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This lovely little Bedford TL tanker registered EV 553 was photographed at a petrol station on the outskirts of Larnaca, Cyprus on June 5th 2018. I included the sign as in years to come I'm sure people will look and say "HOW CHEAP".
I wasn't going to let the rain put me off getting a photo. Very distinctive rear window and bootlid arrangement on these.
a bedford tl lorry in the scrapyard as many old Bedford lorries in there it has lost it's rear axle a shame as it does not look that bad. but looks do not count that much if nobody wants the vehicle I guess it will end up the way all the others do.
My first venture into medium format was with PSix and it's a camera I still love, or perhaps more accurately: I love the MC Biometar 2.8/80 lens. Which is spectacular. I took a lot of portraits with this lens, much less so with the other one pictured, which was a 180mm Sonnar, which was very underwhelming: low contrast and slightly dull.
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2 x Pentacon Six Tl
Left one (not mine) wit CZJ Sonnar 180mm f/2,8
Right one (mine) with CZJ Biometar 80mm f/2,8
Both with Metered Prism
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Zenza Bronica EC-TL ~1975
Nikkor-PC 75mm, 1:2,8
Cloth focal plane shutter 4"-1/1000 and B. In aperture priority mode "A" the shutter speeds are step-less 2"-1/1000.
Waist level finder.
TTL, centre weighted, light metering, when the diaphragm is stepped down, red button on the front left.
Features Mirror lock-up and multi-exposure.
EC back for 120 or 220 film with pocket to store the dark slide.
12 or 24 exposures in the 6x6 format.
Here some pictures taken with this camera.
You can see this one on Camerapedia
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Oritt's 1983 Bedford TL is a regular sight delivering coal to the locality of Longton, however unfortunately I am normally passing the other way when I see it so I was pleased to have the opportunity of photographing it whilst it was basking in the sunshine in Walmer Bridge recently. The condition of the truck belies that it is a 30 year old working truck and it would not look out of place at a classic truck rally.
Manufactured by Kombinat VEB Pentacon, Dresden, former East Germany
Model: c. 1980, (late version of TL range)
TL range produced between 1968-90
All Praktisix / Pentacon Six TL series of cameras produced between 1957-90
Medium format SLR system film camera, film: 120/220 roll, picture size: 6x6cm
Logo on the front: Pentacon tower logo
Lens: Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Biometar 80mm f/2.8 MC, automatic diaphragm, w/ DOF preview lever, 5 elements in 4 groups, filter thread 58mm, serial no.10075268
Mount: Praktisix/Pentacon six bayonet Breach lock
Standard lens of the system and all models
In here, the total black finish MC lens produced between 1978-90
Aperture: f/2.8-f/22setting: ring and scale on the lens
Focus range: 1-30m +inf
Lens release: by black milled ring behind the lens on the lens flange, turn counter clockwise and remove the lens
Focusing: via simple matte glass screen (standard screen of the system), interchangeable, ring and scale on the lens, w/DOF scale
Shutter: focal plane rubberized cloth shutter, horizontally travelling, speeds: 1-1/1000 +B
setting : dial on the left of the top plate
Shutter release: on the front side of the camera, w/ cable release socket and safety locking milled ring
Cocking lever: also winds the film, long stroke, on the right of the top plate
Frame counter: on the cocking lever, additive type, auto-reset
Disconnecting lever: for unlocking the locked cocking lever after 12/24 frames, thus the film can be rolled to the end by short rocking movements, beneath right side of the cocking lever
Mirror: not instant return
Viewfinder: waist level finder, w/ magnifying glass and two framed sports finder, interchangeable, opens by a knob on the back side of the finder
Finder release: by a small silver knob on the left of the top-plate
Flash PC socket: on the lower right of the lens flange, X synch 1/15, w/ safety locking ring for flash plug
Memory dials : for ASA on the cocking lever, for film type on the speeds dial
Self-timer
Back cover: hinged, opens by a latch on the left side of the camera
Film loading: knobs on the bottom plate for fitting the spools
Plate on the bottom plate: Made in G.D.R
Tripod socket: 1/4'', at the bottom of the lens flange
Strap knobs
Body: metal, Weight: 1366g
serial no. 115171 (beneath the back cover opening latch)
There are large variety of Carl Zeiss Jena and Schneider lenses for the Pentacon six. Also, a large variety of viewing screens, from simple matte to grids or fresnel lens microprism screens, are available. The waist-level finder can be replaced by non-metered or metered prism finders. The metered prisms were introduced in 1968; from this point onwards, the camera was called Pentacon six TL. Nothing had changed in the camera itself; the only thing new was the availability of a metered prism allowing TTL metering.
