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Interesting lens on the moment camera.
F5.6 was fairly fast back in the day, especially for 6 x 9 cm format- probably 80-105 mm focal length.

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Doc Sharptail

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I was playing around with my low budget macro accessories tonight.
This is the reversing ring at work for most of these.
This should also give some idea of what some of my most used lenses look like.


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55mm micro nikkor taken with the 50mm f 1.4 S.C. nikkor reversed.
1/60 sec at f5.6 under house hold lamps.


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50mm f1.4 S.C. nikkor taken with the 55 micro. No reversing ring was required here.

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28mm f 3.5 nikkor at f4 with the reversed S.C.
Note how quickly depth of field narrows with opening up just one stop.

On the positive flip side, slightly greater depth of field can be achieved with the reversing ring than what the 55 micro will give, due to the aperture being that much closer to the subject- or in other words, further from the film plane.

One of the things I'd like to get a hold of is a bellows focusing unit. It would actually improve this type of photography...

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Doc Sharptail

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Medium format. It's either an old pic or somebody found film hidden in the freezer. Been a LONG time since I've seen the 'exposed' band for film. SW



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Mamiya 6 in the "new" version with collapsing lens mount.
HP-5 Plus and Delta 3200 are still being made.
I think the 3200 film is a fairly recent product.
Leica's are always sort of neat, if somewhat overpriced...

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Doc Sharptail

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Was looking at the newer to me minty chrome F2 last night.
I was of a mind to check out the 43-86mm in the big bright finder.
I pulled the normal 50 off of it, and watched the mirror cushion disintegrate before my eyes.
Coulda heard a pin drop in here~ and then the chuckles started.
It was honestly something out of an old W/B cartoon.
Not a severely serious issue, though.
I shall clean up what I can, and take it to Computech Camera Repair on Monday for a new cushion.
While it's there, I should have the finder cushion replaced as well.
Probably 30-40 bucks for the parts and work.

Regards,

Doc Sharptail

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It must have set somewhere for a long time since it was last used. SW

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The guy who sold it to me said it sat unused for almost 45 years.
He had gotten it for a photo club, which he immediately dropped for football.
Back in those days, making the team was still a big fat hair deal.
He didn't run any more than 3 rolls of film through it.

The deteriorating mirror cushion is common to all film cameras.
The camera's serial number dates it to '74 or so.

Regards,

Doc Sharptail

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Found a photoset relating to photography nuts in eastern Europe. Not so different from here. SW

Basic developing kit.

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"Red light district".

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More basic gear.

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Print dryer?

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"Try not to blink!"

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Might be a pro's darkroom.

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I'd say they're commie scouts going for the photography merit badge, but they're not wearing a scarf or neckerchief. (red, of course)

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when i follow your threads i miss my darkroom and its equipment , but ill not go back till the time machine allows

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SOMEBODY here is a bad influence! (and you know who you are! ) On a popular gun auction site I found this & dropped a bid. I'm in the lead so far but won't bid again. Always wanted a Rollei but couldn't afford them back in the day. SW

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1/300 sec compur shutter probably still works accurately at the upper speeds.
Can't tell if it's CZJ Planar glass or not.
Pics should have been taken with a camera with a micro/macro lens rather than a phone.
Hope you win this one.
The big 6 x 6 screen has a way of growing on one's eye.

Regards,

Doc Sharptail

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Here's a better view of the lens array. It's at $131 with 5 days left on the auction. This seller is quite popular and consistently gets top price in his auctions. SW

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Same seller has this Exacta. Looks like it's led rather a hard life, but I bid $12 anyway. Promptly got outbid which was great. SW

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A triotar- probably a Cooke triplet based design.
Not in the same league as a Planar, but still a CZJ.

Realistically, the camera isn't worth much.
The Cord models were made with less bells and whistles than the Flex models.
Collector interest drives the pricing on these, and I usually stay away from the un-realistic pricing.
There is collector interest in the Exacta as well. A bit on the bulky side compared to the 6 X 9 folders that were in vogue pretty well at the same time period.
There's always the Mamiya "C" series

Regards,

Doc Sharptail

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I'm outbid on the Rollei now and no plans to go after it. I had a Mamiya C220 and C2 back in the day. Got the pair at a garage sale for one money and cheap at that.

A camera buff at the RR wanted them worse than I did and away they went for a small profit. SW

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The Rollei sold for $210, and the Exakta for $18 & change. More than I cared to pay for either. SW

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One of my photog friends had a Mamiya C-330, which was pretty well the epitome of Japan made TLR's. He had 3 lenses with it, and the focusing rail was marked for all 3.
It would focus a lot closer than the other C series cameras, especially with the 80 aboard.
It was worth quite a stack of late 70's dollars to boot.
I've never seen one since...

Personally, I don't think you're missing much by letting the Rollei-Cord out of your grasp.
Finding processing for even C-41 120 film is getting "interesting" these days.

Regards,

Doc Sharptail

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