Just bought a Chinon Bellami!

[Ambro51]

I’ve seen really shockingly good images from this camera on this forum. shoukd arrive in a few days, excited!

 

[p.giannakis]

Chinon must be one of the most underrated camera companies ever. I have a couple of chinon SLRs and the lenses are of excellent quality.
I had a Bellami for a while but it wasn't in great shape and eventually it gave up. Here is a picture taken with it.

 

[Ambro51]

Actually, I bought it for my Wife. She liked the concept of the “small 35”, and the point and shoot no fuss operation is a selling point. The camera seems to have an incredible lens. The images I’ve seen have “character”, in a way I can’t put my finger on. I really like the way it renders B&w.

 

[petronius]

Polypan F/Rodinal

 

[Beemermark]

I won a new one years ago. worked for one roll.

 

[Ambro51]

.....maybe it was not your lucky day after all. :-(

 

[Ambro51]

It arrived yesterday, put batteries in and looks ready to go. . Wife very pleased, seen her do some “camera fondeling”. What a nice camera in hand. Everything fully conventional, delightful feel weight and balance. I sized this against my UR Leica and aside from the Leica 5/8” longer, matches well. Love the thumb pull to open the doors and pop the lens! So my Wife is going off on a three day camping trip near Woodstock, and finally she’s going to be shooting film, for the first time in decades! ....actually got her excited about it......