Camera Talk

Glad you got the ever ready case! Why oh why did Ansco/Agfa build them without strap lugs on the body? I have an Agfa Karat IV with the same 50 mm Sologon, the Karat IV as I'm certain you all know is a folder without the usual door! Nice shooter, with an unusual rapid advance. I did score the case, ...

Filterfind.net is an excellent source of filters, etc. Most are used but their condition is accurately stated. Tim the Main Man there really knows his stuff! I have a lovely Zeiss Contessa, a 1950s folder with a f2.8 Tessar. The threads on that lens are on the OUTSIDE of the lens, rather than on the...

I have a Bronica S2a which has the infinity focus problem; this can be remedied by replacing some foam spacers under the view screen, and some foam bits on the mirror "stop." Simple enough, but I don't care to tackle it myself. Anyone any of you could recommend to do this, and perhaps a CL...

Another excellent choice in a TLR is the Minolta Autocord, indeed some have said that is the equal of a 3.5 Rolleiflex, superior in some regards. I have an Autocord, an Ikoflex, and a YashicaMat. Of the three the Autocord is by far my favorite. None of these three have the prestige or cachet of a Ro...

I have always heard that Mark Hama does excellent work at a reasonable price and is a good person to deal with. I would not hesitate to use him. Mark Hama specializes in YashicaMats, but I imagine that he could do a CLA on your Ikoflex. Mark Hansen specializes in Rolleis, Ikoflexes, etc. I have an ...

A Komaflex S, by Kowa. This is a 127 leaf shutter SLR. I bought it in, IIRC, about 1961. I still have it; it is a pleasant user: f2.8 lens, auto film stop, manual shutter cocking. The front cell focusing lens has 4 elements, probably a Tessar formula and as such is sharp. Super slides from it are a ...