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Just my IIIf, Summitar, Hippy Strap & me. Nice, William. Does that hood impinge lots on the viewfinder? James |
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« Reply #16 on: July 12, 2010, 06:46:44 PM » |
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"Impinge." Now there is a word I have not heard used in a long time. I will be glad after this contract is over to be able to be around people my own age.
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« Reply #17 on: July 12, 2010, 11:21:15 PM » |
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Just my IIIf, Summitar, Hippy Strap & me. Nice, William. Does that hood impinge lots on the viewfinder? James Well, in my experience, the Summitar lens ALONE blocks a good portion of the viewfinder. What's my favorite camera? Easy... Leica M3. I like rangefinder cameras with nice lenses and good viewfinders... can't go wrong with the M3. Thanks Jim! However, it would be a close race with my coffee can Ikoflex... if I can ever get it running again... |
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« Reply #18 on: July 13, 2010, 02:46:19 AM » |
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If it has to be just one, I'd hang on tightly to the Iskra.
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« Reply #19 on: July 13, 2010, 06:49:47 AM » |
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That hood is pretty good. It's actually for the Summicron but it fits well and doesn't block my view much at all. I only use it when I feel it's really needed though.
My FAL mug went to its great reward only days after that picture - my son, his elbow & it on the edge of the table... <splat!> Pity I can't find a hippy strap long enough to use as a sling - that would be an interesting sight in the Wisconsin woods.
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« Reply #20 on: July 13, 2010, 12:48:35 PM » |
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Thanks for all the replies guys. Interesting to see so many varied and unique entries. Shows that we all experience photography in a uniquely personal way.
Keep 'em coming!
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« Reply #21 on: July 13, 2010, 12:58:17 PM » |
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That's easy, my Nikon FM2 is my absolute favourite camera to use. I've had it for about 13 years now and until just recently it's given me no trouble and always performed like a champ. Unfortunately, it's been ill for a few months now and is at Nikon right now having the shutter repaired. :-(  |
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« Reply #22 on: July 13, 2010, 04:21:39 PM » |
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Me and my Contax. If I was smart, I'd never leave home without her.  Edit: Oh yeah, why. Because everything about her is just what I need, and it feels like an extension of myself. And because I still haven't found a lens I like better than the old 21mm Biogon that's usually mounted. Also, it was my late dad's, and I've been shooting it since I could hold it. Not sure when that happened, but I do remember using it a age six  |
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« Reply #23 on: July 13, 2010, 05:51:48 PM » |
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For now, anyway   Mess Ikonta 524-2 6 X 9 |
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« Reply #24 on: July 13, 2010, 07:00:08 PM » |
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  The Voightlander BL is one of my first junkstore purchases about 12 years ago, think I paid about 5 bucks for her. I don't use her enough but that will change---soon? The Rolleiflex I bought on the evil place, she was pretty nasty till Dean Williams gave her a new lease on life. -- Still havn't remembered what film I left in her, 160 maybe?  And I will bet that you just can't have --'just one?' Some BL stuff from last week---- http://www.flickr.com/photos/tykeb/sets/72157624489818768/ |
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« Reply #25 on: July 13, 2010, 07:44:21 PM » |
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The one camera that I never feel bad about using. Zeiss Ikon Tenax II with the uncoated f/2.0 40mm Sonnar. It gives square (24mm x 24mm) photos, which is great if you love the square format. It uses the famous Zeiss Ikon rotating wedge prisms, and it has a 1:1 viewfinder. It's compact and reliable.   |
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« Reply #26 on: July 13, 2010, 08:52:21 PM » |
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Oooh, shiny... Someday that is one I'd like to get. Just one of those great Zeiss designs & I love the square too. Bet the squares would drive 'em nuts over at Walgreens  William |
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« Reply #27 on: July 13, 2010, 08:57:13 PM » |
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When I sell off all of my "extra" cameras, this will be one of keepers. I have it loaded with some Rollei infrared film.
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« Reply #28 on: July 13, 2010, 09:14:02 PM » |
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I've had so many favorites through the decades. Some are the exact models seen above, others are slight model variations. Rollei E3.5 Planar, Minolta CLE with 3 dedicated lenses, ZI Tenax, Minolta Autocord, Leica IIIf w/Summitar 50/2, Argus C-3, Oly OM-1, Dolly Super Sport (the very one Sandeha displayed.) But those are all long gone, along with two Nikon rf S2s, that I loved. Of my current harem of cameras, the favorite is a Voigtlander Bessa-R, which I bought from Mike Elek. The question is what can an 84 year old geezer do with a harem? Not much! Better give them their freedom now, or at least a pension.  |
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« Reply #29 on: July 14, 2010, 03:50:24 AM » |
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Ooooo....Mike, that Zeiss is a head-turner, you betcha.
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