Ansco Karomat with a Bel-Jac

[radiophoto]

When I traded my Kodak Medalist II to fellow NFFer miztli (Moises) last year, I got three cameras for it, one of which was an Ansco Karomat (twin step-brother to the Agfa Karat -- see how they added om to Karat?  Must be the Zen version).  Unfortunately, the Karomat had a pretty bad light leak, so I wasn't able to use it.

Until now!  The Karomat now has a custom-made Bel-Jac (and if you don't know what that is, you've been away from NFF for a while, I guess), and a test roll (pics to follow soon) shows that the light leak, she ees feex!  I'm very pleased, because the Karomat is a rare bird and I'm glad to have her in my collection.

Click here to see pics with and without the Bel-Jac.

[Scott]

The Karomat is an outstanding camera, as you've found out.  Replacing the bellows, though, is a nightmare, or nigh on impossible.  Good on ya fer fixing it with that Bel-Jac.  Really elegant solution.

[radiophoto]

Thanks, Scott.  I know you've got (or had) an Agfa Karat on which you replaced the bellows, so you would know about that.

[radiophoto]

I've now posted pics from my test roll.  Same link as above.  Ev'rybody yawn!

[Julio1fer]

Another nice save by the BelJac! I did not know that the Karat had an Ansco twin.

[radiophoto]

Thanks, Julio.  Yup, there's another one.  Seems as if Ansco had more models not copied by Agfa than the other way round: Anscoflex (the green one), Rediflex, Readyflash....

[miztli]

Very nice to see that excellnet camera in use again.

Pete, congratulations...

[radiophoto]

Thanks, Moises!  Great to hear from you.  How's your Bel-Jac working out for you?

[LarryD]

I need one for a friend. contact me. Is it still on ebay?

[radiophoto]

Larry, your friend can contact me directly, I sent you a reply to your e-mail with the link to my site's Bel-Jac page.

[shadowfox]

Nice save, Pete!
I quite like the picture with the clouds reflection on the puddle.  Very Texas Summer-ish.

[LarryD]

I sent it to him Pete.