Vintage camera collection
Apr 14, 2022 13:29:26 #
My first SLR was a Petri, the FT model. I remember others on the ship, where I bought it, bragging about the variety of the shutter speeds, the ASA range, and the other extras on their more expensive Minoltas, Nikons, Mamaiyas, and more. My Petri had equivalent setting to the others and the glass was just as good in my opinion. I carried that camera on numerous mock landings for practice war games, on liberty in quite a few European cities and came home with plenty of interesting and clear photos of my military travels. Like another post here about a camera being built like a tank, that describes the quality of my Petri FT. I had to give it up several years ago but was able to purchase another in perfect working condition that I hang on to for nostalgic reasons. Having thought about taking it out with me tomorrow for a photography hike along with my Pentax K-70. Thanks to the OP for the reminder of some history and nostalgia.
Apr 14, 2022 22:09:59 #
Apr 14, 2022 23:03:42 #
carlberg wrote:
How'd you get my old slide rule?
I don't know who you replied to but I have a few slide rules.
Apr 15, 2022 11:58:36 #
Nice! I do the same thing, pickup interesting old cameras along the way. I'm not interested in trying to find "old and valuable", just some to add to my slowly growing collection!
Apr 16, 2022 11:14:40 #
Hip Coyote wrote:
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I totally agree. There were many memories here. Thanks for sharing your collection.
Apr 17, 2022 01:59:50 #
Great collection. I noticed you have an Argus rangefinder camera. I have one passed down to me from my father. He purchased it when he was stationed with the Army in Tokyo shortly after the end of WWII. I use to shoot B&W film in it. He also had a light meter he purchased with the camera, but I can't remember the brand.
Apr 17, 2022 08:06:36 #
Is the camera in bottom row second from the left a Brownie Autographic? I fussed with one when I was a teenager (1950’s) but don’t know what happened to it. It used 116 film and you could write “EXIF” data on the roll. Cool!
Apr 17, 2022 11:28:42 #
On the third shelf left hand side is that camera an Argus C2 Camera? I had an Argus C3 and it was in a light brown leather case and the camera was a silver color. Thought my Digital cameras were hard to use try using the Argus. Had to had a light meter to set the exposure settings or you would lose you photo.
Apr 17, 2022 12:59:00 #
bnsf wrote:
On the third shelf left hand side is that camera an Argus C2 Camera? I had an Argus C3 and it was in a light brown leather case and the camera was a silver color. Thought my Digital cameras were hard to use try using the Argus. Had to had a light meter to set the exposure settings or you would lose you photo.
My first exposure to exposure was two weeks before my 10th birthday. We were on vacation at Yosemite when my father gave me the camera at half dome to see if I had grasped the basics of focus and aperture/shutter speed. The film was unforgiving Kodachrome ASA 10. My exposure meter was the slip of paper packed with the film in the yellow box.
And no Ansel Adams was not there. It was more than 10 years later before I had heard of him.
I can’t tell a C2 from a C3 from that angle because I can’t remember which end the flash contacts were on.
Apr 17, 2022 13:01:25 #
Jack 13088 wrote:
Is the camera in bottom row second from the left a Brownie Autographic? I fussed with one when I was a teenager (1950’s) but don’t know what happened to it. It used 116 film and you could write “EXIF” data on the roll. Cool!
It is a Brownie Starmite. I have not used it.
Apr 17, 2022 13:13:31 #
bnsf wrote:
On the third shelf left hand side is that camera an Argus C2 Camera? I had an Argus C3 and it was in a light brown leather case and the camera was a silver color. Thought my Digital cameras were hard to use try using the Argus. Had to had a light meter to set the exposure settings or you would lose you photo.
Looking over the cameras, I see no markings on either of the 35mm Argus cameras other than the lenses. Both have serial numbers inside. The other Argus on "stage left is an Argoflex.
Apr 24, 2022 08:04:06 #
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