Doug2, that's a very exotic camera! I have seen one once before, but seeing your pic now raises a question about focusing... If you use your left hand to focus, how do you keep from obscuring the RF window?
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Honu-Hugger
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This one's for you, Solinar 🙂 . Thank you for your kind comments on the "Rodney King" thread. Henry Scherer is looking at the "innards" of this one at the moment, and for many moments into the future judging by my position on his waiting list!😀
I do not expect that he will find any problems, and it will be nice to know that it will be "good to go" for perhaps another seventy years! (I love saving these old heaps from the scrap pile)
P. S. Second image is the same camera with a 2.8cm f/8 Tessar
P. P. S. Doug: regarding the Alpa question (sorry, just noticed it); you get used to where the second window is, and I rarely use the feature although it is handy for critical focus since the screen is simple matte glass and my peepers aren't what they used to be! Another shortcoming is the RF only couples with a few select lenses, not with all available lenses.
I do not expect that he will find any problems, and it will be nice to know that it will be "good to go" for perhaps another seventy years! (I love saving these old heaps from the scrap pile)
P. S. Second image is the same camera with a 2.8cm f/8 Tessar
P. P. S. Doug: regarding the Alpa question (sorry, just noticed it); you get used to where the second window is, and I rarely use the feature although it is handy for critical focus since the screen is simple matte glass and my peepers aren't what they used to be! Another shortcoming is the RF only couples with a few select lenses, not with all available lenses.
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sockeyed
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Has everyone see Alfred Klomp's excellent page on photographing your camera?
http://cameras.alfredklomp.com/prodphot/index.htm
The rest of the website is great, too.
http://cameras.alfredklomp.com/prodphot/index.htm
The rest of the website is great, too.
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sisters
sisters
i'd like to introduce the sisters to you all!
sisters
i'd like to introduce the sisters to you all!
denishr
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How do you like the Kiev, joe?
Any shots yet?
Denis
Any shots yet?
Denis
GeneW
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Beautiful siblings! If you decide to sell your Kiev, PM me ... 'K?
Gene
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denis, i took her for a walk yesterday at lunch time. took a few shots but need to finish the roll, hopefully this weekend.
the kiev is different from any rf cam i have used with the rf window being so far to the side. i keep putting my finger in the way. i think i am experiencing the need for the 'contax hold'.
otherwise it feels comfortable cause it is shaped similar the canons.
gene, this one might be a keeper. i like the idea of it being in my day bag. it may mean putting the olys in semi retirement.
the zorki is very comfortable with it's round sides but it has no strap lugs and i refuse to use a case. i may cut the top/front off the case and use the bottom only. it also may go to a buddy of mine, don't know if he wants it yet.
joe
the kiev is different from any rf cam i have used with the rf window being so far to the side. i keep putting my finger in the way. i think i am experiencing the need for the 'contax hold'.
otherwise it feels comfortable cause it is shaped similar the canons.
gene, this one might be a keeper. i like the idea of it being in my day bag. it may mean putting the olys in semi retirement.
the zorki is very comfortable with it's round sides but it has no strap lugs and i refuse to use a case. i may cut the top/front off the case and use the bottom only. it also may go to a buddy of mine, don't know if he wants it yet.
joe
Honu-Hugger
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Very nice cameras, Joe. They have a wonderful character to them; nice shot and good reading material in the background (I looked hard and could not find a "Playboy" anywhere in the shot😀)
Ohhh. sometimes the truth hurts: this is when I realized I do not have a hobby but instead an obsession...when I may have been more excited to find a rare lens hood than I was to find the lens (they're relatively easy to find). The proper hood for the 135/4 Sonnar -- as if anyone cares!!! 😀 😀 😀
Ohhh. sometimes the truth hurts: this is when I realized I do not have a hobby but instead an obsession...when I may have been more excited to find a rare lens hood than I was to find the lens (they're relatively easy to find). The proper hood for the 135/4 Sonnar -- as if anyone cares!!! 😀 😀 😀
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d2,
did you see my post about my 'new' lens hood?
joe
did you see my post about my 'new' lens hood?
joe
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Sorry, no. Does this mean that it is alright to get excited about lens hoods, that I can close the phone book and stop looking for camera related "twelve step" meetings?
