Luddite Frank
Well-known
I just picked-up a fairly decent (cosmetically) Perfex Forty Four, with a Graf Perfex Anastigmat 1:3.5 f=5.0 cm.
It seems complete ( take-up spool is there ), and not corroded or oxidized, but the works sound "screechy-gunky", and the lead curtain is Swiss-cheese.
Does anyone have one in working order ? Any pictures from it ?
If it can do a decent job, I would probably invest in new curtains and a CLA...
It seems complete ( take-up spool is there ), and not corroded or oxidized, but the works sound "screechy-gunky", and the lead curtain is Swiss-cheese.
Does anyone have one in working order ? Any pictures from it ?
If it can do a decent job, I would probably invest in new curtains and a CLA...
oftheherd
Veteran
I remember it used to get some good comments on the old Pop Photo site. I had never heard of it until then. In fact there was a person who used that as his screen name.
MISH
Well-known
I have a Perfex fifty-five, It was the first camera my father ever had, bought new in 1946 or 47. He took some tremendous shots with that camera and I have shot a few rolls with it (led me back to rangefinders and Leica) I asked a repair person about doing some work on it and he just laughed.
I always wondered if the camera store had any Leica IIIC cameras in the case but their cost would have been out of reach for my dad back then
I always wondered if the camera store had any Leica IIIC cameras in the case but their cost would have been out of reach for my dad back then
johannielscom
Snorting silver salts
philruss
Newbie
The Perfax was my first 35mm camera that I bought back in 1943 and paid about $75.00. I looked at the Leicas but they were to expensive at about $300.00. I have a Perfax fifty-five and a forty-four that I found on eBay. If we ever get some good weather here in Texas I will put a roll in the fifty-five and post some pictures just to show that an American made camera of of about 72 years is still working.