Lockdown meant Charity shops, my main source of lenses were shut. Once they reopened many were behind on donations and donations were not as frequent. This meant many shops had no vintage lens stock.
Anyway, we went to Newark today and one of the charity shops there produced several bags of cameras when I asked "Do you have any old camera and lenses" !!!
It took me a while to sort through them, there were a couple of lovely Pentax SLR's with 50mm f2 prime lenses, but I already had those cameras and lenses in my collection.
I eventually opted for a Russian Fed 5c rangefinder camera , and 55mm f2.8 Industar prime lens.
I actually have a Fed 4 and Industar 53mm f2,8 lens in my collection (probably one of my fave lenses) but the lens is a bit battered and this one was in mint condition, so I bought the camera and lens. Boxed, with instruction manuals in both English and Russian
I probably paid top price for them, £48, but it meant my GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome) was eased !
Nice - another camera I have been intrigued by. I am doing my best to avoid buying gear at the minute, but I love vintage cameras and tech. 48 seems reasonable. Does the meter work?
Oh that is so funny Phil. When I first saw this post, I thought 'NOW what?'. And now I find you have something called GAS!!!!! £48 sounds like a small price for something which is going to give you so much pleasure. Enjoy! I do remember mention of the Industar....)
How exciting Phil, you do make the most if your interest in photography. So easy just to go & buy new & modern but your lens are so much more interesting & I bet lovely stories with them if only they could talk.
There must be a lot of vintage cameras out there - lockdown apart, you seem to find them as easily as falling off a log!
When would this date from, Phil? The box looks in as good a nick as the camera - one careful owner, or maybe just not used very much?
@dulciknit Alison , I think the guarantee and certificate in Cyrillic Russian for the camera has a stamp of 1996 , The lens serial number says the lens was manufactured in 1994. Camera and lens are therefore relatively new and only just get a vintage "tick" :)
@sangwann I've took some photos with the lens this weekend , it is a good lens :)
@quietpurplehaze The word GAS seems to have originated in the geeky world of vintage lens collectors websites and forums :)
@777margo it was Margo :)
@spanner yes the little light meter on the front of the camera react to light :)
@sdutoit thanks Sylvia
@pdulis it will do well Peter :)
@marlboromaam thanks MAggie, pic to follow
When would this date from, Phil? The box looks in as good a nick as the camera - one careful owner, or maybe just not used very much?