A Leica IIIf - slow speeds were off: some running too fast, some ok. Also was first time I realized that the progression on the slow-speed dial is weird: 1, 2, 5, 25 (detent), 15, 10. Must use two gear trains for slow speeds.
I actually drove past Kenmore Camera without dropping in.
Last time I considered buying something, but didn't, was a pre-AI 55/1.2 that Glazer's has. I could get it for $175, but I'd rather have an AI'd (or a factory AI) copy to replace the one that got dropped a few months ago.
Not today, but last week on dealers website who I have used many times, I saw an absolute mint example of a Minolta XE1. Still boxed with all the usual packing and all the guarantee paperwork plus the original sale receipt from 1976. I rang the dealer to ask a little bit more about it but it had just been sold. If only I had rung him straight way instead of going to make myself something to eat and drink before calling
Today at my favorite flea market (Beekmantown, NY):
- Aus Jena DDR Tessar 50mm f/2.8 with leather case, hood, filter and caps
- EOS 620 & 650 (Both in good condition)
- Olympus OM-2 with Zoom (Busted)
- Pentax K1000 with a Pentax-M 50mm f/2 ( CLA material)
- There was a box with darkroom material (Plates, tank, *tongs etc etc) and another box with a lot of tiny kodak filters.
I didn’t purchase University Camera in Iowa City IA. Roger Christian is throwing in the towel after 47 years. He would make me a good deal, but it just wouldn't be the same without Roger. His starting price is 100 grand, cheap!