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**aslyfox** · 02-24-2018, 02:41 PM - **3 Likes**

my latest acquisition arrived via USPS today -

an " experienced " Like New SMC Pentax-DA* 300mm F4 ED [IF] SDM

[ purchased from a forum member via the market place ]

lens case not photographed

SMU provided for scaling purposes only, not consumption

my second * lens

weather supposed to be better tomorrow so no test photos yet

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SSGGeezer · 02-24-2018, 02:42 PM

If you don't eat them it doesn't count Allen! That is the rule!

**aslyfox** · 02-24-2018, 02:51 PM

Originally posted by SSGGeezer

If you don't eat them it doesn't count Allen! That is the rule!

Johnny come lately and their rules

" Rules?... We ain't got no rules. We don't need no rules. I don't have to show you any stinking rules! "

misquote from " The Treasure of the Sierra Madre "

________________

proof of my position

according to you, anyone who posts proof of their latest acquisition without accompanying SMU or ASU provided for scaling purposes - it doesn't count

I don't think so

**BigMackCam** · 02-24-2018, 02:55 PM - **3 Likes**

Another one I've been waiting months to find... snagged today, after a discussion with - and reduced offer to - the Ukrainian seller... a quite rare M39 SLR-mount KMZ Industar-24M 3.5/10.5cm in allegedly MINT condition (which could, in reality, mean anything from good clean condition up

). Comes with bakelite case, front and rear caps and documents which apparently match the lens. The finish of the body looks particularly good... some very, very minor but genuine marks from normal use, but no polishing or re-finishing. I was a little surprised that the seller accepted any offer at all, as these don't come up too often. Like the Zenitar-ME1 I'm now waiting for, this is another waiting game... I'm hoping it'll be as good as it looks.

Oh, and I picked up another inexpensive KMZ Helios-44M-4... but this one has the A/M diaphragm control, like the 44M. Not rare, but rarer

There are a handful of lenses I'm still looking for, but they're increasingly rare

A couple of Industar-24M photos from the seller, plus one of the 44M-4...

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**Cerebum** · 02-24-2018, 03:21 PM - **3 Likes**

I hit the jackpot today, I got a K3, build date 23rd Dec. 2014, in immaculate condition, with only 413 shutter actuations for £275. I also picked up an Olympus Stylus 1s, equally perfect, with 333 actuations for £200. Two cameras that will keep me learning for years to come

**BigMackCam** · 02-24-2018, 03:37 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Cerebum

I hit the jackpot today, I got a K3, build date 23rd Dec. 2014, in immaculate condition, with only 413 shutter actuations for £275. I also picked up an Olympus Stylus 1s, equally perfect, with 333 actuations for £200. Two cameras that will keep me learning for years to come

Oh my, those are bargains!! Congratulations!

IgorZ · 02-24-2018, 06:23 PM

Originally posted by BigMackCam

Another one I've been waiting months to find... snagged today, after a discussion with - and reduced offer to - the Ukrainian seller... a quite rare M39 SLR-mount KMZ Industar-24M 3.5/10.5cm in allegedly MINT condition (which could, in reality, mean anything from good clean condition up

). Comes with bakelite case, front and rear caps and documents which apparently match the lens. The finish of the body looks particularly good... some very, very minor but genuine marks from normal use, but no polishing or re-finishing. I was a little surprised that the seller accepted any offer at all, as these don't come up too often. Like the Zenitar-ME1 I'm now waiting for, this is another waiting game... I'm hoping it'll be as good as it looks.

Oh, and I picked up another inexpensive KMZ Helios-44M-4... but this one has the A/M diaphragm control, like the 44M. Not rare, but rarer

There are a handful of lenses I'm still looking for, but they're increasingly rare

A couple of Industar-24M photos from the seller, plus one of the 44M-4...

