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Post by casualcollector on Jul 16, 2013 20:40:49 GMT -5
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Post by casualcollector on Jul 15, 2013 22:01:28 GMT -5
Will you earn enough in your lifetime to purchase it? Very interesting.
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Post by casualcollector on Jul 15, 2013 21:55:03 GMT -5
Greetings and welcome. Vito... I think I may have had an uncle by that name when I was a boy in New Jersey. May have been a figure in one of your novels.
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Post by casualcollector on Jul 15, 2013 21:50:46 GMT -5
F-1 was my primary camera for many years. About the time mercury batteries were in decline I bought an F-1N and like that even more.
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Post by casualcollector on Jul 14, 2013 11:32:42 GMT -5
Welcome Leicaflex. I did learn to work the cello when I was a young 'un. I had several devoted teachers try to make a musician of me but my interests were elsewhere. I made an excursion into the trombone but both instruments were left behind at high school graduation. First camera I ever used was a Nikon F at age ten back in 1965. Developing that film really set the hook. Never could gather the money for one and my first 35 was a Canon FT when they were being closed out in 1971. Since then, many cameras have been gathered and few have departed. Since the turn of the century, I have acquired a Nikon F (less that reliable even after repair) a Leicaflex SL (for the princely sum of $1.00) and at least one example of just about every Japanese 35mm SLR marque. My experiences to be eventually chronicled here. sites.google.com/site/casualcollectorproject/HomeLooking forward to hearing of your experiences and seeing your images. Bill
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Post by casualcollector on Jun 30, 2013 8:11:45 GMT -5
This model was current when I was working in the Cameras/Electronics dept. of a chain store in the mid 70s.
I was sorting defective merchandise for return to vendor and one of these was in the pile with its kit flash. Dead, but a look at the battery contacts told the story. I offered the Dept. Mgr. $10 and he cleared it with the higher ups. I think I had it working before I left the store. Still have the camera though the flash is long gone. The self timer lever went astray shortly after I bought it.
Like your employer, we carried GAF Super 8, 110, and 35mm cameras in addition to the cine and slide projectors. Unlike your experience the GAF branded cameras were pretty much at the bottom of the price scale, beneath Yashica, Minolta, Konica and Canon. The L-17 SLR model sold well at $129 to $149. The Memo 35 model went on sale at about $69.99. The GAF slide projectors were less expensive versions of the U.S. made Sawyers models or were near copies of same. The cameras and cine projectors came from Chinon.
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Post by casualcollector on Jun 22, 2013 17:18:39 GMT -5
It appears the stop down lever is missing from your 28, as is the aperture indexing key. My guess is these parts may have been removed to allow the lens to be used on a Canon EOS camera body via an adapter.
Regarding the differences in other details. I believe Yashica's in house lens facility was busy building Zeiss branded lenses for the Contax line of cameras and Yashica lenses, were farmed out to Cosina and/or Tokina.
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Post by casualcollector on Jun 22, 2013 17:08:39 GMT -5
Like Mickey, or perhaps at his suggestion, I've been using Photobucket since 2005. It is godawful slow. I have a slow connection and the animated advertising is first to download, then my content... They make periodic changes but I don't consider them upgrades or improvements. Aside from the bashing, I still favor them as the host for photos for forums such as this. A relatively to access choice of links allows four different types of posting. I use IMG Code.
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Post by casualcollector on Jun 21, 2013 16:37:07 GMT -5
Thank you for the compliments. I've been feeling the urge to get back to work on it. Perhaps soon.
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Post by casualcollector on Jun 20, 2013 16:26:52 GMT -5
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Post by casualcollector on Jun 8, 2013 16:04:36 GMT -5
I have this camera badged as a G.A.F. Memo 35EE. Bought it in 1975. The exposure is controlled by the CdS cell. No manual control possible. Battery required. Mine has been a bit finicky, sometimes giving very sharp results, sometimes not!
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Post by casualcollector on Jun 6, 2013 17:13:04 GMT -5
Wonderful images from both of you
I am of the opinion that if I had to go through the rest of my life with just one camera, it would be the Canonet GIII-17.
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Post by casualcollector on May 29, 2013 17:04:23 GMT -5
Stephen, Good score! I keep my eyes open for such arcane Canon stuff.
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Post by casualcollector on May 25, 2013 22:42:37 GMT -5
Not sure how the curtain brake works on a Spot but I think that may be where your problem is. I have three Fujicas and all do the same thing your Pentax is doing. 2nd curtain bounces back or doesn't close all the way. Another possibility is the light seal at the hinge of the film door.
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Post by casualcollector on May 24, 2013 17:52:18 GMT -5
These are quite unique, in my opinion. The Soligors I was most familiar with in my formative years were from Tokina.
These are older and very different. The are impressive looking and I liken them to Canon FL series lenses of the 1964 - 1970 period. They are glossy black and the aperture rings are at the front, except for this 300...
I am not certain of the manufacturer but following the knowledge of the guys at the MFLenses forum, these very much resemble preset lenses made by Kawakami.
The 200mm came with a brochure that I'll find a way to post for the forum. An interesting slice of history!
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