How many film cameras do you have?

**ryanM** · 03-01-2019, 05:23 PM - **7 Likes**

Just picked this up...got it in the mail today. It’s in nice condition and ready to shoot as soon as I get some 120 film. I have a close up lens, hood, and lens cap coming too.

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**landofcourtness** · 03-02-2019, 08:18 AM

Originally posted by John Brown

Added another today.

I have this... mine is a little more worse for ware, but that's just signs of what its been through. Still works flawlessly. The only thing I don't like about it, is the mount. I think it's a bit cumbersome to put on/off. Not a bad thing, just one of the reasons to reach for my Pentax film cameras instead

**boriscleto** · 03-02-2019, 09:12 AM

The spreadsheet is up to 115 rows. And only 4 of those are digital.

John Brown · 03-02-2019, 12:36 PM - **1 Like**

Added this FT2 today. A new battery, and she WORKS!

womble · 03-03-2019, 01:09 AM

Originally posted by ryanM

Just picked this up...got it in the mail today. It’s in nice condition and ready to shoot as soon as I get some 120 film. I have a close up lens, hood, and lens cap coming too.

Which model is that? I keep thinking about a Rolleiflex but there is a profusion of models...

**ryanM** · 03-03-2019, 12:07 PM

Originally posted by womble

Which model is that? I keep thinking about a Rolleiflex but there is a profusion of models...

Yeah, there are a bunch of them. I don’t think any of them are bad, but some are in the collector realm and command high prices. Some are just newer too. Condition really is what you should look at. This one is a 1951 Automat Rolleiflex model 4. No light meter and it has a 75mm f3.5 Zeiss Tessar lens.

This is my first Rolleiflex and I wasn’t sure what to get to. I just got one for cheap in Good shooting condition.

Kenzie2k3 · 03-03-2019, 12:13 PM - **1 Like**

Just added two Pentax MXs to the collection. One came with the 40mm f2.8

**gofour3** · 03-03-2019, 12:29 PM

Originally posted by Kenzie2k3

One came with the 40mm f2.8

That's a great little lens, nice pickup!

Phil.

**ryanM** · 03-03-2019, 12:56 PM

Originally posted by Kenzie2k3

Just added two Pentax MXs to the collection. One came with the 40mm f2.8

I like that lens; it's just fun to use. The focus throw is really short and the whole package, MX plus 40mm is wonderfully small and light.

Kenzie2k3 · 03-03-2019, 01:54 PM - **2 Likes**

I got the MX with the 40mm in a job lot that had an Olympus OM1n with 50 1.8 and a Nikon F601 with Nikkor 50mm 1.8 pancake.

John Brown · 03-03-2019, 04:37 PM

Another good day. These two were given to me because "they don't work, and I don 't know anything about them". Guess what? They both work perfectly after installing new batteries. The viewfinders are amazingly free of specks and dirt. Also got the manuals for the AE-1 and they are also in great shape.

John Brown · 03-07-2019, 01:45 PM - **1 Like**

I got this one today. Installed a battery, and it works.

LesDMess · 03-08-2019, 05:32 PM

Originally posted by John Brown

I got this one today. Installed a battery, and it works.

A mercury battery . . .

johnha · 03-08-2019, 06:01 PM

Before the fairly recent rise in mechanical bodies I bagged a few for very little - theory being it was easier/cheaper to risk buy another than CLA a faulty one. I'm trying to get rid of some of the mundane autos but can't seem to give them away so I guess I'll have to run some film through them. I ended up with several SPs (a couple have mirrors that intermittently stick up or down). I bought an OM-1 to see what all that fuss was about but it doesn't have the finesse that, say an MX has. I have two broken K2s (electronic/shutter problems) and did have a working ME-F + Kf35-70/2.8 AF zoom (the lens has since stopped working).

John Brown · 03-08-2019, 06:15 PM

Originally posted by LesDMess

A mercury battery . . .

A Wein Cell 1.35v battery.

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03-02-2019, 08:18 AM	#257
landofcourtness Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2016 Photos: Albums Posts: 151	Originally posted by John Brown Added another today. I have this... mine is a little more worse for ware, but that's just signs of what its been through. Still works flawlessly. The only thing I don't like about it, is the mount. I think it's a bit cumbersome to put on/off. Not a bad thing, just one of the reasons to reach for my Pentax film cameras instead

03-02-2019, 09:12 AM	#258
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	The spreadsheet is up to 115 rows. And only 4 of those are digital.

03-02-2019, 12:36 PM - 1 Like	#259
John Brown Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Lake Stevens, WA Posts: 68	Added this FT2 today. A new battery, and she WORKS!

03-03-2019, 01:09 AM	#260
womble Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Hertfordshire Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,324	Originally posted by ryanM Just picked this up...got it in the mail today. It’s in nice condition and ready to shoot as soon as I get some 120 film. I have a close up lens, hood, and lens cap coming too. Which model is that? I keep thinking about a Rolleiflex but there is a profusion of models...

03-03-2019, 12:07 PM	#261
ryanM Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: KY Photos: Albums Posts: 79	Originally posted by womble Which model is that? I keep thinking about a Rolleiflex but there is a profusion of models... Yeah, there are a bunch of them. I don’t think any of them are bad, but some are in the collector realm and command high prices. Some are just newer too. Condition really is what you should look at. This one is a 1951 Automat Rolleiflex model 4. No light meter and it has a 75mm f3.5 Zeiss Tessar lens. This is my first Rolleiflex and I wasn’t sure what to get to. I just got one for cheap in Good shooting condition.

03-03-2019, 12:13 PM - 1 Like	#262
Kenzie2k3 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 36	Just added two Pentax MXs to the collection. One came with the 40mm f2.8

03-03-2019, 12:29 PM	#263
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,089	Originally posted by Kenzie2k3 One came with the 40mm f2.8 That's a great little lens, nice pickup! Phil.

03-03-2019, 12:56 PM	#264
ryanM Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: KY Photos: Albums Posts: 79	Originally posted by Kenzie2k3 Just added two Pentax MXs to the collection. One came with the 40mm f2.8 I like that lens; it's just fun to use. The focus throw is really short and the whole package, MX plus 40mm is wonderfully small and light.

03-03-2019, 01:54 PM - 2 Likes	#265
Kenzie2k3 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 36	I got the MX with the 40mm in a job lot that had an Olympus OM1n with 50 1.8 and a Nikon F601 with Nikkor 50mm 1.8 pancake.

03-03-2019, 04:37 PM	#266
John Brown Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Lake Stevens, WA Posts: 68	Another good day. These two were given to me because "they don't work, and I don 't know anything about them". Guess what? They both work perfectly after installing new batteries. The viewfinders are amazingly free of specks and dirt. Also got the manuals for the AE-1 and they are also in great shape.

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03-07-2019, 01:45 PM - 1 Like	#267
John Brown Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Lake Stevens, WA Posts: 68	I got this one today. Installed a battery, and it works.

03-08-2019, 05:32 PM	#268
LesDMess Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Santa Cruz, CA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,235	Originally posted by John Brown I got this one today. Installed a battery, and it works. A mercury battery . . .

03-08-2019, 06:01 PM	#269
johnha Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Lancashire, UK Photos: Albums Posts: 1,155	Before the fairly recent rise in mechanical bodies I bagged a few for very little - theory being it was easier/cheaper to risk buy another than CLA a faulty one. I'm trying to get rid of some of the mundane autos but can't seem to give them away so I guess I'll have to run some film through them. I ended up with several SPs (a couple have mirrors that intermittently stick up or down). I bought an OM-1 to see what all that fuss was about but it doesn't have the finesse that, say an MX has. I have two broken K2s (electronic/shutter problems) and did have a working ME-F + Kf35-70/2.8 AF zoom (the lens has since stopped working).

03-08-2019, 06:15 PM	#270
John Brown Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Lake Stevens, WA Posts: 68	Originally posted by LesDMess A mercury battery . . . A Wein Cell 1.35v battery.