OT- I fell for a Canon TX slr

[bmattock]

WOW, 24 hours later and I have all of the ancient slr junkies coming out of the woodwork 😉.

Bill, you'll never guess... I just received a note from a seller who didn't sell a T60 and an AV1 pair for parts at $25. They are willing to sell at that price. This after a week before a response. I'm not sure if I want to do this deal though. I already have 4 parts cameras. Don't think I need more.

The images show very clean "looking" cameras.

Oh well.

Bob H

I don't know much about the AV1. I have found that the T60 is often given a sacking because the shutter requires a working set of batteries, and the cocking lever won't if the shutter will not release. In addition - the battery cover is cheap black plastic, which does not conduct electricity of course. So, there are two tiny metal prongs that stick out of the cover and make contact with the body of the camera to complete the circuit. These bend and stop making contact with the camera body, the meter quits, the shutter quits, the winding lever quits. Remove the battery cover, bend the tabs, put the cover back on and voom.

Or, it could be well and truly dead. And not much way to work on them - they really plastic inside.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

 

[Fedzilla_Bob]

More... I just figured out that I've killed two birds with a single stone. I want a wide angle lens, one comes with the TLX that I snagged.

Its a Sigma 28mm. I don't know much about sigma lenses. Any opinions?

 

[bmattock]

More... I just figured out that I've killed two birds with a single stone. I want a wide angle lens, one comes with the TLX that I snagged.

Its a Sigma 28mm. I don't know much about sigma lenses. Any opinions?

Older Sigmas are just fine, IMHO. I have a nice Sigma Z 28mm f2.8 in Canon FD mount. I wanted a 'genuine' Canon, so saved and bought one. Can't see a difference in high-rez scanned negs. The older Sigma appears to be well-made. I'd say give it a try and see what you think!

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

 

[Richard Black]

I have several Sigmas, all in Minolta mts. The zoom, 35-80, is quite nice for a zoom, better than the Vivitar I have for the same cameras. The AF 28-200 does what I want and has great saturation. I am pleased with mine, I know others have issues. As always, half full/half empty.