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

[John_Nikon_F]

This guy...



$44 for the body with sales tax included. The lens was picked up just after I got my 15/3.5 Nikkor and cost about $21 when tax was added in.

-J

 

[Finny]

wow! great!

 

[Chan Tran]

I have a whole bunch of old cameras last weekend.
1 Rollei 35 LED
1 Yashica Lynx 14E
1 Kodak Retina IIa
2 Canon EF
1 Canon Canonflex
1 Minolta Maxxum 9xi
1 Minolta Maxxum 800si
1 Minolta Maxxum 7
1 Minolta Maxxum 70
1 Pentax KX
1 Pentax K1000
1 Pentax ME Super
1 Nikon F4s
1 Nikon FM chrome
1 Nikon FM2n chrome
1 Nikon FE black

 

[Ko.Fe.]

I have a whole bunch of old cameras last weekend.
1 Rollei 35 LED
1 Yashica Lynx 14E
1 Kodak Retina IIa
2 Canon EF
1 Canon Canonflex
1 Minolta Maxxum 9xi
1 Minolta Maxxum 800si
1 Minolta Maxxum 7
1 Minolta Maxxum 70
1 Pentax KX
1 Pentax K1000
1 Pentax ME Super
1 Nikon F4s
1 Nikon FM chrome
1 Nikon FM2n chrome
1 Nikon FE black

High score!

I'm waiting for Zorki which was serviced couple years ago by one famous master. But it is in hold on Customs in Quebec for eighteen days now. Not my fist time to have this experience. Somehow some of the non tracking by local post service items gets in stuck for weeks and months here. Sender has to open the ticket to make local Customs to "find" the packet.

 

[Helios 1984]

I bought a Topcon 35-L rangefinder that I found locally. It's a bit beaten up, the shutter is sluggish and the rings are stiff as if the camera spent 40 years on a shelf (which it probably did) but at 20$... came with Topcon accessories ( case, square hood and yellow filter ) and an indoor German flash which look like a car tail light.

 

[elkarrde]

I just got beaten-up-but-working Nikon F90. The plan is to use it as a spare-parts donor for my F90x. I got that F90x for free, as "probably dead" - mostly because it had missing film door. It is spotless, in almost like-new shape - but it didn't have film door.
So, let's see how does F90x work compared to my F801s...

 

[Nodda Duma]

A never-really-used Zeiss Ikon Nettar 218/16 which still had a roll of film in it. I developed the roll and sent scans back to the previous owner.

 

[Theo Sulphate]

I have a whole bunch of old cameras last weekend.
...

Nice! You have good taste. Did you buy them at a swap meet / camera show?

 

[G1DRP]

Just bought a mint, boxed Canon A1.

 

[Chan Tran]

Nice! You have good taste. Did you buy them at a swap meet / camera show?

I do like them but no I didn't buy them at swap meet. My brother gave them to me. My cost is a drive of 250miles 2 way and a night at the hotel. I didn't have the choice of which camera. I took them all because I can't see any of them got thrown away.
Actually the one I can throw away is the K1000. I will sell it for whatever I can get and give the money back to my brother. The K1000 has become a cult and made me hate it. It was OK back in the early 80's when they were sold with lens for $119 brand new.

 

[rrusso]

Nikon FE2, bargain condition from KEH.

Definitely not what I'd consider bargain condition - at first glance it looks excellent. Closer inspection shows some very slight brassing on the top, and the edges of the back show moderate small scratches/wear. But the leatherette, lettering, knobs, lever...just about everything else is nearly perfect.

Ran a test roll through it yesterday and it performed flawlessly.

This is my second bargain purchase from KEH - the first one (F5) was in terrible shape, so I was questioning their supposed extremely conservative grading system, but this one surprised me for sure.

 

[Jon202]

I recently treated myself to a Barnack Leica (iiic), coupled with an Elmar 5cm f3.5 collapsible lens. The iiic is a 1946 model, whilst the lens dates back to 1951, I've been blown away by this kit, I've attached some images taken on TriX and scanned with an Epson flat bed scanner.

 

[Kino]

Found a nice Miranda Automex II at a local thrift shop. Quite a beefy camera; I was surprised at how heavy this SLR was and that it had interchangeable viewfinders and a dual lens mount system. I never really had paid too much attention to the Miranda line, only having been aware of their later, more pedestrian cameras. Quite nice!

 

[cooltouch]

Nikon FE2, bargain condition from KEH.

