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**WPRESTO** · 08-23-2015, 03:43 PM

Not only were the folders compact, they had very good size negatives (I think they're at their best with B&W). I've always been a little sorry I didn't keep the Super Ikonta C I had for a while in the 1950's. However, it used 620 film, which by maybe 1980 was extinct.

**arnold** · 08-23-2015, 03:55 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by chickentender

It has the Radionar 80 2.9

This was used in many Franka cameras, such as my Rolfix 6X9. The Radionar is a very good Schneider triplet designed for folders and shows excellent results on that large negative. Mine has a screen to cut negative size to 6x6 if desired.

---------- Post added 24-08-15 at 09:00 ----------

Originally posted by WPRESTO

Not only were the folders compact, they had very good size negatives (I think they're at their best with B&W).

Indeed, here is a sample of the Radionar on the Rolfix:

Swift1 · 08-23-2015, 08:06 PM - **3 Likes**

Originally posted by chickentender

It has the Radionar 80 2.9

---------- Post added 08-23-15 at 01:33 PM ----------

It does, but the rangefinder windows are small and round, rather than square (matching the composition window)... Here's a quick shot.

---------- Post added 08-23-15 at 01:45 PM ----------

One more shot... I really can't get over (this is my first folder camera) how compact these are for MF. The first photo really makes the camera look far larger than it is, so here's one more with my Ricoh GR alongside for scale.

Gorgeous camera!

---------- Post added 08-23-2015 at 08:10 PM ----------

So... this happened today.
Not bad for $100

Eyewanders · 08-23-2015, 08:15 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Swift1

Gorgeous camera!

---------- Post added 08-23-2015 at 08:10 PM ----------

So... this happened today.
Not bad for $100

100 bucks??? That's some spooky spellweaving you must've been at down there. Nice.

45 Mike · 08-23-2015, 09:03 PM

I almost bid on a ZX-5N with a 28-80 for about $35. It went for $36, LOL

**arnold** · 08-25-2015, 11:11 PM - **2 Likes**

Yashica 35 1958.

This is the first 35mm Yashica from the Yashica factory. A predecessor to the Lynx, It came with a 1.9 or 45mm 2.8 lens. more solid than later models. Has a rangefinder, but no meter. Copal MXV shutter. I much prefer this manual version to the later automated electro series 35.

Jean Poitiers · 08-26-2015, 12:27 AM

Originally posted by arnold

Yashica 35 1958.

This is the first 35mm Yashica from the Yashica factory. A predecessor to the Lynx, It came with a 1.9 or 45mm 2.8 lens. more solid than later models. Has a rangefinder, but no meter. Copal MXV shutter. I much prefer this manual version to the later automated electro series 35.

That's quite handsome ... and I bet a bit smaller than my GSN (giant thing it is).

---------- Post added 08-26-15 at 09:29 ----------

Originally posted by Swift1

... this happened today.
Not bad for $100

Wow ... that's excellent. Enjoy !!!

Eyewanders · 08-26-2015, 01:03 AM

Originally posted by arnold

Yashica 35 1958.

This is the first 35mm Yashica from the Yashica factory. A predecessor to the Lynx, It came with a 1.9 or 45mm 2.8 lens. more solid than later models. Has a rangefinder, but no meter. Copal MXV shutter. I much prefer this manual version to the later automated electro series 35.

That's a beaut!

Cuthbert · 08-26-2015, 01:32 AM

Originally posted by chickentender

100 bucks??? That's some spooky spellweaving you must've been at down there. Nice.

Nah! I've done better.

See this nice little Nikon FM with AI'd Nikkor 50mm f1.4 S-C?

Got that in London for £30, including a small nylon bag.

Jonathan Mac · 08-26-2015, 03:40 AM

Originally posted by arnold

Yashica 35 1958.

This is the first 35mm Yashica from the Yashica factory. A predecessor to the Lynx, It came with a 1.9 or 45mm 2.8 lens. more solid than later models. Has a rangefinder, but no meter. Copal MXV shutter. I much prefer this manual version to the later automated electro series 35.

That looks very nice - I want one

**WPRESTO** · 08-26-2015, 03:46 AM

Yashica made some nice cameras, not only the rangefinder 35's, but also the Yashicamat, very reasonably called the "poor man's Rolleiflex."

Jean Poitiers · 08-26-2015, 08:49 AM - **1 Like**

Just for fun ... from the Canadian Juno Beach Center. Among the other wartime items on display ...

g026r · 08-26-2015, 09:25 AM - **1 Like**

Imagine trying to use that Speed Graphic to get a shot in the middle of a firefight. Oof.

**Archimedes the Dog** · 08-26-2015, 09:57 AM

Originally posted by g026r

Imagine trying to use that Speed Graphic to get a shot in the middle of a firefight. Oof.

I always think the same thing.

Eyewanders · 08-26-2015, 10:20 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by g026r

Imagine trying to use that Speed Graphic to get a shot in the middle of a firefight. Oof.

If I were to try that right now it'd definitely be "Oof" - Out of Focus.

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08-23-2015, 03:43 PM	#3166
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,106	Not only were the folders compact, they had very good size negatives (I think they're at their best with B&W). I've always been a little sorry I didn't keep the Super Ikonta C I had for a while in the 1950's. However, it used 620 film, which by maybe 1980 was extinct.

