Re: Quick Survey: Mechanical Camera Usage

[Peter J. Alling]

Very early, same as the Alpa Reflex of 1944, produced through 1946.  The 
lens is very soft wide open, hell it's soft stopped down.  Very pleasing 
old time look to the results and makes nice flattering portraits. 

http://www.alpa.ch/alpa/history/reflex.html
I haven't put any film through it in years.  Damn, now I'm afraid to put 
film into my Retina.

Raimo K wrote:
Bolsey - Jacques Bolsey was the designer of these & many other 
cameras. There must be someone somewhere who repairs Alpas, though - 
and yours is a very early Alpa.
All the best!
Raimo K
Personal photography homepage at:
http://www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho

----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter J. Alling" 
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Subject: Re: Quick Survey: Mechanical Camera Usage


Well, I've used a Bosley Reflex  with non-geometric shutter speeds 
and a Angenieux Alpar 5.0cm f2.9.
I needed a 50mm lens when I was taking a photojournalism course and 
my Spotty's 55mm 1.8 was being repaired so I really had no choice...
I think I paid $15 for it in 1975.  The price was right anyway.

Sadly I just took it out of it's display case to fire the shutter a 
couple of times and it's now jammed, probably
hopelessly, I can't for the life of me think of anyone who could fix 
the damned thing.



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