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If you don't want to tackle the replacement of the bellows yourself, you can send the Isolette to Jurgen Kreckel. Many years ago I sent my Isolette III to him for a CLA, brassing and a new red leather bellows. It wasn't cheap, and now I regret having spent that much money on such a 'simple' camera. ...

I am sorry to hear that Claudia passed away. I hope Lester is still doing fine. I sold him a Nikon EM camera many years ago and he sent me an art proof print by Jan Cox that he got from the artist when he stayed in Belgium.

I once bought one on evilbay. It was in very good condition and I liked it very much. Like all Retina cameras it felt well made with a nice viewfinder, great lenses and silent shutter. Unfortunately, shortly after the thumb wheel under the lens mount got stuck. Trying to free it ended in disaster : ...

Thanks Bill and Phil. I did have grwat plans to shoot more, especially street photography and cityscapes, but Covid threw a spanner in the works. It's best to avoid the city centre right now, especially with the crowds shopping for the holidays. I am now thinking of doing some close-up photography i...

Been at the Photokina a few times when we (JVC) had a booth there. Wonderful event - lots to see and to learn. Will miss it. So sad that another part of my/our past is gone.

Hi again, I'm back here again after a long while. I kept exchanging likes with Alex over on Instagram, but that was about it till now. I'm still buying gear and still shooting film (and digital), although not shooting nearly enough to post interesting things here. But I'm working on that... Meanwhil...

Looks like you are ready for anything indeed with that camera. And it will surely prove to be the only camera you'll ever need. Indeed looking forward to your pictures with this one. Enjoy!

Poetic! I love it.

Great colours too! Nice portrait.

Nice series of pictures, Julio. I also had trouble linking to pictures on Photobucket and needed to upload them to Flickr, and that was not the first time. I think I will forget about Photobucket altogether.