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Screamin Scott
Joined: 13 Oct 2007
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Location: Dallas, Georgia USA
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 Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:07 am Post subject: A few of my Rangefinders |
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Screamin Scott wrote:
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Minolta Hi-Matic 7s, Konica Auto S2,Yashica Electro 35 GS,Canon Canonet, Minolta Hi-Matic 9 & in front is a Canon Canonet QL17
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Cameras-Nikon D300, D7100,D610,FE2,FTN ,FT2,N90s, Olympus Pen EP-3 & Olympus OM-D E-M10
Nikkor AF Zooms=28-105/3.5D,28-70/3.5D,35-135/3.5, et al
Nikkor AF //50/1.8,//Nikkor MF//50/2ai,50/1.8ais 50/1.4ai,24/2.8ais,28/2.8ai,28/3.5ai,55microAis/2.8,105/2.5ai,200/4ai,300/4.5ai35-135/3.5Ais,et al
Kiron /Kino made lenses//70-210/4ai,28-105/3.2ai,30-80/3.5ai,Viv 28/2ai,35-85/2.8aiVivS1,105/2.8Ais Dine,24-48/3.8ai VivS1,50-150/3.8aiViv,28-85/2.8aiViv,100/2.8Nai Viv,70-210/3.5Nai Viv,28/2.5ai Viv Komine made Viv//24/2Ais,135/2.8aiCF,28-50/3.5ai,28-90/2.8ai Viv S1,80-200/4.5aiCosina made Viv 19/3.8 Ais...Also Sigma 24/2.8 Ais Tokina made24/2.8ai VivAF Sigma 21-35/3.5,& other lenses... A link to some of my Flickr albums...
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Laurence
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
Posts: 4809
Location: Western Washington State
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| Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:56 am Post subject: |
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Laurence wrote:
I had a model of the Yashica Electro 35 while in Vietnam. I wish I would have kept it.
Your cadre of rangefinders is beautiful, and they all look to be in great condition. Thanks for showing them!
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Cameras and Lenses in Use:
Yashica Mat 124 w/ Yashinon 80/3.5,
CV Apo-Lanthar 90/3.5SL, (Thank you Klaus),
Pentax 645,
Flek 50,
Pentax-A 150
Pentax-A 120 Macro
Voigtlander Vitomatic I w/Color Skopar 50/2.8
Konica TC and zoom lenses (thanks Carsten)
Contax AX
Yashica ML 50/2
Yashica ML 35/2.8
Carl Zeiss Contax 50/1.4
Tamron Adaptall SP 17/3.5
Tamron Adaptall 28/2.5
Tamron Adaptall SP 300/2.8 LD (IF)
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F16SUNSHINE
Joined: 20 Aug 2007
Posts: 5486
Location: Left Coast
Expire: 2011-11-18
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| Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:26 am Post subject: |
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F16SUNSHINE wrote:
Larry
Send me a PM with your address and a electro will magically arrive. I have been rebuilding these for resale for a while now. I have a bunch of them right now. It would be great to send you one. You can trade me for a great tip on a Chantrelle picking spot. I'm certain I will get the better end of that deal. You seem well connected.  
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F16SUNSHINE
Joined: 20 Aug 2007
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Location: Left Coast
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| Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 5:32 am Post subject: |
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F16SUNSHINE wrote:
Scott
It is great to see another rangefinder junky (not that you are one although, your collection is a giveaway). I also have a soft spot for the fixxed lens lovelies. The Electro is my favorite 35mm camera. Maybe it is not the finest of the bunch but, deciding that requires splitting some really fine hairs. I have most of these models as well as a couple others. Thanks for posting this group. It makes me feel more normal.
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Jesito
Joined: 24 Aug 2007
Posts: 5745
Location: Olivella, Catalonia, (Spain)
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Jesito wrote:
Larry,
An extremely interesting collection, all of them look very nice and well conserved!
I'm also engaged with the rangefindes. I started with the Konica C35s and the Voigtlander Vitorets because I had those when younger.
Andy was so kind of sending me a working Lynx and a supposedly faulty Electro, (that hopefully I could fix, it was only a matter of battery contacts and building a replacement battery adapter).
Since then I'm hooked to the Yashicas: Wonderful cameras with nice lenses that get sharp and saturated shots.
Now I stopped collecting and started to use them. Yesterday I went out with my daugther Marion to try the last Vitoret DR we've been able to fix, I was carrying the FED-2 to try the Industar-61 lens.
We have a long refurbishing/testing queue (with some Yashicas in) that hopefully will provide us with enough fun for the rest of the year..
(I'd never thanks enough Andy for opening my eyes regarding the Yashicas.)
Best regards,
Jes.
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Jesito's backsack:
Zooms Sigma 70-300, Tamron 35-135 and 70-210 short, 70-210 long, 28-70 CF Macro, 35-70, 35-80, Vivitar 70-210 KA, Tamron 70-250.
