Belfoca with Meritar 1:4,5/105mm

[POSTI-Tuomo]

I found several Belfocas in a thrift shop today and was fascinated by them. Nice construction and a solid feel to them. How do they perform? What about the lens? Looks like you don't see them in abundance on eBay, anyway. Is it because they're keepers, or uncommon? The guy at the store said they were 45 euros each. Is that a fair price for a Belfoca in good condition?

I assume they take normal 120 film... Correct me if I'm wrong.

Looks like they'd be a good start in MF photography. 😕

 

[rbiemer]

Don't know anything about them but if the one at the site I've linked to is like yours, very cool!
Link:http://kotisivu.dnainternet.fi/lauro/belfoca.htm
OK, this is a little odd: I just checked that the link I found works, it's fine, but when I click on the "home page" link from that page, the home page displays for a second or two and then I get a 404 error page.
The other internal links seem to be OK. Weird.
Rob

 

[POSTI-Tuomo]

Don't know anything about them but if the one at the site I've linked to is like yours, very cool!
Link:http://kotisivu.dnainternet.fi/lauro/belfoca.htm
Rob

Oh, right. Forgot to mention that I visited the same page. Good general info, but nothing detailed. I searched the forums, btw, and not a single thread was found. I still think that some RFFer may have this camera, and just needs this thread to be brought to his/her attention

 

[Rogrund]

Rob: this link works (I hope!) 🙂

http://www.lauro.fi/index.htm

 

[rbiemer]

Rob: this link works (I hope!) 🙂

http://www.lauro.fi/index.htm

Yes it does! Thanks. Is that your site?
Rob

 

[Rogrund]

Yes it does! Thanks. Is that your site?
Rob

No, it's not. I just came across the link when I did a Google search. Seems like a nice site, though.

 

[rbiemer]

I agree, nice collection that person has also.
Rob