The cute little PaX I

[bcostin]

This PaX 35 was part of my father's collection. After sitting forlornly on a shelf for many years I decided to try a few simple measures and see if I could get it working. I'm glad I did, because it's actually a pretty fun little shooter.

The rangefinder was frozen with old grease. I finally managed to free it up with some Ronsonol; it's still sluggish but useable. The glass was surprisingly clear, and the lens focuses freely. I have a little more information over on my blog (http://bcostin.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/pax-man/).

Here's a photo of the PaX I with a Fed 1 for scale.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2086/1554677396_617a3bda9c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcostin/1554677396/)

And here are some of my first shots. These are on some long-expired C41 film.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2376/1626628813_17379062b5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcostin/1626628813/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2100/1554661342_a456c6a98e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcostin/1554661342/in/set-72157594168813561/)


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2355/1627499294_0d28947678.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcostin/1627499294/in/set-72157594168813561/)

There are a couple more shots over on my flickr account (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcostin/tags/pax35/). Unfortunately the rewind jammed after the second roll, and I only just figured out that it was because I'd over-tightened the set-screw on the fim sprocket. So don't do that. Now that that's fixed, it's time to take it out for another spin.

[Welsh_Italian]

I've seen a few of these for sale on the evil bay and often wondered what they were like to take pictures with. I guess the lens isn't bad but not Zeiss quality, but like you said, it looks like a fun camera to take pictures with. Thanks for the information.