Car Booty ...

[Hamish Gill]

I've decided to start a thread documenting my car boot sale photography purchases ... I've got the eye of an eagle for camera gear I can tell you
anyway, here is today's haul

An industar 50-2 - Russian "pancake" lens often found on the front of a zenit. M42 mount with a very basic construction with a non stepped aperture. £2

Next is very very cheap plastic toy camera called a "Maxim" this thing really is a bit of crap with its f6 lens ... But it might just be the lomographers dream. 50p (boxed with its case )

 

[David Mitchell]

Can I come to your car boots pleeease lol

 

[Hamish Gill]

This sorta crap is always at them ...
ive picked up all sorts before, which is why I thought I'd start documenting it ... I've sold a lot of it now mind ...

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Who knew they shot Maxim with that!

Interesting finds Hamish - the Lomo looks a lot of fun

 

[Dan Cattermole]

So when I go to the car boots on a Sunday with my camera eagle eye scanning each stand, it's you who beats me to it every time as I can never find anything!!!
Your not an early riser are you?

 

[Hamish Gill]

You go to the ketch Dan?
I wasn't there until about 11.30 - 12 this week, they were packing up by the time we were half way round!

 

[Hamish Gill]

Who knew they shot Maxim with that!

Interesting finds Hamish - the Lomo looks a lot of fun

Im hoping for really crappy, but ace photos .. Holga style, but a bit worse!

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Yep, the ketch it is. I never seem to find any cameras at all at car boots, but always at flea markets.
Need to borrow your eyes. Lol

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Speaking of cheapy cams, a friend of mine gave me one of these a few weeks ago.
No idea if if works.... (picture found on flickr)


MAXIMATIC MF-101 by blueghost, on Flickr

Got me thinking now, should I put a roll in it?

 

[Hamish Gill]

... thats the same as the maxim
Literally the same thing!

 

[Brian Moore]

Got me thinking now, should I put a roll in it?

Absolutely! Not only that, but shoot the roll also!

 

[Pete Askew]

So when I go to the car boots on a Sunday with my camera eagle eye scanning each stand, it's you who beats me to it every time as I can never find anything!!!
Your not an early riser are you?

Surely Hamish doesn't buy Olympus gear does he?!!

 

[Hamish Gill]

I have lots of olympus cameras ... but only ones that aren't flawed buy their own concept!

 

[David Mitchell]

I like how the lens cap states the obvious

 

[Hamish Gill]

It would be more acurate if it said "toy"

 

[David Mitchell]

It would be more acurate if it said "toy"

Or maybe 'pot luck'

 

[Hamish Gill]

Fuji 100mm 2.8 ebc £8 from a flea market today

Fairly rare ... Gotta be worth £80-£100

 

[Pete Askew]

A bargain!

 

[Hamish Gill]

Yeah, just trying to find a way to get it to work on the d800
I'll post some proper images from it at some point, initial findings show a quality of bokeh like I have rarely seen... This thing has the capacity to be a stunning field portrait lens!

 

[Dan Cattermole]

Nice find H,
Where was the flea market today??
I've just bought an OM10 with a 50mm f/1.4 off ebay today......
Wife not too impressed. lol