I just rescued this exact type of camera from being thrown away or donated to goodwill(goodwill was at my strong urging if she really did want to get rid of it) by my grandmother who is in one of her get rid of family heirlooms that she doesn’t think are family heirlooms moods. So I now have in my possession my grandfathers Kodak Signet 35 that he had in Japan in 1953-1956 when he was stationed there when he was in the army at the end of the Korean War. While it is not the actual military version, I am pretty sure it was the stock that was made available to the Army Post Exchanges(PX) for service members to purchase and I am pretty sure that is how he got it and he bought it either in Japan or at a stateside px before he shipped out. It is in a worn condition but seems complete and has the issues you mentioned, the big issue i see(being the old film camera noob I am) is that you can barely see out of the view finder, the rest is worn and aged but still seems in pretty good shape for its age
Just heard them talking about there’s a camera on the Camerosity podcast. Searched here and found your video. They commented it had a great lens and man I was surprised by the results. Have a number of old cameras but only 1 that is similar, Kodak Tourist. Nice video. They don’t make them like they used to
These cameras have a nice sharp lens. Mine had a dim viewfinder when I got it. It wasn't difficult to remove the top and clean things up. Now it is clear and they rangefinder patch is easy to see and focus
Nice camera. I just got one to use through the thrift store I volunteer at. Any camera - film or digital - that's donated, I get a chance to use it for a week or 2 and then they sell it, either in the store or in their on-line store. I've got some Kentmere 400 I'll try. Do you need a lens cap for this camera? Use the top of a 35mm film cannister. It has to be the larger cap, the larger gray caps that overhang the cannister cylinder.
Thank you for making this video. I'm about to get this camera from a relative and it was nice to see it in action.
I just rescued this exact type of camera from being thrown away or donated to goodwill(goodwill was at my strong urging if she really did want to get rid of it) by my grandmother who is in one of her get rid of family heirlooms that she doesn’t think are family heirlooms moods. So I now have in my possession my grandfathers Kodak Signet 35 that he had in Japan in 1953-1956 when he was stationed there when he was in the army at the end of the Korean War. While it is not the actual military version, I am pretty sure it was the stock that was made available to the Army Post Exchanges(PX) for service members to purchase and I am pretty sure that is how he got it and he bought it either in Japan or at a stateside px before he shipped out. It is in a worn condition but seems complete and has the issues you mentioned, the big issue i see(being the old film camera noob I am) is that you can barely see out of the view finder, the rest is worn and aged but still seems in pretty good shape for its age
Just heard them talking about there’s a camera on the Camerosity podcast. Searched here and found your video. They commented it had a great lens and man I was surprised by the results. Have a number of old cameras but only 1 that is similar, Kodak Tourist. Nice video. They don’t make them like they used to
These cameras have a nice sharp lens. Mine had a dim viewfinder when I got it. It wasn't difficult to remove the top and clean things up. Now it is clear and they rangefinder patch is easy to see and focus
I just want to encourage you with your camera collecting and picture taking.
Nice camera. I just got one to use through the thrift store I volunteer at. Any camera - film or digital - that's donated, I get a chance to use it for a week or 2 and then they sell it, either in the store or in their on-line store. I've got some Kentmere 400 I'll try. Do you need a lens cap for this camera? Use the top of a 35mm film cannister. It has to be the larger cap, the larger gray caps that overhang the cannister cylinder.
I inherited a Zeiss Icon, 1950s
I looked for Ebay and sadly delivery prices is just ouch, I live on other continent and usually it's much more than the price of camera itself
What country? Just curious
@@Films128 Russia, unfortunately (sorry for late response, my notifications don't work properly)
Cool video man I love cameras from this decade ill follow you on ig
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