Heavy son-of-a-bitch
Back in the summer of 2011, or what I like to call ‘The Summer of Unnecessary Camera Purchases,’ I picked up this not-so-little gem. This camera was the first rangefinder I had ever played with. As soon as it arrived in the mail, I loaded it with film. The rangefinder puzzled me, it was so foggy and dim that I couldn’t really focus through it at all. I tried cleaning it, and it wasn’t until I had already finished the roll that I discovered a ton of online resources that would help me disassemble the camera to get to these parts.
But I want to share with you some of the shots that I got out of this camera. Due to my inability to focus through the rangefinder, I did my best guesswork and these are the results that came out of it:
I feel as though I kind of wasted the roll. I couldn’t focus correctly and was kind of taking random shots just to finish up the roll. However, now that I know that I can solve this issue, I will probably be using this camera again soon. I also just bought a Canon Canonet S rangefinder camera today that seems to have a shutter issue. I suppose I am adding to my goals for 201 that I need to become more handy as far as camera repairs and cleanings. If I am going to be working with older cameras, this seems like a no brainer.
Do you shoot with a rangefinder? Which one?
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