Historic cameras/lenses and other exotic bits of kit.

[Don Hoey]

Not quite in the same league as Sassans exotics but we went to a camera fair a couple of weks ago and saw some very interesting kit. I was looking for info on a real odd ball, the Zeiss-Ikon Cantarex when I found this site. It is mostly in German but there are some good pics of cameras from Voigtländer, Leica, Rollei, Pentax, Canon, Nikon and a few more. Links to each on the left pane.

http://www.taunusreiter.de/Cameras/index.html

Same site but in English is the Early History of Single Lens Reflex with example pics of the cameras.

http://www.taunusreiter.de/Cameras/S...ry_1950_e.html

Don

[Joe]

This on enable you to take a picture of an object 52 Kilometer away or what ever the seller means with that!!!!

An excellent statement!
Reminds me of when I worked in a camera shop. One christmas a guy was buying a telescope (quite a powerful one), he asked me a deadly serious question, "Do you think I would be able to see Blackpool tower from my house"?
A difficult one to answer really, but a quick clarification query did the trick. I replied "I'm sorry sir, I don't know where your house is"? oh how we laughed LOL

[Rudra Sen]

Originally Posted by sassan

Well the camera had a huge magazine that takes film cuts to make unheard-of-for-the-day number of images you could shoot on any still camera.

Add to that high speed Canon F1 body with 14 FPS

[Don Hoey]

For a bit of fun I have been looking for an image of an aerial reconnaissance lens as a result of Tony Covells ' Information Please ' thread.
http://www.worldphotographyforum.com...ead.php?t=3640

I found this page which shows such a lens with a 50mm as comparison. I have no idea of the film format but I guess it would be fairly large.

http://photo.net/classic-cameras-forum/00Pr8i

I thought I would post it here as there are also two scans of early 1000mm lenses.
Two interesting things on the Takumar. Focussing appears to be similar to a Crayford focusser as used on an Astral Telescope, and check out that tripod collar.

Don

[sassan]

Good ones guys.
Keep them coming.

So what happens when the F stop is even wider that ONE ? !
That is the result:

L I N K

Must be on lens for a jet black night photography...

[Don Hoey]

Nice one Sassan,

I have been looking at pics of some of the kit in that e-bay store. Kind of like going to a vertual camera fair. Some amazing stuff there.
I will come back with links to my most interesting from that lot. As you are doing lenses I will pick cameras.

Don

[Don Hoey]

A few highlights from Sassans link in his earlier post.

Canon Hansa rangefinder with Nikkor lens.
Very early Canon history.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-Hansa-Orig...742.m153.l1262

Nikon rangefinder Reflex housing.
Although Leica and Contax offered similar, this is a good example of how long lenses were used on rangefinders in the days before SLRs. Rangefinder focussing and framing was limited to 90mm.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Nikon-rangefinde...742.m153.l1262

Alpha 9d.
A Swiss made camera that was unbelievably expensive and had the wierdest ergonomics. Half frame version chosen here to remind us that 35mm full frame was not the only option. Probably the most well known half frame camera was the Olympus Pen F.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Alpa-9d-half-fra...742.m153.l1262

Ried rangefinder.
A reminder that the Brits used to make cameras.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Reid-Sigrist-Rei...742.m153.l1262

Minolta XM.
A definate rare bird for me as I have never actaully seen one. This was Minoltas answer to The Nikon F2, Canon F1, and Pentax LX. Seen here with the waist level finder. System included 4 different finders, 9 screens, motor drive and 250 exposure back.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Minolta-XM-motor...742.m153.l1262

Canon F-1 + Servo EE Finder + Drive MF + 1,4/50mm FD
This is for those that think their current camera is big and heavy.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-F-1-Servo-...742.m153.l1262
Note this view does not show the battery pack to power the viewfinder . To see that follow this link.
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography...ervo/index.htm

Don

[sassan]

Thanks Don for putting them up.
I really can't get enough of them even if look at them for whole day.

That F1 is magnificent. Wonder timewise which one came first this one or Nikon's F2 Photomic that have quite a resemblance to one another at least externally.

I was wondering actually who among us can check the attics. May be we have some of these hidden from eyes somewhere in the home.


Now did you notice this one?

LINK

Just wonder if it is the watch or the camera or the story behind both that make it so expensive. Where is our watch guru, Saphire?

[Don Hoey]

Originally Posted by sassan

................That F1 is magnificent. Wonder timewise which one came first this one or Nikon's F2 Photomic that have quite a resemblance to one another at least externally.

I was wondering actually who among us can check the attics. May be we have some of these hidden from eyes somewhere in the home.

Sassan,

As you might expect the bulk of any contribution from me would be Nikons. So especially for you I have dug up some Canon F1 links.

Link 1 is pure Canon porn that I am sure you will enjoy especially as it relates to the LA Olympics.
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography...1984/index.htm

Link 2 is the High Speed F1 that Rudra posted but with a different link.
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography...peed/index.htm

Link 3 to everything else you ever wanted to know about the F1. Check the sub links at the bottom of the page.
http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography.../indicator.htm

Enjoy.

Don

[Adey Baker]

How about this little chap: http://cgi.ebay.it/_Obiettivi__Leica...ayphotohosting