Some new old stuff ...

[dxqcanada]

Yashica YF ... 1959-60
A fairly uncommon Leica-ish Barnack copy. One of the last bottom loaders, but it had a hinged back like the Leica M3 ... and it had a winding lever ... with Leica thread mount.
Based on the Nicca III-F


Yashica YF + Super Yashinon 5cm f/1.8 by Dennis, on Flickr

other additions are not really considered "collector" items ... sadly, only the Canon F-1n was the only one I had to repair even though the first two where advertised as "not working for parts".


Canon AE-1 + FD 50mm f/1.8, 1976-84


Nikon FE + Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 Ai, 1978-83


Canon F-1n + FD 50mm f/1.8, 1976-81

 

[webestang64]

My 2 favs are the YF (I have one) and that very nice FE. The Canon F1 looks like a tank!

 

[dxqcanada]

Yeah, the FE and lens are in mint condition when I got it. The Canon AE-1 was at least dirty.
The Yashica/Nicca cameras have always intrigued me, and I was lucky enough to land this one ... but it does need a CLA.

 

[Jeff15]

Some very nice looking old cameras.....

 

[Fujidave]

Very nice set of old cameras.

 

[dxqcanada]

Thanks. I do not usually get SLR's as they have too much electronics, but I couldn't pass these ones up.
Now I have to sell them off to get more broken stuff.

 

[dxqcanada]

The Canon F1 looks like a tank!

The Canon F-1's were build like the Nikon F, so yeah they are built, and feel like a tank.

 

[Dany]

Superb and rare YF.
A very nice set of cameras in very good condition.

 

[dxqcanada]

Thanks @Dany, though I would prefer getting more "vintage" stuff like you get ... but the YF is a nice camera.

 

[vintagesnaps]

Yep, I have that one, I like tanks. Got used to them I guess, and a camera with some weight to it seems almost easier to hold and stay balanced than something lightweight. I like mechanical SLRs, no battery except for the meter is my kind of camera.

Nice set of cameras you have there.

 

[zulu42]

hmmmm, I've been wanting a Nikon SLR. Too bad all I have to trade is some older, broken stuff.

 

[dxqcanada]

hmmmm, I've been wanting a Nikon SLR. Too bad all I have to trade is some older, broken stuff.

... ehhhhh, did you say OLDER, BROKEN STUFF ??
Is that that big stash you got ?

 

[zulu42]

Yes, there are a few cameras that have obvious shutter speed issues - at least. Don't know if they're "broken" per se, but need some tlc/cla.
Are there prohibitive costs for sending old cameras back and forth across the "border"?

 

[dxqcanada]

Customs likes to have their share ... one of the reasons I prefer buying in country.
Sometimes you luck out and they just move it through, other times you get hit with taxes and processing charges (camera equipment is currently duty free, though that was with NAFTA) ... cause you have to put a value on the item for insurance purposes in case they lose it.

What you got to trade?

 

[zulu42]

I will have to go back thru and look. One of the folders I think had a goofy shutter. I'll get some prints back from the Kodak 35rf today, see how they look. I have two of those, so that's a candidate. Feel free to take another look at that post of mine and see if anything has particular intrigue.