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While looking for something else earlier today, I found these 2 cameras I've had for quite a while. I used to buy all kinds of camera junk at garage sales.

First is a Kodak TLR I thought took a different film. Nope - takes 620. As well as I recall, I got this at a garage sale for a next to nothing.


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Nearby was my trusty "Brick". I actually ran a couple rolls of Tri-X through it but don't remember anything about the results.


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I'm pretty sure that kodak is one that my grandad had.
They usually sold with an m-type flash socket and reflector.

I was just thinking about tooth and wheel cam focusing last night.
You might do well to list your Argus on Kijiji or similar.
There's a bit of a market for them now.
Apparently, the "street" photography crowd holds this sort of thing in esteem~ especially if the shutter still fires...

Like your photos of these old cameras.
The hooded lamps are a nice touch.
I try to use a hooded 15 W LED floor lamp from time to time.
It needs boosting from a 60 W incandescent bulb from the side in most situations.

Regards,

Doc Sharptail

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Found another when I put the above 2 back on the shelf - my Ansco folder w/ bellows.
I carried this one for a few months and found it has great glass. I retired it in favor of my OM-1 and a 135/5.6 lens since I took a lot of rural pics & no option for an interchangeable lens here.

I had to mess with it & finally recalled how to pop the back for loading film. There's also a lever on the lens I *think* has to be reset for each shot... but I'm at least smart enough to not get mean with it.

It's actually a neat little camera. SW


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One of the enlarges at u. Photo dept had an agfa lens.
It was the equal of my beloved Schneider Kreuznach, especially by f5.6.
That is likely a very good piece of W. German glass.
I have had the Prontor shutter before, on an old agfa TLR..
Yours appears to be fairly modern, with an x-sync.
Mine was pretty warm with c-41 film....

Regards,

Doc Sharptail

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Back in the day, I was cruising garage sale ads before setting out to look for bargains. Saw one advertising a "Wollensak" camera. The light blub came on and over I went to find that lens on a 4X5 Speed marked $30. Didn't take me long to peel out the cash.

Ordered sheet film stuff from Shutterbug and away I went. Mario has it now. SW

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A 4x5 speed graphic with complete lens and lens board and a couple of film holders was listed here a few months ago for well north of 900.00. The listing only lasted a day.

Wollensak made and ground the lenses for the original Winchester "A" series scopes.
They also did camera lenses a bit- not only for the graphic series, but also the larger field and view cameras.
I don't think they are that common. They are not often seen or heard of.
Beautiful precision glass though. A contact print from a negative made with one of those lenses is a thing of true beauty...
A friend had one on an 8 x 10 view camera. IIRC, it was about 250mm or so.
Breath taking prints from it, with medium speed sheet film.

Regards,

Doc Sharptail

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