micromoogman
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peter_n
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I'm off to the beach with the little Fuji S5 I'm always bleating about on this forum.
It has "film" written on the front...
It has "film" written on the front...
Ezzie
E. D. Russell Roberts
I´ve just gone and done a cardinal sin and bought a camera of the ebay, crossing my fingers its going to turn up and in good working condition. A Kowa Super 66 with standard Kowa 85/f2.8 lens. I´ll post a picture of the actual camera when it arrives, but it should look something like this:
And here it is in the flesh (or metal as it were)
kdemas
Enjoy Life.
My Contax Aria and 45mm pancake loved the chips and salsa down in San Juan Bautista on Saturday.
coelacanth
Ride, dive, shoot.
Now the 500C/M is gone, I have only two SLR systems.
K-7
See the logic here? "Full feature in a tiny package."
K-7
See the logic here? "Full feature in a tiny package."
j.scooter
Veteran
Minolta Maxxum 7
Costo Kim
Established
lovely-devil Zenit-E in friend's hands
David R Munson
写真のオタク
Minolta Maxxum 7
I still say that has one of the best-looking vertical grips of any SLR.
tapesonthefloor
Well-known
I have some flippy mirrors in some of my cameras!
This Canon T70 was a gift. I carry it around a lot, and tend to use it with Pro 400H. It's currently wearing a 50mm f/1.4—which is valuable as diamonds to me—but I have a 24mm f/2.8 for more all-encompassing street shots, as well.
This Olympus Pen FV was discovered in the collection of an antique camera and watch dealer. Everything about it is perfect. The yellowing of the radioactive Zuiko lens makes it well suited to b&w photography, so it tends to have Tri-X in it.
That's it, so far. I really want something MF (Hassy? Mammy? Kiev...y?) soon so I can blow through some of this old 120 Kodachrome before it's too late.
This Canon T70 was a gift. I carry it around a lot, and tend to use it with Pro 400H. It's currently wearing a 50mm f/1.4—which is valuable as diamonds to me—but I have a 24mm f/2.8 for more all-encompassing street shots, as well.
This Olympus Pen FV was discovered in the collection of an antique camera and watch dealer. Everything about it is perfect. The yellowing of the radioactive Zuiko lens makes it well suited to b&w photography, so it tends to have Tri-X in it.
That's it, so far. I really want something MF (Hassy? Mammy? Kiev...y?) soon so I can blow through some of this old 120 Kodachrome before it's too late.
gavinlg
Veteran
My hunchback from Solms, which I think looks kind of cool actually
I don't know how people can dislike the look of the r8-r9... I think they're fantastic looking. Bold and strong.
Alpacaman
keen bean
My hunchback from Solms, which I think looks kind of cool actually
I saw one of those in a shop recently, I like the profile, but it was a whole lot bigger than I expected it to be. It really is an imposing camera, wow!
sc_rufctr
Leica nuts
I'll never forget the first time I saw one in real life.
About 10 years ago... There it was on the top shelf of the local pro camera shop.
My jaw must have been on the floor.
Absolutely the most handsome SLR ever IMO.
OlliL
Well-known
The Camera for those, who like "peep-peep" and blinking LEDs ;-)
CK Dexter Haven
Well-known
I always thought they were hideous and a ridiculous waste of size/weight without the benefit of a built-in winder.
Then i met a pro photojournalist at PhotoVillage who was carrying two of them. He tried to convince me of the merits, but i still would have none of it. It wasn't until months later that i folded a bit and allowed myself to hold one... and, well, i bought one soon after and my opinion about the aesthetics changed completely.
CK Dexter Haven
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Nikon FE2 + Gordy StrapFE2 with a Gordy strap. I'm amazed at how much i like to use this camera. More than the F100, even though i with it had an exposure lock coupled with the shutter release button instead of a switch on the front.... Great viewfinder, perfect size. It's a little gem.
thirteen
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Contarama
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akremer
Established
If the R9 had a built in motor winder and AF I'd buy one. They look great.
kdemas
Enjoy Life.
Want a good laugh? The R9 was supposed to have had a built in motor drive with no thumb advance, like every top notch newish SLR in existence (think F6)? What happened? Worried executives feared a backlash from the traditional audience (sound familiar???) and they quickly added a thumb advance. It's a pity that seemingly any "advance" from Leica is met with such resistance, but oh well.
Pity, the size would have been great with an internal winder and the shutter release wouldn't be in it's current "odd" position.
Pity, the size would have been great with an internal winder and the shutter release wouldn't be in it's current "odd" position.
matt_s
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Something my grandfather dropped off last month.
Grandad: I heard you are getting back into photography.
Me: Yep.
Grandad: I have an old camera I have not used in a real long time. When I find it I will give it to you.
Me: Thanks
1 year later he shows up at my mother's house- we all meet up for dinner and he pulls this out of a bag- original receipts, original boxes, even every battery he ever used in the meter and detailed records of how long each battery lasted. Spent batteries were sealed back into their blister packs with their usage history written on the back of each pack. He even had the original advertisement from the newspaper classified from when he bought the camera (used) sometime in the late 1960's.
Me: Thanks Granpop!
Cheers,
Matt
Grandad: I heard you are getting back into photography.
Me: Yep.
Grandad: I have an old camera I have not used in a real long time. When I find it I will give it to you.
Me: Thanks
1 year later he shows up at my mother's house- we all meet up for dinner and he pulls this out of a bag- original receipts, original boxes, even every battery he ever used in the meter and detailed records of how long each battery lasted. Spent batteries were sealed back into their blister packs with their usage history written on the back of each pack. He even had the original advertisement from the newspaper classified from when he bought the camera (used) sometime in the late 1960's.
Me: Thanks Granpop!
Cheers,
Matt