chrisy
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Post by chrisy on Nov 20, 2006 17:35:01 GMT -5
Went to the camera fair yesterday to get some batteries for a couple of cameras.Came back with; Canon EOS 30+Canon 35-80 lens Konica C35 C/w erc and lens cap/ cover Topcon IC-1 auto with F50/1:28 lens The Canon and lens was £80.00 The Konica and the Topcon £15.OO the pair Hope they all work OK Never did get the batteries Funny old game this camera collecting ain't it? regards Chris
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Post by John Parry on Nov 20, 2006 18:44:30 GMT -5
Well you're not messing about Chris!
I bouught an Eos 1000FN, which I think is an older model than the 30. Cost me £75, but I did get an extra Sigma 80 - 210 lens with it. I tend to use a converter, and put M42's on it though! The Konica and the Topcon sound like an excellent deal.
Regards - John
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Post by mickeyobe on Nov 20, 2006 19:08:52 GMT -5
I too went to a camera fair yesterday. I bought a Tamron F3.8/f4 80mm to 210mm CF Tele Macro lens with an Adaptall P/K adaptor for my Pentax K100D. However I find that the camera requires an Adaptall P/KA adaptor. So now I am scouring the world looking for the correct adaptor. But I sure learned a great deal about Pentax lens mounts today though. The fair was very good with a better than ever selection of antique cameras.
Mickey
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Post by Randy on Nov 20, 2006 19:32:45 GMT -5
I think you guys are tryin to catch up with Curt!
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Post by PeterW on Nov 21, 2006 8:26:12 GMT -5
Indeed it is, Chris. Before long you'll find yourself picking up and looking at all sorts of photophernalia as well as cameras. Things like old square glass and gelantin filters, ancient electric and extinction meters, rangefinders, brochures ... all the odds and sods of yesteryear's photography that are never used now but are going for pennies so it seems a shame not to save them from the scrap dump.
Then you find yourself wanting to date them and thinking about what photography was like when they were current, delving into their history, perusing old magazines, books and advertisements which take you back further and further into camera history, and you wonder what those 1920s and 1930s cameras were like to handle ... and so it goes. You're hooked, trapped, and there's no way out.
PeterW
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Post by herron on Nov 21, 2006 12:01:40 GMT -5
... and so it goes. You're hooked, trapped, and there's no way out. PeterW I suspect Peter's right. There has to be a CC club in Heaven (or else it wouldn't be Heaven, right?) There's probably one in the other place, too...but you can never actually get the camera you're after!
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chrisy
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Post by chrisy on Nov 21, 2006 12:34:33 GMT -5
Well you're not messing about Chris! I bouught an Eos 1000FN, which I think is an older model than the 30. Cost me £75, but I did get an extra Sigma 80 - 210 lens with it. I tend to use a converter, and put M42's on it though! The Konica and the Topcon sound like an excellent deal. Regards - John Hi John I have a EOS 1000F as well which I brought about ten years ago.They were the best selling EOS at the time, mainly because of the high spec/value for money equation.They tend to be looked down upon by owners of higher spec EOS's but the differences are minimal ;mainly build quality and a few faster speeds.Your N model is an update on my one but I'm not sure in what respect! Your converter idea is a good one ; are they easily obtainable? regards Chris
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Post by John Parry on Nov 21, 2006 14:33:38 GMT -5
Ron Herron: No in the other place you get some of the one's that I've bought!!
Chris: I'm sure you can buy fancy items, but mine is as cheap and cheerful as you can get. You probably have the same stuff on your eBay. Just look up EOS and dozens of them come up. I bought mine from a Hong Kong outfit that had a contact here in UK with a supply of the items here too. Reasonable quality, quick and cheap postage. The threads were a little sharp on the M42 end, but as I say, it worked perfectly. Think there are also all sorts of other lens manufacturer's adapters from similar sources.
Try a 50mm Pentacon for close-up work. And of course it will also work with bellows or extension tubes too.
Regards - John
ps The FN has a quieter film wind motor, faster AF (not that fast!), and red-eye protection.
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Post by John Parry on Nov 21, 2006 14:35:06 GMT -5
Forgot you were over here Chris! Can't miss 'em on our eBay.
John
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Post by John Parry on Nov 21, 2006 15:04:48 GMT -5
Just read PeterW's post on this thread. Chris, I don't know how many cameras you have already, but my honest advice to you is to draw a line in the sand. Not on the number of cameras, but on the manufacturers (and particularly lens systems) that you get involved in. Sounds like you have an investment in EOS already. But if you hang around on here PeterW and Rick will soon convince you that the best cameras Canon ever made were the T-series. And you need a different set of lenses for those. Then BobW will convince you that you really need a Fujica more than anything else in the world. OK - earlier Fujicas are M42, but later ones aren't. Randy will try to get you into Minoltas (nothing wrong with Minoltas - I've been most impressed with the the two I've got, but a different system again)
And of course there are about 180 members who will all tell you that you are wasting your time unless you get a Nikon (I don't listen to them though!)
See what I mean? You need a strategy!
Regards - John
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Post by k38 on Nov 21, 2006 18:53:35 GMT -5
I am afraid I have broken the rule. I swore I was going to concentrate on Pre AI Nikons (F, F2) That old devil Canon has raised it's head! The FD lenses are just tooooo nice, especially the breech lock SSC variety. I think I am going to need an FTb and a Pellix soon.....
Dwight
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Post by casualcollector on Nov 21, 2006 20:15:17 GMT -5
and a Pellix soon.....Dwight Make sure you get both versions of the Pellix!
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Post by SidW on Nov 21, 2006 20:40:38 GMT -5
Something in my life is moving too fast for me.
Chrisy and John, a new EOS1000FN was about £450 in 1994. I think the N means new version. First there was a 1000 and 1000F (with flash). Then, 1992-95, 1000N and 1000FN. Just received a Swedish mailorder catalogue, they're still offering the latest version of the 30.
Ron, regarding that other place, they say the lighting effects are startling.
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bobm
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Post by bobm on Nov 22, 2006 9:03:03 GMT -5
'Tis Exakta and M42 lenses for me.
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Post by GeneW on Nov 22, 2006 10:01:53 GMT -5
Just read PeterW's post on this thread. Chris, I don't know how many cameras you have already, but my honest advice to you is to draw a line in the sand. Not on the number of cameras, but on the manufacturers (and particularly lens systems) that you get involved in. Sounds like you have an investment in EOS already. But if you hang around on here PeterW and Rick will soon convince you that the best cameras Canon ever made were the T-series. And you need a different set of lenses for those. Then BobW will convince you that you really need a Fujica more than anything else in the world. OK - earlier Fujicas are M42, but later ones aren't. Randy will try to get you into Minoltas (nothing wrong with Minoltas - I've been most impressed with the the two I've got, but a different system again) And of course there are about 180 members who will all tell you that you are wasting your time unless you get a Nikon (I don't listen to them though!) See what I mean? You need a strategy! Regards - John Wasting your time?? Naw, Nikons are simply the best! But you need a nice Olympus OM system with some Zuikos too. Elegant and small SLRs. Maybe toss in a couple of Leica thread-mount rangefinders. Get a Fed or Zorki and work your way up to Leica... then get an M system too because the glass is so spectacular and nothing in the world has a more wonderful feel in the hand than an M2 or M3. But you might also want a couple of little carry-arounds -- Olympus XA is nice, and Minox of course. Hmmm, have we talked about MF yet? Now where did I draw that line? Gene
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