Hanimex 35SL showed up...

[scott]

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 old camera gear. All 135 stuff, and a lot of it in kits I have no accessories/lenses for. However, there was a Hanimex 35SL in there that seemed in good shape. M42, and I have a ton of that stuff. Sure - send that up, please.

Happened to arrive both on my birthday and while I was in recovery. Turns out it's pretty much an entire kit:



Pretty much a straight-up Spottie clone. Camera works fine. Haven't been able to test the meter, though I suspect that is defunct (though, the meter on my Spotmatic works just fine). Thee are four lenses, a 3x TC, a branded Hanimex flash, some other flash two cases, and a handheld meter. Was not expecting that.

Hopefully will be ambulatory enough in short order that I can hobble around some little local town and run off some film. Guessing the seals are likely shot, too, but looks like a fun little camera.

Scott

[PFMcFarland]

Yeah, you'll need to be in good shape to haul all that glass around. Heal up, and Happy Birthday!

PF

[scott]

Thanks, PF! On all counts. None of this stuff gets any love online, but I grew up seeing the pictures my dad took with them, so I'm optimistic. And, have all the Super Tak stuff as well. Looking forward to playing with it!

[PFMcFarland]

I do believe there are some Hanimex items in amongst all my photo gear. I know where to send it now when I come across it.

PF

[scott]

Lol, I would be honored, PF!

My Spottie accepts a 312 battery and the offset is generally covered by the latitude of the films I use. So I was hoping this 35SL would also take a 312. It does not. Typical mercury battery, as everything back then did. However, somehow, dad had a spare, unwrapped mercury battery in the case that does, in fact, work. Dunno. But the meter is fully functional. And, there's a Super Pilot SBC in there, too. He left batteries in everything, so I need to clean out corrosion and find those adapter batteries for it (if I decide to use it at all). Neat stash.

Throwing some Arista 200 in it now so I can try it out once I'm hobbling around again.

[Julio1fer]

If it is indeed a clone of a Spotmatic, the metering circuit is a bridge type. Should work OK with an alkaline battery of the same size as the original mercury battery. And get well soon!

[titrisol]

Looks more like a Chinon or Praktika than an Asahi, I dont think it will work with Silver batteries unless you adjust the circuit

[scott]

Yeah, it’s apparently a rebranded Chinon 35CS. Operably, functionally, and compatibility wise, same same, but different. For now the meter is working with the random mercury battery that was floating in the case. Not a right now problem, lol.

[titrisol]

Yeah, it’s apparently a rebranded Chinon 35CS. Operably, functionally, and compatibility wise, same same, but different. For now the meter is working with the random mercury battery that was floating in the case. Not a right now problem, lol.

I bought a Japanese MR9 (Kanto) adapter for the Yashicamat 124G, it worked great