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Subject: [OM] Re: Partially OT - Old cameras and questions
From: "David W Bell" <david.w.bell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:36:53 +0100
Do you have this link Martin?

http://www.marriottworld.com/pieces/pieces23.htm

Dave

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Walters, Martin" <mwalters@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 12:37 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: Partially OT - Old cameras and questions


> 
> Dave:
> Thanks for that info.  Looked at mine last night. Suspect that it's
> older than the one pictured in the link provided by Moose. Mine has a
> simple round window for the film counter, a plain sight (no glass) but
> the "brilliant" finder mounted on the lens. Mine has the Nettar 105/6.5
> lens with a Telma shutter, so one of the base models. From another link
> I found, managed to find the serial number: F9705, imprinted in the
> leather on the back, but hidden beneath the viewfinder - really, really
> hard to see.  
> 
> Martin 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of David W Bell
> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 6:17 PM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: Partially OT - Old cameras and questions
> 
> 
> Nettar 515/2 round shutter face and also515/2 art deco style hex shutter
> face 6x9 folder with Novar or Nettar lens. Also with Tessar Possibly
> Gauthier shutter. Date from 1934 - 41 per McKeowns
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Walters, Martin" <mwalters@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 6:48 PM
> Subject: [OM] Partially OT - Old cameras and questions
> 
> 
>>
>> Wandering through an antique cooperative in Geneva (NY) over the
> Labour
>> Day weekend, I came across a Zeiss Ikon Netta 515/2 for a modest
> price.
>> Couldn't leave it there, could I? Everything seems to be
> working/intact,
>> though the black paint has seen better days. Don't know very much
> about
>> this camera other than it's the "cheap" version of an Ikonta.
> Articles
>> on the web suggest immediately pre-war, though there are subtle
>> differences between the various model photographs. I've looked all
> over
>> for a serial number or something that might indicate its age.  Nothing
>> visible. Can anyone shed any light?
>>
>> Now the on-topic stuff: Also just picked up a nice MIOJ 35 IV on Eb*y
>> for a very reasonable price.  Everything works, leather and chrome in
>> great condition and came with case and cap.  Without a film in it, I
>> haven't figured out is how the manual film wind works - or, how to
>> rewind the film for that matter. Can't find instructions anywhere on
> the
>> web.  Any ideas?
>>
>> Oh, yes. The list seems to be working OK, even if there haven't been
>> many posts some days.
>>
>> Martin
>>
>>
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