35mm half frame options...

Kc2edh · May 9, 2014

I've had good luck with a Ricoh Auto Half. Followed them on ebay for a while, and eventually came away with one for $10. Luckily mine was stored inside its case, so the selenium meter is still good to go. I usually end up loading Tri-X 400 in it for the greater depth of field, as the shutter is set at a fixed 1/125. I love the grainy results, took it to a rugby game at my college a few months ago and came away with lots of gritty shots of players slamming into each other.

With the price of 35mm film I see no reason to use half-frame for the economy, it's just if you like grain. Even at 5x7, it's plainly visible in all my enlargements.

AgX · May 9, 2014

Andrew K said:
I also forgot to mention the georgeous Penti cameras. Manual shutter, focussing lens, and a funky wind on by puching in a lever that pops out of the end of the camera when you fire the shutter...

OK - they use Rapid films, but the cassettes are easy to re-load....and they come in a great range of Colors.

Seeminglý the Penti is operatedable one-handedly.

There are basically no special Rapid films. Only the cassettes are different.
(Most important though when refilling is to mark at least one film end.)
They also got a flm-speed indicator (that only few cameras use).

Mustafa Umut Sarac · May 9, 2014

A Leica 72 (half-frame) camera could be yours for only $48,999.00! http://www.ebay.com/itm/Leica-72-18x...item5663ebcec6

one of our family friend is an very old photograph studio owner , he said at 60s , when the film prices were ultra high , he had been converted a zenit to half frame with removing the half of the gear tooths from the main gear.

Leicaflex is cheap , anyone who owns a expensive lens could buy a extra leicaflex and order to a service to convert to half frame. He had been made a mask inside of the camera also.

erikg · May 9, 2014

IloveTLRs said:
A Leica 72 (half-frame) camera could be yours for only $48,999.00! http://www.ebay.com/itm/Leica-72-18...734?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5663ebcec6

Chaikas are supposed to be good - http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Chaika

I'm a Pen shooter myself, but I had a Canon Demi S as well, which is uncoupled from the meter. Hard to find now :/

I also always wanted a Yashica Half 17 because of the sexy design, but alas I've never been ever to find a working one ..

Chaikas aren't really that good, but they are interesting and fun to shoot if you don't mind tearing up sprocket holes from time to time. You can unscrew the lens and use it on your enlarger if you don't have an enlarging lens in that focal length.

ChristopherCoy · May 9, 2014

Ok next question. Who has one they want to sell for cheap? LOL

dynachrome · May 16, 2014

There is an older series of Konica half frame rf cameras. The three models were in the EYE series. The word eye is stylized so it can look to some like CYC. Many years after the Auto Reflex (Autorex in some markets) of 1965 there was a half frame version of the Konica FT-1. It involved a factory supplied conversion kit and the result was called the FT-1 Pro Half. One recently appeared on eBay. I will add one more Konica model. In the U.S. it was called the AA35 and in other markets the Recorder. There were two odd things about the camera: It came in different color schemes including plaid and it looked very much like a Disc camera but slightly thicker. It has AF and the lens is quite good. If you can find one I think you'd like it. Just wait until you get the bill for developing and printing 72 frames!

removed account4 · May 16, 2014

wrong place to say this but

if it doesn't have to be 35mm half frame
the bencini cameras sometimes are half frame
( and a lot of fun to shoot ...
funky metal overly built italian futuristic 1950s/60s cameras

AgX · May 16, 2014

dynachrome said:
I will add one more Konica model. In the U.S. it was called the AA35 and in other markets the Recorder. There were two odd things about the camera: It came in different color schemes including plaid and it looked very much like a Disc camera but slightly thicker. It has AF and the lens is quite good. If you can find one I think you'd like it. Just wait until you get the bill for developing and printing 72 frames!

I got both versions in bronze style. Very stylish.
Came across both within a few days on local fleamarkets. One of those coincidents.

ChristopherCoy · May 17, 2014

jnanian said:
wrong place to say this but

if it doesn't have to be 35mm half frame
the bencini cameras sometimes are half frame
( and a lot of fun to shoot ...
funky metal overly built italian futuristic 1950s/60s cameras

I actually have a Bencini half frame, but the Koroll II is 120.

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