The postie brought me another "care" package from Chris in the UK. Film and more Nikon Rf cassettes - I suspect that between us Chris and I have cornered the market in these!
Tags: Sony 7 Zeiss ZF Macro Planar 50mm f2.0 care package film Nikon Rf cassettes
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However much of a bronchial pneumonia I had ( it is slowly abating) - doesn't preclude getting some new stuff! I used to have a Summaron 28mm f5.6 sold it in 1991. Kind of missed it and when my friend Bill in Chicago realized that he had two - a deal was struck and now I have one again. Interesting lens, extremely compact, very high resolving power and very low contrast.
Tags: Bessa T Leica Summaron 28mm f5.6 LTM
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It does look a bit quaint - the Summaron 28mm f5.6 LTM. I prefer it on the Bessa T as it has the meter built in (it all be used with slower, high contrast films to off set the lens flat contrast). It is a bit uncommon, About 6200 made, all in screwmount. Distinct vignetting - looks dramatic.
The finder is a Nikkor 28 finder, again a bit difficult to find as it was only made until the SP came out.
Tags: Bessa T Leica Summaron 28mm f5.6 LTM Nikkor 28 finder
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Purma Special 127 format. It is a very sleek design and today we ooh and ah over smooth top plates like the Leica T - this is a 1937 design! Made from the then new "wonder" material - Bakelite (popular for dashboards in cars and telephones. Three speeds - depending on how you hold the camera! Horizontal - about 125/s, tilted vertical one way,supposedly 1/450s and tilted the other way, around 1/60s (this was a time when you still could get Verichrome Pan with a lot of exposure latitude. Shutter is controlled by a counterweight - nosily so.
The front cap pushes the fixed aperture lens f6.3 in and locks the release.
Tags: Purma Speial 127 Art Deco sleek design Bakelite
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The Purma Speial has a rotating drum shutter - small slit scans the film. For some reason I keep thinking Citroen 2CV when I handle it. It looks simple but the design is quite sophisticated within the constraints of the shutter speed etc. I now have to unearth some 127 film and try it out. Square format too.
Tags: Purma Special 127 'square format 127 film bakelite
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