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Bored with lock downs and never having tried a Barnack Leica, I put in a low bid on a 1955 Leica IIIf and won - much to my wife's dismay.

I received it today.

It is quite dry and in dire need of an overhaul, but with exercise things starts to come to life. I think I will run a roll through this weekend before sending it in for service. The film canister was in the camera "Sakura Film Konipan SS" and may reflect when the camera was last in use. Leica IIIF w Elmar 50/3.5

 

Great shot! Get those gears up and running in the frosty temps.

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No weekend plans, but what else is new.....

 

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Got some Agfa APX 100 film in a Contax I, (A version 5, if you're sticking with Kuc's type definitions)

Not using the Definex lens this time though. I've mounted one of my CZJ 50mm f/2.8 Tessar lenses on it.

 

 

If I decide to stay in this weekend, I'll spend my time servicing an Aires IIIc.

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The Leica IIIF and Elmar 50/3.5 I bought last week was accompanied by a VIOOH finder. The camera and lens went off for a CLA, but I didn't think the VIOOH was worth the cost of service.

It has the typical haze and a terrible eye relief - the latter cannot be fixed by a CLA, of course.

 

Before I attempt to clean it myself, I decided to give it a go on my finderless MDa, with a 35mm - just to be able to say I have actually used a VIOOH in case I mess it up when I try to open it.

This is not a particularly pleasant setup but there are only a few frames of HP5 left in the camera so it won't be that much torture.

 

The finder "zooms" from 35mm to 135mm or rather; it crops the view. 135mm is really a tiny little patch.

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Picked up this big and battered but smoothly operating Fujica GL690 with a 100mm f3.5 Fujinon (shown next to my Leica M2 for scale). Put a roll of T-Max through it — love the big 6x9 negatives!

 

Not seen one of these big beauties before! Are they difficult to get your hands on in good working condition?

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Not seen one of these big beauties before! Are they difficult to get your hands on in good working condition?

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I'd been looking for one for quite some time and carefully combed through a number of listings from Japan on _bay. You'll also see them or the older G series on the KEH website. The one I bought was quite beat up but all the shutter speeds work and the blackout curtain (used when changing lenses mid-roll) is functional. The rubber collar was missing from the focus ring leading me to believe that the lens had been serviced. They are quiet to operate (in-lens leaf shutter), easy to focus, and surprisingly easy to handle (a wide neckstrap is recommended).

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Taking an old friend out, the Nikon F2S. The body came to me in the mid-80s in fairly worn but perfectly functional condition (serviced since, of course). The DP-2 finder was found in the sale counter at Nikon service a few years later for a surprisingly low price and has been on the camera ever since. I've mounted the 50 f1.4 AI which sees a lot of digital use on the D750 and D3 but hasn't seen film in ages. A nice combination that hasn't been used enough in recent years as newer "toys" have arrived. Other lenses will probably get trotted out during the course of the roll, but the 50 will make a nice starting point. Given the time of year and weather I'm thinking HP5 will do nicely.

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Outstanding example of SRT 303. Among my collection of SRTs I have a 303 but it doesn't have the mirror lock up. While I have a few cameras that look new, most of what I have varies from light wear to well-used. The only way I think I could compete, Rick, would be if I had a Tardis from Dr. Who,or Irwin Allen's Time Tunnel so I could go back in time and find these cameras new.
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Still have a couple of reloads left from a bulk roll of Kentmere 100. The AF in this camera no longer functions so I often use it with an A Series SMC 50mm f 2. Still have AF confirmation and all exposure modes. I recently used it with a Sigma 28-80 f 3.5-5.6 HF to test the first load from my bulk roll of Ilford Pan F+. While I had to focus the Sigma manually it was still easy to operate.

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Do you remember when we used motors on our film cameras?

I ought to, as I photographed for a yearbook back in the early 80's with a borrowed setup similar to the one pictured above.

Back then, I didn't take any notice, but when I started spinning this MD-12 on my FE2 today, I was shocked by the infernal noise!

I even woke up my wife, which is never a good thing to do - especially not with a piece of photographic equipment.

The motor came in a box of old Nikon accessories and will not see much use, but it will fun to bring back memories this weekend.

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Still a bit early for weekend plans, but I've got a roll of Double-X in this Aires IIIc for a test run

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Three loose elements in the viewfinder needed re-gluing.

The screws that held down the aperture ring were broken and needed replacing.

A pin at the back of the shutter was broken and needed drilling out and replacing.

The shutter itself was sticky and needed a good soak in the ultrasonic cleaner.

Once reassembled the rangefinder needed recalibrating.

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Since I enjoyed my time spent with the Minox 35GT, this weekend I thought I'd re-visit another fine miniature camera, the Agfa Optima Sensor 1035. Many photographers, especially those from the US, have never come across this delightful range of Optima Sensors, but I'm lucky enough to have several of these very innovative little cameras.

 

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