Camera Talk

I came back to my home town (Quito, Ecuador) to attend a congress in food engineering, and visit family and friends I went to one of my favorite spots after a few decades and was there at sunset https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54049994045_8e185f7cfe.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/540504...

Those are awesome!
My wife loves NC pottery and those look top notch on that style

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Fri Jul 12, 2024 3:56 pm

Is the Solinette II the same as the Regent? I had it in my head a Regent was analogous to the Solinette. Very nice collection!

Yes the Regent = Solinette II
The differences between I and II is subtle mostly a square frame around the viewfirnder

The rigid Contessas are outstanding, the LKE and the Contessamatic E are the best of the bunch

That one seems to be in great shape, enjoy it!

Great video!
The vito II and IIa are a blast to use, very capable and easy to carry

THANKS!
I used that methods in a few cameras, most of them worked

Very interesting camera

It is on page 5 of this price list, with the lenses avialable:
http://www.ihagee.org/Prices/PLU407-ECC58.pdf

Gracias! It used to be sold by the same representative as AGFA in my town but it was cheaper, so as a student I bought many boxes of it. It was very similar to Brovira and they had the texture that look like cloth that was loved for portraits in the late 80s. I feel I have asked this before, but I r...

I have some electrical contact cleaner I use to clean out pots on amplifiers - wonder if that would work? ECC is very aggressive and works great to eliminate the old grease I use a combination of PF's PB Blaster and ECC and yes it can take many many applications but considering C.Sherlock is is Aus...

Ugh. The inner helicoid is moving smoothly. The outer helicoid, that the focus/distance wheel turns, is still mostly frozen. It’s been so long since I did one of these. Drat - so close… Yes, the focusing helicoid (the one with the grip pins) is the hardest to move The inner is easier to desolidify ...