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Hungry Mike · « **Reply #50 on:** December 02, 2014, 12:46:53 AM »

I'm glad the Fed 3 went - I like my Fed 3b.

The Yashica Minimatic-C sounds cool - sharp fixed lens rangefinder with a 45mm f2.8 Yashinon lens that can be stopped down to f22!

SLVR · « **Reply #51 on:** December 02, 2014, 02:58:31 AM »

but diffraction!

jharr · « **Reply #52 on:** December 02, 2014, 03:00:18 AM »

Here is a pic "of" the camera next to its younger sibling, the Electro 35 GSN.

jharr · « **Reply #53 on:** December 02, 2014, 03:11:28 AM »

And for a limited time, I will throw in this valuable coupon stuck to the film compartment door!

Nigel · « **Reply #54 on:** December 02, 2014, 07:55:51 AM »

Quote from: Francois on December 01, 2014, 08:59:16 PM

I can't believe nobody wants it!
The feds are way underrated. Lenses are incredibly good and very contrasty, almost up to Leica standards. They use Leica Thread Mounts, can be easily fitted to Leicas and Voigtlanders. And the camera itself can be fixed with just a simple flat head screwdriver! The body is completely derived from the Leica II and is mechanically very similar in many ways. A good camera in itself.

It's true! I have one and it's a great little camera, really fun to shoot with.

Francois · « **Reply #55 on:** December 02, 2014, 02:09:05 PM »

You should start making copies of that sticker... There probably would be some takers for it!

Indofunk · « **Reply #56 on:** December 02, 2014, 03:54:12 PM »

I'm going to preorder 100 of them.

jharr · « **Reply #57 on:** December 02, 2014, 06:48:53 PM »

Sorry, it's one of a kind and the only way to get it is to take the Minimatic!

Bryan · « **Reply #58 on:** December 03, 2014, 10:40:24 AM »

Jharr, I'll take the Minimatic C. I'll offer up a Polaroid 101 Automatic Land Camera in great working condition. I think it even has a good battery in it, at least it was still good earlier this year when I took the photo below. Here's the catch, I'm over 5,000 miles from home right now so I can't ship it until I get back around December 16th.

Polaroid 101 Automatic Land Camera by bac1967, on Flickr

Here is a picture I took with it earlier this year:

Wind Mill by bac1967, on Flickr

Chalky · « **Reply #59 on:** December 03, 2014, 11:04:33 AM »

Hi,
I'll take the 101! awesome I was just looking for another folder too...

I'll offer something up when I get home from work :-)

Matt

Bryan · « **Reply #60 on:** December 03, 2014, 11:08:02 AM »

Quote from: Chalky on December 03, 2014, 11:04:33 AM

Hi,
I'll take the 101! awesome I was just looking for another folder too...

I'll offer something up when I get home from work :-)

Matt

Great, PM your address and I'll ship it when I get home on the 16th.

Chalky · « **Reply #61 on:** December 03, 2014, 11:18:06 AM »

will do, thank you :-)

Chalky · « **Reply #62 on:** December 03, 2014, 06:48:08 PM »

Ok, after gladly grabbing the Polaroid 101, I offer the following. Once one (or a combo by the same person) is taken, I'll remove the rest to keep this thread flowing one for one.

- Polaroid button with leather case. Camera slighlty sun bleached but working

Edited to remove other stuff now button claimed...

Chalky · « **Reply #63 on:** December 05, 2014, 10:52:55 AM »

I don't want to be the end point for this thread!

surely someone wants some lovely free film or even one of the lovely cameras below?

Francois · « **Reply #64 on:** December 05, 2014, 03:41:55 PM »

What, nobody wants free film???

And those cameras can be really neat.
Chinon always made some very good cine cameras. This is perfect for those who want to put on their art movie director's cap!

And the Polaroid "The Button" is an SX-70 camera with fixed focus and a fine plastic lens. Perfect to try out those Impossible films.
The Supercolor 635 is a 600 film compatible camera.

The Brownie Junior is one of those classic black boxes from Kodak. I don't know how much space there is inside the camera but it might be possible to modify it to take a regular roll of 120 on the empty side and use the 620 spool on the take-up side. This is the best way to get nice 6x9 negatives with that 1934 look to them.

limr · « **Reply #65 on:** December 05, 2014, 09:50:00 PM »

I always feel bad when it takes a while for someone to take the latest offer. I'd probably take the film but I just don't know if I have anything to offer up in return. I'll look over my stuff to see if there's anything I'm overlooking or forgetting.

Verian · « **Reply #66 on:** December 05, 2014, 10:15:52 PM »

what are the rules as I've already done one?

Francois · « **Reply #67 on:** December 05, 2014, 10:29:29 PM »

The rule is simply to take one item and offer another one for trade... just like chain letters without the bad vibes.

Chalky · « **Reply #68 on:** December 06, 2014, 07:50:10 AM »

Yes verian you can take another, you just need to offer another thing after..

GrainTrain · « **Reply #69 on:** December 06, 2014, 10:22:02 PM »

If nobody has claimed anything from Chalky's list I'll gladly take the Polaroid Button! I'll post my item once I get home.

Chalky · « **Reply #70 on:** December 07, 2014, 08:03:37 AM »

Excellent! Pm me your address and I'll get it sent to you asap

GrainTrain · « **Reply #71 on:** December 07, 2014, 09:54:08 AM »

Up next is the Ricoh kr-5. It's relatively lightweight, has a built in meter and a pretty decent lens.
I removed all of the black paint from the case as it was crumbling, I quite like the resulting blank canvas.

Ricoh kr-5 by AndBeThere, on Flickr

jharr · « **Reply #72 on:** December 15, 2014, 09:59:13 PM »

Giving this a bump. There has been recent chatter about "workhorse" SLRs. I'll bet this one fits that bill.

Bryan · « **Reply #73 on:** December 15, 2014, 11:42:28 PM »

The Ricoh KR-5 also takes Pentax K-mount lenses which are abundant and inexpensive.

http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Ricoh_KR-5

GrainTrain · « **Reply #74 on:** December 16, 2014, 09:03:12 AM »

I should also note that the self-timer is broken, I doubt that would be a deal breaker for anyone, but, I forgot to mention it in the original post.

Quote from: jharr on December 15, 2014, 09:59:13 PM

Giving this a bump. There has been recent chatter about "workhorse" SLRs. I'll bet this one fits that bill.

Workhorse is exactly what I originally picked this one up for, but recently fell in love with rangefinders. The fed-2 is now my (what I would consider fairly reliable) workhorse. My only gripe is how much trouble I have finding decently priced lenses in good condition, but thats a discussion for a different thread

jojonas~ · « **Reply #75 on:** December 16, 2014, 10:56:35 AM »

yes the ricoh kr-5 seems like a nice no frills camera (and in sexy black too). with the pentax mount it can take on a lot of lenses too

here it stands proudly behind a pentax mx for size