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Andre Reinders
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« on: September 27, 2005, 09:44:59 PM » |
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I guess it fits here - my sister across the country in New Brunswick sent me 4 used cameras via my dad who just went out for a visit. There is some definite junk (I know she meant well), but a keeper for sure - can you pick it out?     The last is a Vivitar 35ES - trying to find info on this one - seems nice - esp that f1.7 lens. Needs a battery. The second I couldn't find any info on - the Concord S33. Made of cheap plastic. Has 4 apertures f6, f8, f11, f16 - not sure of the shutter speed. |
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melek
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« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2005, 10:37:40 PM » |
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That 35ES is pretty cool. Nice little camera. Is that first one a Disc camera? That Concord looks like ... almost a classic.
My sister gave me a couple of bags of cameras. I was quite lucky:
A Balda, bakelite Voigtlander Brilliant TLR, a Pentax ME Super with pancake 40mm and a couple of plasticams.
I gave her a brand new Olympus P&S for a wedding gift as well as took photos of the event. Used an SL66 and my Super Ikonta 6x9.
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LarryD
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« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2005, 12:47:56 AM » |
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The Concord is the same as the Time free give away camera. You may be suprised by the quality of the pictures with a flash .. shutter speed is about 90th of a second. The Vivatar is one of the best of the mid 80's auto focus with the fast lens and a multi step autofocus... many only had 3 step and a 2.8 lens. Did you know tat any place that does 120 will still dev disk film they attach it to a 120 hanger. though they hate to do it it can be done. LOL
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Film photography and the Soviet Union are not dead. Just downsized.
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KirkT
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« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2005, 02:40:29 AM » |
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That Vivitar looks like a nice camera; almost like a Konica C35 but with a f/1.7 lens. I'd like to run some film though that camera.
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nelsonfoto
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« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2005, 07:17:59 AM » |
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That Vivitar RF is a keeper if it works. If it doesn't work, make it work. Gene will probably arm-wrestle ya for the Concord.  |
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Justin Smith
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« Reply #5 on: September 28, 2005, 09:45:04 AM » |
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CE might be right about Gene; if I recall correctly, his TIME camera had only an "optical lens". This Concord apparently has the rarer second generation optical lens corrected for shooting color film. Must mean it's optimized for Velvia :lol:
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Acceptably sharp, but not critically focused.
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melek
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« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2005, 12:09:14 PM » |
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Did you say, "rare"? Because you can't use that word and not also include "mint" in the same sentence. :lol:
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Andre Reinders
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« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2005, 12:21:15 PM » |
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CE might be right about Gene; if I recall correctly, his TIME camera had only an "optical lens". This Concord apparently has the rarer second generation optical lens corrected for shooting color film. Must mean it's optimized for Velvia :lol: Yes I noticed that - I thought optical lens was a little redundant. That Vivitar looks like a nice camera; almost like a Konica C35 but with a f/1.7 lens. I'd like to run some film though that camera. I thought it looked nice....couple of things I found on the web... - seems to be identical to the Minolta Himatic 7S II and the Konica S3. - Takes a PX675 1.35v battery - I just picked up some 675 1.4v hearing aid batteries to test it out. - shutter priority operation - Can't find a manual....can anyone help? - It seems it will work with no battery (manual) - but only wide open. I put in the battery, but the indicator in the view finder does not move to adjust the aperture - could this be a dead photo/meter cell? - maybe the battery compartment needs some more cleaning... As far as the Concord goes - aren't these good for pinhole conversion? |
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ImageMaker
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« Reply #8 on: September 28, 2005, 07:53:19 PM » |
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Andre, the Concord might be good for pinhole, but you'll need to convert the shutter to Bulb (that's easy to do with the rotary shutter that camera most likely has -- one pin in the right spot, and it'll stay open as long as you hold the release, then close promptly). OTOH, shouldn't you at least run one film with that New Color Optical Lens before you hack if off and throw it away?  |
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melek
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« Reply #9 on: September 28, 2005, 11:57:43 PM » |
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Here's the Super Baldina:  The little round button in the upper left of the front panel releases the lens, which is on a spring-loaded tube. The round knob with black in the middle is the focusing lever. The Voigtlander Brilliant bakelite TLR:  This camera has proved to be a source of great frustration. I can't remove the middle element so that I can service the shutter, which of course like many Prontors hangs on the slow speeds. I seem to have misplaced the Pentax ME Super. |
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ImageMaker
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« Reply #10 on: September 29, 2005, 09:36:58 PM » |
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Mike, if the Lubitel is as good a (2nd generation) copy of the Brilliant as it's supposed to be, the middle element should just unscrew -- but it might well be very tight, corroded, or even have been sealed in place with lacquer or something similar. With the front element off, you might be able to file a small notch in the middle element's metal cell in order to use a spanner (or knife blade) to turn it.
However, to disclaim, I've never even handled a Brilliant, much less tried to fix one, so proceed with due caution...
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Never let yourself spend 25 years away from the darkroom...
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Andre Reinders
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« Reply #11 on: September 30, 2005, 11:44:51 AM » |
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The meter on the Vivitar 35ES does work. I remembered when I got the Wien cells for my light meter, that they needed some time to 'activate'.
I left the hearing aid battery out for about 1 hour before I tried it again - worked!
I finished the film yesterday (took a day off work and dragged the kids to the Zoo - and the Vivitar).
I hope to develop it tonight to see what the camera did to it. - Other than testing the camera - I used HP5+ and rated it at 800 - I'll try my first push.
I know I need to replace the foam (I have lots left over from when I did my Nikkormat) We will see if it leaks....
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melek
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« Reply #13 on: October 03, 2005, 10:41:30 PM » |
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Andre, that's good stuff. I think I detect either cleaning marks or some haze or debris on the lens. There seems to be some flare that doesn't seem natural in the central part of the image.
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Andre Reinders
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« Reply #14 on: October 04, 2005, 06:15:13 AM » |
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Andre, that's good stuff. I think I detect either cleaning marks or some haze or debris on the lens. There seems to be some flare that doesn't seem natural in the central part of the image. Wish I could say that I know what you mean.....but I don't see it? Anyone else? Thanks! |
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