Aperture-Priority Fixed-Lens CRF?

[jfbell20]

The Contax T is Aperture Priority and has a rangefinder.

 

[Pherdinand]

By the way, the canonet 28 is also aperture priority (with the full auto option)...

 

[chenick]

By the way, the canonet 28 is also aperture priority (with the full auto option)...

don't think so, at least my one doesn't seem to be 😀. Selecting an aperture on my one turns the meter off!

see
http://www.theothermartintaylor.com/moveabletype/archives/cameras/000010.html

-Nick

 

[Pherdinand]

"Selecting an aperture on my one turns the meter off!"
Sh|t! so mine is not broken! 😀😀😀

 

[Pherdinand]

🙂I got it for the postage fee only (eur5,50) and i repaired it to work in full auto (some corroded touchswitches inside). But i thought it should work in aperture priority!

 

[chenick]

Yeah, mine was really cheap too! I thought it was like the GIII F1.7 version (ie had manual control too) but noooo, just fully auto 🙂

Still, the photos I've taken have been very well exposed & quite sharp. For what I paid I can't complain!!

Also the light seals are gummy and need replacing, but there's no sign of any light leaks yet!

-Nick

 

[tedwhite]

Chenick: Best place to get seals is from Interslice on E-Bay. I got a complete kit with enough material to fix several cameras for $6.00 delivered to the door. He even includes a free tool made of a tiny bamboo stalk. Also, you can download his instructions. He also speaks highly of the GIII QL17 and can probably furnish you with illustrated instructions for that particular camera.

You can email him at JGood21967@aol.com

 

[Pherdinand]

Yeah, interslice alias jon goodman is a great guy to deal with. I bought my GSN from him, great condition, replaced light seals; considering the whole affair was done above the Atlantic, it was easy and fast! And cheap too, i payed eur45 incl delivery.

 

[WDG]

Thought I'd update...

Aperture-Priority Fixed-Lens Rangefinders:

Yashica Electro 35 (G/Pro/GS/GT/GSN/GTN/GX/CC/MG1)
Voigtlander VF101/Zeiss-Ikon S312
Olympus XA
Contax T
Chinon 35 EE II

...And, just for fun:
Canon 110/110 ED/110 ED20
Kodak Pocket Instamatic 60


I'm not including any zone-focus cameras in this list.
Please feel free to make any additions or corrects. I thought I'd found more, but now can't find the list where I them wrote down.

 

[RichardS]

Minister?

I believe the Minister D allows you to set either the aperture or the shutter speed.

Dick

 

[former member]

The Kodak Instamatic 60 and Instamatic 48 were "program-Mode" only; you could not manually set the aperture. Still nice for 110 cameras.

The Polaroid Land Cameras were aperture preferred automatic RF's. Although you only got your choice of two apertures per film speed.