Pál_K
Cameras. I has it.
An attractive combination.
Greyscale
Veteran
mcfingon
Western Australia
This may look odd but it works well.
John Mc
John Mc
mpaniagua
Newby photographer
Pretty little thing.
Mamiya 645 Pro, Sekor C 40/2.8, Kodak Tri X @ 1600, D76 10 minutes 20C. by Mike Novak, on Flickr
Whoa, that one looks pretty cool!. Exa's are pretty nice looking cameras.
Marcelo
Ambro51
Collector/Photographer
One of the interesting cameras I own. This is a 35mm SLR, possibly the First? The front half is an Ica icarette with Compur and Tessar lens. This is coupled to a craftsman built camera body for 35 mm film. All handmade parts inside, aluminum body. The leatherette panels are the roofing material used on Model T Fords!! The takeop shaft has the “slot” in the middle, so standard leader styles differ. The counter has 30 divisions. The camera works exceptionally well. More questions than answers...
dtcls100
Well-known
Found a Contax 139 Quartz with 2.8/45 in good condition. Feels like a tank compared to the OM-2n.
Size comparison:
Looks/feelings can be deceiving.
In my personal experience, the OM-2n is plenty rugged, certainly more than the Contax 139, which developed electronic problems and had the leatherette shed like a mangy dog.
p.giannakis
Pan Giannakis
Out of curiosity, why does the Contax feel like a tank compared to the OM-2n? I am looking at both cameras' manuals and the dimensions are almost identical and the OM-2n is heavier. Both metal.
Ambro51
Collector/Photographer
kshapero
South Florida Man
I went digital
Derek Leath
dl__images Instagram
Derek Leath
dl__images Instagram
Praktiflex FX with Zeiss prism finder and 50/2.8 "King" Tessar
Mamiya 645 Pro, Sekor C 40/2.8, Kodak Tri X @ 1600, D76 10 minutes 20C. by Mike Novak, on Flickr
I have one of these, very cool.
Pál_K
Cameras. I has it.
Very nice. I've had mine for quite a while. I've just the one lens, but have managed to find brochures and the owner's manual.
It was serviced about five years ago, so shutter speeds are all good. Meter is relatively accurate.
Attachments
Vince Lupo
Whatever
A bit of super-sleuthing -- as I do!
I just bought this camera -- it's a 1934 National Graflex (120 format film, 2.25" x 2.5" frame size). It came from an eBay seller out of Singapore. It arrived yesterday and I noticed that it had the original owner's name imprinted on the inside the box and the camera's manual. Being the curious fellow that I am, I googled his name. Darned if something didn't show up!
There was an entry in the Ramsey County (Minnesota) Historical Society's database -- a picture taken by Martin H. Hense, Jr. back in September 1938 at the Minnesota State Fair. I contacted the historical society and they not only sent me a copy of the image, but also some further info regarding Martin H. Hense, Jr. As of 1938, he still lived at the address that's on the camera box, and he was a driver/chauffeur for his father's cab company. Looks like he was in his early 20's. And actually, I did a bit more super-sleuthing and found out that he's buried at Ft. Snelling (where my loving wife's grandfather and grandmother are also buried): Hense, Martin Hubert, b. 12/23/1915, d. 02/01/2000, Section 6-A, Site 492, US NAVY, AOM2 (which I'm assuming stands for Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Petty Officer?), WORLD WAR II.
My thinking is that since he was in his early 20's and he was a driver for his father's cab company, he likely didn't have a bevy of cameras at his disposal. Plus, he surely wasn't updating/replacing his cameras every 4 years (as some of us do.....hmmm I wonder who!). And here's the kicker for me -- the proportion of that photo is pretty close to the proportion of the Graflex's negative size. So I think this camera took that photo -- at least that's what I'm telling myself. What do you think?
Graflex1 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Graflex2 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Graflex3 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Martin Hense Graflex Photo by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
I just bought this camera -- it's a 1934 National Graflex (120 format film, 2.25" x 2.5" frame size). It came from an eBay seller out of Singapore. It arrived yesterday and I noticed that it had the original owner's name imprinted on the inside the box and the camera's manual. Being the curious fellow that I am, I googled his name. Darned if something didn't show up!
There was an entry in the Ramsey County (Minnesota) Historical Society's database -- a picture taken by Martin H. Hense, Jr. back in September 1938 at the Minnesota State Fair. I contacted the historical society and they not only sent me a copy of the image, but also some further info regarding Martin H. Hense, Jr. As of 1938, he still lived at the address that's on the camera box, and he was a driver/chauffeur for his father's cab company. Looks like he was in his early 20's. And actually, I did a bit more super-sleuthing and found out that he's buried at Ft. Snelling (where my loving wife's grandfather and grandmother are also buried): Hense, Martin Hubert, b. 12/23/1915, d. 02/01/2000, Section 6-A, Site 492, US NAVY, AOM2 (which I'm assuming stands for Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Petty Officer?), WORLD WAR II.
