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Vintage film cameras

MArk...if you have nay doubles of any Nikon/Nikkor lense's you would like to send me...I will gladly take them...:D
 
DEo you have a nice wood tripod for the Lorona? Speaking of larger format cameras, does anyone know what happened to the large format Polaroids cameras. I think there were 2. One was located at a Poloroid studio in New York? Bet they are collectibles.
 
tripod

I have a big Davis/Sanford tripod its metal but i got it very cheap
and its big with a spring loaded post if you unlock it and have your head in the way then busted jaw lol
 
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I have had an 8x20 Korona Banquet Panorama camera since 1985. Pain in the butt to setup and use but damn the negs are amazing. I can still get film.
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Drool! Those are AMAZING cameras. I would love to try one of those out.

Here's my recent restoration, a Graflex Graphic View 4x5:
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Ic-racer, where in Home Depot did you find these? I was thinking it was a shower pan or something but have yet to spot them.



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I just found these 30x30 trays at Home Depot for $20. I bought one to try out. Looks like I'd be able to process 30x30 prints in them.
"REAL" developing trays that size cost over $100 each at B&H.

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Very nice Graphic View! I recently helped my friend get into 4x5 with a Graphic View II we found on local Craig's list. The one we found was mint, even had the original red compendium shade.
 
My first 35mm camera 1956

This is a Konica III. My first 35mm camera [ rangefinder ].I just purchased it from Ebay just to embrace 1956 again.It sold for $112 dollars then which was 2 weeks salary It was a time when you had to understand photography in order to obtain a fine photo.
 
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This is a Konica III. My first 35mm camera [ rangefinder ].I just purchased it from Ebay just to embrace 1956 again.It sold for $112 dollars then which was 2 weeks salary It was a time when you had to understand photography in order to obtain a fine photo.
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Wow, that's a good looking camera. Is the lens cap metal?, I don't think i've ever seen a non-plastic lens cover. Also hard to imagine it's from 1956, it looks really modern, even compared to other cameras from that period (ex; the polaroid land-camera). Impressive:yes:.
 
A first rate camera. Very fine fast lens, odd but effective winding mechanism (that lever around the lens), and a better than usual viewfinder. The successor III A had (arguably, I suppose) the finest viewfinder in a rangfinder ever -- as bright and clearly defined as the Leica M3, but in addition to the lifesize 50mm brightline frame with parallax correction which it shared with the M3, it went beyond and changed the frame size to adjust for the change in magnification as you focused closer. It didn't have the variable brightlines for different lenses, but the Konicas didn't have interchangeable lenses, so didn't need it.
The whole series (including the III M, which had an enormous flip up selenium meter) were excellent durable cameras, capable of taking superb pictures. They are now much more expensive than they once were, but still way less than the M series Leicas.
 
I used to collect cameras when I was younger, so I always have an eye out. Did a job this week and the client also gave me a mid-60s Nikonos I. The first Nikon underwater camera, designed by Jacques Cousteau. Not too pretty but it's in functional condition.

Some awfully nice gear in this thread.
 
The Konica is in working order except the shutter blades are stuck open.I have a price of $75 to put it right all around.
 
Olumpus OM-1n

He is another camera I once owned [ 1972 OM-1 ]when they first came out. This camera OM-1n was highly regarded by many and are still being used.Made in 1979.This one is in mint condition inside and out.It feels real good to hold it again.
 

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Ah, the OM-1! A magnificent design and one of the great milestones in the development of the consumer SLR. Olympus really hit a home run with that one.
 
The OM to me was one of the finest of all 35mm SLR camera systems. Yes, control layout was a might different but I was used to Exactas so not a problem. I never owned an OM series but at the time had a nearly full system of the FT and FTV bodies and lenses. To this day, I still think fondly of that system and miss it. It got trasded in the deal to get my Bronica system but all these years later as I get older, the Bronica seems to be gaining weight and the FT/FTV makes more sense than ever for an old foggie.

I've always loved the Olympus glass and my DSLR is an Olympus.
 
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