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Post by matty on Apr 9, 2013 14:06:20 GMT -5
Never had the Hoya 75-150 zoom but had the Hoya 35-75 zoom back in the early eighties; it gave lovely results, a little soft but as you say just something about the images. I let it go many years ago but found a replacement at the car boot fair last weekend.
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Post by matty on Mar 1, 2013 5:43:51 GMT -5
Hello Everyone, One of the guy at work brought in a bag of bits and bobs that his dad has had for years wanting to know if they had any value. There is a Yashica Campus, a Six 20 Brownie C and a Brownie Starmite (will probably make him an offer on the Yashica.) There was also a Canon AT 1 which his dad had been given in Australia back in the 70s/80s. The AT1 is in fair condition and came with the original 50mm lens (in good condition), a Sun 75-200 Zoom (a bit battered) and a Formula 5 28mm lens (again in good condition.) I've seen or heard of all the other bits before and have managed to find info on the web but I've never seen or heard of Formula 5 before and a web search hasn't brought up anything in particular. The lens is marked Formula 5 MC 28mm F2.8, no:301542 and "Lens Made in Japan." Does anyone know anything about this brand? Thanks Matty
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Post by matty on Mar 1, 2013 5:22:56 GMT -5
Thanks for the advice, once again Camera Collector comes to the rescue, off to score some Autosol now! Thanks Matty
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Post by matty on Feb 27, 2013 16:42:23 GMT -5
Hello Everyone, Picked up a Beirette VSN at the local flea market yesterday, another poor orphan I felt sorry for but I couldn't resist another old communist camera and it was only 50p. (Will try to post some pics in the next day or so.) It looked in pretty poor condition, very dusty and dirty with rust on the metal fittings of the case, the focusing ring was stuck and the shutter was sticking. Anyway got it home and opened it up. It was clean inside so I wiped it down, worked the shutter and popped some oil on the focusing ring and things started to move properly. It doesn't look so bad now so I think it might be usable. The only thing I'm not sure of how to deal with is corrosion on the metal top and bottom, I think its aluminium and there is quite a bit of pitting on it. Does anyone know how to get rid of this? Any suitable chemicals or cleaning agents or do I need to look at using a very fine abrasive? Thanks Matty
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Post by matty on Feb 19, 2013 7:42:00 GMT -5
I'm not really sure why I bought this one: I think I felt sorry for it, it was stuck in a very low end "we buy your scrap gold, tv, dvd" sort of place and was only £4. The body is in horrendous condition, rusty and mucky with the leather peeling off, but the lens, shutter, iris and bellows seem to be ok, so I think I might be able to take it apart and refinish the body. I not sure what model it is, I know Coronet were based in Birmingham and seemed to produce cheaper model cameras but not much beyond that. This one takes 120 film and the lens is marked 100mm, Anastigmat, F6.3 Any ideas would be much appreciated.
