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

[John_Nikon_F]

Arrived Tuesday from Roberts Camera:



Details on the camera are viewable by clicking on the pic. Currently being refoamed. Only thing it needs is to have the meter recalibrated for 1.5 volt batteries, then it's good to go.

On Wednesday, I picked up an F5 for $250 from Kenmore Camera. Has the MF-28 data back on it, which is, as some of us know, worth about $150 of the total cost of the camera.



A frontal shot of the F5, along with my D-word Nikon, and my F...

-J

 

[M-88]

Olympus OM-4 (regular version, not T) which came to me for 90$, body only, 8 months ago. Prism housing is a bit bent to the inside, but everything works as it should. Now, when I acquire OM-1 too, my search for 35 mm camera will finally be over.

 

[TmRn]

Minolta XG-M. Pristine. Used it with a Celtic 28mm from the 70's,but today I ordered an MD Rokkor-X 45mm F/2, should be here next week.

 

[Toyo]

Pentax SV
T

 

[AndroclesC]

Canon F1 with a very nice FD

50/1.4 and FD 35-105/3.5

 

[Theo Sulphate]

Canon F1 with a very nice FD ... 50/1.4 and FD 35-105/3.5

Looks new from the factory. Congratulations and enjoy it!

 

[Europan]

Beaulieu Reflex 9,5

 

[AndroclesC]

Looks new from the factory. Congratulations and enjoy it!

Thank you, I definitely will!

Andy

 

[naktsnakts]

Hello everyone, first post!
Just got this one from courier. Bought it for around 40 euros on auction.
Beautiful camera, always wanted one with a waist level viewfinder. Since auction had only frontal view picture couldn't have known that the mirror was murky and shutter stuck.
Oh well, can't have it all, right.

 

[M-88]

That's how auctions are, you know. In best case you'll get it fixed and play around. In worst - it'll be a great decoration for your shelf.

 

[Theo Sulphate]

Hello everyone, first post! ... Since auction had only frontal view picture couldn't have known that the mirror was murky and shutter stuck....

Welcome to the forum!

Exaktas are fun to use. You may find these links useful:

http://www.wrotniak.net/photo/exakta/index.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20140213...nd-exakta-and-the-replacement-of-its-shutter/

 

[naktsnakts]

Welcome to the forum!

Exaktas are fun to use. You may find these links useful:

http://www.wrotniak.net/photo/exakta/index.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20140213...nd-exakta-and-the-replacement-of-its-shutter/

Thank you! These indeed look useful. This Exakta might turn into a fun project in the end.

 

[AgX]

Mirror replacement shoud basically be a minor issue for a tinkerer, though I got no idea how the one on the Exakta was fixed.
Shutters I find more deterrent.

 

[M-88]

Thank you! These indeed look useful. This Exakta might turn into a fun project in the end.

You're right, swapping the mirror is relatively easy. Swapping the shutter isn't much difficult either (the camera is easy to strip down unlike some other, more sophisticated devices). However, adjusting the shutter to make speeds fire properly is a real pain in the rear. "Exa" was much easier in that because it was a cheaper model with fewer speeds.

I would never touch exakta again, but it's an easy fix for a skilled mechanic.

 

[benjiboy]

Canon F1 with a very nice FDView attachment 200051 50/1.4 and FD 35-105/3.5

congratulations the camera looks to be in mint condition, I bought one off eBay from someone in England last year for a very reasonable price and when I received it I was amazed at what good condition it was in the only mark on camera is a very slight scuff on the base plate. they are great S.L.R.'s that are rugged and reliable if you need to come home with pictures, not excuses.

 

[AndroclesC]

congratulations the camera looks to be in mint condition, I bought one off eBay from someone in England last year for a very reasonable price and when I received it I was amazed at what good condition it was in the only mark on camera is a very slight scuff on the base plate. they are great S.L.R.'s that are rugged and reliable if you need to come home with pictures, not excuses.

I strongly agree. I absolutely love the F-1. I had one some years ago and took some incredible pictures with it, but I foolishly sold the camera. This one is definitely a keeper, and I'm looking forward to capturing amazing moments with this one as well.
Andy

 

[Theo Sulphate]

Thank you! These indeed look useful. This Exakta might turn into a fun project in the end.

