Chinon Bellami - best lens in its class?

[raid]

problem is the Minox's lifespan is shorter than a disposable kamera.

because of that I have the minox lens in an LTM mount and use it on my Bessa L. Or nikon Z7 😀

I got lucky with (one) GT camera. It stayed working well for over 25 years for me, and it still is working well. I bought it from a very experienced camera repairman in Pensacola, and he may have worked his magic on it in the past by giving it CLA's. I don't know. Many other Minox cameras had sticky shutters or other stuff.

 

[Huss]

The trouble with most of these p&s's etc is few of them let you know what the exposure is. So there no way you can compare lenses.


Regards, David

If u are indoors or in low light, they tend to shoot wide open. If u are outside in bright light, they tend to shoot stopped down.

You wont have an exact comparison but you can see what the kamera is capable of.

 

[Huss]

 

[Huss]

Chinon Bellami, Fuji C200

 

[xayraa33]

Chinon or who ever they contracted out the optics to always made great lenses with a special touch. Some Yashica lenses are like that (many made by Tomioka) and so are most of the Rokkor lenses.

 

[wwfloyd]

Chinon Bellami, Fuji C200

That's a beauty. You may recall from earlier in this thread (I think), I noted that my Bellami 'vignetted' the left side of each frame, but, the lens was, indeed, very sharp. I've gotten a second Bellami, and hoping my current roll of film proves it to perform as well as yours.