Hello from France!

[svan]

GrüB... oops, hello from Lille, France, Europa, Earth.
Everybody calls me Sebastien, as it's my name...
I've been collecting everything that carry a lens for 15 years, but I've got a little inclination for the SRT 101 and his cousins and brothers. A SR1 or another would be kind in my junk, but they alas aren't so much common.
I own not so much Minoltas : 1 AUTOPAK 50, 1 Hi Matic 9, 1 Hi Matic F, 1 MINOLTINA S, 1 SRT 100B, 4 SRT 101, 1 X700, 1 Weathermatic 35 DL, 1 AF E, and a few common lenses : 28, 35, 45, 50, 135, 1600
The only problem is that I don't realize more than 20 or 30 shots a year. The world don't miss it, anyway...

[David Kilpatrick]

Hi Sebastien, and welcome - do you REALLY have the 1600mm RF lens? That is very rare if you are not just joking! I have a few old rangefinder Minoltas but my best 'collectable' is probably a complete 16mm outfit in a presentation box, along with the developing tank. I do not think it will ever be used. I have an SR-1s with attachable meter and 55mm f1.8. In the past I had Leica mount Minolta 35 (1948) and a Minolta 6 x 9cm press camera (1937) but I sold them, as I am not really a collector - I like to find things and look at them, but once I have studied them, I don't mind selling them on to someone who wants to collect them.

David

[KevinBarrett]

Welcome to the forums! That's quite a collection! I'd beg you to post pictures but I don't want to be a pest.

[Dr. Harout]

A big hello and welcome from me too, Sebastien.

[rogprov]

Hi Sebastien and a big hello and welcome from England

[bossel]

GrüB... oops, hello from Lille

Bienvenu Sebastian,
- GrüB (Gott) - isn't that rather German/Bavarian than French? Or is it Chti?

Thomas

[[SiC]]

Big welcome to Sebastien from Sebastian!

[aster]

Big welcome to Sebastien from Sebastian!

A warm welcome from me too Sebastien,

This is going to be intersting! Our other Sebastian is actually the Wizard of phot-OZ, who specialises in retrieving everything lost in the dark pits of the Internet...a moment's life saver!

And now you're here with collector's items...yes, this is going to be interesting...

Yildiz (from Istanbul)

[bonneville]

The only problem is that I don't realize more than 20 or 30 shots a year.

I assume that is 20 or 30 shots with each camera and every lens combination. That's quite a lot really

Welcome from bonneville

[alfake]

Hello and welcome also from Spain, Sebastien! I like your sense of humour, so even if it were true that the world won’t miss your 20 or 30 shots a year (and I am looking forward to seeing your pictures: ¿are they as unusual as your equipment?), I think we would miss your posts if they were only 20 or 30 a year… (So, please, keep shooting and posting.)
Alfonso

[svan]

Thank you all for your welcome!

I'll try to post regularly, but I can not promise, I have so little freetime and so much to do (just dusting my collection takes me six days a week ...)

Small pic of my 1600, yes, that's not a myth ...



I'll perhaps make a roll with it next XMas holidays. Wait and see!

Best regards,

SV

[Dr. Harout]

Oh, Sebastien, so you're the famous "Phantomas"...

[svan]

Who else can own a RF 1600?
Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah!!! I'll rule the world!