Spent my British Government Pension 'Lump Sum' in 2002 on a HASSELBLAD outfit after deciding for about 40 years whether to take the plunge ! I did a few Weddings and just about got my money back before all the work stopped, as nobody wants 'FILM' Photos any more ! I got the Pentaprism viewfinder free with the basic 501CM and 80mm f2.8 CFE Planar T* lens and A12 back, then added a 50mm f4 CFi Distagon T* and 180mm f4 Cfi Sonnar T* later, with two A16 and one A24 back - the A12 back leaked light as did the
Two lovely Rolleiflexes from the 1960's era. On the LEFT is a 3.5F Planar Mk III with built-in exposure meter. On the RIGHT is my latest aquisition FREE from a Camera Club member, the 3.5E Planar. I have it fitted with the Rollei pentaprism . The winder was jammed so it cost me £65 for repair, new cogs etc and a CLA . They have the 75mm f3.5 Zeiss Planar lens in Synchro-Compur shutter speeded 1-1/500th sec.+ X and M flash settings, delayed action. The viewfinders are removable.
My ROLLEIFLEX 2.8F with Zeiss PLANAR -- I bought it years ago from a Camera Club member who had bought it from another man who never used it much . I paid £250-00 then found photos were out of focus and the shutter was faulty -- the Viewing Screen had been put in upside down -- I took it to the Rollei Service Center in London ( when it WAS there !) and it cost me £ 50-00 for a CLA so the Club Member let me off the £50-00 fee so I got it for £200-00 in the end and did many Weddings with it .
My'Gift' WERRAMATIC about 1966, East German made, interchangeable lens elements, 'Prestor' shutter to 1/750th ,'X' and 'M' flash synch, coupled rangefinder, built-in exposure meter, 50mm f2.8 Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar lens-- I have put several photos taken with this Camera on this site.
Taken on a Night Photography trip to London with some members of Brentwood Photographic Club -- we saw this light movement in the distance and it was a Lady Fire Dancer performing by the bank of the River Thames for a 'Private Party' and nobody was taking any notice as they were all up in the Hotel in the warm drinking and talking ! I used short time exposure on 2002 outdated Fuji NPC 160 film
This is my 'Gift' Zeiss Ikon 'CONTINA' with a 45mm f2.8 Carl Zeiss TESSAR lens, a folding 35mm camera, Synchro-Compur shutter to 1.500th, 'X' and 'M' flash synchronisation and non-coupled Rangefinder -- I have put several photos taken with this camera here on this site.
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