matty
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Post by matty on Mar 1, 2013 5:43:51 GMT -5
Hello Everyone, One of the guy at work brought in a bag of bits and bobs that his dad has had for years wanting to know if they had any value. There is a Yashica Campus, a Six 20 Brownie C and a Brownie Starmite (will probably make him an offer on the Yashica.) There was also a Canon AT 1 which his dad had been given in Australia back in the 70s/80s. The AT1 is in fair condition and came with the original 50mm lens (in good condition), a Sun 75-200 Zoom (a bit battered) and a Formula 5 28mm lens (again in good condition.) I've seen or heard of all the other bits before and have managed to find info on the web but I've never seen or heard of Formula 5 before and a web search hasn't brought up anything in particular. The lens is marked Formula 5 MC 28mm F2.8, no:301542 and "Lens Made in Japan." Does anyone know anything about this brand? Thanks Matty
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lloydy
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Post by lloydy on Mar 1, 2013 6:14:10 GMT -5
I have heard of the name, Formula 5, before but don't know who made them. It's almost certainly a camera shop / chain store own brand. Many of them were made by Cimko who I think sold them as Ensinor, and are quite good. I've got two, one branded Clubman and the other as Tefnon. They also turn up as Super Paragon and probably many other names. Cosina is another manufacturer who made a lot of re badged lenses. Post a picture of it showing the aperture markings, there's often a clue there.
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