What about that zenitar 50mm lens you were waiting for? I was curious enough to look it up. Interesting bokeh for sure...
???????? ???????-??1 50 mm f/ 1.7 ?? ??????????????, MTF, ??????, ??????, ????? :: Lens-Club.ru

Marcus Rowland · 02-24-2018, 06:32 PM

Today's car boot sale produced a very clean German Coronet 35mm camera from I think the fifties - nothing special in specification, there's no rangefinder or meter, but it does have a nice fungus-free Isco-Gotingen Color-Isconar 2.8/45mm lens and a working Vario shutter, and an unusual "wind on lever at the bottom" design. Cost a fiver, which is reasonable I think, but I can't find any information on it which is a bit odd. Also various Apple cables etc., but nothing else for photography.

tim60 · 02-24-2018, 11:24 PM

Originally posted by Marcus Rowland

Today's car boot sale produced a very clean German Coronet 35mm camera from I think the fifties - nothing special in specification, there's no rangefinder or meter, but it does have a nice fungus-free Isco-Gotingen Color-Isconar 2.8/45mm lens and a working Vario shutter, and an unusual "wind on lever at the bottom" design. Cost a fiver, which is reasonable I think, but I can't find any information on it which is a bit odd. Also various Apple cables etc., but nothing else for photography.

Try, to see if Butkus has a manual.

**savoche** · 02-25-2018, 06:15 AM

Originally posted by Digitalis

Nice! the newer intuos tablets don't have the user programmable LCDs next to the function buttons, which IMO is a bit of a design blooper from wacom.

Wow, I wasn't aware they'd removed the LCD labels on later models - I'd be pretty lost without them!

Marcus Rowland · 02-25-2018, 05:52 PM

More car boot stuff - another clean Series E 50mm f2 Nikkor, a Gossen Sixtino meter in good working order, and a Halina Paulette Electric 35mm camera, not very nice condition but everything works including the meter. Total spend £17.50

Originally posted by tim60

Try, to see if Butkus has a manual.

Mystery is solved - it's a rebadged Baldinette 2 - http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Balda_Baldinette_II

but there doesn't seem to be a manual on line.

hangman43 · 02-25-2018, 07:32 PM - **2 Likes**

Pentax DFA* 70-200 and a new camera backpack bag since the beast would not fit in my older backpack while mounted

**savoche** · 02-26-2018, 12:49 AM - **3 Likes**

I need to stop following this thread. It keeps prodding my slumbering GAS

**BigMackCam** · 02-26-2018, 01:05 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by IgorZ

What about that zenitar 50mm lens you were waiting for? I was curious enough to look it up. Interesting bokeh for sure...
???????? ???????-??1 50 mm f/ 1.7 ?? ??????????????, MTF, ??????, ??????, ????? :: Lens-Club.ru

Yeah, I'm looking forward to receiving that one. As I mentioned before, the regular Zenitar-M 1.7/50 is a super lens, so the ME1 with its weird diaphragm should be a hoot. Wide open, the aperture is circular... then it becomes a square with the corners rounded off, eventually becoming completely square. I do wonder how limiting that will be, but there's only one way to find out

**ChrisPlatt** · 02-26-2018, 03:58 AM - **1 Like**

Canon FTbN body

Chris

02-24-2018, 02:51 PM	#11733
aslyfox Seeker of Knowledge Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Topeka, Kansas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 24,583	Originally posted by SSGGeezer If you don't eat them it doesn't count Allen! That is the rule! Johnny come lately and their rules " Rules?... We ain't got no rules. We don't need no rules. I don't have to show you any stinking rules! " misquote from " The Treasure of the Sierra Madre " ________________ proof of my position according to you, anyone who posts proof of their latest acquisition without accompanying SMU or ASU provided for scaling purposes - it doesn't count I don't think so Last edited by aslyfox; 02-24-2018 at 10:24 PM.

02-25-2018, 05:52 PM	#11741
Marcus Rowland Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: London Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,079	More car boot stuff - another clean Series E 50mm f2 Nikkor, a Gossen Sixtino meter in good working order, and a Halina Paulette Electric 35mm camera, not very nice condition but everything works including the meter. Total spend £17.50 Originally posted by tim60 Try, to see if Butkus has a manual. Mystery is solved - it's a rebadged Baldinette 2 - http://camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Balda_Baldinette_II but there doesn't seem to be a manual on line. Last edited by Marcus Rowland; 02-25-2018 at 06:02 PM.

