Toronto Photography Meetup Group

Well I cannot thank Kht enough. I bought this off her yesterday and all I can say what a sharp lens and medium format to boot. I shot off a roll yesterday afternoon and impressed beyond belief. Just got out of the dark room and just the negatives have blown me away, I forgot how much I love film. This is just a quick photo of the camera I bought that I took of it this morning. I should have switched out my lens to shoot it but was feeling lazy. This camera will be used often. Now all I need is is a Rolleiflex Type 2, so 1945 and earlier. I love digital but grew up shooting film and it still something I prefer to shoot and medium format I am just buzzing that I own one again.

You better start scanning. Can't wait to see the photos.

Glad you like it! I couldn't get past the film winding part and lack of tripod mount. The best thing about that camera is the size!

I have a fix for the tripod issue, there is a place for a tripod screw but it is threaded for larger screws and I have a way to fix it, I found a screw with the right thread size, cut the screw, drilled it in the centre and tapped it with the right thread for modern tripod screws and a few other steps I won't bore you with. My Kodak Brownie does the same as far as advancing the film without the click and you get used to the winding and looking at the number through the red little windows they have.

I will scan the the negatives when I have enough to justify getting it done. I will wait until I have shot 4 or 5 rolls then get them done all at the same time and need to find someone who can scan medium format negatives (might be common but not sure) Not something I am familiar with doing, I usually just develop the negatives, do a contact sheet and print out only what I like. Part of why I like older film cameras is you are forced to take your time. Not that I will be ditching my DSLR but just adds another method to take photographs with.