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Went to the local camera store to buy fixer and...
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 10:48 am
by Captain Slack
...ended up coming home with this, as well!
I think we can all agree, the camera store is a dangerous place!!
Been wanting to get a TLR for awhile and this one was only $75! It's in great condition and even came with the 35mm film adapter!
Once I got it home and started cleaning the glass, I figured out why it was so cheap: at some point it must have gotten dropped and it's VF housing is damaged. Both the screws on one side are missing and there's a crack along the left hand, bottom corner. The screw heads on the right side must have popped off on impact, cause the screws themselves are still in the holes. Oh, well. Nothing a little electrical tape or JB Weld won't fix.
Also found a completely exposed roll of film inside! Have to develop that along with the test roll I plan to run through it this weekend.
Re: Went to the local camera store to buy fixer and...
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 12:10 pm
by Brazile
Look forward to seeing the found film, in addition to the work you do with the new toy.
Robert
Re: Went to the local camera store to buy fixer and...
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 1:10 pm
by scott
Waitaminute - you have a store where you can buy fixer?! Locally?!
Re: Went to the local camera store to buy fixer and...
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 1:35 pm
by Brazile
I do, too, (albeit not that close) but I wonder how long that will last.
Robert
Re: Went to the local camera store to buy fixer and...
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 9:20 pm
by titrisol
Yes, I assume he talks about the one in Peace St. That is about 5 min away from where I work
scott wrote:Waitaminute - you have a store where you can buy fixer?! Locally?!
Re: Went to the local camera store to buy fixer and...
Posted: Wed Oct 28, 2015 9:24 pm
by Captain Slack
scott wrote:Waitaminute - you have a store where you can buy fixer?! Locally?!
There's two, actually!! Pablo and I are blessed.
Re: Went to the local camera store to buy fixer and...
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 12:47 am
by titrisol
Where's the other one??????
You need to let me know when you are close to downtown... coffee is on me
Captain Slack wrote:scott wrote:Waitaminute - you have a store where you can buy fixer?! Locally?!
There's two, actually!! Pablo and I are blessed.
Re: Went to the local camera store to buy fixer and...
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 11:08 am
by Bennybee
Strange fixer.... Congrats with such a nice find though!
Re: Went to the local camera store to buy fixer and...
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2015 2:00 pm
by Captain Slack
titrisol wrote:Where's the other one??????
You need to let me know when you are close to downtown... coffee is on me
Southeastern Camera on the corner of Hodges & Atlantic.
http://southeasterncamera.com
Re: Went to the local camera store to buy fixer and...
Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2015 12:06 am
by PFMcFarland
That's some screwy web site they have. 46 digital cameras listed, yet when you click the link, it says "No Items In This Category". And the film cameras and lenses are both at zero, so you must have cleaned them out, Nathan.
The only camera store we have in town is really just one corner of a large electronics seller, and all they handle is digital gear. The closest store to me is about 50 miles away, and it's mainly unserviced garage sale finds at retail prices. Or I can drive 100 miles up to Charlottesville, where it's kind of hit-or-miss on whether or not the item you are looking at will actually work correctly, even though the owner is a camera repairman.
PF