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The FOCAFLEX

by melek » Fri Jul 10, 2026 3:27 pm
Last post by Julio1fer » Mon Jul 13, 2026 6:45 pm
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by melek » Fri Jul 10, 2026 3:27 pm

This is one of the more unusual SLRs that you'll see. What makes this unusual is the placement of thee viewing screen at the bottom of the mirror...

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Last post by Julio1fer
Mon Jul 13, 2026 6:45 pm
Taking a Canon to a War Memorial

by P C Headland » Mon Apr 27, 2026 3:51 am
Last post by Julio1fer » Fri May 29, 2026 9:56 pm
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by P C Headland » Mon Apr 27, 2026 3:51 am

Over the Easter weekend the autumn weather was being nice and welcoming, unlike the following week where the heavens opened (one part of the city got...

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Last post by Julio1fer
Fri May 29, 2026 9:56 pm
Hanimex 35SL showed up...

by scott » Thu Dec 11, 2025 12:04 pm
Last post by scott » Thu Dec 18, 2025 9:07 am
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by scott » Thu Dec 11, 2025 12:04 pm
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Howdy all -

My brother is trying to downsize these days; when we were down there for my dad's 85th last summer, he asked if I wanted any of dad's...
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Last post by scott
Thu Dec 18, 2025 9:07 am
Back to film, testing the Vivitar 500 mirror lens

by Julio1fer » Sat Mar 08, 2025 10:10 pm
Last post by PFMcFarland » Fri Dec 12, 2025 9:06 pm
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by Julio1fer » Sat Mar 08, 2025 10:10 pm

The past year brought me a lot of change. I retired, and we moved to an apartment, after decades in a large house that had become too much for an old...

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Last post by PFMcFarland
Fri Dec 12, 2025 9:06 pm
Nikon 35-105 zoom

by Julio1fer » Mon Nov 17, 2025 8:41 pm
Last post by PFMcFarland » Fri Dec 12, 2025 8:44 pm
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by Julio1fer » Mon Nov 17, 2025 8:41 pm

Took the opportunity to exercise both the Nikon FG and this zoom that I have not used very much. Used to love zooms, years ago.

A walk around...

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Last post by PFMcFarland
Fri Dec 12, 2025 8:44 pm
Nikon F, seaside walk with 35mm lens

by Julio1fer » Sun Apr 20, 2025 7:03 pm
Last post by Julio1fer » Fri Apr 25, 2025 10:44 pm
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by Julio1fer » Sun Apr 20, 2025 7:03 pm

Finished the roll loaded into the new (to me) Nikon F cassette. It unloaded well, but I need to further rotate the inner casing after taking it out...

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Last post by Julio1fer
Fri Apr 25, 2025 10:44 pm
Nikon F film cassettes

by Julio1fer » Fri Mar 28, 2025 10:01 pm
Last post by Julio1fer » Fri Apr 04, 2025 10:33 pm
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by Julio1fer » Fri Mar 28, 2025 10:01 pm

Got locally a pair of Nikon F film cassettes for my bulk loading. Took me some time to understand how they work! I like the concept, opening inside...

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Last post by Julio1fer
Fri Apr 04, 2025 10:33 pm
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

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