Post by matty on Apr 9, 2013 17:19:36 GMT -5
Wifey was feeling a bit poorly on Sunday so I volunteered to do the shopping. On the way to the shops I mysteriously found my way to the local car boot (well it was only six miles out of my way) and I'm afraid I succumbed to temptation.
First off I found this in a box of junk, asking price was a £1:
There's no markings on the camera, it's a 35mm viewfinder and is marked Made in Germany on the case, inside the film compartment there is POLO. Can anyone tell me a bit more about it?
Further along the stalls I spotted this:
Yashica TL Electro, Hoya 35-75 Zoom lens. Needs a clean and new light seals but the shutter fires ok so I prepared to haggle. Turns out it was being sold as a box lot, £25 later I had the Yashica and:
Cosina CSL, no lens but shutter and meter works and as its M42 I've got lenses to fit. There was also this:
Praktica MTL5B, good condition, no lens but meter and shutter works and M42 again. I might sell this one on, one of the guys in work was looking for a Praktica. Then there was this:
Kodak Junior 1, strange mix of traditional folder and "modern" 1950's plastic. Then there was this:
Brownie Six20 Model D, I don't have a Box Brownie so this was a welcome addition to the collection.
Finally there was this:
Polaroid Automatic 103 Rangefinder Land Camera, the manual is dated 1965, I believe it's still possible to get film for this.
To make matters worse, wifey went to work the day after leaving a series of errands for me to do. One of these led me past one of my favourite charity shops where I spotted this:
Canon EOS 5000 with a 38-76 zoom. Autofocus, plastic, not my usual cup of tea but couldn't resist it for a fiver. I might sell it on for the lens but am tempted to keep it or at least run a film through it.
All in all a fun couple of outings.
First off I found this in a box of junk, asking price was a £1:
There's no markings on the camera, it's a 35mm viewfinder and is marked Made in Germany on the case, inside the film compartment there is POLO. Can anyone tell me a bit more about it?
Further along the stalls I spotted this:
Yashica TL Electro, Hoya 35-75 Zoom lens. Needs a clean and new light seals but the shutter fires ok so I prepared to haggle. Turns out it was being sold as a box lot, £25 later I had the Yashica and:
Cosina CSL, no lens but shutter and meter works and as its M42 I've got lenses to fit. There was also this:
Praktica MTL5B, good condition, no lens but meter and shutter works and M42 again. I might sell this one on, one of the guys in work was looking for a Praktica. Then there was this:
Kodak Junior 1, strange mix of traditional folder and "modern" 1950's plastic. Then there was this:
Brownie Six20 Model D, I don't have a Box Brownie so this was a welcome addition to the collection.
Finally there was this:
Polaroid Automatic 103 Rangefinder Land Camera, the manual is dated 1965, I believe it's still possible to get film for this.
To make matters worse, wifey went to work the day after leaving a series of errands for me to do. One of these led me past one of my favourite charity shops where I spotted this:
Canon EOS 5000 with a 38-76 zoom. Autofocus, plastic, not my usual cup of tea but couldn't resist it for a fiver. I might sell it on for the lens but am tempted to keep it or at least run a film through it.
All in all a fun couple of outings.
