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captainslack
08-22-2005, 08:03
Found this while browsing alex-photo's Ebay store:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ELECTRA-112-Automatic-Rangefinder-Famous-35mm-Camera_W0QQitemZ7539631062QQcategoryZ15234QQcmdZVi ewItem

Definitely LOMO's take on the Canonet QL17 GIII. Given LOMO's rep, I doubt it's as high quality, though.
phototone
08-22-2005, 08:35
It appears as if this does not have manually adjustable shutter speeds, so it isn't quite like a Canonet QL17, which has that option.
iggers
08-22-2005, 08:49
I've wanted one for a while, because of the fine Industar-73 lens. Its the same lens as on the never reliable (or reliably never quite working) Lomo 135 with the spring-powered film advance. In any event, these don't show up very often.
zuikologist
08-22-2005, 09:13
It looks a little like a Chinon 35ee/Konica 35.
Kin Lau
08-22-2005, 14:24
A 40/2.8 and no manual speeds. That sounds like a Canonet 28, which is _very_ cheap, but a nice little cam.
Stephanie Brim
08-22-2005, 15:24
Kin Lau nailed it, methinks. Looks to me like a copy of my Canonet 28. Very nice camera indeed.
Justin Low
08-22-2005, 23:14
I've wanted one for a while, because of the fine Industar-73 lens. Its the same lens as on the never reliable (or reliably never quite working) Lomo 135 with the spring-powered film advance. In any event, these don't show up very often.
Dan, I shot one roll with a 135VS and sold it. The lens wasn't very good at all.
Stephanie Brim
08-23-2005, 00:00
Good to one person and good to another is matter of personal preference. A lens is 'good' based on a number of characteristics decided on by the person using it and good can mean a variety of things. Sharp can be good, but soft can also be good. Good is a variable thing.
Justin Low
08-23-2005, 00:58
Stephanie, that's true. Let me see if I can find the negatives. I'll scan them and put them here instead. :)
Stephanie Brim
08-23-2005, 01:04
Yeah, I'd like to see them. My Canonet is good and sharp. I've actually been looking for something that would give me a softer feel.
varjag
08-23-2005, 04:22
Electra was an OK camera back then. These days, however, its batteries are no longer produced, and exposure control circuits are often drifted out of calibration by now.
Kin Lau
08-23-2005, 06:20
Another problem with 20-30 yr old camera, is "what has it been thru"?

All it takes is a drop or two to knock it out of alignment.