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casualcollector
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 Posted: Thu May 07, 2009 11:23 pm Post subject: Honeywell RF |
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casualcollector wrote:
Found this early this week. First one I've seen!
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Found: 135/2.8 #R407660, 200/4 #R405526, 300/5.5 #R411127 |
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Attila
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| Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Nice find! I never seen any of them also!
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scsambrook
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| Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 10:22 pm Post subject: Honeywell 35mm rf |
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scsambrook wrote:
Looks like a Mamiya product (as the name on the lens implies!) They were sold in the UK in the 60s either by the Dixons or Bennett chains, the Dixons trade name being "Saturn". They had the reputation of being less than reliable in the retail trade, but that might have anti-chain store propoaganda! And to be honest, a lot of low to medium priced cameras were indeed lacking in durability, including some of the best known makes.
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Equipment: Pentax DSLR for casual shooting, Lumix G1 and Fuji XE-1 for playing with old lenses, and Leica M8 because I still like the optical rangefinder system. |
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casualcollector
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| Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 2:00 am Post subject: Re: Honeywell 35mm rf |
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casualcollector wrote:
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| Looks like a Mamiya product (as the name on the lens implies!) They were sold in the UK in the 60s either by the Dixons or Bennett chains, the Dixons trade name being "Saturn". They had the reputation of being less than reliable in the retail trade, but that might have anti-chain store propoaganda! And to be honest, a lot of low to medium priced cameras were indeed lacking in durability, including some of the best known makes. |
I've been poking around this one. No film in it yet but everything seems to work. The selenium meter responds nicely, the needle trap mechanism works. Inside, everything seems metal and robust. The RF is a bit out of vertical alignment but I may have knocked that out when I was in there cleaning. The Kodak Motormatic of similar vintage I picked up several weeks ago is much more fiddly and the meter is dead. This unit as earned some respect for old Mamiyas.
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luisalegria
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| Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 5:20 am Post subject: |
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luisalegria wrote:
Interesting !
You are lucky to find an old Selenium meter in working condition.
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OregonJim
Joined: 21 Apr 2009
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Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon
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| Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:14 am Post subject: |
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OregonJim wrote:
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Found this early this week. First one I've seen!
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Funny, I said the same thing myself earlier last week. Picked up the same camera for $2.99 at the local Goodwill...
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martinsmith99
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| Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:17 am Post subject: |
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martinsmith99 wrote:
Nice find! I'm beginning to favour rangefinders for many applications.
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