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From where I sit at this moment, Orkney seems so remote. It's easy to forget that it sits just off John o' Groats and was a bit of Scotland nibbled away and submerged at the end of the Last Glacial Period. Prior to that, the lowered sea levels left Doggerland high and dry — a convenient stepping stone for humans to repopulate Britain from the rest of Europe. Yes, I've been to the very north of the archipelago, to North Ronaldsay. Today I'm away to South Ronaldsay — ironically juxtaposed at opposite ends from its northern namesake. This won't take me to Orkney's most southerly isle, Stroma, which to be honest has less water between it and Scotland that it has between itself and the rest of Orkney.
Here's a reminder of how compact these islands are. This is the northern tip of Glimps Holm looking back across Lamb Holm to Mainland. By now I've crossed two of the causeways constructed as navigation barriers in WWII. There are what appears to be military installations, there on the cliffs of Lamb Holm. In the middleground lie relics of the block ships sunk here early in WWI. I think this was the SS Numidian, an almost 5000 ton steel hulled steamer scuttled here on 30 December 1914. She was sunk in the company of SS Aorangi, SS Thames and SS Minieh with, I think, Numidian in the shallow water near this spot. I could be wrong. If you need a better answer there's a kind of trainspotters' guide to the wrecks of Scapa Flow.
Orkney is so user-friendly. It's a small place, compact, packed to the gunwales with history; so much that with sea level rise its, Plimsoll line is in peril of disappearing beneath the waves. Getting about is quick and easy; all that and it has a village named Twatt.
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Les càmeres de cinema Siemens Kino de 16mm foren unes de les més complexes i compactes del món abans de la II Guerra Mundial. Oferien moltes opcions, incloent diverses velocitats o visor telemetric. També eren extraordinariament petites per a ser de format 16mm, però això era perquè feien servir casets intercanviables propis de 15m. (en comptes de les bobines usuals de 30m.) amb l’unic inconvenient de tenir menys pel•licula. Però al ser intercanviables, es podia, teoricament, anar canviant de emulsió (com després faran les càmeres Hasselblad).
El model F-II és el més evolucionat de tots, i va sortir el 1938. Es fabricà de 1938 a 1940, acabant la producció durant la guerra, i reiniciant-se breument a la postguerra, entre 1947 i 1950. Tant el model F com el F-II destacaven sobre els altres per tenir objectius intercanviables (del tipus “C”, compatibles amb la majoria de càmeres de 16mm). En aquesta càmera en concret he obtingut el objectiu standard per a les F, el Jos. Schneider Kreutznach Xenon f1.5 / 25mm. L’altre caracteristica avançada de la F-II era el visor regulable tant per paralatge (movent tot el visor depenent de la proximitat de la escena enfocada a la càmera, ja que no és reflex) com multifocal, poguent-se adaptar a objectius de entre 25 i 100 mm. De fet, per a aquesta càmera es desenvolupà el primer objectiu zoom del cinema amateur (Vario-Glaukar-Anastigmat), que es conectava al visor i movia la focal d’aquest de manera coordinada.
Aquesta càmera en concret, que venia amb diversos cassets Siemens (alguns carregats i altres buits) funciona prou bé. Com a curiositat dir que té diverses modificacions (fetes de manera profesional) al frontal i els laterals, com si es pogués conectar amb altres aparells. Per això penso que potser es va fer servir en algun tipus de laboratori o industria.
A tot això, hi ha encara una altra derivada historica rellevant d’aquest model Siemens Kino F-II, i és que fou un dels dos models de càmeres Siemens que emprà Eva Braun, la “amiga intima” del Führer (i esposa per menys de 24h) per a les filmacions casolanes del entorn de Hitler. Filmacions que varen sobreviure a la guerra i que son una molt interesant vista al dia a dia del dictador sobretot en l’idilic entorn del Berghof del Obersaltzberg. Pel que he pogut investigar per internet, sobretot amb les fotos que es conserven, sembla que Eva Braun va fer servir una Siemens C des del 1934 fins 1938, any en que canvià a una Siemens F-II fins al final. Les dues serien logicament regals de Hitler.
www.vintagecameras.fr/siemens/type-f-ii
www.bitacora.com.uy/auc.aspx?7257,7
www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/27/hitler-home-movies-...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HZEr9qCBVc
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Siemens Kino 16mm film cameras were some of the most complex and compact in the world before World War II. They offered many options, including various speeds or rangefinder viewer. They were also extraordinarily small for 16mm format, but that was because they used proprietary 15 m. interchangeable cartridges. (instead of the usual 30 m. reels) with the only drawback of having less film. But being interchangeable, it was possible, theoretically, to change the emulsion (as the Hasselblad cameras will later do).
