New MF Camera Update

["Paul A. Lehman" <palehman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Since I was house-bound yesterday while our part of the country
was being covered in sleet, snow and ice, I was able to make
great progress on my "new" MF camera.

As mentioned about a week ago, this one is a "hybrid" camera: the
body is from a c1918 #3A Brownie, the film roll mechanism from a
c1950 AGFA Isolette, and the viewfinder and some mechanical parts
from a c1960 95A Polaroid. The bellows were hand made. The lenses
are the recently purchased Polaroids through this group. So far
its cost me less than $90 (including the lenses), not counting my
time of course.

After fixing up a handle for winding, I should be able to put the
first roll of film through this puppy on X-mas day. If it works,
I'll post some pictures of the camera. If it doesn't work, it
will make for a very interesting door stop or paper weight.

I wish everyone the best of holiday seasons!

Paul A. Lehman