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[webestang64]

WOW! An old Sears camera.......very cool! And the price was right. Congrats!

 

[rdnzl]

WOW! An old Sears camera.......very cool! And the price was right. Congrats!

Yep. Its a Mamiya/Sekor 1000 DTL in disguise.

 

[compur]

Yep. Its a Mamiya/Sekor 1000 DTL in disguise.

It's actually a Mamiya MSX 1000 in disguise:
Mamiya MSX 1000 - Camera-wiki.org - The free camera encyclopedia

The MSX cameras were later models than the TL & DTL cameras and had open aperture metering when used with SX series lenses while the earlier TL/DTL cameras had stopped down metering.

Nice score.

 

[rdnzl]

I seem to be on a roll. Last night I came across this Nikon FG for super cheap. The price of a couple of lattes. Battery was dead of course. Owner had no idea if it worked or not. Came with a flash unit and two lenses. This 50mm, and a 75-240mm.

I got it home, and after changing batteries, I thought maybe I had bought a lemon. Very small investment, so ya win some ya lose some. The mirror was stuck in the up position. I couldn't figure out how to get it to stay down. Advance lever wouldn't move. Shutter button wouldn't actuate.So, after a half hour or so of scratching my head, I did a search, and found a post that said to try changing the shutter speed to bulb, because maybe the shutter cycle had not completed. Guess what? I switched to bulb, and click....it went down, and I now have a perfectly functioning Nikon FG. I know that they aren't Nikon's finest work, but it looks to be a decent enough camera.

 

[MartinCrabtree]

The FG is a fine camera. It's not an FM2n but wasn't meant to be either. Enjoy.

 

[dennyr]

Mostly a Nikon F2-S or Canon F1-New.

 

[star camera company]

Soon to arrive from the UK

 

[dennyr]

The A1... oficially not weather sealed but still going strong
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I recently sold all of my A-Series Canon......well, i still have a pair of AT-1, but.........I thought the A-1 was a fine camera. I shot it (probably) for a solid two years. So i was very comfortable with it.
I had a pair of them, and they never let me down.
I did not really cared for the way the A-Series meter in manual mode, but you get used to it.
After i got my F-1 New working again, i had no real need for the A-1 or AE-1P.

 

[SoulfulRecover]

 

[rdnzl]

Here's my latest find. Picked it up for next to nothing. Installed a battery, and everything works! This thing is built like a tank. The lens that came on it is also in great condition.

 

[Dave442]

Here's my latest find. Picked it up for next to nothing. Installed a battery, and everything works! This thing is built like a tank. The lens that came on it is also in great condition.

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I think my sister had almost that exact camera-lens combo. I had given her the lens and it was the first time I bought from one of the big NY photo stores - and first time to buy Tokina (I think it was around '80).

 

[rdnzl]

This Tokina 35-105mm has something called "Close Focus". How is this different from a Macro lens? I'm not sure I understand what it is.

 

[SoulfulRecover]

Macro is when the subject is projected on the film plane at its natural size, 1:1, or larger. Close focus just means you can get close to the subject but its still not close enough to achieve Macro terms. At least that's my understanding

 

[rdnzl]

Here are two that I picked up today. The Pentax Super Program only needed batteries, and all seems good to go. The Minolta needed batteries, but I'm not sure the meter is working correctly. It light up, but the red triangle stays at the top of the scale even if I move the aperture or the shutter dial.

 

[compur]

You didn't say which mode(s) your XD11 was set for (M,A or S) but that lens is an MC type so only the A and M modes will work with it. To use the S mode you need to use an MD mount lens.

That is assuming the camera is fully functional, of course.