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02-24-2018, 03:21 PM - 3 Likes	#11735
Cerebum Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Lancaster Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,829	I hit the jackpot today, I got a K3, build date 23rd Dec. 2014, in immaculate condition, with only 413 shutter actuations for £275. I also picked up an Olympus Stylus 1s, equally perfect, with 333 actuations for £200. Two cameras that will keep me learning for years to come

02-24-2018, 03:37 PM - 2 Likes	#11736
BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,705	Originally posted by Cerebum I hit the jackpot today, I got a K3, build date 23rd Dec. 2014, in immaculate condition, with only 413 shutter actuations for £275. I also picked up an Olympus Stylus 1s, equally perfect, with 333 actuations for £200. Two cameras that will keep me learning for years to come Oh my, those are bargains!! Congratulations!

02-24-2018, 06:23 PM	#11737
IgorZ Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Ottawa Posts: 1,735	Originally posted by BigMackCam Another one I've been waiting months to find... snagged today, after a discussion with - and reduced offer to - the Ukrainian seller... a quite rare M39 SLR-mount KMZ Industar-24M 3.5/10.5cm in allegedly MINT condition (which could, in reality, mean anything from good clean condition up ). Comes with bakelite case, front and rear caps and documents which apparently match the lens. The finish of the body looks particularly good... some very, very minor but genuine marks from normal use, but no polishing or re-finishing. I was a little surprised that the seller accepted any offer at all, as these don't come up too often. Like the Zenitar-ME1 I'm now waiting for, this is another waiting game... I'm hoping it'll be as good as it looks. Oh, and I picked up another inexpensive KMZ Helios-44M-4... but this one has the A/M diaphragm control, like the 44M. Not rare, but rarer There are a handful of lenses I'm still looking for, but they're increasingly rare A couple of Industar-24M photos from the seller, plus one of the 44M-4... What about that zenitar 50mm lens you were waiting for? I was curious enough to look it up. Interesting bokeh for sure... ???????? ???????-??1 50 mm f/ 1.7 ?? ??????????????, MTF, ??????, ??????, ????? :: Lens-Club.ru

02-24-2018, 06:32 PM	#11738
Marcus Rowland Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: London Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,079	Today's car boot sale produced a very clean German Coronet 35mm camera from I think the fifties - nothing special in specification, there's no rangefinder or meter, but it does have a nice fungus-free Isco-Gotingen Color-Isconar 2.8/45mm lens and a working Vario shutter, and an unusual "wind on lever at the bottom" design. Cost a fiver, which is reasonable I think, but I can't find any information on it which is a bit odd. Also various Apple cables etc., but nothing else for photography.

02-24-2018, 11:24 PM	#11739
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,758	Originally posted by Marcus Rowland Today's car boot sale produced a very clean German Coronet 35mm camera from I think the fifties - nothing special in specification, there's no rangefinder or meter, but it does have a nice fungus-free Isco-Gotingen Color-Isconar 2.8/45mm lens and a working Vario shutter, and an unusual "wind on lever at the bottom" design. Cost a fiver, which is reasonable I think, but I can't find any information on it which is a bit odd. Also various Apple cables etc., but nothing else for photography. Try, to see if Butkus has a manual.

02-25-2018, 06:15 AM	#11740
savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,312	Originally posted by Digitalis Nice! the newer intuos tablets don't have the user programmable LCDs next to the function buttons, which IMO is a bit of a design blooper from wacom. Wow, I wasn't aware they'd removed the LCD labels on later models - I'd be pretty lost without them!

02-25-2018, 07:32 PM - 2 Likes	#11742
hangman43 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Hueytown, Alabama Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,508	Pentax DFA* 70-200 and a new camera backpack bag since the beast would not fit in my older backpack while mounted

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savoche Master of the obvious Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Lowlands of Norway Posts: 18,312	I need to stop following this thread. It keeps prodding my slumbering GAS

02-26-2018, 01:05 AM - 1 Like	#11744
BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,705	Originally posted by IgorZ What about that zenitar 50mm lens you were waiting for? I was curious enough to look it up. Interesting bokeh for sure... ???????? ???????-??1 50 mm f/ 1.7 ?? ??????????????, MTF, ??????, ??????, ????? :: Lens-Club.ru Yeah, I'm looking forward to receiving that one. As I mentioned before, the regular Zenitar-M 1.7/50 is a super lens, so the ME1 with its weird diaphragm should be a hoot. Wide open, the aperture is circular... then it becomes a square with the corners rounded off, eventually becoming completely square. I do wonder how limiting that will be, but there's only one way to find out

02-26-2018, 03:58 AM - 1 Like	#11745
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