half frame qualifications

I have joined this group but in all honesty I feel that I'm not really qualified, as I don't own a half frame camera.
If I promise to buy at least one camera that's a half frame will I be permitted to stay ?

Dai.

You get a HALF permission - for the time being!!

Good luck hunting, and tell us all about the outcome.

As a tip look out for a Canon Dial, which was one of the most covetted half-frames, besides the Pen F, it had a cult following among atrists, like painters, writers, sculptors in both europe and USA. A friend of mine from boyhood days, painter, visited Ayers rock with his, and documented the trip with it, picking up rare earts around the rock which he later used to mix colors for his paintings and sold off to $$$-rich americans living in Switzerland..........

What about this list? It contains probably all half-frame cameras ever made:

http://corsopolaris.net/supercameras...lformat1s.html

For the Robot aficionados there is an extra chapter:

http://corsopolaris.net/supercameras/robot/robot.html

Erik, can you describe the method in detail, please? $$$-rich americans living in Switzerland are a nice target group, and they can't live without my prints.

You start out being an "artist" then you expand into something unusual or freaky. In this case schlapping together some un-distinct pictures where onbe could vaguely reconize Ayers Rock, Australia, pointing out, no SHOUTING to the whole world that the artworks was made with colors mixed from the colored rock itself mixed with environmentally-good linseed oil (this was 25 - 30 years ago, before the current environme4nt craze....). As I understand the "art" sold like hot cakes.............

Maybe you should consider printing & coloring your prints in some similar style? Environment is a surefire thing thses days! (although I saw on Nat. Geo TV that removing rocks and soil from Ayers Rock is now totally banned! Musta been a booming industry for 25+ years)

Erik

So,,, does a Burke&James sliding back for a 5x7 to make 3 1/2x5 count as a 1/2 frame?

I'll end up with a Pen of one sort or another sooner or later. I've been looking for a reasonable small rangefinder that'll take a common (35) film size.

He he I guess that would set an all time size record for a halfframe!

Well I now own a CHAIKA 2 half frame camera, so I guess that makes me an eligible member of this group, except the camera doesn't work.

I have pulled it apart and thankfully it looks a fairly straight forward design, and I am hopeful of getting back together and working. Of course a description of the workings would be very handy, but I am unable to find any on the www. Still it keeps the little grey cells going.

The only thing I'll need then is a lens !!

Dai.

I am posting my gloat, as the Russian camera turned to be a very sad and unhappy story, I am now able to tell all that I have become the very proud owner of a Fujica Drive.

It's a very sturdy and pleasing camera to own, I now only have to clean the aperture blades to allow them to open and I feel sure I will have a very useful camera.

More to follow.

Dai the happy chappie.

More gloat, I now have two Canon Dial 35's. Neither of which work at the moment but I have enough bits to make a good one.
Anyone with knowledge of how the shutters charge (or cock in English) I would welcome some advise.

Dai.