MAMIYA SEKOR DTL 1000
Jul 18, 2013 03:17:05 #
My neighbor bought this camera at a flea market with the standard 55mm lens for $3. Knowing my interest in all thinks photographic, he gave it to me. I was checking it out and saw no wear on the film rails. Saw no wear on the mirror damping pad. No brassing anywhere. Then I couldn't believe I missed the sticker on the front advertising the latest feature of either Spot or Avg, metering. Meter didn't work, didn't expect it to because the battery must be long dead. Unscrewed the battery compartment and found the manufacturer's battery insulator still installed.
This 40 yr old camera is still new!
This 40 yr old camera is still new!
Jul 18, 2013 04:13:01 #
Jul 18, 2013 05:25:07 #
Jul 18, 2013 08:01:12 #
Those were great little cameras. I taught my daughter about photography on a 500TL.
Jul 19, 2013 09:29:56 #
wlgoode wrote:
My neighbor bought this camera at a flea market wi... (show quote)
The Mamiya Sekor 1000 DTL was my very first 35mm camera. I still have it sitting on my shelf here in my office with the original 55mm lens attached. I took many rolls of photos with that great camera. It still works great. You got a steal! Enjoy!
Jul 19, 2013 10:25:08 #
Sheila
Loc: Arizona or New York
This Mamiya was my first slr. You could also use Pentax lenses with the camera. With both spot and averaging meters it was a wonderful camera to use and produced some fine results. I also still have it and the lenses I bought for it but haven't used it in years. The lenses were the older thread mount not bayonet mount of newer lenses. I used these lenses on a newer Pentax 35 mm with an adapter and manual settings.
Jul 19, 2013 11:11:00 #
toolmaker
Loc: Albert Lea, MN. USA
Still have my old 500TL several lenses , bellows , and a Honeywell spotmatic from my film camra days . Good camras and still working .
wlgoode wrote:
My neighbor bought this camera at a flea market wi... (show quote)
Jul 19, 2013 12:29:31 #
My first SLR with a built in meter mine got lots of use about 275 rolls of film, lot of use with outside exposure. The meter uses a silver oxide cell not a mercury one.
The dual metering will require you to think about the lighting & which meter option you want to use.
dsturgis
The dual metering will require you to think about the lighting & which meter option you want to use.
dsturgis
Jul 19, 2013 13:06:40 #
Sheila wrote:
This Mamiya was my first slr. You could also use Pentax lenses with the camera. With both spot and averaging meters it was a wonderful camera to use and produced some fine results. I also still have it and the lenses I bought for it but haven't used it in years. The lenses were the older thread mount not bayonet mount of newer lenses. I used these lenses on a newer Pentax 35 mm with an adapter and manual settings.
Yep, it has the Pentax screw mount. There are many old lenses that would work on it.
I'm considering a pay forward and donating it to the Gila Co. Community College Photo Ed Department.
Jul 19, 2013 13:22:40 #
wlgoode wrote:
My neighbor bought this camera at a flea market wi... (show quote)
That was the first SLR camera I owned. It was the first company to have spot metering in the camera. I received it for my high school graduation present. it was a great camera.
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