08-23-2015, 03:55 PM - 1 Like	#3167
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,294	Originally posted by chickentender It has the Radionar 80 2.9 This was used in many Franka cameras, such as my Rolfix 6X9. The Radionar is a very good Schneider triplet designed for folders and shows excellent results on that large negative. Mine has a screen to cut negative size to 6x6 if desired. ---------- Post added 24-08-15 at 09:00 ---------- Originally posted by WPRESTO Not only were the folders compact, they had very good size negatives (I think they're at their best with B&W). Indeed, here is a sample of the Radionar on the Rolfix:

08-23-2015, 08:06 PM - 3 Likes	#3168
Swift1 Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oregon Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,079	Originally posted by chickentender It has the Radionar 80 2.9 ---------- Post added 08-23-15 at 01:33 PM ---------- It does, but the rangefinder windows are small and round, rather than square (matching the composition window)... Here's a quick shot. ---------- Post added 08-23-15 at 01:45 PM ---------- One more shot... I really can't get over (this is my first folder camera) how compact these are for MF. The first photo really makes the camera look far larger than it is, so here's one more with my Ricoh GR alongside for scale. Gorgeous camera! ---------- Post added 08-23-2015 at 08:10 PM ---------- So... this happened today. Not bad for $100

08-23-2015, 08:15 PM - 1 Like	#3169
Eyewanders Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Land of the Salish Sea Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,343	Originally posted by Swift1 Gorgeous camera! ---------- Post added 08-23-2015 at 08:10 PM ---------- So... this happened today. Not bad for $100 100 bucks??? That's some spooky spellweaving you must've been at down there. Nice.

08-23-2015, 09:03 PM	#3170
45 Mike Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,350	I almost bid on a ZX-5N with a 28-80 for about $35. It went for $36, LOL

08-25-2015, 11:11 PM - 2 Likes	#3171
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,294	Yashica 35 1958. This is the first 35mm Yashica from the Yashica factory. A predecessor to the Lynx, It came with a 1.9 or 45mm 2.8 lens. more solid than later models. Has a rangefinder, but no meter. Copal MXV shutter. I much prefer this manual version to the later automated electro series 35.

08-26-2015, 12:27 AM	#3172
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Originally posted by arnold Yashica 35 1958. This is the first 35mm Yashica from the Yashica factory. A predecessor to the Lynx, It came with a 1.9 or 45mm 2.8 lens. more solid than later models. Has a rangefinder, but no meter. Copal MXV shutter. I much prefer this manual version to the later automated electro series 35. That's quite handsome ... and I bet a bit smaller than my GSN (giant thing it is). ---------- Post added 08-26-15 at 09:29 ---------- Originally posted by Swift1 ... this happened today. Not bad for $100 Wow ... that's excellent. Enjoy !!!

08-26-2015, 01:03 AM	#3173
Eyewanders Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Land of the Salish Sea Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,343	Originally posted by arnold Yashica 35 1958. This is the first 35mm Yashica from the Yashica factory. A predecessor to the Lynx, It came with a 1.9 or 45mm 2.8 lens. more solid than later models. Has a rangefinder, but no meter. Copal MXV shutter. I much prefer this manual version to the later automated electro series 35. That's a beaut!

08-26-2015, 01:32 AM	#3174
Cuthbert Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,740	Originally posted by chickentender 100 bucks??? That's some spooky spellweaving you must've been at down there. Nice. Nah! I've done better. See this nice little Nikon FM with AI'd Nikkor 50mm f1.4 S-C? Got that in London for £30, including a small nylon bag.

08-26-2015, 03:40 AM	#3175
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,897	Originally posted by arnold Yashica 35 1958. This is the first 35mm Yashica from the Yashica factory. A predecessor to the Lynx, It came with a 1.9 or 45mm 2.8 lens. more solid than later models. Has a rangefinder, but no meter. Copal MXV shutter. I much prefer this manual version to the later automated electro series 35. That looks very nice - I want one

08-26-2015, 03:46 AM	#3176
WPRESTO Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Massachusetts Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 59,106	Yashica made some nice cameras, not only the rangefinder 35's, but also the Yashicamat, very reasonably called the "poor man's Rolleiflex."

08-26-2015, 08:49 AM - 1 Like	#3177
Jean Poitiers Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lost in translation ... Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 18,076	Just for fun ... from the Canadian Juno Beach Center. Among the other wartime items on display ...

08-26-2015, 09:25 AM - 1 Like	#3178
g026r Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,074	Imagine trying to use that Speed Graphic to get a shot in the middle of a firefight. Oof.

08-26-2015, 09:57 AM	#3179
Archimedes the Dog Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 1,146	Originally posted by g026r Imagine trying to use that Speed Graphic to get a shot in the middle of a firefight. Oof. I always think the same thing.

08-26-2015, 10:20 AM - 1 Like	#3180
Eyewanders Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Land of the Salish Sea Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,343	Originally posted by g026r Imagine trying to use that Speed Graphic to get a shot in the middle of a firefight. Oof. If I were to try that right now it'd definitely be "Oof" - Out of Focus.