Alternatives: Mamiya 645 AF ( eBay or KEH Camera) Minolta Autocord Image credit: jessicarhibbard. MINOLTA AUTOCORD REVIEW FREEEven so, if you find a good deal on one and want to invest some money, the camera can be rebuilt and recovered.only the taking lens cannot be replaced, so make sure that is clear and free of fungus. You can pick up a Pentax 645N with a lens for under 600 on eBay or around 600 for the body only at KEH Camera. So, the advice you have been given is correct. Professionally, I use a mixture of the Autocord, a Kalloflex (another -masterful- Japanese TLR you should consider if you're into that sort of thing) and a Tessar Rollei. A lovely piece of photo equipment that I am most proud of. It's something I will keep and preserve, but it matches my un-metered user 'Cord optically. One other, a mint CdS III is still brand new and won't be used often. It has a Seikosha MX shutter and a magical taking lens. I have several the best being an Autocord export model from 1958. I am using his old Gossen electronic light meter and had to read. So far, I have loaded an Ilford Delta 400 film and shot 4 pictures (Ill get to the rest in the weekend). It takes both 120 and 220 film, and has a switchable counter, an adjustable tensioner, and a somewhat brighter screen. Recently I found my fathers Minolta Autocord TLR camera and thought I would try to make pictures with it like he did in the sixties and seventies in many different countries. Of those, the very latest -CdS III- is the most valuable. The latest versions, produced in the mid-to-late 60s use a CdS meter. Some Autocord's are metered, some are not. You're right about different shutters, but I have every version and they all work fine if properly maintained. Every Autocord uses a 75mm Rokkor taking lens produced in Japan by Minolta.
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