 Odds and Rarities from Jim Hayes' Collection Oct 24, 1996 This morning the postman brought me a big envelope from Detroit, US, ... |
Jim wrote few lines on the back of the photos. I use them as titles. Then I use some parts of his letter, so everything can be better understood..  A photo copy of your unique VP B was sent to me by a mutual friend, Gary Cullen. I find it very interesting and wondered if what other odd and unusual Ihagee cameras were out there. I have requested that the Exakta Circle survey the Members to see what they have, send photos and even write articles on them. I have sought information on one of my Night Exaktas, a chrome one with no serial number and 400th second on the fast speed dial and 1/5th second on the slow speed knob instead of 1/10th second. Which speed does your's have? (Reply: 400th and 1/10th) Your camera differs from mine in that mine has a focusing scale in feet, is a Night Exakta with no serial number, and has a Biotar lens. It may be that we have the same kind of cameras and Ihagee used what parts that were available to assemble as many cameras as possible at the end of the VP production. Remove the lens mount to see if there are two scews in the focusing mechanism as in the sketch. Your camera has an unusual lens arangement that look like my chrome Schneider except for the added extension ring. I've never tried it but I wonder if a VP would focus properly if a night lens was installed with no other adjustments, and I also wonder if that added extension is to bring the lens forward enough to focus to infinity. If the extension ring is really removable (Reply: No) you might try focusing with a VP C back. It might have been the making of a new C. Who knows just what was on Ihagee's mind ?  with Ihagee logo upside down, viewfinder and film chamber masked square, red window lowererd to match lower number on film. 38mm magnifier folds down under cover.    Also find a VP Junior that is modified to use pre-war lenses.  Another piece of accessory that I have that might be of interest is a 250 exposures back for the Kine, II and V. There is no marking but it looks Ihagee. Do you have any information on this back? I've sent an article to ET on it that will probably be on the December issue.. Exaktaly Yours James. C. Hayes #99 The Exakta Circle Rare Cameras The Dresden Museum's Rare Cameras Gary Cullen's rare IIa Great list of links to photo related pages Christie's South Kensington Auction Results The Tourtuos Path Towards a Camera Collection Kine Exakta Celebration Exa, from 1950 to Exa 500 or something like that since Nov 27, 1996 (The Exakta Pages have been visited 3600 times between Jun 26 and Nov 26, 1996) Page made Oct 26, 1996 |