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Post by belgiumreporter on Aug 26, 2017 7:04:45 GMT -5
Again in 1967, the model Fv became available. It is a simpler version of the G lacking a few bells and whistles. 1967 Fv with plain prism and Auto-Miranda 25mm 1:2.8 and another Fv with metered non ttl prism and Auto-Miranda 5cm 1:1.9
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Post by belgiumreporter on Aug 29, 2017 3:48:33 GMT -5
The sensorex range started in 1966 and lasted till 1972 three variants were made: sensorex,sensorex C and sensorex II. The cameras had ttl metering build in the body, so metering was allways possible regardless the finder used. 1966 Sensorex with Auto Miranda 50mm 1:1.9 and a 1970 model C (with flash shoe on the prism) with auto Miranda 50mm 1:2.8
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Post by belgiumreporter on Aug 30, 2017 3:50:33 GMT -5
The 1972 sensorex II now has a hot shoe on the (interchangeable) prism. Sensorex II with auto Miranda 50mm 1:1.8 and another one with a Auto Marexar Zoom 85-210 1:3.8 Macro
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Post by belgiumreporter on Aug 31, 2017 2:04:35 GMT -5
The sensomat range was introduced in 1969, one of the main features is the build in stop down metering. Sensomat (first of the range) with Auto Miranda 50mm 1:1.8 and another one with the same lens, but with the wonderfull VF3 5-15x magnifying finder.
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Post by belgiumreporter on Sept 1, 2017 2:57:31 GMT -5
In 1971 two new versions of the sensomat were introduced, the RE and RS. While the RE followed the "classic" line of Mirandas, the RS was supposed to be a budget model. It was a miscalculation as very few people in '71 wanted a slr with NO meter, DOF preview,self timer even the typical front release button was skipped. only 2000 were produced wich makes it a rather rare camera. 1971 Sensomat RS with Auto Miranda 50mm 1:1.8 ( to make it even more budget some of them were sold with a 1:2.8 50mm) next to the RS is the RE with Auto Miranda 50mm 1:1.8
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Post by belgiumreporter on Sept 3, 2017 15:48:02 GMT -5
The last of the Sensorex line was the EE(-2) it was mde between 1971 and '76 it has shutter priority auto with the new E series lenses. Black Sensorex EE with Auto Miranda-E 50mm 1:1.8 While Miranda allways has been a questionabel name for a camera, Sensorex didn't seem like such a good idea either, more like a name they would use for preservatives .
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Post by conan on Sept 5, 2017 5:10:16 GMT -5
The last of the Sensorex line was the EE(-2) it was mde between 1971 and '76 it has shutter priority auto with the new E series lenses. Black Sensorex EE with Auto Miranda-E 50mm 1:1.8 While Miranda allways has been a questionabel name for a camera, Sensorex didn't seem like such a good idea either, more like a name they would use for preservatives . I have 3 Miranda’s in my collection including a New In Box Sensorex II (plus the various finder accessories including that huge mag WLF) The Miranda’s seem to lack the essential smoothness of the Pentax’s they were competing against with the winders sometimes seeming like cockroaches were being crushed and the lenses not reaching the smoothness of Takumar focusing. When one considers the early days, Pentax were the original lone voice then followed by Miranda and Topcon and the later two did not survive the move into electronics nor updated their cameras to be more relevant. Miranda were good with the excellent marketing of AIC (who would eventually own Miranda) Topcon had great products but indifferent marketing by Beseler. Which tends to illustrate that you need a good products coupled with great marketing to be successful long term. "While Miranda always has been a questionable name for a camera, Sensorex didn't seem like such a good idea either, more like a name they would use for preservatives "Was this a Freudian slip on the keyboard? What the Europeans call preservatives the English speaking world would generally call condoms. In the UK preservatives are the names of fancy jams. Of course Miranda didn’t help themselves because the largest selling condom brand in the UK was Durex and they had a product called Sensorex.
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Post by conan on Sept 5, 2017 5:17:37 GMT -5
In 1971 two new versions of the sensomat were introduced, the RE and RS. While the RE followed the "classic" line of Mirandas, the RS was supposed to be a budget model. It was a miscalculation as very few people in '71 wanted a slr with NO meter, DOF preview,self timer even the typical front release button was skipped. only 2000 were produced wich makes it a rather rare camera. 1971 Sensomat RS with Auto Miranda 50mm 1:1.8 ( to make it even more budget some of them were sold with a 1:2.8 50mm) next to the RS is the RE with Auto Miranda 50mm 1:1.8 Are all those Miranda's yours? If they are what with Nikon Pentax's et al how many SLRs do you actually have?
