paulfish4570
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... from ebay. Actually the price was more like $5 considering the shipping/handling overcharge. Nevertheless, the 120-film Tower - with built-in strap, plus a flash gun - appears to be a dandy. It is far sturdier than my Brownie flash. It has single shutter speed of about 1/100, plus bulb. The shutter is cocked upon wind-on, making it more difficult to double expose a frame. The aperture appears to be about f11, based on a comparison with my Industar-61, which has about the same front element diameter. The red film number window is very dark, making it difficult to watch for the next number during wind-on.
She is loaded with the formerly lonely roll of 100 asa Ektar that had been sitting in my regfrigerator so long. She already is on frame No. 6 after we went looking for 100/f11 light on this miserably hot day.
Of course I blew the first frame because of the dark red window; rolled right past it. But we happily snapped four pics to bring us up to the ndext one. Whatcha think?
She is loaded with the formerly lonely roll of 100 asa Ektar that had been sitting in my regfrigerator so long. She already is on frame No. 6 after we went looking for 100/f11 light on this miserably hot day.
Of course I blew the first frame because of the dark red window; rolled right past it. But we happily snapped four pics to bring us up to the ndext one. Whatcha think?
Ranchu
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Fantastic, look forward to the pics. I wish more cameras took their styling cues from a black cadillac.
paulfish4570
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I think you might have nailed it with the design cue ... 
JamesH
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Hello Paul, nice find!
But watch out for your aperture comparison.
You would need to compare it with another lens of the same focal length.
But watch out for your aperture comparison.
You would need to compare it with another lens of the same focal length.
paulfish4570
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Thanks, James. You are correct, of course. I have a Yashica A, but it is loaded so I cannot see what f11 in an 80mm lens looks like. Still, going by sunny16 with film of typical rating from that era, I figure I am close during the main part of the day with well-lit subjects ...
paulfish4570
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Did a little research. Shutter speed might be closer to 1/50th, leaving the aperture at f16 or f11. I figure I am good in midday light with Ektar 100 ...