- #Photos from my minolta autocord serial number#
- #Photos from my minolta autocord skin#
- #Photos from my minolta autocord license#
- #Photos from my minolta autocord professional#
I was as careful as I could be, but the leatherette disintegrated when I removed the taking lens to clean it. Ever since I've seen photos taken by Autocords and Diacords here at MF Lenses, I've been wanting to add to my TLR inventory. Nesster wrote: She'll work nude, I hear, but only for the right filmĬooltouch wrote: Nice looking Autocord, Nesster. I do have a Diacord but the taking lens is shot but I do not really have an urge to get it done up My own feeling is that the Diacord's "see-saw" arrangement is a little better mechanically, but more prone to ingress of dirt. Seele wrote: An interesting factoid is that the Autocord adopted the Meopta Flexaret's focussing mechanism. Which will result in yet another set of pics of the camera post-recovering apparently all I can do is wait and eventually they will send the new covering.
#Photos from my minolta autocord skin#
I ordered new skin for the Autocord from, only to discover that outfit is rather slow and uncommunicative. I will put up his contact info & new pics of the camera when I get it back. He seems to be the repair guy for Autocords and Diacords (and other Ricoh TLRs) in the USA. Karl Bryan repaired mine, the camera is on its way back now. Thought about buying one today.Īlas, the AutoCord's shutter no longer works, and I don't know when or where I can have it repaired. Kram wrote: Autocords are superb! I've owned a few. The simple truth is this: There are no neutral photographs. Too many film+digi cams+lenses, oh my - Pentax K20D, K-1000, M42s, more
#Photos from my minolta autocord professional#
Anyway, Dad got professional results from both cameras. But I have a working backup, Dad's prior TLR: an ArgoFlex-E, smaller and simpler than either the AutoCord or the YashicaMat - it's almost pocket size, if one has big pockets. I always thought it was better quality than my long-lost YashicaMat 124G.Īlas, the AutoCord's shutter no longer works, and I don't know when or where I can have it repaired. It was probably an Export model, as Dad remained stateside throughout the 1950's-60's. RioRico wrote: I have my father's AutoCord #140626 with Chiyoko Rokkor 75/3.5 lens and Optiper-MXS shutter (1-1/500 second). Location: California or Guatemala or somewhere Nesster wrote: Once I get this one working, I can compare 3 of the best Japanese TLRs: Autocord, Diacord and Yashica Mat 124Gīetween the Diacord and Yashica - Diacord lens is more contrasty and in-your-face sharp, while the Yashica is a bit more relaxed but still holds onto detail pretty well. How would you compare it to the Yashica Mats? So this will go in for repairs and then get a new skin.Ĭooltouch wrote: Well, it looks handsome in the photo. Oh, and the seals are bad and the leatherette is peeling. Two problems: the shutter speed is stuck on 1/100 and won't budge, and the shutter arming with the backward crank isn't reliable - seems like the feeler on the top of the back isn't engaged to the back itself properly. Mostly everything works, focus and aperture and the lenses are clear. The LV implementation is an unusual one: you add the numbers for the shutter and aperture - in this case 7+6= 13 EV. 165xxx, though this is consistent with 1958.
#Photos from my minolta autocord serial number#
The serial number on the camera though is a lower number than mentioned on the web. This configuration with the Seikosha-MX LV shutter and Chiyoko Rokkor is the Autocord export model, from 1958. I got it cheap and suspected it would need some repair, not too bad as it turns out. Minolta Autocord (export) 1958 by Nesster, on Flickr The Minolta Autocord I followed its predecessor’s footsteps, toting around a Citizen MVL shutter and a Minolta Rokkor 75 mm f/3.5 lens.Posted: Sat 7:12 pm Post subject: Minolta Autocord The revisions are very much welcome – the camera’s wide following proving that the Autocord indeed is a sought after camera decades after it was introduced. This was done to still improve on the camera’s features and build quality. This specific camera underwent 17 revisions, although minor, between 19. Earlier models of the Autocord featured 1/400 shutter speed while the latest numbers push it to 1/500. Its features include a choice between slow shutter speeds (for low-light shots), low aperture settings (for possibly soft-focused images), self-timer, and an override button for multiple exposures. It is one of those cameras that just purely create high-quality images with every click of the shutter due to its fine design and even finer construction. The Autocord is a 120/medium-format twin lens reflex camera that shot clean and crisp images with its Tessar-type, 4-element Rokkor 75 mm f/3.5 lens. The Autocord is one of those cameras that cemented the position of Japanese brands in the camera manufacturing scene, the other being Nikon and their iconic Nikon F SLR.
#Photos from my minolta autocord license#
Minolta Autocord © rashdan via Flickr, Image used under Creative Commons license
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