What's your latest new old camera? (Part 1)

Jeff Bennett · Jun 11, 2013

New old Leicaflex with 21,35,50, and 135 lenses. Shutter sticks sometimes on low speeds but the glass is excellent.

wblynch · Jun 11, 2013

I just got another old Olympus OM-1 in black. This one an early MD with the sticker on the top cover. It is nearly perfect cosmetically but has a gummy return lever and disconnected meter. Even the flash shoe is uncracked.

Of course the seals are shot and the prism is showing the tiniest intrusion of grunge. I can save it.

It was just too pretty to pass up. Nice black ones are harder to find and I only had 3 to go with the 4 chrome ones. Now I'm balanced and at peace.

ambaker · Jun 11, 2013

Got a Yashica GTN, and a Yashica Mat LM, on the way.

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dynachrome · Jun 13, 2013

A nice looking Bronica ETRS arrived today with no crank but with a 45 degree split screen and a battery cover. All that for less than $50.

Red Robin · Jun 14, 2013

It's been about 30 days now ,but my last find was a nearly new (minty?)Minolta Uniomat. A 1960's rangefinder at a cost of 5 bucks ! Shipping ? well that cost 12. ugg! All is in good order it's breese to use and easy on the eyes. All in all a keeper.

Ricardo Miranda · Jun 14, 2013

Nikon EM in very good condition.

Nikon Collector · Jun 16, 2013

All of them, recently moved and had to pack all of them up, some hadn't used inyears. Got handling anddusting them and got the film bug all over again,,,also can feel a renewed GAS attack comming

Jim Taylor · Jun 17, 2013

Picked up an almost mint Canon AE-1 (without the squeaky cough) + 3 lenses today for NOTHING! Boom!

Sirius Glass · Jun 17, 2013

Panon Widelux F7

Fixcinater · Jun 17, 2013

Got a Kalimar 1220 and a Miniportrait 203 and another Stylus Epic. $5, $10, $5 respectively.

Andrey · Jun 18, 2013

I scored a nikon coolscan IV for 100 bucks. The weird things is that it scans faster than the later nikon scanner and still seems to outresolve the grain.

40 seconds per frame at full resolution.

PtJudeRI · Jun 18, 2013

I bagged a Graphic View II with a few lenses and odds and ends off Fleabay... Anyone here sell it?? looking forward to trying the 65 f8 super angulon

elcabezagrande · Jun 18, 2013

Besides a couple of toy cameras, I recently scored a black Yashica Electro 35 GSN and a black Yashica Electro 35 GX, both of which I am impatiently awaiting delivery on.

Mustafa Umut Sarac · Jun 19, 2013

I won a Olympus XA from Free Thread. As far as I found , its a better camera than Nikon L35. I have a Leica Minizoom and I think that Oly will cover its weak side. May be I use it as BW camera but Its a summicron of blacks , foliage and metallic colors. And skin colors are powerful. I dont know it is possible to use it manual.

DrZorba · Jun 19, 2013

Another Nikon F2, this time it is an F2AS..

John_Nikon_F · Jun 19, 2013

DrZorba said:
Another Nikon F2, this time it is an F2AS..

Good choice.

In my case, another FM2n. This time around, a chrome body. Guess I'm trying to get the same kind of equipment I had when I first bought a certain Nikon body. I know I probably won't wind up having the exact body I owned originally, but, I can at least have something that's darn near identical.

-J

mablo · Jun 19, 2013

I bought a very nice and clean looking Agfa Record III with the sought after Solinar lens. With the camera came the original hood and a nice pair of original b&w filters, all packaged in their individual leather compartments. As soon as I got the camera in my hands I could see the bellows need a replacement and the shutter needs cleaning. A good DIY project for the long and dark winter nights, I guess.

SpunkySpine · Jun 21, 2013

I was given a Pentax Spotmatic with 50 f1.4 Takumar, 105 f2.8 Hanimex, set of 3 extension rings and a lens reverse mount ring.

So I couldn't refuse offer of Nikon Zoom Touch 800 (point & shoot) along with 8 rolls of fridge-stored film for a low price.

polver · Jun 21, 2013

A Pentax Spotmatic in perfect order that was part of a bundle of of Pentax lenses, love the feel of this camera.

Peter

elekm · Jun 21, 2013

Picked up a little Pentax PC35AF, an early autofocus camera from the 1980s. And then a Pentax K1000.

2bits · Jun 21, 2013

Recently picked up a Minolta 7000, w/three lenses. The Minolta 50mm 1.7, the 28mm 2.8, and the 70-210mm. It's been fun to shoot with.

f/16 · Jun 23, 2013

In March I got a Nikon F2AS. It's in the UK being overhauled by Sover Wong. Looking forward to getting it back.

Lamar · Jun 23, 2013

Sover rebuilt the DP-3 finder for My F2SB. I just got it back last week. It works great now, all the jitters and erratic responses are gone, very smooth operation. I have two frames left on the first roll. I have a DP-1 I will be sending to him soon to get a full rebuild and his new CdS cells installed. My two F2 bodies seem to be in good operating condition but if I ever have an issue with them I would not hesitate for one second to send them to him.

f/16 said:
In March I got a Nikon F2AS. It's in the UK being overhauled by Sover Wong. Looking forward to getting it back.

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Peltigera · Jun 24, 2013

Bought myself another Exakta camera - an Exa 500. These things are proving to be addictive.

dmschnute · Jun 24, 2013

Baby Brownie. My first-ever camera; found it in the house (as a kid of 9 or 10) and somehow managed to scrounge the $0.27 necessary to acquire a roll of Verichrome. The rests is history.

What with Efke 127 still available from Freestyle, (I neglected to ask how much they had left) I am on a minor sentimental journey. A rather decent picture-taker, as I recall.

That bakelite box did not take kindly to being dropped. (the ultimate demise of mine ...) I have found it difficult to find one that does not have one or more chips where the two halves join. Can be taped, of course, but it takes a little of the shine off it.

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