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I need to couple this Pentax 67 glass to my Canon 6D ! Anyone knows about an adapter to make that happen!? #pentax67 #pentax #pentax645 #mediumformat #mediumformatlenses
While camping last week at El Capitan State Beach, California.
Mamiya 645AF, 80mm f/1.9 lens, Kodak Portra 160NC (expired).
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A couple of talented engineers, Alfred Lippert and Karl Peppel, started in Dresden (Germany) in 1902 production of cameras. The company started using the name Certo in about 1905. This company became famous by producing a special camera for women! The best-known brand before WWII was Dollina.
At the end of the war, the factory was plundered by the Soviet army and its machines were dismounted and expedited in Soviet Union. (During the war the company boss hid the machines for the Super Dollina's production in the houses of loyal employees!) Also the Certix company had a difficult restart in heavily raided Dresden. (After the war he started producing cigarette rolling machines, and rebuilt the camera production secretly.) In 1972 Certo is totally under the control of the East German state (FDA) and in 1980, the Certo became part of the VEB Pentacon conglomerate which practically meant burial. The last cameras under the Certo name were made in 1982
The Certix Model A was considered as a high quality folding camera. It was available with different types of shutter (Prontor S, Prontor II, Compur S and Compur S Rapid ) There was also several alternatives in 4.5/105mm objectives (Anagstigmat Actinar, Anagstigmat Ceronar and Zeiss Tessar).
Do not, however, believe that the Certix in the photo above is that high quality Model A (or Model B which came in production during the war). This is a post war simplified model for masses with Certo Anastigmat (still 4.5/105mm) and with whatsoever (Pronto, Vario,...) shutter (1/25, 1/50 and 1/100 seconds plus B and T).
Looking at the viewfinder gives a hint: except the traditional 6*9 cm2 frame the camera can be set to take 6*6 photos.
Feel free to have a different look in Certix history:
historiccamera.com/cgi-bin/librarium2/pm.cgi?action=app_d...;
Sample photos, huh? The objective unscreved and attahed to a modern camera:
www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/United_Kingdom/England/H...
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I ebayed this medium format camera last week, haven't shot any film yet but look forward to messing around with it. I started digital, but have always had a fascination with trying film. It's a Zenza Bronica ETRS, and was just over 100 on ebay.
I brought my newly-acquired Lubutel TLR to Bali with me this trip. Wanna explore a bit of medium format - still getting used to how you can't review your shots and I'm not sure if I took anything cos the film doesn't move automatically and I'm not sure if the shutter is functioning correctly? Still, exciting to bring this new toy out on a trip :)