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The Pentax K1000

by melek » Sat Nov 23, 2024 12:39 pm
Last post by titrisol » Mon Nov 25, 2024 9:31 am
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by melek » Sat Nov 23, 2024 12:39 pm

In this video, I look at the Pentax K1000 and try to explain its popularity. When I was looking for a new 35mm camera back in 1978, I looked at the...

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Last post by titrisol
Mon Nov 25, 2024 9:31 am
Forgotten Canon

by P C Headland » Tue Mar 12, 2024 1:27 am
Last post by PFMcFarland » Fri May 31, 2024 11:52 am
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by P C Headland » Tue Mar 12, 2024 1:27 am

Well, browsing the local auction site can be a dangerous thing, tempting the weak into giving in to their gas....

It's funny, you read about a...

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Last post by PFMcFarland
Fri May 31, 2024 11:52 am
The diminutive 58mm Jena Biotar

by melek » Thu May 13, 2021 6:19 pm
Last post by GrahamS » Fri Oct 06, 2023 10:36 pm
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by melek » Thu May 13, 2021 6:19 pm

I don't know if this is the first model, but I think that it was. It's the small version of the Carl Zeiss Jena f/2.0 58mm Biotar, and it has no...

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Last post by GrahamS
Fri Oct 06, 2023 10:36 pm
I bought a Canon AE-1

by melek » Sun Aug 06, 2023 9:27 am
Last post by GrahamS » Fri Oct 06, 2023 10:32 pm
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by melek » Sun Aug 06, 2023 9:27 am

canon_ae-1.jpg It took a while, but I found a working Canon AE-1.

There seem to be a lot of them out there, but finding a working one at a decent...

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Last post by GrahamS
Fri Oct 06, 2023 10:32 pm
Contarex in the aero museum

by Julio1fer » Sat Jun 11, 2022 8:30 pm
Last post by titrisol » Fri Aug 26, 2022 9:56 am
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by Julio1fer » Sat Jun 11, 2022 8:30 pm
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This Contarex was my late father’s pride for many years. He gave it to me along with three lenses (35, 135 and the 50 /2 Planar), a Zeiss monocular...
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Last post by titrisol
Fri Aug 26, 2022 9:56 am
Agfa Selectaflex

by Julio1fer » Sat May 14, 2022 7:41 pm
Last post by PFMcFarland » Sun Jun 19, 2022 3:02 pm
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by Julio1fer » Sat May 14, 2022 7:41 pm

The Selectaflex and its lenses: Solinar 2.8/50, Ambion 3.4/35 and Telinear 3.4/90. I have had this one for several years, but just finished its...

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Last post by PFMcFarland
Sun Jun 19, 2022 3:02 pm
Yellowed lens

by anthonym-3 » Wed Jan 20, 2021 1:14 pm
Last post by titrisol » Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:32 am
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by anthonym-3 » Wed Jan 20, 2021 1:14 pm

I have a PENTAX 50mm f 1:4 SUPER TAKUMAR. Will the yellowing have the same or similar effect upon black & white film?

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Last post by titrisol
Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:32 am
What was your first SLR?

by AdminPTF » Tue Mar 25, 2014 1:37 pm
Last post by George_in_Georgia » Sun Nov 24, 2019 2:54 am
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by AdminPTF » Tue Mar 25, 2014 1:37 pm
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Did you buy it, or did you receive it as a gift? What was your memory of it? Do you still have it? If not, what happened to it?
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Last post by George_in_Georgia
Sun Nov 24, 2019 2:54 am
The Reflex: the first newly designed film SLR in 25 years

by Captain Slack » Tue Nov 07, 2017 11:39 am
Last post by melek » Sat Aug 31, 2019 1:52 pm
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by Captain Slack » Tue Nov 07, 2017 11:39 am

Looks interesting!

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Last post by melek
Sat Aug 31, 2019 1:52 pm
Yashica 230AF Super (270AF) Test

by PFMcFarland » Thu Jul 25, 2019 11:55 pm
Last post by alexvaras » Fri Jul 26, 2019 1:05 pm
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by PFMcFarland » Thu Jul 25, 2019 11:55 pm

I finally got around to dragging my 230AF Super out to Smith Mountain Lake State Park for a short test of the camera functions, utilizing only one...

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Last post by alexvaras
Fri Jul 26, 2019 1:05 pm
They followed me home.

by LarryD » Tue Apr 16, 2019 3:31 pm
Last post by LarryD » Sat Apr 27, 2019 10:04 pm
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by LarryD » Tue Apr 16, 2019 3:31 pm
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In the last 3 weeks 3 new Nikons came to live with me.
The first one was this 4004
Nikon 4004 by Larry D , on Flickr

Then this N2000 showed up...
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Last post by LarryD
Sat Apr 27, 2019 10:04 pm
Some tests - Pentax K 100/2.8 and Nikon FG

by Julio1fer » Sun Feb 10, 2019 5:06 pm
Last post by Julio1fer » Sat Apr 06, 2019 11:51 am
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by Julio1fer » Sun Feb 10, 2019 5:06 pm

After a lot of phone calls and the usual Customs process, I finally was handed two items purchased last November, a 100/2.8 Pentax lens for K mount,...

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Last post by Julio1fer
Sat Apr 06, 2019 11:51 am
Nikon F with eye-level prism

by Julio1fer » Sat Mar 09, 2019 8:26 pm
Last post by GrahamS » Sat Apr 06, 2019 9:22 am
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by Julio1fer » Sat Mar 09, 2019 8:26 pm

At last I got locally a simple eye-level prism for my Nikon F. It came from a very battered F body, but it fit and it worked.

The old F feels...

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Views: 14237

Last post by GrahamS
Sat Apr 06, 2019 9:22 am
The Nikon Family

by LarryD » Tue Mar 26, 2019 5:25 am
Last post by GrahamS » Sat Apr 06, 2019 9:15 am
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by LarryD » Tue Mar 26, 2019 5:25 am

The Nikon Family. I left My F and F2 alone for a month and they had a family. :)
Nikon family by Larry D , on Flickr

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Last post by GrahamS
Sat Apr 06, 2019 9:15 am
Zooming with Nikkors

by Julio1fer » Sat Jun 30, 2018 8:00 pm
Last post by Julio1fer » Sun Jul 01, 2018 11:13 am
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by Julio1fer » Sat Jun 30, 2018 8:00 pm

Got a couple of new, to me, Nikkor zooms: 100-300 f/5.6 and 35-105 f/3.5 to 4.5.

The 100-300 is a solid, long piece of plastic. The lens has a...

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Views: 12435

Last post by Julio1fer
Sun Jul 01, 2018 11:13 am

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