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« Reply #30 on: July 14, 2010, 04:46:27 PM » |
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Mike, that Tenax is too cute. I need to counterattack with another cute half frame: the infamous Tessina. My all time least-favourite camera!  Of course, the Tenax remains cuter... The Swiss should stick to making watches and guns. And cheese and wine. And chocolate and... well, not Tessinas! |
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« Reply #31 on: July 15, 2010, 10:51:12 AM » |
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One camera? Probably the Nikon-F with an unmetered eye-level prism. A Leica M2 or M3 would be a close second.
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« Reply #32 on: July 15, 2010, 12:12:29 PM » |
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Oh, I was such a liar before, I wanted everyone to like me... sniff...but I must confess that my real favorite camera is a Brownie!  Made between 1934-1937 the Six-20 Brownie (this version of the model) is simply, IMO, the most beautiful box camera ever made, and one of the most fully functional of its kind. It has both B and I settings, one shutter speed, three waterhouse stops, and two auxiliary lenses that swing into place for portraits and group shots. The lens/shutter assembly is self-contained, as I learned when I started taking the face off the body. It was, however, fairly easy to take apart, clean, and re-assemble. Instead of mirrors for the viewfinders, it has (very like an Agfa box) bits of highly polished steel. Did everybody already know this about me? |
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« Reply #33 on: July 15, 2010, 03:30:26 PM » |
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Oh Pete, don't worry, we would still love you anyway.  Plus, I must confess that I really enjoyed using my Kodak Duaflex II recently. So easy to use with a brilliant viewfinder that would make most digital cameras jealous. |
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« Reply #34 on: July 15, 2010, 04:15:36 PM » |
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If I had to pick- Mess Ikonta for 120:  The F3 is my all-time fave 35mm shooter. I'm just glad I don't have Mike Elek's collection. I could never make a final pick!  |
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« Reply #35 on: July 23, 2010, 09:58:30 AM » |
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For me it would have to be my first camera. The OM2n:  |
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« Reply #36 on: August 12, 2010, 11:56:48 PM » |
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One and only one? It would have to be this, despite my reverence of my Olympus OM1n  |
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« Reply #37 on: August 14, 2010, 08:47:01 AM » |
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If only one, then it had to be my Nikon FM. If one for every format, well, starting with 16mm I had a nice little Minolta 16 with all the accessories that I would take to work. For 126 I had a Kodak X-45 while in the service that took beautiful slide shots due to the glass lens. For 120 I had a YashicaMat 124G untill I sold it to a friend, but then I got a Mamiya C330F Pro that I geared up. Just wonderful to use with the porro-prism. All my Nikons for 35mm, but I had a Voigtlander Vitessa L for a while, and now have a Vito B that I shoot every so often. For 4x5 there was the Graflex Super. Ah, the memories. Currently, my favorite is my Yashica GTN, though it needs repair, so I'm making do with an MG-1 for now. Too many others to list, but fondly remembered.
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« Reply #38 on: August 14, 2010, 08:56:39 PM » |
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Impossible question to answer. But I have to put some of the cameras already mentioned on the list -- FM2, 2.8E, M3, CLE, Mess Ikonta. I would also add: Hexar (AF and RF), OM2, XA, SRT 101, 3.5F. Yeah, that really narrows it down.
If I really had to live with only one camera that I already own in a particular category, I guess I'd say:
SLR -- FM2
Rangefinder -- CLE
TLR -- 2.8E
Folder -- Ikonta
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« Reply #39 on: August 15, 2010, 03:05:43 AM » |
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The one I can not get rid of... the Spottie of course!  And the one I think is the most beautiful of them all...  |
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« Reply #40 on: August 19, 2010, 05:59:58 AM » |
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There are so many "single favorites for a while" ....
SLR: Canon F1N and T90
Rangefinder: Leica M3 and M6 with the Contax IIa being next in line.
MF: Rolleiflex TLR
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« Reply #41 on: August 19, 2010, 06:01:55 AM » |
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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.   Yes, this is a beauty, Mike. I was admiring my Tenax II two days ago. I lost the original lens hood for it. |
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« Reply #42 on: August 19, 2010, 08:36:44 PM » |
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There is a Tenax II on ebay with a BIN of more than two thousand dollars. Are these cameras really worth this much ? I would like to find a square format 35mm
camera that is affordable. Is the just plain "Tenax" with the f2.8 lens square format as well ? They are much more reasonably priced.
Thanks for any info on this.
Charles
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« Reply #43 on: August 20, 2010, 05:13:05 AM » |
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There is a Tenax II on ebay with a BIN of more than two thousand dollars. Are these cameras really worth this much ?
More like $450. I've been following them closely. |
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« Reply #44 on: August 20, 2010, 06:16:48 AM » |
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The "Tenax" or "Tenax I" costs $125 or so.
The Tenax II is a different camera.
They are made as well as a Leica,and they are not common at all. Their lenses are very expensive. Usually, it is manageable to get the II with a 40mm lens, but the other two lenses cost a thousand extra ... or more.
There is a Tenax II for sale with two lenses ... over $2000.
The 75mm 4 lens alone is for sale ... $1150
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