Camera Talk

Yashica FX-3 Super 2000 A simple manual camera made by Kyocera, its main feature being the addition of a 1/2000 sec shutter speed. Mine came with the attached 1.7/50 Planar. https://live.staticflickr.com/7115/27290571613_8e8502c73d_c.jpg Yashica FX-3 Super 2000 by P F McFarland , on Flickr PF Found...

Happy Birthday, Pablo!

PF

That Mercury is an interesting camera. I like the exposure computer in the back. The only problem with it is the older my eyes get, the harder it is to use it. It is however the most accurate Sunny-16 scale metering gauge I've ever seen. Someone should market a copy of it for all of us die-hard old...

Santiago Montenegro wrote: ↑

Mon Nov 13, 2023 10:10 am

Happy belated birthday, and thanks for restoring this wonderful tradition! I think it was Les who stated this?

Thank you, Santiago! I believe you're right about Les Geddiman beginning the Birthday Photo thread. He always did such a good job at it too.

PF

Here is a camera I spent numerous hours on getting it back into working and cosmetic condition, the Univex Mercury II. Half-frame 35mm (65 frames on a 36-exposure roll) with the Universal 35mm 1:2.7 Tricor lens sporting a push-on Kodak Series V adapter ring 1 1/16" (27mm) with a Series V-A hood...

Thanks, Graham and Alex! There used to be a thread about birthday pics, but I couldn't find it.

PF

As a repairman I have to say this is the most fixed SLR here in Spain, so far 3. Weak point is on plastic lever that should catch the mirror/curtains down. On the user side, very easy camera to use and great lenses, Zeiss or Yashica ones. Congrats, Phil! :) I actually have two of these as on the fi...

Bennybee wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 04, 2023 10:05 am

Happy 70th birthday and many more years!

Thanks, Benny. I certainly hope so.

PF

1983! wow! I have a version from before you were born. It is the binder type and the last update was in the early 60s My uncle inherited from a friend of my grandfather, and he passed it to me in the 90s According to my book, the original index was published in June 1939, which is the type you have...

Continuing on with my birthday week, another photo of my 1953 Leica IIIf RD with Summitar 2/50 and a dead Meter 3.


Leica IIIf with Meter 3 by P F McFarland, on Flickr

Like I said before, I'm itching to use this again soon.

PF