Praktisix is the predecessor of the Pentacon Six of the same bayonet mount. Arsenal Kiev 60 is also with Pentacon six mount.
But there is no relationship between the Praktisix/Pentacon Six and the Kiev6C/60. They share a common lens mount and film size but they are in no way the same and the Kiev is not the same mechanically.
Six major models were produced. The Praktisix 1957, Praktisix II 1964, Praktisix IIA 1966 Pentacon six 1966, Pentacon Six TL (early version) 1968, and Pentacon Six TL (late version).
These cameras are a series of improvements from the first Praktisix. But, other than the name changes there are minor changes from model to model, and the bodies are the same in general appearance.
The most common problems with all of these cameras:
1. Never allow the film advance lever to snap back after winding the film. This has been the cause of breaking more of these cameras than every other problem combined.
2. Never release the self-timer when the camera is not cocked, again a common way to break the camera.
The original manufacturer of these cameras was Kamera Werkstätten in 1959 they became V E B Kamera and KinoWerke Dresden,in 1964 they became VEB Pentacon and finally in 1970 Kombinat VEB Pentacon.
VEB (Volkseigner Betrieb) roughly translates as "People owned Industry". Initially the cameras and accessories had a stylized "KW in a diamond" logo and later the "Pentacon tower" logo.
Manual in Orpahan Cameras byMikeButkus
Technische Daten:
Typ: KB-SLR
Filmtyp: KB, Format 24x36
Objektiv: Wechselobjektiv
Objektivanschluß: M42x1
Verschluß:Stahllamellen, batteriebetrieben Zeiten: 1/2 bis 1/1000 und B
Blitzanschluß: ja
Blitzsynchronisation: 1/90 S Selbstauslöser: ja
Zubehörschuh: ja
Sucher:
Prisma,Microprismenring
Belichtungsmessung:
Elekt. Belichtungsmesser im
Sucher durch ED-Anzeige, Messung bei Arbeitsblende
Filmtransp.: Schnellschalthebel
Gehäuse: Guß, schwarz beledert
Fertigungszeit: 1968-74
Sonstiges: Spiegelverriegelung
Die TL Electro X ist eine Spiegelreflexkamera des japanischen Herstellers Yashica. Die Kamera wurde zwischen 1968 und 1974 hergestellt. Sie war die weltweit erste Spiegelreflexkamera mit einem vollelektronischen Belichtungsmesser. Zur Anzeige der Belichtung wurden statt der sonst üblichen Lichtwaage erstmals LEDs verwendet, welche im Sucher in Form von zwei Pfeilen jeweils Über- oder Unterbelichtung anzeigen. Es gab somit keine mechanisch beweglichen Bauteile mehr im Messsystem. Wie bei den meisten damals üblichen Kameras wird durch Betätigung des Abblendhebels die Belichtung bei Arbeitsblende gemessen und angezeigt.
Praktica Super TL with Carl Zeiss Jena 1.8/50 Pancolar
Though it has the L in its name, it clearly belongs to the Praktica nova/nova PL series. Introduced in 1968 it was probably the last one with the horizontally travelling shutter. In 1969 the L-series was launched, more brick-shaped, with the top plate made out of chromed plastic and with the new, famous shutter with metal blades. The Super TL was a very successful camera, more than 500.000 were made and sold under many names like Porst or Hanimex. It was produced parallel to the L-series until 1976 and survived some of the L-models.
Its a quite simple camera, stopped-down metering (TTL), shutter speeds from 1 s to 1/500 s. The viewfinder is small and dim, it has a needle for metering and a small red flag which indicates, that you should advance the film. For metering and stopping down you have to press the big black button besides the lens. It is the best and most convenient DOF-button I have ever experienced on a camera.
