OFFICIAL I HAVE A NEW (FILM RELATED) TOY THREAD!!

Also bought a couple of books.

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However, this is the reason I bought the lot. Not street photography as we know it today, he sold pictures on the street, at holiday camps and functions using a camera which made tintypes, so a couple of minutes turnaround for each customer. He was also an early paparazzo. Fascinating.

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PeterSpencer said:
I might have mentioned this before but I sold my Leica IIIA because I couldn't cope with the squinty viewfinder and minute engraving on the lens. I toyed with the idea of buying an M type camera but the cost was too much. So I bought both a Canon P and a Canon 7, 50mm f1.4, 35mm f2.8 Canon lenses and kept my 90mm f4 Elmar. I like both cameras but the 7 is the one I prefer because the framelines are selectable. However, the P is a bit lighter and more compact. Also with both Canons film loading is so much easier. I have no idea whether the Canon lenses are equivalent to the Leica lenses, pretty surely they will have different characteristics. The setup works for me though.
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When it comes to leica lenses, I dont know if I believe the hype... That said I am eyeing up a 50mm Summarit 1.5 for the legendary glow. But it seems the case with vintage leica glass that they are all covered in mold!
 
what a cute little camera.
Actually does fit my pocket.
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Great little camera, surprisingly sharp so easy to use.
There's always a BUT..All images came out great but a few came badly underexposed to the point i couldnt scan them..
 
Not quite got a new film toy because the shop closed for the holiday minutes before I had made the decision. What I have my eye on is a recently serviced Rollieflex 3.5F with a Planar lens, and essential lens cap plus a case. It is several years since I had a similar camera which was a Rollieflex 3.5E with a Xenotar lens but in not quite such good condition, but still a damn good camera. I regretted selling it ever since.
 
Rodinal said:
What I have my eye on is a recently serviced Rollieflex 3.5F with a Planar lens, and essential lens cap plus a case.
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I found that the extra stop of a 2.8 was very usefull. Mind you, I sold a lot of pictures from the 3.5F, so that might just be the golden glow of memory! ;)

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The 2.8 aperture is not really important to me because with the med format. I nearly always use a hefty tripod (Manfrotto 55B with an equally hefty B&S head and Q/R platform}
When I had the 3.5E with the Xenotar lens I had to modify the B&W development times because the contrast of the lens was so good printing suddenly became quite a task with a lot of burning in. With FP4 it was a case of exposing at 80iso and pulling the development time to compensate. I am ready just in case the Planar is as good and given the reputation of the Planar it probably will.
 
Rodinal said:
Not quite got a new film toy because the shop closed for the holiday minutes before I had made the decision. What I have my eye on is a recently serviced Rollieflex 3.5F with a Planar lens, and essential lens cap plus a case. It is several years since I had a similar camera which was a Rollieflex 3.5E with a Xenotar lens but in not quite such good condition, but still a damn good camera. I regretted selling it ever since.
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I have just had an E Mail from the dealer and it was put on reserve before Christmas! but had not been marked as reserved.
 
I added a few to the collection, some in the clean 'em up and sell 'em on category and some in the keep until......:)

In the first category:

Canon AV-1 x 2
Canon T50
Fujica STX-1n
Ihagee Exacta RTL1000
Zenit E

Uncertain category:

Pentax ME Super (might keep it for a while - my first ever camera was one of these and I keep selling them and buying them again usually at a loss).
Fed 2 (shutter curtain remains slightly in frame so not sure if I'll try to fix it)
Fed 3 (likely won't keep it if I fix the Fed 2)

In the second category:

Canon A-1
Zeiss Contax II 1936 - needs a service
Ihagee Kine Exacta V1 1936 (currently in Gorlitz being serviced)
Ihagee Exa 500 - mint and so pretty.

Here's a couple of pics of the interesting ones.
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Well I must have been a good boy this year as Father Christmas brought me lots of new toys. Happily it's my birthday next week so some other stuff arrived!

Two Nikon pre-AI lenses, a 20mm f3.5, with correct lens cap but no lens hood, and an 85mm f1.8, with caps and proper lens hood. Both in user condition, the 85mm lens has a very stiff diaphragm but I can live with that.


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I've already shot two films with the 20mm and I'll take some pictures with the other this weekend.

I response to requests from family members for gift ideas I passed on my pile of book reviews I cut out of Amateur Photographer and veryone was very generous.

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I have owned both the 20/3.5 and the 20/2.8 at some time and comparing them, the older lens in it's 'AI' form was marginally better tonally (I was using slide film then) and possibly as sharp or a tiny bit sharper. I have only used an AIS 85/2 similar tele and I don't think it was anything to write home about. It was sharp but not outstanding. A metal barrel contrary to what a lot of folk say gives me confidence about it's quality.

