marc_bergman1 Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 From Modern photography December 1967 issue we have a guide to the top cameras. I have broken it down to five parts. This is the guide to RF cameras and leaf-shutter SLRs. Guide 1 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 This is the guide to focal-plane shutter SLRs, part 1. Guide 9 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 This is the guide to focal-plane shutter SLRs, part 2. Guide 22 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 This is the guide to medium format cameras. Guide 32 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 This is the guide to other cameras. Guide 41 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 Keppler takes a look at the Minolta and Nikon TTL metering systems in his latest column. Keppler 1 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 Here is this month's Too Hot to Handle column. THTH 1 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 Here is this month's Techniques Tomorrow column. TT 1 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 US Camera magazine had a nice write-up on the latest Agfachrome film. Agfachrome 1 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 Here they have a guide to buying a photo gift. Gift 1 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 Here they have a short report on the Topcon Super D camera and accessories. Topcon TR 1 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 Here are this month's camera equipment ads. Beseler 1 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 Here are this month's dealer ads. Cambridge 1 sm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted December 31, 2017 Author Share Posted December 31, 2017 Wishing everyone a happy and safe New Year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Great issue. I really liked the completeness of the camera guides. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julio Fernandez Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Thanks for this post, Marc. Those one-page camera guides are very good! 1968 was a good year for cameras - I found several of my favorites featured in the list. Keppler offers an explanation of how the mysterious Minolta CLC metering system ws conceived; JDM will appreciate the bit on Prakticas in THTH. In the ads section Barnack Leicas were going for half a Pen FT, which were priced at half the new Minolta SRT-101. All the best for 2018 and thanks for your contributions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_bergman1 Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 Mike - Glad you like these. Julio - Also glad you liked these. In the late '60s there was no real consensus as to the best methods of CdS metering. Designers were trying various methods. I remember that Minolta was proud of their system. All the best to you both for 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_pratt Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Thanks for all the effort in posting these. Just about my SLR wish list. Interesting to note that there is a comment wrt the Ricoh Singlex, having the apparently new idea of pulling up the rewind knob to open the film door. I wonder if this was the first camera to use this function that became almost ubiquitous? I have one, and it’s a nice camera, although the Copal square shutter sounds like someone closing a car door! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Invaluable! Those Camera Guides are an excellent reference, along with the rest of the edition. Many thanks, Marc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomspielman Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 What do you know? One my cameras made the top 45. (Yashica 12). Just bought it in 2017. It only took about 50 years but I can finally afford a top notch camera. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 My dad bought a Pellix in 1968, so it was interesting to see it in the list. I recently bought a used one. -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Like 2004 for the move from film to digital, 1968 was getting close to the final days for East German cameras to make the "best" list. Thanks for the memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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