tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post2642833907119703381..comments2024-03-28T19:19:12.154-06:00Comments on Photography & Vintage Film Cameras: eBay PhenomenonMikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-30936266183120643712014-04-28T13:14:23.061-06:002014-04-28T13:14:23.061-06:00Thanks for the excellent additional comments on th...Thanks for the excellent additional comments on the 1500. I would be interested in seeing some of your images if you should get around to scanning them. I wish Rick O. would have sought better conditions for making his shots as it is hard to judge the lens quality in the set he displays. Of course, Rick cannot be faulted in regard to his fine instructions and illustrations for renovating the old cameras.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-55290313094214983402014-04-28T10:01:49.391-06:002014-04-28T10:01:49.391-06:00The CC-1500/Hexar combination was sold at $ 65.00,...The CC-1500/Hexar combination was sold at $ 65.00, not including accessories. Therefore, if bought together with the clip-on rangefinder, it was not much cheaper than a Bantam Special ($ 87.50). I do not own the latter, so I can not compare Hexar and Ektar myself, but I may say that the results the Hexar produces strongly remind me of those of my Leitz Summar, which is similar in optical design as well: rather soft focus if used wide open, distinctively low contrast, but definitely appealing. I do not have scans of my own pictures at hand, but at least one set made by another collector using his Hexar can be found on flickr - https://www.flickr.com/photos/26262745@N08/6125526798/lightbox/.Heiko Hahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-66732626605170752382014-04-26T12:07:25.276-06:002014-04-26T12:07:25.276-06:00Thanks for the info on the Hexar. Interesting tha...Thanks for the info on the Hexar. Interesting that Universal would try to compete with the best that Kodak had to offer at the time. Now all we need is to see some pictures made with the Hexar. Would also be interesting to see the Hexar and the Ektar compared in terms of results.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-54443464430728571302014-04-25T12:37:38.298-06:002014-04-25T12:37:38.298-06:00The Hexar is actually something VERY different fro...The Hexar is actually something VERY different from a Triplet, being an improved Double Gauss type lens, 6 elements in 4 groups, similar to the Kodak Ektar made for the Bantam Special (ans meant to compete with it).H. Hahnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-73711809569791128292014-04-02T06:20:36.055-06:002014-04-02T06:20:36.055-06:00I couldn't agree more. I wish someone owning ...I couldn't agree more. I wish someone owning one of these would share some information about this model's construction and performance. I'd be especially interested in details of the design of the Wollensak Hexar. Three element lenses like the Tricor on the Mercury II don't normally support an aperture wider than f3.5, so it seems like Wollensak must have come up with some other configuration.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00776670666673938282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423901.post-12380599265083176302014-04-01T20:59:45.560-06:002014-04-01T20:59:45.560-06:00Got to be one of the most interesting looking came...Got to be one of the most interesting looking cameras ever!JR Smithhttp://www.bodegabayf2.comnoreply@blogger.com