My current 20/3.5 Nikon A/F I find is as sharp as, at least the 20/2.8 primary lens.
 
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I bought it (as a Christmas present to my self!) as I didn't have a wider angle lens than a 28mm for my Nikomat. I was thinking of getting a 24mm but nowt affordable came up. I got the 20mm from Peter Loy for a crazy price, under £100.
 
PeterSpencer said:
. I got the 20mm from Peter Loy for a crazy price, under £100.
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Peter Loy has a lot of nice sounding bits of kit but a good proportion of them do need work to clean up the lenses from haze or fungus and/or the taking lenses on TLR's are scratched. (How come the viewing lenses seem to escape damage?Then there are some where the focus isn't top notch. Shutters work - but only just - usually the slow speeds are just that, very slow, and I don't think he is the cheapest. Before buying you really need to read what is published about the lenses and operation of the shutters and wind on mechanism etc.
 
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Well, I take your point. However, from the handful of items I have bought from him, I would rate him as a very honest dealer and you can find that his descriptions are very cautiously framed. Also the prices are mostly very reasonable.
 
PeterSpencer said:
Well, I take your point. However, from the handful of items I have bought from him, I would rate him as a very honest dealer and you can find that his descriptions are very cautiously framed. Also the prices are mostly very reasonable.
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I have a different experience to yourself. A few months ago I bought what sounded like a nice Zeiss Super Ikonta from him and cosmetically it was nice, but the shutter jammed after 4 exposures so it was sent back. He may look at them, but there is something not quite right and may need to have them checked checked over by a repairer, especially the older ones before putting them up for sale. I didn't even get the offer of my postage being refunded.
 
PeterSpencer said:
Well I must have been a good boy this year as Father Christmas brought me lots of new toys. Happily it's my birthday next week so some other stuff arrived!

Two Nikon pre-AI lenses, a 20mm f3.5, with correct lens cap but no lens hood, and an 85mm f1.8, with caps and proper lens hood. Both in user condition, the 85mm lens has a very stiff diaphragm but I can live with that.


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I've already shot two films with the 20mm and I'll take some pictures with the other this weekend.

I response to requests from family members for gift ideas I passed on my pile of book reviews I cut out of Amateur Photographer and veryone was very generous.

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Everyone should treat themselves to a 20mm lens, my Canon 20mm is my favourite lens...but have been caught out quite a few times with distortion (is that the right word) when closer shots not in line are distorted, but great for e.g more distant shots of villages, houses, scenery etc which I like to shoot.
 
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Everyone should treat themselves to a 20mm lens, my Canon 20mm is my favourite lens...but have been caught out quite a few times with distortion (is that the right word) when closer shots not in line are distorted, but great for e.g more distant shots of villages, houses, scenery etc which I like to shoot.
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20mm good, 17mm better!

My Tamron SP is a great piece of kit on both 35mm film and full frame digital...

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I had a Nikon D90 some years ago and matched that up with a Sigma 10-20 whcih gave me a 15-30 equivalent and yest the effect was 'different' but it wasn't used all the time so a bit of a waste. I will settle for a 20/35 AFD.
 
Rodinal said:
I had a Nikon D90 some years ago and matched that up with a Sigma 10-20 whcih gave me a 15-30 equivalent and yest the effect was 'different' but it wasn't used all the time so a bit of a waste. I will settle for a 20/35 AFD.
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I have the Sigma 10~20mm more or less permanently mounted on a Sony A65.

I find it hard to make good use of it at 10mm but I live in hope! ;)

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Father Christmas ( Actually the Old Bloke From Across The Road ) Knocked at my Front Door and when i opened he handed me a plastic bag , inside was this -- View attachment 410869
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When I had the KR-10 super it was useful in that the shutter speed went down to 16secs on manual. I have quite few cameras that are useless for slow shutter speeds on manual
 
Rodinal said:
I have a different experience to yourself. A few months ago I bought what sounded like a nice Zeiss Super Ikonta from him and cosmetically it was nice, but the shutter jammed after 4 exposures so it was sent back. He may look at them, but there is something not quite right and may need to have them checked checked over by a repairer, especially the older ones before putting them up for sale. I didn't even get the offer of my postage being refunded.
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I guess there is always going to be a heightened risk of fault with an older camera; reason enough perhaps to stick with a UK dealer. I have had positive experiences of Peter Loy, most recently with the purchase of a Nikon F, which arrived with a waggily film advance lever. Peter was very apologetic, refunding my payment promptly and paying for the postage. However, I later discovered that it's a common feature of these cameras, after buying one (from Japan!) that had only slightly less play, so I now feel a little guilty.
 