The Model F-II is the most advanced of all, and came out in 1938. It was manufactured from 1938 to 1940, ending production during the war, and restarting briefly in the postwar period, between 1947 and 1950. Both the Model F like the F-II stood out from the others for having interchangeable lenses (of the “C” type, compatible with most 16mm cameras). On this particular camera I got the standard lens for the Fs, the Jos. Schneider Kreutznach Xenon f1.5 / 25mm. The other advanced feature of the F-II was the adjustable viewfinder for both parallax (moving the entire viewfinder depending on the proximity of the scene focused on the camera, since it is not reflex) and multifocal, being able to adapt to objectives of between 25 and 100 mm. In fact, the first amateur cinema zoom lens (Vario-Glaukar-Anastigmat) was developed for this camera, which was connected to the viewfinder and moved its focal point in a coordinated manner.
This particular camera, which came with several Siemens cassettes (some loaded and some empty) works well enough. As a curiosity to say that it has several modifications (made professionally) on the front and the sides, as if it could be connected to other devices. That's why I think that maybe it was used in some kind of laboratory or industry.
In addition to all this, there is still another relevant historical derivative of this Siemens Kino F-II model, and that is that it was one of the two Siemens camera models used by Eva Braun, the "intimate friend" of the Führer (and wife for less of 24h) for the home filming of Hitler's entourage. Footage that survived the war and is a very interesting view of the dictator's day-to-day life, especially in the idyllic surroundings of the Berghof in the Obersaltzberg. From what I've been able to research online, especially with surviving photos, it appears that Eva Braun used a Siemens C from 1934 until 1938, when she switched to a Siemens F-II until the end. Both would logically be gifts from Hitler. There are photos of her with both models:
www.google.com/imgres?q=Eva%20Braun%20movie%20camera&...
www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gettyim...
www.vintagecameras.fr/siemens/type-f-ii
www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jan/27/hitler-home-movies-...
If there’s one company in Australia with heaps of dino compactors, that company will be Suez, or SITA as I wish they were still known. Maybe in the past the company had more dino work on a national scale, but the high majority is now subject to their Sydney operations, with most of their bulk bin trucks indeed dino roll-offs. I’m sure the company has a good couple hundred open top containers, compactor containers and integrated units in Sydney, a lot of which appear to be young or freshened up. However, a few years ago I came across one of their older pieces of equipment outside their Wetherill Park transfer station, just sitting on the road unattended while its transporter was somewhere else. I love seeing a compactor just sitting on the road out from a dock, especially at night in the Sydney CBD haha It’s not often you would find a compactor of this capacity being used for garbage, so I think it’s safe to say this is a dry waste container or more likely one for paper and cardboard. You can tell this one is an oldie, with very faded paint and signage, plenty of scratches and a decent amount of rust. You can see the front of the container has been punched inwards... a result of the many times this steel box has been pushed into its resting position by the bail hook and frame. I reckon the “No Parking Day Or Night” signs should feature an additional “Offending Vehicles Will Be Towed” - not hard to do with the truck!
Instructions for my custom models for the Death Star Escape & Compactor are now ready. You can buy downloads on my website
Not many if any places to see a pair of SD35's running now days in the US, here GLC 383 and 384 work the interchange with the Ann Arbor RR at Osmer siding just north of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Nice compact packages these SD35's seen from above, if only EMD had cataloged an SD30, that would have been a pretty swell looking unit - August 23, 2024.
Done for Arch's challenge #23: urban sniper.
"The UCS was designed for Frontline Security due to the request of a sniper rifle that could be used in urban combats. Its charging mechanism is an update of the XV factory: Every time the bolt goes back, the shell is moved with it and ejected from behind in the side of the weapon. Thanks to the modular parts, can be updated as a sniper or a assault rifle. Purchase today and regret never!"
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Credit to Poke for the bullpup receiver and Doffe for the awesome rails.
Enjoy! and comment please!
I normally don’t fall in love with AF zoom compacts, but I did with this little Konica Lexio 70 W! It is incredibly small and (to my eyes) a very handsome camera. I can’t call it a plastic wonder as it is made out of metal. It feels like an expensive camera, the Yashica T4 feels positively 3rd rate compared to the solid and chic Konica.
Specs wise, it manages to pack a 28-70 zoom with a very respectable aperture of 3.4 at the 28 mm setting. This is a bit Pentax Espio 928, but in a body of an Espio Mini. The large LCD is backlit in indigo blue, very nice touch. The camera has all the usual modes including a backlight compensation of 1.5 EV. There is no dedicated button to cancel flash, but there is a curious feature. If you select to cancel the flash and turn the camera off, next time you turn it on, just press the mode button once and the camera reverts to your previous setting, very cool!
