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

[Andrew O'Neill]

When I was in Japan a few months ago, my wife's uncle gifted me is 645 kit, including 7 lenses, and 3 holders. He's the guy responsible for getting me interested in photography waaaaay back in 1991 (I was more into drawing, printmaking), by gifting me his grandfather's C330. The 645 is in great condition, but I have yet to take it for a spin...

 

[loccdor]

Canon nFD 300mm f4 L

Welcome to Photrio! I bought one of these lenses last year from Japan for my Canon T90 and have been very pleased with it. I sometimes use it with the 2x teleconverter but more often without. In fact, I was just out with it a few minutes ago.

 

[benderscameracorner]

Cine-Kodak 16 Magazine. A kind donation from someone I follow on IG.
Seems to run perfectly - absolutely roars at 64fps! - but the prices for 16mm double perf film and dev/scanning to and from the US make Super 8 seem like a sensible, affordable hobby... :-/

 

[bjorke]

After several years, I once again have a Hasselblad 500 CM.

I'll be using it with a NONS Instax back, so I guess that makes it fairly new-old.

 

[Melvin J Bramley]

Ilford 400 lamphouse.
Still need a medium format mixing box.
Had to make an adaptor.

NIce toy

 

[mshchem]

Ilford 400 lamphouse.
Still need a medium format mixing box.
Had to make an adaptor.

NIce toy

Nice!!. If you have the 4x5 mixing chamber you can get by. These sorts of heads are a joy to use.

 

[Mike Bates]

While packing for a vacation to the desert southwest US, I rethought my intention to carry my Pentax 67 and three or four lenses. That’s a lot of weight to lug around and it’s not really a photography-first type of vacation. I looked through my camera cabinet at several other cameras and none of them spoke to me, “take me, take me!” So my wife and I left for the airport with no camera bag in tow.

The desert southwest is beautiful in the fall and by day two, I was seriously regretting my choice to travel light. I found the only used camera store in town and within minutes had an array of old TLRs placed on a glass counter to choose from. I figured in the grand scheme of things, the price of a simple TLR and a few rolls of film would get lost in the noise of the cost of the vacation.

I wasn’t feeling any particular love for the TLRs, but they hit the price point I was considering. When I picked up the one on the end of the lineup, the little gem in the picture above was revealed under the glass. I was hooked. I always wanted one and it seemed like the perfect travel-light vacation camera. It certainly cost more than I had planned, but this wouldn’t be a near disposable camera either. With a few rolls of film and a spare battery I was out the door, happy as a clam.

It’s been my constant companion for nearly a week now. I’m looking forward to seeing the pictures.

 

[Väinö Louekari]

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While packing for a vacation to the desert southwest US, I rethought my intention to carry my Pentax 67 and three or four lenses. That’s a lot of weight to lug around and it’s not really a photography-first type of vacation. I looked through my camera cabinet at several other cameras and none of them spoke to me, “take me, take me!” So my wife and I left for the airport with no camera bag in tow.

The desert southwest is beautiful in the fall and by day two, I was seriously regretting my choice to travel light. I found the only used camera store in town and within minutes had an array of old TLRs placed on a glass counter to choose from. I figured in the grand scheme of things, the price of a simple TLR and a few rolls of film would get lost in the noise of the cost of the vacation.

I wasn’t feeling any particular love for the TLRs, but they hit the price point I was considering. When I picked up the one on the end of the lineup, the little gem in the picture above was revealed under the glass. I was hooked. I always wanted one and it seemed like the perfect travel-light vacation camera. It certainly cost more than I had planned, but this wouldn’t be a near disposable camera either. With a few rolls of film and a spare battery I was out the door, happy as a clam.

It’s been my constant companion for nearly a week now. I’m looking forward to seeing the pictures.

Congratulations, I am sure You will like it, I know I like mine a lot. The lens is very, very good.

 

[Melvin J Bramley]

Nice!!. If you have the 4x5 mixing chamber you can get by. These sorts of heads are a joy to use.

Its quite dim using the 4x5 mixing box.
I have found a MF mixing box in the UK.
This freebee is starting to become expensive.