A recent acquisition as part of a bag of cameras given to me for Christmas by my father. It's a Kodak No 1A Autographic, in very good condition. It was designed to take 616 film but I've just loaded a roll of 120 FP4+ using adapters.
 

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I’ve waited 50 years to buy a Nikon F. It was the stuff of dreams back then and was already ten years into production when I bought my first SLR, a Praktica Super TL. The F is a bit of a beast with its photomic head and must have bypassed the science of ergonomics, but you feel the weight of history with this camera and I find that inspiring.0012-e3682-2.jpeg
 
I have a Nikon F2a which is younger than your F Photomic, but Nikons go on for years and years. I have forsaken a Nikon lens for it and found for not a lot of money a Tamron Adaptall 2, 35/135 constant aperture zoom which is my take anywhere bit of glass. They work very well together. If I want anything a bit wider I will pop on my Nikon 20/35 F2.8 AF zoom and they make a good set to keep with me when out and about.

Non A1 Nikon lenses are still plentiful and reasonably cheap so buy when you can.
 
I have just bought a new bit of kit (To me anyway) as well. A late model Rolliecord 5b. I have put through one film and found a number of defects but the dealer is going to take it back and have it fully serviced. Cosmetically it is in very good condition. The paint is intact with no scratches and the leatherette is all still stuck in place with perfect glass and an unmarked screen. However but the film wind is giving very uneven spacing between frames and the shutter is sluggish at all speeds. It just needs a good bit of TLC.
 
Cancel my last. The dealer and I have had a good chat and it looks as if the service on the Rolliecord will not be worth the effort. For starters, the main springs that fires the shutter are in a state of virtual extinction, so I have stepped back and will have my money refunded.
I find it odd as well because I have used Minolta Autocords and MPP Microcords that were probably older than the Rollie and were operating with accuracy and reliability
 
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Cancel my last. The dealer and I have had a good chat and it looks as if the service on the Rolliecord will not be worth the effort. For starters, the main springs that fires the shutter are in a state of virtual extinction, so I have stepped back and will have my money refunded.
I find it odd as well because I have used Minolta Autocords and MPP Microcords that were probably older than the Rollie and were operating with accuracy and reliability
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Maybe the Rollei has had a much harder life than the other cameras?

Do you know the history of the other cameras?

Typically a Rolleicord Vb is a superb camera,
 
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By the outward condition the Rollie looked very good indeed There was minimal paint loss (virtually non). No dents and the focussing was smooth although a bit tight Both viewing and taking lenses were spotless inside and out. The film wind was smooth and easy... but... the spacing on the film was awful. The 1st 5 frames were missing completely and in the remainder there were three frames with very wide spacing and the last frame was missing about 1/3rd of the image and that was the 10th frames 11+12 were missing.

The shutter cocking was very stiff and the small lever was slightly bent sideways probably caused by the effort needed to cock the shutter. The exposures were around 1.5 to 2 stops off being accurate. the shutter and aperture levers were also very dry. Possibly if there was a good skilled technician was to look at it and find a shutter main spring, it could be pulled back from the brink but I think I will look elsewhere

The other two I mentioned, the Microcord was very good but not so nice cosmetically, but the shutter was as crisp and accurate as I would wish. The screen was clear but quite dim and missing two retaining screws. The Autocord was a long while ago and didn't have anything standing out as wrong, except the CDS meter was very iffy and worked when it felt like it. Cosmetically it was OK no dents etc.
 
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I am now the absolutely stoked owner of the legendary Nikon Nikkor-SW 90mm f4.5.
Although I have to say I did not realise how big the thing is.

Major thanks to a really nice chap called Woodsy who sold it to me.


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Great to meet you chap, really glad it's gone to a good home! That lens served me flawlessly, and I very much hope you get some cracking results with it!
 
I bought these two cameras a few days ago in a vintage shop in Hexham - £25 for the two.

The first is an Envoy Wide Angle camera, 6x9cm images and a 64mm Taylor Taylor Hobson lens. A slightly-souped up box camera, with a few shutter speeds and a lens equivalent to 28mm in 35mm terms. The second is a Kodak Duaflex II, a faux-TLR which takes 620 film.


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PeterSpencer said:
...over-priced, to my mind.

I'm not accusing WYC of profiteering or owt like that, lad.
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I suppose there's the socialist pricing model and there's the capitalist pricing model.

,,,and then there's the Yorkshire pricing model! :wideyed: :exit:
 
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