Cool

That is one nice camera. You know the old box cameras were actually pretty robust, a lot of them still work even if they are limited function wise. thats a good price too, the cheapest early bulls eye camera I've seen over here was about 45 dollars. So are you going to throw some film in it? 120 is a little smaller but i bet you could get it to work, they still make 101 film to but its pricey.

It does appear to work still, the shutter operates and the lens is not cracked just a little dirty. I probably won't shoot with it, I have a little bit of a collection of old cameras

i do to. I suffer from GAS (Gear acquisition syndrome)

I used to be like that, I would buy all the ones I found that were relatively inexpensive. I kinda go for the ones that are unque nowadays

yup the last one i bought was my go to now a nikon f2. after a while you realize it just gets to be to much equipment to use.

well I got into knowing most of the stuff I won't actually be using so now its more of what I have room for as opposed to how many I can buy. There are a few cameras out there that if I acquire I will most definately use. For film I used to shoot a Yashica, but I kinda prefer by Kodak Retina's now, they are more compact and can fit in your pocket. For digital I use my Canon T2i, had it for 3 years now but its still going strong!

oh you used to shoot Yashica cameras? SLR or TLR or Rangefinder? i still use my yashicamat 124 every so often (the nice solid pretty chrome covered one not the modern plasticy one) I have two Lynx 14E rangefinders (the shutter on my good one gummed up and cant afford a service yet, the other works but the rangefinder is not as contrasty and it has a lot of cosmetic issues. Also have a Lynx 1000. God I have so many, a a Mamiya C330 TLR with 2 of the interchangeable lens's, a Olympus 35 SP, a Konica Auto S2, A original 50s canonete, a new series canonete QL17 i got a flea market for 20, a canonete QL17 GIII, a Minolta Hi-matic 7S, a Canon AE1 Program and a original AE1, a Kiev 4a, a Retina IIIc, a olympus OM-1, my black Nikon F2 (my go to Film camera), and my grandfathers non functioning Exacta Varex IIA. 6 years of collecting... Now you see why i had to stop? :P

Also used to have a Yashica Electo 35 GSN but i gave that one to someone special to me. There are a few more I cant remember as well. Think one was a Petri camera, and another Russian SLR i cant remember now.

Very nice collection!
I have several various slide and film projectors, 2 gilm enlargers, a couple small film tanks, several different Kodak box cameras, Graflex Speed camera, Mercury II camera, Canon AE1 which was my great uncles camera, 2 Kodak Stereo cameras one was my great grandparents camera the other i bought online, a couple Argus rangefinder s one has the 100mm lens the other has the 50mm lens, several different Kodak Retinas my first was the IIIc, Kodak darkroom lantern, and many more boxed up atm.

My Yashica i used was the Yashica TL Electro X and it used m42 screw mount lenses.

I like rangefinders for some reason. haven't had the time to use them recently but... And hey you have the makings of a good dark room if you have enlargers film tanks and a safe light, i have wo enlargers as well, a old besseler from the 70s and an even older Federal medium format enlarger from the 40s, both work, unfortunately have not had the money to buy chemicals or paper this year though so haven't done much. The AE1 program i have was actually my dads, was getting pretty worn out so i retired it (didn't want to break it) i remembered a few more to, I have a kodak brownie hawkeye (flash edition) a Nikon Ftn, A argus C3, a Mamiya Super Deluxe with f1.5 aperture lens with original box (non functioning needs service)

I would love to do a darkroom setup but i have no idea how to develop film

its simple, you buy old fashioned black and white film not c41 (color processed film) ex kodak TMax, kodak TriX, Ilford HP5. then after you take the pictures you either use a changing bag or lock yourself in a dark closet (hang a blanket over door it light is making it in) like i do. then you use pliers or the correct tool to open the canister in the dark, cut the end, and spool it onto the tank reels then close the tank (takes a little getting used to but if you sit down and practice wit ha junk roll of film in your free time with your eyes closed you could figure it out in a hour). after that you measure out 3 chemicals (easy to mix you buy a bag and mix it with a gallon or quart etc.. whatever it says on the bags). you have 3 chemicals, the developer that develops the film, the stop bath that stops the developer from working, and the fixer that removes extra light sensitive material making it permanent.

Then you measure the temp of your developer and use this time to figure out how long it needs to be developed http://www.digitaltruth.com/devchar.....p?doc=timetemp put water in the tank to wet film, then put the developer in and agitate the tank for a few seconds every one minute until its done. pour out the developer, put in the stop for 2 minutes, pour out the stop and add the fix and agitate the tank like when developing. do this for 5 mins then wash the film out under running water for 5 mins (let the tan fill up dump it let it fill u again dump it repeat for 5 mins) then squeegee water of film with your fingers and hang to dry.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu0Ul_wsYO8 shows more or less how to do it. also forgot to mention you cant dump the fixer down the drain, you can with the developer and stop bath but not the fixer.

This is neat!

Thankies

For mere $6?! FFS! You lucky bastard!

Indeed! Sometimes you can find some pretty neat stuff for dirt cheap prices XD

Several years ago someone was traveling in Italy and they spotted a pretty old looking book at an antiques shop. They purchased it for a moderate price. Then after back home they took it to an expert for evaluation... turned out to be one of the first printed books in history, worth millions. :-O

That is pretty epic!