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dof
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rawhead
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rawhead wrote:
Nice…. cool stuff 
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Nesster
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Nesster wrote:
I'd posted the same bunch sometime... it's a great resource, these old mags, with their listings and ads!
http://www.flickr.com/search/?ss=2&w=80682954@N00&q=tlr+roundup&m=text
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luisalegria
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luisalegria wrote:
Very interesting, as always.
What strikes me is not that pretty much every Japanese maker had an entry under an importers brand - some quite strange, like Gnoflex ? - but also that so many were using their own brands - building them at the time.
Besides Yashica, Minolta Ricoh and Mamiya, we have Konica (Tele-Koniflex) and Walz (Walzflex), even Kowa (Kalloflex)
I may have missed a couple, if I am mistaking their house brands with importers brands.
Many Japanese companies were working on their brand recognition quite early.
The Tele-Koniflex with interchangeable lenses looks very interesting. This make doesn't usually come up when discussing these. It must be rather uncommon.
The Minolta Autocord looks like a model to look for, its quite as highly specified as the later Yashicas and I imagine at least as well made.
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berraneck
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berraneck wrote:
dof: thanks for nice christmas present!!! that list is great!
luisalegria: minolta autocord is surely better than yashica, both in terms of build quality and lens
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Lord Minty
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Lord Minty wrote:
The Mamiyaflex is interesting - Zuiko lens and distributed by Nikon!
Ironic that the cheapest camera is the Yashica who went on to make one of the most expensive 35mm SLRs, the Contax RTS series.
A quick Google suggests that the Gnoflex was made by Taiyo-do Optical (Tokyo Optical), what became Topcon. |
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Kram
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Kram wrote:
Very nice! I love TLR's. I hadn't realized quite how old my cherished Rolleiflex 2.8C is.
Agreed the Tele-Koniflex with interchangeable lenses must be rare. Never heard of it!
The TLR of my dreams would be a Rolleiwide. Too spendy for me though.
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Katastrofo
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The TLR of my dreams would be a Rolleiwide. Too spendy for me though.
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Mark, ya mean ya didn't buy this? I posted it just for you.  
Click here to see on Ebay |
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Kram
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Kram wrote:
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The TLR of my dreams would be a Rolleiwide. Too spendy for me though.
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Mark, ya mean ya didn't buy this? I posted it just for you.
Click here to see on Ebay |
Kat, oh what a beautiful machine! It went for about $3850 over my budget!
But then I would have used it which may have downgraded it's appearance!
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Katastrofo
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Kat, oh what a beautiful machine! It went for about $3850 over my budget!
But then I would have used it which may have downgraded it's appearance!
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Mark, I seriously doubt it, would have been a Renaissance! |
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