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<p>My first was a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye, my second a Pentax Spotmatic in 1967 that I still have.</p>

<p>Oh boy...I have some of those dreaded Passed Stickers, not only that, I have the dreaded Snake Skin also. I should be banned from this forum.</p>

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<p>I have 5 camera bags set up to go. I just need to grab film. One has my Sony Alpha and a Minolta Maxxum in it, 2nd has a Minolta XE-7 and a X-700, 3rd is a Pentax bag, 4th has 2 Fujica cameras, and the 5th has a couple Cosinas. My pocket camera is a Minolta Freedom II.</p>

<p>My Contax is reliable. It just got sticky & nasty. Fourteen bucks, and now it's a croc.</p>

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<p>I still have my old Polaroid digital camera, but I don't use it anymore.</p>

<p>I just purchased a 70 online, but I haven't got it yet. I have a 5, and it is a great camera.</p>

<p>I've had this problem. There is a shutter release rod right below the shutter button that gets corroded and sticks. I unscrew the shutter release collar and work the rod up and down and I add a drop of sewing machine oil. After it frees up, the problem subsides.</p>

<p>First thing that pops into my head after viewing these photos....Prairie Home Companions.</p>

<p>Fantastic! Not to brag, but I scored a pair of Nikkormat FTn bodies for $25 bucks a couple weeks ago, and they both work just fine.</p>

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<p>To me, "Minty" best describes a Urnal Cake.</p>

<p>Sure is, but it doesn't happen very often. </p>

<p>How about the guy that's been selling cameras for over 5 years on Evilbay, yet all of his listing descriptions say, "I don't know much about cameras, so I'm not sure if this works or not".....</p>

<p>My XE-7 had that brochure packed with it along with the Hang Tags, 3 Booklets, and the Warranty Cards for the flash, body, and lens.</p>

<p>That doesn't bother me as much as, "perfect for student" or "student camera" and there's even a guy with a username STUDENTCAMERA.</p>

<p>You're welcome. I love it when I buy a camera and the owner says it's broken and all it needs is new batteries.</p>

<p>Great job Michael. I pretty much went the same route as you, but my results were better. Out of 4 cameras, I ended up with 4 great cameras. I now have 2 XE-5s, and an XE-7. I gave another XE-5 to my son and he loves his. My XE-7 had a 3 inch long section of torn film jamming it.<br>

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<p>The best thing I could tell you is to check out the camera manuals at Butkus, and make your own decision. I like Cosinas like the CT-1 and CT1a. In Chinon there is the CM-1 and the SLR models that are both tanks. Chinon also made cameras for GAF like the LCM, LCS, and L-17. I own many of these cameras, and they all work great. Examples can be bought for around the $25 dollar range. <a href="http://www.butkus.org/chinon/">http://www.butkus.org/chinon/</a> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/diecastdeluxe/cameras2/chinonSLR1.jpg" alt="" width="690" height="518" /></p>

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<p>I'm kind of surprised nobody has mentioned a Chinon or Cosina. Both companies made very reliable cameras with Copal Shutters, and some very nice features.</p>