This is the very first time with an AF zoom compact camera that I can’t complain about the viewfinder. For the first time I have a compact zoom camera with a big viewfinder, in fact so big that I can compose with my eye at 15/20 mm from it, remarkable. Konica has profited from this big viewfinder and incorporated not LEDs but icons at the bottom of the frame like macro, AF confirmation, flash and infinity focus. Also, the viewfinder is very bright and has a dioptric correction.
I suppose there must be a catch, but I have failed to find it just by playing with the camera. Possibly the week point of the camera is in the lens. I have to try it and confirm my suspicion, if the lens performs decently, then this Konica Lexio 70 W will be the first zoom P&S camera that I will use with pleasure.
A V-22 Osprey unfolds it's rotors as the crew preps the aircraft for departure from the California International Air Show.
The Ford Ranger is a compact pickup truck that was manufactured and marketed by Ford Motor Company between 1982 and 2011 for the 1983 to 2012 model years. Introduced as a replacement for the Mazda-produced Ford Courier sold from 1971 to 1982, the Ranger was produced in three generations. Introduced a year after the Chevrolet S-10, the Ranger would go on to become the best-selling compact truck in the United States from 1987 to 2004.
Production of the Ranger was sourced from three different assembly plants. Twin Cities Assembly Plant in St. Paul, Minnesota produced the Ranger for its entire model run; the last vehicle produced at Twin Cities Assembly was the final 2012 Ford Ranger. But from 1983 to 1999, production was supplemented at Louisville Assembly Plant in Louisville, Kentucky and from 1993 to 2004, Edison Assembly in Edison, New Jersey.
Although Ford began to use the Ranger name on all compact trucks worldwide starting in 1998, global export of the North American version was primarily limited to South America, including Argentina, Brazil, and Chile; South American versions of the Ranger were produced in Argentina from 1998 to 2012.
Rebadged variants of the second-generation Ford Ranger were marketed by Mazda as the B-Series with Mazda using engine displacement for their model designation: the B2500 had the 2.5-liter inline-four engine and the B4000 has a 4.0-liter V6. For 2002, the B-Series was renamed to simply Mazda Truck in the United States.
Second generation
1992–1997
The redesign in 1992 for 1993 featured mild restyling, flush-mounted door glass, wider doors, and slight fender flares. The 1989-style dashboard remained, but the seats and door panels were new. The 2.9-liter engine was discontinued. For the first time, every model was produced with a flareside bed. The engines offered were offered in displacements of 2.3-, 3.0- and a 4.0 liters. The Mazda M5OD-R1 was now the sole manual transmission option. A new "Splash" model was introduced, which had a flare side bed, unique chrome wheels, 1 inch (25 mm) lowered rear suspension and a 2 inch lowered front suspension (on 4x2 models), and special vinyl "Splash" decals on the sides and the tailgate.
The 1993 Splash trim level was offered with regular cab in arctic white, gloss black, red orange, and sky blue. The Mazda B-Series became a re-badged Ranger for the 1994 model year, but the Mazda B-Series did not offer an equivalent to the Splash model. While 1993 Rangers used R-12 Freon, 1994 model year saw the transition to CFC-free air-conditioning systems in compliance with the Clean Air Act. For the 1994 model year, the Splash trim had options which all included; a 1 in (25 mm) lowered rear suspension and 2 inch lowered front suspension (on 4x2 models), flare side bed, an extended cab, and unique chrome wheels. The decals also underwent subtle changes. While the 1993–1994 models sported red, yellow and blue stripes, the 1995–1996 models had lime green stripes. Additionally, the available colors for the Splash model changed from the 1993–1994 models to the 1995–1997 models. The latter were offered in Maroon Red, Gloss black, White, and Canary Yellow.
Ford Ranger jump seat open
Fall 1994 production (1995 model year) included a steering wheel modified to include a driver's side airbag and a redesigned dashboard which included a double DIN radio head unit. Also for 1995 (model year), SuperCab trucks could have a power driver's seat. The A4LD transmission was updated. 2.3 L and 3.0 L models got the 4R44E, while 4.0 L trucks got the 4R55E. The front brakes were changed to use the same 2-piston brake calipers as the second-generation Explorer, and four-wheel anti-lock brakes were added as standard on 4x4 and 4.0 L models. From October 1995 (1996 model year), an optional passenger airbag (the first compact truck to offer one) became available, with a key-operated cutoff switch that allowed the airbag to be turned off for smaller passengers riding in the front seat. In October 1996, the 1997 model year brought in the first ever five-speed automatic transmission to be used by an American manufacturer. The 4.0-liter models were equipped with the 5R55E, while the 3.0-liter was still mated to the 4R44E.
