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Having had no interest in photography before, in the last month I now have suddenly obtained two different classic film SLRs (a 70s Pentax K1000 and a 60s Minol
by gurchik 5y ago
Having had no interest in photography before, in the last month I now have suddenly obtained two different classic film SLRs (a 70s Pentax K1000 and a 60s Minolta SRT101) from different family members. I have enjoyed learning how SLRs work and it fascinates me how all the mechanicals function flawlessly in fractions of a second.
I most enjoy being able to fix them with my bare hands. These cameras are over 50 years old and still work just fine. They hadn't been taken care of particularly well, but it always surprises me what you can fix with some rubbing alcohol and new screws when there aren't digital components inside. Contrasting this with a DSLR with a broken sensor that might be thrown in a landfill, I bet these cameras could still function well in another 50 years.
- dougSF70 5y ago100% Mechanical cameras are amazingly resilient. Nikon F and F2 models will last a very long time. And rumor has it, Nikkor lenses from pre 1967 get better with age.
- quercusa 5y agoI ran hundreds of rolls through a SRT101 before retiring it in favor of a Nikon FE2. The SRT is dinged and scratched; it has a patch on the cloth shutter; but I suspect it would work just was well as ever.
- potta_coffee 5y agoMy grandfather passed his K1000 to me, it works flawlessly and is an amazing camera. He taught me photography when I was a kid and took photos of us at Disneyland in the 80's with this camera. It's the one thing I'd save from a house fire if I had to choose.