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PostPosted: Thu Mar 12, 2009 11:48 am    Post subject: After a while... something in the mail. NOW WITH PHOTOS! Reply with quote
A you might know, I live in a period of austerity, completely self-determined. I won't buy anything before I can sell something.

But this was just a small exception:


Minox 35 GL in very good condition with original box and manual, even the battery was included. (Color-Minotar 2.8/35 lens, lightmeter works)

And best part: I paid € 9,50 for it - including shipping!! Very Happy

What a nice little cam. I guess, this will be in my pocket often.

Last edited by LucisPictor on Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:04 am; edited 1 time in total


PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Looks a beauty, Carsten! Curious place for the battery cap but looking
forward to seeing some pics from this cam! Cool

And yes, what a bargain!


PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 7:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
what year was this camera released originally?
It looks curious, the overall look is that of a 70s camera but the front "door" looks like a 50s' folder.


PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
The first year this version (GL) was sold was 1979.
So my cam has been produced between 1979 and 1981.

The folder door is becauese of the immersible lens which is great because of this, this cam is such a compact gem.

One user writes that he has always been very satisfied with the results this little cam produces. He was presenting slide shows and was able to "mix" the shots taken with this Minox and the shots taken with his SLR and nobody realised! Very Happy


PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Here some links:

Manuals:
http://www.minox.com/index.php?id=1156

Camerapedia:
http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki/Minox_35_GL

And just a quick snap with a film roll in order to show how small this cam is...

And yes, it does use these film rolls (135)!!


PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Is the Minox a Rangefinder or is it Zone Focusing. I never head one of thes but they look quite nice.


PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Neither RF nor zones, it has a real distance ring but you need to guess.


PostPosted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 4:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
What a lovely little camera. I passed on one of those last week, thinking it would go too high - might even have been that one Laughing


PostPosted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Last weekend we went to Marburg Castle and I brought the Minox 35 loaded with a (cheap) Jessops Diamond ISO200 film in order to check if it is working. I mainly used hyperfocal settings.

Here are some shots:















Testing flare resistance. I kind of like the flares that this little lens produces...


And this shot has been taken by my 3-year-old daughter in the Botanical Gardens where we went afterwards:


I guess, I like this little Minox cam!

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucispictor-photo/sets/72157606979416568/


PostPosted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
congrats Carsten for this nice little jewel, that's a bargain!
your 3 year old daughter already make better composition than you Razz


PostPosted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I am impressed....Did you scan yourself?


PostPosted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
poilu wrote:
your 3 year old daughter already make better composition than you Razz

I was expecting this comment. Laughing Wink
And right your are!


PostPosted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
lahnet wrote:
I am impressed....Did you scan yourself?

No, I have it done by a local lab. They are totally crap with medium format, but great with format 135 C41-development and scanning!


PostPosted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 12:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very nice shots, Carsten!. Congrats for the acquisition.
My Minox 35ML has also given me a lot of fun, it was one of my first compact film cameras..

Kind regards,
Jes.


PostPosted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 11:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nice lens on that, without a doubt. Wonder who made it for Minox?
Your daughter is definitely showing promise and you'll have to get her a digital cam now, else the cost of keeping her in film will bankrupt you. Smile


PostPosted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Farside wrote:
Nice lens on that, without a doubt. Wonder who made it for Minox?
Your daughter is definitely showing promise and you'll have to get her a digital cam now, else the cost of keeping her in film will bankrupt you. Smile


Believe it or not, she has got a digicam already. Wink


PostPosted: Tue Mar 24, 2009 11:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm late, but what a nice little camera, Carsten! Love the sun flares in
the next to last shot and agree, your daughter did a great job catching
you in the last shot! Cool

Bill
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