[Text from Wikipedia]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Ranger_(North_America)
This miniland-scale Lego Ford Ranger X Cab Pickup (1996 - North America Offroad Custom) has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 92nd Build Challenge, - "Stuck in the 90's", - all about vehicles from the decade of the 1990s.
This model was a 'By Request' offered up by Lino, for a Ford 1996 Ranger customised to the gills. I chose for this model to present the vehicle as specified by a recreational offroad enthusiast (not hardcore). and also presented in the style of the original 'Model Team' Lego models.
This was the Agfa of salvation, the one that would keep the brand afloat as a camera maker. Presented in 1980, it was the stubborn Germanic answer to the Japanese tsunami that killed the German camera industry in the 60’s and 70’s. This was a moment of hope for AGFA, a return with a very interesting camera, where the attention to the design was surprising. The styling is very pleasant, a very small and original shape created by Schlagheck design of Munich. It faithfully follows the Bauhaus credo, from follows function, but the result here is an original and pretty camera. The master stroke is the sliding On/Off switch that covers the camera’s viewfinder. Slide it and the camera comes alive, the lens cover opens and the Solinar pops out, very neat. All this done electrically, something that would become the norm up to the present days. The lens was brand new, but it was another variation of the old Solinar, AGFA’s version of the Tessar. Here we have a rather surprising 39 mm /2.8 lens. I believe it to be a 40 mm lens, they chose the 39 mm to clearly send the message that this lens wasn’t the old Solitar 40/ 2.8 of the Optimas of old. The big splash was the electric motor responsible for popping out the lens and wind the film at a speedy 2fps. This looked like a cracking little camera destined for fame and success. Sadly, it was not to be.
It is easier to find a person born in the 19th century and breathing than to find an Agfa Compact in working condition. This lack of reliability eventually killed the camera and AGFA as camera maker in 1983. It seems underdeveloped, that scale focusing is out of pace with the rest of the camera, as is the viewfinder devoid of any sort of info, just a red lamp for flash turn on. While the manually wound previous Optima series had an automatic loading of the film, with this one you get a motor but you have to put the film tip in the reel’s slot. The flash is just like the Olympus XA, Canon MC or Minolta AF-C, a separate unit that connects to the left side of the camera. There is provision for a cable release, but oddly no self-timer. The electric motor emits a noise as If all the gears were about to break when the camera is switched on. Film winding is not exactly silent either, but not remotely comparable to the Canon ML
The camera’s Bauhaus design might be impressive, beautiful, functional, daring, but the Konica C35 AF already existed and had what people really needed, autofocus, integrated flash. No electric motor, a very dull design, but a coherent concept. Still, this little AGFA is very engaging, but I am not very sure that it works well, fingers crossed for the Tmax 100!
Car: BMW 316i Compact.
Year of manufacture: 1999.
Date of first registration in the UK: 20th May 1999.
Place of registration: Chelmsford.
Date of last MOT: 7th April 2021.
Mileage at last MOT: 100,621.
Last change of keeper: 9th August 2020
Date taken: 3rd June 2021.
Album: Carspotting 2021
I will be using this camera in week 325 of my 52 film cameras in 52 weeks project:
www.flickr.com/photos/tony_kemplen/collections/72157623113584240
Some compact 35mm cameras side by side.
Olympus Pen S
Olympus Trip 35
Olympus XA + A16
Olympus Mju I / 1
Olympus Mju I / 1 limited , serial number 00001xx
Olympus Mju II / 2
Olympus Mju II / 2 Zoom 80
Nikon L35AF
Nikon L35AF2
Nikon L35AF3
Yashica T
Yashica T2
Yashica T3
Yashica T4
Yashica J-Mini Super
Pentax Espio Mini / UC-1
Pentax PC35AF-M
Minolta Hi-Matic 7s II
Minolta AF-C + EF-C
Minolta Riva Mini ( same thing as Leica Mini )
Canon G-III QL17 + Canonlite D
Canon MC + MC-S
Minox 35 GT + TC 35
Ricoh FF-1 + SL 121A
Konica EU Mini Peanuts
Belomo Agat 18k
Lomo LC-A+
Vivitar 28mm fixed focus
My favorite compact, Olympus 35RC, all ready for action: small, light strap for hanging on shoulder, vented lens hood (uneccessary but fun) and wide angle finder (absolutely unecessary but fun).
I just can't say how nice it is to shoot with an RC -- I actually agree with Ken Rockwell that in many functional ways, this camera is better than a Leica.