I've picked up a nasty bug...

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... it's buying old film cameras.

The first film camera I got was an EOS 30 which can take all of my Canon EF lenses, but looked far too much like a new DSLR for me.

So I got an Olympus OM-1 from eBay and that didn't work or was broken in transit :(. So I decided to try again and now have a lovely working OM-1n :).

And now I have just got these two beauties, for £15 each!! Can't wait to try out the medium format camera!

These are a Kodak Retinette IB and a GB Kershaw 630.

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Well I bought the Retinette Ib when it first came out and it was so long ago I can't exactly remember what happened to it :) But I think something went wrong and I threw it away.
 
excalibur2 said:
Well I bought the Retinette Ib when it first came out and it was so long ago I can't exactly remember what happened to it :) But I think something went wrong and I threw it away.
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Buy another, they are super cheap on eBay :)
 
Eeek. Sorry guys, I didn't notice that huge thread where everyone is posting images of their cameras.
 
Atirez said:
Eeek. Sorry guys, I didn't notice that huge thread where everyone is posting images of their cameras.
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That's all right Barry we have a very relaxed attitude to....well just about anything really. Welcome to the hippy f&c section man, its sooooo cool in here dude.(y)

Andy
 
Buying 2 old cameras is a nasty bug? At a rough guess, most people who even just LOOK at this section must have rampant 'flu!!! I've got a few old rangefinders (nothing interesting, just Russian Leica copies) and an OM 10 along with a couple of AF Nikons, not to mention several 35mm and APS compacts. Managing to resist the lure of anything MF. So far! Have managed to find a source of APS film locally - someone got a few boxes (bulk) from a Trueprint that was closing down and they're knocking them out at £2 per roll. MiL's happy since she likes her old camera and can't get along with digital... ("Where do I put the film?")
 
Don't know about flu....pneumonia maybe. Now, talking of MF isn't it time you got yourself sorted out with a nice little folder....:naughty:
 
It's normal, the weirdos using dslr's for anything more than convenience are the strange ones.

(I like that folder, ran anything through it yet)
 
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The thing with film cameras is the thrill of the chase. With digital everything is there online, you pick what you want and you go and collect it at a convenient time or whatever. With the old film stuff I love trailing the charity shops and the car boots because you never know what you're gonna find, alot of the time some real bargains can be had too. I do get a real joy from picking up new gear but it's a different thrill hunting down older stuff :D
 
Ebilpirate said:
It's normal, the weirdos using dslr's for anything more than convenience are the strange ones.

(I like that folder, ran anything through it yet)
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Unfortunately not yet. No one round here seems to have medium format film on the shelf so I am awaiting a delivery.
 
andy1868 said:
The thing with film cameras is the thrill of the chase. With digital everything is there online, you pick what you want and you go and collect it at a convenient time or whatever. With the old film stuff I love trailing the charity shops and the car boots because you never know what you're gonna find, alot of the time some real bargains can be had too. I do get a real joy from picking up new gear but it's a different thrill hunting down older stuff :D
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Two retro shops have turned up in town and one has a TLR, disappointed I haven't seen one in a second hand store yet. I want to grab a bargain :)
 
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