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Post by matty on Feb 19, 2013 7:16:38 GMT -5
Found this the same day as the Olympus OM20, so was doubly in trouble that day: 1979 Zenit EM, lovely condition, very little wear, shutter fires on all speeds and the light seals look in good condition. It came with an Optomax 38mm lens, my basket case EM has donated its Helios 44m to this body so its fairly original. I don't know much about the Optomax lens, are they any good? The only problem with this was the price, the shops pricing policy is that they look on evilbay and then charge half of what similar items were going for on there. For this they said one went for £50 and they wanted £25, which seemed a bit steep. Having no shame I proceeded to haggle and agreed on £15. Matty
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Post by matty on Feb 19, 2013 7:04:02 GMT -5
Thought I would share a couple of my recent finds. Got into trouble (again) because I forgot to post the neice's birthday present and came home with this instead: Olympus OM20 with the Zuiko 50mm lens. Found in a local charity shop for £14.50. The meter works fine and the shutter fires on all speeds, feels really nice in the hand. There is a nasty ding on the filter ring but it doesn't appear to have jolted the lens out of true, I'll pop in new lightseals (when I've got a chance) and see how it well it shoots. I'm quite chuffed with this as I could never afford an Olympus when I was younger and this just fell into my lap. (Apologies for the truly terrible image quality, the missus has taken the digital camera to work, so this was shot on the phone camera.) Matty
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Post by matty on Feb 18, 2013 16:26:12 GMT -5
Thanks Lloydy, have sent a PM this afternoon. Regards Matty
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Post by matty on Feb 17, 2013 16:37:59 GMT -5
Love the old Zenits but how come everyone but me seems to find them so cheap. Recently paid £15 (about$22) for an Olympic memorabilia EM, it was in very nice condition but without the original Helios lens (thankfully my basket case EM had a good lens to donate.) Found a B this morning at the local carboot but it had a cracked prism, the seller still wanted £10 and swore blind there was nothing wrong with it. Ah well I'll keep looking. Matty
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Post by matty on Nov 16, 2012 11:51:01 GMT -5
I must admit I do love Russian glass, when its good its very, very good and is still reasonably priced. Tend to find that if they worked back in the day they still work now, my 1977 Helios 50mm is still hanging in there but my Carl Zeiss of the same era has given up the ghost. I know its a bit off topic but the best binoculars I've ever had are a pair of 7x50s from the ZOMZ factory, I had them second hand after they had been on a merchant navy ship for several years, dropped, kicked, exposed to salt water, no case no lens caps, they came to me in about 1980 and still give a clear bright image and are in regular use. Matty
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Post by matty on Nov 15, 2012 15:42:48 GMT -5
Thanks for all the suggestions.
The lens can be pushed into the upright position but springs back when I let go, pressure on the front supports brings the lens into the correct position. The viewfinder seems to move properly and doesn't catch on the bellows. The front supports look out of true, so possibly need bending back into position. Unfortunately, when I went to check out the chromed struts at the rear of the bellows (they lock on pegs in the body when the camera is opened) one of the rivets broke so further investigation will have to be put on hold until I can get a replacement. Regards Matty
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Post by matty on Nov 14, 2012 14:48:45 GMT -5
As a newbie in collecting cameras and trying to do things on a budget I am quite happy in getting cameras that need a little bit of work on them (Just got a Konica C35 Automatic, it needs new seals but I only paid 3 quid for it.) What I would like to know is what basic tools, glues and cleaning materials you would recommend for someone starting out. Many thanks Matty
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Post by matty on Nov 14, 2012 14:22:47 GMT -5
Thanks Stephen, Have double checked as you suggested, there's nothing obviously missing from the the front of the camera, the prongs move freely and nothing looks bent. I am beginning to think you might be right about the bellows not being right. Ah well, I'll have to think about sourcing a new set of bellows at some point. Regards Matty
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Post by matty on Nov 14, 2012 12:38:57 GMT -5
Thanks guys, I've had another look at the camera. The lens is definately out of true with the film plane, the door opens out to 90 degrees but I've noticed that some of the rivets are loose and think this might be the problem. Has anyone had any luck in replacing these? I did wonder whether pop rivets would work or should I just have this one for a display model. Regards Matty
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Post by matty on Nov 7, 2012 15:43:54 GMT -5
Found this little beauty for £5 in a local charity shop a couple of weeks ago. and could do with a bit of help as its the first folder I've ever had (got an Isolette I last week as well.) I've given it a bit of a clean up, the shutter is working fine (as far as I can tell), the focus adjusts as it should and the iris stops down cleanly. I've checked the bellows with a torch and there doesn't appear to be any holes. What I'm not sure about is how the bellows should extend properly. The hooked bits at the bottom of the shutter mount don't engage with the silver coloured spring loaded mounts on at the end of the frame, I think this shows what I mean: Is this because the camera hasn't been used for a while and the bellows have compressed? If I work keep working the bellow in and out will this loosen it up? Or is there something I've missed? Also, is there anyway I could find out the year of manufacture for this model? Its a Billy Record 7.7 and has Agfa and Made in Germany stamped on the cover so I assumed it was a post war model. Thanks Matty
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