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Mansfield Skylark, 1963
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PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 3:33 am    Post subject: Mansfield Skylark, 1963 Reply with quote

A friend sent me this camera, have yet to try it:





sample photo by permission of former owner:


some info:
http://westfordcomp.com/classics/mansfieldskylark/index.htm


PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 10:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

A. I thought this was going to be a picture of a motorcycle or something
B. I thought of Jane Wink
C. Nice camera
D. Even nicer vintage film canister

Looks like Jane's motorcycle still works


PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 12:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

that's a real cutie Smile


PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 12:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's pretty interesting -- is that the film wind lever on the right side?


PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 12:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice Buick Bill.
I thought of Jane also, nice curves.
It will be interesting to see how it performs.


PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 2:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Neato Keano!

This is one of those cameras that draws hipster girls to it Razz
Take it to sidewalk coffee shops for bait. You should be catching some impromptu Portraits soon.
The lens is named like a transformer character "LUMINOR!"


PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 3:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks, fellas, the film advance lever is indeed on the right by the shutter
release.

Andy, Luminor? Laughing

This camera is not even zone focus from what I can tell, but a solid little
brick, not for the pocket! Wink


PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 3:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

F16SUNSHINE wrote:
The lens is named like a transformer character "LUMINOR!"


Luminor (who made it??) is a very nice lens.

This was in the pax or rex cameras (very little cameras, with leica M appareance).

I had the Pax M4, and the luminor lens 2,8/45 mm was really good, and a pax jrs. with the luminor 3,5/45 and good too.

They are tessar's design lenses.

And looking to the camera posted, thge structure of it, all metal remind me the pax cameras.

See

http://aya-2.web.infoseek.co.jp/pax-m4_ca.html

and

http://canon-a.fantastic-camera.com/dasoku/paxm4.htm

Rino.


PostPosted: Fri May 06, 2011 10:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rino, thanks, it does seem to carry the same DNA as the PAX cameras. I'm
trying to decide whether to shoot a color roll or BW, first.


PostPosted: Sat May 07, 2011 5:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

that is a BIG viewfinder ...


PostPosted: Sat May 07, 2011 12:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

fish4570 wrote:
that is a BIG viewfinder ...


Paul, yes, I have no way of knowing (until I shoot a roll) if it gives 100%
of the image.

(Nice avatar, looks like ya got yer ears lowered. Smile )