PeterW
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Post by PeterW on Jun 24, 2006 14:53:53 GMT -5
Had quick look John, and I see a couple of them are being offered by year26, a guy named Clarkson in Eastleigh, Hampshire. This is where my T70 came from on a Buy it Now right at the end of the auction. He's not the cheapest but although I don't know what his current cameras are like the one I got was very clean, well packed and in excellent order. Speak as you find, I gave him good feedback.
PeterW
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Post by nikonbob on Jun 24, 2006 18:19:00 GMT -5
No doubt about it. My Nikon FM2n for it's robust build, size and metering. That is my most used and trusted SLR. Mind you the M4 and handmeter are right up there too.
Bob Hammond
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Post by heath on Jun 25, 2006 9:03:18 GMT -5
IN SLR it would have to be the Fujica ST605N. It is small, light and the meter is quite accurate. It uses modern cells too, and the M-42 lens mount is an added bonus.
In MF, I would say that my Ensign Selfix 16/20 is going to see a lot of action. 16 shots on 120 (6x4.5) in a very small camera. Just waiting for it to come back from it's trip to the spa (CLA is being done). But I still love my Mamiya C330, but it is a heavy camera.
In rangefinder, my Kiev IIIa or my Zorki 4 have to be my IT cameras, but my Canonet QL25 is a nice shooter too.
Heath
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Post by John Parry on Jun 25, 2006 16:14:16 GMT -5
Peter,
I was watching those T70's, but an Autoreflex T3 came up and well... you know how it is! What came down in it's favour was the fact that my Praktica telescope eyepiece and angle viewer also fit the Konicas. So the T70 (and the Nikon Ftn that I was also watching) are on the back burner again I'm afraid.
New search - "Hexanon" LOL!
Regards - John
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Post by vintageslrs on Jun 25, 2006 19:29:45 GMT -5
John
The Konica T3 was an awesome SLR for it's time. Very well built...just use the film advance lever and you will "feel" what I mean. It still even today is an excellent SLR!
Now is there a lens included in your deal? I hope so. The real beauty of Konica are their Hexanon lenses. They are excellent.
I have long heard that during the time of their production the Hexanon lenses were used by the Japanese Ministry of Industry as the quality reference standard to which all Japanese lenses were measured. Their optics will surprise you.
Please let me know when you get it and how you like it? It is a great pick up, John.
Enjoy
Bob
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Post by John Parry on Jun 26, 2006 2:51:07 GMT -5
Hi Bob, It comes with a 28mm Hexanon, which I already have, unfortunately. Also have a couple of the standard 50's (from my FC1 and 'new' FP1). Will be looking out for a Hexanon mid-range zoom or a 200 (I have a Makinon 135 for it). Just checked, and it has a round eyepiece, so the telescope won't fit - will have to rely on the brightness of the viewfinder to let me focus! It is a T3 btw, not a T3N, but has the hot shoe addition. Here's one from the FC1 to keep you going till I get the T3  Regards - John |
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Post by vintageslrs on Jun 26, 2006 7:43:44 GMT -5
John
Nice photo!
T3 is fine.....not much difference between the T3 and T3N.
Will be curious to learn which focusing screen it has? Split image or micro prism?
Which do you prefer?
Bob
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Post by John Parry on Jun 26, 2006 10:36:04 GMT -5
Bob,
I find it almost as hard to tell if a micro-prism has stopped twinkling as I do to tell if the view-finder image is in focus or not!
A split image is much better, but tends to need a lot of light - otherwise the centre wedge turns black, just at the time when you need it most. In fact, I think the point at which it turns black is a good indication of how bright the viewfinder is.
A nice story. My daughter Nadiah - you've seen some of her pictures on here - was given a Praktica Super TL1000. She'd never used it, and in fact we bought film and batteries for it as she flew out to Tanzania. I was kindly given a set of 'idiot's guide' instructions from an Australian on the net, so sent them out to her. Of course, she totally ignored them. It wasn't until she returned that we were talking about it's operation. Turned out that she thought that the light level was correct at the point where the central wedge of the split image just turned dark. And you know - all her pictures turned out OK! (a little light leakage, but that's another story).
