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Apr 1, 2019 15:30:02   #
PA Shutterbug Loc: Near Greater Pittsburgh Airport (PIT)
 
A friend of a friend asked for information on this "camera." Help!!!





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Apr 1, 2019 15:56:52   #
BebuLamar
 
It's a real camera alright but it's worth nothing.

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Apr 1, 2019 16:12:41   #
NMGal Loc: NE NM
 
Looks like an old film camera that has been thru the wars.

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Apr 1, 2019 16:22:20   #
WILLARD98407 Loc: TACOMA, WA.
 
Looks like one I got for going to look at a campground scam. They swore it was worth at least & 200.00.

I didn't buy.

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Apr 1, 2019 16:49:50   #
BebuLamar
 
NMGal wrote:
Looks like an old film camera that has been thru the wars.


I can be sure it has never been thru any war. No war photographer would use it. An old film camera that's been thru wars is worth a whole lot more (even not working).

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Apr 1, 2019 16:52:18   #
srt101fan
 
BebuLamar wrote:
It's a real camera alright but it's worth nothing.


So, what kind of camera is it?

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Apr 1, 2019 16:58:12   #
BebuLamar
 
srt101fan wrote:
So, what kind of camera is it?


It's a no name camera with fixed shutter speed around 1/60 or 1/125. It has about 3 zones focusing and a few aperture. It's all plastic. Isn't better than the disposable one. New they were sold for about $5 but I don't even think it's worth that when new. If I have one I simply toss it. I've seen a good number of them before.

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Apr 1, 2019 17:00:01   #
WILLARD98407 Loc: TACOMA, WA.
 
srt101fan wrote:
So, what kind of camera is it?


Spelled... C-r-a-p-p-y.

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Apr 1, 2019 17:19:25   #
MT Shooter Loc: Montana
 
PA Shutterbug wrote:
A friend of a friend asked for information on this "camera." Help!!!


its an all plastic "give away" 35mm camera that was literally given away to magazine subscribers free when they subscribed. Many different magazines did this in the 70s and 80s with most putting a sticker on them with their name.

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Apr 1, 2019 17:51:05   #
srt101fan
 
BebuLamar wrote:
It's a no name camera with fixed shutter speed around 1/60 or 1/125. It has about 3 zones focusing and a few aperture. It's all plastic. Isn't better than the disposable one. New they were sold for about $5 but I don't even think it's worth that when new. If I have one I simply toss it. I've seen a good number of them before.


Sounds like the Diana, except the Dianas don't have the flash shoe.

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Apr 1, 2019 18:20:54   #
krl48 Loc: NY, PA now SC
 
It may be exactly what this person needs: https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-585674-1.html

And a fine AFD to you, too.

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Apr 2, 2019 00:22:35   #
speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho
 
srt101fan wrote:
So, what kind of camera is it?

Its not a real (working) camera, its a plastic toy!

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Apr 2, 2019 02:37:35   #
Keen
 
Kodak, Lomo, and others, have made real film cameras entirely out of plastic, which took real film, and took real pictures. Some used 35mm, and others used 120 / 220 film. This looks like one such item, but it would be hard to tell for sure without actually examining it.

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Apr 2, 2019 06:51:22   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
WILLARD98407 wrote:
Looks like one I got for going to look at a campground scam. They swore it was worth at least & 200.00.

I didn't buy.


Funny!

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Apr 2, 2019 07:00:22   #
joehel2 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ
 
Looks like it still has the dust from the bottom of the Cracker Jacks box.

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