Retro Aprecciation Post
Jun 23, 2017 15:13:35 #
OK folks, let's go back in time, back to 1946+-
At the time this was a popular camera.
I picked one up in rough shape with a non-working shutter on ebay. The aluminum was badly oxidized in spots, and the leather was peeling. I gave it a work-over.
Now the shutter works remarkably well, especially for a 71-year-old camera. The lens is bright and clear, and the aperture ring is smooth.
Here are a couple of shots I just had processed. Shot on Ilford XP2, a C-41 process B&W film with great latitude. You see the entire image, straight out of the camera (for you purists).
It's the first B&W film I have shot in probably 25 years. Camera photo is not mine.
At the time this was a popular camera.
I picked one up in rough shape with a non-working shutter on ebay. The aluminum was badly oxidized in spots, and the leather was peeling. I gave it a work-over.
Now the shutter works remarkably well, especially for a 71-year-old camera. The lens is bright and clear, and the aperture ring is smooth.
Here are a couple of shots I just had processed. Shot on Ilford XP2, a C-41 process B&W film with great latitude. You see the entire image, straight out of the camera (for you purists).
It's the first B&W film I have shot in probably 25 years. Camera photo is not mine.
Jun 23, 2017 15:22:13 #
Djedi wrote:
OK folks, let's go back in time, back to 1946+- b... (show quote)
Nice! Interesting stuff.
Jun 23, 2017 15:27:29 #
Jun 23, 2017 15:33:01 #
jaymatt wrote:
That's pretty good for a guy that old (the camera, of course). 
....and I'm not that young either!
Thanks guys!
Jun 23, 2017 15:40:13 #
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Jun 23, 2017 16:28:09 #
Gene51 wrote:
The Albany Egg?
That's correct Gene. Occasionally I like to take Nellie (Miata) around to different places and shoot photos of her. She's a great model- she takes me to the location, she's patient when it takes me a little time to set up, doesn't mind different and interesting poses, then takes me back home. Oh... and and best of all, she doesn't complain.
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Jun 23, 2017 16:35:04 #
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Jun 24, 2017 07:51:28 #
Jun 24, 2017 10:53:25 #
Ah yes!! Brings back some great memories for this old 80 year old! A great camera is, forever, a great camera. Well done on your reconstruct. Have fun with it.
Jun 24, 2017 14:58:42 #
Frayud
Loc: Bethesda,MD
As my 85 yr old memory recalls:
It was a half-frame camera boasting 64 pics per roll.
It had the fastest shutter speed available - 1/2000 of a second by virtue of its rotary shutter hence the "fan" shaped protuberance on its top.
It was a half-frame camera boasting 64 pics per roll.
It had the fastest shutter speed available - 1/2000 of a second by virtue of its rotary shutter hence the "fan" shaped protuberance on its top.
Jun 25, 2017 00:07:34 #
Jun 28, 2017 17:00:49 #
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