Dad's Retina
All the 35mm shots from my dad that I've been posting lately came from this nifty little Kodak Retina I, built circa 1937.
As a hand-me-down from dad, this was actually the first 35mm camera I ever used, starting when I was 11 years old. Talk about getting thrown in the deep end. With this camera you need to carry a separate handheld lightmeter, transfer the exposure settings, and estimate the distance to the subject (in meters!)
Eventually I made a little display case for this and some of my other early cameras that aren't quite up to regular use. The shutter spring on this one feels like it needs to take a rest, which certainly it has richly earned.
Dad's Retina
All the 35mm shots from my dad that I've been posting lately came from this nifty little Kodak Retina I, built circa 1937.
As a hand-me-down from dad, this was actually the first 35mm camera I ever used, starting when I was 11 years old. Talk about getting thrown in the deep end. With this camera you need to carry a separate handheld lightmeter, transfer the exposure settings, and estimate the distance to the subject (in meters!)
Eventually I made a little display case for this and some of my other early cameras that aren't quite up to regular use. The shutter spring on this one feels like it needs to take a rest, which certainly it has richly earned.