Corto
Well-known
Who's got one?
mfunnell
Shaken, so blurred
My question is: are they contagious? 
Corto
Well-known
Oldskewl808
Established
I have 2. A 1963 matchmatic like yours with the flash (Harry Potter), and I also have a older Colormatic? I think it's called. I have a Sandmar wide angle lens for them, along with a hood, adapter and a yellow filter as well.
They are loads of fun. I really enjoy shooting both mine. I am about to mail off three rolls of B&W for processing i shot last week with the older one.
They are loads of fun. I really enjoy shooting both mine. I am about to mail off three rolls of B&W for processing i shot last week with the older one.
Muggins
Junk magnet
Another masochistic Brick lover checking in! I too have a Matchmatic, and really must get some film through it this year.
They are like hen's teeth here in the UK - I found mine on a market, and had only seen one other until a few weeks ago when, of all things, a bloke in a pub had one - he bought it for WW2 re-enacting (phrased like that, it sounds alarming, doesn't it?) as a US PJ. Probably hard for anyone American to appreciate, but you just don't see them here.
Adrian
They are like hen's teeth here in the UK - I found mine on a market, and had only seen one other until a few weeks ago when, of all things, a bloke in a pub had one - he bought it for WW2 re-enacting (phrased like that, it sounds alarming, doesn't it?) as a US PJ. Probably hard for anyone American to appreciate, but you just don't see them here.
Adrian
George Bonanno
Well-known
No love here...
No love here...
I have one... it works as new and it's an absolute piece of crap.
Let me explain... in other words... an absolute piece of crap.
The picture quality is less than zero.
Here's my example...
And a picture (one of many) to prove it !
If these cameras and lenses had any merit they would be embraced by serious photographers.
The only merit they hold is its quirky cosmetics.
No love here...
I have one... it works as new and it's an absolute piece of crap.
Let me explain... in other words... an absolute piece of crap.
The picture quality is less than zero.
Here's my example...
And a picture (one of many) to prove it !
If these cameras and lenses had any merit they would be embraced by serious photographers.
The only merit they hold is its quirky cosmetics.
pvdhaar
Peter
When I read the topic title, I first thought you meant one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Blue-LG10002-LEGO-Camera/dp/B002L6I9Z4
lever559
Newbie
Some excellent work here.. I love the old-school cameras but i'm having trouble finding the film for mine. How do you guys manage?
sevo
Fokutorendaburando
Finding film? I've gone over to buying it. Even in the heydays of film it often took several hours of crawling around popular tourist's sights to find a single spool, and way too often it was already exposed...
Seriously, it is trivial to buy film online - but the choice off the shelf is dwindling. Not that that really says that much about film - it rather is a general issue of specialized stores of every kind (and their goods) withdrawing from the brick-and-mortar world. In most smaller towns I can't buy even the most basic DSLR any more either...
Oldskewl808
Established
Here is a couple of recent color shots from my 1955 Brick...
rjbuzzclick
Well-known
I have a soft spot for them and have four, amongst other Argus models (image posted before):
It's the camera that kicked Kodak's butt!:
It's the camera that kicked Kodak's butt!: