What's your latest new old camera ? (Part 2)

Ian Grant

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I recently bought a Kodak Specialist II on ebay which I collected on Sunday evening. This is a British made Half plate camera however 7x5 film holders are the same fit.



Came with the optional tripod block, extension rail, flight case and 6 sheet film holders. Most of the movements are geared and have control knobs, the trackbed includes an accurate ruler to measure bellows extension.




The lens is a British 203mm f7.7 Ektar in an Epsilon shutter so is standard Compur/Prontor/Copal #0 fit.




It also came with this Dallmeyer 4¼" (110mm) f6.5-11 100° wide angle lens, Kodak sold this lens as an accessory including the recessed lens board



The Dallmeyer needs to be stopped down to f11 or more for taking, the f6.5 is just for focussing.

I'll make new lens boards as I have faster 210mm lenses and also a 120mm f6.8 Dagor which covers 7x5 at f22 and a 120mm f6.8 Angulon which covers at all apertures.

Ian
 

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CMoore said:
Were there Neg Holders made for that film, or when it came to the darkroom, was it up to the photographer to make some kind of simple mask...or something like that.?
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Quoted from The Ansco Memos By Eaton S. Lothrop, Jr.
From the mid- 1930s on, 35mm camera users could purchase enlargers and other accessories that would accommodate the standard full-frame (24x36mm) or half-frame (I 8x24mm) negative formats. Prior to 1930, however, nothing was really standardized. In general, the most successful 35mm cameras were those that had an accompanying "system" of enlarger, printer, projector and even - in some cases - copy stands/cameras. The Memo was no exception to this practice. At the time of the Memo's introduction, it was possible to contact print strips of film onto more film, thus making positive film strips.
These could then be projected by means of the Brayco Still-Film Projector, for which Ansco was the Distributor. A second option was making enlargements - of course on Ansco's Noko paper - with the Memo Film Enlarging Printer
http://camerabooks.com/Custom.aspx?id=f8a3e1b1-2b29-4f4f-8665-f44f18fb3522

More about the Memo a thttp://www.vintagephoto.tv/anscomemo.shtml
 
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A Minolta XE-7 in really great condition purchased from a member here.
It's my second XE-7 but this one's in much better shape.
 

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An old 'Century' 4x5 ( from about the turn of the 1900's Recently acquired from the estate of an old friend. I just fitted a new GG to replace the original that had a crack covered by a piece of well 'yellowed' clear tape. Unfortunately
the shutter seems to be in a 'not willing to close and go to 'work' properly. I may now have to find a 'someone to do some fixing that is well beyond my 'give-it-a thump with a ball-pein hammer' abilities 8-(

Ken
 

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A few days ago I received a Kodak Retina Type 117, 1934-35. This is the very first Retina made, designed to make use of Kodak's new Daylight Loading Cassette, which we recognize as the standard 35mm film cassette still used today.
This one is in pretty decent condition, and the front lens group is pristine (the rear group has a few smudges and marks). Curiously, the Advance knob isn't original to this model: it appears the camera has been repaired at some point, and an Advance knob from a Type 118 has been substituted (the left knob as it appears in the photo)! (See the milling differences between the two)


 

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So many beautiful cameras. I found a nice 5x7 sliding back for my Deardorff V8 . The fellow that sold it to me had the original divider to allow 2 3x5 shots on the same sheet. He also had a 6x17 divider made, I am really looking forward to trying it out when we have a nice day.
 

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Got another Agfa Silette I off of eBay. This one apparently took a hit to the lens and the threads on the front element were stripped (they are plastic) but otherwise working. Had a parts camera that donated its front element. Will make a few test shots this week to verify everything is working properly again.

 

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A Nikon FG with 50/1.8 series E lens:



The FG has many good qualities that people usually don't write about. I think it would be a good camera for street photography. It is lightweight and small (especially with the 50/1.8 E or a 35mm E lens). It offers full manual control in addition to aperture priority and also full Programmed operation if you want to hand the camera to someone who doesn't want to bother with settings. I also think the camera is beautiful in design - especially in black.

