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Using Medium Format
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AGFA ISOLETTE II
Here is the story: I happened to find an old camera in a boot sale (Brocante de Maisons Alfort) ans decided it would be great to restore
The camera is a popular Agfa Isolette II, built
in the 50s. Here are links about this camera.
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La camera
par Mario, au Quebec, it includes how to change the bellow, in French |
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The user
Manual |
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The
Technical Page |
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Here it
is once CLA’ed: This one is a AGNAR 3 elements, Vario Shutter (B, 25, 50,
200) |
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Hand held
Light Cell : Réalt Système Poirette It has a
direct read using plates to be inserted under the dial. Very handy, nice |
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Cameras Used
Here are the cameras I sold, in my perpetual quest for the perefect camera.
Often, I would buy the camera, use it, find some accessory to it and then sale
it after some time.
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Rollei 35SE, Sold Jan 02. It has a nice lens, very
sharp. But it not deserved properly by its cell which is not too precise. For
Slides, it's really a pain. For a while I had also a 35TE. It was then I
could compare the photos with the ones made with a Minox. The Rollei is a tad
better. Is this an effect of the
focal of 40mm? |
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Minox new GTE, Sold July 03. A very interesting camera
I used since 10 years, I had a ML, old GTE and this new GTE. But since I
discovered the Range Finder, I used less and less this camera. Finally, I put
it on sale to cover the expenses of a lens for the CLE. |
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First Leica CL , Sold Dec. 04 Well, after I
discovered the existence of the Leica CL and the wonderful Summicron 40mm,
I got the bite for the Range Finder. Unfortunately the CL went
dead (Solenoid of the needle in the viewfinder). I managed to have it
repaired, tried to trade it against the Minolta CLE. But after using the CLE
for a while, traded it back for this CL. Finally sold it to buy a new lens
for the R7 July 2006: I just bought
another Leica CL. This one is not converted to use the modern PX625. |
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Minolta CLE,
Voigtlander Lens Sold
November 03 Here featured with the
Voigtlander 15mm. Well, it's a good camera however, the metering pattern and
the fact that the light cell would not operate when the camera is in manual
mode makes it a more Point and Shoot Camera with changeable lens. I prefer
the Leica CL. The voigtlander Heliar
Lens 15mm is a fine lens but so difficult to use. I later bought (and resold)
the skopar 25mm. For street photography, the external viewfinder is a real
hassle. And although I like the 24 or 25mm focal lens, the external
viewfinder is not precise in the framing. |
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Rollei 35 LED Sold May 2006 This an inexpensive
package for street photography. Unfortunately the Light Cell is sort of
useless piece of chunk. The shutter is really noisy. A so-so camera. |
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Yashica 124G MAT Sold July 2006 A great package of 120
type of film. I like its square format but cannot cope with the lack of DOF and
the price of the film. The camera is really difficult to use in the street,
reason is the framing made from the top. Serge, from Studios
Rapahel is using this for the wedding ceremonies and with success. The
clients are getting nice enlargement they can easily .scan on a flatbed… Here the Mat is shown
with the Macro add on, which offer a focusing distance less to 1 meter. Very
nice! |
