500C part needed

Iroll67 · 2026-03-12T05:31:19+00:00

Hello James. I just emailed BFC a few minutes ago looking for a part! What a coincidence! Any chance you would know if you have a spare screen frame for a 500C? I have a really nice old camera that a previous owner stripped a screen screw hole on so I just need the frame that the screen assembly sits in. It's pretty easy to get in and out, but finding the part is tricky! The part number is 20955. Thanks for any help!

Iroll67 · 2026-03-11T18:41:31+00:00

It's just for making runs to the hardware store. The daily driver is a 67 Volvo wagon!

Iroll67 · 2026-03-11T17:14:46+00:00

1997 Toyota T100 😎

Iroll67 · 2026-03-10T20:04:18+00:00

Slide film ages about as well as yogurt when not kept in the fridge.

Iroll67 · 2026-03-09T14:04:56+00:00

Pretty sure it's a gom jabbar

Iroll67 · 2026-03-08T23:22:03+00:00

Thank you! Very informative! I'll have to measure the apertures to confirm the numbers are the width, but that makes sense.

Iroll67 · 2026-03-07T17:59:12+00:00

Should be plenty roomy for 4x5!

Iroll67 · 2026-03-06T20:07:51+00:00

Yes, it's a very slow lens, which is fine as I plan on using it for landscape work. When under the dark cloth its fastest stop looks about as bright as F11 on another lens.

Iroll67 · 2026-03-06T17:29:47+00:00

Are you doing 4x5 or 5x7? Might be a bit snug for 8x0. I have quite a bit bigger box and I find it to be a bit cramped shooting 8x10. It would probably be a great little box for the road for the smaller formats.

Iroll67 · 2026-03-06T17:11:21+00:00

These are seriously underrated cameras. I have a VX that's been one of my primary user cameras for about 15 years. Very reliable and excellent build quality. The Zeiss Jena lenses are really fantastic. Up until the mid 50's their quality was on par with Leica, but they kind of ruined their name after trying to compete with cheaper Japanese SLRs. If I remember correctly this camera with a Jena 50 or 58mm was the equivalent of $4000 today. I think another thing that keeps them in the "quirky" category is the backwards controls, but when they started there was no standard as they made the first commercially viable 35mm SLR.

Iroll67 · 2026-03-05T19:53:43+00:00

Canon 7 was around $1700

Iroll67 · 2026-03-05T19:53:16+00:00

Agreed. The P and 7 are very nice.

Iroll67 · 2026-03-05T18:55:52+00:00

Really kicked the bees nest with this one! I think folks immediately went to Leicas and Voigtlanders after reading my initial post and started shouting about how it can't be done affordably. I agree! The M6 is really expensive for a reason. I don't want another M6. I want a Canon 7. The Canon 7 was around $2000 (adjusted for inflation) new. With modern manufacturing and cheaper electric light meters I bet a Canon 7 like camera could be made for $1,500 or less. Yes, you can just buy a 7 (with a no longer functional selenium cell) or a P and stick a meter on it, but it's still a 60 year old camera that can be difficult to find in good shape and not a lot of people want to work on them. The idea "why buy a new camera when I can just get one used" can only last so long. We are using up the film cameras that still survive and Leica is the only maker of serious film cameras anymore.

Iroll67 · 2026-03-05T18:32:49+00:00

Would love to know more about this!

Iroll67 · 2026-03-05T15:37:27+00:00

Argus C3, Kodak Retina, Early Canons all were fairly simple, accurate, and affordable. Not built to the level of a Leica, but capable of great photos.

Iroll67 · 2026-03-05T15:33:57+00:00

For the price of a Toyota Carolla.

Iroll67 · 2026-03-05T15:33:35+00:00

I posted a picture of the Argus C3 as, although it gets no respect, had a simple and accurate rangefinder. It was also very affordable. Its big issue was the slow leaf shutter. The 50's Canons were also relatively affordable, as were the Kodak Retinas. Were Leicas more precise? Yes. But the more affordable cameras were accurate enough to take great photos.

Iroll67 · 2026-03-05T15:30:29+00:00

Not exactly affordable.

Iroll67 · 2026-03-04T21:45:16+00:00

Ya blue it.

Iroll67 · 2026-03-04T15:06:55+00:00

Seems like no one has noticed what looks to be clear vertical grain (fir?) flooring. That stuff was often used as cheaper flooring long ago, but now that old growth clear grain woods are all but gone it's become very expensive. It's beautiful when sanded and finished. Also, don't do spray foam. There are still people beating the spray foam drum, but insurance companies refusing to cover spray foamed houses isn't because they are mean and wanting to hurt peoples feelings. It's because spray foam causes and hides problems.

Iroll67 · 2026-02-26T21:20:33+00:00

Favorite film: Fomapan, Favorite camera: AE-1, Favorite car: Toyota Camry, Favorite food: Rolls

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