My thinking is that since he was in his early 20's and he was a driver for his father's cab company, he likely didn't have a bevy of cameras at his disposal. Plus, he surely wasn't updating/replacing his cameras every 4 years (as some of us do.....hmmm I wonder who!). And here's the kicker for me -- the proportion of that photo is pretty close to the proportion of the Graflex's negative size. So I think this camera took that photo -- at least that's what I'm telling myself. What do you think?
Graflex1 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Graflex2 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Graflex3 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Martin Hense Graflex Photo by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
KoNickon
Nick Merritt
A bit of super-sleuthing -- as I do!
I just bought this camera -- it's a 1934 National Graflex (120 format film, 2.25" x 2.5" frame size). It came from an eBay seller out of Singapore. It arrived yesterday and I noticed that it had the original owner's name imprinted on the inside the box and the camera's manual. Being the curious fellow that I am, I googled his name. Darned if something didn't show up!
There was an entry in the Ramsey County (Minnesota) Historical Society's database -- a picture taken by Martin H. Hense, Jr. back in September 1938 at the Minnesota State Fair. I contacted the historical society and they not only sent me a copy of the image, but also some further info regarding Martin H. Hense, Jr. As of 1938, he still lived at the address that's on the camera box, and he was a driver/chauffeur for his father's cab company. Looks like he was in his early 20's. And actually, I did a bit more super-sleuthing and found out that he's buried at Ft. Snelling (where my loving wife's grandfather and grandmother are also buried): Hense, Martin Hubert, b. 12/23/1915, d. 02/01/2000, Section 6-A, Site 492, US NAVY, AOM2 (which I'm assuming stands for Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Petty Officer?), WORLD WAR II.
My thinking is that since he was in his early 20's and he was a driver for his father's cab company, he likely didn't have a bevy of cameras at his disposal. Plus, he surely wasn't updating/replacing his cameras every 4 years (as some of us do.....hmmm I wonder who!). And here's the kicker for me -- the proportion of that photo is pretty close to the proportion of the Graflex's negative size. So I think this camera took that photo -- at least that's what I'm telling myself. What do you think?
Graflex1 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Graflex2 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Graflex3 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Martin Hense Graflex Photo by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Bravo, Vince, great stuff! Nice picture from that camera too!
oftheherd
Veteran
A bit of super-sleuthing -- as I do!
I just bought this camera -- it's a 1934 National Graflex (120 format film, 2.25" x 2.5" frame size). It came from an eBay seller out of Singapore. It arrived yesterday and I noticed that it had the original owner's name imprinted on the inside the box and the camera's manual. Being the curious fellow that I am, I googled his name. Darned if something didn't show up!
There was an entry in the Ramsey County (Minnesota) Historical Society's database -- a picture taken by Martin H. Hense, Jr. back in September 1938 at the Minnesota State Fair. I contacted the historical society and they not only sent me a copy of the image, but also some further info regarding Martin H. Hense, Jr. As of 1938, he still lived at the address that's on the camera box, and he was a driver/chauffeur for his father's cab company. Looks like he was in his early 20's. And actually, I did a bit more super-sleuthing and found out that he's buried at Ft. Snelling (where my loving wife's grandfather and grandmother are also buried): Hense, Martin Hubert, b. 12/23/1915, d. 02/01/2000, Section 6-A, Site 492, US NAVY, AOM2 (which I'm assuming stands for Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Petty Officer?), WORLD WAR II.
My thinking is that since he was in his early 20's and he was a driver for his father's cab company, he likely didn't have a bevy of cameras at his disposal. Plus, he surely wasn't updating/replacing his cameras every 4 years (as some of us do.....hmmm I wonder who!). And here's the kicker for me -- the proportion of that photo is pretty close to the proportion of the Graflex's negative size. So I think this camera took that photo -- at least that's what I'm telling myself. What do you think?
Graflex1 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Graflex2 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Graflex3 by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
Martin Hense Graflex Photo by Vince Lupo, on Flickr
What a great find, and what a wonderful history you have documented. I am in awe. Thanks for showing this.
EDIT: Did you get both the lenses? Oops, I see you did. Does it replace the shorter lens or fit on over it. I await with bated breath so see photos with both lenses.
KoNickon
Nick Merritt
Just looked more closely at the upper right of the picture -- looks like a partial fingerprint. Whose, I wonder?
Pál_K
Cameras. I has it.
An excellent bit of sleuthing and a great story!
I wonder how the camera ended up in Singapore? Anyway, now it's back home.
Looks like a nice camera to have and use.
Vince Lupo
Whatever
The 140mm telephoto lens replaces the normal lens. That nickel plated ‘horseshoe’ clip slips off, the lens pulls out, and then you slip the other lens in its place.
It’s a really complex camera, and you have to do certain things in a certain order to properly operate it. Plus the shutter speeds are adjusted by slit width, so the actual shutter ‘speed’ is constant.