Winter Camera: It that time of the year, to get out what I call a winter camera. It is a small camera great to carry inside my coat. It may sound odd, it is a Zeiss Ikon Contessa. Film...

Bill 45

It that time of the year, to get out what I call a winter camera. It is a small camera great to carry inside my coat. It may sound odd, it is a Zeiss Ikon Contessa. Film camera made in Germany back in the 1950s. Top film use is 200 speed film, It does have a setting for 500 speed, not wish to set a old camera at top film speed. Two big thing I like about the camera-NO BATTARIES and one does not have to have a PhD. to turn it on and use it.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I bet it feels neglected being stuck in a dark drawer the rest of the year. I have film cameras that I never use, and I know they feel sad.

Wingpilot Loc: Wasilla. Ak

Me, too. I have a Pentax MX that needs some refurb’ing, and I’d like to get it in for a tune up and start shooting some film again.

RoswellAlien

f8 and be there. Yep.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

I'm not sure I could get film on a reel again. My old darkroom was fun, but I really like Lightroom a lot more!

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This morning’s shot, with a pretty good winter camera that easily stays warm in a pocket. Unlike a folding film camera, you all can see the shot immediately wherever you are.

One of the winter-worthy qualities of this camera is that it fits through the slats in the window blind so you don’t hafta go out in two feet of snow to get the shot.

Thaz my car and I plan on digging it out in a few days.
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Flash Falasca Loc: Beverly Hills, Florida

What is all that white stuff, is it highlight warnings ?

David C.

Film is not dead! Like Bill I have a Contessa but usually resort to my Topcon 35L, just because it is so easy to use. I have a collection of old film cameras from my past, what I try to do is rotate their use with each roll of new film. But I do have my favorites, (the Leica IIIC and the Topcon 35L), which I keep on the ready...! Stay well and be safe! David C.

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Flash Falasca wrote:

What is all that white stuff, is it highlight warnings ?

Ask your neighbors. Most of them could explain it from first hand experience, cuz the were NewYorkers before they moved to Florida ;-)

Bill 45

User ID wrote:

This morning’s shot, with a pretty good winter camera that easily stays warm in a pocket. Unlike a folding film camera, you all can see the shot immediately wherever you are.

One of the winter-worthy qualities of this camera is that it fits through the slats in the window blind so you don’t hafta go out in two feet of snow to get the shot.

Thaz my car and I plan on digging it out in a few days.
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Your picture remind of my days at SUNY Oswego.

leftj Loc: Texas

jerryc41 wrote:

I bet it feels neglected being stuck in a dark drawer the rest of the year. I have film cameras that I never use, and I know they feel sad.

Put em up for sale.

leftj Loc: Texas

David C. wrote:

Film is not dead! Like Bill I have a Contessa but usually resort to my Topcon 35L, just because it is so easy to use. I have a collection of old film cameras from my past, what I try to do is rotate their use with each roll of new film. But I do have my favorites, (the Leica IIIC and the Topcon 35L), which I keep on the ready...! Stay well and be safe! David C.

Wow! My first SLR was a Topcon Uni. I loved it until the shutter failed.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Bill 45 wrote:

It that time of the year, to get out what I call a winter camera. It is a small camera great to carry inside my coat. It may sound odd, it is a Zeiss Ikon Contessa. Film camera made in Germany back in the 1950s. Top film use is 200 speed film, It does have a setting for 500 speed, not wish to set a old camera at top film speed. Two big thing I like about the camera-NO BATTARIES and one does not have to have a PhD. to turn it on and use it.

I use a Nikon whatever I have on hand digital camera - this was taken with a D800 and an 85mm PC-E in 2017. Today I might take it with a D810 (or the D800, whichever has the lens on it that I want to use).

_DSC1883-Edit by Gene Lugo, on Flickr

Jimmy T Loc: Virginia

Gene51 wrote:

I use a Nikon whatever I have on hand digital camera - this was taken with a D800 and an 85mm PC-E in 2017. Today I might take it with a D810 (or the D800, whichever has the lens on it that I want to use).

_DSC1883-Edit by Gene Lugo, on Flickr

What a Beautiful scene Gene.
Have a Merry Christmas
And a Safe and Healthy New Year!
Smile,
JimmyT Sends

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Jimmy T wrote:

What a Beautiful scene Gene.
Have a Merry Christmas
And a Safe and Healthy New Year!
Smile,
JimmyT Sends

Thanks! Best wishes to you too, Jimmy!