Which 35mm camera do you carry?
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As packed for sale, everything was present, and it was re-assembled in a few hours. A French Chambre de Voyage
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I did have to do some repairs to the tongue and groove parts that lock the camera open. The screw holes on the lens board show that there was originally a TP shutter fitted, almost certainly from new, so I'll refit one. Meanwhile, I added the Illex Paragon lens as it happened to fit.
Ian
A recently acquired Yashica 16EE has exposed its first test roll of film, to be developed in a just little while. It came with the yellow attach-on filter, my first for a Yashica 16EE. And I've gotten two more Yashica 16EE's in the pipeline -- why ever do they come in droves when the price is low? I can only buy/store/shelve just so many cameras. And there is a Minolta 16 II on the way that was only 2 bits on the FleaBay (+postage). With a new roll of Vision3 250D just tested today, and 3 rolls of UN54 16mm I'll be pretty darn busy for a while.
Terry
Just ordered a Smena 8M from a seller in Latvia. $20 plus very reasonable shipping, it's basically an adjustable toy camera. Looking forward to it...
Almost a month ago I acquired a Canon EF, a.k.a. "The Black Beauty" from around 1975 and I can't exactly determine the year since I couldn't see the secret code inside the film chamber possibly due to harsh cleaning from previous owner. It has chipped paint here and there and a bit of brassing mainly on extremities but overall still looks appealing. While for the lens I "borrow" from the 1971 FTb I acquired earlier on February this year, a Canon FD 50mm/1.4. While for functionality, sadly the electronic is absolutely dead
Just bought this gem from John Titterington. He's shipping it today. Yes, I feel blessed!
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Check that the film advance works properly before using. The film counter is responsible for stopping the film at the next frame, the system is finicky.
It looks like new!!!
Those are great cameras. Although I don't like the looks and the '80s Minolta logo. Otherwise, beyond the looks, they're great machines.
When I was a teen i had a Canon AE-1 and my friend had this Minolta X-570. The minolta had a better viewfinder, great ergonomics, felt good in the hand, easy to use. He had a very nice Rokkor 50/1.4 which gave excellent results. You couldn't really fault the camera. The only thing my AE-1 was better is, my Canon had less mirror/shutter shock. Otherwise the Minolta was a superior machine.
This is the "lesser" brother of the X-700. In 1981, the X-700 was awarded the European "Camera of the Year". Other cameras with this award are, for example, the Pentax Super Program, another fantastic machine. The X-570 is like a X-700 but without program mode. However it adds a better manual mode!!
A tidy Rollei XE35.
An expensive mint Rollei 35SE that had to be returned because the shutter operated as if in Bulb for all speeds above 1/30 - turns out it has two escapements, one for fast shutter speeds and one for slow, and the slower one often gums up with hardened lubricant, so an easy fix. But frankly I wasn't sad to see the back of it, ergonomically its a horrible little thing and the overall impression was of something where it had all been crammed into a tiny format for no obvious benefit. Not friendly.
A second Minox 35GL which awaits batteries for testing, but for 20 euros I'm expecting to have to pop it open and adjust the shutter.
A reasonable condition, working Nikkormat FTn and some lenses.
A Konica FS-1 thats going back since it doesn't work at all in auto mode..every shutter speed and ASA setting results in a wide open lens and I suspect the stop-down mechanism or electronics are faulty as it works fine in manual, but thats not the point of this camera.
A Nikon F301 and some lenses.
And finally a Konica T3 in used but good working condition that turns out to be a T3n (viewfinder blind, flat-top prism etc..).
And thats in about two weeks. Yes, I have GAS.
Oh did I forget to mention the Minolta 110 Zoom SLR MkII that I'm bidding on? It's just for fun isn't it? :0
GAS is good!
Welcome toAPUGPhotrio!!
Tell that to my wife lol
You have to learn from the guitar guys in using the guitar case/camera bag trick, in and out of the house, contents unseen!
And if caught, claim it as an old thing you had sitting in a closet.
You have to learn from the guitar guys in using the guitar case/camera bag trick, in and out of the house, contents unseen!
And if caught, claim it as an old thing you had sitting in a closet.
The things we have to do...I collect my parcels from the pick-up point, drive to the supermarket and open them for inspection, stash the wrapping and then walk indoors as casually as I can...usually to be confronted with "YOU'VE BEEN GONE A LONG TIME??!!"
That looks like a genuine Copal shutter. Am I wrong?
That looks like a genuine Copal shutter. Am I wrong?
A Yashica-D in great shape!
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