Definitely not what I'd consider bargain condition - at first glance it looks excellent. Closer inspection shows some very slight brassing on the top, and the edges of the back show moderate small scratches/wear. But the leatherette, lettering, knobs, lever...just about everything else is nearly perfect.

Ran a test roll through it yesterday and it performed flawlessly.

This is my second bargain purchase from KEH - the first one (F5) was in terrible shape, so I was questioning their supposed extremely conservative grading system, but this one surprised me for sure.

I've bought several items from KEH, almost always in BGN condition. So far, it's always been a pleasant surprise. I bought a highly desirable Tamron 80-200mm f/2.8 LD lens from them for about a hundred bux cheaper than anyone else. It looked mint. Reason for BGN rating? The zoom collar slipped slightly. Big deal. Another purchase was a Pentax 67 camera with a 135mm "macro" lens. The lens showed a moderate amount of wear, but it was still a very clean optic. The camera showed just the slightest amount of wear on the edges, And yes, I got both items for a very good price.

One thing about KEH that isn't always mentioned is how helpful their sales staff is. The sales guy who handled the sale of the Pentax was very helpful and made me feel very comfortable dealing with them.

 

[rrusso]

I've bought several items from KEH, almost always in BGN condition. So far, it's always been a pleasant surprise. I bought a highly desirable Tamron 80-200mm f/2.8 LD lens from them for about a hundred bux cheaper than anyone else. It looked mint. Reason for BGN rating? The zoom collar slipped slightly. Big deal. Another purchase was a Pentax 67 camera with a 135mm "macro" lens. The lens showed a moderate amount of wear, but it was still a very clean optic. The camera showed just the slightest amount of wear on the edges, And yes, I got both items for a very good price.

One thing about KEH that isn't always mentioned is how helpful their sales staff is. The sales guy who handled the sale of the Pentax was very helpful and made me feel very comfortable dealing with them.

Yeah, I was skeptical due to the disappointing experience the first time, so I'm chalking that one up to just a fluke that slipped past them.

 

[watkinssr]

Deardorff 8x10

 

[jwd722]

Deardorff 8x10

Gorgeous!!

 

[Eric Rose]

Minolta Freedom II

 

[Sewin]

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I recently treated myself to a Barnack Leica (iiic), coupled with an Elmar 5cm f3.5 collapsible lens. The iiic is a 1946 model, whilst the lens dates back to 1951, I've been blown away by this kit, I've attached some images taken on TriX and scanned with an Epson flat bed scanner.

Nice images of Penarth Jon.

Good to see another member from Wales too, I feel a bit lonely on here sometimes!

 

[Peltigera]

Lumiere Lumireflex TLR camera. Got some light issues to solve before I can use it.

 

[R.Gould]

Ensign autorange coupled rangefinder folding 645 camera with the wonderful Ross xpres lens

 

[Cholentpot]

Yashica Minister III. Mint condition, shutter and aperture click no prob. Meter is dead though.

Main issue is I have no clue how to adjust the rangefinder. It's outa whack. Until then it's a nice looking paperweight.

 

[Kino]

Yashica Minister III. Mint condition, shutter and aperture click no prob. Meter is dead though.

Main issue is I have no clue how to adjust the rangefinder. It's outa whack. Until then it's a nice looking paperweight.

A couple of links related to your camera...

https://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=162299
Dead Link Removed
http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/yashicaminister.html

 

[Cholentpot]

A couple of links related to your camera...

https://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=162299
Dead Link Removed
http://www.kyphoto.com/classics/yashicaminister.html

Thanks!

Screw on back won't budge and the one on top is nearly impossible to access.

 

[Kino]

Thanks!

Screw on back won't budge and the one on top is nearly impossible to access.

You might try a bit of heat. The second link I sent you suggests this:

"The top plate is retained by a screw on each end; the film advance leverwind and, the film rewind knob.
The latter simply unscrews in the conventional manner. The advance lever cap is normally threaded (counter-clockwise to remove) but there seems to be an endemic problem in removing this component which I suspect is torqued up by Mr. Yashica's personal Sumo Wrestler. If it does not yield to reasonable untorque pressure don't keep increasing your muscle-power because you will surely shear the small diameter underside thread. Give that cap five seconds under a pencil-point butane blue flame to break the stiction and it will then screw off easily. The meter ASA knob stays with the top plate and needs not to be tampered with."