Camera P*rn
September 25th, 2006 | Published in tech | 12 Comments
Latest addition: Nikon F3HP. She came in with a big splash by having herself detained at customs for duty inspection. The trip down to Eunos wasn’t for nothing.
Left to right: Canonet QL17 (fixed 40mm, f1.7), Nikon F3HP with 55mm, Yashica Electro 35 GS (fixed 45mm, f1.7). They don’t make cameras like these anymore, and I’m not just talking about the looks.
Focusing is going to be fun.
The lineup. I don’t know how I amassed this collection. It’s like I just woke up and it was there. Present: Canonet QL17, Yashica Electro 35 GS (rangefinders), Nikon F3HP, Nikon F601, Canon 350D/Digital Rebel XT (SLRs).
Thanks P.
September 26th, 2006 at 5:38 am (#)
Wow! That’s some collection. Very nice.
September 26th, 2006 at 9:07 am (#)
so the only thing missing is a medium format. :)
September 26th, 2006 at 11:11 am (#)
Can you share where you got the Canonet QL17 & Yashica Electro 35 GS and how much you paid for them?
September 26th, 2006 at 1:51 pm (#)
I was trying for a long time to get my hands on the Canonet and the Electro. I finally managed to buy the Electro 35 GS on eBay for something liks US$40 (US$20 for shipping), but it needed a CLA when it got here for $150. Had to get the battery compartment changed to accept regular batteries (instead of the mercury ones it was built for), change the light seals, and the cleaning of fungus. All these old cameras need proper CLA.. which can be costly. I paid S$50 for the Canonet. Someone who had it but didn’t realize the collector’s value of this poor man’s leica sold it to me. It also needed a costly CLA. I paid something like US$60 each for 2 Olympus XA2s but I wasn’t too attracted to their plastic bodies so I sold them, and found the Canonet and Electro to be of better value.
September 27th, 2006 at 12:12 pm (#)
you need more nikkor lenses..!
September 27th, 2006 at 1:20 pm (#)
nice! nice nice nice
September 27th, 2006 at 8:03 pm (#)
Nice cameras you’ve collected. And nice DOF on those images too. :-D
September 28th, 2006 at 2:52 am (#)
It’s like a drug. My collection is growing babies. I just bought a Konica C35.
September 28th, 2006 at 7:12 pm (#)
gah…you are disgusting.i hate you.=p
September 29th, 2006 at 1:53 pm (#)
someone’s cash-strapped :)
September 29th, 2006 at 2:28 pm (#)
it’s birthday season my dear :)
September 29th, 2006 at 3:42 pm (#)
Very nice collection. I wish Jakarta had more of a used camera market, but it seems as if the nation is completely in love with the image of ‘the new’.