Fixed Industar-50, , Tamron 24mm, Tamron 135mm, Sands Hunter 135mm, Pancolar 50mm, Volna-3, many Exakta lenses
DSLR SIGMA SD9 & SD14, EOS 5D, Sony A700 and NEXF3, Oly E-330, E-400, E-450, E-1
TLR/6x6/645 YashicaMat, Petri 6x45, Nettar, Franka Solida, Brilliant
SLR Minolta X300, Fuji STX II, Praktica VLC3, Pentax P30t, EXA500, EXA 1A, Spotmatic(2), Chinon CM-4S, Ricoh, Contax, Konica TC-X , Minolta 5000, 7000i, 3Sxi, EOS 500 and CX
Rangefinders Chinon 35EE, Konica C35 auto, Canonet 28, Yashica Lynx, FED-2, Yashica electro 35, Argus C3 & C4, Regula Cita III, Voigtlander Vitoret (many), Welta Welti-I, Kodak Signette 35, Zorki-4, Bessa-R & L, Minolta Weathermatic, olympus XA2
Compact Film Konica C35V, Voigtlander Vitorets, Canon Prima Super 105, Olympus XA2 and XA3
Compact Digital Olympus C-5050, Aiptek Slim 3000, Canon Powershot A540, Nikon 5200, SIGMA DP1s, Polaroid X530, IXUS55, Kodak 6490, Powershot G9 and G10
CSCCanon EOS-M, Samsung NX100 and NX210, Lumix G5, NEX-F3 |
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LucisPictor
Joined: 26 Feb 2007
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Location: Oberhessen, Germany / Maidstone ('95-'96)
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LucisPictor wrote:
Very nice collection, Scott!
Rangefinders are fun!
These are mine:
 
And these turn into rangefinders with the BLIK device in the flash-shoe.
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hacksawbob
Joined: 28 Feb 2007
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Location: LANCS UK
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| great tip on a Chantrelle picking spot. |
Thats got to be the best non-monetary price I have ever seen 
I am sure my mum had that minolta himatic F in about 1981? to focus you had two yellow squares you had to match is that right?
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Screamin Scott
Joined: 13 Oct 2007
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Location: Dallas, Georgia USA
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Screamin Scott wrote:
Andy,
My personal favorite is the Konica Auto S2 followed closely by my Yashica...I like the VF better on the Konica plus the fact that I can shoot in manual mode as well. Both take great pics....I'd love to get my hands on a Yashica Lynx 14/14E but I keep getting outbid on eBay for the models that look to be in good shape
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Cameras-Nikon D300, D7100,D610,FE2,FTN ,FT2,N90s, Olympus Pen EP-3 & Olympus OM-D E-M10
Nikkor AF Zooms=28-105/3.5D,28-70/3.5D,35-135/3.5, et al
Nikkor AF //50/1.8,//Nikkor MF//50/2ai,50/1.8ais 50/1.4ai,24/2.8ais,28/2.8ai,28/3.5ai,55microAis/2.8,105/2.5ai,200/4ai,300/4.5ai35-135/3.5Ais,et al
Kiron /Kino made lenses//70-210/4ai,28-105/3.2ai,30-80/3.5ai,Viv 28/2ai,35-85/2.8aiVivS1,105/2.8Ais Dine,24-48/3.8ai VivS1,50-150/3.8aiViv,28-85/2.8aiViv,100/2.8Nai Viv,70-210/3.5Nai Viv,28/2.5ai Viv Komine made Viv//24/2Ais,135/2.8aiCF,28-50/3.5ai,28-90/2.8ai Viv S1,80-200/4.5aiCosina made Viv 19/3.8 Ais...Also Sigma 24/2.8 Ais Tokina made24/2.8ai VivAF Sigma 21-35/3.5,& other lenses... A link to some of my Flickr albums...
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j.lukow
Joined: 03 Oct 2007
Posts: 858
Location: Lindsay Ontario, Canada
Expire: 2021-11-25
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j.lukow wrote:
By the looks of this thread and Jesito's catch - rangefinders are something I might be missing out on.
The biggest drawback with this idea is the line my wife used on me when my Praktica arrived . . . How many cameras do you need? 
Now excuse me as I open a can of worms . . .
I assume that these older rangefinders are not the same as the point and shoot cameras (that are the direct predessors of the cheap digitals) and if were quite cheap used cartridge film when it existed. Now I know that there were good ones in that era - I remember my mom's Zeiss Ikomatic 126 cartridge camera - it had a simple adjustment ring for portrait or landscape. Now I wish I remembered where it is.
So . . . as I've often commented about the amount of experience here, sell me on why I might think about a rangefinder(s) if the opportunity arises. In this same area I see some of the vintage cameras and wonder about the form and function equation.
Sorry if I rambled.
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Jim's Kit:
Minolta Kit: Minolta X570 & Autowinder G, Minolta SRT200
LENSES:Minolta - 45mm & 50mm F1:2, PF 58mm F1:1.4, Tamron 28mm f1:2.5, Tamron SP 35-80mm f1:2.8/3.8 & CF TeleMacro zoom 80-210 f1:3.8, Vivitar f3.0~4.5 35-200mm macro focusing zoom, f 2.8 28mm CF Wide angle, 2x macro focus teleconverter,Sigma F4 25-250, f 2.8~4 35-70mm zoom master,Tokina SD f4-5.6 70-210 zoom, f4.5 80-200 "Ultra" Zoom,AutoImage 135mm F1:2.8, Spiratone 400mm f1:6.3, Magicon f3.5-4.8 35-70mm macro zoom,Quantary f8-500 Mirror/macro lens, Accura MD mount Macro bellows
M42 Kit:Praktica PLC2,Yashica TL Electro X
LENSES:Meyer Goerlitz Oreston 50mm f1:1.8 , Auto Yashinon DX 1:1.7 50mm,Steinheil Munchen Culminar 135mm f4.5, Adaptall-2 M42 adapter
Zeiss . . . Zeiss Contaflex 126 system, Zeiss Contaflex Super
Medium Format: Pentacon sixTL
Hasselblad 500c/m - CZ 2.8-80mm planar, CZ 4-150mm sonnarCF |
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