Doug T.
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Post by Doug T. on Apr 27, 2013 14:59:37 GMT -5
Hi all! We went to another rummage sale today where I found this one for 10 bucks.  I was intrigued by the branding. It's marked Sawyer's, and is a re-badged Cosina. I know that Sawyer's marketed Viewmaster cameras, but this is the first SLR that I've seen from them. Are there more? I believe this one is rare enough to be a keeper  Oh yes, everything functions as it should. Doug |
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Stephen
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Post by Stephen on Apr 27, 2013 15:35:54 GMT -5
Sawyer's were involved with Topcon in the 1950's, with the re-badged Primo TLR 120 camera, even as far as showing Sawyer's to be from Japan on the box! But I have never seen a 35mm reflex with the name.
The Cosina on the lens is the dead give-away that it is Cosina behind the camera, the same model was marketed in the UK as Prinz, from Dixons Stores, and from the performance of those, they work very well for the budget price, or better, as most Cosina was well made.
Unusual branding indeed.
Stephen
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casualcollector
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Post by casualcollector on Apr 27, 2013 16:24:51 GMT -5
You sure found an odd duck with that one Doug! Sawyers was successful with projectors, guess they wanted an SLR to round out the product line.
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Stephen
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Post by Stephen on Apr 28, 2013 6:39:15 GMT -5
The Sawyers I like is the "Viewmaster" model that took 135mm film, angled at about 30 degrees down across the camera back, to expose two level mini positives for making the slides. It must rank as the most unusual 35mm camera bar none.......if you know a stranger type, please tell!!!.. at least the Russian Horizont has the film straight, but on a vast curved film frame....... Stephen |
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Post by Randy on Apr 28, 2013 9:56:26 GMT -5
Thanks for that photo and information. We'll have to add that to the Cosina Files.
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