Attention Camera Buffs/collectors

[Fishing Rhino]

I have a Zeiss Ikon Symbolica, 35mm camera that is at least 60 years old. I know there are some members who are into photography that might like it as a collectors item. While it looks like new, including the hard leather case, the shutter is stuck. It could be something as simple as lube that turned to gunk or something more serious. I have no idea. No batteries, built in light meter. It looks just like this one, including the case and I believe a light meter or range finder clipped onto the strap for the case.

I have no use for it, so if anyone is interested let me know. No charge, and I'll even pay the shipping to get it to you. Merry Christmas.

[Raider Nation Fisher]

I will take the Camera.

[Bass XL]

That is awesome. I love old cameras and camcorders. Have a bunch of older Minolta video cameras, and just love the way they shoot. Heck of a gesture, if Raider changes his mind, I'll take it!

[Lund Explorer]

That's an interesting looking camera Rhino. Was this a camera that you had purchased back in the day? I just came into possession of several older models. They include a 1950 version of the Argus C-3 Brick, an older Super 8 movie camera, along with a couple of others that are from back in the 1930's.

The Argus was my Dad's that he bought just before going into the Navy and it's taken an untold number of color slides that I got also. Those slides will be slowly scanned and labeled onto the computer this winter. The Super 8 movies are getting outsourced to a company thatwill get them put onto DVD's.

[Fishing Rhino]

I got it from a friend's dad. He was somewhat into cameras and photography, but sold the stuff he replaced with newer cameras.

It's a fixed lens, no zoom adjustment. It does have four positions to which it can be set. Portrait, group, close up and landscape. That's about it for focussing. At the top of the viewfinder is a bar with a needle to set exposure. You adjust it until the needle is in the middle, and that' it.

It was pretty high tech back in those days of Kodak Brownies, etc. It doesn't use batteries.

I took mostly slides, and it took great pictures, 'til the shutter started acting up.

[scrutch]

nice gesture Tom. They're going for $50-$100 online in working condition.

[SirSnookalot]

I much preferred the old match needle 35 mm cameras to the automatic, before digital. Those autos took a nice pic in auto mode but the manual mode drove me crazy with all the data in the viewfinder. I could focus, set exposure, frame my subject much faster and more comfortably using match needle system. I had shutter problem with mine, like a dummy I bought the new tech( canon A-1) instead of fixing my FTB, all my lenses were interchangable. Downside was those cameras, in a photo bag with a full compliment of lenses and flash weighed a ton. For a simple outing a I had a 35-135 (may have been 35-205, can't remember exactly )zoom that gave me amazing photos.

[Bass XL]

Snook-

The FTB is one heck of a camera. I got the opportunity to use my uncle's for a few years when taking photography at school, and it's a pure classic. One of the easiest cameras I've used.