HU, OT: But Cool

[dazedgonebye]

Koni-Omegaflex.
You don't see these very often and it looks very complete.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7599708273&rd=1&sspagename=STRK:MEWA:IT&rd=1

 

[clarence]

I love the way it looks like a raygun.

Homeland security would go apeshit if they saw you with this.


Clarence

 

[remrf]

I read recently that Mamiya was the only maker of an interchangeable lens TLR. Correct me if I an in error but that is what were are looking at here right? And interchangeable lens TLR? With a removable film back no less. I have never seen one like this before. Very cool.

I just looked the first time and didn't read the text. 🙄

 

[DougK]

Wow. I know I can't afford where this auction will end up, but a bump for the sheer cool factor. I'd imagine it's almost as good as a Speed Graphic for "crowd control."

 

[clarence]

Dante Stella has a review of the camera here:

http://www.dantestella.com/technical/omegaflex.html

'In terms of size, it is roughly double the size of a Rolleiflex 3.5MX in its major dimensions.'

Clarence

 

[Stephan]

Wow, that thing looks HUGE.

 

[clarence]

It brings to mind the Dundee quote

'That's not a twin lens reflex...
'...Now this's a twin lens reflex.'

And I used to think that my Mamiya C220 was big.

Clarence

 

[oftheherd]

Interesting for sure. I don't remember that I had never heard of that model. It does look like a huge puppy. One of the photos makes if look as if you would look at the viewing lens directly rather than reflex. I wonder if that is so and if it was upside down and backwards.

 

[clarence]

'You look at the subject through the back of the camera, in view-camera fashion, upside-down and backwards' - Dante Stella

It must take quite a bit of effort to hold it at eye level. Add that to the disorientated view and it seems like you'd have to be something of a masochist to use this camera.


Clarence

 

[dazedgonebye]

Nice, inconspicuous little street shooter.