Lucky find

[retro]

Found at a yard sale for peanuts over the weekend. A mint
condition Canon L-1 with 50/1.8 black lens. It had been in
storage in its case and had a roll of Kodacolor-X film still in it.
Everything works perfectly and the VF is very clean.

 

[feenej]

Wow, sweet.

 

[dexdog]

The L1 is a nice camera. Wish I could find such a deal

 

[oftheherd]

Congratulations!! Nice looking camera.

 

[degruyl]

So, did you get the film developed yet, or what?

Nice find, by the way.

 

[VictorM.]

How many peanuts?

 

[Mackinaw]

A real beauty! The L1 is my favorite Canon rangefinder.

Jim B.

 

[je2a3]

Congrats on a great find and I'm glad it found a good home!

 

[jan normandale]

lucky you!!

 

[LeicaFoReVer]

OMG, just for this I have been visiting yard sales in my town, but so for I have not had this luck!!!

One day I will find a mint RF 🙂

 

[retro]

So, did you get the film developed yet, or what?

No. It didn't look like more than a couple frames had been used
and I don't generally process old found film anyway.

 

[retro]

How many peanuts?

This was one of four cameras I bought at that sale for $75 total.

 

[seifadiaz]

This was one of four cameras I bought at that sale for $75 total.

Where's the other three?

 

[retro]

Where's the other three?

In my house.

 

[David Murphy]

Nice find! Rocky Mountain Film Lab says they can develop Kodacolor-X (process "C-22").

 

[kknox]

Bet the other 3 are a Leica M3 w/Summicron DR, an old Nikon rangefinder, & another old Leica IIIG. I'm I right?

 

[retro]

^ Nope, sorry to say. The others would be off-topic for this forum.

 

[Ronald_H]

Ooh, that's a awfully nice find! Lately I have been scourging the local flea markets, but it's always the same people with the same junk. Hopefully I'll get lucky one day.

 

[Bill58]

Like winning the lottery and just as rare. My favorite too! Congrats.

Maybe you'll find some Ansel Adams negatives in there also.

 

[bennyng]

That is a lucky find indeed! Condition of the set looks marvelous.

Cheers,