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Ive hung onto all my old cameras, why? No idea but hey still my little treasures!!
Our Daily Challenge ~ Trash or Treasure ....
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-- Nikon F film camera
-- Waist-level finder
-- NIKKOR-S Auto 1:1.4 f=5.8cm lens
Taken with a Canon 20D and Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens at f/8. 16 1-second exposures at ISO100 in a focus stack were combined with Helicon Focus lite 5.0
In my effort to continue my 365 Project and to combat these ugly, rainy, cold days that get dark before I even get off work, I have to expand the types of photographs that I've been taking as well as the photo subjects. I took this board out of an old stock radio from my wife's previous car that we no longer own. It was just sitting out in the garage, so...why not?!?
Technical Information:
Camera - Nikon D5000
Lens – Nikkor 50mm Fixed
ISO – 160
Aperture – f/3.5
Exposure – 1/1250 sec
Focal Length – 50mm
Final adjustments were made with PS.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” ~Jeremiah 29:11
Brought out my "vintage" camera for today's prompt. It's only about 25 years old so it may just be old but it definitely got me hooked on making art with a camera!!
L-Prakticas are simple, all-mechanical M42 screwmount cameras that were produced in vast numbers (a total of almost 9 million cameras for all models) in East Germany. The EE2 and EE3 models are based on the L-series but are also radically different, as the shutter is electronic, offering aperture-priority autoexposure and manual mode. The shutter (vertical, metal) is stepless in auto mode (1-1/1000s) and speeds range from 1/30 to 1/1000s in manual mode. The shutter is totally battery-dependent (the camera uses a rare PX-21 4.5V cell) and without battery the camera is simply dead, the shutter does not open at all.
The EE cameras offer open-aperture metering with the "electric" line of Zeiss and Pentacon lenses (the usual kit lens was the 1.8/50 Pancolar). Other M42 lenses need to be stopped down for correct metering. ASA range goes up to 1600 and there is an exposure compensation (+2 to -2) switch. The camera is equipped with viewfinder blinds to avoid stray light during long exposures and a battery check switch is available.
The camera unmistakably derives its design from the L-series, but it feels heavier (perhaps due to more electronics), the prism housing is wider and the leatherette is thicker, providing better grip. Overall feel is a bit improved over the L-Prakticas, including fit, finish and action of the various dials and buttons. Film advance and shutter release are typical Praktica though, as is the average viewfinder. Luckily, mine came with a forgotten but still working battery and everything seems to work, although the meter behaves as if in spot mode with non-electric lenses attached. A very nice camera overall, surely the pride of Pentacon when it was released, its major drawback being the rare and expensive battery, although alternatives exist, if one feels creative!
This is a Twin Lens Reflex (TLR) film camera from 1958 for 120 film. It gives you images of 6x6cm. It's very similar to the Autocord "Export" version with Seikosha-MX shutter but includes a selenium meter as seen here. The light meter is not coupled and it gives you an EV value. Like all Minolta Autocord cameras, it comes with super sharp, legendary Rokkor lenses.
...this is the choice. The Nikon 20mm f/2.8 AF Nikkor
Nikon D700. AF-S VR Micro-NIKKOR 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED Lens. f/11. ISO 800.
Strobist Info
SB600 from camera right. Manual power 1/100. Triggered using on-board flash.
Computer Circuit Board.
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A magic collection of old radios from the 1920s to the 1960s.
Well worth a visit. Just check when they are open before calling.
Produced between 1956 and 1965 by Chicago based Imperial Camera Corp, Imperial Savoy was one of the first 6×6 cameras they produced under the Imperial name. It takes a 620 roll film, giving 12 6×6 exposures. 620 film is pretty much identical to 120 film with the exception that the spool it’s wound around has thinner ends, making the roll of film shorter.
From: darlscamerashelf.wordpress.com/2012/01/28/imperial-savoy-2/
Crazy Tuesday - Obsolete Electronics
A Pentax Spotmatic Selfie in a mirror.
I dug the camera out of storage. After searching the internet I found a substitute battery for the built-in light meter, available at the drug store – it seemed to operate. I bought a roll of B&W 35mm film.
The Ilford XP2 400 ASA film uses the C41 process, so it can be developed at any drug store that offers colour processing.
After over 40 years I loaded it to see what it could do. I used my original Super Takumar 55mm 1.8 lens.
It was like a visit with a long lost friend!
The exposure settings using the built-in light meter didn’t seem right, so I did some back up shots using an other camera and/or a light meter to set exposure.
I took it in for developing and scanning with great anticipation.
Only a hand full of shots using the alternative light meters turned out reasonably well.
I edited the heck out of this shot using modern photo editing software.
It is interesting to go back to thinking in Blank & White.
The lens is superb and will teach me a lot.
A bit frustrating, but I think I will go back for more
Elizabethtown, PA. October 2018.