When you think about it, that wedge is a valid light meter. If you shut down the lens until it turns dark, you have the same amount of light getting into the camera every time - and by chance she had the shutter speed set so that it happened to be the right amount of light.
Well, that's my theory. Thing is - Nadiah has had two other Prakticas since then, and she always insists that she guesses at the speed and aperture settings. Her pictures always come out - maybe she has Sunny 16 in her head!
Regards - John
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Post by vintageslrs on Jun 26, 2006 14:26:17 GMT -5
John
I love the story!! Seems whatever she is doing ---it is working-LOL---so she might as well keep doing it. ;D I suspect your theory is correct.
As far as the viewfinder is concerned, I imagine then you are hoping it comes with the split image one......they did make them both ways. I have several with each kind.
Just in case it comes with the micro prism, Greg Weber can replace it with a split image one for you, if you are so inclined to spend some money.
For about 30 years I always preferred the split image viewfinder but now for some unexplained reason I am starting to prefer the micro dot prism for most situations---strange isn't it?
Hoping you enjoy that Konica T3.
Bob
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Post by unclebill on Jun 27, 2006 20:25:46 GMT -5
Tough one,
Like Gene, if its a Rangefinder, I would reach for my Leica M3. Now for SLR......tough, really tough, if I had to shoot with only one and this is from someone who loves his Nikons and Pentax Spotmatics, it would be (drum roll) an Olympus OM-4 tied with the Nikon F2.
Bill
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Post by Microdad on Jun 29, 2006 12:10:05 GMT -5
I had a T70 when I was in the Army and I would have to say that has been the most faithful quick-draw camera I've had. Being a young soldier, I was in a drunken stupor much of the time during activities that I would have my camera with me and in this state being largely incapable of calculating a proper exposure. Or, even capable of making a close esitimate for that matter. But thanks to my T70, I have thousands of (properly exposed) photographs to look at and remonice, which is a good thing because some of these events I probably wouldn't have remembered otherwise.
Steve
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Post by Dan Vincent on Aug 2, 2006 22:33:38 GMT -5
I'm going with my Minolta XD-11. Compact without being too small, bright viewfinder, quiet shutter. Batteries seem to last forever in A mode.
I can change lenses in a flash without even looking at the camera and it feels great in my hands.
My XE-7 and X-700 are also like old friends. Any piece of MF Minolta SLR glass will work on any of these cameras.
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Post by herron on Aug 8, 2006 10:44:16 GMT -5
Don't know how I missed this thread for so long!  As many of you will have guessed, my favorite, gotta have, crunch time camera would be a Mamiya...but which one? The NC1000 is my favorite...but I get a lot of neat images from the Mamiya 35-S rangefinder, too. And I can always depend on the mechanical strength of my DTL's. Shame on you, for making me choose from among the kids! LOL! ;D |
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Post by olroy2044 on Jul 9, 2007 1:32:25 GMT -5
Being a newbie here, I just now tripped on this thread. My hands down favorite when all the cards are on the table is my Minolta SRT202 in mint condition with a fresh CLA, and recalibrated for modern batteries. Mount up any Rokkor or Vivitar (by Kiron, Tokina or Komine) glass and it never has failed me. Every battery dependant camera I own, except my little Pentax Auto 110, has failed me at critical times. My old Mamiya 1000DTL was the same way, 'til I plumb wore it out! I can't see microprism dots either! Roy
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Post by camerastoomany on Jul 11, 2007 4:35:27 GMT -5
My Fujica ST605 (three of them), although using my Canon A1 makes me feel sort of like a 'real' photographer. Then again, my Canon T70 is fantastic (can't justify the cost of a T90), as are the Minolta X-700 and Xd-11.
No, I'll stick with the ST605. Like Randy I always replace the film immediately which has to mean something. It feels just right when I pick it up and I don't have to think when using it. Just look around guesstimate exposure and take the photo. No having to check and see what mode is set. No on/off switch to forget about in the heat of the moment.
Also, they are dirt cheap.
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