fred_haeseker

A Yashica 635, bought new in 1969. I liked the idea of being able to use 35mm as well as 120 film.

I agree with orsetto; I managed to pick up an early Yashicamat (probably late '50s, Lumaxar lenses), in truly mint condition, for $100. No light meter of course, but I don't trust old built-in meters anyway. The earlier Yashicas are sturdier than the later ones, which used more plastic.

I've been a user of Mike's manuals for years. When I taught b&w film photo and darkroom with an artists' society students would show up with all kinds of cameras they didn't know how to use and didn't have manuals for. I downloaded what they needed and always contributed, also for myself because I like using old film cameras. Mike provides a great service and deserves to be supported..

I've found the 35/3.5 PC extremely sharp, great for quick handheld architecture shots. I use it on an FE (meter coupling released) and a Nikkormat FT3; stop-down metering on both of course. Mine looks well-used but works well.

Not to mention the swastika.

Looks like a fake. The shutter release is wrong -- the button on a Leica is smooth on top, not threaded for a cable. The collar around the button should be much shallower. It's threaded to fit a ring surrounding the button. A cable release can only be installed after the collar is removed

I've found when using old cameras with non-standard shutter speeds that setting for the next slower marked speed almost always works well -- when using negative film of course!

Hi Marc, I never miss your thread -- it takes me back to the equipment, techniques etc. that I recall from the time I first got interested in photography. The piece by Margery Lewis is terrific, much appreciated

For me, condition is way more important than age, also mechanical soundness vs. good looks.

A Mamiya 330s with 55, 80, 135 and 180mm lenses, Ilford FP4 b&w film.

I use them to protect the camera back when I don't have a rollfilm holder mounted.

I'm a member of the Rollei Club, just logged in without trouble. I don't know about the quality of newer compared to older models of the wides and teles; I'd love to have a wide-angle Rollei, but the price has held me back! A fast look at eBay shows a tele at $3298.49 CAD and a wide at $5932.07 CAD. Too rich for me! Not many of these were made, so they're very rare. If you can afford them, I wouldn't worry about older and newer versions; the main difference seems to be in the lenses. The older teles had a Zeiss Sonnar; the newer a Schneider Tele-Xenar; the older wides a Zeiss Distagon, the newer a Schneider Super-Angulon. As for me, I'm happy with the wide and tele lenses on my Mamiya C330s. Entirely different from a Rollei of course, but the lenses are just fine.

Hello Admin, Everything seems to have fixed itself. One of those digital mysteries -- it's why I use manual cameras! Thanks for your trouble.

Firefox, latest update.

Hello admins, I've consistently whitelisted Photo Net on Ad Block Plus -- as instructed -- multiple times but the site continues to display the request to do this. I have to refresh the page or even exit the site and reload it and go through the process again. Suggestions?