Other Uses for Old Camera Equipment (Page 2): Agreed, maybe just use bad cameras... Petri, Miranda, Topcon..oops, I had one of each of those too. Liked them all for different reasons.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

sinatraman wrote:

FIAT or Fix It Again Tony!!! i just hate seeing old cameras not being used as cameras!

Agreed, maybe just use bad cameras... Petri, Miranda, Topcon..oops, I had one of each of those too. Liked them all for different reasons.

Lotus = Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious. But I still want one!

glojo Loc: South Devon, England

MWAC wrote:

Not sure if I would do this but here's a picture.

Are they genuine lens as my son has bought me a 'beaker' type container that looks very, very similar.

PLEASE note I am DEFINITELY not suggesting for one milli-second that your example is not a genuine lens, I am just saying I have something very similar that I drink out of.

:cry:

sinatraman Loc: Vero Beach Florida, Earth,alpha quaudrant

i had a yashica like the one in the lamp photo except chrome instead of all black. have not been able to find one. want one for sentimental reasons, third camera my dad gave me after an instamatic, then a nikon f.

PORSCHE: proves only rich schmucks can have everything

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

glojo wrote:

MWAC wrote:

Not sure if I would do this but here's a picture.

Are they genuine lens as my son has bought me a 'beaker' type container that looks very, very similar.

PLEASE note I am DEFINITELY not suggesting for one milli-second that your example is not a genuine lens, I am just saying I have something very similar that I drink out of.

:cry:

I think those are the real deal.

MWAC Loc: Somewhere East Of Crazy

GoofyNewfie wrote:

glojo wrote:

MWAC wrote:

Not sure if I would do this but here's a picture.

Are they genuine lens as my son has bought me a 'beaker' type container that looks very, very similar.

PLEASE note I am DEFINITELY not suggesting for one milli-second that your example is not a genuine lens, I am just saying I have something very similar that I drink out of.

:cry:

I think those are the real deal.

Yep they are, the blog I found the picture on gives you instructions on how to turn your broken lenses into planters. These are not the coffee cup lenses, those are 100% fake.

http://content.photojojo.com/diy/broken-camera-lens-flowerpot/

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

MWAC wrote:

Yep they are, the blog I found the picture on gives you instructions on how to turn your broken lenses into planters. These are not the coffee cup lenses, those are 100% fake.

http://content.photojojo.com/diy/broken-camera-lens-flowerpot/

But the fake ones are dishwasher safe...or so they say.
Thanks for the link.

glojo Loc: South Devon, England

Thanks and here is my cheap and cheerful mug.. No handle on it and from a distance it looks quite the part. It is the correct scale for that lens.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

glojo wrote:

Thanks and here is my cheap and cheerful mug.. No handle on it and from a distance it looks quite the part. It is the correct scale for that lens.

An EFS lens? How can you get full-bodied flavor out of a cropped sensor lens? Maybe for espresso. :lol:
Looks pretty real. Imagine the thoughts of a thief, when realizing what he has stolen.

glojo Loc: South Devon, England

GoofyNewfie wrote:

glojo wrote:

Thanks and here is my cheap and cheerful mug.. No handle on it and from a distance it looks quite the part. It is the correct scale for that lens.

An EFS lens? How can you get full-bodied flavor out of a cropped sensor lens? Maybe for espresso. :lol:
Looks pretty real. Imagine the thoughts of a thief, when realizing what he has stolen.

Hopefully you can now understand my query regarding those lens :oops: :oops:

dragonfist Loc: Stafford, N.Y.

MWAC wrote:

GoofyNewfie wrote:

I had two RB's and loved them. I wouldn't mind seeing a Bronica done that way. Joke was you needed 5 of those...one to use, one as a backup, one going to repair, one in repair and one coming back from repair. Kind of like a Fiat.

Is it bad that I kind of want a Fiat? They are cute.

Cute is great if you value looks over substance.

mikeysaling Loc: essex uk

maybe they all had back-focus !!

jim charron Loc: Ontario Canada

MWAC wrote:

Not sure if I would do this but here's a picture.

What a shame.

It probably hurts to se this.

lovesscrapn Loc: Wisconsin North of Milwaukee

GoofyNewfie wrote:

http://www.google.com/search?q=camera+lamps&hl=en&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4ADFA_enUS436US436...

Click on images option onthe left

see also:
http://destructivetesting.wordpress.com/2012/04/09/kodak-camera-night-light-accent-light-for-photographers-mike-smith/

this website:
http://www.starsforstreetlights.com/2012/05/how-to-make-lamp-from-vintage-cameras.html
shows how to make this lamp:

Thanks for sharing, I love the lamp! found the instructions as well

Pleur Unique Loc: MO

I like this and the flowerpots and lamps - it is as if cameras and their accouterments are now part and parcel of the world, no longer recording it at a distance...

photosarah Loc: East Sussex, UK

I have a lens mug, given to me as a goofy Christmas present by my husband, since I have Canon. "Lens hood" is the lid. Only trouble is, makes my tea smell of plastic...

"Canon" 28-135mm mug

Lens hood lid