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Ahoy! New Leicas around is always good news! :)
I've been shooting with my wonderful Summicron-R 50mm ver.2 for over a year now and I can say, that it is one hell of a lens, probably my favourite of them all. To be honest, it's the only genuine Leica lens I owned until now. But the magical blend of good sharpness (excellent when stopped down a bit), lovely bokeh and absolutely fabulous rendering makes this lens something special. The rendering is neither clinically modern razor sharp, nor too imperfectly vintage to be an all-arounder. The rendering is fantastic, and it's something, that I can proudly prove with some photos.
Never owning a Leica R camera, I sometimes used my Summicron with with Canon 5D for digital, but most of the time with the film Canon Elan 7. I began to notice, that this is pretty much the only lens I use with the film Canon, and its handling on an alien camera is far from perfect. There are no focusing aids in the autofocus film Canon camera.
Well, and now the Canon Elan 7 retires with honour, and the Leica R5 takes its place.
Together with the R5 I grabbed the Elmarit 90mm f/2.8 ver.1. That 90mm focal length might turn out to be a useful one for occasional portraits or for more distant street shots. Anyway, the Elmarit is yet to be trialled in work.
Now this powerful trio forms a ground for my small Leica R family.
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This photo taken with Canon 5D + Carl Zeiss Pancolar 50/1.8
Sidney, NY. June 2015.
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From 1965, one of the last TLR cameras made by Minolta.
It features a CDS uncoupled meter, giving to the camera an unique appearance amongst TLRs.
There were 3 versions of this camera, CDS, CDS II and CDS III, being the only difference the option for different film sizes. CDS (as seen in this picture) uses 120 film while CDS II and III can use both, 120 and the now discontinued 220 film. All of them feature the iconic Rokkor 75mm f/3.5 lens.
Recently I purchased a camera (about time!) so as I am no longer borrowing other peoples, I decided I might try a spot of street photography, outside of the Lego world. As I want this account to be dedicated to the bricks, I've created a second account, which you can follow here if you're interested :)
www.flickr.com/photos/138536607@N08
Cheers!
Die Marke Nikon fehlte mir noch in meiner Kamerasammlung, das war ein unhaltbarer Zustand ;-) Also habe ich mir mal eine der letzten Analogkameras die Nikon hergestellt hat zugelegt. Nach der F90X kam meines Wissens noch die F100 und dann war bei Nikon Schluß mit Analogkameras.
Diese Nikon F90X wurde auf der Photokina 1994 vorgestellt und sie ist eine Hochleistungskamera, die auch bevorzugt von Profis eingesetzt wurde (wird?) Die Kamera ist groß, wuchtig, robust und mit 755 g (ohne Batterien) auch ziemlich schwer, sie liegt aber trotzdem gut in der Hand. Der Verschlußzeitenbereich geht von 30 - 1/8000 Sek.(!), die Blitzsynchronzeit geht bis zur unglaublichen 1/4000 Sek., im Vollautomatikbetrieb "nur" bis zur 1/250 Sek. Besonders die ausgeklügelten Belichtungsmeßarten dieser Kamera hebt Nikon hervor, die Integralmessung dieser Kamera ist z.B. so intelligent das z.B. dunkle Motive vor hellem Hintergrund (oder umgekehrt) automatisch korrekt belichtet werden. Ansonsten wäre bei solchen Motiven eine manuelle Korrektur nach + oder - notwendig. Außer dieser Matrixmessung bietet die F90x noch mittenbetonte Messung und eine Spotmessung an. An Belichtungsprogrammen bietet die Kamera auch alles was das Herz begehrt, Zeitautomatik, Blendenautomatik, Manuelle Einstellung und noch etliche Motivprogramme. Die Vorlaufzeit des Selbstauslösers kann man frei wählen von 2 - 30 Sek. Ein Highlight dieser Kamera ist auch der sogen. "High-Eyepoint" - Sucher, dieser erlaubt es auch dem Brillenträger den Sucher komplett zu überblicken. Trotz der vielen einstellbaren Programme und Automatiken ist die Kamera erstaunlicherweise leicht zu bedienen, fast intuitiv zu handeln. Die LCD-Anzeige ist beleuchtbar, an Batterien nimmt die F90X erfreulicherweise 4 normale Mignonzellen.
-- Beseler Topcon B Camera (S/N 155xxx) -- 1959-1961
-- Eye-level pentaprism finder
-- Auto-Topcor 1:1.8 f=5.8cm Tokyo Kogaku Japan (S/N 285xxx)
Body weight = 768g (with finder)
Taken with a Canon T2i/550D and Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro lens at f/5.6. 65 1/30-second exposures at ISO100 in a focus stack (DoF stack) were combined with Zerene Stacker using DMap mode. Shooting was done tethered to a PC using the Canon EOS utility. Focus stepping was done by pressing the live view ">" focus button once between each exposure in the stack.