My new kit

[Dave Moss]

Sorry to dissapoint you but the D80 should be here Tuesday but I did pick this up for £3 at the local charity shop this morning. It all seems to work how it should (Even the Lightmeter) and I am going to get a film to put through it but am likely to leave that till the summer at the moment its home will be the top of the bookcase


cosina (1 of 3) by davem44, on Flickr


cosina (2 of 3) by davem44, on Flickr


cosina (3 of 3) by davem44, on Flickr

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Damn, that's a steal for three quid Dave!

 

[Dave Moss]

I thought that as well Chris I was told by the shop it didnt work and they couldnt find the lock button all the lock is for it is the film lever being left out with that the Lightmeter comes to life in the view finder I forgot to tell the shop I knew how it worked it was sold more as Voigtländer VSL 43 its specs are as follows


Compact lightweight Pentax K Mount 35mm film camera

Mechanical Shutter works WITHOUT batteries

Split image rangefinder focusing screen

With 50mm lens, .86 lifesize magnification and 93% viewfinder coverage

Copal shutter 1/2000 to 1 second plus B range

LED light meter readout in viewfinder



Short 135 degree film advance with 30 degree standoff

PC flash socket for studio flash and hot shoe for camera mounted flash units

X sync 1/125th and lower speeds

Film window in back door to check if film loaded

Uses easy to find LR44 batteries

Takes standard mechanical cable shutter release

Meter range EV2 to 19, ISO 100 f/2 at 1 second to f/16 at 1/2000th

ISO range 25 to 3200

Cosina 35-70 f/3.5-4.8 Macro Zoom, 52mm filters, close focus to 14"

Weight 370 grams, 138x88x58mm

 

[David Mitchell]

That is a bit of a bargin, as well as it having a 87 megapixel sensor great value in the fact its got a lens as well!

 

[Paul Lange]

You just can't complain for £3 especially when you get a lens as well.

 

[Dave Moss]

The lens is what Im looking forward to trying out I didnt expect the meter to work though

 

[Dave Moss]

Thanks Paul I thought it was a bargin as well espicialy after popping in the local cash converters ans seeing a praktica mtl3 for sale for £119.90 (think it will be there a long time lol)

 

[David Mitchell]

Thanks Paul I thought it was a bargin as well espicialy after popping in the local cash converters ans seeing a praktica mtl3 for sale for £119.90 (think it will be there a long time lol)

Perhaps go in an try and trade this camera in lol

 

[Dave Moss]

Well if what there charging for most thngs is relative I couldnt afford their prices they would likely want £600 for a D80 the Praktika was only £80 when it was new

 

[Hamish Gill]

praktica mtl3 for £119 ... ...
genius!

 

[Dave Moss]

Or madness Hamish how do they expect to shift it

 

[Hamish Gill]

genius and madness are close relatives

Giving them the benefit of (a lot of) the doubt ... Through the shear stupidity of their patrons ... is my best guess!

 

[Dave Moss]

True lol on the plus side I now have a roll of film to put through my latest charity shop buy from the 99p shop this is going to cost more to develop than both the camera and the film cost combined

 

[Hamish Gill]

True lol on the plus side I now have a roll of film to put through my latest charity shop buy from the 99p shop this is going to cost more to develop than both the camera and the film cost combined

now that really is genius!

 

[David Mitchell]

Try some Agfa Vista plus from Poundland, it seems to be pretty good and its only a pound lol film cameras are cheap these days but here is how I look at it:

Cheap film camera + years of film + dev = base model DSLR

 

[Dave Moss]

Well Becky turned around to me and stated that I was spending to much on a camera and couldnt I find something cheaper so I got the cosina from the charity shop I knew I could get a film cheap enough! then I asked her how many pictures do I take in a year so I gave her the calculator I got a price online for developing the film and asked her to work out how much the cosina was going to cost me to use in a year she is now happy for me to spend the £320 the D80 and lenses is going to cost me in the morning I think she worked out the developing alone would cost me in the region of over a £1000

 

[David Mitchell]

Well Becky turned around to me and stated that I was spending to much on a camera and couldnt I find something cheaper so I got the cosina from the charity shop I knew I could get a film cheap enough! then I asked her how many pictures do I take in a year so I gave her the calculator I got a price online for developing the film and asked her to work out how much the cosina was going to cost me to use in a year she is now happy for me to spend the £320 the D80 and lenses is going to cost me in the morning I think she worked out the developing alone would cost me in the region of over a £1000

What you should do it buy a DSLR like I have (or indeed a CSC) and use that to shoot as your main camera, but also shoot on the film camera when you want. DSLR for 'work' and film camera for leisure You could also use the lenses you get on the film camera as well

 

[Hamish Gill]

... Yeah, I was gonna say ... If everything I did was with film it was cost me a damn fine DSLR pretty quickly!

 

[David Mitchell]

genius and madness are close relatives

Giving them the benefit of (a lot of) the doubt ... Through the shear stupidity of their patrons ... is my best guess!

In a mad world, is a mad person mad, or sane?

 

[Dave Moss]

Well thats it after a lot of trouble I have finally ordered my Dslr and a few other bits and pieces