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Post by belgiumreporter on Sept 5, 2017 7:24:14 GMT -5
In 1971 two new versions of the sensomat were introduced, the RE and RS. While the RE followed the "classic" line of Mirandas, the RS was supposed to be a budget model. It was a miscalculation as very few people in '71 wanted a slr with NO meter, DOF preview,self timer even the typical front release button was skipped. only 2000 were produced wich makes it a rather rare camera. 1971 Sensomat RS with Auto Miranda 50mm 1:1.8 ( to make it even more budget some of them were sold with a 1:2.8 50mm) next to the RS is the RE with Auto Miranda 50mm 1:1.8 Are all those Miranda's yours? If they are what with Nikon Pentax's et al how many SLRs do you actually have? Ehhh, yes ! i try to collect ALL (mainly Japanese) slr's didn't count them lately, last time i did, i stopped counting at 200. Still i try to get rid of some (to me) non-important stuff to get the numbers down. I guess i can say i've got just about everything Nikon from F to F5, Canon canonflex to EOS 650, Pentax asahiflex to Z series, Miranda model A to RE-II, Minolta SR-1 to 7000, and then some Leica's, Contax,Hasselblad,Mamiya and so on....
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Post by belgiumreporter on Sept 5, 2017 7:24:45 GMT -5
The 1975 RE-II was the last incarnation of the sensomat, it was the last camera in the typical Miranda style. Later in '75 the DX-3 was launched. It became the last camera Miranda made before they went bancrupt in december 1976. In the 80'ties some re-badged cosina's were sold as Mirandas. RE-II with Auto Miranda EE 50mm 1:1.8
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Post by belgiumreporter on Sept 13, 2017 6:06:00 GMT -5
The first will be the last... This model A looks younger than it is because of the pentaprism and the thumb wind lever (a feature seen first on this Miranda). The all metal Soligor-Miranda lens may give away it's 1957 birth year though. This is the oldest Miranda i've got and is the last of this part of the 3D series. 1957 Miranda A with Soligor-Miranda 50mm 1:1.9
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Post by belgiumreporter on Sept 18, 2017 8:07:54 GMT -5
After Contax, like so many(all) East German cameras, ceased to exist Yashica didn't wait for the Berlin wall to fall when in 1974 they introduced the RTS. It was their attempt to break in to the high end camera market with the RTS system, the Contax name used to distinguish the RTS from their more common Yashica cameras. A new mount was created (C/Y) and both Yashica and Zeiss lenses could from then on be used on the Yashica/ Contax camera range. The RTS caused quite a stir when it was launched, just about every camera magazine had it on their front cover. Still time has shown the Contaxes to be a niche product, appealing only to a limited public. Cotax RTS with Zeiss planar 50mm 1:1.7 and real time winder next to another RTS with Zeiss Distagon 35mm 1:2.8
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Post by belgiumreporter on Sept 19, 2017 6:09:58 GMT -5
The second Yashica made Contax was the 1979- 139Q. It sold for about the same price as the Olympus OM1 but had a lot more features than the Olympus. Despite reliability issues about 200.000 units were sold throughout its production run from 1979to 1987. All the main problems were only solved after 150.000 potentially bad cameras were sold. Still today if you should find a good example chances are the leatherette body covering will be badly detoriated (or replaced). 1979 Contax 139Q(uartz) with soligor 28-200 zoom
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Post by belgiumreporter on Sept 21, 2017 4:13:36 GMT -5
The 1985 Contax 159MM came to replace the 139Q. Meanwhile Yashica has become Kyocera. Things didn't improve quality wise and the 159 is yet another camera that was troubled with problems. Some people are quite happy and never encountered problems with it, mine is my 4th and last contax all of them gave me trouble(mechanical and electronic). 159MM with Yashica 135mm 1:2.8
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Post by raybar on Sept 21, 2017 16:01:45 GMT -5
Some people are quite happy and never encountered problems with it . . . We had some of that - - customers with crappy cameras that never broke - - at the camera store. I wondered how much they actually used their cameras. I mean, anything will work when it's new, and a ten year old camera that has only seen 20 rolls of film and hasn't been dropped is pretty much still new.
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