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


That is a whole lot of accessories! An Instax back was one of the first things I started looking for - really sad that there isnt a commonly available option similiar to the Lomograflok. The left hand grip might be my next step in the RB system.... the prism finder doesnt look to bad either
 
Timo Schön said:
The left hand grip might be my next step in the RB system.... the prism finder doesnt look to bad either
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I surely wouldn't get much use of the prism finder without the left hand grip -- not sure why they used a solid prism vs. first surface mirrors, but the prism finder alone weighs more than the 90 mm lens. The chimney finder is probably the least useful of that lot -- it's got only a small amount of utility compared to the waist level with its magnifier. Mine has a meter in it, though (my only TTL metering finder for the RB67), so it's especially handy for macro or when using a filter. I might have to inquire about getting it converted to read correctly with alkaline or silver oxide cells.
 
Donald Qualls said:
Mine has a meter in it, though (my only TTL metering finder for the RB67), so it's especially handy for macro or when using a filter. I might have to inquire about getting it converted to read correctly with alkaline or silver oxide cells.
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The PDN version of that metering chimney finder uses a modern battery and features silicon diode metering cells.
It also has a built in diopter adjustment.
It also is quite light in weight.
It does add bulk though.
 
MattKing said:
The PDN version of that metering chimney finder uses a modern battery and features silicon diode metering cells.
It also has a built in diopter adjustment.
It also is quite light in weight.
It does add bulk though.
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Hmm. Mine has a diopter (with enough range I can use it with or without my -6.5 glasses) -- but the meter cell looks like what I'm used to seeing with CdS automatic light switches. How would I tell if it's PDN? It physically takes a 76 size button cell, IIRC (got a 375 zinc-air in there now, probably dead since it's been there most of a year).
 

You probably have the old CdS chimney finder (it uses a S76 cell). Mine had a very broken meter. It was great as a finder, it blocked all stray light and had great clarity. However, since it doesn't fold down, it adds bulk.
 
The PDN finder takes the same battery as a RZ67 - I always think of them as a PX28 battery, but 4SR44 or 4LR44 is now a more common designation.
 
flavio81 said:
You probably have the old CdS chimney finder (it uses a S76 cell). Mine had a very broken meter. It was great as a finder, it blocked all stray light and had great clarity. However, since it doesn't fold down, it adds bulk.
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MattKing said:
The PDN finder takes the same battery as a RZ67 - I always think of them as a PX28 battery, but 4SR44 or 4LR44 is now a more common designation.
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Okay, so I clearly don't have that one. Flavio, you said S76? It's calibrated or regulated for silver oxide? I'd rather pay up front for those than have to replace a 375 every time I use the finder...
 
Donald Qualls said:
Okay, so I clearly don't have that one. Flavio, you said S76? It's calibrated or regulated for silver oxide? I'd rather pay up front for those than have to replace a 375 every time I use the finder...
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Never doubt the honesty of your dear friend Flavio...

If this is your model


Then it does use silver batteries:



PS: This is strange, i'm almost sure mine used ONE cell, not two. And looked identical.

Source:

 

I don't know if it's still available but I've used a battery (3V) that stacked 2 silver cells wrapped up together. The local big box store carries Energizer 357 silver oxide cells, same as S76. I tend to prefer US and Japan made cells, I have used alkaline button batteries, made in China, on sale, 5 for 99 cents, worked fine.
 

Very nice!
 
Fully kitted out New F-1 with the LA Olympics badges on the camera and lens cap. Power winder doesn't work in shutter speed priority mode but damn, this is the cheapest I've ever bought a pro grade camera for, at only thirty bucks. And the AE finder works.

Came with the 50/1.8 New FD lens, a long Canon zoom lens and a midrange Tamron zoom with a complicated adapter for the FD mount. But I slapped my trusty old New FD 50mm 1.4 on it and it looks very cool.
 
Rolleiflex SL35. I got two parts cameras and one over priced camera. With a few extra parts I got all 3 working.
 
My neighbors’ son is taking a photography class at his high school this year. The school has a robust program and many interested students. He has been heading out on his own for several years using his phone or an abandoned digital camera. I mentioned to his parents I would be willing to help with any photography related questions. Today, I stopped by a local shop and asked the owner if they had any beater cameras for a teenage user. He came out with a K1000 fitted with a 1.7 50 mm lens. The finder is full of fungus but the meter works, the speeds are right and the seals are light tight. He gave it to me for free. I added a strap and a couple of rolls of Tri-X before passing it along.
 

The price is obscenely low, like 15 times lower than it should, where did you buy it?

Congratulations, i also have the same Olympic model and it's my favorite 35mm SLR. Love it to death! Does the AE finder matches? (The Olympic model's finders have a golden Canon logo, instead of white logo, to match the rest of the camera).

50/1.8 is also a very good lens if yours has no haze and no fungus. These FD 50/1.8 (and also /1.4) tend to suffer from haze. A flashlight test will reveal it.
 

I believe it does have the gold lettering on the finder.

I bought it at a yard sale in a trailer park of all things. Not pristine, it has a bit of must to it and the winder is only partly functional, plus the shutter and aperture indicators aren't correct in the finder.
 
flavio81 said:
PS: This is strange, i'm almost sure mine used ONE cell, not two. And looked identical.
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As I recall mine uses a single cell, too, but it certainly seems possible they all run on silver oxide. These came out after 1970, after all, and further, most mercury cells in camera applications were the flanged type like a PX625. Might have been a couple versions but mine looks just like that illustration (aside from the eye cup having gone brittle and fallen off).
 
Argus C3 Colormatic, circa 1955.
Just got in, looks very good, focus wheel a little sluggish, in need of lubrication, perhaps.

I always chucked over the nickname "The Brick" but I now understand.
Not sure what makes it so heavy?
 
Donald Qualls said:
A mostly solid metal body, instead of a thin shell.
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My understanding from having taken the front off of a few of them is that it's a sandwich of very dense and rather thick metal making up the front and back covers and a bakelite chassis with some metal for the shutter mechanism to ride on.
 
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