True, it is not tough like an F, F2, or Nikkormat, but most people are not combat photographers, photojournalists, or those that climb mountains and rocks. For many photographers the FG will be good enough. I've heard there were some reliability issues with early models of the FG, but this particular one has lasted a long time - so I'm hoping it is one of the reliable ones.

I am not used to the "fold-out" wind lever yet, but overall it is an enjoyable camera to use.

Perhaps one of the reasons I like it is because it is so different from what I normally use - if ever I feel the need to go back to rugged 35mm SLRs, my F's, F2's, F3/T's, Nikkormats, and the F-1N are waiting.
 

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My mum's new "boyfriend" (bless them, both in their 70s) gave me his brother's old Polaroid 600 at Christmas and I just got some film for it...the new Polaroid Originals 600 colour film. As it was my birthday on Sunday I had dinner out with some friends and the maitre'd who came to greet us saw it on the table and remarked that he owns one himself and that he's dabbled with Impossible Project film. As he was familiar with the camera he was able to take a lovely photo of myself and family/friends at the table. The new Poloroid Originals film may not be quite what the old stuff was but it is definitely a talking point....everyone around the table and the maitre d' asking every few minutes to see how the photo was coming out.
 

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Here’s my dad’s old Argus Super 75. He gave it to me for my birthday one year. This was buried in a box of junk in the garage, and I had forgotten about it. I used it for a while in the late 1960’s/early 70’s but its been sitting for about 35 years.

This is a 620 camera but Ilford and Kodak 120 spools fit into the supply slot and there was an old 620 spool in the take-up. After cleaning the spider nest from the view lens I stuffed a roll of Pan-F Plus into it (expired May 1999) and the results were pretty decent as I look at the negs coming out of the fixer tonight. I’ll post them once I scan.
 

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Theo, I agree completely with your assessment of the FG and I've also thought it would make a capable street camera with the right lens. Of all the Nikon SLRs, the FG has got to be one of its best "sleepers." Regarding its durability, the way I see it, those that are around and still functioning properly are the good ones. The ones that had problems have long since exited the photographic arena. And a big plus, in my view, is its very useful manual mode.

Just a tidbit about the FG's shutter: I took a camera repair class back in the early 90s and I had an FG that I was basically doing a class CLA on. One of the things I did was check the shutter speeds with an electronic shutter speed tester. That FG's speeds agreed exactly with the electronic tester's readout. Somewhat surprised, I mentioned this to the teacher and he told me that this sort of result was actually typical with electronically controlled shutters. Makes sense when you think about it. But anyway, so despite the fact that most users of more rugged cameras will look down their noses at the FG, that little camera's exposure results are most likely much more accurate than the results of those rugged cameras.
 

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I just picked up yet another Nikon F4, in nearly new condition. Time to unload one or two...
 

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Pentax 6x7 MLU:



... such a nice battery chamber lock:



... inside:




... a family portrait:

 

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Theo Sulphate said:
Pentax 6x7 MLU:
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Didn't it come with humongous wooden handle ripped right off the WW1 era machine gun?

Just acquired FE for 35$. Although LxWxH dimensions aren't much bigger than that of Olympus OM-2, Nikon somehow feels more corpulent



 

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M-88 said:
Didn't it come with humongous wooden handle ripped right off the WW1 era machine gun?

Just acquired FE for 35$. Although LxWxH dimensions aren't much bigger than that of Olympus OM-2, Nikon somehow feels more corpulent

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No, this Pentax did not come with the wooden handle - which is fine, because for some reason I do not like the appearance of the big wooden handle.

As for the OM cameras, they are so sexy...

 

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I bought this Voigtländer Bessamatic CS at the Sydney Camera Market yesterday. All the ATMs in Ultimo were out of cash so I had to walk to Haymarket to find one. Worth it. Aside from one broken hinge on the battery door and one small scuff, it's pristine.

 
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