Camera nostalgia
Feb 16, 2012 10:13:45 #
naturalite
Loc: Up state NY
Hello fellow Hoggers. As some of you know, I'm an old film guy. The other day I was digging through my cedar chest and run across my old Argus C3, "the brick". It brought back some fond memories for me. I decided to dust it off and take the ol' black box out for a shoot. Then I realized I didn't have a light meter anymore, poo. :(
So I went on Ebay and found 2 of the little ones that go on top into the hot shoe. Won't know if they work for sure until I get them in the mail. But I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Then I'll be off to take the brick for a spin.
So fellow Hoggers, how often do you dust off the ol' manual camera?
So I went on Ebay and found 2 of the little ones that go on top into the hot shoe. Won't know if they work for sure until I get them in the mail. But I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Then I'll be off to take the brick for a spin.
So fellow Hoggers, how often do you dust off the ol' manual camera?
Argus C3
Feb 16, 2012 10:14:55 #
docrob
Loc: Durango, Colorado
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once a month or so with the feather duster
Feb 16, 2012 10:20:10 #
I use my Pentax 645's regularly all summer. Nothing like medium format film for landscapes. I have 40 rolls of Fujifilm Provia 100F just waiting to be loaded. Some old TMax hoping for an opportunity too. (But that usually get used in the TLR)
Feb 17, 2012 06:43:12 #
naturalite wrote:
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I still have one of those, was my fathers, I keep it stored in a dust free area, shooting digital now, much happier, Bob.
Feb 17, 2012 06:48:31 #
Major Photo
Loc: Jeffersonville, Indiana
'How often do you dust off the old manual camera?'
Just wish I could, My Argus C3 is resting about 2,000 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. Sure loved the "Brick"!
Major
Just wish I could, My Argus C3 is resting about 2,000 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean. Sure loved the "Brick"!
Major
Feb 17, 2012 07:59:22 #
My dad gave me an Argus when I went to Europe on a class trip in '70. It was my 1st 35 MM and I loved it. My daughter bought me one a few years ago. I'd never part with them.
Feb 17, 2012 08:04:32 #
I have a minolta i picked up in the early 80's my problem is i an absolutly terrible about getting film developed i sure love digital
Feb 17, 2012 08:21:23 #
naturalite wrote:
Hello fellow Hoggers. As some of you know, I'm an old film guy. The other day I was digging through my cedar chest and run across my old Argus C3, "the brick".
That's a nice photo of the camera. Did you take that yourself? If so, how did you eliminate the background?
Feb 17, 2012 08:52:07 #
My first camera was a minolta that I got from my grandmother. Forget the model but it was a tiny silver/grey thing. It had a dial for aperature and one for filmspeed.
It came with a little bracket and flashunit with a tiny sync cable.
I eventually broke it, but it took great pictures--got harder and harder to find film for the little thing as it used an odd film size.
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LOL, not exactly as I remembered it, but it was the Minolta 16 Model P.
It came with a little bracket and flashunit with a tiny sync cable.
I eventually broke it, but it took great pictures--got harder and harder to find film for the little thing as it used an odd film size.
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LOL, not exactly as I remembered it, but it was the Minolta 16 Model P.
Feb 17, 2012 10:21:49 #
hlmichel wrote:
My first camera was a minolta that I got from my grandmother. Forget the model but it was a tiny silver/grey thing. It had a dial for aperature and one for filmspeed.
It came with a little bracket and flashunit with a tiny sync cable.
I eventually broke it, but it took great pictures--got harder and harder to find film for the little thing as it used an odd film size.
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LOL, not exactly as I remembered it, but it was the Minolta 16 Model P.
It came with a little bracket and flashunit with a tiny sync cable.
I eventually broke it, but it took great pictures--got harder and harder to find film for the little thing as it used an odd film size.
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LOL, not exactly as I remembered it, but it was the Minolta 16 Model P.
I had a couple of them too, one small push pull dials on end, one a bit larger, some kind of dial on top, big ones gone, haven't seen it in years, both used minolta 16mm film, used to develop the B&W and reuse the cartridges, spooled B&W 8mm movie film. Bob.
Feb 17, 2012 11:12:03 #
Instead of fishing on camping trips I take my 1938 Crown Graphic View camera and play Ansil Adams. Fun to do and fun to have kids of all ages look on the ground glass and see the upside down image. Darkroom work is fun too. - Dave
Feb 17, 2012 11:20:48 #
I had a Augus C3 when I was in the Coast Guard from 1959 to 1963.
I shot maybe thousands of pice. All slides. I can't remember why I did slided though. Probably because it was cheaper than prints.
It took really good photos which still surprises me because they were kind of hard to focus.
I stumbled across mine a few days ago. I don't remember even stowing it away.
Bob me
I shot maybe thousands of pice. All slides. I can't remember why I did slided though. Probably because it was cheaper than prints.
It took really good photos which still surprises me because they were kind of hard to focus.
I stumbled across mine a few days ago. I don't remember even stowing it away.
Bob me
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Feb 17, 2012 11:55:10 #
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My wife had a range finder camera from the pre-digital era. About a month ago she took it out to look at it, as it is a fairly handsome machine. To our shock, somehow the batteries in it were still able to trigger the shutter.
Feb 17, 2012 12:00:25 #
I shoot with a Voigtlander Bessa and a Voigtlander Perkeo II, whenever possible. I just like how they feel in my hands. Their small folded size is also a plus. They are medium format that fit in my pocket. I mostly shoot without a light meter, using the Sunny Sixteen rule of thumb. This "rule" used to be printed on the inside of every box of film. I have used the rule for decades. from the 60's to the 90's. Oops, I still use it.
Read what Wikipedia has to say. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunny_16_rule
Read what Wikipedia has to say. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunny_16_rule
Feb 17, 2012 12:01:04 #
naturalite wrote:
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I have a couple old SRT Minolta SLRs I bought in the Army in 1972-73 and take them for a walk on ocassion. Great to slow me down and concentrate on the details.
Still function flawlessly.
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