So I went on Ebay....

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And won (by bidding way more than I intended to) a collection of cameras and equipment without a clue about what 3 of the cameras were or if anything works. However it all looked like it had been looked after well. That's my excuse anyway. There's an AE-1 with least 2 or 3 original FD lenses including one rather long one, loads of Cokin and threaded filters, a flash, and various other gubbins.

The other cameras are a vintage folding one that I can't identify from the picture (Isolette?), a Minolta I can't identify, and an Agfa Karat Art Deco. As I'm incredibly impatient and won't be picking this lot up for a couple of days can anyone identify the folder or Minolta from the pics below?

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Well the folder looks like a Voigtlander of some sort maybe?? Need a better shot of the Minolta to hazard a guess??
 
I'll get some better shots when I pick them up, should be at the weekend. I hope it is a Voigtlander, I've wanted one for a while. The shoe on the top is probably a good clue because not a lot of folders I've seen pics of so far when searching have them.
 
All Isolettes from my knowledge fold downwards not sideways so it's deffo not an Isolette. A Voigtlander or a Kodak are the more likely options.

The Minolta is hard to tell from there, I'd guess it's an SR of some sort because the SRT/XD/XE all have the model in massive writing in the top left looking at it face on, in larger writing than the little gadget that's covering that area. SRT and onwards also have a hotshoe which isn't visible in the photo, although it could just be hidden by the angle.
 
The first is probably a 6x9 folder, 6x6 folds downward but the larger door is required for the a 6x9 neg and these open sideways.
 
folder looks like it has a rangefinder in the body, is it coupled?
 
Mr Bump said:
folder looks like it has a rangefinder in the body, is it coupled?
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Probably uncoupled as it appears to have a normal rotating front focusing element. Still a nice feature on a folder though.


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Ok, picked this lot up a couple of hours ago. Please excuse the photos, taken on my dslr in a hurry at huge ISO to avoid having to use flash, and one is way out of focus. I would appreciate more info on the Minolta in particular, and the exact model of Ikonta would be useful. I would also be interested in just how much I overpaid considering I have no idea if any of the cameras work (although to AE-1 and Ikonta seem to be in very good shape) - I paid a little over £120.

First up is a case of goodies that clearly all goes with the AE-1 Program. It contains (most in mint condition and doesn't look used) -

Several Canon M10\M20 things (extenders?)
Sunpak Softlite 1600A Flash unit
Canon FD 28mm f2.8 (aperture blades don't move when I adjust it though, does it have to be mounted on the camera for this to work?)
Canon FD 50mm f1.8 (with 1984 Olympics lens cover - nice touch)
2 Cokin filter holders - 52mm and 58mm
Manual diaphragm adaptors - No idea what these are. Little bits of rubber in a plastic packet.
Cokin filters in case -Diffuse, yellow, red, grad, star etc...
Screw-in cable release
Various cleaning gubbins
Various Canon filters at 52mm and 58mm all in cases - Polariser,Skylight,CCA8,UV,Close-up 240,R1,CCB4

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Next are the cameras.

Canon AE-1 Program in almost mint condition. Metering (i.e. display in viewfinder) all seems to be working fine. Came with Canon FD 70-210 f4 lens attached, also in very good condition.

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Minolta 35mm SLR. No idea of model. I would say condition is 'very well used'. Took some fiddling to get the shutter to fire. At speeds below 30 the cloth doesn't return back. The mirror doesn't return back down until the shutter is cocked, assume this is by design. Controls all work but very worn to the point that some numbers are barely readable. On the top of the camera it says "Chiyoda Kogaku". Came with a Minolta Rokkor PF f2 55mm lens attached, also very well used, and a Hanimex 300mm f4.5 lens in a case. Metal and seriously heavy!

EDIT: That metal plate has slots either side. It's part of the body. It looks like it's for something else to clip onto, sort of how viewfinder adaptors do on modern dslrs.