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i don't believe we have a problem at all!
we're more like folk historians that keep the stories of old fresh and alive for the future.
that post was just yesterday, take a look at that hood on my 35/2.8 if you have a chance.
preeeetty!
joe
we're more like folk historians that keep the stories of old fresh and alive for the future.
that post was just yesterday, take a look at that hood on my 35/2.8 if you have a chance.
preeeetty!
joe
taffer
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Ahhh, two beauties Joe, be careful with the Kiev, you could become addicted to it soon and in fact I can imagine you lusting for a 35 for it soon as well 😀
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not likely oscar, as i don't like using external finders.
they are good looking cams and i think the kiev is a keeper. it will be for those times i want something different or in really poor weather etc.
of course i need to see some pics from them...
joe
they are good looking cams and i think the kiev is a keeper. it will be for those times i want something different or in really poor weather etc.
of course i need to see some pics from them...
joe
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joe, unless your lens is damaged or badly scratched, I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Denis
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lens seems fine, clean & clear.
i was thinking if maybe the bokeh would be unacceptable 😉
joe
i was thinking if maybe the bokeh would be unacceptable 😉
joe
I get very excited about finding the correct ever-ready camera case for a camera. I spent years looking for a Nikon CH-11 to fit the F2s with the DS-1 EE Servo-Motor Attached. Lens Hoods and Caps are big deals to find with the Nikon RF lenses.
Sometimes I get the Hood without having the lens for it. The hard part is finding the hood. Easy part is the lens. Now I just need the Noct-Nikkor to go with it.
Sometimes I get the Hood without having the lens for it. The hard part is finding the hood. Easy part is the lens. Now I just need the Noct-Nikkor to go with it.
taffer
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And we sure appreciate your excitement Brian ! The e-r case alone in which you sent the F2 is a beauty !
CleverName
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Finally got around to posting here. I think it's the first Petri in the thread.
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Natalia
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nice arrangement and nice cam, CleverName......
Nikon M
Nikon M
Nikon M, one of the last to leave the factory without Sync. According to "Nikon Rangefinder" by Rotoloni, this one was made in 10/50. By December 1950 Nikon started putting flash sync into their cameras, creating the Nikon S. This is the lowest production (~1,600) "full-frame" camera, 24x34 negative area with 8 sprocket holes per negative. The Nikon I (~600 units) was a 24x32 negative with a non-standard 7 sprockets per negative, and the Nikon S3M (~300 units) was half-frame. The Nikon I messed up all of the developing machines in the US and Nikon was told to redesign it before a license would be granted to import it into the States. Nikon came out with the M, squeezed out a 24x34 negative without redesigning the chassis and changed the mechanism to count off eight sprockets. The 2nd "screw-up" is using a Contax bayonet mount with a Leica Standard focal length lens. That meant that Contax lenses would not properly focus on the Nikon RF's. The difference is negligible with wide-angle lenses and the normal lens at F2. This Nikon M probably went through life with this pre-war Sonnar F2 collapsible attached. I can imagine the original owner cursing Nikon for discontinuing collapsible Nikkors. He also had Sync added, using PC cords as Nikon should have done with the "Nikon S". So It's a Nikon M Unsynced Synced... Whatever it is called now, I was amazed to find it at an Antique Mall on the way home from work.
Nikon M
Nikon M, one of the last to leave the factory without Sync. According to "Nikon Rangefinder" by Rotoloni, this one was made in 10/50. By December 1950 Nikon started putting flash sync into their cameras, creating the Nikon S. This is the lowest production (~1,600) "full-frame" camera, 24x34 negative area with 8 sprocket holes per negative. The Nikon I (~600 units) was a 24x32 negative with a non-standard 7 sprockets per negative, and the Nikon S3M (~300 units) was half-frame. The Nikon I messed up all of the developing machines in the US and Nikon was told to redesign it before a license would be granted to import it into the States. Nikon came out with the M, squeezed out a 24x34 negative without redesigning the chassis and changed the mechanism to count off eight sprockets. The 2nd "screw-up" is using a Contax bayonet mount with a Leica Standard focal length lens. That meant that Contax lenses would not properly focus on the Nikon RF's. The difference is negligible with wide-angle lenses and the normal lens at F2. This Nikon M probably went through life with this pre-war Sonnar F2 collapsible attached. I can imagine the original owner cursing Nikon for discontinuing collapsible Nikkors. He also had Sync added, using PC cords as Nikon should have done with the "Nikon S". So It's a Nikon M Unsynced Synced... Whatever it is called now, I was amazed to find it at an Antique Mall on the way home from work.
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