Ok, so its not really new....

Today I recieved a gift from a friend.

She called me the other day. Saying she had a customer that had an old camera & tripod that he wanted to go to someone that would appreciate it & she thought of me. She said she didnt know what kind it was, but the guy said it was a Cadillac in its day.

Well today I picked it up after work. Looks to be a Heiland PENTAX H1 35mm SLR. & the tripod is "Safe-Lock" brand. I didnt realize it had a full roll of shot film in the camera untill I opened the back. So sadly it was ruined. Would have been cool to see what was on there. The film is a ANSCOCHROME 20 exposure cartridge.

Heres a few quick pics of it. Any info (from people in the know) could share with me would be very much appreciated.

What I have found so far:
The camera was made from 1963 to 1966.
There were 3 models of this camera made. This being the lower end model.
The lens on it appears to be the standard lens offered.
The tripod I know nothing about.
The film company appears to have went out of buisness in the early 70s.

I think its really cool. Cant wait to go get a roll of film to run thru it.

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holy cow, talk about a throwback!

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thats cool!

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Im going to get ahold of PENTAX to see if they can tell me when this one was made. I was born in 1966. How cool would that be if the camera was made the same year??

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Uh!!! So jealous....

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My Build Thread!!!

Nice! I couldn't find anything on the tripod either. There is one similar on ebay for $50 but no history.

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That camera is awesome. Just to sit on a shelf would be cool.

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looks like a great find man.

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I would buy the user manual as well. Make a complete package.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Pentax-Heiland-3...item1e628fcc05

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Here's an H3 a friend and I found at an old estate sale



edit:
a K1000 I found




edit 2: A K1000 SE with a K 50mm F/1.4 I found at an estate sale..... but no longer own (against my will.... long story)



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and finally my current DSLR side by side with my two first SLR's...



(with VERY large glass attached hahahaha)

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2002 DWB Ford Ranger XLT 3.0 V6 FF 4 Door
3" Doetsch spindle lift, 2.5" Camburg CRS coil lift, BTF uniball UCA's, ORW limit straps
Shackles, blocks, custom leaf pack, Bilstein 5100's/5125's F/R
33" GoodYear MTR's, 8.8 swap with 4.56 gears and L/S
Baja Designs 20" OnX, HID converted Hella's