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<p>Nice one Marc. Gene Smith's Spanish pics were his finest in my opinion...what a truly great photographer.</p>

<p>Nice set of pics again Rick, really like the tones in "number fourteen". Certainly is a camera that was beaten with an ugly stick!<br> I just found a Nikkorex at the back of my cupboard,and I think that may be uglier. Maybe we should have an ugly off,to see who can come up with the worst looking camera?</p>

<p>Aha, we do make stuff! Great little meter Rick, and I must admit that I didn't know about it all...shame! I have seen the Palec multimeters though, so the company is somewhat familiar.<br> Thanks for the post on this little gem.</p>

<p>The EXEE was certainly not junk, a bit odd to be sure. It has interchangeable front elements and you could get, apart from the standard 50mm, a 35mm, 90mm and 120mm.<br> The cameras wasn't cheap and I'm not sure of the marketing of Canon on this one. Unlike many front element changers, the Contafex etc., the Canon has a focal plane shutter and metering that automatically sets the aperture...if it works!<br> Camera can be used manually though, and has probably the brightest viewfinder of any camera I've sen. </p>

<p>Another from the little Minolta.</p><div></div>

<p>Next...</p><div></div>

<p>Better late than never. Also nice to see a coupe of Box camera pics this time around.</p><div></div>

<p>Yes, the pad-of-death :) Great camera, so I hope it works for you OK, usually do as I've found that the Yashica meters are usually pretty reliable...and accurate.</p>

<p>Interesting to see that the online size has increased....but I had already re sized these.</p>

<p>Last one..</p><div></div>

<p>A couple with a Retina 11C, 50mm 2.8 Xenon.</p><div></div>

<p>Always like the tones you get Rick, very pleasing. The Dacora seems to turn in a good result despite the sub par mechanicals.<br> You should have a top notch little MF cameras if repairs can be affected OK. I guess that it is all about the lens more than anything else, and while Enna was no Schneider, they did produce some more than acceptable optics.<br> Funny, but you don't see too many Dacora cameras here in OZ, maybe none survive, and I have never put hands on one.</p>

<p>Photo book from Rick...sounds great! Really nice work again, and yes you do have to love the old Minolta rangefinders...they id it so well.<br> Just been fiddling with an older Minolta AL, very sweet camera too. Oddly, I don't have 7S any more,and my 9 has ceased to function.</p>

<p>Hi Matt, definitely spots from processing, not from your camera. Looks like you may have to buy a processing outfit :)<br> Nice to see a Kookaburra in a photo here at PDN!</p>

<p>Great stamp....sending for a prospectus in those shares....hope there are still some left! </p>

<p>Wow,wondering if the low life knows what he has.</p>

<p>Takes a bit to wear a Rollei out...respect!</p>

<p>Nice one Rick, kind of like most of the US cars in the fifties, solid, well engineered, but beaten with an ugly stick! Kodak did make some pretty cameras, but the Signet wasn't one. Still, it was designed to take pictures and that's what it does well.<br> The various Ektars are always good, and you have a great selection to prove it. Shame you didn't have a roll of Kodachrome to put through it. Still miss Kodachrome....great colours and the edge effects on the 25, that was a sharp film!</p>

<p>Thanks Marc, images on magnetic tape....what next :) Also wonder how rare that 50mm 3.5 Nikkor is...never seen one.</p>

<p>Congrats to you both, and what a wonderful idea! So many young people have never even seen a film camera, hard to believe, but times move on.<br> Your idea is certainly an improvement on the handing out of disposable cameras :)</p>

<p>Still really nice images, quite amazing really! Seems to be only off on one side? Could be as others have said, just a misaligned optic, or a film flatness issue.<br> Either way, those budget Russian cameras are a lottery, and how good do we feel when a properly sorted one comes along!</p>

<p>Thanks Bruce, great article on the Brownie, you have gone to a lot of trouble! Using the various Kodak box cameras can be a hit and miss affair, which makes them more of a challenge to use....I like that!</p>

<p>Sounds like a wonderful trip, lucky you! Hard to take just one, but like Rick I would be inclined towards the Bessa, with the Leica thrown in for good mearure.<br> Often when I just pack one camera it is a Rollei, but the 6x9 Bessa may suit the landscape images better. </p>

<p> I have always been intrigued by this camera, and have never seen one in the flesh, so your post is of great interest. American cameras of that period certainly have a "look" to them, all workman like and solid...like an old Buick!<br> Also heard nothing but great reports about the lens, and your images proves these to be correct. While I have never used the Ektar, I have used plenty of Heliars which are my favourite classic lens.They seem to be sharp but rounded at the same time...hard to explain, but the look is really nice.<br> You have captured a wonderful feeling of light in all of these images....pleasure to view!</p>

<p>Grab a roll and shoot it.....may give really cool colours :)</p>