I loaded a roll of Kentmere 100 in the camera and shot it on visits to the river and to Old Town. The last shot of my cat at home was wide open at f2. I developed semi-stand in HC-110.
Monday, July 29, 2019
rescued
I loaded a roll of Kentmere 100 in the camera and shot it on visits to the river and to Old Town. The last shot of my cat at home was wide open at f2. I developed semi-stand in HC-110.
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Ten bucks? You're a lucky man!
I can't argue with that. The last four cameras I have acquired have been in the $5-$10 range. Of course, quite a few people have heard me mutter something about not needing more cameras. And, that thought gains easy credibility with a glance over in the right column which lists around 113 cameras at the moment. On the other hand, finding an interesting old camera that arouses my curiosity about how it might perform has been one of my main inspirations for making pictures.
That old Retina was lucky you, of all people, wandered by.
I have rescued a couple of SLRs from flea market tables; a Nikon F2SB and a Pentax ME. Even though I did not need duplicate copies of cameras I already had, it was very difficult (knowing what they were) to walk away from them with such low price tags.
There are always a few cameras to be found at our big flea market. The slr cameras nearly alway have jammed shutters. My two best finds there have been this recent Retina IIa and an Agfa Clack box camera, which at the time had achieved eBay cult status and was fetching around forty bucks.
You found an F2SB? Did the meter work? That is an astonishing flea market find.
JR likely won't find your question here, but you can head over to his fine blog, FOGDOG, to get an answer. I believe he has had seven F2 Nikons over the years, and he certainly knows a lot more about them than I ever will.
Nice exposures of the river and Kokopelli by the steps. For a 65 year old, plus camera - the Retina IIa is a wonderful compact 35. Your is definitely in capable hands. I am glad it found an appreciative home.
With regards to Retinas, I thought I was done with them over a dozen years ago, when I purchased a Rollei 35 S. Over the past year, I given a home to both a II and IIa.
I really like the whole Retina line. The Xenon lenses are really terrific, but the Xenars and Ektars on the simpler models are great performers as well.
I just bought one of these yesterday at a local thrift storefor $10. It looked a bit rough due to the black finish on the leather being very worn, but the glass is perfect and the shutter is firing nicely. I even ordered a Kodalux L for it.
Your pictures are inspiring me to get it out even more!
One of my great favorites. Such a robust camera and so portable.
You have some really nice stuff posted on your Lomography page. I look forward to seeing what you do with the Retina IIa.
I'm adding a link on my blog to that site, so let me know if you have any other places where you post your work.
BTW, I grew up in Seattle, so it is always a pleasure to see good work coming from there.
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