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Mike’s Tessar 40mm

by Julio1fer » Sat Aug 08, 2026 5:10 pm
Last post by PFMcFarland » Fri Sep 04, 2026 9:10 pm
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by Julio1fer » Sat Aug 08, 2026 5:10 pm

A long time ago, I got a 2.8/40mm Tessar, M39 mount from Mike, the forum owner. It was originally for a Tenax iI, but adapted for Barnack Leicas....

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Last post by PFMcFarland
Fri Sep 04, 2026 9:10 pm
Konica III

by Julio1fer » Mon Aug 17, 2026 7:39 pm
Last post by Julio1fer » Wed Aug 19, 2026 8:30 pm
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by Julio1fer » Mon Aug 17, 2026 7:39 pm

I have used this nice RF a few times but never really felt happy with it

The lens is great, weight and ergonomics are OK. But…the darn...

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Last post by Julio1fer
Wed Aug 19, 2026 8:30 pm
Fish and Canon 7

by Julio1fer » Mon Jul 13, 2026 7:08 pm
Last post by Julio1fer » Tue Jul 14, 2026 12:17 pm
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by Julio1fer » Mon Jul 13, 2026 7:08 pm

Went to the fishing boats dock with the Canon 7, and got lucky. A small boat was coming in with its catch.

The last one is a crop...

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Last post by Julio1fer
Tue Jul 14, 2026 12:17 pm
Super Sharp, Super Solinette

by P C Headland » Sat Jun 27, 2026 6:47 am
Last post by Julio1fer » Sat Jul 11, 2026 6:42 pm
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by P C Headland » Sat Jun 27, 2026 6:47 am

Since I like medium format folding cameras so much, when I spied a clean looking 35mm folder on the local auction site, logic dictated that it would...

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Last post by Julio1fer
Sat Jul 11, 2026 6:42 pm
Bolsey goes Upstate...

by scott » Wed Mar 25, 2026 5:00 am
Last post by scott » Fri Mar 27, 2026 10:41 am
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by scott » Wed Mar 25, 2026 5:00 am

Hi, all -

Had a quick trip to see my daughter in upstate New York last weekend. It's early spring up there, but the snow is (almost) gone, and the...

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Last post by scott
Fri Mar 27, 2026 10:41 am
Trolling pays off...

by scott » Mon Mar 16, 2026 12:02 pm
Last post by Julio1fer » Fri Mar 20, 2026 9:04 pm
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by scott » Mon Mar 16, 2026 12:02 pm

Have decided the $15 legacy Bolsey Model C is, for now, non-fixable. I will eventually (pending gnat-like attention span) source other cheap cameras...

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Last post by Julio1fer
Fri Mar 20, 2026 9:04 pm
Scott does Bolsey rehab (WAS: Oops...)

by scott » Sat Nov 01, 2025 3:34 pm
Last post by PFMcFarland » Tue Feb 24, 2026 12:35 am
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by scott » Sat Nov 01, 2025 3:34 pm
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Happened again.

Bolsey Model C, 35mm coupled rangefinder with waist-level finder (yep - a TLR). It's a basket case. Not sure if it's...
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Last post by PFMcFarland
Tue Feb 24, 2026 12:35 am
Aaaand... First roll from the Retina II

by scott » Fri May 09, 2025 11:48 am
Last post by scott » Sat Dec 13, 2025 11:59 am
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by scott » Fri May 09, 2025 11:48 am

Hi, all -

Finally finished the inaugural roll in the Retina II (014). Had forgotten it actually started in Manhattan sometime late last summer....

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Last post by scott
Sat Dec 13, 2025 11:59 am
Cape May, NJ (mostly) and a Super Regent...

by scott » Tue Sep 30, 2025 4:21 pm
Last post by scott » Thu Oct 09, 2025 1:02 pm
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by scott » Tue Sep 30, 2025 4:21 pm

Hi, all -

Finally developed the first roll off the Ansco Super Regent I worked on, well, sometime last year, year before, this year... MiL and PiL...

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Last post by scott
Thu Oct 09, 2025 1:02 pm
The Argus V-100

by melek » Thu Jul 31, 2025 2:19 pm
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by melek » Thu Jul 31, 2025 2:19 pm

I can't recall where I learned about these cameras, but once I saw them I had to buy one. Well, two actually, because they are the same camera but...

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Last post by melek
Thu Jul 31, 2025 2:19 pm
My least favorite camera of all time

by melek » Mon Mar 31, 2025 6:27 pm
Last post by Julio1fer » Mon Mar 31, 2025 7:40 pm
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by melek » Mon Mar 31, 2025 6:27 pm

It's the Voigtlander Prominent, and it's not even close.

The ergonomics of this camera, combined with the weight and the focus by dial system make...

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Last post by Julio1fer
Mon Mar 31, 2025 7:40 pm
I've joined the Zorki and Fed families

by melek » Thu Feb 27, 2025 8:56 am
Last post by Julio1fer » Tue Mar 04, 2025 10:29 pm
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by melek » Thu Feb 27, 2025 8:56 am

I recently picked up a Zorki 1 and then a Fed 1 so that I could do some videos on each. The Zorki, once cleaned up a bit, is a surprisingly pleasant...

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Last post by Julio1fer
Tue Mar 04, 2025 10:29 pm
Ansco Super Regent

by scott » Mon Jul 08, 2024 7:08 pm
Last post by scott » Fri Jan 17, 2025 11:04 am
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by scott » Mon Jul 08, 2024 7:08 pm
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Hi, all -

Apparently I'm craving folders lately. Still fettling the Super Wester, and have a huge aversion to 135. That said, one of the few cameras...
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Last post by scott
Fri Jan 17, 2025 11:04 am
Super Solinette

by titrisol » Sat Jan 30, 2021 3:56 pm
Last post by titrisol » Thu Dec 19, 2024 11:13 am
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by titrisol » Sat Jan 30, 2021 3:56 pm
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This lady followed me home at an antique market in Braselton GA
Super Solinette

The focus was frozen, and its shutter had been left coked for a...
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Last post by titrisol
Thu Dec 19, 2024 11:13 am
Leica IIIf back from DAG overhaul Test Roll

by PFMcFarland » Mon Dec 09, 2024 3:14 pm
Last post by PFMcFarland » Wed Dec 18, 2024 1:25 am
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by PFMcFarland » Mon Dec 09, 2024 3:14 pm
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Earlier this year I sent my second IIIf off to Don Goldberg to have it overhauled. I got it as a replacement for the one that Ulrich Fuchs messed up...
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Last post by PFMcFarland
Wed Dec 18, 2024 1:25 am

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