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


Thanks! I'll be sending Mr. Yashica's personal Sumo man a stiff letter.
 
Another F. Realized that I'd have to buy another body anyway to get the wind-side top cover and A-R ring to convert my F over to a black body. So, bought the one that was on eBait with the 50/2 Nikkor-H and that had been serviced at one time or another. Bank account is much lighter, but, don't have to look for the parts and I can sell off the one I've been using.

-J
 
John_Nikon_F said:
Another F. Realized that I'd have to buy another body anyway to get the wind-side top cover and A-R ring to convert my F over ...
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Isn't it fun, though? Just think how empty your life would be if you were a fan of a different camera manufacturer ...like Vokar.
 
Theo Sulphate said:
Isn't it fun, though? Just think how empty your life would be if you were a fan of a different camera manufacturer ...like Vokar.
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*chuckle*

Apparently, it'll be arriving at the post orfice sometime tomorrow (today's Labor Day, of course).

-J
 
And, here it is. After being equipped with the items I took off the other F...



-J
 
Just bought a Nikkomat FTn for I don't know what except I have several unconverted pre-AI lenses that work on an F4 but not my FE2 or FM2, and the price looked reasonable. Should be here Saturday.
 
Welcome to Photrio.

For manuals check out http://www.butkus.org/chinon/ The website is set up by someone volunteered his collection so please send in $3 for each useful download to support that website and keep it operating.
 
Zeiss Nettar 515/16 folding camera; 6x6cm format on common 120-size film. Likely made in 1937-1939. Basically medium format in your pocket.

Has a 75mm f/4.5 Novar Anastigmat lens, Prontor-S shutter with speeds B, 1s to 1/300s, plus a self timer. Everything works fine, but with occasional hesitation at 1s. No light leaks. Aside from a few slight paint chips, it appears to be in mint condition.

Old World craftsmanship. Total reliability and simplicity. To borrow a phrase from Cameraquest's Stephen Gandy: "Idiots don't use them."




 
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A near mint Olympus Trip 35 which was a freebie. Everything appears good with it and dry firing with back open showed that the metering appears to be functioning at different light levels. Now to see if it lives up to its reputation as it will be going out this weekend with a roll of medium speed BW.
 

Got this tiny, little machine ... Rolleiflex 3.5F Model 1 (Type K4D) in nice condition. Now I'm looking for a Bay II lens shade and a bright focusing screen.
Please don't mind the lousy screenie - I ain't got a d...l camera.
Nevertheless I watched out for adequate clothing and hairdo ...
 
A retina IIIC joins the IB and the IIC.

Capital_Gang by fiftyonepointsix, on Flickr

Retina IIIC was missing the front element- I had a spare, then found a late-issue 50/2 Xenon front element for $40 with bubble. SO- about $125 for all three of these cameras, all needed some repair. That was fun.
 
Bought a folding Contessa off that site for the over engineered leather case. Turned out camera was, in terms of appearance and operation, very good. Even the silk screened "Contax" on front of camera was without blemish but lubricants dry. After CLA camera is as smooth as butter...better than the one I bought to use with the case. Camera loaded with film and will use today.
 
Sewin said:
Nice images of Penarth Jon.

Good to see another member from Wales too, I feel a bit lonely on here sometimes!
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Hi Sewin, thanks for the like, does seem that there’s very few Welsh folk on this site
 
A Minolta Maxxum 7000, given me by the local camera fairy who has also given me a black Nikon F2 and a Kodak 35 RF.
I didn't know that this is the first autofocus 35mmSLR; it came with the 50/1.7 and a 70-210/4 zoom, all in pristine cosmetic condition. I'll know if it works when the AAAs charge up.
 
I think Polaroid and Konica had auto focus on the market and Nikon, Pentax and Canon has AF lens but the 7000 is considered the first AF 35 SLR Body, very good viewfinder, the lens are also very good. The 70 to 210 F 4.0 is thought to be based on a Leica design used for the manual focus version of the lens.
 
70-210/4 vario Elmar? I was playing with one not too long ago! There was a lot of swapping between Leitz and Minolta back then.
As much as I like my mechanical/all manual dinosaurs, I have to admit the Maxxum is intriguing. If it works as good as it looks, I might keep it. It's so very 1980s
 
Both the 35 to 70 F4 and 70 to 210 are reported to be Leitz designs, I have both and they are very good for zooms. I like my 9000 as well, use it for sports. Interesting that the XK only came as non motor and motorized versions, then with the 9000 came in standard body with manual film advance or optional auto winder or motor drive just as Canon and Nikon were adding integrated motor drives. Well built, good metering, 3 spots metering modes and average, with fresh batteries the drive will crank out 7FPS. I have the film back, haven't use it yet.
 
E. von Hoegh said:
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I didn't know that this is the first autofocus 35mmSLR ...
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If the "XX" overlaps, it is a very early one. Minolta had to change it because of Exxon's lawsuit:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minolta_Maxxum_7000

This Maxxum camera and all autofocus SLRs that followed made me ignore new 35mm SLRs until Nikon's FM3a in 2003.

Now it is interesting: an historic camera like the EOS 650.
 
Another Canon EF SLR. And whats up with the meters on these cameras ? Had 4 of them in the last few years and only one has a working meter. Thought they were high quality like the F1. I use the Duracell LR9 PX625A EPX625G V625U 1.5v Batteries but nothing worked on 3 of them. Bad average for me.
 
Nikon had the F3AF out in 1983, which had the "DX-1" AF finder which handled the AF feedback, used with the 80mm F2.8 AF-Nikkor, 200 F3.5 AF-Nikkor, and TC-16 AF. It worked, was slow and ugly. Not many made.
 
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