minicoop1985
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So as you know, I found a massive camera stash. I bought a TON of cameras from it, only planning on keeping a few. Here's a pair of the keepers:
Berning Robots by Michael Long, on Flickr
Berning Robot II on the left, and a Robot IIa on the right. The II's slow shutter speeds are off, and the clockwork mechanism's got some problems (gummy lubricant?) and I'm not about to take it apart (I have another Robot II that's a bag of parts because I did just that). The Robot IIa is in perfect working order, other than the fact that it's missing its winding knob. I ordered one from DAG Camera (HOLY CRAP I FOUND A PLACE WITH ROBOT PARTS).
These little guys are kinda adorable half frame cameras, right? Well, you'd probably never guess that they were machine gun cameras on Messerschmitt BF-109s and I believe ME-262s in WWII. So this combines a few passions of mine: WWII, fighter planes, and cameras. Anyway, the clockwork mechanism allows it to be shot about 20-30 times on a single wind, doing everything from advancing film to cocking the shutter mechanism. '
Odd little fellas, but so cool. Wanted one for quite a while now, and NEVER expected to find the Robot II in a $1 bin (paid $15 for the IIa and $22 for the winding knob).
Berning Robots by Michael Long, on Flickr
Berning Robot II on the left, and a Robot IIa on the right. The II's slow shutter speeds are off, and the clockwork mechanism's got some problems (gummy lubricant?) and I'm not about to take it apart (I have another Robot II that's a bag of parts because I did just that). The Robot IIa is in perfect working order, other than the fact that it's missing its winding knob. I ordered one from DAG Camera (HOLY CRAP I FOUND A PLACE WITH ROBOT PARTS).
These little guys are kinda adorable half frame cameras, right? Well, you'd probably never guess that they were machine gun cameras on Messerschmitt BF-109s and I believe ME-262s in WWII. So this combines a few passions of mine: WWII, fighter planes, and cameras. Anyway, the clockwork mechanism allows it to be shot about 20-30 times on a single wind, doing everything from advancing film to cocking the shutter mechanism. '
Odd little fellas, but so cool. Wanted one for quite a while now, and NEVER expected to find the Robot II in a $1 bin (paid $15 for the IIa and $22 for the winding knob).