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Post by Peltigera on Jul 28, 2011 3:58:20 GMT -5
My latest purchase. I have never seen or heard of this model before I saw it. I was attracted by the Art Deco design more than anything. It was in a foul condition when I got it home but some application of polish and duster and it came up rather well. The mechanism is simple enough that I have managed to to get the shutter and other bits and bobs working ok without doing any damage. Only down side for a working camera is that there is only one speed of around 1/30ish and three apertures of the Waterhouse variety - 8.8, 11 and 16. It also has a built in yellow filter which is both clean and fully functioning. First film is about halfway through - 16 pictures on 120 film. The camera is so simple I am not expecting over much from it.
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Post by Peltigera on Jul 14, 2011 16:46:07 GMT -5
I attached the wrong picture and Proboards will not allow me to unattach it!. Yes it is the main picture.
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Post by Peltigera on Jul 13, 2011 13:52:05 GMT -5
Had a look around a car boot sale today. Few cameras and mostly priced more than I wanted to pay - yes, I'm a cheapskate. Found this Franka Solida III (possibly IIIe?) which I knocked down to £12.00. I have been very happy with my Solida II which I use very frequently. One problem I will have is using the uncoupled rangefinder - one rangefinder window is right where I need my fore-finger in order to rotate the rangefinder wheel with my thumb. Obviously, blocking the window stops the rangefinder from working. Other than that I like the f2.9 lens (why 2.9 and not 2.8 like everyone else makes?).
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Post by Peltigera on Jun 26, 2011 7:35:42 GMT -5
Had one of those in the early 1970s. Excellent piece of kit. Pity they stopped making them.
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Post by Peltigera on May 23, 2011 10:53:39 GMT -5
I am going to have to try that! Do you have a recipe for they developer - and what about fixer?
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Post by Peltigera on Apr 25, 2011 5:32:45 GMT -5
My collection so far. They are stored in palastic boxes as Bestbeloved does not share my passion for cameras. There is one camera missing - the one I used to take the picture! All are working (and get used) except for the Rollei 35 which I managed to break within ten minutes of buying it.
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Post by Peltigera on Apr 13, 2011 5:41:20 GMT -5
Seems a bit strange to me, too -- to block a whole provider when a single IP address would suffice. Not if the spammer's provider uses dynamic IP addresses - the spammer would get a new IP address every time they log on.
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Zenit E
Apr 13, 2011 5:35:55 GMT -5
Post by Peltigera on Apr 13, 2011 5:35:55 GMT -5
My very first "proper" camera was a Zenit E bought new in 1973. I have now bought another from Ebay for 99p. Someone has had the top off for some reason but don't seem to have caused any damage apart from losing the glass from the exposure meter.
I know they are primitive and heavy, but I have always had great affection for my original Zenit
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Post by Peltigera on Apr 13, 2011 1:36:57 GMT -5
My Ikoflex was originally posted with a Buy-It-Now price 3 or 4 times what it was worth. It then got re-posted with a reserve of £50.00 and finally re-posted with no reserve and I bought it for £15.00. People tend to forget that anything is worth what someone will pay for it, regardless of what it cost new or even regardless of how rare it is.
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Post by Peltigera on Apr 6, 2011 15:14:45 GMT -5
How did other people here start? PeterW I saw an Agfa folding camera in a junk shop. It didn't have a viewfinder, just a wire frame - never been sure if it was meant to be like that or if it had lost most of the viewfinder. It worked! When I was rich (ie when I started work) I bought a Zenit E which was amazing - I once dropped it when coming downstairs on a moving bus - it bounced down the remaining stairs and out onto the road. Still worked fine - not sure I should try that with my Canon digital!
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Value?
Mar 31, 2011 16:04:58 GMT -5
Post by Peltigera on Mar 31, 2011 16:04:58 GMT -5
It is worth what you are willing to pay, isn't it? It is old and they won't have made vast numbers of them so if you want one you probably don't have too much room to negotiate.
If the camera you are after is the one "royalbob" has for sale on Ebay, all I can say is that he is rather expensive for his more common cameras. His Voigtlanders are about three times what I generally pay.
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Post by Peltigera on Mar 30, 2011 3:26:57 GMT -5
I would assume that the previous owner was a corporation and the numbers are an asset number.
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Post by Peltigera on Mar 26, 2011 16:14:35 GMT -5
It is a metal Trip 35 and has a serial number 5129483 which I gather makes it quite a late item (the interweb tells me serials no.s went up to about 5500000). The aperture seems to change size - whether it does so accurately is another matter. On closer examination, there is black sticky mess by the hinge of the back - I am assuming this used to be a light seal in which case I shall have to find something to replace it with but sorting the Watameter rangefinder comes first.
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Post by Peltigera on Mar 26, 2011 12:27:49 GMT -5
Went into an "antique" shop today to look for some jewellery for Bestbeloved. They have opened a vintage camera department! I am lost!
I managed to escape with only an Olympus Trip (£10.00, looks like new) but - I know where they are.
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Post by Peltigera on Mar 26, 2011 4:38:05 GMT -5
Film processing is hit or miss around here, I get very frustrated having someone with little interest handle the film after I work to get good shots. There are two places in Lincoln where I can get films developed. One is run by very young people who only have a vague idea as to what film is. They actually do quite a good job, but it frustrates me so much when I try to tell them what I want I cannot bear to go there. The other place presents it self as a Kodak lab and has knowledgeable people but the two films of mine they developed both had the emulsion damaged while wet. I now post my films to Birmingham where they do an excellent job - even to the point of phoning if they are not sure.
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