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Sep 20, 2015 14:26:58 #

boberic Loc: Quiet Corner, Connecticut. Ex long Islander

jerryc41 wrote:

I wish I had kept all those metal cans. You just never know when things are going to gone forever. I remember when you could walk into any bank and buy silver dollars - for a dollar. I had a bunch of them.

All you needed is a 1 dollar silver certificate

Sep 20, 2015 14:28:00 #

superpijak Loc: Middle TN

boberic wrote:

I can't even remember what I had for breakfast

What am i doing here? 8-)

Sep 20, 2015 17:04:00 #

picturedude Loc: Yosemite natl. park, Ca.

What's a breakfast?

Sep 20, 2015 17:08:44 #

OldEarl Loc: Northeast Kansas

BBurns wrote:

It's not a reality, yet, but a few have tried and come close.

http://olivierduong.com/converting-film-cameras-to-digital-efs-1-the-technology-that-almost-was/

http://petapixel.com/2013/08/16/convert-your-old-film-slr-into-a-digital-camera-with-the-digipod/

When I was selling cameras back in 01 and 02, there was a digital back for the F3 but it was like 2mp and cost more than i was making.

Sep 20, 2015 17:58:31 #

SHLeM52 Loc: Jacksonville, FL

Hasselblad has developed a digital back for thier medium format cameras dating back to some of their 1950 vintage stuff, but at $15,500. apiece not something I can afford.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=1070610&gclid=CjwKEAjwsvmvBRCT5ozK-dmY7D4SJACyIoJmzrzP0aaDuZLyWPLWjVHHFzYhA1yv4iqrx7kJVDOzmhoCCGzw_wcB&is=REG&m=Y&A=details&Q=

Sep 20, 2015 20:42:32 #

cucharared Loc: Texas, Colorado

strobe wrote:

When I started they were made of aluminum and had screw on tops.

This is what I remember. I still have one that I had riveted onto my nail pouch to hold parafin, the better to make those little brads work in hard woods. It's kinda banged up.

Nowadays I covet the plastic ones to hold pills, and I've been using plastic film canisters to take my morning and evening pills for over 20 years.

ron

Sep 20, 2015 21:48:42 #

TEA48 Loc: Ohio

Still got 'em! With fresh B&W and Color tim for my Canon AE-1P!

Sep 22, 2015 16:25:47 #

Boney Loc: Huntington Beach

You guys aren't that old. Here are the Kodak film cans from the early 50s. This is how Kodachrome, ASA 10 came. What a treat when they brought out the new high speed slide film, Kodachrome ASA 25.

Sep 22, 2015 16:36:27 #

drucker Loc: Oregon

And were color coded by film type.

Sep 22, 2015 19:55:35 #

OldEarl Loc: Northeast Kansas

Boney wrote:

You guys aren't that old. Here are the Kodak film cans from the early 50s. This is how Kodachrome, ASA 10 came. What a treat when they brought out the new high speed slide film, Kodachrome ASA 25.

My dad and one of our close friends shot a lot of Kodachrome in the 40s and early 50s. When I started buying my own film in the silver can I bought Kodachrome II (ASA 25). The Yellow caps went into 68 or 69 for Kodachrome II and X and the Ektachromes X, H, and HB (E-3 and E-4 processing).

There were also some red and green caps. Does anyone remember what these were for.

Another observation: I can remember this, but I have trouble remembering things I read this morning.

Sep 22, 2015 20:27:40 #

tenbanshee Loc: Woodstock, IL

I did not start taking pictures until I was in the service. I want to say maybe late 1971. I was out of basic training and was at Maryland proving grounds. A got guy me hook on taking pictures and developing them on the base. I guess that is why I don't remember the ones with the colored tops. Thank you for saying the dates. I was wondering why I had not seem them or remember them.

Sep 23, 2015 13:18:13 #

drucker Loc: Oregon

Here is a link to Eastman House that discusses film can colors.

http://support.eastmanhouse.org/eastmanhouse/topics/kodak_film_cannisters.rss

Sep 23, 2015 21:04:37 #