Camera and Coffee

What a sweet camera! That will be fun. Brings back memories of a now departed friend who would let me borrow her SP back in the early 1970s. Only if I knew then what I know now when she sold it.
 
fraley said:
I've been waiting for the right moment to open a big box from Minnesota. This afternoon, I made a cup of tea and, bracing myself for a possible ebay bad experience, opened it up. I was pleasantly surprised to find an Argus C4 kit that seems to have been only lightly used. The brass on the camera bag isn't even rusty! The ever-ready case smells nice! Whoa. The little tripod works and isn't broken! This makes up for the last few boneheaded purchases I made. The camera has a nice heft to it -- cast body -- and only required a little lighter fluid to loosen up the shutter blades. I don't actually have a use for the flash, but it looks like new too. I'm considering a professional CLA since I got such a bargain on this. Anyone have experience with cleaning these? Funny, there's no light foam or felt around the back. Reminds me of a Zorki that way. I always put yarn in a Zorki before trying it out. I wonder if these C4's are more light-proof? This should be good.... :p
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I suppose I shouldn't tell you about the big box of Argus C4 Geiss America modified cameras I nearly gave away on eBoy a year ago. I had the whole set up, all the lenses, etc, and about five bodies, and finally realized I was never going to use them. But yes, they were cool. Yours looks fantastic!

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks
 
sbug said:
Christmas came early over Thankgiving as my dad gave me his 1958 S3 with a 35 f2.5 and a 105 f2.5. Very nice shape, original hoods and all. He had it CLA'd a few years back so it is ready to go.
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Scott, that's a gift that keeps on giving ;)
 
sbug said:
Christmas came early over Thankgiving as my dad gave me his 1958 S3 with a 35 f2.5 and a 105 f2.5.
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Very very nice. Better watch out though, you might find yourself looking for more Nikon lenses... :D Go burn lots of film, that beauty was made for using.

William
 
I really ought to do a C&C soon. Too bad the front viewing glass on my Yashica GSN just got splintered :( I can still look through it and have taped the viewfinder off, but is there anybody out here who has an idea on how to replace it?
 
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William and Doug-

You are not kidding. I've already researched prices on a 50. The S3 has 35, 50 and 105 framelines always visable so that seems like an obvious choice. However... My dad was the head photographer for St. Olaf College in the 1950's and in'57 or so a photographer from Life magazine was on campus shooting and needed a darkroom. He and my dad got to chatting about cameras and the guy from Life had an SP and raved about it. He told my dad to invest in a wide and a long lens and skip the normal. Makes some sense to me but I wouldn't complain if a 50 showed up under the tree this year :)
 
StuartR said:
Come now, no consumer coffee can beat something that was roasted right there in front of you, can it? I imagine in Paris you have access to some of the best coffee in the world....I know the coffee I had there was excellent. Go to a coffee shop and get fresh roasted beans and grind them yourself! Much better...
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Of course Stuart, but I am really in need of a caffeine shot in the morning, I can't imagine having to roast and/or grind beans to get it - too lazy. :eek:

Actually, coffee grinders in France have been the specialty of Peugeot Frères for the last 150 years; they later diversified into bicycles and motorcars. Coffee can get you so far!
 
sbug said:
William and Doug-

You are not kidding. I've already researched prices on a 50. The S3 has 35, 50 and 105 framelines always visable so that seems like an obvious choice. However... My dad was the head photographer for St. Olaf College in the 1950's and in'57 or so a photographer from Life magazine was on campus shooting and needed a darkroom. He and my dad got to chatting about cameras and the guy from Life had an SP and raved about it. He told my dad to invest in a wide and a long lens and skip the normal. Makes some sense to me but I wouldn't complain if a 50 showed up under the tree this year :)
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If a photographer from Life threw his SP off a bridge, would you jump after it? Oh...perhaps that was not the right question, you never know what these Nikon nuts will do. But anyway, the Nikon 50/1.4 is gorgeous, get it by all means. Go read dante stella's site for inspiration. A 50mm lens is quite useful, and it will give you an extra stop and a half of speed over both your other lenses. It's a no brainer!

Alec -- i am not saying you have to roast and grind your beans before you wake up, have them do that before if you like. Just get up, boil some water and use your French press! Voila. Instant coffee (well, 4 minute coffee...).
 
> If a photographer from Life threw his SP off a bridge, would you jump after it?

Are you kidding? I dropped a Schneider 28mm F4 off a boardwalk into the marshy muck and went in after it.

Nice S3!
 
StuartR said:
If a photographer from Life threw his SP off a bridge, would you jump after it? QUOTE]

How high is this bridge and what is under it? What lens is on that SP?

Oh, and I want a 50 1.4, don't get me wrong. But if my framelines are 35, 50 and 105 and I can choose only 2 lenses, I'll take the 35 and the 105. It's a decision that makes sense to me but I won't say that a different opinion is wrong.
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sbug said:
Christmas came early over Thankgiving as my dad gave me his 1958 S3 with a 35 f2.5 and a 105 f2.5. Very nice shape, original hoods and all. He had it CLA'd a few years back so it is ready to go. The 1:1 finder is sweet although the 35 framelines are pretty much out if sight unless I remove my glasses. This coffee shot was taken with a my Nikon digicam.
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Beautiful camera and nice that it stays in the family; it should be a joy to use (the green is from envy :))
 
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