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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57865 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 11:58 pm Post subject: Topcon IC-1 |
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Attila wrote:
I just got today this camera, I am very impressed about finish and controls.
Is anybody have it ? Any experience ? I read on NET this is a budget level camera not same good than Re-TOPCOR I can't believe it, finish so professional. _________________ -------------------------------
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luisalegria
Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 6602 Location: San Francisco, USA
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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 12:57 am Post subject: |
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luisalegria wrote:
I had one and sold it last year with some UV Topcors
I didn't shoot any film with it.
Topcon was a quality manufacturer, these look good and the UV Topcor lenses are well made. _________________ I like Pentax DSLR's, Exaktas, M42 bodies of all kinds, strange and cheap Japanese lenses, and am dabbling in medium format/Speed Graphic work. |
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57865 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 1:01 am Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Thanks! I am planning to try it with film, perhaps with B&W due crappy weather. _________________ -------------------------------
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Sony NEX-7 Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f1.4, Minolta MD 35mm f1.8, Konica 135mm f2.5, Minolta MD 50mm f1.2, Minolta MD 250mm f5.6, Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8
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dof
Joined: 04 Feb 2009 Posts: 339 Location: Southern California
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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 4:26 am Post subject: |
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dof wrote:
Don't think I've ever seen any third party lenses made for the UV mount.
Or even a T-mount for that matter. Anyone know of any? Just curious. |
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luisalegria
Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 6602 Location: San Francisco, USA
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Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 4:42 am Post subject: |
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luisalegria wrote:
I don't think there ever were any.
Like all leaf-shutter lenses they were hard to adapt to standard lens designs. _________________ I like Pentax DSLR's, Exaktas, M42 bodies of all kinds, strange and cheap Japanese lenses, and am dabbling in medium format/Speed Graphic work. |
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57865 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 7:32 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
I did start to use this camera, just lovely I like it from every aspects. _________________ -------------------------------
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scsambrook
Joined: 29 Mar 2009 Posts: 2167 Location: Glasgow Scotland
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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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scsambrook wrote:
I recall selling these when they were new - I think build quality is about the same as the RE-2, but nowhere near the RE Super/Super D family. The IC-1 was the last in the series that began with Wink-mirror S, and ran through the Unirex family. Nice shiny chrome and grained leather cloth finish makes them look classy. And they came in a nice (for Japanese manufacture) leather case. Cost in UK was about the same as a Pentax Spotmatic.
No independent lenses were ever made so far as I know. The Japanese photo industry seeminlgy never went down the commonality route favoured by the Kodak,Voigtlander and Zeiss with lens/blade shutter combinations.
Like most leaf-shutter slrs, reliability was always less than total across the numbers sold but I think it's true to say they were at least as reliable as the Bessamatic, Retina Reflex and Contaflex. The biggest drawback was the heavy shutter relase and loud 'slap-click-slap' operating noise. And the lenses were sometimes a sloppy fit. _________________ Stephen
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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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57865 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Thank you Steven! Now I know a bit more again. _________________ -------------------------------
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57865 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
Camera has same shutter speed even at B position, I made an empty roll damn it. _________________ -------------------------------
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John Shriver
Joined: 24 Dec 2009 Posts: 199
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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John Shriver wrote:
It's the only UV mount Topcon camera with a focal plane shutter. Inherently it should be the most reliable, all of the leaf shutter ones had reliability issues, and even more serious repair-ability issues.
The UV mount lenses are quite so-so optically. The US distributor (Charles Beseler) even reprinted the rather negative reviews from Camera:35 magazine, I don't understand why.
There are three reasons for the lenses to be so-so:
They were for the "economy" line of Topcon cameras, so cost was an issue.
They are constrained by the small opening of the leaf shutter.
They are constrained by how far the leaf shutter on an SLR camera has to be from the film plane.
But, it's easy to collect a full set of UV mount lenses, and boy are they cheap. |
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57865 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 10:33 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
John Shriver wrote: |
It's the only UV mount Topcon camera with a focal plane shutter. Inherently it should be the most reliable, all of the leaf shutter ones had reliability issues, and even more serious repair-ability issues.
The UV mount lenses are quite so-so optically. The US distributor (Charles Beseler) even reprinted the rather negative reviews from Camera:35 magazine, I don't understand why.
There are three reasons for the lenses to be so-so:
They were for the "economy" line of Topcon cameras, so cost was an issue.
They are constrained by the small opening of the leaf shutter.
They are constrained by how far the leaf shutter on an SLR camera has to be from the film plane.
But, it's easy to collect a full set of UV mount lenses, and boy are they cheap. |
Many thanks! _________________ -------------------------------
Items on sale on Ebay
Sony NEX-7 Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f1.4, Minolta MD 35mm f1.8, Konica 135mm f2.5, Minolta MD 50mm f1.2, Minolta MD 250mm f5.6, Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8
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