It's not too difficult to find Exaktas in fully functional condition. However, I always buy cameras that I can hold and examine - never on-line. Over the last 18 years I've acquired three VX's, a VX IIa, and an Exakta 500 (Exa II). The easy thing to test for is whether the shutter caps at high speeds: remove the lens, open the back, aim the camera at a long horizontal fluorescent light (typical ceiling light in a business), and then when you trip the shutter you should see the light across the entire frame.

I've made these notes for checking the speeds as well as long speeds and self-timer speeds:

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A note on shutter speeds: you have the main dial (with 1/1000-1/25, B, T) and the secondary dial with black and red numbers.

-- To use 1/1000 through 1/25, B, or T, just set it on the main dial; leave the secondary dial unwound.

-- To use 1/5sec to 12sec, set B on main dial; wind and set to black number on secondary dial

-- To use fixed delay before 1/1000-1/25, set speed on main dial; wind and set any red number on secondary dial

-- To use fixed delay before 1/5-6sec, set B on main dial; wind and select a red number on secondary dial


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[jwd722]

The price was just too good to pass up...just under $100.00 so I bought this Mamiya C33 w/ 80mm f2.8 lens. A little cleaning, some new seals on back door, everything works, shutter speeds sound pretty accurate. Now with the C220 and this I have one for b/w and one for color. Life is good! BTW, the red dot is not a Mamiya thing, I did it and I like it.

 

[Roger Thoms]

Nice looking C33, my understanding is that the "Red Dot" version is the more desirable model and worth considerably more. It's also quite rare, as this is the first one I've ever seen.

Roger

 

[jwd722]

Thanks Roger.
Using the P.T. Barnum school of thought I'll bet there are a few "suckers" out there that would believe it and pay a premium price. If only I was a dishonest person...

 

[benjiboy]

I strongly agree. I absolutely love the F-1. I had one some years ago and took some incredible pictures with it, but I foolishly sold the camera. This one is definitely a keeper, and I'm looking forward to capturing amazing moments with this one as well.
Andy

I'm very tempted by an F1n in my local camera store that's as new in the original box regardless of the fact it's expensive, my wife said "if it gives you pleasure, buy it " but I have two mint Fin's already and two New F1's and probably wouldn't use it, and I'm not a collector and don't want any shelf queens..
I've been shooting with F1n's for about thirty years and they have never let me down, their build quality and durability is legendary and I'm a very happy fan.

 

[Theo Sulphate]

I'm very tempted by an F1n in my local camera store that's as new in the original box regardless of the fact it's expensive, my wife said "if it gives you pleasure, buy it " but I have two mint Fin's already and two New F1's ...

There is a good way to resolve that. As an example, in the 1990's I had a compulsion to buy every mint condition Nikon F2 I saw at camera shows, eventually having five of the things. At some point I changed my thinking, believing it would be to the overall greater good if someone else had the opportunity to buy, use, and appreciate that camera. So, I'm cured. Just a few weeks ago I deliberately passed on the opportunity to buy a never-used, packaged-wrapped, original box Nikon F2AS.

 

[sabredog]

Gifted a Soligor TM by a co-worker last week. Lovely camera but the M42 screw mount lens will not come off the body. So off to my tech to see if he can sort it for me.

 

[Bobkins]

my trophies from trip to Kiev

Elikon Autofocus

Kiev 35a

Agat 18k

half frame fully mechanical camera with good glass lens

and of course Kiev -4a and 4

 

[vsyrek1945]

How I came to buy a Spotmatic is a story too long to relate here, but this combo is now mine. The body came from Roberts Camera on eBay for BIN $20, shipping included; the lens from KEH Outlet on Ebay for $15 plus $6.95 shipping:



The body received some attention at some point, as it has a split-image focusing screen, and the mirror cushion shows almost no decomposition; with a 395 battery I had on hand,the meter agrees with Sunny f16 at ASA 32, 125 and 1000 [a pack of 5-pack of the proper silver oxide SR936SW/394 cells is on its way]; the lens looks clear, the diaphragm is snappy, and f-stop and focus ring actions are smooth. I had to take out a small filter ring dent, but the viewfinder image is sharp and clear.

Regards,
Vince