vincent_sebastiano

Jeff, I purchased my first SLR in 1972 at the parent Camera Barn at 1272 Broadway. I went with a professional photographer who dissuaded me not to buy the Minolta SRT 102 they recommended. Rick, Jeff’s info is correct as to Albinar and Star D lens. When I first shopped there I bought a Vivitar zoom, there were no Albinar lenses. In the late 70’s and early 80’s I saw Albinar and there was quite a lot of Star D lens and Photo accessories . Loved to browse through the many camera shops in lower Manhattan in the 70’s and 80’s

Just received a box of 3 Fuji 200 color. Corner of box says made in USA, not Japan. I have been reading Fuji is selling rebranded Kodak color 200 . If so this is definitely more economical. Three rolls of 36 for $25 versus 3 rolls of Kodak Color 24 exposures for $30 I purchased in February.

I purchased the T2 as it was my first SLR camera in 1971 and stolen 6 years later. I did buy a Nikon 8008s body on Sunday and received it yesterday. Camera is in beautiful condition with new batteries. Also came with the original manual and a NIKKOR 35-105 f3.5 -4.5 AIS zoom plus small camera bag. Not bad for $49 plus $7 shipping!

I purchased the T2 as it was my first SLR camera in 1971 and stolen 6 years later

After repeatedly removing bottom the plate to release stuck pawl on the FE I am in no mood to begin again. Buying the 8008s before price starts to rise is good advice! I think I got lucky with the FTBN because it was professionally refurbished. If I had used the FT3 more often I probably wouldn’t have had an index problem . I have loaded the Nikkormat with a new roll of film and even if the prints are fine I will spend $50/60 for a good backup and $15 for a light seal kit for a beautiful Konica T2 I bought a few years ago !

The camera was CLA by John Titterington in 2008 and and I purchased from him that year along with Canon FTBN recalibrated for alkaline battery. I tend to use that a lot which is why I didn’t use the FT3. I am going to shoot a roll of Kodak Gold , it expired 12/22 and kept in a dark and dry closet so it should be fine. I also have a Nikon N 80 and would like a backup came that will let me meter with my pre autofocus lens ( AIS). Though not mechanical, I believe the 8008s with let me center weight meter in aperture priority and manual and there are many bodies available in the $50 range with the K2 Briteview focusing screen. Would you recommend this or should I cross my fingers and go for another FE after my first two had the shutter advance lock up?

The camera was CLA by John Titterington in 2008 and and I purchased from him that year along with Canon FTBN recalibrated for alkaline battery. I tend to use that a lot which is why I didn’t use the FT3. I am going to shoot a roll of Kodak Gold , it expired 12/22 and kept in a dark and dry closet so it should be fine. I also have a Nikon N 80 and would like a backup came that will let me meter with my pre autofocus lens ( AIS). Though not mechanical, I believe the 8008s with let me center weight meter in aperture priority and manual and there are many bodies available in the $50 range with the K2 Briteview focusing screen. Would you recommend this or should I cross my fingers and go for another FE after my first two had the shutter advance lock up?

Well I have compared meter readings for the Ft3 versus a manual Ricoh XR1s and aperture priority Ricoh XR2s and the FTE appears to be off by about a stop. Don’t know if having a new alkaline battery in the FT3 versus new silver oxides in the Ricohs may have created a slight difference. I will be shooting Kodak gold 200 ISO so this may not matter much.

Not just 2 bodiesI also purchased 2 FE’s and both had shutters lock up after one shot! They were in beautiful condition and I reached out on Photo. Net and JDMvW kindly sent me a photo of under the camera plate where I could release the shutter . Eventually got tired of this, bought second FE and the same problem occurred so I sent it back. Your suggestion to compare metering with a second camera up to F16 is a good one and I will try that today. BTW, the N2000 has the Nikon K 2 Briteview screen which is excellent

I had the same auto indexing problem 12 years ago with the el2! The auto index tab would move very slowly when I changed f stops. It had a bad battery drain even though I would carefully turn it off so I gave it away. I am also considering a FM but of course more expensive. Though I would rather get a mechanical Nikon I may consider a Nikon n2000 so my non autofocus lenses have a body. At 72 a bright viewfinder is helpful.

The FT 3 was the first automatic indexing Nikkormat. My problem is regardless of the lens I mount the automatic indexing on camera mount won’t go past F 16 though the lens goes to F22. Will this affect the metering on the camera? I have to assume it will a stop off . I can buy a Nikon FG20 in good condition with new seals or spend over 30 dollars to shoot and print 24 exposures. I have other film cameras, Canon FTBN, Ricoh xr 1&2s and a Nikon N80 so don’t want to send out for a pricy repair. Hope someone may have a suggestion, any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks Mike, I had all back issues for both from 77-87 including the buying guide and all are lost. Really miss Modern Photography and Herb Keppler. I found a few reviews out there and the Tokina seems well regarded. For $41 including shipping and a Hoya Sky filter attached it seems hard to pass up, just wanted to know if anyone else had experience with it. This forum is a lifesaver and the effort everyone puts in and their photographs is truly impressive!

The first was a Konica T-2 I purchased from the NYC Camera Barn in 1971. it was owned by Fred Alba and he later sold third party lens called Albinar. I was 19 and my co-worker was Sid Desfor, formerly head of NBC photography until he retired in 1968. Sid got bored and returned to work in a Wall Street operations back office and trained me in the summer of 69. His brother Max won a Pulitzer Prize for photography during the Korean War. I learned quite a lot from him and loved the camera until it was stolen on 1977 and I bought a Pentax MX to replace it. Just bought a used Konica T2 and it looks like new! Never forgot Sid's first lesson, you don't want blurred photo's so he pointed me at a shutter priority when the store suggested a Pentax Spotmatic.