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Post by conan on Dec 4, 2016 4:22:44 GMT -5
 This came from one of my regular sellers A mint Miranda F 50/1.8 and with a 35mm Miranda WA. Waist level finder and the swivelling magnifying waist level finder together with a genuine 44mm to 42 screw adaptor and a bayonet reversing ring. Camera condition is superb probably >95% cosmetics and all operates. Cost $60 or about 42 euros (This is my second version of this camera – with the same accessories so I wonder if a dealer was putting together some form of package deal in the early sixties) For non-old timers on here the Miranda were the first product of Orion who had made a great reputation for unusual adaptors for mounting Zeiss, Leica and Nikon lenses on other cameras. Miranda SLR cameras had a 44mm internal thread plus an external bayonet – where most everyone was on 42mm screw (Canon used a similar idea on their Model 7 Rangefinder - internal screw and an external bayonet for heavier lenses) Miranda were eventually owned by the American AIC (Allied Impex Corporation) who also owned the Soligor trade mark. The first batch of 1955 Miranda’s came with Zunow lenses and these are really expensive in the market. Miranda were often referred to as the poor man’s Nikon due to their basic styling and interchangeable finders. Miranda were renowned in the States for their advertising with the famous bikini girl (there is a thread somewhere on this site about her) Miranda eventually followed the same fate as Topcon – they could not keep up with the bigger boys and very late cameras were rebadged Cosina’s. (Stephen might know – didn’t Dixons buy the UK name rights to Miranda and Soligor?) |
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Post by carl19 on Dec 4, 2016 7:42:31 GMT -5
Not sure about Soligor, but Dixons did get the name rights to Miranda back in the 1980's and kept them for a number of years.
Chinon cameras were sold in the UK through Dixons only, but I don't think Dixons actually owned the name.
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Post by belgiumreporter on Dec 4, 2016 7:52:22 GMT -5
I've just added the F with exactly the same prism to my collection. Bought it from a old school friend wich i haven't seen in 50 years, turned out he was a avid nikon collector as well, how much coincidence is there?
You seem to have paid the right price for the F, miranda's can still be found for reasenable prices, not at the dealers though!
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Post by belgiumreporter on Dec 4, 2016 14:37:54 GMT -5
Just chequed,my F is actually a 1967 Fv(T?) the one you've got is a late F wich is 1967 as well the confusing part is there's an early F as well wich dates from 1963 and started the F and G series. The fact both of our cameras date back to 1967 could explain the metering prism wich might have been an option then. In my 1966-67 sales catalogue the F is mentionned and shown with said metering prism, but here they state the F has a highest shutter speed of 1/1000sec while the miranda model information site states the F is lmited at 1/500th  In the 1968 catalogue the F isn't mentionned anymore, only the Fv is and the Fv with metering prism is called the FvT... my Fv  The 1966/1967 catalogue  The 1968 catalogue  PS in those days you needed 50 Belgium francs for one US dollar |
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Post by conan on Dec 6, 2016 6:31:47 GMT -5
Just chequed,my F is actually a 1967 Fv(T?) the one you've got is a late F wich is 1967 as well the confusing part is there's an early F as well wich dates from 1963 and started the F and G series. The fact both of our cameras date back to 1967 could explain the metering prism wich might have been an option then. In my 1966-67 sales catalogue the F is mentionned and shown with said metering prism, but here they state the F has a highest shutter speed of 1/1000sec while the miranda model information site states the F is lmited at 1/500th In the 1968 catalogue the F isn't mentionned anymore, only the Fv is and the Fv with metering prism is called the FvT... my Fv The 1966/1967 catalogue The 1968 catalogue PS in those days you needed 50 Belgium francs for one US dollar There appears to be slight differences in the way they marketed slightly different models ie the same as Pentax Et Al – a 1/500 on some models in different markets. My F has a top shutter speed of 1/1000 |
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Post by conan on Dec 6, 2016 6:32:31 GMT -5
I've just added the F with exactly the same prism to my collection. Bought it from a old school friend wich i haven't seen in 50 years, turned out he was a avid nikon collector as well, how much coincidence is there? Well the saying goes “Great minds think alike” |
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