This is part of my collection of film cameras…it has grown somewhat since this photograph was taken however! It’s an addiction for sure!
Taken in December 2009 with a Nikon Coolpix pocket digital, settings as follows; f/2.8 1/60 sec. ISO 100 37mm equivalent focal length Auto flash Auto white balance
That’s a nice starting point Greg, some really nice looking gear there:-)
Some nice to shoot gear too…that Fujica in the back right is a joy to shoot, all th controls are just so nice to use, in fact the only SLR I have with nicer control feel is a Canon Pellix…and that Voigtlander Bessamatic is a jewel of a thing…and the Konica Auto S2 has such a sweet sharp lens! I just love this stuff…and they still turn out stunning photos!
Hahaha…yes indeedy… The collection has grown slightly since that photo was taken too, there’s another Canon RT, another Yashica TL Electro X, another Praktika MTL-3, a Voigtlander CLR, Canon Pellix…and a few more as well along with a whole bunch of film procesing gear, slide viewing stuff, flashes and filters etc etc etc…it’s geting scary! Got a filing cabinet half full of cameras as well as two camera bags full and that doesn’t include the stuff I am lending to my sister who I have now infected with the bug to the point where she has just bought a Rolleicord…I’m a bad influence! I seem to have a growing collection of old selenium light meters too… It’s a worry…and you and slideshooter haven’t helped, showing me what can be done with medium format has got me madly watching and bidding on all sorts of stuff on eBay! Rollei, Mamiya, Bronica, Hasselblad…I have to temper my wishlist somewhat by showing it my bank statement :-)
Fabulous collection. I have to agree that manual focus lenses are much more satisfying to use. Even though I shoot mainly digital now I still use my old manual focus Nikkors. I see you have not moved into Nikon but all their manual focus lenses from 20 years ago still retain full functionality with D300 and above cameras. If film is no longer out there in the future with this equipment you can still have the pleasure of manual focus and exposure.
Something to keep in mind for sure… There is something special about the feel of an all metal manual focus lens that pushing a focus lock button just can’t give you…especially the better stuff like the Fujinon, Takumar, Canon FL/FD etc…not had any experience with Nikon stuff apart from a digital point and shoot, kind of got tracked along the Canon and M42 directions, but the F series are firmly on my radar, although my main loves are older Canon stuff and old German stuff, Voigtlanders, Rollei etc and a Leica is very high on my wish list…something which may be fixed soon, a friend of mine in Germany has an M3 but has gone digital… Too many cameras out there, not enough money in my bank account… :-)
I just inherited a voitlander like the one in the brown leather.. can you remove the lens to clean it?
If it’s a Bessamatic then yes, little tab at the bottom of the lens, pust it in the turn lens anticlockwise. If it’s a different Voigtlander like a Vito rangefinder or something then it’s a bit harder…you have to start pulling screws out and the like.
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That’s a nice starting point Greg, some really nice looking gear there:-)
Some nice to shoot gear too…that Fujica in the back right is a joy to shoot, all th controls are just so nice to use, in fact the only SLR I have with nicer control feel is a Canon Pellix…and that Voigtlander Bessamatic is a jewel of a thing…and the Konica Auto S2 has such a sweet sharp lens!
I just love this stuff…and they still turn out stunning photos!
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They will probably outlast most modern cameras Greg, hopefully they will still produce film for them hey?
Hmm. You seem to have a bit of an addiction going on there Greg.
I wonder whose fault that is?;)
Haha
Cheers
Brett
Yes, I wonder…
– Derwent-01
I spy toys.. :)
Hahaha…yes indeedy…
The collection has grown slightly since that photo was taken too, there’s another Canon RT, another Yashica TL Electro X, another Praktika MTL-3, a Voigtlander CLR, Canon Pellix…and a few more as well along with a whole bunch of film procesing gear, slide viewing stuff, flashes and filters etc etc etc…it’s geting scary!
Got a filing cabinet half full of cameras as well as two camera bags full and that doesn’t include the stuff I am lending to my sister who I have now infected with the bug to the point where she has just bought a Rolleicord…I’m a bad influence!
I seem to have a growing collection of old selenium light meters too…
It’s a worry…and you and slideshooter haven’t helped, showing me what can be done with medium format has got me madly watching and bidding on all sorts of stuff on eBay!
Rollei, Mamiya, Bronica, Hasselblad…I have to temper my wishlist somewhat by showing it my bank statement :-)
– Derwent-01
Fabulous collection. I have to agree that manual focus lenses are much more satisfying to use. Even though I shoot mainly digital now I still use my old manual focus Nikkors. I see you have not moved into Nikon but all their manual focus lenses from 20 years ago still retain full functionality with D300 and above cameras. If film is no longer out there in the future with this equipment you can still have the pleasure of manual focus and exposure.
Something to keep in mind for sure…
There is something special about the feel of an all metal manual focus lens that pushing a focus lock button just can’t give you…especially the better stuff like the Fujinon, Takumar, Canon FL/FD etc…not had any experience with Nikon stuff apart from a digital point and shoot, kind of got tracked along the Canon and M42 directions, but the F series are firmly on my radar, although my main loves are older Canon stuff and old German stuff, Voigtlanders, Rollei etc and a Leica is very high on my wish list…something which may be fixed soon, a friend of mine in Germany has an M3 but has gone digital…
Too many cameras out there, not enough money in my bank account… :-)
– Derwent-01
You are missing my favourite SLR, the Olympus OM1, which I found to be the best all round at the time and so easy to use.
Heard good things about the OM1…will have to find one and give it a try someday.
On the hunt for medium format at the moment though…
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I just inherited a voitlander like the one in the brown leather.. can you remove the lens to clean it?
If it’s a Bessamatic then yes, little tab at the bottom of the lens, pust it in the turn lens anticlockwise.
If it’s a different Voigtlander like a Vito rangefinder or something then it’s a bit harder…you have to start pulling screws out and the like.
– Derwent-01