Cross your fingers...$25 prominent

[dreilly]

Maybe this will work, maybe not. A $25 prominent with a Nokton 1.5 lens. If it's just got a stuck shutter, I've had good luck with cleaning out compurs.

http://tinyurl.com/y4cepo

Anyone have any experience hacking into a Prominent?
doug

 

[Ash]

Doug, you can always mod the lens to fit on one of your other cameras?

If you're adventurous, maybe even RF coupled? 😀

 

[dreilly]

I was just looking at the Prominent/Contax and Contax/Leica adapters. Yikes! For that price I could probably get a user CL and a newer CV Nokton!

 

[Ash]

As we both know from the Rollei's, bargains soon cost more!

 

[dreilly]

That's very true. I think this one I will either fix or resell to someone who can...someone with more talent and resources than I. But it's a fun gamble.
doug

 

[SteveM(PA)]

Sweet Lincoln's Mullet, what a cool camera for $25! I think Mr. Sweeney is your man, right? I think he can still be found over on nelsonfoto.

 

[Laurence]

Hell's bells, that seems like a great deal...if it's fixable, well wonderful! If it's not, well you gave it a try, and like you said: this is ALL fun!

Way to go! Give it a try! Nokton 1.5/50...exquisite.

 

[jdos2]

That reminds me. I've got the rangefinder assembly from a Prominent (a) to get to Brian.


Apologies to him.

You'll probably find the camera they way I did. Wonderful, in a 50's design-by-commitee kind of way.

 

[Trius]

Doug: I'm betting you can get 'er goin'. If not, I gotta believe there's someone in Rochester who can put it right at a reasonable price.

Earl