Chamonix Saber

[lbenac]

That looks sweet indeed!

Very much so, but the body and the lenses are not included in the price of the conversion - ouch!!!

[Fred L]

Well you do have the original 127 Ysarex when you send him your camera for the conversion. I recently sent him a 90 Angulon to have fitted on a lens board and I expect to use this lens ALOT. Framing accurately will be hard at first but I have the gg if precision is needed, otherwise it's a street shooter.

[lbenac]

I just received my Saber and will take some shots this week-end.
1) very light
2) well balanced with a Grafmatic on
3) critical focus is likely not its forte
4) I might have found a use for my Chamonix folding viewer, it fits on the ground glass (I will have to spend some time comparing focussing with the RF and with the GG with the folding viewer)

Cheers,

Luc

[Fred L]

Hopefully you can adjust the rf on the Zeiss finder so it matches up with the gg. Have fun with your new camera and post some photos when you get a chance !

[lbenac]

Hopefully you can adjust the rf on the Zeiss finder so it matches up with the gg. Have fun with your new camera and post some photos when you get a chance !

Hopefully it was done when they converted the camera...
But yes I need to read about this RF to see if it can be adjusted when needed.

Cheers,

Luc

[EdSawyer]

Luc, good to hear you got it and are having fun with it.

Lots of haters and skeptics on this thread... they must be jealous. ;-)

as an FYI for the clueless opiners, the Saber is a ground-up new camera, not a conversion. It uses some polaroid design elements, and bits and parts, but the entire chassis is a new CNC milled aluminum piece. Check their site. It's far better than any other polaroid "conversion" by the usual suspects, with the added bonus of being able to put a top-notch modern lens on it like an apo symmar, which will undoubtedly trounce a ysarex or whatever vintage-lens-of-choice one might have in mind.

Enjoy!
-Ed

[lbenac]

One thing that IMHO is missing is a handle on top of the right part of the chassis.
I found that the left hand grip naturally on the piece of wood there but the right hand specially with the hoop of the Grafmatic sticking out is not very ergonomic.
I think that a piece of wood formed on top of the metal would make a big difference.

Cheers,

Luc

[EdSawyer]

Luc, I agree re handle. One could use a right handed L-grip, like the vivitar one, which would help. Or a big ergonomic handle on the left would be ok too.

[lbenac]

Now that is what it is all about.
Domke FX3

• Chamonix Saber with one Grafmatic mounted
• 3 Grafmatic on the side
• GG on the left pocket
• Filters and whatnot on the right pocket

24 shots of joy

Luc

[Matus Kalisky]

Luc, I would love to hear what is your impression of the camera in the use - how is the viewfinder/rangefinder and the whole construction. Are you able to get photos in focus wide open at portrait distances? If you have not tried yet, please do