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Huss · May 22, 2017

flavio81 said:
Are you sure? My Nikon F is quieter than my F2 and than my Nikkormats. I've have had about 3 Nikon F and they all were quiet.

In fact, what I like about the Nikon F is it's quietness.

I stand corrected. I just shot a roll through one of my Fs yesterday and you Sir, are correct! My F2s are indeed louder.

cliveh · May 22, 2017

The Zenith has to be one at the top of this list. It is the only camera I know that when you look through the viewfinder you can spend some time looking round the area of the pentaprism and when you wind on it sounds like two house bricks grating together + all the functions like shutter speed and aperture do not exactly glide into place. In short it lacks any sense of precision.

flavio81 · May 23, 2017

Huss said:
I stand corrected. I just shot a roll through one of my Fs yesterday and you Sir, are correct! My F2s are indeed louder.

You're welcome sir! For stealth use, put a wide angle (i.e. 28mm) on the Nikon F, set it to mirror lockup, and you're ready to shoot in 'stealth mode.' (Use an auxiliary finder to compose).

A Nikon F in mirror lockup is very quiet. It is important to remember that the shutter on the Nikon F came straight from the Nikon SP rangefinder !

Huss · May 25, 2017

cliveh said:
The Zenith has to be one at the top of this list. It is the only camera I know that when you look through the viewfinder you can spend some time looking round the area of the pentaprism and when you wind on it sounds like two house bricks grating together + all the functions like shutter speed and aperture do not exactly glide into place. In short it lacks any sense of precision.

It's funny because it's true! What other camera allows you to check the pentaprism's silvering while you compose the shot? But I have to disagree about the wind-on sound. Mine sound much more like using a pepper grinder. And yet I still love them, perhaps because I have other cameras that are the polar opposite of it.

Huss · May 28, 2017

Took this with my worst camera..
This is exactly what I wanted, whether I had used one of my Leicas, Nikons, Minoltas etc.
I chose to use my Zenit as it was taken on May 1 - International Commie Camera Day.

Zenit 12SD, Helios 44-M 58mm f2, Kodak MAX 800

Craig75 · May 28, 2017

Love that shot. Killing it huss

Huss · May 29, 2017

Thanks Craig!

Bud Hamblen · Jun 3, 2017

michr said:
Certainly the Fotron has to be on the worst camera list (though it's 828 format, so it might not qualify). Has anyone every actually used one of these? I would if I could find it at a bargain price, like $5 with free shipping.

I got one from shopgoodwill.com that is supposed to arrive soon. This is the camera that was so bad it was the subject of a class action lawsuit in 1972. The price for one in 1966 was $491.60. You could have got a better Instamatic for 1/10th the price.

removed account4 · Jun 3, 2017

looks like a fantastic camera ..

https://books.google.com/books?id=5...ChDoAQh_MAE#v=onepage&q=Fotron camera&f=false

narsuitus · Jun 3, 2017

k.hendrik said:
Is there a worst camera '35' or medium?

The worst camera for me was my first 35mm SLR, a Miranda Sensorex. It broke three times within the first two years of its three-year warranty.

Europan · Jun 3, 2017

Worst khamera I ever got was in Florence, Italy. It’s more like hhamera as they pronounce it in Tuscany.
Bed too short, a room crammed with an immense cupboard and more furniture, a door that left much to desire.
Of course no photography happened in there and no other -aphy, either.

Bud Hamblen · Jun 3, 2017

Bud Hamblen said:
I got one from shopgoodwill.com that is supposed to arrive soon. This is the camera that was so bad it was the subject of a class action lawsuit in 1972. The price for one in 1966 was $491.60. You could have got a better Instamatic for 1/10th the price.

The Fotron arrived on my doorstep today. It did not have the charging cord (not that it would have been a good idea to plug it in). It did have a cartridge with an unexposed roll of 828 size Kodacolor inside.

Kodachromeguy · Jun 3, 2017

jnanian said:
looks like a fantastic camera ..

https://books.google.com/books?id=50wEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA19&lpg=PA19&dq=&source=bl&ots=Z-XgEo4Ejw&sig=ahnjCagxkkPV9vrppm2Kb0hrgkA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiq7uiQ26HUAhUW12MKHT1kCYE4ChDoAQh_MAE#v=onepage&q=Fotron camera&f=false

Odd, I do not remember this Fotron at all. I never saw one. Note the advertising of the era: "color" (now it would be "digital.") And "electronic" (now it might be "nano"). And note the "Ideal for the 99 out of 100 Wives who refuse to fuss with their husbands' Cameras." That is a bit cheesy or condescending, but actually would apply today to the photographers who leave their super XYZ 10^8 pixel digital cameras on A setting, or the buyers of performance cars who set their automatic transmission on D.

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