Jockos
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Hi All!
My aunts husband gave me an old camera that had belonged to grandfather last year, and now I've finally gone through a roll to try it out.
It's a Westex scale focus folder, with a 80/4.5 lens.
The camera worked quite well, aside from a few small light leaks and some operator error.
The biggest problem, is that I now want a folding MF camera, with some kind of distance meter (rangefinder). I'm not at all into wide angle, would very much prefer longer than standard lens and wouldn't mind a 645 or 690 non square format.
What are my options?
Since I'm already heavily invested in Leica, 4x5 and 5x7, I'd prefer it to be on the cheap side.. I could probably do a bellows replacement myself if needed.
And as always, any thread is worthless without pictures:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/showphoto.php?photoid=262039
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/showphoto.php?photoid=262042
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/showphoto.php?photoid=262043
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/showphoto.php?photoid=262040
And yours truly:
http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/showphoto.php?photoid=262041
My aunts husband gave me an old camera that had belonged to grandfather last year, and now I've finally gone through a roll to try it out.
It's a Westex scale focus folder, with a 80/4.5 lens.
The camera worked quite well, aside from a few small light leaks and some operator error.
The biggest problem, is that I now want a folding MF camera, with some kind of distance meter (rangefinder). I'm not at all into wide angle, would very much prefer longer than standard lens and wouldn't mind a 645 or 690 non square format.
What are my options?
Since I'm already heavily invested in Leica, 4x5 and 5x7, I'd prefer it to be on the cheap side.. I could probably do a bellows replacement myself if needed.
And as always, any thread is worthless without pictures:

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/showphoto.php?photoid=262039

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/showphoto.php?photoid=262042

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/showphoto.php?photoid=262043

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/showphoto.php?photoid=262040
And yours truly:

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/rffgallery/showphoto.php?photoid=262041