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Post by rskerrett77 on Feb 26, 2012 17:22:53 GMT -5
Hello everybody!
My first camera was a box Brownie, given to me by my mother for my tenth birthday in 1945. My first serious camera was a Leica Ig, which I had rebuilt as a IIIg and still own. Over the years I acquired a few other cameras, both rangefinder and SLR, including some Canons and some Russian jobs. Since I discovered ebay I have acquired a motley collection of cameras, but I'm finding it hard to actually take photos with them all, so I think the plan is to rationalise and reduce the stock to a minimum of a dozen or so nice cameras. This will be hard to do, as every time I see a 'bargain' on ebay, I tend to plunge. The latest acquisition is a Fed 4, which is having a film run through it at the moment. The shutter and exposure meter seem to be OK,although I won't really know until I see the results, but the rangefinder seems to be out. I must find out how to adjust it.
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Post by daveh on Feb 26, 2012 19:53:09 GMT -5
Shw mae, RS - welcome from the English side of the River Dee.
Dave.
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Post by pompiere on Feb 26, 2012 19:56:50 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum. I know the feeling of being overwhelmed by too many cameras. I used to try to run a roll of film through each one, but now I have a backlog and it gets expensive for processing. I am also going to try to pare the numbers down to the best several and only aquire new ones that are better than what I have. I also have a hard time tuning down a good camera when it is practically free.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2012 23:48:12 GMT -5
Welcome. We all have experienced the feelings you are having. Russian cameras are like potato chips..you can't have just one or two.
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Post by grenouille on Feb 27, 2012 8:44:58 GMT -5
Welcome, we hope you will enjoy the company of all our friends here, Regards
Hye
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Post by nikonbob on Feb 27, 2012 8:55:13 GMT -5
Welcome to the forum. Another one here who can't resist bargains. Nothing rational about collecting.
Bob
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Post by photax on Feb 27, 2012 14:57:16 GMT -5
Welcome to the Camera Collector ! I guess you`ll find a lot of fellow victims here  MIK |
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Post by mickeyobe on Feb 27, 2012 15:25:33 GMT -5
rskerrett77,
Welcome.
It will be interesting to see how well your rationalization bears up.
I think many of us here have made such resolutions but been overwhelmed by temptation.
You'll like it here.
Mickey
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Post by Steeler Fan on Feb 29, 2012 7:42:48 GMT -5
Welcome to the site. I hope you enjoy yourself here, I have found the people here are friendly and very helpful. In regards to your problems this link may help: jay.fedka.com/index_files/Page422.htm |
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Post by Randy on Feb 29, 2012 12:41:41 GMT -5
Welcome to the CC.
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Post by rskerrett77 on Mar 2, 2012 4:07:37 GMT -5
Thanks, everyone! I'm glad I'm not alone in my strange obsession. Somehow I thought there would be other sufferers around. An example of my foolishness is that although I have quite a few Fed 2s, none of which work properly in spite of being advertised as "everything work properly" or some statement such as " speeds seem appropriate", I am thinking on putting a bid on another. However, I recently acquired a Zorki 4 with engraved Cyrillic logo that really does work, so an element of faith and trust still remains. ;-). I think the Fed 2 is the nicest of the Feds, and I would like to own one that "work properly".
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Post by Doug T. on Mar 2, 2012 12:51:36 GMT -5
Hi there, and welcome!
You're sure to enjoy this site. There are some very knowledgeable folks on here.
Doug
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