The Heavy & the Beauty - Miranda Sensorex

[royalrat]

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Alexander from Jerusalem knew about my crazy bug with film cameras and tried for a long time to raise my interest in his SLR’s collection. A trip to Jerusalem doesn’t take more than one hour drive from Tel-Aviv, but still, I had no big rush to see a Canon or a Nikon. About a week ago he called me and said he has something very special for me. An SLR I just can’t miss. When I asked which SLR he was talking about, he whispered only one word: “Miranda…”. “Miranda who?” I asked. “Check it out” he said, and the conversation was over. I went quickly to the nearest Internet portal – in this case, my Ayo (That’s how Gefen calls my IPhone), and googled “Miranda camera”. Well, of course I was interested – Miranda is a beauty.

More photos and details about Miranda Sensorex:
http://royalrat.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/miranda-sensorex/

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[tunalegs]

I have a couple of Model D Mirandas:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6140/5941233575_3c5101cdc6_z.jpg

They're my favorite vintage SLRs.

[aad]

I like the finder!

We have a Sensorex, like the top photo, with a 35, 50 and 135. The 35 is like new, in a lovely leather case-the biggest 35mm lens I've ever seen

It was my wife's camera during a photo class in the 80s or 90s. Works great.

[mathomas]

My first serious camera was a Miranda Sensorex II, purchased with money earned from mowing lawns and odd jobs, when I was about 13 years old. Started a lifelong (if not consistent) passion for photography.

[ronnies]

I have an, unfortunately, broken EE-2.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2671/3927384868_6dc0c16b34_z.jpg?zz=1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7897549@N07/3927384868/)
Miranda EE-2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7897549@N07/3927384868/) by F4ronnie (http://www.flickr.com/people/7897549@N07/), on Flickr

Ronnie

[dbarnes]

And on the the early ones (with the front shutter release), you can use classic Exakta lenses upside-down!

Seriously.

[Jack Conrad]

Miranda was my first also.

[back alley]

i had a miranda auto sensorex ee...

long time ago...

[tunalegs]

And on the the early ones (with the front shutter release), you can use classic Exakta lenses upside-down!

Seriously.

If you can find the adapter to do so! (it is unfortunately not common).

You can also use Nikon F lenses, Nikon Rangefinder lenses (the adapter has a helical, and is also quite uncommon), M42, M39, and probably others.

Here's mine with an M42 adapter:
http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6139/5991342253_7c51a1d625_z.jpg