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chronos
路Hello there,
I wonder about how many members here also like and own old cameras. Please share your pictures and feel free to tell your story!
So I'll go first: My godmother's husband is a retired photographer. He was as much into collecting vintage cameras as I am into vintage Omegas 馃槈. As he knows that I have a weak spot for fine pieces of history, he decided to gradually pass his collection on to me. So he always gives me one of his nice old cameras on my birthdays and/or any other appropriate occasions. As all the cameras are in full working order, he shows and tells me all about the camera, tells me about when and by whom this model was used, etc. He also hands out documentations, handwritten manuals and manual books. I really love these "magic moments" and I'm getting more and more attracted to vintage camera collecting. My project for summer is to make pictures with each one of these!
So here are some pics. I know, I know, my vitrine is way too busy and I should remove at least half of the content...
But as I'm just too lazy, I even "store" some of my daily wearers in there because I can just take them out with one single movement instead of going through my watch cases in my drawers.
Anyway, here we go!
A Sanderson with tropical wood from about the end of the 19th century. I love that one!
On the right: A Plaubel Makina. Was the typical camera reporters used, from around 1925. On the left: A Contax III from the mid 30ies.
A Leica Model I C from around the early 30ies and 5 different fitting objectives and on the left side on the front, a thingy to measure distances, also from that era. On the right of the camera, there are extension allowing to look through the lens. Like an early attempt to get a SLR.
On the left: A Rolleiflex Automatic 35mm camera from about 1940.
The big one in the middle: Zeiss Ikon Miroflex from around 1925. Three different ways to see the image section: 1: with the steel bar on the front and the sight on the back - almost like you did with a gun. 2; open the top section and see the picture on a matte screen. 3: Remove the back plate and look right through the objective.
Specialty: up to 1/2000 sec (!)
On the right: Voigtl盲nder Bergheil from around 1920 - 1925.
Specialty: Really nice tilt/shift option
Best,
Stephan
I wonder about how many members here also like and own old cameras. Please share your pictures and feel free to tell your story!
So I'll go first: My godmother's husband is a retired photographer. He was as much into collecting vintage cameras as I am into vintage Omegas 馃槈. As he knows that I have a weak spot for fine pieces of history, he decided to gradually pass his collection on to me. So he always gives me one of his nice old cameras on my birthdays and/or any other appropriate occasions. As all the cameras are in full working order, he shows and tells me all about the camera, tells me about when and by whom this model was used, etc. He also hands out documentations, handwritten manuals and manual books. I really love these "magic moments" and I'm getting more and more attracted to vintage camera collecting. My project for summer is to make pictures with each one of these!
So here are some pics. I know, I know, my vitrine is way too busy and I should remove at least half of the content...
But as I'm just too lazy, I even "store" some of my daily wearers in there because I can just take them out with one single movement instead of going through my watch cases in my drawers.
Anyway, here we go!
A Sanderson with tropical wood from about the end of the 19th century. I love that one!
On the right: A Plaubel Makina. Was the typical camera reporters used, from around 1925. On the left: A Contax III from the mid 30ies.
A Leica Model I C from around the early 30ies and 5 different fitting objectives and on the left side on the front, a thingy to measure distances, also from that era. On the right of the camera, there are extension allowing to look through the lens. Like an early attempt to get a SLR.
On the left: A Rolleiflex Automatic 35mm camera from about 1940.
The big one in the middle: Zeiss Ikon Miroflex from around 1925. Three different ways to see the image section: 1: with the steel bar on the front and the sight on the back - almost like you did with a gun. 2; open the top section and see the picture on a matte screen. 3: Remove the back plate and look right through the objective.
Specialty: up to 1/2000 sec (!)
On the right: Voigtl盲nder Bergheil from around 1920 - 1925.
Specialty: Really nice tilt/shift option
Best,
Stephan
