The interesting thing for me was the lack of Pentax lenses at most of
the places I stopped in while in NYC.
Olden had a couple of M42 lenses and I think one k-mount.
I am interested in seeing if what they have in their cases is all they
have...
I will check out Olden in better detail the next time I am in NYC,
César
Panama City, Florida
Paul Stenquist wrote:
I used to love looking through the used equipment at Olden. I bought a
Mamiya TLR 250mm lens there and a Polaroid back for my Speed Graphic.
Great store.
Paul
On Mar 1, 2006, at 11:10 PM, Cesar wrote:
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote:
Cesar wrote:
http://groups.msn.com/MyRugbyPictures/misc.msnw?
action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=42
This is a 1950 Leica IIIf with a 1950 Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Summitar
f=5cm 1:2.
1950 ... a black dial IIIf. Very sweet old camera. Enjoy it!
I bought a pair of these cameras, a IIf and IIc with Elmar 3.5cm
and 5.0cm f/3.5 lenses, from Olden Camera in 1969 for $99, used
them until about 1985 or so when the last one was lost over the
Pacific. They were delightful old cameras. I inherited my father's
IIIf kit too, but ultimately sold it to a collector as I didn't
want to see it become worn with use (he treated it as a sacred
object: it was as immaculate in 1982 as it was in 1953).
He asked if I was a photographer and then asked if the camera
around my neck was a Leica. He also asked if I was there for
PMA. He smiled wished me a good day and then went away smiling.
Would this have happened with only a Pentax around my neck? How
about a Nikon or Canon?
Sometimes. I've had people go away smiling when I carried an old
Nikon F or Canon FTb too.
Godfrey
Godfrey,
Last year I could not find Olden while doing a quick sweep of where
they used to be.
This time I found them - interestingly enough, their address is a
women's store that I almost walked right by if I did not have the
address.
The entrance to Olden is an elevator on the right-hand-side of the
store that has a sign on the elevator door that says that Olden is on
the fourth floor. Their space is a lot smaller than their previous
location. Pity. There was nothing that interested me, but it was
still nice to stop in.
I will keep stopping in when I have the chance.
Nostalgia, a nice feeling, and you can enjoy it with Pentax,
César
Panama City, Florida
