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I Forgot to add this to my previous post:
This week I bought a Ferrania Eliolfex camera manual.
This week I bought a Ferrania Eliolfex camera manual.
Hama Traveller Compact Pro. Ex-demo, spotted oddly enough in the window of a kiosk in Otley bus station. As if i need another tripod, but at £20 it was too good to pass up.
These are very nice cameras. The "10 and 2" focus knobs take some getting used to, though. As for the self-timer, if it doesn't work, don't tempt fate by trying to get it to work.Dear Board,
I bought this little chunky monkey. It's really a neat little camera. I was kind of surprised by its heft given its rather small size for an SLR. The good thing is that everything except the self-timer seems to work, but that just might be operator error. Even the meter is very close to my Gossen Luna-Lux SBC.
So, it's loaded with some Washi-S, and I hope to run a roll through it over the Labor Bay weekend.
Regards,
Tim Murphy
Harrisburg PA 🙂
Contaflex IV by Tim Murphy, on Flickr
The DG DN lenses are great. Well built, great optics and very inexpensive for what they are. I have the f3.5 version of the 24mm and it is a sweet little lens. In 65:24 mode on my S1R it has almost the exact FOV as the XPan with the 45mm.Sigma 2/24 DG DN Contemporary for Leica L - Chiaro Pro 62mm UV filter. Let's see if this combo will make me happy. Cheers, OtL
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Some weeks back I also found a nice Meyer Optik Orestor 100mm f2.8.
This is a surprisingly small lens for a 100mm f2.8 and has an excellent reputation. ...
I would lay odds that both of those Nikkormats will work just fine. Maybe new seals, and Wein cells to keep the meters accurate. They're tough little beasts and seem to withstand neglect very well.Dear Board,
I just bought a black Nikkormat FTN and chrome and black Nikkormat FT via auction for the 24mm f2.8 AI and 28mm f3.5 S lenses that hung off their fronts. I have no idea if the cameras work but I suspect that at least one of them will. I'm more than pleased that I got the pair of lenses, along with the cameras in cases, for less than 24mm f2.8 AI typically retails for in bargain condition.
I already had 35mm, 105mm, 135mm, 200mm and 300mm covered with Nikkors. I now am only missing an 85mm lens to complete what would have been a nice collection of lenses for my grandfather's Nikon FTN. He used the 5.8cm f1.4 S that he bought with the camera shortly after I was born almost exclusively.
I truly enjoy digital photography, but there is something to be said for stepping back in time. Especially as I age.
Regards,
Tim Murphy
Harrisburg PA 🙂
I already am enjoying it. Well, looking at it, cuddling it, stroking it, polishing it. The family cat is getting jealous. 🤣🤣🤣 Mind you, I do not often polish the cat so she has nothing really to be jealous about.An Orestor! I have been looking for one for years, an Orestor 135/2.8 in Exakta mount. Beautiful lens.
You will enjoy it.
I think this is an honest review:How do you like the 35? Is it the I series or the Art? I've gone Art from 50mm and up and I series for wide angles (24 and 20) but I don't have a 35. Been debating one and think I'd go with I series for the smaller size.