Camera and Coffee

[lynn]

Sweet, isn't she? 🙂
Photoshop? Tsk, of course not...and the camera looks almost unused, so I think it must be the result of a sloppy Monday-morning production-line moment. Or perhaps some factory-worker was recovering from an extremely rough night-before?

 

[Honu-Hugger]

Sweet, isn't she? 🙂
Photoshop? Tsk, of course not...and the camera looks almost unused, so I think it must be the result of a sloppy Monday-morning production-line moment. Or perhaps some factory-worker was recovering from an extremely rough night-before?

I like it -- that makes it easy for you to remind yourself of what camera you're using 😀 (it's popular to mount Nikonos lenses this way, to read the front lens information when you turn the camera up towards you).

 

[Honu-Hugger]

Finally, a little coffee this morning...🙂
The lens is a pre-war "T" coated 35/2.8 Biogon; unusual in that it is a chromed brass barrel lens instead of aluminum. This just came back from Henry Scherer with a note that he has never seen one before. The rear cap is also a bit unusual; the mounting tabs are machined steel and screwed to the cap -- it is a much heavier and precise cap than the others I have seen. I think this entire set had been stored unused because the aperture adjustment would barely move due to the aged lubricants; Henry has it all shipshape now.

 

[captainslack]

This just came back from Hnery Scherer with a note that he has never seen one before.

Henry must open packages from you with baited breath nowadays. 😀

 

[Honu-Hugger]

Henry must open packages from you with baited breath nowadays. 😀

I think Henry reluctantly tolerates me...the Contax I may have pushed him close to his limits. 🙂

 

[rbiemer]

My latest new toys: Bolsey B2 and Kiev 2. The Bolsey came with the instructions and the instructions are surprisingly NOT illustrated--foolish company must've had the wild idea that adults are literate of all things. No wonder they're not around any more. 😀 The down side is that the instructions mention three things I'm now going to want to find: A filter set, a sunshade, and a Bolsey model H(SLR, sorry).
The Kiev is abit rough but seems to function OK and I've got Tri-X in both of them.
Rob

 

[bruenhilde]

My new VC 21mm f/4 arrived all the way from NYC, finally, and joined the bourb... er... java party. :angel:

On the left side of the throne desk is my "every-day" B&W (Ilford 100 Delta Pro) IIIc with wonderful 5cm f/2 Summitar, to the right stands IIIf (Fuji Provia 100F) with my new acquisition --> Skopar 21mm f/4..., that one has still to prove its worthiness...

And between the two cameras, there stands that old Scottish IS device, properly loaded into funny-scripted glass 😀

 

[bruenhilde]

Nice photo and gear.
I hope the glass is that empty because you drank most of it.🙂

Thanx!

I had to, that's the best vaccination against that cursed bird flu... 🙄

 

[bruenhilde]

Even if it won't protect you, you'll go out smiling.🙂

I wrote "the best", not "the most effective" 😀

 

[Trius]

Thanx!

I had to, that's the best vaccination against that cursed bird flu... 🙄

It works on so many levels.... with proper dosage, it either keeps the bird flu away, or you don't care, or you expire with a huge smile on yer gob, making the job of the undertaker all that easier.

Slainte,

Trius

 

[Honu-Hugger]

Rob and bruenhilde,
Beautiful cameras and nicely shot.
bruenhilde: is that a trilobite on the tray?
Rob: can we start a forum for Bolsey's? 😀

 

[rbiemer]

Rob and bruenhilde,
Beautiful cameras and nicely shot.
bruenhilde: is that a trilobite on the tray?
Rob: can we start a forum for Bolsey's? 😀

D2,
Thanks. Hope to get some fun out of 'em.
New forum for Bolseys? Sure, here's my knowlege:
1) they are not named after Tom Bosley of Happy Days fame.
2) Small and a nice weight in the hand.
3)...Nope. That's it for me. 😀
Really, though, from what little I've seen on-line, they seem like good mid-level 50's cameras. And this model(B2) is, to me anyway, very aesthetically pleasing--OK, I mean they just look way cool! I paid what seems to be a good price for this ~1/3 of what I've seen similar ones going for. I suspect that if I seriously look for the accessories they will cost abit more than the camera did. Likely I'll not use much film faster than 100 or possibly 200 speed, I put a roll of Tri-X in it this afternoon mainly because it's all I have at the moment. Not much of a problem as I won't be shooting "sunny-16" for a few days at least--my Bessa R was giving me something like 1/125 @ f4 this afternoon so I shot around that setting.
Rob

 

[Honu-Hugger]

Rob,
These little gems were designed by Jacques Bolsky (aka Bolsey, Bogopolsky -- apparently anything was OK with him as long as you didn't call him "son-of-a-bitch" 😀). He designed the Bolex movie camera which was sold to Paillard in 1931 and the original Alpa (not that I would care about that) which he sold to Pignons, SA in 1939. Shortly after that he thought there was a market for a well-designed yet affordable camera -- a Model T of sorts, and that's how the Bolsey's came to be. They seem to be a very simple yet effective design...and they have a Red Dot!!! 😉

 

[reagan]

Today's Flea Market finds ~ Minolta 7s & Kodak Motormatic 35. That'll teach my little darlin' to kick me out of the house for the afternoon... 😀

 

[bruenhilde]

Rob and bruenhilde,
bruenhilde: is that a trilobite on the tray?

Yes, that is a trilobite , some 300 million years old, from the quarry in Atlas mountains, Marocco.
At the back is an ammonite found somewhere in Poland.

I thought it appropriate to pair these two fossils with my old Leicas, VC excluded, naturally... 😀

 

[jorisbens]

Yes, that is a trilobite , some 300 million years old, from the quarry in Atlas mountains, Marocco.
At the back is an ammonite found somewhere in Poland.

I thought it appropriate to pair these two fossils with my old Leicas, VC excluded, naturally... 😀

What? are you a photographing paleontologist? 😀 I always thought I was the only one 😛 😎 (well except for those who photograph nothing but fossils 🙁 )

Joris

 

[bruenhilde]

What? are you a photographing paleontologist? 😀 I always thought I was the only one 😛 😎 (well except for those who photograph nothing but fossils 🙁 )

Joris

I would be happy to be paleontologist, but no such luck for me 🙁 Let's say I am an amateur paleontologist 🙄 And anyway, almost everybody has to say to me that I must be some kind of dinosaur, using such antiquated, albeit beautiful cameras.

 

[jorisbens]

I would be happy to be paleontologist, but no such luck for me 🙁 Let's say I am an amateur paleontologist 🙄 And anyway, almost everybody has to say to me that I must be some kind of dinosaur, using such antiquated, albeit beautiful cameras.

Right now, I'm also an amateur paleontologist, but I'm studying to become a professional one. And most people don't understand that I use old cameras with FILM! 😛

 

[ywenz]

Coffee is bad for you, so I opted for the tea and Guinness

 

[mac_wt]

Gift to myself

Gift to myself

I finally decided that there were still some years left to buy new Bessas, Leicas and Zeiss Ikons, but soon it would be impossible to find this one unused on the market. Size and weight are similar to an early Fed-3. It has a very solid feel to it and the shutter makes a quiet but distinct 'click' sound. I can't mount the Jupiter-12 or Orion-15, but my other LTM-lenses mount fine (including the Canon 50mm f/1,2, that barely intrudes in the viewfinder). The meter is easy to use, even with glasses.
It arrived yesterday morning, so I still have to complete the first roll, but so far I like it. And it is only the second one in this thread!

Wim