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January 23, 2019Chris and Carol 4 Comments

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Thanks for stopping by! – Chris

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New Arrivals in the Shop – 1.21.2019

January 21, 2019January 21, 2019Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Some unique items hit the shop over the past few days – more items from our collection and more to post soon. Stop by the shop and browse around as you might see something that strikes your fancy! See everything at http://www.ccstudio2380.com

Is there a particular camera, lens or photo accessory that you’re looking for? I may have it! Send me a message and I’ll see if I have it or if I can find it for you – I have many contacts.

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Slik U-212 Deluxe Tripod, Sigma XQ 500mm Mirror Lens & Case (Canon FD Mount), Tokina 2X Doubler (Tele-converter), Canon A-1 1984 Olympics Box, Enna Werk Leather Lens Case, Canon A-1 Instruction Books, Polaroid Spectra Instruction Book, Super Nice Tamron-Canon EF Mount 28-300mm f3.5 Aspherical AF Lens for 35mm SLR or Digital, Asahi Pentax IQZoom 160 – super clean and super nice!

Coming shortly……. Canon New F-1N 1984 LA Olympics 35mm camera set with the original box, AE finder, AE motor drive FN – all in mint condition! Minolta X-700 35mm SLR and Minolta lenses, Minolta SRT 102, and more! Much more!

Thanks for stopping by! – Chris

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OK, Creepy 35mm Slide

January 17, 2019January 17, 2019Chris and Carol 2 Comments

This super cool 35mm slide viewer from the 1950s has an interesting surprise inside – how about a creepy scientist?

Yikes! I don’t really want to know what’s on that counter.

Full disclosure – the slide says it’s an official photograph of the Veterans Administration so I’m thinking it’s OK.

Thanks for stopping by and BTW, this is available at http://www.ccstudio2380.com

Chris

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Canon Photo Gear in the shop – new arrivals!

January 17, 2019January 22, 2019Chris and Carol 2 Comments

Select items from my collection of Canon photo gear are now on sale in my online shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com – pop on over and check them out – you may find something that strikes your fancy. Some unique Canon items from the Summer Olympics that were held in Los Angeles in 1984 and even a hard to find 1976 Olympics lens cap from the Olympics held in Montreal.

Happy hunting!

Thank you!

Original instructions from 1981

Instruction book for the A-1 from 1981

“Action Grip” for the Canon A-1 and AE-1 Program – SOLD! Thank you!

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A rather rare Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar lens with the Exa-Exakta mount – 1952

Canon fanny pack from the 1984 Olympics

Canon camera strap still new from 1984

Getting harder to find – 55mm lens cap commemorating the 1976 Olympics

Hardly ever seen here in the US – 52mm lens cap

Many more items wait to be discovered in the shop as I continue to sell off my collections of photo stuff. I’ll be listing a mint condition Yashica Mat-124G TLR soon as well as a mint condition Canon New F-1 (F-1N) LA Olympics 35mm SLR! Stay tuned.

Thanks for stopping by! – Chris

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Some nice Nikon photo gear in my store!

January 15, 2019January 22, 2019Chris and Carol 1 Comment

I’ve just added some rather interesting Nikon stuff in my online store at http://www.ccstudio2380.com

It’s a nice way to add some nice Nikon photo gear to your collection.

All three items are now SOLD! Thank you!!!

In mint condition Nikon waist-level viewfinder/magnifier model DW-3 for the Nikon F3 SLR

Thank you!

Thank you!

I’ll be listing a “ton” of other items from my camera and photo gear collection over the next week or so. Stop back often.

Lots of other neat things in the shop so stop on by! Thanks, Chris

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Fujifilm Nexia 3100ixZ Special Edition Set

January 14, 2019January 14, 2019Chris and Carol Leave a comment

It kinda looks like an early flip phone but it’s a calculator/world “time traveler” thingy. The camera is the Nexia 3100ixZ APS film camera that was released in November 1999 and listed for a shocking ¥45,000 or about $380 in the US. The vintage JAL flight bag was not part of the set and is being used as a prop. Of note about the bag, most of these types of vintage JAL bags had white side panels or were blue with white panels. This is the first one that I’ve seen that’s all red.

The date time function and calendar go all the way to 2099!

The Nexia 3100ixZ features a Super EBC Fujinon 23-70mm zoom lens. It takes one CR2 battery (still very available). The calculator takes two standard hearing aid batteries. APS film is no longer produced but it’s available as expired film on eBay and Etsy for a fair price.

