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Post by genazzano on Jan 25, 2016 9:32:58 GMT -5
Let me get my welcome in here too. And good luck with the FX. I don't know merde about Canons. Not because of any good reason, though.
Ciao from icy Italy!
David
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Post by genazzano on Jan 25, 2016 8:14:29 GMT -5
These lenses don't come up very often and if one does, the price is ridiculously high. This one came along with a Leica where the seller included everything he had for the camera. That doesn't happen any more, for sure. The test shots were good. Nothing special, though. The lens body is made of a very soft aluminum that discolors and is difficult to clean up. Don't get a Dremel near it. The lens mount adapter made in Italy. Presumably because there was a backlog of glass produced for the B&H camera, according to opinions on the Net. David
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Post by genazzano on Jan 7, 2016 6:26:23 GMT -5
I think E is still missing. So, here is an unusual camera called the Elca II made for short time in late 1940's. ELOP, the company has an interesting though brief history if you care to Google it or check at my site. Ciao! David
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Post by genazzano on Jan 7, 2016 5:58:21 GMT -5
The Kodak Six-20 Duo III. This camera is embossed as the Duo II and appears in many lists as the Duo II. However, Dr. David Jentz and others at the Retina historical society found early records in the archives of Kodak AG not long ago that confirm the the Duo II equipped with the CRF was called the Duo III. Apparently, pressure from the Nazi government to halt camera production in late 1939 forced the camera to go to market with whatever they had on hand. Sorry for lousy photo. Shot it with iPad when it arrived. I can post the scan of the Kodak AG document if anyone is interested. Ciao David
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Post by genazzano on Jan 7, 2016 5:45:09 GMT -5
The Certo Super Dollina II. Had a long production run from 1951 to 1970, surprisingly. David
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Post by genazzano on Jan 6, 2016 5:05:57 GMT -5
I think we still need B, C, D, and E... Jeeez I'm an old curmudgeon. Here is my Bilora Bella 44 which sounds Italian but ain't. I have been tempted to collect all the variations and permutations of these cameras. Some are quite beautiful. David
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Post by genazzano on Jan 5, 2016 2:18:23 GMT -5
Argus CC for a brief time in 1941-42. David
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Post by genazzano on Jan 2, 2016 2:06:20 GMT -5
Anybody got an X, Y, or Z?
David
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Post by genazzano on Jan 2, 2016 2:01:53 GMT -5
Enjoyed paging through your site. A very nice collection well displayed. You have several that I have almost abandoned hope in ever finding.
Ciao from Italy...
David
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Post by genazzano on Jan 2, 2016 1:50:40 GMT -5
Hey! I'm still alive and here, well... mostly. 2015 really sucked. 2016 will be great (it is 2016, right?)
David
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Post by genazzano on Sept 9, 2015 14:39:13 GMT -5
Welcome kmack! This is sort of like old home week, as we used to say. I'm from the East Bay, Point Richmond actually. An isolated little town between the Freeway and the Bay. It's great to see someone from back home on the other side of the Earth.
I see some optics made by Spencer too. I grew up a couple blocks from that factory that was on Sugar Road, as I recall. As a kid we would sneak under the fence and get rejected lenses that would be put out in the back in the trash. My earliest experience with lenses and optics.
Your big Kodak is one that I have noticed for years but never got one. They are very definitely users if you like shooting LF.
Ciao from Italy.
David
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Post by genazzano on Aug 22, 2015 4:07:27 GMT -5
It may not be a rf, but I do love that early Pentax. David
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Post by genazzano on Aug 21, 2015 6:39:27 GMT -5
Welcome, Doc.
David
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Post by genazzano on Aug 19, 2015 16:21:09 GMT -5
Forgive my absence for such a long time. Just thought I would chime in for a moment. I have been puzzling over this Vest Pocket for a long time. The workmanship is exquisite, in my opinion, and it is not just someone painting an old camera green. So, I dropped it off at a jewelry shop in our village and learned that it isn't all shiny brass, but rather gold plating. The mystery continues. Ciao! David
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Post by genazzano on Jun 21, 2015 14:59:08 GMT -5
My compliments. I very much like every one. David
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