AlwaysOnAuto
Well-known
I've been trying to come off 'auto' lately...
colyn
ישו משיח
I haven't been inside one of these in years.. Now try the Exacta.....
colyn
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My newest.. Found at a yard sale gasping for air on its last leg.. Just from an overhaul.. I was surprised at how easy it was to fix..
zeiss_contaflex_super_1 by Colyn's fotografs, on Flickr
zeiss_contaflex_super_1 by Colyn's fotografs, on Flickr
tunalegs
Pretended Artist
p.giannakis
Pan Giannakis
Now, can you also try getting inside a Leica IIIg ? 
colyn
ישו משיח
Nice...
Gotta love these cameras.. I've got three...
lam
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Greyscale
Veteran
Yashica FX-7
Yashica FX-7
The FX-7 is the chrome version of the FX-3.
Yashica FX-7 with Yashica ML Zoom 42~75mm 3.5/4.5 by Greyscale3, on Flickr
I bought this for $20 at a local 59-minute photo. The owner is selling all of his film cameras, there are a few others that I am thinking about picking up, among them a Minolta X-700, a Zeiss Ikon Contaflex, and a Koni Omega Rapid M.
Yashica FX-7
The FX-7 is the chrome version of the FX-3.
Yashica FX-7 with Yashica ML Zoom 42~75mm 3.5/4.5 by Greyscale3, on Flickr
I bought this for $20 at a local 59-minute photo. The owner is selling all of his film cameras, there are a few others that I am thinking about picking up, among them a Minolta X-700, a Zeiss Ikon Contaflex, and a Koni Omega Rapid M.
AlwaysOnAuto
Well-known
I'd scrape the rest of the cover off that for the 'rat rod' look.
Greyscale
Veteran
I'd scrape the rest of the cover off that for the 'rat rod' look.
I'm thinking gray Griptac on this one.
If you ever find a Contax or Yashica with the original covering intact, you can see why they used it, it feels so nice in the hands. But they really weren't thinking of longevity when they chose it.
AlwaysOnAuto
Well-known
Gray Griptac would look good.
Kent
Finally at home...
EXA IIb & Tessar 2.8/50 by LucisPictor, on Flickr
I don't have that one any more.
But I still own this beauty:
Exakta Varex by LucisPictor, on Flickr
Exakta Varex by LucisPictor, on Flickr
Exakta Varex by LucisPictor, on Flickr
Exakta Varex by LucisPictor, on Flickr
Kent
Finally at home...
Greyscale
Veteran
Minolta X-700
Minolta X-700
I could not resist.
Minolta X-700 with MC Rokkor PG 50/1.4 by Greyscale3, on Flickr
Minolta X-700
I could not resist.
Minolta X-700 with MC Rokkor PG 50/1.4 by Greyscale3, on Flickr
AlwaysOnAuto
Well-known
That looks like it'll clean up nicely.
Here's another one I inherited.
Here's another one I inherited.
tunalegs
Pretended Artist
Nova by berangberang, on Flickr
99 cent bargain off of ebay! I can't believe nobody else bid. Unfortunately, and not unexpectedly it doesn't work completely. The frame counter is jammed and won't reset, and the slow speeds don't work.
For some reason the leading curtain does have enough force to work the long shutter speed escapement, and I didn't want to keep cranking up the spring tension since the shutter speeds seemed right on. Nothing seemed to be binding and I cleaned and even resorted to oiling the escapement to try and get something to work. Oh well.
On the up side the viewfinder is crystal clear, and unlike other prakticas I have had - very bright! So I might end up using it anyway.
phamduc
Newbie
My gears
