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Post by lesdmess on Jul 14, 2014 7:33:42 GMT -5
Do you have a camera that shares your birthyear? Mine is the original Asahi Pentax released in 1957. Took a picture of it and inserted it into their ad that I scanned. Not as sexy as the ads by Miranda . . .   |
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Post by philbirch on Jul 14, 2014 16:59:46 GMT -5
I have several - its my theme. Almost all my cameras were available in shops, advertised or were exhibited at Photokina in 1957. They range from 1953 - 1958 This one is about 100% actually made in 1957 due to their serial numbering system. Although the original 1957 lens has been replaced with a 1962 one in this photo. Attachment Deleted |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2014 12:08:08 GMT -5
Tough to get one in my birth year as I was born in early 1945--before the war ended and I haven't ever seen a camera that was built in that year.
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Post by lesdmess on Jul 16, 2014 6:54:09 GMT -5
Wayne, In 35mm there may not have been many to choose from but the Leica IIIc and the Kine Exacta are a couple examples. Link to The Dresden Exaktas Phil, That is a fine looking camera you have there comrade! |
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Post by SidW on Jul 16, 2014 7:10:10 GMT -5
The Ihagee Night Exakta was introduced in 1934, similar to existing Exakta A and Exakta B, but with F2 lens. The Exakta A and B were given lever film advance, instead of winding knobs, in 1934. These were roll film cameras, 12 on 127, VP film so VP Exaktas. The 35mm Kine Exakta came in 1936, by which time I was chatting, and reading the morning newspaper. I've never owned any of these, I've never seen them in real life, I've only seen pictures. I've had to thieve a picture from an auction:  You will recognize the basic shape and design that we still saw in the final SLRs for film, continuing with today's DSLRs. A design that is a year or two older than me, and is credited to Karl Nüchterlein of Ihagee. In 1945, with the Russians approaching Dresden from one direction and the Americans from the other, Nüchterlein left Ihagee to join the German Home Militia and was never heard of again. |
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Post by SidW on Jul 16, 2014 7:17:37 GMT -5
Wayne, Lesdmess beat me to it. I was going to suggest the final, postwar, version of the Kine Exakta. The Red Army was very quick to secure what was left of the Ihagee factories, salvage tools and parts, and recommence production of the Kine Exakta (they had their own agenda of course, and were keen to exact war reparations from the Germans). There's some doubt about when the first Kine was produced, 1945 or 1946. But by 1948 they were doing the Exakta II, and by 1949 the Varex. So they got started very quickly.
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Post by philbirch on Jul 16, 2014 17:02:59 GMT -5
Wayne, In 35mm there may not have been many to choose from but the Leica IIIc and the Kine Exacta are a couple examples. Link to The Dresden Exaktas Phil, That is a fine looking camera you have there comrade!It is a lovely camera to use but a complete bastArd to load (the forum will have changed that word) . It's probably my favourite (non SLR) film camera and looks so much more classy with the (slightly inferior) collapsible lens. I have made a Minolta SR to M39 adapter so I can use my Minolta and M42 wides on it. Wayne there are a million Kodak models out there going for peanuts if you want to start a birth year camera theme. The early Igahees and Leicas are likely to be out of your range, but Zeiss made a lot of fine models which are affordable. |
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Post by genazzano on Aug 4, 2014 6:15:36 GMT -5
Like Wayne I was born at the tail end of WWII. About 15 years ago I got one of the last wartime Leicas made in 1945 (serial no. 396,xxx, or something like that). After that the 1945 IIIc's had terrible chrome plating and sell for much less than other years as a consequence.
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Post by geoffox23 on Aug 23, 2014 1:12:03 GMT -5
I have several - its my theme. Almost all my cameras were available in shops, advertised or were exhibited at Photokina in 1957. They range from 1953 - 1958 This one is about 100% actually made in 1957 due to their serial numbering system. Although the original 1957 lens has been replaced with a 1962 one in this photo. Hi Phil It seems that your lens is from 1956 (prefix 6), as production of the KMZ collapsible Industar-22 ceased in 1958. See PT5870 on Sovietcams.com Cheers Geoff |
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Post by philbirch on Aug 23, 2014 8:02:03 GMT -5
Happy with that. I had my doubts as to the year. It seems like the seller was misinformed (as well as rude and petulant) An earlier year is perfect. My collection is 1954-1957.
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