Show us your SLR ..... WHAT?

Well, long time lurker, first time poster here. My GAS owes much to this thread, so it's just fair that I post my first pics here.

My favourite combo nowadays:
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Backup camera:
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Those are nice to shoot as well:
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I'm downsizing my camera collection.
 
Sometimes (rarely) the local classifieds throw up a gem... This popped up recently on FB Marketplace in a horribly overpriced lot along with a couple of completely cooked FE2's and a bunch of Nikkors. It took a while but eventually I convinced the seller to split off the Pentax kit 🙂

1958 Asahi Pentax S, Takumar 55/f2.2 and Takumar 135/f3.5

Depending on your source, approximately 4,000 units were produced, making the S the rarest Pentax production model. This is the first one I've seen in Aus. Finding an S with it's original matching pre-set Takumar is basically Pentaxian Holy Grail.

It's in pretty good condition all things considered. Obviously hasn't been used in a while and the shutter is a a mess. It's heading off to Alan Robertson for a full overhaul and some newly fabricated curtains.





 
nickthetasmaniac said:
Sometimes (rarely) the local classifieds throw up a gem... This popped up recently on FB Marketplace in a horribly overpriced lot along with a couple of completely cooked FE2's and a bunch of Nikkors. It took a while but eventually I convinced the seller to split off the Pentax kit 🙂

1958 Asahi Pentax S, Takumar 55/f2.2 and Takumar 135/f3.5

Depending on your source, approximately 4,000 units were produced, making the S the rarest Pentax production model. This is the first one I've seen in Aus. Finding an S with it's original matching pre-set Takumar is basically Pentaxian Holy Grail.

It's in pretty good condition all things considered. Obviously hasn't been used in a while and the shutter is a a mess. It's heading off to Alan Robertson for a full overhaul and some newly fabricated curtains.
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Wow. Great find! And nice photos of your prize.
 
500mm TeleXenar vs 350 PlanarS by Nokton48, on Flickr

My present favored long lens for 6x6 is the 350mm f5.6 Tele-Planar on the EL/M. I hand hold this outside even at outdoor rock concerts. Above is the 9x9cm/4x5 Plaubel Makiflex Automatic with the 500mm f5.5 Tele Xenar. This camera has a patented braking system for vibration free release. Previous to this longest lens available was the 360mm f5.5 which I have in Auto Iris Maki mount. The 360mm has also been hand holdable with this camera. . I can shoot 4x5/9x12 sheet film (have both) as well as 6.5x9 Plaubel Makina backs or anything Graphic mount.

The Makiflex needs a solid tripod, The cable release is modified Sinar Norma, with an adapter a machinist friend made for me.
 
Retro-Grouch said:
Well, it could be argued that the ME Super is a refinement of the MX: the availability of auto exposure is, after all, a refinement over the manual-only MX. I'm just an old grump who distrusts 40 year old electronics. I know that, with proper care, my mechanical cameras will be around as long as I will. Given that no real 35 film cameras (aside from Leicas) are currently being made, that's comforting; on the other hand, if you want or need automation, go for it; they're all tools and made to be used! And just to contradict myself, I just bought a Minolta CLE, in the full knowledge that it will almost certainly have "issues" sooner rather than later. The unique feature set outweighed my concerns over longevity.
We analog shooters are between a rock and a hard place, in many respects...
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I've had a CLE for a fairly long time. Every year that goes by I tremble for it's electronics or that I forget to remove the battery. A great camera. wish it had manual metering.
 
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