 

[Kodachromeguy]

I bought from the 'Bay a Pentax Program Plus body that is amazingly clean. Even the bumper foam pad above the mirror is intact. The battery compartment was empty and perfect. This will be a bit of a learning curve for me. And I need some unknown strength diopter in the viewfinder - Grrrr.

Update: A previous owner had mounted a +2 diopter on the viewfinder. The housing was so well integrated with the original rectangle viewfinder frame, it looked complete and original. I removed the diopter, and the view is perfect. This camera appears to have a clear and bright screen, better than some older Pentax bodies.

 

[John Wiegerink]

Its quite dim using the 4x5 mixing box.
I have found a MF mixing box in the UK.
This freebee is starting to become expensive.

I use two of these, one like yours on an old Omega D6 and 400HS on a Leica focotar Ic. I also have owned the 500H series on a late Beseler chassis. I like the 400's just as well and stuck with those.

 

[Pioneer]

My little brick came back in the mail yesterday all cleaned up and ready to go again. I'll start with a couple of rolls of Fuji 400 color film. This ought to be fun!

 

[mshchem]

Its quite dim using the 4x5 mixing box.
I have found a MF mixing box in the UK.
This freebee is starting to become expensive.

Ha, nothings free! It will be worth the effort

Darkroom is my favorite spot in the house.

 

[Horatio]

Thought I had posted this already. Birthday present to myself, from Japan, before the tariffs kicked in.

 

[madsox]

When I was in Japan a few months ago, my wife's uncle gifted me is 645 kit, including 7 lenses, and 3 holders. He's the guy responsible for getting me interested in photography waaaaay back in 1991 (I was more into drawing, printmaking), by gifting me his grandfather's C330. The 645 is in great condition, but I have yet to take it for a spin...

Wow!! You married well.

 

[xkaes]

TEXER EX-3

 

[chuckroast]

Thought I had posted this already. Birthday present to myself, from Japan, before the tariffs kicked in.

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You'll love it. They are ridiculously fine cameras. I just had my black '74 Apollo with an Photomic FtN head CLAed by ICT. Will see the results mid week.

 

[grahamp]

I had to look this one up...A Japanese importer re-badge of a Seagull licensed copy of the Minolta X-300. I thought it looked like a Minolta!

 

[Melvin J Bramley]

F90X.
Spontaneous purchase , good price.
In retrospect it's a redundant camera as I have a F80 which is in some ways more capable.

 

[ivan35mm]

Officina Antonio Gatto “Sonne V” (1950's Italian made Leica copy)

 

[Kino]

Petriflex 7 with 55mm f1.8 CC lens.

Found it in a local antique mall. It was dirty and the lens was dismounted. After a quick visual inspection, I was able to determine that mechanically it appeared to function properly and the lens, while dirty and very stiff to turn, was in good shape with no scratches or coating defects.

Took it home and after about 2 hours of cleaning, it appears thusly. Meter operation is yet to be determined, as it takes a PX13 Mercury cell. I hope to locate the battery adapter I have floating around here somewhere, probably in another camera, and test that function.

The self timer does not engage the escapement and flies back to trip the shutter, but I don't really care about that; never use that anyway.

The lens was very stiff, but luckily, the beauty ring on the front of the lens easily unscrews and exposed a small portion of the helicoid. I cleaned the exposed area with naphtha and applied a thin layer of helicoid grease. After working it back and forth for a few minutes, it loosened-up and is reasonably easy to turn without being too loose.

An interesting camera; too bad Petri never made any additional lenses in the breech mount configuration with the aperture coupling lever. However, later breech and screw mount (with an adapter) Petri lenses can be used in stopped-down mode.

 

[zfshi]

Kodak Medalist II converted to 120.

 

[Tim Stapp]

Nikon F4S. Just because. Everyone says that it's too heavy but after walking around with an RB67, it's a featherweight!

 

[Donald Qualls]

after walking around with an RB67, it's a featherweight!

Same is true of a 4x5 Speed Graphic...

 

[Kino]

A nice condition Minox B camera in a red leather case! The meter appears to be dead but everything else sounds good.