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OT: Can anyone use old 35mm film cameras and lenses?

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  • Started 7 years ago by panyagua
  • Latest reply from I were right about that saddle

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  1. panyagua
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    Some years ago I inherited my father's cameras and lenses, but they remained in my mother's house until she passed away last year. I now want to offload a selection (keeping only the 1942 Ensign British-made roll film camera, which was my dad's 21st birthday present).

    Would anyone have any use for old 35mm cameras and lenses, ranging from a 1960s Voigtländer Vito CLR rangefinder (not currently working) to 1980s Pentax SLRs and a variety of prime and zoom lenses?

    Or would anyone know someone/somewhere who would take them.

    I'm not looking for any payment, just trying to avoid them going to landfill.

    Posted 7 years ago #

  2. neddie
    Member

    @panyagua - PM sent

    Posted 7 years ago #

  3. steveo
    Member

    I've got a collection of 80's-90's SLR gear but I always like playing with older kit.

    Posted 7 years ago #

  4. Baldcyclist
    Member

    Ahh, I used to love my Pentax MX, and Nikon FM2. Something really theraputic in watching images appear in front of you in a darkroom. :)

    Posted 7 years ago #

  5. panyagua
    Member

    Thanks edd1e_h - reply sent.

    Posted 7 years ago #

  6. panyagua
    Member

    @baldcyclist

    Yes, there was something magical about watching those black and white images emerge. I'm sure if I smelt the cocktail of developer and fixer again, it would evoke fond memories.

    Posted 7 years ago #

  7. I were right about that saddle
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    Ahh, I used to love my Pentax MX, and Nikon FM2.

    I used to do wedding photography in my undergrad holidays using just those two cameras. You could hammer nails in with an FM2 and it would still work.

    Posted 7 years ago #

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