Kodak Signet 35

elaydad said:
Hi y'all
anyone using a signet 35 ?
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No, but I've wanted one for awhile. I occasionally watch an auction or two, they tend to sit there with a single 99 cent bid and then pop up to $20 at the last minute. Someday I'll get one for dirt cheap.

According to info on the web, it's the best of the Signet series, with a rather nice Kodak lens. I've handled one at a camera show - heavier than I thought it would be, a nice rangefinder patch (triangular, if I recall correctly) but the viewfinder on that one was dim, so I passed on it.

Have you one, and if so, do you like it?
 
Kodak Signet 35

I just got one , had it converted to X sync. ran a roll of iso 200 film through it . the results are on par with my Leica mini ,very nice indeed.
 
signet article

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i was just in the reading room where i have a stack of old photography magazines and stumbled across this article from modern photography july 1953...
 

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and the rest of the article and an ad from the back cover...
 

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thanks bob338 that's very nice of you-- I have more fun and better results with the signet 35 than most any rangefinder I own
 
Hi folks!
Nice to know that some Signet 35s are still shooting film!
Mine doesn´t have yet X synch as I didn´t have the need of it nor the adapter to a PC type plug, but as I almost never use a flash...
I agree with you elaydad in regard of the fun of using such a simple camera.
Bob 338, may I ask you to send me by mail the scanned pages telling about the Signet35?

Thanks in advance.

Ernesto
 
bmattock said:
No, but I've wanted one for awhile. I occasionally watch an auction or two, they tend to sit there with a single 99 cent bid and then pop up to $20 at the last minute. Someday I'll get one for dirt cheap.
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Exactly! I've bid on about 12 of them so far and the exact same thing happens every time.
 
I'm still sort of excited about a Retina iiia I've got coming. Perhaps in another week.

Now I've got my eye on a Signet as well. (thanks to you guys) It's a tad ugly, but if it's cheap enough I'll do it.
 
After reading this thread I dug out the Signet 35 which belonged to my Grandfather. The shutter is a bit sticky, especially at 1/25 and 1/50. Is there anyone in the NYC area who can do a CLA on it for me?
 
pschauss said:
After reading this thread I dug out the Signet 35 which belonged to my Grandfather. The shutter is a bit sticky, especially at 1/25 and 1/50. Is there anyone in the NYC area who can do a CLA on it for me?
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If you feel confident to DIY, go to
www.daniel.mitchell.name/cameras/index.php
and then look for Kodak Signet 35.
You´ll see it´s a very easy task.

Cheers

Ernesto
 
pschauss said:
After reading this thread I dug out the Signet 35 which belonged to my Grandfather. The shutter is a bit sticky, especially at 1/25 and 1/50. Is there anyone in the NYC area who can do a CLA on it for me?
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This will be my first Signet, but I have worked on other people's before. Pretty much the only rangefinder I can think of offhand that's easier to CLA yourself is the Argus C-3. Go to Dan Mitchell's page (as mentioned in ErnestoJL's reply) for instructions on how to do it. It's a breeze. No need to send it anywhere.
 
Got my Signet this morning and spent most of the day working on it. It has been stripped down, cleaned, polished and buffed within an inch of its life, lubed and reassembled. Now it's loaded with film and ready for action. These are really easy to work on.
 
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