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New To Me: Super Ikonta A 531

by wlewisiii » Sat Oct 08, 2022 11:28 am
Last post by Julio1fer » Sun Oct 09, 2022 11:37 am
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by wlewisiii » Sat Oct 08, 2022 11:28 am

6x4.5 post war Stuttgart production with coated Tessar 75/3.5. Tiny gem of a camera. The RF needed horizontal adjustment and the leather on the front...

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Last post by Julio1fer
Sun Oct 09, 2022 11:37 am
A Zeiss Ikonta family

by Bennybee » Fri Feb 25, 2022 7:37 am
Last post by Bennybee » Tue Mar 29, 2022 7:11 am
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by Bennybee » Fri Feb 25, 2022 7:37 am
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Yesterday a third member joined the Ikonta family : a beautiful 532/16.
It is in very nice condition and the 8cm/F2.8 Jena Tessar is extraordinarily...
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Last post by Bennybee
Tue Mar 29, 2022 7:11 am
Minolta Semi in the harbor.

by Julio1fer » Mon Feb 28, 2022 7:55 pm
Last post by Bennybee » Fri Mar 11, 2022 4:51 am
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by Julio1fer » Mon Feb 28, 2022 7:55 pm

My little Minolta Semi got a walk through the old fishing harbor, burning HP5+. I had not used this camera since 2015, IIRC. Love-hate relationship...

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Last post by Bennybee
Fri Mar 11, 2022 4:51 am
Perking up the Perkeo

by Julio1fer » Sun Jan 23, 2022 5:20 pm
Last post by Bennybee » Fri Feb 25, 2022 9:43 am
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by Julio1fer » Sun Jan 23, 2022 5:20 pm

After several years of storage, the little Perkeo went on a walk in Punta del Este harbor, a large place which is chock full of expensive yachts in...

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Last post by Bennybee
Fri Feb 25, 2022 9:43 am
Kodak Folding Pocket No.4

by Bennybee » Sun May 23, 2021 10:20 am
Last post by GrahamS » Sun May 30, 2021 2:00 pm
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by Bennybee » Sun May 23, 2021 10:20 am

The Kodak Folding Pocket No.4 Model A from 1904 : folding yes, but not so pocketable.
I don't know why I bought this. I am not really into this sort...

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Last post by GrahamS
Sun May 30, 2021 2:00 pm
The little Konishiroku Pearl II

by Bennybee » Sun Mar 28, 2021 11:14 am
Last post by PFMcFarland » Mon Apr 05, 2021 7:52 pm
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by Bennybee » Sun Mar 28, 2021 11:14 am

The little Konishiroku Pearl II : a cute little 6x4.5 folder from Konica with a coupled rangefinder.
I was looking for a Pearl III, but most of them...

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Last post by PFMcFarland
Mon Apr 05, 2021 7:52 pm
Welta Weltur - New bellows

by alexvaras » Fri Dec 04, 2020 5:06 am
Last post by PFMcFarland » Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:09 pm
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by alexvaras » Fri Dec 04, 2020 5:06 am

Hi all,

When some months ago I got a message from Sandeha saying me if I could handle the changing of bellows of a camera I felt honoured and...

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Last post by PFMcFarland
Tue Dec 08, 2020 9:09 pm
Voigtlander Inos II - 6.5x11.

by alexvaras » Wed Oct 02, 2019 3:48 pm
Last post by alexvaras » Mon Dec 07, 2020 1:07 pm
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by alexvaras » Wed Oct 02, 2019 3:48 pm

Hi all,

Recently I got an order from UK with two new Voigtlander cameras, this is the BIG Inos II, film 116/616 and negative 6.5x11.

You saw the...

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Last post by alexvaras
Mon Dec 07, 2020 1:07 pm
BEIRAX II

by anthonym-3 » Fri Nov 20, 2020 11:16 am
Last post by GrahamS » Sun Nov 29, 2020 6:39 am
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by anthonym-3 » Fri Nov 20, 2020 11:16 am

I have bought a circa 1957/58 BEIR BEIRAX II E. LUDWIG 105 mm 4.5 MERITAR TEMPOR SHUTTER. I am not familiar with BEIR LUDWIG or TEMPOR. I'm aware...

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Last post by GrahamS
Sun Nov 29, 2020 6:39 am
RODENSTOCK 105 4.5 TRINAR

by anthonym-3 » Sat Oct 24, 2020 11:56 am
Last post by alexvaras » Sat Oct 24, 2020 1:53 pm
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by anthonym-3 » Sat Oct 24, 2020 11:56 am

Can someone offer a review or opinion of this lens?

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Views: 4704

Last post by alexvaras
Sat Oct 24, 2020 1:53 pm
ZEISS/IKON NIXE 551/17

by anthonym-3 » Sat Oct 03, 2020 12:18 pm
Last post by PFMcFarland » Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:44 pm
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by anthonym-3 » Sat Oct 03, 2020 12:18 pm

What is the serial number for film holders for this camera? Another question will a 4x5 film holder fit?

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Last post by PFMcFarland
Mon Oct 05, 2020 9:44 pm
What took me so long, or, I shoot some film again.

by P C Headland » Fri May 01, 2020 7:41 am
Last post by PFMcFarland » Fri May 01, 2020 11:08 pm
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by P C Headland » Fri May 01, 2020 7:41 am

After what appears to have been a longer time between films than I had thought, Iast weekend I grabbed a couple of folders for a lock-down exercise...

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Last post by PFMcFarland
Fri May 01, 2020 11:08 pm
Voigtlander Perkeo 3x4

by alexvaras » Tue Nov 26, 2019 12:47 pm
Last post by PFMcFarland » Sat Dec 07, 2019 11:19 pm
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by alexvaras » Tue Nov 26, 2019 12:47 pm

Hi all,

Another Voigtlander, 16 photos on 127film, format 3x4. More knobs to the collection :)
I kept looking for this exact model (tubular...

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Views: 12263

Last post by PFMcFarland
Sat Dec 07, 2019 11:19 pm
Adventures with the Minolta Six

by Julio1fer » Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:10 am
Last post by PFMcFarland » Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:33 pm
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by Julio1fer » Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:10 am

This is a circa-1935 camera, from the web I gather it is an early model. I got it from Japan for about $20. It was not listed correctly in the...

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Views: 8867

Last post by PFMcFarland
Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:33 pm
Voigtlander Perkeo II - again.

by alexvaras » Sat Sep 14, 2019 2:34 pm
Last post by Julio1fer » Sun Sep 15, 2019 11:19 am
Replies: 4
by alexvaras » Sat Sep 14, 2019 2:34 pm

Hi all,

We all know the feeling of selling one camera and regretting it the day after... This is my second Perkeo II, everything works as it should...

Replies: 4
Views: 9826

Last post by Julio1fer
Sun Sep 15, 2019 11:19 am

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