The camera has some real quirks: the aperture is closed by pressing the shutter button, that means, if you take away your finger from the shutter button at long shutter speeds to early, the aperture opens again before the shutter closes.
If you turn the film advance lever, you have to turn it until its end position. When done so, you can turn the lever as often as you want without any effect.
The clockwork of the shutter makes weird sounds when changing the shutter speeds or operating the film advance lever at long shutter speeds.
About the lens, the reason why I bought the camera at all. There are several Pancolars out there, but usually you come across the 1.8/50. There are three M42 versions of it and there is written a lot contradictory stuff about them on the net. As I found out.
Version 1: Zebra look, 6/4-design, 8 blades, single coated, contains glass with Thorium, therefore yellowish and radioactive.
Version 2 (my copy): also Zebra look, 6/4-design, 6 blades, single coated.
Version 3: all black, 6/5-design, multi-coated, several variants like "MC auto" or "MC electric".
The 3rd version is considered to be the sharpest. It has at least multi-coating and in my opinion the 6/5-design is a little bit superior to the 6/4-design regarding sharpness. Some claim, that very late Zebra lenses also have the 6/5 design: my copy has a relatively high serial number and I determined a 6/4-design by counting the reflexions. Anyway, if 6/4 or 6/5, the Pancolar is a fine lens, some quick testshots with mine revealed brilliant colors already at f/1.8.
Here is a lens comparison with some test shots.
At my copy the diaphragm didn't close, the blades stuck doggedly. Unfortunately this lens is a bit more complex than other fifties. If you want to open yours: there are the usual two rings with the holes, which bear the small gibs of the blades, mark the position of the upper, stationary ring very carefully.
My first venture into medium format was with PSix and it's a camera I still love, or perhaps more accurately: I love the MC Biometar 2.8/80 lens. Which is spectacular. I took a lot of portraits with this lens, much less so with the other one pictured, which was a 180mm Sonnar, which was very underwhelming: low contrast and slightly dull.
Read more on my blog:
Yashica TL Electro, Portra 160. Model: Kezia Find me elsewhere! Website Blog Twitter Instagram & please like Millie Clinton Photography on Facebook! Email: enquiries@millieclinton.com These images are protected by copyright, please do not use them for any commercial or non-commercial purposes without permission. For licensing queries (or any other questions!) please email: enquiries@millieclinton.com
This is a classic Leyland Merryweather TL (GHW415) that served Bristol, at the Knowl Hill steam rally near Reading. It's a standard normal control (or conventional) Leyland. Bristol Fire Brigade also ran a double seat open Leyland engine plus a fully enclosed Leyland engine with four door limousine type body and possibly others.
In 1877 five of the six insurance companies in Bristol with fire brigades gave notice of their intention to discontinue their fire services and the Council recommended that a city fire brigade should be formed as part of the Police Force. It became part of the unified National Fire Service in 1941 and remained so until 1st April 1948, when it returned to local authority control. From this time it no longer formed part of the Police Force, but was re-established as a separate entity functioning under its own Committee and with its own Chief Officer. On the 1st April 1974 responsibility for the Bristol Fire Brigade Service was taken over by Avon County Council.
Knowl Hill Steam Rally was an internationally known event that was held every August. It was last held in 2004, after which it was discontinued due to increasing insurance premiums.
Knowl Hill is a village in the civil parish of Hurley in Berkshire, England. It is 5 miles (8 km) west of Maidenhead on the A4 road toward Reading.
On the south side of the A4 is Knowl Hill Common, a hill with a view toward Windsor Castle which can be seen on a clear day. Also on the south side is a small wood called The Clumps, the name being derived from two separate groups of trees that were once significantly taller than the rest and clumped in the middle.
