Loved every minute of it.

The smallest film cameras in my collection are two Rollie 35s. One is a German made Rollie 35 that has a Carl Ziess f3.5/40mm Tessar lens and the other is a Rollie 35-S (the 'S' standing for being made in Singapore) with a Sonnar f2.8/40 lens. Unfortunately the light meter does not work in the Singapore made camera. Poor light meter units that quit working were the major shortcoming of this specific camera type.

I don't think I would ever want a film camera with a smaller film format than that of the 35mm camera.

To allow the light meter to read light accurately in the Rollie 35 cameras, I now use an adapter that is the same diameter and thickness of the original mercury battery, but has a tray that holds a smaller current type battery within it. This is needed because the required voltage needs to be the same as the original mercury battery. Internationally, mercury batteries are no longer produced because the mercury that was used in them produced birth defects to children born in those locations where these batteries were made. Mercury is a heavy metal that, like lead, is poisonous to humans.

Pentax made an extremely high grade reflex camera system that use the Kodak 110 film cassettes, but again, the small format didn't yield very high quality pictures. Digital camera technology was also coming into the picture and helped kill off most all of smaller format film cameras. Now smart phones are killing off digital point and shoot cameras.

The smallest film cameras in my collection are two Rollie 35s. One is a German made Rollie 35 that has a Carl Ziess f3.5/40mm Tessar lens and the other is a Rollie 35-S (the 'S' standing for being made in Singapore) with a Sonnar f2.8/40 lens. Unfortunately the light meter does not work in the Singapore made camera. Poor light meter units that quit working were the major shortcoming of this specific camera type.

I don't think I would ever want a film camera with a smaller film format than that of the 35mm camera.

To allow the light meter to read light accurately in the Rollie 35 cameras, I now use an adapter that is the same diameter and thickness of the original mercury battery, but has a tray that holds a smaller current type battery within it. This is needed because the required voltage needs to be the same as the original mercury battery. Internationally, mercury batteries are no longer produced because the mercury that was used in them produced birth defects to children born in those locations where these batteries were made. Mercury is a heavy metal that, like lead, is poisonous to humans.

Pentax made an extremely high grade reflex camera system that use the Kodak 110 film cassettes, but again, the small format didn't yield very high quality pictures. Digital camera technology was also coming into the picture and helped kill off most all of smaller format film cameras. Now smart phones are killing off digital point and shoot cameras.

Your micro photography is fabulous!

Photography (both taking pictures with film and digital) has been a great hobby for me. My profession has been being a professional musician. That, however, has not been financially profitable...so, I will die being a happy but financially poor person.

I tell my music students to become medical doctors. They will then have the financial resources to support a family and also have extra money for their musical pursuits and hobbies.

Get a college degree in something, or become (as someone above has already said to you) a plumber. Even doctors need toilets that flush properly in their offices for their patients. Whatever you choose, you probably won't be doing it for a lifetime. Training to become a well payed tradesman or getting a college degree should come first. By concentrating on making $$$ first, you will have the lubricant for all else that follows in your life.

Photography is a wonderful hobby that I've enjoyed for 50 years. I would suggest you do the same...keep it a hobby.

I like seeing a dad and daughter getting along so well. Hope your relationship always stays strong. The other shots are great too.

Great shot. Distinguished looking fellow.

You might be a beginner but you're learning fast. Very nice.

Very interesting. My wife still hangs out the wash for most of the year. (We live in Utah and have four seasons, so there are times when the clothing doesn't completely dry on the line.) She does however match the leg seams and then clips each leg onto the line by the cuff end. The opposing leg is clipped the same way to a parallel line right next to it. She then runs a thumb and fingers down each leg to establish front and rear creases in each pant leg. They look quite decent even without any ironing.

We have a gas stove, water heater and drier, and have solar panels to reduce our electrical consumption. We also have added insulation to the exterior walls and in the attic. In the summer, we continue to use an evaporating cooler, even though most people in our neighborhood have central air conditioning. Our utility bills are extremely low.

Is it a Dauntless Dive Bomber?

Santa won't want to stop there on Christmas Eve.

Nice scans. What kind of a scanner are you using? I have an Epson V600 and love it.

The scooter looks like a WWII war surplus Cushman. Lots of good stuff was available right after the war. I was too young to get any of it, but I sure wish now I had one of those jeeps.

Because I chose a picture that did NOT show his face, I felt it was OK to share this picture without having had to request a personal release form from him. When talking to him, it was hard to understand what he was saying because his false teeth rumbled around in his mouth quite out of sync with his jaw movements. He was a total character.

Sorry. Hope to get the pictures attached this time.

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I love old fire trucks. Here are some snaps taken with a Pentax 35mm film camera while at the LaMay Car Museum in Tacoma WA.