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

[CMoore]

Japan seems to be full of Good-Pristine cameras and lens.
Wow...that AE-1 looks like it was hardly used.!
It even has the battery door opener stored in the shoe. Those doors were a bit of a weak link...very easy to pop off or break. If you use that opener, it does tend to make you a bit more careful. Kind of trains your hands on how "careful" to be when you do not use the tool.
Nice Purchase.

 

[cooltouch]

This little beauty arrived in the mail today from Japan. Near mint Canon AE-1 body along with a Canon 50mm f/1.8 Prime and a Sigma 35-70mm f/2.8-4 lenses for it. Must be an omen for them to arrive all together. Now I need to go shoot a roll of film which I have not done in fifteen years. I am so happy with this purchase

Been lurking here for a little while looking at all the great cameras, so when this arrived today I thought I would share.

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Congrats. That was my first "real" camera, and started me down the path to uncontrolled GAS. ;-)

 

[Theo Sulphate]

I think that my bucket is full.

Excellent M3.

Yep, you are done. Finished. End of the road. Congratulations - no need to buy more cameras. Or lenses. Nope. Got 'em all. Completely satisfied. Content. All the desirable cameras have been obtained. Just gonna buy film and use all those cameras. No need to look at photos of cameras. Truly at the top of the mountain.

 

[sabredog]

Japan seems to be full of Good-Pristine cameras and lens.
Wow...that AE-1 looks like it was hardly used.!
It even has the battery door opener stored in the shoe. Those doors were a bit of a weak link...very easy to pop off or break. If you use that opener, it does tend to make you a bit more careful. Kind of trains your hands on how "careful" to be when you do not use the tool.
Nice Purchase.

Yeah, that stunned me as well. When I took a photography subject at school back in the day, we used AE-1's so I am really looking forward to re-learning the basics.

Congrats. That was my first "real" camera, and started me down the path to uncontrolled GAS. ;-)

I am well and truly starting down that path!

 

[AgX]

[That AE-1] even has the battery door opener stored in the shoe. Those doors were a bit of a weak link...very easy to pop off or break. If you use that opener, it does tend to make you a bit more careful.

I did not even remember that it was intended to open the battery-chamber door... I remember it as "just" the finder shield to use when the eye is off the finder.

That shield and the synch-socket cap are typically gone at used samples.

 

[benjiboy]

I did not even remember that it was intended to open the battery-chamber door... I remember it as "just" the finder shield to use when the eye is off the finder.

That shield and the synch-socket cap are typically gone at used samples.

It's main purpose I understand was to prevent one getting an electrical shock off the hot shoe.

 

[mdarnton]

I've been on a little binge lately. For years I've had a 4x5 Graflex SLR, but not used it much because it's so large, but recently I saw a friend's 3-1/4 x 4-1/4 and it was much more compact, so I bought one, then another, then another. I was initially put off by the odd film size, but then realized that I am cutting all my 4x5 and 5x7 down from 8x10 sheets of x-ray film, so what bother is a third, odder format? They fit in a rucksack, I added thin guitar neck straps on all of them, and I have 12-sheet magazines for them, so the whole mess is really quite tidy to carry. The thing that sealed the deal was realizing that many of my favorite old photogs, some of the early pictorialists and others, used 3-1/4 x 4-1/4 Graflexes. So now I can be like them.

 

[Theo Sulphate]

Same FTb as in my post #1332 but with a new-to-me Canon FD 50/1.8 lens. It just looks right.

 

[Toyo]

Same FTb as in my post #1332 but with a new-to-me Canon FD 50/1.8 lens. It just looks right.

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Oh yeah - winning combination.
Great camera btw
T

 

[AgX]

Same FTb as in my post #1332 but with a new-to-me Canon FD 50/1.8 lens. It just looks right.

Your model of camera was built until 1973. The lens was built from 1973 onwards, so it could match. And the Canon Museum shows it your way.
If I'm right when the FTb was introduced the 1.8 lens still had a chrome front ring.

 

[guangong]

Many years ago I was aware of Kodak medalist cameras but never paid much attention to them. A recent thread sparked my interest and I took the leap and bought one from my favorite seller. A Medalist I made in 1944. Clean inside, bright rangefinder, clear lens. Built to outlast the pyramids. Shot two rolls of 620 film awaiting development. While camera is in excellent shape after 72 years it needs a cla and will soon be off to my regular repairman. (I service my Leicas and leicaflexes at least once every 40 years!)
By the way, I do not find holding the camera to be awkward at all. Perhaps from years holding Hassy. The weight makes it easier to hold steady than my 6 x7 folding Fuji.

 

[TheToadMen]

I'm getting me an used Nikon F6 - finally. I've been looking for an affordable one since a few years. Found one for $500. But not with a rechargeable battery. I believe I also need to get me a special door to use an EN-EL4a lithium battery??

Anyone experience with those? Is it worth the investment or is working with "normal batteries" also fine?

