rwintle
Scientist by day
Recent acquisition - Yashica TL (non-Electro, non-Super, just "TL") with Auto Yashinon-DX 50/2:
Yashica TL + Auto Yashinon-DX 50/2 by Richard Wintle, on Flickr
Haven't run any film through it yet. It's just a matter of time, though.
Yashica TL + Auto Yashinon-DX 50/2 by Richard Wintle, on Flickr
Haven't run any film through it yet. It's just a matter of time, though.
kanzlr
Hexaneur
uh, that Yashica TL looks sexy!
Greyscale
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slidesandthecity
Established
farlymac
PF McFarland
zhang xk
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tunalegs
Pretended Artist
Recent acquisition - Yashica TL (non-Electro, non-Super, just "TL") with Auto Yashinon-DX 50/2:
Yashica TL + Auto Yashinon-DX 50/2 by Richard Wintle, on Flickr
Haven't run any film through it yet. It's just a matter of time, though.
The Yashinon 2/50 is one of my favorite M42 lenses. Way overlooked, shoot some film through it and see what I mean.
tunalegs
Pretended Artist
Nice looking camera. I sometimes see Chinese SLRs on ebay, but the asking prices are always really high. I guess these are much rarer than the TLRs and other Chinese cameras that sell for a lot less.
AlwaysOnAuto
Well-known
Anybody shoot with one of these?
zhang xk
Well-known
Some popular models of Chinese SLRs are not really rare at home. But this black version of Peafowl seems quite rare. A common Seagull DF-1 sells about the same as a Seagull 4A TLR IIRC.
Here is a much more common chrome version FYI.
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zhang xk
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AlwaysOnAuto
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Some Nikon kit for you to enjoy.
zhang xk
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zhang xk
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Godfrey
somewhat colored
I've just acquired a chrome Leicaflex SL with Summicron 50 and hood almost identical to your SL2.
Always wanted one, never went for it due to the cost of lenses, but 2 and 3 cam R lenses are now approachably priced and the bodies are very reasonable now, even in good shape. I saw your SL2 and a couple others available, but went for the chrome SL because, well, it just appealed to me more and for longer.
I figure as long as I'm buying a camera that I may not use more than a couple of times a year as a fantasy fulfillment piece, I might as well get the one that tweaked my buttons all those years ago...
My Nikons were always workhorses and I have truly loved working with the F, F2, F3, and FMs, but something about the Leicaflex SL and Alpa 10d has drawn me to them for many years. Still can't get an Alpa 10d*in good condition for what I consider a reasonable price, but the Leicaflex SL I acquired at a quite reasonable price (about $600 total in what looks to be EXC condition) so I'm looking forward to seeing whether it's as nice in use it's always felt in my hands. I hope the meter in this one is in good shape as I understand that's a bit of a weak spot.
Silly stuff, but such is the price of fantasy.
G
Always wanted one, never went for it due to the cost of lenses, but 2 and 3 cam R lenses are now approachably priced and the bodies are very reasonable now, even in good shape. I saw your SL2 and a couple others available, but went for the chrome SL because, well, it just appealed to me more and for longer.
I figure as long as I'm buying a camera that I may not use more than a couple of times a year as a fantasy fulfillment piece, I might as well get the one that tweaked my buttons all those years ago...
My Nikons were always workhorses and I have truly loved working with the F, F2, F3, and FMs, but something about the Leicaflex SL and Alpa 10d has drawn me to them for many years. Still can't get an Alpa 10d*in good condition for what I consider a reasonable price, but the Leicaflex SL I acquired at a quite reasonable price (about $600 total in what looks to be EXC condition) so I'm looking forward to seeing whether it's as nice in use it's always felt in my hands. I hope the meter in this one is in good shape as I understand that's a bit of a weak spot.
Silly stuff, but such is the price of fantasy.
G
John E Earley
Tuol Sleng S21-0174
It's only silly if you don't enjoy that for which you have spent your money.
kdemas
Enjoy Life.
I've just acquired a chrome Leicaflex SL with Summicron 50 and hood almost identical to your SL2.
Always wanted one, never went for it due to the cost of lenses, but 2 and 3 cam R lenses are now approachably priced and the bodies are very reasonable now, even in good shape. I saw your SL2 and a couple others available, but went for the chrome SL because, well, it just appealed to me more and for longer.
I figure as long as I'm buying a camera that I may not use more than a couple of times a year as a fantasy fulfillment piece, I might as well get the one that tweaked my buttons all those years ago...
My Nikons were always workhorses and I have truly loved working with the F, F2, F3, and FMs, but something about the Leicaflex SL and Alpa 10d has drawn me to them for many years. Still can't get an Alpa 10d*in good condition for what I consider a reasonable price, but the Leicaflex SL I acquired at a quite reasonable price (about $600 total in what looks to be EXC condition) so I'm looking forward to seeing whether it's as nice in use it's always felt in my hands. I hope the meter in this one is in good shape as I understand that's a bit of a weak spot.
Silly stuff, but such is the price of fantasy.
G
Congrats Godfrey! That's a tank with an awesome VF, you're going to enjoy it.
Godfrey
somewhat colored
Um, no. I do lots of "silly stuff" purely because I enjoy doing it. Silly stuff in this context means "lightly absurd but capricious, fun, entertaining."
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ruby.monkey
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R0014427 by ruby.monkey, on Flickr
That's my Mamiya 645 Pro TL. I'm... not entirely sure if I'll ever see it again.
