My 99 cent special ...

[paulfish4570]

... from ebay. Actually the price was more like $5 considering the shipping/handling overcharge. Nevertheless, the 120-film Tower - with built-in strap, plus a flash gun - appears to be a dandy. It is far sturdier than my Brownie flash. It has single shutter speed of about 1/100, plus bulb. The shutter is cocked upon wind-on, making it more difficult to double expose a frame. The aperture appears to be about f11, based on a comparison with my Industar-61, which has about the same front element diameter. The red film number window is very dark, making it difficult to watch for the next number during wind-on.

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She is loaded with the formerly lonely roll of 100 asa Ektar that had been sitting in my regfrigerator so long. She already is on frame No. 6 after we went looking for 100/f11 light on this miserably hot day.
Of course I blew the first frame because of the dark red window; rolled right past it. But we happily snapped four pics to bring us up to the ndext one. Whatcha think?

[Ranchu]

Fantastic, look forward to the pics. I wish more cameras took their styling cues from a black cadillac.

[paulfish4570]

I think you might have nailed it with the design cue ... :)

[JamesH]

Hello Paul, nice find!
But watch out for your aperture comparison.
You would need to compare it with another lens of the same focal length.

[paulfish4570]

Thanks, James. You are correct, of course. I have a Yashica A, but it is loaded so I cannot see what f11 in an 80mm lens looks like. Still, going by sunny16 with film of typical rating from that era, I figure I am close during the main part of the day with well-lit subjects ...

[paulfish4570]

Did a little research. Shutter speed might be closer to 1/50th, leaving the aperture at f16 or f11. I figure I am good in midday light with Ektar 100 ...