Month March 2021

random pics part 1 – March 2021

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Samsung Galaxy S8+ unintended image
Found foto on a Sony SD card
Unknown chalk artist
Battery corrosion in a 58 year old camera (not fatal)
60 year old lens on a modern mirrorless digital camera

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Friday Fotos! – *watching you*

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That’s a big bag!

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We enjoy collecting various Canon camera bags, cases, backpacks – well, you get the picture. This bright blue bag was rather hard to find amongst all of the bags we’ve chased down over the years. I’m thinking that it wasn’t produced in great quantities (or maybe owners are just holding onto theirs).

At first glance without a camera to gauge its size this Canon bag looks small but put it next to a fully loaded F-1 and it’s clear that its a good size.
Lots of zippered compartments and a heavy-duty buckle.
Nice little touch – a place to store two pens.
Room for two SLRs or one big DSLR and a lens (forgive the blurry image, cameras fault).

Here’s another fanny pack with a Canon logo (below). The Lake Placid bag is a more traditionally styled fanny bag and is much smaller inside compared to the blue bag.

Holds one camera with lens and a few accessories.

We’ve got another Canon bag somewhere – the classic green with brown leather trim. All we have to do is find it!

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New Arrivals in my Camera Shop – March 2021

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Hi all! I hope everyone is well and staying safe. I’d like to share some of the exciting new items I’ve added in my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com

My shop is hosted by Etsy so most everything in the shop can ship worldwide with a variety of payment options. You can also purchase items direct from me by contacting me at ccphotographyai@gmail.com

Thanks so much for stopping by and if there’s something specifically you’re looking for just drop me a line and I’ll see if I have it.

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Spiratone (Sankor) Telephoto Lens – 1950s?

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Kinda hard to find lens from the late 1950s or maybe even the mid-1960s. This one was mounted on a Miranda SLR so it had an M44 T-mount that I removed.

Although the lens barrel looks like heck the glass is nearly flawless with only a very few dust specs inside. Since I purchased this from a photographer in New Mexico the dry climate has prevented any mold or fungus growth.

I have a T-mount to M42 adapter coming so I can hardly wait to give this little gem a try on my Fujifilm X-A10.

The serial number is No. 51496E which offers a clue as to who made the lens. I believe it was made by Sankor who also made lenses for darn near everybody under at least a dozen brands. If it’s the same maker, Sankor makes a very well respected line of cine lenses.

It’s not the prettiest lens in my collection but after nearly 60 years of use the glass is nearly flawless.
The serial number with the ‘E’ suffix is a clue to the original manufacturer.

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Chasing Classic Cameras – Yashica TL Electro X 1973 Hong Kong Model

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We enjoy collecting and sharing our Yashica cameras with our readers, especially if they tend to be a little hard to find and in such outstanding condition. I say this is hard to find just because not many were made at Yashica’s new factory in Hong Kong during 1973. As the saying goes, this was assembled in Hong Kong from parts made in Japan.

There’s really no difference between the models assembled in Hong Kong from the ones made in Japan that we’ve been able to detect. In our experience the fit and finish is the same with no known issues particular to the HK model. In fact, the HK models that we’ve owned seem to be in excellent condition overall with exceptionally nice satin chrome surfaces that hold up well over the years.

Typically ‘JAPAN’ would be on the top plate next to the serial number but on these models ‘HONG KONG’ is on the bottom.
The serial number is easy to decode. 3 = 1973, 10 = Oct, 01219 = the number built up to this point for that month.

The lens on this beauty is a fast and sharp Auto Yashinon DS-M 50mm f1.4 made for Yashica by the recently acquired Tomioka Optical. All Yashica camera bodies use M42 screw mount lenses up to the C/Y mount cameras made much later.

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Vultures at the drive-thru!?

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There’s fast food and then there’s buzzard food. These guys were hanging out at the dumpster at the local Burger King drive-thru. They look hungry.

Buzzards hanging at the dumpster. Must be something “good” in there.
Takin’ a break from dumpster diving.

Right after we placed our order at the drive-thru we noticed a few other local customers enjoying the dollar menu.

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Modern Classic? – Fuji Panorama Cardia

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How can a plastic fantastic from the 1990s be a modern classic? Well for one, to still find one of these 35mm film cameras still unused in its original box is getting harder and harder to find.

For more please visit my previous post https://yashicasailorboy.com/2019/05/

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