I received the Nikon F6 in the mail today. Is was sold as: "Camera in great working condition. Cosmetics with many user marks."
But it rather looks like new. I won't get me the extra grip and rechargeable batteries. Just two CR123A batteries are fine.
I went out this evening to test the camera. It handles very easy and it lies well in my hand. I really enjoyed it.
Maybe even better than my F5 or F4s?? Not sure yet ....
I'm very happy

 

[Christophoto]

Same still new to me F3, but I picked up a new 50mm f/2 AI for it to use instead of my 50mm 1.8 AF-D. I usually only buy used stuff in nice condition, but based on KEH's used lens reviews I decided to go nuts and try one of their "BGN" bargain grade lenses. Lol, this would have been listed as "like new!" on eBay. Some very minor wear on a couple of the sharper edges, but overall very nice and the glass is perfect.

 

[Theo Sulphate]

That truly is a bargain - a very nice lens. Congratulations!

 

[sabredog]

Took my new (old) Canon AE-1 out for a walk around the lake across from my house yesterday after work and shot through half a film. Been fifteen years since I loaded a film and used a film camera.

Now I am asking myself why I did not do this far earlier? Loads of fun!

To top it all off, I get back from my meanderings and caught up with my elderly next door neighbour who kindly gave me her husband's camera (Canon EOS 500n) which apparently was only used twice and has been in the cupboard since he unfortunately passed away. The strap is still in it's wrapper and the lens was carefully separated from the camera body with all end caps on. Bit shocked and not a little honoured that she passed it on to me. Just needs new batteries as they are very low.

I know it is not truly vintage, but a nice camera none the less.

 

[Theo Sulphate]

...
To top it all off, I get back from my meanderings and caught up with my elderly next door neighbour who kindly gave me her husband's camera (Canon EOS 500n) which apparently was only used twice and has been in the cupboard since he unfortunately passed away.

Welcome back to analog photography; glad you're enjoying the AE-1.

The Canon 500N (aka Rebel G) is an excellent camera. I've made many nice photos with them and the inexpensive but good 50/1.8 lens.

When the 500N was introduced in 1996, it was superior to Nikon's equivalent offering, the F50 (N50) of 1994. I would even say the 500N was superior in functionality to Nikon's F60 of 1998.

Even though it was offered as an "entry level" camera, it is so easy to use and capable that it becomes fun.

A nice overview, courtesy of the internet archive:


http://web.archive.org/web/20151102063608/http://w3.marietta.edu/~mcshaffd/macro/canonrebg.html

 

[cooltouch]

The Rebels really are a surprisingly capable series of cameras. I bought my wife a first generation Rebel back in 1990 so she'd have a decent camera to take pics of our newborn daughter with. What surprised me about it was its excellent manual metering mode. The original Rebel didn't have a built-in flash, so I bought a good TTL flash for it (a Canon 420 EZ) and it more or less just stayed on the camera, along with the surprisingly sharp 35-80 kit lens.

 

[jeremy rundle]

I have started building up some kit again that i used to have years ago

Nikon F Photomic FTn Apollo
50mm F2 Nikkor
Nikkormat FTn
Praktica Super TL

And have just used the new Patterson film tanks again for over 30+ years, also re bought

 

[jeremy rundle]

I have what I believe is the ONLY complete collection of Weston meters anywhere, including my own Euro Master I bought new

 

[TheToadMen]

I have what I believe is the ONLY complete collection of Weston meters anywhere, including my own Euro Master I bought new

Hi Jeremy,
Welcome to APUG. When in Wales, can we visit your museum?
Bert from Holland

 

[Dennis S]

My latest addition to my "family" Just love the Rokkor lenses.

 

[jeremy rundle]

Hi Jeremy,
Welcome to APUG. When in Wales, can we visit your museum?
Bert from Holland

I bought my Weston Euromaster when the UK joined the common market which is why the euromaster was so named, at 56 I thought as they are so cheap this is the one thing I can afford to collect in life AND enjoy as a photographer, it took me 8 years to get all of them

 

[sabredog]

So help me, I could not resist. Immaculate Canon FTb body arrived today. It is strange that The all black newer FD 50mm 1.8 lens I added did not seem to want to meter properly apperture-wise. I took a silver backed (older) lens off my Canon TX and metering worked fine. Anyone else have this issue or is it par for the course?

 

[4season]

Compared to my Zenit KM+, the Rebel G is a model of refinement, though I wish it offered depth-of-field preview.

 

[rpavich]

Same still new to me F3, but I picked up a new 50mm f/2 AI for it to use instead of my 50mm 1.8 AF-D. I usually only buy used stuff in nice condition, but based on KEH's used lens reviews I decided to go nuts and try one of their "BGN" bargain grade lenses. Lol, this would have been listed as "like new!" on eBay. Some very minor wear on a couple of the sharper edges, but overall very nice and the glass is perfect.

Where's that "Like" button when you need it?
Beautiful.