Avraham Soskin’s Rolleiflex

[royalrat]

During a work I was assigned to do at the museum I fell upon one very interesting object - Avraham Soskin's Rolleiflex Original Standard. A camera manufactured between 1932 and 1935. I asked to take it on a photo-ride, and surprisingly was granted permission. Join me in one of the greatest adventures of Photo-Archeology.

The full story of Avraham Soskin's Rolleiflex at:
http://wp.me/p1lo3d-aY

 

[petronius]

Thank you for the story. I really enjoyed it. It´s great to see this old machine working again!

 

[maddoc]

Very enjoyable and interesting read ! 🙂

 

[raytoei@gmail.com]

very nice story. thanks for sharing. excellent photos and video...

 

[johannielscom]

Cool story. Thanks for sharing!

 

[nighstar]

thanks for sharing! it was very interesting reading about your adventure and your photos are great. loved the video too. 🙂

 

[River Dog]

Great work. It was a similar thrill, with a less distinguished Bessa II when I processed the first images from it since 1961, earlier last year. It is a time machine and seems to hold memories of the light from its own time. Thanks for sharing.

 

[randomm]

What a wonderful read, thank you for sharing!

 

[royalrat]

Thank you all for your incredible comments. It means a lot to me!
Yaniv.

 

[jimrohrer]

I agree... great story!

 

[Pirate]

That was wonderful, thank you so much for sharing!!!

 

[thompsonks]

Thank you!
FYI, there's an Old Standard Flikr group:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/rolleioldstandard/
The lens flare is very attractive in your OS shots made into the light. But with the lenses cleaned they don't flare as much – and as you saw, they yield very nice color.

 

[hans voralberg]

Great work, the picture taken with it are fantastic

 

[Dave Jenkins]

What a cutie! (The camera isn't bad, either.)

I had one of those (cameras) from the late 1960s through the '80s. Picked it up in a flea market for pocket change.

 

[Todd.Hanz]

excellent story!

Todd