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Post by raybar on Oct 13, 2016 17:50:50 GMT -5
Noblex is from Germany -- Kamera Werk Dresden The Horizon "Kompakt" and "Perfekt" cameras from Lomography are Russian made. I have no first-hand knowledge of them. I have no scans readily available. But here's a Flickr group dedicated to Noblex. Some of the images put my efforts to shame, I'm sorry to say. www.flickr.com/groups/noblex/pool/
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Post by olddocfox on Oct 20, 2016 9:28:08 GMT -5
O for Olympus XA, a wonderful travel camera. The XA featured a razor-sharp 35mm f/2.8 F.Zuiko lens, a tiny body with sliding lens covers and a really sensitive shutter release. It produced really fine images, but its small controls and markings make it tough for those with old eyes or big paws.
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Post by hansz on Oct 20, 2016 9:55:35 GMT -5
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Post by mickeyobe on Oct 20, 2016 13:21:14 GMT -5
Portrait No. 5 Series AF 5 Focus 15". f5 to f32. Gundlach-Manhattan Opt. Co., Rochester N.Y. 7-3/4" long by 2-3/4" Lens front element diameter. Hood is 4-1/4" diameter. Weight ? Much too heavy for hockey photography. But brass is nice. Mickey
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Post by John Farrell on Oct 21, 2016 0:42:12 GMT -5
Portrait No. 5 Series AF 5 Focus 15". f5 to f32. Gundlach-Manhattan Opt. Co., Rochester N.Y. 7-3/4" long by 2-3/4" Lens front element diameter. Hood is 4-1/4" diameter. Weight ? Much too heavy for hockey photography. But brass is nice. Mickey Got an adapter to mount on a digital mirrorless? It could be worth a fortune!
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Post by mickeyobe on Oct 21, 2016 11:57:56 GMT -5
What a great idea. The picture quality would be superb.
Ummm. One minor problem. The lens has no tripod socket.
That might impose an unacceptable strain on a rather delicate digital camera.
Camera mounted on tripod. Lens mounted on camera. All components dismount simultaneously.
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Post by mickeyobe on Nov 4, 2016 5:31:35 GMT -5
What happened to my avatar picture???
It is gone. It is still extant on all the other sites and fora I visit.
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Okay. I fixed it although I seem to have shrunk considerably.
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Post by Randy on Nov 4, 2016 22:18:57 GMT -5
I don't know Mickey, all kinds of wierd things are happening, I'll look into it on Saturday.
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Post by John Farrell on Nov 4, 2016 23:16:11 GMT -5
Photobucket is not working at the moment - it's been down for nearly a day. No pictures hosted there are visible.
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Post by olddocfox on Nov 6, 2016 15:29:19 GMT -5
Q is for Quite enough Quiet time cuing for a Q. R is for the Retina Reflex, an interesting SLR offered by Kodak. The most interesting feature of this camera series (Retina Reflex 1957-58, Retina Reflex S 1959-60, Retina Reflex III 1961-64 and Retina Reflex IV 1964-77) is that it used a Synchro-Compur between-the-lens shutter. The "S" version shown was the second production Retina SLR and its lenses also fit the rangefinder Retina S camera. Note that the rear lens element remained fixed in the camera; only the front elements were interchangable. Lenses were made by Schneider and by Rodenstock. In addition to the Schneider 35, 50 and 135 mm lenses illustrated, lenses (actually lens front elements) in 28, 30, 85, 200 and 250 mm focal lengths were offered. The interchangeable lens front elements were bayonet-mounted to the camera body in conventional fashion. Clearly, no focal plane shutter is evident when the back is opened. The film-advance/shutter-cocking lever is on the bottom of the camera and is meant to be operated by the right thumb.
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Post by conan on Nov 6, 2016 15:59:51 GMT -5
Q is for Quite enough Quiet time cuing for a Q. R is for the Retina Reflex, an interesting SLR offered by Kodak. The most interesting feature of this camera series (Retina Reflex 1957-58, Retina Reflex S 1959-60, Retina Reflex III 1961-64 and Retina Reflex IV 1964-77) is that it used a Synchro-Compur between-the-lens shutter. The "S" version shown was the second production Retina SLR and its lenses also fit the rangefinder Retina S camera. Note that the rear lens element remained fixed in the camera; only the front elements were interchangable. Lenses were made by Schneider and by Rodenstock. In addition to the Schneider 35, 50 and 135 mm lenses illustrated, lenses (actually lens front elements) in 28, 30, 85, 200 and 250 mm focal lengths were offered. The interchangeable lens front elements were bayonet-mounted to the camera body in conventional fashion. Clearly, no focal plane shutter is evident when the back is opened. The film-advance/shutter-cocking lever is on the bottom of the camera and is meant to be operated by the right thumb. The Retina Reflex IV lasted until 1967 Actually one of the most interesting things about the last Retina Reflex was that in gave an early indication of the serious problems in the West German camera industry which Zeiss blithely ignored. Zeiss had a big investment in Deckel and were fully aware that Kodak was seriously cutting back on their orders for shutters which meant that the Retina Reflex and the Retinettes and Retinas were probably due to be phased out. Kodak had in fact developed conventional focal plane shutter prototypes but decided that Japanese competition made them unviable so Kodak would pursue their basic 126 camera mass market strategy. If the largest manufacturer of photographic products in the World could not turn a profit on precision camera manufactured in West Germany – then who could? Of course Kodak had it both ways with the dominance of 35mm and then 126 - as the largest manufacturer of film and processing products - they were on a winner.
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Post by olddocfox on Nov 7, 2016 11:24:44 GMT -5
Says conan: According to McKeown's 11th, the Retina Reflex IV (Type 051) was made 1964-66. An unknown quantity of the Retina Reflex IV (Type 051/N) was hand assembled at Kodak A.G. in 1977. Hence I think my original assertion...
... was correct. But let's just agree to disagree. :)
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Post by conan on Nov 10, 2016 2:50:55 GMT -5
Says conan: According to McKeown's 11th, the Retina Reflex IV (Type 051) was made 1964-66. An unknown quantity of the Retina Reflex IV (Type 051/N) was hand assembled at Kodak A.G. in 1977. Hence I think my original assertion... ... was correct. But let's just agree to disagree. With great respect implying that the Retina IV was a 1964-1979 product is inaccurate and misleading on a site devoted to Camera Collecting. A year or so with conflicting release dates and end of manufacturing dates might be OK but adding 12 years is at best confusing. When a manufacturer goes through the spares and parts bins 12 years after discontinuing a product and assembles a not for sale model for only staff cannot be considered a manufacturing continuation. The Retina IV (Type 051) was a 1964 to 1967 camera, even Kodak in their 1968 and 1969 US price lists state the camera is a ‘no longer manufactured’ model. The 051/N model of 1979 (total 300) was put together from old parts and was only given to Kodak employees – it was never a retail product. It had different numbering and different pressings in the leatherette. Kodak did the same again in 1979 with the Retina IIIC (Type 028)– a 1958-1961 model with a limited run of 120 – again not for retail – assembled from old existing parts and only for Kodak Employees. Kodak was not the only company to do this. The Contarex Super and Super Electronic was a 1970 – 1972 camera yet Zeiss assembled some from existing components in 1993 and 1994 and these were available to the public as a special order but this is not considered a 1990-1994 camera.
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Post by mickeyobe on Nov 14, 2016 2:43:53 GMT -5
S for Stereo Stuff. Mickey
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Post by barbarian on Nov 18, 2016 9:16:14 GMT -5
"M" is for "Miranda!"
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