john_robison4 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 What is it? I have no use for it. I already have way too many cameras. But.........it is such a deal! Back in 1979 I was selling these for $200, that's two hundred 1979 dollars! Now it sits, upside down on a shelf, piled in with other junk at a Value Village. A Minolta SRT MC II mounting a 50 f1.7 Rokkor X.....for $12.99 A quick run through shows functions appear nominal. Meter works, looks like it is about a stop over exposing. The plastic thingy on the advance lever missing. (What is it about those things?) Body clean, vf clean, lens clean and aperture snappy, can't tell if the flash sync works till I get it home (it did). So, the compulsion kicked in and I buy it. Now what, oh yeah, needs foam, better get Jon Goodmans email, by the way, anyone know it, I can't find where I wrote it down. So now I have yet another classic SLR that I probably won't have time to do much with and will feel guilty whenever I see looking at me from the camera cabinet. Like the title says, compulsion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 I think you'll enjoy it once foam is replaced. Be careful, though. Minolta cameras are like potato chips because it's hard to stop with just one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 <p>Mike is too limited and cautious in his comment. ALL old cameras are like potato chips.<br> Don't ask me how I know.</p><div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Gammill Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 All too true, JDM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirk_strauchler Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 <p>We have a spare bedroom. It has become "The Camera Room". I just put in another double shelf unit (there were already 5) which I'm hoping will accommodate the cameras and lenses that are covering up the queen bed. I hope to have that done in the next month.<br> I think it has to do with what the OP said; "Back in 1979 I was selling these for $200" and now it's <em>only</em> $12.99. Us older guys that remember how expensive camera gear was 'back in the day' feel like we have to buy it at that price. I'll bet the current young generation (<25?) don't have this GAS as bad when to comes to the older stuff. They'll have it 20+ years from now with digital equipment (if it still works). And the working stuff then will not be cheap, simply because it still works.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony_lockerbie Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 <p>Excellent Kirk....I thought that I was the only one with a camera room! Must tell my wife that it's a perfectly natural thing :)</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick_drawbridge Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 <p>Chocolated-coated potato chips, I'd say... We just push cameras aside when we want to sit down somewhere, or go to bed... I tried cabinets, but they didn't stem the flow. Nice to meet another addict, <strong>John</strong>.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDMvW Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 <p>Just <em>one</em> camera room?</p> <p>My departed wife used to ask me "where are you going to put it?"</p> <p>I didn't ask for clarification, because I guessed I knew where she thought I should put it! ;)</p> <p> </p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart_templeton Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 <p>Is it possible to have 'too many' cameras? I didn't know such a situation existed.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred_haeseker Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 <p>john: This is the last e-mail address I have for Jon Goodman:<br> JGood21967 at aol.com<br> Above may not be current -- it's the address he was using when I ordered my last seal kit, which was back in 2009. Searching through threads at APUG I also found<br /><br> jon_goodman at yahoo.com<br> Jon used to sell on eBay under the seller name interslice. I looked there but found nothing for sale. I hope he is still putting together those excellent kits.<br /></p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred_haeseker Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 <p>PS to john and others who may be looking for Jon Goodman -- I found a 2015 photo.net thread which also lists Jon's mailing address:<br> http://www.photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00dKrZ<br> Apparently he stopped selling through eBay because others were offering inferior kits that were copied from Jon's.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian1664876441 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Less cost than a Pizza, and less calories... I grab these whenever seen. I've given many cameras away to people, especially the younger generation, expressing an interest in film. After replacing foam, cleaning contacts, testing functions. That's the fun part- making them usable, making someone happy to get one that works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett_rogers Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 <p>Not to discourage you from availing yourself of Jon's services, he's a gentleman to be sure, however in my experience with the SRT series (specifically the 101 and 101b) Minolta's light seals were a form of insurance. I'll replace seals routinely, as required, but in the case of the Minoltas, I read a report a long time ago that they were not critical to excluding light. Some years ago I proceeded to load my own, as found, without replacing the seals in the back, and, sure enough, zero issues with leaks have appeared, despite varied use in a range of light conditions. By all means, change yours, if you're inclined to do so, however I suspect your new acquistion would be OK to use, just as it is.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 <p>How do you keep the dust off? I regularly change the furnace / AC filters, and the place gets cleaned every week, but still gets dust. I have been looking for a glass front curio cabinet, but all are expensive enough that I'd rather buy camera gear.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_robison4 Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 @ Fred, thanks for the research and info. @ Brian, yeah, I often think when I see these "Some new photography student could use that". I've given away a number of such cameras. @Brett, the light trap is quite narrow with a good fit to the door perhaps I'll clip a 3 inch piece of ISO 400, lay it on the inner rails and then rotate the camera out in the sunlight, take it back into the darkroom and develop the clip. @ JDM, you got it bad I can see, now I feel better. To all who gave sympathy (and warnings of addiction) , thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_the_waste Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 <p>I recently had an adventure that turned into something quite revealing. I met up with a fellow P-Netter at his house to learn about processing film (Yesssssssss, I'm finally starting at the business end). The trick is to marry a woman that supports the hobby. The house is a wall to wall photo gallery in beautifully framed images and the living parts of the house are adorned with both furniture and cameras mounted on tripods. OMG!!! Where do you find a woman like that?</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_robison4 Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 My lovely bride (of 28 years) is not at all interested in cameras or photography but supports me when I want to buy film or paper or pick up an orphan camera and take it home. She has her addiction, handbags and purses, and I have mine. Fortunately both of us share one trait, we are frugal, so not to much income is spent on either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_mareno1 Posted May 27, 2016 Share Posted May 27, 2016 <p>Why don't you donate it back to Value Village? Consider it a small, good deed donation, and let someone else play w/ it.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donald_miller5 Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 <p>We are having some remodeling done. When the architect got to my room and my wife tried to tell him that my office will get better he said forget it. The best thing she could do he said was add an extra room because it is only going to get worse.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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