monolith
misty sunset
Have a beautiful, happy, and safe day. Thanks for stopping by – Chris
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Natural light from a north-facing window softened the look of the vintage chrome.
The Minolta SRT 201 was in production between 1975 and 1981 which is a pretty long run for such a basic camera. The competition at that time was fierce between Canon, Nikon, Olympus, and even Yashica for solid SLRs that wouldn’t break the bank. Minolta had a good reputation for delivering value and its Rokkor lenses (this one takes the MD mount) in a wide range of focal lengths. maximum apertures, and budgets. Excellent quality used Rokkor lenses that would fit this camera are plentiful in online auction sites.
It comes in a black and white version too!
A simple top plate with easy to adjust controls.
So why is this Minolta perfect for a first-time film shooter? It’s pretty much as manual as you can get – the button type battery powers the built-in TTL (thru-the-lens) exposure meter but the shutter is completely mechanical with speeds from ‘B’ (bulb) to 1/1000th of a second. If you choose to meter with a phone app or hand-held exposure meter then you don’t even need the battery. The viewfinder is bright and it displays the selected shutter speed across the bottom and a match needle indicator along the right side.
Thanks for stopping by and be sure to pop on over to my camera shop to see what I’ve got in stock. Visit http://www.ccstudio2380.com – Chris
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Lots more in the shop and a big thank you all for stopping by! – Chris
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Lionel locomotives from the 1950s.
Have a beautiful day and be safe! – Chris
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Image courtesy of Paul Sokk www.yashicatlr.com
Recently my good friend Paul Sokk added this wonderful Leica IIIc to his collection of 35mm rangefinder cameras from the late 1940s and 1950s. The Leica is an original design made in Germany and the Nicca and Leotax are considered copies or clones made in Japan.
The Leica IIIc (front) is from 1946-47, the Nicca 3-F (middle) is from 1956, and the Leotax K is from 1955-58. These cameras use what is known as L39 (LTM) screw mount lenses of which literally thousands were made and thousands are still available today in a wide range of focal lengths.
If you’re looking to get into film photography with a totally manual camera then these should be on your list to take a closer look at.
On the left, the Zeiss Ikon Contax IIIa and on the right the Nicca built Tower Type-3.
Pictured above are a couple of contenders from 1951. The Contax is an original design from the 1930s and was manufactured in Germany. The Tower branded camera was made by Nicca in Japan and features a Nippon Kogaku Nikkor f/ 2 5cm lens. The Contax sports a Carl Zeiss Sonnar f/ 1.5 50mm lens. The Contax also has an attached selenium cell exposure meter that can be useful for setting the correct aperture and shutter speed. A word of caution about these 70-year-old meters, if they are working (responding to light) then assume that it’s not accurate until you can check it against a modern meter. Most of these types of meters have long since failed.
Zeiss Ikon Contax IIIa with selenium meter (top center) flap opened.
Paul’s beautiful Leica IIIc
Paul’s gorgeous Leotax F with Topcor f/ 3.5 5cm lens.
Thanks for stopping by and I hope my post stirs some interest in these wonderful cameras. I do have a Tower (Nicca) set available in my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com if you care to take a look at it, pop on over.
Take care and stay safe! – Chris
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Thanks for stopping by – have a safe and peaceful day. Chris
As always, my camera shop is up and running at http://www.ccstudio2380.com (shameless plug)!
“Work in an Atlanta-area hair salon? Channel your inner Johnny Depp.”
— Tommy Siegel
(for Atlanta Magazine Instagram)
25 April 2020. On 24 April 2020, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp allowed gyms, fitness centers, bowling alleys, body art studios, barbers, cosmetologists, hair designers, nail care artists, estheticians, and massage therapists, among others to re-open, with theaters and dine-in restaurants to follow on 27 April. In March, Kemp had closed or curtailed operations of ‘nonessential’ business in Georgia for coronavirus concerns. Now, he has re-opened them even as deaths in Georgia from the disease have passed 900 and continue to rise.
AJC (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Used for non-commercial purposes by permission.
Thanks for stopping by! – Chris
Happy Sunday everyone – I hope y’all are safe, happy, and with your families.
This was taken in early 2015 shortly after a walkabout with my Yashica Pentamatic S and Yashica 135mm lens. There’s nothing quite like an outing with a favorite camera (c. 1961) and an old pair of comfortable jeans (c. 1999).
Shot with my then Samsung Galaxy S4 in natural light. This pic was recently favored on my Flickr photostream by a visitor to my site. It reminds me that we leave a long electronic trail on the internet (so be careful what you post).
Thanks for stopping by and be sure to stop by my camera shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com – Chris
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This week’s Flickr theme for Macro Mondays – yellow.
Vintage Kodak Kodachrome color reversal (slide) film from the late 1950s with its original metal film can. ASA 25
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Hose and faucet outside the Starbucks drive-thru… yes, I went to Starbucks! LOL
Have a great day and stay safe! – Chris
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