Re: mamiya/sekor screw mount camera bodies

2001-10-28 Thread RobFilms
fellow pug-sters- i'm thinking of getting some really cheap cameras for my twin nephews (12 years old, combative, obnoxious-they really remind me of myself at that tender age) they know that i take plenty of pix and have expressed some interest (when they're not being combative, obnoxious

RE: mamiya/sekor screw mount camera bodies

2001-10-28 Thread Paul M. Provencher
EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: mamiya/sekor screw mount camera bodies > > > > fellow pug-sters- > > i'm thinking of getting some really cheap cameras for my twin nephews (12 > years old, combative, obnoxious-they really remind me of myself at that > tender age) &

Re: mamiya/sekor screw mount camera bodies

2001-10-28 Thread William Robb
Robb - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 2:26 PM Subject: Re: mamiya/sekor screw mount camera bodies > fellow pug-sters- > > i'm thinking of getting some really cheap cameras for my twin nephews (12 > ye

Re: mamiya/sekor screw mount camera bodies

2001-10-28 Thread Wendy Beard
At 18:29 28-10-2001 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > frankly, i'm trying to keep my purchase in the $25-$35 range. if i spent > > more, i would only be disappointed when i see my nephews using > > their "new" > > camera as a football or hockey puck, or weapon of foolary that could only > > app

RE: mamiya/sekor screw mount camera bodies

2001-10-28 Thread Bob Rapp
- i'm thinking of getting some really cheap cameras for my twin nephews (12 years old, combative, obnoxious-they really remind me of myself at that tender age) You may try Fuji cameras of the same era. My brother had one and pawned the 50 mm standard to my father so he could have the inferior Tak

Re: mamiya/sekor screw mount camera bodies

2001-10-28 Thread JeffW.
M/S lenses were middle of the road and only the SX lenses have the pin. They are for the DSX/MSX open-aperture metering bodies. JeffW. > The Mamiya lenses are pretty crappy (I don't think Mamiya > actually made their 35mm cameras and lenses, BTW). Also, if I > recall correctly, they have some so

RE: mamiya/sekor screw mount camera bodies

2001-10-28 Thread Paul M. Provencher
ns mount that prevents them from being mounted on any > other screw mount camera. > William Robb > - Original Message - > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 2:26 PM > Subject: Re: mamiya/sekor screw mount camera

Re: mamiya/sekor screw mount camera bodies

2001-10-28 Thread LEDMRVM
In a message dated 10/28/2001 7:19:14 PM US Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > The Mamiya lenses are pretty crappy (I don't think Mamiya > actually made their 35mm cameras and lenses, BTW). Also, if I > recall correctly, they have some sort of locking pin extending > from the

Re: mamiya/sekor screw mount camera bodies

2001-10-28 Thread LEDMRVM
In a message dated 10/28/2001 7:56:38 PM US Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I believe Vivitar had a hand on making some mamiya lenses. Check on that. In the time of the screw-mount Mamiyas, Vivitar was merely a marketing brand name owned by the Berkey Marketing Corp. I

Re: mamiya/sekor screw mount camera bodies

2001-10-28 Thread PAUL STENQUIST
My first SLR was a used Mamiya Sekor 1000 DTL and it served me very well for more than five years and at least 1000 rolls of film. It's a sturdy workhorse with a good meter that can be set to either spot of averaging configuration. the 1000 TL is averaging meter only but is equally tough. The 500

Re: mamiya/sekor screw mount camera bodies

2001-10-28 Thread Martin Trucco
>The Mamiya lenses are pretty crappy (I don't think Mamiya actually made their 35mm cameras and lenses, BTW). Also, if I recall correctly, they have some sort of locking pin extending from the lens mount that prevents them from being mounted on any other screw mount camera. >William Robb Sorr

Re: mamiya/sekor screw mount camera bodies

2001-10-28 Thread jmadams
There is an M/S 500DTL on EBay Bin $34.99 http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1290716392 James - Original Message - From: "PAUL STENQUIST" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2001 5:19 PM Subject: Re: mamiy

RE: mamiya/sekor screw mount camera bodies

2001-10-28 Thread J. C. O'Connell
7:55 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: mamiya/sekor screw mount camera bodies > > > I believe Vivitar had a hand on making some mamiya lenses. I am sure JCO > will chime in to extoll the virtues of one particular lens that he favors > over the SMCT 20mm. The pin you ment