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Zeiss Ikon Ikonta. As you will see in the pics the left (as you look at the front of the camera) small window (for rangefinder?) is loose and moves down. However the rangefinder seems to work ok as do all the other various functions. Bellows in very good condition. Seriously looking forward to running a roll of film through this - assume standard 120? Whats' the weird red window on the back for?
On the lens it says 'Prontor SVS' on the outside and then round the edge of the glass 'Novar-Anastigmat f3.5-105mm'.
Oh, on the back it says 'Made in Germany' and 'Stuttgart'.

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Agfa Karat Art Deco. On lens says 'Agfa Anastigmat Igestar f6.3/5cm'. Doesn't have the special film canisters unfortunately. Bellows looks ok and seems to fire shutter but looks very old and no idea on focussing. Or if I can get hold of the film canisters needed to load it. Probably can on Ebay I guess.

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There's also a Sony Cybershot DSC-S70 video\still digital camera, in case with memory cards, spare battery, microphone and charger :)
 
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Nice haul! Puzzled by the Minolta (edit: I think it's an SR-1) There does look to be fungus in the front of that Ikonta lens, can you take a closer photo?
 
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The red window on the back of the ikonta is so you can see the frame number on the backing paper of the film :0)
 
retrogamer1990 said:
Nice haul! Puzzled by the Minolta (edit: I think it's an SR-1) There does look to be fungus in the front of that Ikonta lens, can you take a closer photo?
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It looks very like an SR-1 but without the model number? All the pics I've seen have it on the front.

I'll try and get a better pic of the Ikonta lens.
 
Agree with the idea on the metal plate. On closer inspection it may have been glued on by someone, there are traces of adhesive on the edges. Or it broke and was glued back on.

Here are a couple of better pics of the Ikonta lens back and front. Does look like there's some fungus growth :( Really hard to get a pic of it though.

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The Minolta is puzzling. It looks exactly like a black SR-2 with the viewfinder clip glued over the model number - with the SR-1 apparently they moved the model number to the other side because of adding the clip. But mine has a top speed of 500 and the cloth plane doesn't auto-return, the SR-2 had top speed of 1000 and the plane returned automatically - http://www.rokkorfiles.com/SR Series.htm

Shame because the black SR-2 is supposedly quite rare :)

EDIT: Solved, Poked at the metal plate and it came away easily. So theory about the owner gluing on their own clip was correct - it's a black SR-1, model B I think.

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Stick the lens on B/T and open the shutter, open the camera back and look through the lens, I reckon there's some near the edge just at the "105mm" marking but it's really hard to tell. If it's only slight then you'll be alright taking photos with it, if it's full of it, the results won't be great - fingers crossed!
 
Will do. Can it be cleaned off or would it damage it further? I assume there isnt much in the way of coating that could be removed.
 
Here is the best I could do. There is definitely quite a lot of fungus growth.

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Sit it on a sunny windowsill for a few weeks? If we ever get any sun, that is!
 
Chiyoda was the manufacturer back in the day when 'Minolta' was the brand name and part of the model name. The company renamed itself to Minolta around the early sixties. Your Minolta is probably from the 50s.
 
ChrisR said:
Sit it on a sunny windowsill for a few weeks? If we ever get any sun, that is!
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I'm going to run a roll of HP5 through it anyway just to see how badly affected the images are but short of taking the whole thing apart I think the sunny windowsill is pretty much my only option.

2blue4u said:
Chiyoda was the manufacturer back in the day when 'Minolta' was the brand name and part of the model name. The company renamed itself to Minolta around the early sixties. Your Minolta is probably from the 50s.
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Thanks, see earlier post- confirmed as a black SR-1 :)
 
thecornflake said:
Will do. Can it be cleaned off or would it damage it further? I assume there isnt much in the way of coating that could be removed.
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I think those lenses are only 4 elements and you can see the ring on the rear element which would unscrew with a lens spanner so it should be fairly straightforward to dismantle it for cleaning (says the bloke who's never tried it).
 
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