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Shoutout for a repair outfit
jon_wason replied to Rick Helmke's topic in Classic Manual Film Cameras
Sanford Camera Repair,Inc. 1056 Massachusetts Avenue Arlington, MA 02476 781 648 2505 -
Acquired 3 lens boards but don't know much about them
jon_wason replied to jon_wason's topic in Large Format
The original owner was an accumulator TRUE Thanks for the information.The man who owned all this photographic equipment lost his wife about 10 years earlier and he set about acquiring all sorts of gear. When he died the sons cleaned out the house and found 30,000 books, and around 80 cameras. I bought the entire set of photographic equipment. Many of the items had a basement mildew smell. I sold some of it. There was one Leica (a beat up iiic) a Kodak Medalist. Those I sold. He had loads of Kodak cameras including old folding cameras and Kodak Retinas and attachment for them. Some things I want to keep, such as a Ricoh Diacord TLR. I sold a Speed Graphic camera from this collection last summer. Now, it seems that these lens were part of that outfit. So if I want to keep one of these I will have to go buy a 4x5 camera to mount it on. That would be a great adventure to get into. That is interesting that if I want to sell them the lenses and boards separately. Thanks again for the info. -
For a good home: two Japanese rangefinders
jon_wason replied to bruce_z._li2's topic in Classic Manual Film Cameras
I like the old Japanese cameras and can give them a good home. What is the next step? -
Well, it worked well enough to end up with a sale.
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it has been sold
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Last summer I acquired 3 lens boards but don't know much about them. There were part of a huge collection of photographic equipment from an 80 year old man. I have been shooting with 35 cameras since the 1970s and know a thing or two, but this is different. I have learned a bit. Now I know that there is magnification factor with large format. all are in very nice condtion and the boards are 4 inches square. One is a Wollensack f6.3 21 cm (210mm) with a press compur shutter. I know Carl Zeiss Jena has a reputation for quality, One is a Rapax Wollensack 90 mm f6.8 raptar on a silver board some sort of metal. The third one is also a Rapax Wollensack 90 mm f6.8 raptar. This one on a black wooden board marked Burke and James Chicago. I am asking for a bit of info about how I can use these and what they may be worth.
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This is the camera my Mom used for decades to document family events. After she passed away, the camera came to me. -
This huge field of flowers was great. I visited twice. -
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Olympus infinity stylus - film recommendation
jon_wason replied to jared_leibowitz's topic in Olympus
When I got it had nasty corroded batteries in it. I pried them out and cleaned it up. I put 2 new AAA batteries in it. There was a roll of film in it. I shot the last few frames and the film rewound. The flash fired. I just thought it was expecting too much for the date function to work on a camera that old. It is a clever design with the sliding cover. -
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Olympus infinity stylus - film recommendation
jon_wason replied to jared_leibowitz's topic in Olympus
I like 100 speed, but have not shot any film for a 2 or 3 years. I recently got my hands on Olympus infinity stylus Jr quartz date and it was in pretty good condition. However, the quartz date on the back cove did not work. Is that fixable? Or is it too much to expect a camera from the 1990s to still have that function? -
It was in my backyard -
The instruments were waiting for the performers. -
The camera is a thing of beauty from European craftsmanship of years ago. The lens is a Color Skopar 50mm f2.8 This set is in great shape. This camera came from my friend who cleaned out his father's house and found many antiques. I think this must have been one is his prized possessions because he kept the boxes, manuals and even the receipt. It was purchased in 1958 at Universal Photo Service, La Crosse, Wisconsin for $89.95 according to the receipt. The camera has some quirky features. To change the film, there is not a door that swings open, but a two-part back. The camera was built to avoid double exposures, but his also results in the that the shutter will not release if there is no film in the camera. This point baffled me for a while, but I finally READ THE MANUAL AND learned about this feature. So I loaded a roll of film and then YES, the shutter release worked fine. The leather case is nice and soft. GERMANY is stamped on the bottom. There is a tiny rectangular plastic item in the case. It took me a long time to figure out what it could be. Well, it is a cover for the sellinum cell on the front of the camera. The accessory is a Blitzer 200 for flash photography with flash bulbs. This has a little zipper case and a box. This is a nice camera set.
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a still life featuring a Nikon camera -
The weather was cloudy but the sun came out for a few minutes.providing nice back light for these Tulips. -
I like it. -
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Exposure Date: 2016:08:20 13:56:08; Make: Canon; Model: Canon EOS 60D; ExposureTime: 1/200 s; FNumber: f/8; ISOSpeedRatings: 200; ExposureProgram: Normal program; ExposureBiasValue: 4294967295/1; MeteringMode: Pattern; Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode; FocalLength: 47 mm; ExifGpsLatitude: 48 49 48 48; ExifGpsLatitudeRef: R98;
