What was the most off-beat photography equipment you'veever owned?
Dec 14, 2011 01:19:38 #
As for me I'd say it would be my 600mm f5.6 Sport Kilar made by Kilfitt (see [http://www.kilfitt.org/Lenses/TeleKilar600.htm]). In 2nd place I would say it would be my Kodak Medalist camera. A wonderful camera with a sharp Ektar lens that produced a 2 1/4 X 3 1/4 negative on 620 roll film.
Dec 15, 2011 06:49:54 #
I had a 'light meter', made by Voigtlander if I recall correctly, which was bizarre in the extreme. It was like a small square telescope, about 3" long. You looked through an eyepiece and saw the scene with the left half of the image coming through a neutral density filter and the right half through another filter which faded gradually from clear to completely opaque. You turned a knob which rotated the graduated filter until both halves of the image were the same brightness then read off a scale what the aperture setting would be for a particular shutter speed and ASA.
Daft as it sounds it actually worked pretty well provided there was plenty of light. I used it for quite some time even after I bought my first 35mm film camera with TTL ( a trusty old Zenith).
Daft as it sounds it actually worked pretty well provided there was plenty of light. I used it for quite some time even after I bought my first 35mm film camera with TTL ( a trusty old Zenith).
Dec 15, 2011 07:16:52 #
In the 60's my friend had a 35mm camera and long lens mounted on a wood rifle stock. It was like shooting a gun. Not a very good idea these days...
Dec 15, 2011 08:05:15 #
plieber wrote:
As for me I'd say it would be my 600mm f5.6 Sport Kilar made by Kilfitt (see [http://www.kilfitt.org/Lenses/TeleKilar600.htm]). In 2nd place I would say it would be my Kodak Medalist camera. A wonderful camera with a sharp Ektar lens that produced a 2 1/4 X 3 1/4 negative on 620 roll film.
A 35mm Macro Kilar, also made by Kilfitt. An incredibly sharp lens. I used it mounted on an Alpa 11d camera, also just as wonderful.
Dec 15, 2011 09:03:41 #
kintekobo wrote:
I had a 'light meter', made by Voigtlander if I re... (show quote)
Wow, I saw and heard about a lot of strange equipment working at the family's photo store, but I never encountered anything like you describe. If you still have it, it would be worth something.
Dec 15, 2011 09:13:20 #
Roger Hicks
Loc: Aquitaine
Leica Tri-Lens Turret http://www.rogerandfrances.com/subscription/tri-lens%20turret.html and Watkins Bee meter http://www.rogerandfrances.com/subscription/w%20bee.html
The former allowed the use of three Leica screw-mount lenses on an M-mount body, with full coupling and frame selection, and the latter indicates exposure by measuring the time a piece of sensitive paper takes to darken.
Extinction meters (like kintekobo's) are not particularly unusual, though his was an unusually elaborate one, and as for gunstocks there's the famous Leica RIFLE or the much simpler Photo Sniper http://www.rogerandfrances.com/subscription/fotosniper.html
Cheers,
R.
The former allowed the use of three Leica screw-mount lenses on an M-mount body, with full coupling and frame selection, and the latter indicates exposure by measuring the time a piece of sensitive paper takes to darken.
Extinction meters (like kintekobo's) are not particularly unusual, though his was an unusually elaborate one, and as for gunstocks there's the famous Leica RIFLE or the much simpler Photo Sniper http://www.rogerandfrances.com/subscription/fotosniper.html
Cheers,
R.
Dec 15, 2011 09:23:27 #
Julian wrote:
A 35mm Macro Kilar, also made by Kilfitt. An incredibly sharp lens. I used it mounted on an Alpa 11d camera, also just as wonderful.
plieber wrote:
As for me I'd say it would be my 600mm f5.6 Sport Kilar made by Kilfitt (see [http://www.kilfitt.org/Lenses/TeleKilar600.htm]). In 2nd place I would say it would be my Kodak Medalist camera. A wonderful camera with a sharp Ektar lens that produced a 2 1/4 X 3 1/4 negative on 620 roll film.
