I’ve only had my Miranda Sensorex a month or so and already it’s a favourite. I mostly own and use Voigtländer as favourite brand for vintage cameras, but this came onto my radar and I couldn’t resist especially as it cost less than $30 (about £20) including the lens!
It’s a nice simple camera, solid but not too heavy. Despite some of the controls not being where I am used to them I have found it easy to adapt to so it’s fairly intuitive in that respect. The control layout tends to favour you working in a shutter preference method as the aperture is easy to adjust with your eye to the finder. .
I see me using this camera as my go to SLR and I am very happy with the results so far; I haven’t tried it with colour yet. I might see if I can pick up one or two other lenses too.
This example is the earlier version which came with the 50mm f1.9 lens. The lens has a physical linkage to the camera so metering is accurate without having to stop down the aperture. Also, the viewfinder slides off easily making it useable as a waist level shoot which if can be handy.
These images are from the first two rolls through this camera scanned by my local camera shop); the first being Tmax and the second (last two shots) being Fomapan 100. I have decided I don’t like the Fomapan as the results with this and another camera have been disappointing.
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Yuluminati on 5 Frames with a Miranda Sensorex – by Nigel Haycock
Comment posted: 01/05/2018
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Jim Grey on 5 Frames with a Miranda Sensorex – by Nigel Haycock
Comment posted: 01/05/2018
NigelH on 5 Frames with a Miranda Sensorex – by Nigel Haycock
Comment posted: 01/05/2018
Bent_Brent on 5 Frames with a Miranda Sensorex – by Nigel Haycock
Comment posted: 02/05/2018
I also struggle with Fomapan - it's just too contrasty for my tastes.
Terry B on 5 Frames with a Miranda Sensorex – by Nigel Haycock
Comment posted: 11/07/2018
I suppose you have discovered that what looks like the battery compartment cover, front left top, is the lens aperture setting for the meter; this is the reference point for the camera to perform open aperture TTL metering.
Whilst I like the click-free aperture setting, easy for aligning the meter needle, it's a pity that the set aperture is not displayed in the v/f.
If you don't have a user manual you need to be aware of the following warnings:-
1. Ensure that you fully wind on, best to make certain that the wind lever hits its rest stop position. If not, Miranda say, you may not be able to release the shutter and even if you can, it may not permit proper opening of the shutter curtain.
2. Miranda warn against setting intermediate shutter speeds as this will result in incorrect shutter speeds.
A nice feature of the Sensorex is that the metering system is fully contained within the body, so even with a waist level finder, TTL metering is retained. Not even the much lauded Nikon F can do this.
Comment posted: 11/07/2018
Danny on 5 Frames with a Miranda Sensorex – by Nigel Haycock
Comment posted: 19/02/2019
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Miranda Sensorex (1966) - mike eckman dot com on 5 Frames with a Miranda Sensorex – by Nigel Haycock
Comment posted: 26/02/2019