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[skucera]

Kodak 35 Rangefinder

Kodak 35 Rangefinder

I actually got this last week. It's grimy from hanging from a nail in a closet since the Seventies, judging by the early-Seventies roll of Kodachrome II film in the camera. There's nowhere to develop that anymore, so it will remain a little time capsule. I just love how Rube Goldberg it looks.


Front of 35 RF in eveready case by Scott Kucera, on Flickr


35 RF in case with film cartridge by Scott Kucera, on Flickr

This thing is super grimy, so I have to clean it out. I've read that it is actually pretty easy to get apart, clean, reassemble, and calibrate. The serial number indicates it was made in 1941.

Scott

 

[agoglanian]

Should I have bought another M? No. Am I glad I did? Absolutely. The chrome 50 Elmar found a new home with me this week too. I swear I’m done until next year.

Leica M4 + 50mm Elmar-M by Abram Goglanian, on Flickr

 

[al1966]

Panasonic G3 missed my last one and it was a great price, with 14-42 that will be sold soon and hopefully make the cost of camera back. Also a Manfrotto Woodland bag its a nice size but I can fit all I need in it.

 

[chasfreeland]

Elmarit 24mm f2.8 lens with viewfinder, shade, and Leica skylight filter + metal viewfinder for 21mm Elmarit.

 

[Mr_Flibble]

Waiting on a Leica IIIf RD with 50mm f/1.5 Summirat

 

[roscoetuff]

Bought a Jobo CPA2+ demo unit from CatLabs and a Rollei 6008-I along with a PS lens. Sweeeet! and much handier than the Rollei SLX2 I've been shooting (can use the same lenses, too).

 

[Dguebey]

A FISON shade for my Elmar 5cm (or even, the 9cm)

 

[Richard G]

A FISON shade for my Elmar 5cm (or even, the 9cm)

Or even the 3.5cm: I use this with my Summaron (f3.5) too.

 

[Richard G]

Leofoto CB40 ballhead rated at 15kg maximum weight. Spirit level on the plate, not visible with camera mounted. Friction adjustment for setting how loose it gets. I’ve determined one setting for the Hasselblad, and another for Leicas. Very nicely made and only Australian $186.

 

[Dguebey]

Or even the 3.5cm: I use this with my Summaron (f3.5) too.

Thanks for the information. You gave me a reason to think about this lens.

 

[Arbitrarium]

A Kiev 4a. To replace my dead Kodak Retina.

Bought from a shop so I got to test it beforehand. Everything works perfectly. Hopefully it'll live up to its reputation and survive my trip to Lapland in March...

I fixed the abhorrent infinity focus lock with a rubber bung in the little pin slot next to the lens.

I'm really enjoying the feel of it. Roughly built but mechanically sound and an interesting design.

 

[Arbitrarium]

Oh and I've got a Ricoh Auto Half SL coming from Ryu Itsuki which I'm far too excited about.

 

[NickTrop]

See post below -- could it be that I forgot how to delete a double post around here?

 

[NickTrop]

IMO Nikon makes the best cameras for still photography currently, which is why I shoot them (I will not get into lengthy back-and-forths as to why I think this is... other than to say best bang-for-the-buck + sensor quality + best color) And their lens "universe" is outstanding, however, there is ONE annoying drawback. They don't play nice with non-Nikkor lenses. Adapters require special lenses to focus at infinity --- and, well, it's just not worth it... You pretty much have to stick to the Nikon-mount universe...

Another issue is there is really no affordable fast short tele focal lenghth primes for portraits. I'm thinking something around 58mm that's at least f 2.0 that gets you to around that 85mm focal lenght for portraitture on APSC... You can use a 50 for this purpose -- and I have some of those, but it just bugs me it's only 75 mm, not 85mm for portraits (mostly irrational, I know...) There's, of course, that Cosina Nokton but -- I wanted something a little different. Something that will give me JJ Abrams lens flare and has some old school character by way of chromatic aberations that even Yongnou would not let one out of their factory with...

Enter the wonderfully optically flawed Russian Helios 44-4 58mm f2. The "swirly bokeh king". What??? A KMZ made M42 mount on a Nikon without an adapter that can focus to infinity? Yuppers. Gotta love eBay and our industrious ingenious Russian pals. Seller there machines them so they will focus to infinity without that nasty image quality destroying rear element on the adapter, Not only that? He threw on a pre-programmed Dandilion chip for an extra $20. Total cost? $89.

It SHOULD come in the mail today. I am like a kid at Xmas.

 

[Carey M]

Well, now I no longer have an excuse not to buy a 40mm lens.

 

[Phil_F_NM]

15mm, 1 inch and 3 inch objectives for a Bell & Howell 70DR turret viewfinder.

Phil Forrest

 

[pressureworld]

I have a Hasselblad 50mm CF FLE arriving this week.

 

[PhotoGog]

Mint black FM3a and Zeiss Planar 50/1.4 ZF.2.

 

[GulfCoastPhotog]

Bought today from Amazon a 7artisans 25mm F1.8 Manual Focus Prime for my E-PL5.

Have read up on this lens and for 64.99 decided to pull the trigger.

David

Received the lens yesterday, for the price I am satisfied, good fit and finish. Hoping for decent weather next week for test run.

David

 

[Daryl J.]

Mint Kodak Instamatic X15 with 10 exposures left on the film cartridge in it.
And a Kodak VR35/K40 with a coated lens. It will be out and about with my Leica gear and every bit as warmly welcomed.
Life is good.