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Deardorff38 said:
H.. I'm far more selective. Also, the farther I am from home, the less i'm willing to use films with known QC problems. If I'm travelling i only use FP4+, & Tri-X or Tmax 400...
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The only QC I've had have been with 120 film from Kodak and Ilford that had backing paper markings appear on the emulsion.

Never had any issues with Arista, and I've shot a lot of it. Still am.

Had issues with Lomo 110 film as the backing paper is too thin and results in light leaks. And complete disasters with Impossible Project SX70 film.
 
Huss, I've never had problems w Kodak or Ilford 120. I've had QC problems w FOMA sheet film, so i'm leery of the Arista EDU films.... sounds like I should give their 120 another try.
 
Arista Ilford

Arista Ilford

Thanks Huss.... That's good info!
 
Makiflex Heliar Auto 2 by Nokton48, on Flickr

A new to me Makiflex Auto arrived today from Prague. This one came with the Voigtlander Heliar 210mm F4.5 in Makiflex Auto iris. I've been watching this camera for years, decided to pull the trigger. So now I have three Auto Makiflexes and a Makiflex Standard. I really wanted the Heliar Auto lens............... I'll clean it up as I have time and it will go into rotation with my other cameras.

This one has over 26,000 actuations and has been customized a bit. Quite interesting
 
Phil_F_NM said:
An Olympia SF portable typewriter, for so very little that it was practically free.

Phil Forrest
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I got one of these last fall. I think I paid $60 for it; more than I would have preferred. Still, it's an Olympia, and it has an italic typeface, which is very cool.

Olympias are Leicas and Rolleiflexes rolled into one. Lovely machines.
 
Tomioka Lausar 3x4cm ‘Leica copy’

Tomioka Lausar 3x4cm ‘Leica copy’

last week I got very lucky.
An eBay seller posted a camera that looked to have an Elmar like Tomioka lens on it. I figured it was some kind of Leica copy
And send him an offer of $100.
He accepted.

After that, I did some further research, and hardly found anything. I did then find two references on the Internet stating that it’s a prototype camera that only 10 were ever made, and only 2 have been known to survive so far.
There is one reference on collectiblend, which I also found on westlich auction archives.
The camera sold in 2012 for $7000 with a 3.5cm 4.5 lens without the Tomioka marking, unlike mine. This one was also stated as not working. Collectiblend has it listed for around that price based on that sale

Well, today I received the camera!
I was curious if it was m39 Mount, but strangely enough, it starts to screw on but doesn’t screw on flat on a Leica screw mount or adapter. So it must be 39mm Mount but with some variation.

Does anyone have more info on this camera? Why is my lens labeled Tomioka 3.5 as opposed to just Lausar 4.5?
What would you suggest the value of the camera is today? What would be my best avenue of selling it without going eBay route?

And lastly, the shutter doesn’t fire and the lens needs cleaning.
I have a very good technician, but I was wondering if it would be smarter to leave camera as is or have him restore it and get it running? Would I be better off leaving it as is and selling it as such?

Lastly, here’s a few pictures of the camera!
Nvm, apparently I don’t know how to upload pictures?
 
helenhill said:
Looks likeva Fantastic combo.., Beautiful !
Can’t wait to see your photos ~
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Thank you, Helen :) I thought I might use this combo for family snaps. I'll definitely post if I catch anything that will not bore other people stiff. This will pique your interest I think: The old Nippon Kogaku 50/2 is the closest thing I've used on an SLR to the rigid Summicron 50mm. Really lovely signature. As for the Nikkormat, it's the first time I handle one and I really, really like it. If only Nikon made their lenses turn the right (Leica) way!

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Ambro51 said:
Well I didn’t really “buy” it, I built it! This is a fully working replica of the very first 35mm still Camera ever made. Built in 1905 in Nellerod Denmark by Jens Poal Andersen. This makes a 24x60mm negative!
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This is a very beautiful piece of work! Thanks for posting!
 
Thanks! Yes I love the thing! Here’s the truly amazing part, this was the very first image on its very first roll!
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madNbad said:
Not just bought but just back from DAG Camera:

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I don't understand the black release attachment: it sits higher than the actual release would be - is that the intent? I like the release button to be flush with any surrounding collar. Maybe I'm just strange.

I also don't understand why your M4 has earbuds.

Even so - a beautiful camera!
 
Someone with more knowledge, please correct me if I'm off the mark. When the M3 was being designed and Leica was moving from screw mount lenses to a bayonet mount, there was some concern about the lens being accidentally released by the users grip. The slightly raised collar was added to prevent this. When the M2 was in design, the engineers found there were very few incidents of accidental lens release and being a fairly expensive part it was dropped. I've always liked the look of the collar and decided to add one while the camera was with Don Goldberg. It does sit slightly higher than the lens release button meaning it's an intentional pressing of the button to change lenses.
 
Some Ilford HP5+ in 35mm since B&H has it on for $2 less/ roll than TMax 400.
Some Kodak TMY2 (Tmax400) in 120.... it's the same price as Ilford.... go figure.
A few Weincells. It wouldn't do to run out of film in these times
 
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