If you wish to share some of your images then I look forward to seeing your results and comments.
"Sh*t, my pictures are as crappy as before but I am $499 short..."
This is what I would think and this is the reason why I don't put too much expectation on gear...
@xkaes yow ARE a recognized expert on 16mm and Smaller Still cameras. Lets see if the high level of demand for this guy keeps up, which would mean that Pentax/Ricoh may be tempted to offer something that this crowd would like.
I mean if your pictures are crappy because you're using some old, rusty, mouldy, 'professionally CLAd' junk from ebay, your pictures might actually become way less crappy with a brand new camera with no age-related issues.
No rotten light seals to replace. No oily shutter blades. No dodgy exposure meters with semi-exhausted cells. Sounds like a dream to me.
Depends on your definition of "works like new": My black SRT101 cost me more than double, didn't include a lens, and it needed a considerable amount of work, as the foam was rotted, the lubricants were dried-out, and the galvanometer was shot. Not the easiest camera to service!I just got a BLACK Minolta SRT101 (second version -- the best) with 50mm f1.4 MC Rokkor & like new original case, for $10. Works like new -- just a little dusty. My first thought was to sell it, and make a down-payment on a Pentax 17. Any thoughts?
Depends on your definition of "works like new"
Like one that shows up on ebay? It is expected to function perfectly? Optics are like new? Warranty?I think you might get better results using a Olympus Pen F for half frame pictures. Sure the lenses are better and you can actually see focus in the viewfinder.
It might be a difference in the way we tally up our costs: I include shipping, time spent online and in person searching for deals, travel/automobile/transit expenses and so on. The easiest way for me to "boost my stats" might be to make multi-camera/lens purchases, but that too has a cost, because I rarely want more than one or two of the items, and storing/donating/selling the unwanted stuff comes with it's own cost, IMO.Just like I said -- I've even tested the shutter with my Calumet shutter tested, and compared the meter to my Minolta Autometer II.
Just because you've had back luck -- apparently with non-returnable items -- does not mean everyone else has gotten themselves into the same avoidable situation.
When you can come up with this radio in a 110 cassette, I'll be all ears.
I hope it's a bigger success than the K1000 has been -- nice camera, and I'm still amazed at the prices these sell for (used), even though there are much better cameras selling for much less -- ex., Minolta SRT200 ($20 vs $120).
Unfortunately no, you can only select those 6 pre-defined distances. And it is focus by wire, meaning that:@blee1996, can you set the focus position in continuous fashion (place it in-between the marked positions)?
The RADICAME has 2 AA batteries to power the AM Radio and the flash.
The K1000 was the worst yet the most successful camera in the Pentax K series.
Another quirk is that the entire front lens group plus the moving parts are partially exposed to elements
Uh, Cholentpot was talking about a radio inside a 110 cassette -- without a battery. The National C-R1, C-R2 & C-R3 Radicame & Radio/Flash models were 110 cameras with a radio inside -- or a radio with a 110 camera inside -- and they needed batteries. The radio was NOT inside the 110 cassette. The 110 cassette was loaded with film.
Worst? It had the least features, but the quality of the camera was the same -- and the photographic results were the same since it used the same lenses. Some would say it was "better" simply because it produced the same results at a lower cost.
Yes the radio was in the 110 cassette. I didn't mention if it had a battery or not.
the build quality is significantly worse than that of say the KX.
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