A 35mm Macro Kilar, also made by Kilfitt. An incredibly sharp lens. I used it mounted on an Alpa 11d camera, also just as wonderful.
As a kid I lusted after Alpa reflex cameras. Even today an Alpa camera commands a high price tag as a collector's item.
Dec 15, 2011 09:29:05 #
Roger Hicks
Loc: Aquitaine
plieber wrote:
As a kid I lusted after Alpa reflex cameras. Even today an Alpa camera commands a high price tag as a collector's item.
Have you seen the new ones? Not reflexes, and not 35mm, but beautiful: http://www.alpa.ch/en/intro.html
Cheers,
R.
Dec 15, 2011 09:35:26 #
bob swift
Loc: spring mountain
Minox 16mm "spy" camera.
Canon 1/2 frame camera (used 35mm film); had a flash gun included that held five AG-1 flash bulbs.
Kodak Retina 35mm camera.
Canon 1/2 frame camera (used 35mm film); had a flash gun included that held five AG-1 flash bulbs.
Kodak Retina 35mm camera.
Dec 15, 2011 09:38:13 #
Roger Hicks
Loc: Aquitaine
bob swift wrote:
Minox 16mm "spy" camera.
Canon 1/2 frame camera (used 35mm film); had a flash gun included that held five AG-1 flash bulbs.
Kodak Retina 35mm camera.
Canon 1/2 frame camera (used 35mm film); had a flash gun included that held five AG-1 flash bulbs.
Kodak Retina 35mm camera.
Dear Bob,
Are you sure it was 16mm and not 9.5mm?
Cheers,
R.
Dec 15, 2011 10:02:55 #
Plieber wrote
No, I'm afraid it hit the junk pile a long time ago. Curiosity got the better of me one day (that's how I found out what was inside!) and I never managed to get it back together again so that it worked correctly. Shame really because it was beautifully made.
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Wow, I saw and heard about a lot of strange equipment working at the family's photo store, but I never encountered anything like you describe. If you still have it, it would be worth something.
No, I'm afraid it hit the junk pile a long time ago. Curiosity got the better of me one day (that's how I found out what was inside!) and I never managed to get it back together again so that it worked correctly. Shame really because it was beautifully made.
Dec 15, 2011 10:08:37 #
Roger refers to the "Leica RIFLE" I found an image and auction listing. http://www.petapixel.com/tag/gun/
This may have been what my HS friend had. His father was very wealthy. Selling now for $100,000. Yikes!
This may have been what my HS friend had. His father was very wealthy. Selling now for $100,000. Yikes!
Dec 15, 2011 10:24:05 #
chinajack
Loc: nw chicago
My wife bought me a small plastic camera for fishing trips it was called Le Mini it came in a waterproof plastic case. You opened the back and inserted 110 film and wound it up.
Dec 15, 2011 10:56:28 #
Roger Hicks wrote:
Have you seen the new ones? Not reflexes, and not 35mm, but beautiful: http://www.alpa.ch/en/intro.html
Cheers,
R.
plieber wrote:
As a kid I lusted after Alpa reflex cameras. Even today an Alpa camera commands a high price tag as a collector's item.
Have you seen the new ones? Not reflexes, and not 35mm, but beautiful: http://www.alpa.ch/en/intro.html
Cheers,
R.
Oh, Wow; now I lust after the new Alpa's! Thanks for the website.
Dec 15, 2011 11:11:59 #
WOW! What nice cameras! I gotta stay away...
plieber wrote:
Oh, Wow; now I lust after the new Alpa's! Thanks for the website.
Roger Hicks wrote:
Have you seen the new ones? Not reflexes, and not 35mm, but beautiful: http://www.alpa.ch/en/intro.html
Cheers,
R.
plieber wrote:
As a kid I lusted after Alpa reflex cameras. Even today an Alpa camera commands a high price tag as a collector's item.
Have you seen the new ones? Not reflexes, and not 35mm, but beautiful: http://www.alpa.ch/en/intro.html
Cheers,
R.
Oh, Wow; now I lust after the new Alpa's! Thanks for the website.
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