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

choiliefan · Mar 4, 2023

I went on a minor spree bidding on thebay and bought this Manhattan Optical Co Long Focus Wide Angle 5X7 Wizard camera. Obviously needs work but looks fairly complete and includes three plate holders. Can't wait for it to get here.

Here's the link to the auction: https://www.ebay.com.my/itm/334760086013

1899 catalog page:

Kino · Mar 4, 2023

That will be a very nice camera once you do some restoration! Score!

Donald Qualls · Mar 5, 2023

With a little luck, it'll be a Mamiya 16 Automatic (16 mm film, 10x14 mm frame). Sekor f/2.8 25 mm lens, focus from 1 foot to infinity, aperture to f/16, shutter B, 1/5 to 1/200.

Kino · Mar 5, 2023

A mid 1970's Kiev 4A with Jupiter 8M lens winding its way through Ukraine; be here in late March.

I already have a nice Kiev 4 with working meter, but I wanted the cleaner look without the meter.

As it's often said, Kiev 4A is 90% of the Contax II at %10 of the price...

Donald Qualls · Mar 5, 2023

Donald Qualls said:
With a little luck, it'll be a Mamiya 16 Automatic (16 mm film, 10x14 mm frame). Sekor f/2.8 25 mm lens, focus from 1 foot to infinity, aperture to f/16, shutter B, 1/5 to 1/200.

Okay, offer was accepted, camera will be here in a few days. Just need to get some cassettes and/or get my 3D printer back in operation and print a few. I've got 16 mm Fuji branded microfilm on hand, as well as multiple choices of 120 I can slit, so I'll be waiting mainly on the cassettes.

Carterofmars · Mar 7, 2023

Olympus OM-1n.

canaq · Mar 8, 2023

I just got three Canon F1n's for €40. They all work, but have some minor issues (shutter capping, shutter speeds not correct), so these will be my first project cameras. They need a good clean, the first one I opened up is dirrrrty:

Donald Qualls · Mar 8, 2023

canaq said:
dirrrrty:

Maybe you should have checked you weren't buying from Xtina?

canaq · Mar 8, 2023

Donald Qualls said:
Maybe you should have checked you weren't buying from Xtina?

They were sold by a Mr. Redman... I should have known...

bryans_tx · Mar 15, 2023

Would be a "Main Battle Tank"

mshchem · Mar 15, 2023

bryans_tx said:
Would be a "Main Battle Tank"
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I love these cameras. Set the form for D1-D6. Even better than the D5, F5 takes film!

AlexLiang · Mar 16, 2023

Just get a AE-1 and four lenses for CAD$80

mshchem · Mar 16, 2023

A couple weeks ago I bought a box of camera junk at a place called "Houseworks" . 30 bucks, I could see an earlier Mamiya 6, didn't need it, but was curious .
A very well functioning Mamiya 6, but also a Leica II (Model D) 1931 camera. Also some cool early optical finders. The lens is some weird Zeiss 3,5 cm Planar in a Leica mount. The lens needs a CLA. The Leica seems to be 100% functional, the black paint has rubbed, and in a couple areas flaked off. Still 92 years old still clicking away.

Kino · Mar 16, 2023

mshchem said:
A couple weeks ago I bought a box of camera junk at a place called "Houseworks" . 30 bucks, I could see an earlier Mamiya 6, didn't need it, but was curious .
A very well functioning Mamiya 6, but also a Leica II (Model D) 1931 camera. Also some cool early optical finders. The lens is some weird Zeiss 3,5 cm Planar in a Leica mount. The lens needs a CLA. The Leica seems to be 100% functional, the black paint has rubbed, and in a couple areas flaked off. Still 92 years old still clicking away.

Excellent find! I've found a lot of thrift/junk store cameras, but never a Leica...

Cerebum · Mar 16, 2023

A beautiful Kodak retina iic

FriedLouisStudio · Mar 16, 2023

A gorgeous circa-1968 Zeiss-Ikon Contaflex S in a private sale, for just $10. I ran some Tri-X through, and everything works.

That said, I don't see myself using this camera very often. It's heavy, the controls aren't that ergonomic, it's missing some expected features (like a quick-return mirror), and while that famous Tessar is sweet, I'm not a fan of 50mm lenses. I never mount 50s on my Olympus and Nikon SLRs, I prefer using wide and long primes.

mshchem · Mar 16, 2023

Kino said:
Excellent find! I've found a lot of thrift/junk store cameras, but never a Leica...

The Leica finish is rough, there's a service label inside the camera from 1975, the shutter cloth looks perfect, could be the shutter curtains have been replaced????? The camera doesn't have strap lugs, that came in 1932. Rangefinder works great, probably will go into my cabinet.
This same shop is were I found my Deardorff V8, that was filty, came with a Packard shutter and a big old 12" Wollensak (not Verito) paid $700 for that, it cleaned up very nicely,.

Kino · Mar 16, 2023

I once found a Calumet 4x5 monorail view camera with a Rodenstock 240 lens at a Goodwill, laying filthy in the bottom of a bin for about $50. Cleaned-up nice and sold it on Evil bay for some good profit back about 10 years ago...

Donald Qualls · Mar 16, 2023

I just grabbed another Mamiya 16 Automatic, this time from Robert's Camera, for about what I paid for the first one. If this one has a sticky shutter, too, I have a backup in case of errors when trying to clean it; if it works, I have a parts camera in case something on a 60+ year old camera fails...

ChrisLLUK · Apr 18, 2023

MattKing said:
I've enjoyed mine since I bought it new in the 1970s.

But it only came in black, so I would be surprised if yours was any other colour.

One hint though - use silver oxide batteries, and take extras.

A good camera. I agree I think it was only available in black.
You did well to get one in the 1970s though, it was released in 1984.

MattKing · Apr 18, 2023

ChrisLLUK said:
A good camera. I agree I think it was only available in black.
You did well to get one in the 1970s though, it was released in 1984.

You are, of course, correct.
It is amazing how long a screw-up can hang around on the internet - nearly 8 years so far!
It was, of course, ~1985 when I purchased my OM-2s. I was probably thinking of the purchase date for the OM-1 I traded in for it - which was purchased in the 1970s!

Strembicki · Apr 18, 2023

1965 Nikon S4 rangefinder, just took delivery of it last week, ran two rolls of film thru it and it seems good to go.

Sirius Glass · Apr 18, 2023

Strembicki said:
1965 Nikon S4 rangefinder, just took delivery of it last week, ran two rolls of film thru it and it seems good to go.

Enjoy it and shoot more film!

MrClutch · Apr 19, 2023

A Voigtländer Bergheil 10x15 camera from 1925 according to the Compur shutter serial number. It has the Anastigmat Skopar 16,5 cm f 4.5 lens and not the more desirable Heliar lens but still a nice buy for 50 euros. It needed some work, I think it had been stored in humid conditions for a while but now it is fully functioning again. I will be using it for paper negatives and I will try to shoot Instax wide in the camera.

Mogens · Apr 22, 2023

I bought a Canon Sure Shot Zoom XL from ‘89. It’s quite large for a P&S. I just scanned my first roll and the image quality is stunning for a point and shoot with a zoom. They claimed the optical quality was comparable to their FD glass and it seems plausible. It is completely automatic, which feels kind of fun to me. Since I use bulk loaded film, I’ve had to hack the dx code on the cartridge to make it work correctly.

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