Recent content by scrawlysteve

Two cameras out of five from Rocky that worked ! Incredible ! You should have bought a lottery ticket....

Make sure you return it "signed for" ....and keep the paperwork.....good luck. There are those, so the old legends tell us, who have received a refund ....

Sorry--I'm always late to the party....

Even if (....a big if ) he remains civil and pays you back everything he should---remember:- One swallow does not a summer make...... If you're not already involved with him stay away from his warehouse of crap.....

As Soprendo says it's tiny and very easy to carry everywhere with you.

I got mine on eBay (admittedly about 2 years ago) cost me a fiver. Money well spent for an immaculate little machine that gives good results-- it gets quite a lot of hype in some places though it's not the giant-killer some folk say ...apart from the lack of controls the lens doesn't compare (in...

Well I'm still not sure an early Seagull would be a good bet ---they have a reputation for (amongst various other possible faults) having badly vignetting lenses. However I agree totally re. Rolleis-- the R'cords (V Va Vb) are splendid machines and the R'flex T is good and has the crank....none...

Sorry Mustanir...shouldn't have dissed all Seagulls...you obviously have one of the good ones, but I think you have to be lucky....

Do read up on Minolta Autocords (really excellent) and Ricohflexes (many like them a lot- and they're cheap) before buying a Yashica. German TLRs-- Rolleiflex/cords and Ikoflexes are very well built--get a good one and you have a camera for life. My Rolleiflex is a joy to use (so smooooth and...

Lucky Puddleduck--I guess you returned stuff "signed for"---those that don't do it that way usually fail to hear a word from Rocky, let alone get a refund. If anyone reading this is still considering purchasing stuff from this cowboy (I never will again) I strongly suggest googling him first...