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

[Ming of Mongo]

Kodak Junior Six 16

 

[John_Nikon_F]

Chrome Nikon F. 6801xxx serial. Currently no finder.

-J

 

[TheToadMen]

Chrome Nikon F. 6801xxx serial. Currently no finder.

-J

Congrats!
That's the one I'm looking for: a Nikon F built in Feb. 1967, when I was born.
http://www.destoutz.ch/typ_production_data_f.html
I have an older and a newer Nikon F, but would like to use a camera and lens as old as I am.
So if you don't want/need it anymore .... Please let me know ....

 

[John_Nikon_F]

Pic of the F3P, which arrived today:



The F:




^I'll keep you in mind. I'm currently looking at another F that's from mid-'73 and may grab that one.

-J

 

[Ralph Javins]

Good morning;

First, I was able to watch as John Nikon F acquired his latest chrome Nikon F without a finder, although there was discussion of a viewfinder to be located later. We were very close to the hour for the shop to close at that time.

And now for my confession: I do not really know what I have. Honest. Yesterday there were handed to me two (2) cardboard boxes with about half a dozen 35mm film camera bodies, and somewhere around 35 or so lenses in various mounts, types, brands, configurations, sizes, and condition. Some of them might even work. I don't know. I have not yet had a chance to see what is in there. This was one of those "get these out of here for me" type of deals.

It is a terrible thing to become known as someone who likes old cameras. You get offered all kinds of things. I may need to add onto the house for storage.

 

[ZenziFriend]

Nikon F4s, bulit 1995, good condition, to be used wirh my tamron adaptalls for S/W

My first (nondigital) AF, motor, matrix monster.... But i use it with MF lenses anyway...

 

[Peter Simpson]

Zeiss Ikon Nettar 515/16. Pre-war, I think, with the 4.5 lens, but a shutter that only goes to 1/175.

Just delivered by a friend of my wife, whose husband found it at the dump! The lens was a bit dirty, but it seems in excellent shape, came with a case and shutter seems to work fine. Bellows like new. I need to pick up some FP4 from the store on Monday to try it out...

Edit: The slow shutter speeds are too slow. Looks like I have some cleaning/relube to do Wish me luck, I have only done this once before on a Yashica GSN...but it did work when I finished, so here's hoping

 

[TheToadMen]

A collegae gave me his old Konica Autoreflex TC with a Konica HexanonAR 50 mm F1.7 lens. It's like new.

It needs new batteries so I have to find a replacement for the 2 Mercury batterirs PX625, to get the lightmeter operating.
But since it is a fully mechanical camera I can already use it.

I have never used a Konica and I wonder how this lens will perform.

See: http://www.buhla.de/Foto/Konica/eTCHaupt.html

 

[Les Sarile]

I have never used a Konica and I wonder how this lens will perform.

I can say with confidence that all normal lenses are better than average performers.

 

[Les Sarile]

So I had a perfectly good Nikon F with a plain prism as well as an F2A and F3 but wanted F2 plain prism too so I kept an eye out for that. Was checking out my local CL and spotted yet another F also with a plain prism and thought maybe I could use it to trade for a plain prism F2 since it was offered at a great price - one of those investment options. Just as I got it, a plain prism for the F2 also came up! Now I am not so sure I want to get rid of the second plain prism F since I am not one of those catch and release types.

Besides being good picture takers, it also provides compositional symmetry . . .

 

[ArtO]

I've heard of people getting rid of cameras because they have too many. I'm not sure what "too many" would mean for me.

My latest purchases were from Goodwill.com. Got a very nice Canon T70 and a not very nice Yashica MG-1 Black body.

 

[Thomas Bertilsson]

What's your latest new old camera ?

A Canon EOS 3. Nice camera. I'm currently using a borrowed lens, and it's a joy to use.

I've been a Pentax and Leica user for a fairly long time now, and it's strange to take pictures with this camera, because of how easy it is. We shall see if I end up liking it or not. It sure is fast, for better or worse.

 

[Fixcinater]

Thomas, have you had luck getting the eye controlled focus function to work? I've tried many many times in many different conditions of light and never been able to have it recognize my eye movement with or without my glasses on.

Also, yes, it is very easy to make images with that camera. Gets out of the way very well, once familiar with it's workings.

 

[Thomas Bertilsson]

Thomas, have you had luck getting the eye controlled focus function to work? I've tried many many times in many different conditions of light and never been able to have it recognize my eye movement with or without my glasses on.

I have not tried, and doubt I will. That metering system eats batteries like crazy. What I like about it is the spot metering in the viewfinder, point it at the area of interest, meter, shoot. That's how I plan on using it. The bright red indication of being in focus is exactly what my eyes are in need of.

Also, yes, it is very easy to make images with that camera. Gets out of the way very well, once familiar with it's workings.