APS cameras are a fun way to collect still new in the box film cameras for not a lot of money.

Thanks for stopping by! – Chris

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Happy SUNday! – Montauk Point, Long Island

January 13, 2019January 13, 2019Chris and Carol Leave a comment

From a wonderful visit in the Summer of 2002 to one of my favorite places on Long Island – the Montauk Point Lighthouse.

July 2002

Tim 7 and Lindsay 13

How many times have I run up and down that hill as a kid???

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Thanks for stopping by! Have a beautiful day! – Chris

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Yashica TL Electro-x

January 12, 2019January 12, 2019Chris and Carol 1 Comment

One of the best cameras that Yashica made – in 1968 Yashica produced an exciting 35 mm SLR with a built-in computer! Well, integrated circuits and an electronic “brain”.

It was my first SLR and I fell in love with its looks and the feel of it in my hands. This one is from my rather silly large collection of Yashica cameras and I’ve decided to make it available in my online shop at http://www.ccstudio2380.com

This one is from around 1970 and besides being in stunning mint condition it works like new!

Gotta love the gothic “Y” on the pentaprism – pure Yashica!

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The battery for this camera is still readily available today and isn’t very expensive.

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I’ve always felt that the satin silver finish on this model was the best – it holds up well and it’s easy to keep clean.

The camera will come with a fresh (new) battery, the original leather case, an unopened vinyl strap, a roll of Fujicolor film and an instruction booklet. The beauty of this Yashica is that it accepts a wide array of M42 screw mount lenses which are available everywhere for very fair prices.

Thanks for stopping by! – Chris

Studio camera – Fujifilm X-A10 with a Fujinon Aspherical Lens – Super EBC XC 16-50mm f3.5 OIS II

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A Fun Sized Camera from Fuji Photo

January 12, 2019January 12, 2019Chris and Carol 3 Comments

Modern APS (Advanced Photo System) film cameras get no love in today’s world. The film is no longer made (but it’s still readily available) and the cameras seem quaint by 35mm camera standards.

But these late 1990s and early 2000s cameras were and are quite sophisticated. Here’s a rather nice one (it’s actually brand new and never used) from Fuji Photo – the Fujifilm Nexia 250ixZ which was released in July 2001. From what I can tell there were about 16 different Nexia models from Fujifilm that featured a zoom lens and another 8 models with a fixed focal length lens. That’s a bunch of APS cameras produced within a few years of one another.

At ¥23,000 it listed for just under $200 here in the US. It has a nice bright centered viewfinder.

The 250ixZ uses one CR123 battery which is still available at a fair price. The APS film cartridge is as easy as it gets – open the compartment and drop it in – no messing with the film itself. The camera has a switch which can adjust the image from a normal shot, wide-angle and a kinda panorama view (C,H,P).

APS cameras with “MRC” feature the ability for mid-roll film changes which is quite handy. This model includes date/time imprinting.

It featured a Fujinon Z 23-57.5 mm zoom lens with a somewhat slow f6.7-11 aperture. 5 elements in 5 groups. When the built-in lens cover is slid open the flash pops up and the zoom is activated. It’s small (like all APS cameras) and weighs in at 175 grams.

These APS cameras are available for pennies on the dollar and sometimes still “new in the box” sets become available on Etsy and eBay. If you’re looking for something a bit different in film shooting I highly recommend giving an APS camera a try. Remember that the film is no longer made so anything you buy is expired. How expired and the storage conditions will determine the final look to your pictures.

The 250ixZ far left, the 3200ixZ in the center and the 4200ixZ on the right. A camera for every budget!

Thanks for stopping by! – Chris

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Fuji Discovery 900 Zoom Plus – 1991

January 10, 2019January 10, 2019Chris and Carol Leave a comment

Another visit is in order for this super cool camera from Fuji Photo.

Chasing Classic Cameras with Chris

From the Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited, Tokyo.

Actually quite a sophisticated 35mm compact auto focus camera from the early 1990s – during the compact camera war period where each manufacturer was trying to cram as many features into as small a package as they could. In the case of this Fuji, it came pretty close to having everything except the compact part.

Which in the case of this camera, is a very good thing in our opinion. It has a wonderful feel to it – it has some heft (362 g without battery and film) and fits nicely into your grip. It’s plastic but with a host of motors and what not the weight goes up which helps holding it steady when taking a picture.

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