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Katastrofo
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 Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 2:09 pm Post subject: Chinon CG-5 body |
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Katastrofo wrote:
Just won this on the cheap:
Click here to see on Ebay
Anybody have experience with this camera body? |
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Lloydy
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| Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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Lloydy wrote:
I've got the CE-5 which I like a lot. I think the two are similar.
I like the CE-5 a lot, it's a solid and well made camera, aluminium chassis and steel lens mounts etc. It's a decent specification for an old manual camera, and it works very well. My only criticism is that the shutter is a bit clunky, but nowhere near as bad as a Practika or Zenit.
The light seals on mine were very bad though, a really horrible sticky mess that let the light flood in. But they are easy to do.
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Excalibur
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| Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 5:47 pm Post subject: |
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Excalibur wrote:
Cheap enough price .....but have only played with a few Chinons (for a few minutes) at boot sales 
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
Lloyd and Excal, thanks, need to find a lens for it, but think I have
an M42>Pentax K adapter around here somewhere. |
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Excalibur
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| Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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Excalibur wrote:
| Katastrofo wrote: |
Lloyd and Excal, thanks, need to find a lens for it, but think I have
an M42>Pentax K adapter around here somewhere. |
If you don't want to spend much money on Pentax bayonet lenses......You might like to ask the forum if there are any decent Centon lenses to use with the camera.
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 10:10 pm Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
I've never heard of Centon, but did a search on ebay...hummm. Yes, if any one knows which
ones are good would be most helpful.
Excal, if you want to buy me this lens, I won't stop you:
Click here to see on Ebay
Not too impressive a review for the above zoom:
http://allphotolenses.com/lenses/item/c_684.html |
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Excalibur
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| Posted: Thu Aug 09, 2012 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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Excalibur wrote:
| Katastrofo wrote: |
I've never heard of Centon, but did a search on ebay...hummm. Yes, if any one knows which
ones are good would be most helpful.
Excal, if you want to buy me this lens, I won't stop you:
Click here to see on Ebay
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Well I learn something every day The only lenses I have with Pentax bayonet are the Pentax M 75-150mm f4 and M 24-35mm f3.5, Centon 50mm and Ensinor 80-200mm f5.5 (yes f5.5) and Ozeck 75-200mm f4.5
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.........past gear Tele Rolleiflex and Rollei SL66.
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Katastrofo
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 12:26 am Post subject: |
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Katastrofo wrote:
So has the Centon 50? |
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miran
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miran wrote:
I have a Chinon CX, by the looks of it a bit older design with M42 mount, but I still see many similarities so I suppose it's not really that much different. It's a nice camera, actually the best M42 camera I have, but the focusing screen isn't the best, the shutter is quite loud and it only has stopdown metering. The meter seems to be accurate though. The light seals on mine have been reduced to gunk as well but I don't get any light leaks. Btw, that's a very good price. I paid something like 30€ for mine with the 55mm/1.7 lens included and it doesn't even look that shiny.  |
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Excalibur
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 6:52 am Post subject: |
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Excalibur wrote:
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| So has the Centon 50? |
Well the idea was to give you a tip on a Pentax bayonet lens that no ones bothers about and going cheap erm but it's old news and I've noticed on the bay a Centon 50mm F1.7 ATM is going for a silly price of £40 inc postage. Well it's OK stopped down but you can get better 50mms for that money........maybe best to forget Centon lenses unless someone else says otherwise 
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.........past gear Tele Rolleiflex and Rollei SL66.
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