I find this to be a little bit disconcerting almost, that it is so easy to take the pictures. Every time I release the shutter I wonder what I missed, and whether I will ever learn to notice it. As it feels today, I much rather use the Pentax, but I know that in low light situations I'll be wanting the Canon again. It's a compromise to me.

 

[Fixcinater]

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I find this to be a little bit disconcerting almost, that it is so easy to take the pictures. Every time I release the shutter I wonder what I missed, and whether I will ever learn to notice it. As it feels today, I much rather use the Pentax, but I know that in low light situations I'll be wanting the Canon again. It's a compromise to me.

You'll find the restraint and become comfortable with it, I believe. It may take some time (and film!) to adjust, but it's not like the camera is stuck in 7 FPS mode all the time.

 

[Thomas Bertilsson]

You'll find the restraint and become comfortable with it, I believe. It may take some time (and film!) to adjust, but it's not like the camera is stuck in 7 FPS mode all the time.

I might. Time will tell. Good luck with figuring out the metering.

 

[MattKing]

Originally Posted by Fixcinater
Thomas, have you had luck getting the eye controlled focus function to work? I've tried many many times in many different conditions of light and never been able to have it recognize my eye movement with or without my glasses on.




I have not tried, and doubt I will. That metering system eats batteries like crazy. What I like about it is the spot metering in the viewfinder, point it at the area of interest, meter, shoot. That's how I plan on using it. The bright red indication of being in focus is exactly what my eyes are in need of.

Thomas:

Don't dismiss the eye controlled focus until you try it out.

There is something really intuitive about being able to look at various parts of a scene and having the focus change as your eye moves.

I'm not sure if the EOS 3 offers the ability to use eye movements to stop-down for depth of field preview - but I prefer a separate button for that function anyways.

 

[andrewc]

One of my latest 'new' old cameras is a Minolta SR-7 with the lovely 58/1.4 that I found at an indoor flea market for $9.99. The light meter works as does everything else, plus the lens is spotless! I'll load it with film and take it out soon. The other is a Kodak Retina III S that I bought on the big auction site for $39.99. It has paint loss around the lens mount but otherwise looks good and works wonderfully as well.

Andy

 

[Thomas Bertilsson]

Thomas:

Don't dismiss the eye controlled focus until you try it out.

There is something really intuitive about being able to look at various parts of a scene and having the focus change as your eye moves.

I'm not sure if the EOS 3 offers the ability to use eye movements to stop-down for depth of field preview - but I prefer a separate button for that function anyways.

Thanks, Matt.

If I gain an interest in that metering system in the future, I will try it out. I appreciate your input.

 

[John_Nikon_F]

So I had a perfectly good Nikon F with a plain prism as well as an F2A and F3 but wanted F2 plain prism too so I kept an eye out for that. Was checking out my local CL and spotted yet another F also with a plain prism and thought maybe I could use it to trade for a plain prism F2 since it was offered at a great price - one of those investment options. Just as I got it, a plain prism for the F2 also came up! Now I am not so sure I want to get rid of the second plain prism F since I am not one of those catch and release types.

Besides being good picture takers, it also provides compositional symmetry . . .

Nice rack. Maybe turn one of the F's into a motor driven F... I hear that one of your local camera shops just received a black F with F-36 motor drive within the past week or so. ;-) May not be on their site just yet.

Anyway, suspect that KEH has a cheap F2 that you can put your DP-11 onto. Might be a good idea to contact Dan O. over there and see what he can come up with.

-J

 

[Peltigera]

Thomas, have you had luck getting the eye controlled focus function to work? I've tried many many times in many different conditions of light and never been able to have it recognize my eye movement with or without my glasses on.

Also, yes, it is very easy to make images with that camera. Gets out of the way very well, once familiar with it's workings.

I find it works well on both my EOS 50e and EOS 5. If you are having trouble with it, have you remembered to calibrate the camera for your eyes? As the camera remembers the previous calibration, it might be worth calibrating the camera two or three times, but once has worked well for me (with spectacles).

 

[zk-cessnaguy]

An almost new Pentax K1000 and a very nice, useable Nikon FM2n.

 

[ambaker]

I don't have the EOS 3, but I do have the Élan 7e.

Once the camera is "trained", I find the eye control works well without my glasses. No as well with...

Fortunately my distance vision is very good, and the shorter ranges are handled by the diopter adjustment. So putting my glasses away to shoot is not a problem.


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[Pioneer]

Just picked up a new to me Agfa Billy Record 6x9 complete with a beautiful 7.7 Igestar Agfa Anistigmat, 100mm I believe. I love using these old folders and I am continually amazed at how well they actually work. This one is on its way for a very tidy sum of $29.95, shipping included. It will be fun putting it through its paces when it gets here.

 

[Ricardo Miranda]

Thomas:

I'm not sure if the EOS 3 offers the ability to use eye movements to stop-down for depth of field preview - but I prefer a separate button for that function anyways.

No, it doesn't as far as I remember.