Found another Yashica FR I'm bidding on...

Laurence · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 4:31 am Post subject:

The FR series is (was) wonderful! I had the privelege of shooting with an FR-1 years ago, and the one thing I remember was the "feel" of the shutter release button - smooth, solid, and "feathery"...
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Poolhall · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 7:31 am Post subject:

Film advance failure, surely a problem to be overcome with a BIG hammer!, but seriously it looks ok and I hope you get it, I've got each of the FR series and they are all great cameras. Found this that may be of help to me, Mattias, but hopefully not you Katastrofo !! http://www.cdegroot.com/photo-yashica/fr1-repair/
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Prometheus · Joined: 27 Feb 2008 Posts: 571 Location: Garphyttan, Sweden

JoeCool · Joined: 08 Jun 2008 Posts: 77 Location: Kassel/Germany

On my FR-1 (have it for some moths now) the exposure counter doesn't work also. It counts to 18 or so, but the film is already at the end. Not a big problem, just advance the film an when it does not move easily, it is at the end. No doubt. My cam seems to be not so much used by the former owners, even the leatherette coating is like new. But that mirror damping foam is overaged, it comes down in nasty little pieces of black material, sticks on the mirror....or walks somewhere into the camera body...i have to replace that soon. Everything else is just fine.

Gerd

Katastrofo · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 4392 Location: Alabama

Got it for $9.49 plus $17 shipping (from Canada) not bad!

Bill

Poolhall · Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 8:39 pm Post subject:

Outstanding! Hope it works well for you Very Happy

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Film: Pentax and Yashica's and a Minox 35gt
Lenses: Mostly M42 Pentacon and far too many Russian, Some Yashica,Pentax and some AF.

Attila · Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 17803 Location: Budapest,Hungary

Congrats Bill!
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Katastrofo · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 4392 Location: Alabama

Thanks, Poolhall and Attila! I'm keeping my fingers crossed... Wink

poilu · Joined: 26 Aug 2007 Posts: 3418

congrats Bill, nice bargain!

Katastrofo · Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 4392 Location: Alabama

Thanks, Poilu, I'm wondering how good the lens is. It's not an ML but a
DSB model. Looks pretty big on the cam, too. Hummm.