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on Mar 26, 2015 13:46:35 GMT
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Hi there, Just got back from the customs office with this gem of Soviet camera production: (to be contd.)
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on Mar 26, 2015 14:00:17 GMT
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I was lucky, too. Ordering a camera that may have so many potential 'issues' is always a risky thing. But the Russian eBay dealer turned out to be of the decent and reliable sort and the Moskva matches his descriptions to a T. After some airing and just a little cleaning, it'll be ready for shooting--I found no issues whatsoever. Great to have the 6x6 film mask as well, which is so often missing. Now the word "tank" is not one that usually leaps to mind when talking about medium-format folders. This Russian beast, however, weighing in at some 850 grams, feels like a regular T-34... Michael
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on Mar 26, 2015 14:23:11 GMT
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This is looking good, Michael. Don't forget to show us the results. Have fun.
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on Mar 26, 2015 18:15:50 GMT
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I was lucky, too. Ordering a camera that may have so many potential 'issues' is always a risky thing. But the Russian eBay dealer turned out to be of the decent and reliable sort and the Moskva matches his descriptions to a T. After some airing and just a little cleaning, it'll be ready for shooting--I found no issues whatsoever. Great to have the 6x6 film mask as well, which is so often missing. Now the word "tank" is not one that usually leaps to mind when talking about medium-format folders. This Russian beast, however, weighing in at some 850 grams, feels like a regular T-34... Michael What a beauty! Well done - your camera has a very interesting lens; I can't wait to see the results.
Opened out, it is so reminiscent of a 1930s Zeiss Ikon - I've appended a page from an instruction manual from that period for your amusement. I love some of those old folding cameras - my girlfriend has a Zeiss Ikon 530 Export Model with a Tessar 70mm f3.5 and something very unusual for its day - a shutter release button on the top plate. It was made in 1937, appeared in the Photo-Porst-Katalog for 1938 and cost an expensive 165 Reich Marks. Sadly she's decided to sell it..
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on Mar 26, 2015 23:31:42 GMT
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Thanks, Graham, and--yes--of course, the Moskva-5 is a pretty close 1950s copy of the older Super-Ikontas, or "Mess-Ikontas" (the German word "mess" standing for 'metering'). If I were you, I would (try to) advise your girlfriend against selling her 1930s gem, knowing how much sought-after these cameras are these days (and assuming they will still rise in value...). When it comes to the inevitable (and fully justified) demand to 'show pics', I promise I will--as soon as I find the time, that is. To my surprise, and mild horror, I just detected that no less than five cameras are presently sitting on my shelves freshly loaded and waiting for some test runs, namely an electro 35 GTN I just bought, a YK, an FX-3 to play around with my new Series One Viv 28-90mm, an Edixa and a freshly CLA'd Zorki-3 plus 1st-generation Jupiter 8, not to mention, of course, the lenses that came with my AF Yashicas and the converter/adaptor for the manual C/Y lenses, so I hardly know where to start. Anyway--consider yourself blessed for having a girlfriend who, I take it, at least used to have an affinity for vintage analogue camera gear whereas I wonder when my wife and daughter will finally pronounce me utterly and irretrievably mental for riding such a weird hobbyhorse ... cheers Michael
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on Mar 27, 2015 3:14:32 GMT
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That sure is a beauty, Michael. I think the Moskva's were usually better taken care of by their owners, so it's easier to find a good one.
One testing all your other cameras, take out two at a time. That will clear the backlog in a hurry.
PF
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on Mar 27, 2015 4:25:51 GMT
Posted: Mar 27, 2015 4:25:51 GMT
Congratulations! But I passed mine on to my barrista at the Bitter End, since she appreciated very much things Russian, the film advance was blistering my finger tip, and the light duty Franka Rolfix II was much more fun for me.
The 35 million pixel scans available from North Coast Photo were often sharp at the pixel level, when I did not get my fingers in the way of the shutter hammer and I could see out of the daytime glare to advance the film properly.
These cameras do not deserve it, but I dislike using the heavy duty Moskva and Mamiya C3. Although, the other heavy duty camera in my possession is one that I enthuse over - the refurbished Canon FT.
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on Mar 27, 2015 15:06:20 GMT
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I understand that; if I can't make friends with a camera, I'm prepared to sell it, no matter how rare or fancy it might be or how hard to get it may have been.
Michael
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