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Yashica TL Electro, Portra 160. Model: Kezia Find me elsewhere! Website Blog Twitter Instagram & please like Millie Clinton Photography on Facebook! Email: enquiries@millieclinton.com These images are protected by copyright, please do not use them for any commercial or non-commercial purposes without permission. For licensing queries (or any other questions!) please email: enquiries@millieclinton.com
Manufactured by Kombinat VEB Pentacon, Dresden, former East Germany
Model: c. 1980, (late version of TL range)
TL range produced between 1968-90
All Praktisix / Pentacon Six TL series of cameras produced between 1957-90
Medium format SLR system film camera, film: 120/220 roll, picture size: 6x6cm
Logo on the front: Pentacon tower logo
Lens: Carl Zeiss Jena DDR Biometar 80mm f/2.8 MC, automatic diaphragm, w/ DOF preview lever, 5 elements in 4 groups, filter thread 58mm, serial no.10075268
Mount: Praktisix/Pentacon six bayonet Breach lock
Standard lens of the system and all models
In here, the total black finish MC lens produced between 1978-90
Aperture: f/2.8-f/22setting: ring and scale on the lens
Focus range: 1-30m +inf
Lens release: by black milled ring behind the lens on the lens flange, turn counter clockwise and remove the lens
Focusing: via simple matte glass screen (standard screen of the system), interchangeable, ring and scale on the lens, w/DOF scale
Shutter: focal plane rubberized cloth shutter, horizontally travelling, speeds: 1-1/1000 +B
setting : dial on the left of the top plate
Shutter release: on the front side of the camera, w/ cable release socket and safety locking milled ring
Cocking lever: also winds the film, long stroke, on the right of the top plate
Frame counter: on the cocking lever, additive type, auto-reset
Disconnecting lever: for unlocking the locked cocking lever after 12/24 frames, thus the film can be rolled to the end by short rocking movements, beneath right side of the cocking lever
Mirror: not instant return
Viewfinder: waist level finder, w/ magnifying glass and two framed sports finder, interchangeable, opens by a knob on the back side of the finder
Finder release: by a small silver knob on the left of the top-plate
Flash PC socket: on the lower right of the lens flange, X synch 1/15, w/ safety locking ring for flash plug
Memory dials : for ASA on the cocking lever, for film type on the speeds dial
Self-timer
Back cover: hinged, opens by a latch on the left side of the camera
Film loading: knobs on the bottom plate for fitting the spools
Plate on the bottom plate: Made in G.D.R
Tripod socket: 1/4'', at the bottom of the lens flange
Strap knobs
Body: metal, Weight: 1366g
serial no. 115171 (beneath the back cover opening latch)
There are large variety of Carl Zeiss Jena and Schneider lenses for the Pentacon six. Also, a large variety of viewing screens, from simple matte to grids or fresnel lens microprism screens, are available. The waist-level finder can be replaced by non-metered or metered prism finders. The metered prisms were introduced in 1968; from this point onwards, the camera was called Pentacon six TL. Nothing had changed in the camera itself; the only thing new was the availability of a metered prism allowing TTL metering.
Praktisix is the predecessor of the Pentacon Six of the same bayonet mount. Arsenal Kiev 60 is also with Pentacon six mount.
But there is no relationship between the Praktisix/Pentacon Six and the Kiev6C/60. They share a common lens mount and film size but they are in no way the same and the Kiev is not the same mechanically.
Six major models were produced. The Praktisix 1957, Praktisix II 1964, Praktisix IIA 1966 Pentacon six 1966, Pentacon Six TL (early version) 1968, and Pentacon Six TL (late version).
These cameras are a series of improvements from the first Praktisix. But, other than the name changes there are minor changes from model to model, and the bodies are the same in general appearance.
The most common problems with all of these cameras:
1. Never allow the film advance lever to snap back after winding the film. This has been the cause of breaking more of these cameras than every other problem combined.
2. Never release the self-timer when the camera is not cocked, again a common way to break the camera.
The original manufacturer of these cameras was Kamera Werkstätten in 1959 they became V E B Kamera and KinoWerke Dresden,in 1964 they became VEB Pentacon and finally in 1970 Kombinat VEB Pentacon.
VEB (Volkseigner Betrieb) roughly translates as "People owned Industry". Initially the cameras and accessories had a stylized "KW in a diamond" logo and later the "Pentacon tower" logo.
Manual in Orpahan Cameras byMikeButkus