Interesting, also US brandnames are definitely different than European ones. Petri Computor??? Never heard of, let alone a Honeywell Visimatic?? Just say, I'm curious...
I would hate to lose the portability such a camera would impose
On discovery channel I once saw that US people had a solution for this, they just moved complete buildings across roads to somewhere else... Of course, this kind of portability has its price, but US economy is in a better shape??
Hans
And Col, did you ever try a SLR with a pinhole attached? It sure drains batteries/accus from my EOS, so using a film SLR with the famous 'cap-method' solved this problem. Mechanical shutter, of course.
I agree with Wayne, stick to an original lens for display purposes, originality should be my leading principle. And, like the man says, an EXA body with a Domiplan should cost next to nothing. Hans
Guess you're right, Mickey, certainly in the days it was young... Today I treat most cameras from the late 40s to early 70s as manual.
Thinking it over, I dislike automation in a camera, except if the family wants to have their fair share of shots... Then a digital EOS is my life-line.
I do agree except that the Exaktas although very functional and versatile are ugly. But I think they are still the apex of manual SLR's.
There are some in this valley-of-tears who think otherwise:-) IMG_0966 by hanszeiss, on Flickr
Hm, besides an over-engineered piece of equipment it urges to exercise yourself daily to lug it around... But it feels great!! (and better than an Exakta, IMHO)
I agree with Mickey, you always can ask what the quality is of the glass and if the outside aperture closing mechanism is properly working (although I doubt that this particular seller is an Exakta guru...) If all is well, you won't be disappointed with the optical qualities of this Flektogon.
Well, maybe you can't if you're not familiar with these lenses. Domiplan 2,8/50 was also the dominant lens for the Praktica M42 line, and from the picture it sure is meant for a Praktica; so the answer to your question is yes... Most sellers state the Exakta bayonet mount, because of the lesser value. My Exakta gear is stowed away and is quite inaccessible, otherwise I could send you one; here in NL you can get Exakta bayonet-mount lenses for next to nothing. I can look around if you want to...
My main knowledge is about Zeiss (Ikon) gear, but most German brands are quite familiar to me...
Exakta made bayonet systems only (until very late in the game they adopted the M42 thread mount - RTL 1000 and 500 types). As you will see they are 'left-handed' cameras. From Topcon only the R and RE lenses can be mount, although not perfectly because they shared the same bayonet, but increased its functionality (coupled diaphragm) primarily to use it for the sutter release on the right side of the camera. The R lenses sport a like outside diaphragm colsing system as the (pre-stop) Exakta lenses. Try this website for more information: captjack.exaktaphile.com/ Hans