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Agfa Compact, with Agfa Solinar 2.8/39. Introduced in 1980, it has a winder for film advance and the motor also moves the lens out and in, a very advanced feature in those days.
I bought this copy with jammed main switch, the shifter on the right side which also covers the viewer window. "Jammed main switch? Easy to repair!" I thougt. A complete misjudgement. This small camera (it is really compact) is jam-packed with tooth wheels, rods and levers, mostly unsecured, they just fall out if the camera is tilted at the wrong moment. You'll get a sophisticated puzzle.
Perhaps you know that some Agfa Sensors have a peculiarity: the rewinding is done with the advance lever. When you open the back, a part the bottom pops out and you can see the complicated mechanism. The coupling to the film cartridge also swings out, so the camera can be made more compact. Though the Agfa Compact has a winder for rewinding the film, it has that complex mechanism. No wonder, that most Compacts are out of order.
End of the story: I assembled the rest of the camera to take this picture, I have lots of small parts left ...
UPDATE: found a working copy and loaded it immediately with a roll of film. It's really a special model; it's nice, but I have to fight a little bit with the viewfinder and its brilliant frame, and every time the motor driven lens extended I thought, it could be the last time. The exposure meter is very sensitive to back light, only a small source of light in the picture causes underexposure, a button for back light compensation would be really appropriate. On the other hand, the lens itself can handle strong back light very confident.
The results were somewhat disappointing, colors were dull and the contrast low, but I blame the film for it, a Kodak Farbwelt 200 (although "Farbwelt" means "world of colors"). Sharpness is a mixed bag: some pictures taken under cloudy conditions are very sharp, some pictures at bright sunlight are not.
Examples:
For sharpness: you can easily read the "10" on the signs in the background.
For back light
(not the lens...)
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Canon EOS 5D MkII + EF 1.4/50mm
ISO 3200 1/60 f3.2 -2EV
Double exposures project with Denise! June 2019.
I used a Pentax Espio and shot a whole roll of Kodak Gold 200 35mm film. Then I rewound it and sent it to Denise who took her photos over the top using a Canon AT-1. I was at home in Oxfordshire in the UK and Denise was in Wichita, Kansas USA!
For more information on how these type of double exposures work, click www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTuV1AK0mBA
See more of Denise's photos here - www.flickr.com/photos/dgrays
1995 Gios Compact Pro Evolution frame, Dedacciai Superlight tubeset, Kestrel EMS 1" threadless carbon fork with Cr-Mo steer tube. Size 60 with 57 cm top tube. 2002/2003 Campagnolo Chorus 10 Speed group. DT Swiss RR1450 Mon Chasseral wheels.
This was a tiny nymph walking along a fence rail. Such funny proportions! Possibly Rhyparochromidae?
Going thru some old archive photos I came upon a photo of a Max Occupancy sign at one of the exhibition halls at Chicago's McCormick Place. With all the talk of Social Distancing, it is good to remember what we have to look forward to when this is all said and done, and the next Auto Show comes in 2021
Another M1911 pistol! This is the 'commando compact'. It is available in 10mm auto and 45 ACP
A bit rough on some points, but i think it is one of the best 1911 pistols i have ever made. Maybe the best.
This angled shot helps us better understand the type of snowflake known as the "capped column" . . . you are looking at two snow crystals connected by an axle (the column) . . . the lower flake is a stellar plate and the upper flake is a clear hexagonal plate . . . in the middle of the upper flake you'll notice a smaller hexagonal outline which is the joint between the upper flake and the columnar axle . . . notice also how the vertices of the upper flake line up in between the spokes of the lower flake . . . this is an attribute of capped columns . . . the two flakes have a 30 degree offset to each other . . . are snowflakes not amazing?
Flake Type: Capped Column, Hexagonal Plate over Stellar plate
Size: App 2mm and 5mm
Device: Canon A1000, LBS, SS1, slight crop
Settings: P Mode, ISO 200, EV -1/3
Background: Metallic Blue Slide
Start of my little summergirls project.. hope i can work the Analog... this one is compact though. oja en ik like haat al mijn fotos.. ik weetookdattlike8327592043keerbeterkanokdankjeweljadoei.
Fuji X-Pro1, Pentax A 100mm lens
Even though the camera was made in Japan and the flash in Singapore
Our lurcher dog, caught in b&w film on a compact camera.
The 50p Camera Project
Olympus XA2 35mm film compact camera
Agfa Gevaert / FirstCall 400S b/w film
Developed in FirstCall R09.
I'm able to give access to the free pattern! This is the Compact Grocery Tote from Lisa Lam's new book called "A Bag For All Reasons".
Once upon a time, there was a lovely little sportscar called the Ford Thunderbird.
The first generation lasted 1955-1957 and mixed a compact V8 with a two-seat Convertible bodystyle, subtle fins, and optional continental-style spare wheel. Its natural competitor was Chevrolet's Corvette - a model which had taken a little time to get off the start line.
Come 1958, Ford decided that four seater would find more appeal, based on the new, larger Ford sedan, this model the 'square bird' also boasetd quad lamps, a bottom-feeder grille, and assorted accouterments lavished carelessly over most of the markets 1958 models.
In 1961, in what might have been considered another opportunity to eff things up, the Ford Executive committee decided that they would pair the Thunderbird with another of the Ford Corporations low-volume specialist models - the Lincoln Continental.
Though some superficial similarities also exist, it is a large portion of the front underbody systems that are shared. Both vehicles are quite striking - the Continental particularly so.
The Thunderbird looked like a bullet - long pointy nose, with afterburner tail lamps. A hardtop Coupe was also available.
AT the 1962 launch thecar was equiped with 390 CID (6.4 litre) V8, for 1962, a new 'M' code engine was also available, with three twin-carburetors and the 406 engine heads. This lifted power to 345 bhp (257 kW). This motor was dropped half way through the 1963 model year.
Stunning though it is, the Thunderbird had grown from a petite 2-seat sportscar into a 205 in (5,270 mm) cruiser and would basically stay that way until the end of production of the tenth generation in 1997.
This Lego miniland scale Ford 1961 Thunderbird Convertible has been created for Flickr LUGNuts' 99th Build Challenge - "Land Yachts" - a challenge to build a vehicle meeting the typical definition of a land yacht - a very large vehicle marketed to US consumers 1950 - 1980 fuel crisis.
In spite of its boxy design, this 1959 White 1500 Compact looked good dressed in the postal blue and white cab with red stripe. Notice the Civil Defense sticker on the door! This photo is one of many in the library of The Western Reserve Historical Society.