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Post by philbirch on Jan 31, 2015 6:43:03 GMT -5
I acquired my entry ticket, a Leica IIIf from an old friend and a nice set of lenses and accessories from a friend here on this forum. Real Cameras In Manchester supplied other things. All my LTM cameras and lenses:    |
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Post by philbirch on Jan 31, 2015 6:44:53 GMT -5
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Post by philbirch on Jan 31, 2015 6:48:42 GMT -5
I have adapted a couple of lenses to M39 including this Soligor 35mm which I acquired without a lens mount. Lenses from broken cameras end up with M42 or M39 screw on the rear end so I can use them on my Sony Mirrorless cameras. Putting an M39 thread on them allows me to use them on my Zorkis. I've tried them all out on my Zorki 3 but not had the film developed yet. Of course the Soligor must be scale focused.  |
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Post by philbirch on Jan 31, 2015 6:49:26 GMT -5
More photos and descriptions on my Blog under 'camera collection' my blog |
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Post by truls on Jan 31, 2015 7:39:37 GMT -5
The Leica looks in awesome condition, is it as good as it looks? Also the Russians are truly nice cameras. Your way of displaying the cameras in the setup are very professional. Is it a Mir you have? How do you consider it as a user camera? Have heard nice things about it. And I want one myself!
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Post by truls on Jan 31, 2015 7:40:11 GMT -5
I am not a Leica Club member, hope it is ok to respond to your post!
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Post by retina on Jan 31, 2015 15:04:55 GMT -5
Nice cameras Phil!
I'd like a nice Zorki 3 for my collection, and a Leica IIIf wouldn't go amiss either.
Regards, Chris
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Post by philbirch on Jan 31, 2015 17:43:13 GMT -5
The Leica looks in awesome condition, is it as good as it looks? Also the Russians are truly nice cameras. Your way of displaying the cameras in the setup are very professional. Is it a Mir you have? How do you consider it as a user camera? Have heard nice things about it. And I want one myself! I don't have a Mir, just what you see there. The Leica is in minty condition. Not a scratch anywhere on it. Like new. And so are the Leitz and Canon lenses. I'd like a Fed 1 (F), and I'm watching one at the moment. Someone I know has a Leningrad camera in minty condition. Its a spring wound camera and will take about 8 frames on one wind. The rangefinder is beautiful and the viewfinder has frame marks for 35, 50, 85 and 135. Absolutely one for the collection. The Zorki 3 isn't my favourite camera, it works well and has an opening back so no fiddly bottom loading. But it looks ugly, almost like a caricature of the Leica III series. I do not like the FED 3 and others in its series, its only here 'coz I have it. I only paid less than £3 for it at a street market in Poland. It had been dropped and the rangefinder cam and lens coupling had gotten locked together. I managed to get the lens off and everything sprang back into position. The shutter doesnt close fully either - There is a way of altering the tension, perhaps Stephen will know. I think one camera from each of the Soviet factories will suffice. Then perhaps a Canon and a couple more Leica clones. There's a nice Italian camera for sale at an affordable price... The display is just a piece of cream paper stuck to the wall, spread over the table with a couple of boxes under the Leica. Not special. Just for the photo. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2015 20:57:28 GMT -5
I have a Mir. Isaak Maizenberg, who wrote the definitive book on Soviet camera repair, says the Mir is one of the most reliable Soviet cameras because it doesn't have the temperamental slow speed shutter train that is in the Zorki 4. Had a Leningrad but sold it (wish I had kept it). They aren't really a user camera as with age the shock of the shutter and film advance often turns the viewfinder optics to powder. Also, never set the self-timer unless the shutter is cocked. If you do the timer is toast. I have the Zorki 3, 3M and 3C. I like the 3M better than the 3 because it doesn't have the slow speed shutter train. The 3C is the best picture-taker in my Soviet camera fleet. Mine was built in 1955 and the only real different between it and my 1956 Zorki 4 is that the 3C doesn't have a self timer. The early Z4s, from 1956 t0 about 1959, are much better made than the later ones, IMO.
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Post by truls on Feb 1, 2015 5:46:37 GMT -5
I mixed up Phil's Zorki 2C with a Mir. But what is the difference internally between a Fed 2 vs Mir or Zorki 2C without slower speeds? Are they based on the same construction, and do they share the same reliability? Or is the Mir a special reliabile camera, better than anything russian?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2015 18:00:55 GMT -5
The Mir is essentially a early Zorki 4 with no slow speed shutter train. The Early Zorki 4s were a lot better built than the later ones and the Mir has a much different feel -- very solid -- much moreso than the 2C, too. Nor sure the difference between the FED 2 and the Mir. They both have leica-type shutters (nearly all of the Soviet RFs except the Kiev do). The Mir is slightly taller than the FED 2. The Mir also has a brighter rangefinder. I have found most Zorki models to have a slightly nicer finish than the FEDs. The Mir also has the 1/1000 shutter speed like the Zorki 4. It's just not marked on the dial.
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Post by hannes on Mar 14, 2015 12:32:53 GMT -5
Hello: Took me some time till I made a picture of my Mir. Here she is, side by side with my Zorki 4. From the back you cannot tell which one is the Mir.  From handling and feeling the Mir is 100% like the Zorki 4. But unfortunately my Mir was not treated well and suffers from a damaged/sticky shutter.   And finally a familiy foto of my other Zorkis and a Fed 1.  Hannes |
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