Some old cameras on a boring winter day
Feb 6, 2018 07:47:35 #
I haven't found as much time to spend with my camera as I'd like lately, so yesterday I got some unexpected time and decided to have an indoor photo shoot with some cameras I got from a relative. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks!
Feb 6, 2018 07:58:43 #
Looks like a Great collection of "starter cameras". Film is STILL available, so get at it ! Have FUN !
Feb 6, 2018 07:58:50 #
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Feb 6, 2018 10:36:12 #
DIRTY HARRY
Loc: Hartland, Michigan
My 1800's Kodak Hawk-eye made of wood. Still works with several film holders.
Feb 7, 2018 07:15:33 #
DIRTY HARRY wrote:
My 1800's Kodak Hawk-eye made of wood. Still works with several film holders.
Kodak ran a "Hawk-Eye" plant in Rochester for many years.
Feb 7, 2018 07:34:59 #
That's really neat! I've never seen a wooden one before, nor have I seen the film holders. You are lucky to have it! Thanks for sharing.
Feb 7, 2018 09:37:12 #
alliebess
Loc: suburban Philadelphia
aschweik wrote:
That's really neat! I've never seen a wooden one before, nor have I seen the film holders. You are lucky to have it! Thanks for sharing.
Nice collection of cameras. I've actually used some of those "oldies." Film holders were in use into the 1950s (perhaps even later) with the big press cameras such as Speed Graphics and 4x5 black and white sheet film.
Feb 7, 2018 10:14:05 #
DIRTY HARRY
Loc: Hartland, Michigan
I have a bunch of these old cameras... but now what do I do with them ? I'm 76 years old and if I kick off the kids won't have any identity with them and someone will come in an offer them a couple of hundred for them and off they go.. This is about a fourth of what I have. I have some miniatures as well
Feb 7, 2018 12:06:18 #
I have all of those cameras except the Sawyers Mark IV. I had never heard of it. I found it in my McKeown's Camera Guide. Nice photo.
Feb 7, 2018 14:17:34 #
alliebess
Loc: suburban Philadelphia
DIRTY HARRY wrote:
I have a bunch of these old cameras... but now what do I do with them ? I'm 76 years old and if I kick off the kids won't have any identity with them and someone will come in an offer them a couple of hundred for them and off they go.. This is about a fourth of what I have. I have some miniatures as well
Beautiful collection. Perhaps a local museum or historical society would be interested? One in my area has a nice collection that was on exhibit a few years ago.
Feb 7, 2018 18:21:28 #
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Feb 10, 2018 18:53:53 #
DIRTY HARRY
Loc: Hartland, Michigan
I use to look for bargains and bought toy cameras, advertising cameras, miniature cameras. I have old film that expired the year I was born (1942). I have a bunch of stuff. Several light meters, etc. At one time I had bought, at auction, 3 Professional 16 mm movie cameras each had a 3 lens turret full of some massive lenses on them, for $25 each. They weighed a ton and took up a lot of space so I put them up on Craig's list and sold them for enough to by my Canon T2i with 2 zoom lenses.
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