I'm in love with... a Miranda?

[MMfoto]

I was looking for a Miranda 50/1.4 and found one that came with a Mirana F body. I can't explain it, but I instantly fell for this little camera. It feels like a miniature Pentax Spotmatic, or a Spotmatic era Pentax MX. Simple controls. Clean viewfinder with a plain, central spot microprism. Unique shutter release on the front side. Fits in the hand nicely. It's a very simple and pleasant camera. I've owned and handled more cameras than I'd like to admit to, and this one just sings to me. Looking forward to using it more.

Question for the Miranda heads here: Are these cameras easy/difficult to get serviced?

 

[Ian Grant]

Be aware the camera uses two nonstandard mounts, M44 for older Miranda lenses, extension tubes, etc, and a unique bayonet.

Ian

 

[xkaes]

Lots of people like Miranda cameras. To each his/her own. As to servicing, it's really not a problem, because if you have one that has a problem, it's easy to find the same model WITHOUT the problem for less than a repair would cost.

Keep in mind that there were lots of various Miranda models with different features -- that you might like, such as TTL metering and/or automatic exposure.

https://camera-wiki.org/wiki/miranda#35mm_SLR_2

The lens mount changed over time, as mentioned, and this gives you lots of opportunities to use various lenses from Miranda, but also Soligor, Vivitar, etc. -- and many others with adapters. If you stick with the Miranda 44mm thread or bayonet, your lens choices are more limited. If you already have lenses with other types of mounts, adapters might be available -- such as M42-to-M44, T-to-M44, etc.

 

[MattKing]

As a Moderator, after reading the thread title here I was initially concerned that this thread was about "Sex in the City" .