Put snake oil on ear plugs, then insert.

I know a few elderly pro and semi-pro musicians who played in bands & orchestras in front of the louder instruments who are sporting a pair of hearing aids. Hearing loss is both hereditary and exposure related. Can't change genes but can wear ear plugs.

File under 2 cents: Tinnitus is the result of the hairs in the cochlea (cilia) corresponding to high frequencies becoming damaged with age and the cumulative wear and tear listening to loud sounds. When the cilia are damaged, they send a signal to the brain and we hear that frequency or group of frequencies. The connection to dementia or other macro brain function loss with aging, it is said to be that the brain is being overworked by the steady stimulation by the damaged cilia nerves with no benefit. Personally, I have noticed coffee and alcohol causes it to be loudest. Why that should be so is a mystery. The good news is that if I hear it in the morning, I know I survived another day. When I was a kid in the '50's, I could hear the horizontal oscillator in our TV starting up. That's a bit over 15kHz. Now I don't hear anything over 5kHz, but the tinnitus is over 10kHz and still there! A prof specializing in audio matters at the University of Arizona told me our brain remembers how the overtones (harmonics) of musical instruments, and fills them in even if we can't hear them. So music sounds just as rich today as it did 50 years ago. (I'm a retired Electrical Engineer, MIT '60 and worked with digital signal processing of audio prior to retirement, among other things in a 44 year career.)

Loved my Cutlass Supreme, until the Arab oil embargo :(

I should clarify: those are images of the actual camera I want to sell locally. I've assumed it would be used as a conversation piece, not as a user. New bellows are available, but I opted to leave it alone and just reduce the price until it sold. My heirs wouldn't want it, and I'm getting along in years.

Thanks for replying. No film holders. I believe it takes standard 5x7 holders. The problem with using it is a) possible light leaks & b) uncoated lens. It's probably only valuable as a display piece, which is why I originally acquired it. It's a victim of downsizing :-)

I'm only going to sell locally, but I was wondering how much I should ask for this IMPROVED SENECA VIEW WITH STUDIO STAND.

5x7 format, with studio stand. Camera is from 1903, in working condition, but is offered as an antique. Bellows have been taped. Bausch & Lomb 5x7 lens & shutter. Chrome plated fittings. Includes an antique No. 2 Korona Folding Studio Stand. Gundlach-Manhattan Optical Co., Rochester NY.

Cellameras have changed the rules. The other day I saw a woman taking "selfies" of herself on a weight machine with a phone on a tripod at the gym. The gym specifically forbids taking pictures inside. But no one stopped her.

FOR SALE: "A New Look At The Old 35; The Origin And Early History of 35mm Photography, by T.F.Naylor" Cover has round water stain, but inside is excellent.
$17 postpaid from Tucson AZ. CONUS

Title:
A New Look At The Old 35; The Origin And Early History of 35mm Photography

Author:
Naylor, Thurman F.

Place:
Waltham, MA

Publisher:
Cameras and Images International, Inc.

Date:
1980

Description:

17 pp. Photographic illustrations and drawings, bibliography. 11x8½", wrappers. First Edition.
Thurman "Jack" Naylor of Massachusetts was a famous and well known collector of cameras and photographica. He wrote A New Look at the Old 35 to clarify facts on the 35mm camera.

In the summer of 1980, Leitz made a lot of noise in its advertisements that Leica was the first camera to use 35mm film. While many sources credited the tiny Leica as the first 35mm film camera to be popular, at least 27 35mm film cameras preceded its entry in the marketplace in 1925, many of which were included in Naylor's collection.

Naylor published this brochure to clarify facts on early 35mm cameras. The Photographic Historical Society of New England, the Leica Historical Society of America, and the Photographic Historical Society of Canada were recipients of this research. And the first 35mm camera? The earliest recorded 35mm camera is the patent by Dr. Alberto Lleo of Spain recorded on March 9th, 1908.

For Sale: Lot of 24 15c photography stamps. one strip of 4, sheet of 20. Unused. $24 postpaid US only.

In very good condition, looking for a new home. Make offer, less shipping which I will advise you of with your mailing address. The purpose of it is to hold the flash in a fixed relationship to the camera, in both the landscape and, when flipped, the portrait position. I used it once to shoot a wedding.

I believe all Lumix have Leica (not Zeiss) lenses. I have an older ZS40 which I chose because it was the first in the evolution of the line with eye-level finder, as well as an enormous 30x zoom. And, of course, fits in my pocket, so no excuse for the one that got away!

The Spider and The Fly (1829)
Mary Howitt
Oxford English Dictionary (OED) Links Off

“Will you walk into my parlour?” said the Spider to the Fly,
“‘Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy;
The way into my parlour is up a winding stair,
And I have many curious things to shew when you are there.”
“Oh no, no,” said the little Fly, “to ask me is in vain,
For who goes up your winding stair can ne’er come down again.”

“I’m sure you must be weary, dear, with soaring up so high;
Will you rest upon my little bed?” said the Spider to the Fly.
“There are pretty curtains drawn around; the sheets are fine and thin,
And if you like to rest awhile, I’ll snugly tuck you in!”
“Oh no, no,” said the little Fly, “for I’ve often heard it said,
They never, never wake again, who sleep upon your bed!”

Said the cunning Spider to the Fly, “Dear friend what can I do,
To prove the warm affection I’ve always felt for you?
I have within my pantry, good store of all that’s nice;
I’m sure you’re very welcome–will you please to take a slice?”
“Oh no, no,” said the little Fly, “kind sir, that cannot be,
I’ve heard what’s in your pantry, and I do not wish to see!”

“Sweet creature!” said the Spider, “you’re witty and you’re wise,
How handsome are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes!
I’ve a little looking-glass upon my parlour shelf,
If you’ll step in one moment, dear, you shall behold yourself.”
“I thank you, gentle sir,” she said, “for what you’re pleased to say,
And bidding you good morning now, I’ll call another day.”

The Spider turned him round about, and went into his den,
For well he knew the silly Fly would soon come back again:
So he wove a subtle web, in a little corner sly,
And set his table ready, to dine upon the Fly.
Then he came out to his door again, and merrily did sing,
“Come hither, hither, pretty Fly, with the pearl and silver wing;
Your robes are green and purple–there’s a crest upon your head;
Your eyes are like the diamond bright, but mine are dull as lead!”

Alas, alas! how very soon this silly little Fly,
Hearing his wily, flattering words, came slowly flitting by;
With buzzing wings she hung aloft, then near and nearer drew,
Thinking only of her brilliant eyes, and green and purple hue–
Thinking only of her crested head–poor foolish thing! At last,
Up jumped the cunning Spider, and fiercely held her fast.
He dragged her up his winding stair, into his dismal den,
Within his little parlour–but she ne’er came out again!

And now dear little children, who may this story read,
To idle, silly flattering words, I pray you ne’er give heed:
Unto an evil counsellor, close heart and ear and eye,
And take a lesson from this tale, of the Spider and the Fly.

Back in my rare camera collecting days, I had a Leica Thambar, 90mm soft focus lens. It was said to be the "right" focal length for portraits. I wish I kept it, but it fetched a tidy sum even back then and I needed the money.

Thanks, it made me homesick. Now in AZ, which much different venue's.