I checked the camera out and the shutter seemed to fire normally at all speeds and meter was working, love those old mercury batteries. I offered the shop $20 for the camera. It must have been a slow week and they didn't even haggle with me. I gave the man $20 and walked out, thrilled with my purchase.
Since we were camping at the time, I was without internet to research my new camera. I resorted to figuring it out the old fashioned way, playing with the controls. I have since learned this camera was made in the former East Germany by Pentacon and imported to the US by Hanimex. It has a top shutter speed of 1/500 second and it was produced between 1968 and 1976. It has a hefty feel to it and feels like a camera should, SOLID.
Shortly after returning home from the trip I loaded some Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO black and white film in it and took it out.
Since we were camping at the time, I was without internet to research my new camera. I resorted to figuring it out the old fashioned way, playing with the controls. I have since learned this camera was made in the former East Germany by Pentacon and imported to the US by Hanimex. It has a top shutter speed of 1/500 second and it was produced between 1968 and 1976. It has a hefty feel to it and feels like a camera should, SOLID.
Shortly after returning home from the trip I loaded some Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO black and white film in it and took it out.
I am quite pleased with the results and home developing using HC-110 and scanning on a Epson 410 scanner. Now, to find more old cameras...
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