heiland endcaps are completely interchangeable.

Some quick and dirty pix.

Heiland with MPP Endcap.jpg

Heiland with MPP Endcap 2.jpg


This is the 2 cell.
Heiland 2 Cell with MPP Endcap .jpg


Again, try the Fett guys for the cap and extra parts. Someone must have them.
 
Well well, thanks for that, as you guessed I was pretty sure the cap would fit, I took Chaim's advise & registered with the Dented Helmet so here's hopping.

Great images!!
 
What lens do you have on that camera pictured above? How are the images?

I have an old anniversary Speed Graphic but didn't shoot it much because I don't have a tank for the 4x5 film and had to develop it one neg at a time in trays. It worked, but what a pain in the butt. The negs were good though.
 
The lens is a Schneider Angulon XL 5.6/58 makes great images, I have a Schneider Super Angulon 8/90, a Symmar-s 5,5/210 & 5,6/150 all excellent.

Agreed developing sheet film your self is a pain unless that's your thing but then after digital, taking photos even on roll film can be a pain. Fortunately I use a local lab for developing anything from cut film,120 to subminiature & scan the negs my self. Unlike digital it all takes time but that's the fun of the hobby & the images are superior when you get it right.

You'll have to find a lab, (there's no shortage on the web) & dust off the Speed Graphic.
 
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I have a Crown Graflex 4x5 but I've never shot film with it.

I've been thinking about doing Tintypes after seeing it on Tested.com.
 
I've read a lot about tin type photography & would like to give it a go but have a job getting through the my film images without starting down another avenue. Pin hole photography is another form of photography I would like to get around to & less complicated, in fact not complicated at all.

If tin type appeals to you get that camera out & have a go. Love the wedding photos on your site James.
 
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