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I have fond memories of a LOMO LC-A I owned 25 years ago.

It invited to a care-free shooting style and could easily be carried in a pocket.

The other day I saw this Cosina CX-1, the LC-A's Japanese forefather, in the window of my local camera store and couldn't resist.

Although this camera is better than the Russian copy, it did not excite me as much as I hoped it would.

The then liberating "shoot from the hip - think later" philosophy the LC-A represented is not really relevant anymore - digital and smartphones has changed all that - film is now more a medium of contemplation - at least to me.

Good luck with that F2 Motordrive @rick_drawbridge;)

 

I will finish the film this weekend and consider if the camera should find another home.

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While I am impatiently waiting for my Leica II to return from an overhaul, I pulled out the IIIF as a substitute. It is my first time to run color film through the camera in combination with the old uncoated Summar 50/2.0 (1934) - The lens works ok with B&W but the lack of contrast and the glowing highlight gives it a very distinct look that isn't equally great for all subjects.

I loaded it with a roll of Kodak Ultra Max (400). The autumn foliage is the last chance of making the most of color film for the next 6 month.

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Should be a great deal for the buyer, Rick. When my family had a camera shop the OM-10 was our best selling Olympus. We had an OM-1 and OM-2 in stock, but must of our customers didn't want to spend so much. When we closed the shop in 1993 we were out of Olympus cameras and had only the 50mm f 3.5 and 28mm f 3.5 Zuikos in stock. My dad gave me those lenses so I bought a use OM-G and later an OM-n to use with them. The OM-G, btw, is essentially an OM-10 with built in manual mode.
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I have a ton of Ektachrome 100 to sell, but it's expired and I want to check if it's still good (mostly frozen since purchase), so I'm going to shoot a roll in a Nikon FE2 Saturday. Hope it turns out good!

 

If you have it in the fridge, I don't think there is a problem. Leave it out for a couple of hours before using it

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My first SLR was a Nikon FE with a 35mm and a 105mm which I got in the early 80's.

A few years later I sold the 105mm because I didn't use it much and could use the money for something else. I don't remember what, but I do remember the 105mm and have missed it since. That was the first of of many stupid sales of lenses I liked in order to fund something I thought I would like better.

Now I don't sell any lens I own and like, regardless how little I use it.

During the past week I finally picked up a 105mm 1:2.5 again, which in combination with my F3 will be my camera of choice for the weekend. There is hardly any autumn foliage left so I am back using black and white (HP5+).

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My first SLR was a Nikon FE with a 35mm and a 105mm which I got in the early 80's.

A few years later I sold the 105mm because I didn't use it much and could use the money for something else. I don't remember what, but I do remember the 105mm and have missed it since. That was the first of of many stupid sales of lenses I liked in order to fund something I thought I would like better.

Now I don't sell any lens I own and like, regardless how little I use it.

During the past week I finally picked up a 105mm 1:2.5 again, which in combination with my F3 will be my camera of choice for the weekend. There is hardly any autumn foliage left so I am back using black and white (HP5+).

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The cat picture I posted today in Film Camera Week was taken with that lens. It is a good lens.

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I'd forgotten that I owned this odd SLR. It had been pushed to the back of a shelf and had remained hidden for at least 5 years, so I dusted it off and I'll run a film this weekend. The Argus/Cosina STL 1000 is an uncommon camera, but I recall writing about it for a CMC post some years ago, and being impressed by the performance of the 55/2.8 Cosinon lens. Matt Denton has a very well-researched article on his site, if anyone is interested in learning more about this camera.

 

Argus-Cosina STL 1000 - Matt's Classic Cameras

 

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