Eastman House Not Interested

[Stephanie Brim]

Did we ever get photos of this camera? I don't remember seeing any. :/

 

[Sonnar Brian]

> A highly tuned Italian sports car

My sister had one of those. It sprang a gas leak and basically burned to a crisp.

 

[Gabriel M.A.]

Did you ever watch "Ferris Bueler's Day Off"? Remember what happened to his friend's father's Ferrari?

I say use it. Enjoy it. Let its purpose for existing be to do what its purpose for existence is: take pictures. My twopence.

 

[Honu-Hugger]

Don't sell it, Don't dent it. Use it carefully.

Frank, what has gotten into you???

Brian: Yes, I may have to break a longstanding tradition and actually use a "never-ready" case with this one (my own personal idiosyncrasy: I've always hated the inconvenience of cases).

Frank: I can appreciate your logic, but in each example I'd still go for the gusto in spite of the likely consequences (G-Man's signature comes to mind). This may very well be the camera I choose to be buried with...(why not take one along? 😀).

 

[Honu-Hugger]

Did we ever get photos of this camera? I don't remember seeing any. :/

Just a crappy one that doesn't really show the detail. I may post some others later.

P. S. Thanks to Jan N., et al. the crema is finally coming out as it should 😀.

 

[Stephanie Brim]

I would sell it...but that's mainly because the money it would go for would pay off my debt and probably buy me all the lenses that I want to use with the Canon P. I have a philosophy now where cameras are concerned: if I'm not going to use them, I'm not going to keep them. Some of my better ones, such as the Vito CLR and the Bosley that I'm selling, are better off going to people who will shoot them/love them. If you have a collector's item that you'd like to stay a collector's item yet you don't want to keep it, sell it to a collector to buy yourself gear that you *will* use.

As an aside, I hope that someday an oportunity like this comes up for me. That camera *is* a piece of history. I definitely wouldn't use it, but I wouldn't be giving it away either.

 

[jan normandale]

Sometimes I get cynical. Some things are too much trouble to own. A valuable mint condition camera is one of them. A highly tuned Italian sports car and a supermodel wife are a couple more.

Frank everyone at RFF has both those, don't you?... (humour)

 

[Stephanie Brim]

It really is a thing of beauty...

 

[Honu-Hugger]

It really is a thing of beauty...

Thank you; it was every bit delicious as it looks...good crema is everything 😉. It is a tremendous relief to have the espresso problem under control.

 

[Stephanie Brim]

I like coffee. And pie. Coffee with pie is even better. Maybe we should start a Camera, Pie, and Coffee thread.

 

[zuikologist]

Frank - you can have a lot of fun as you go slowly (or quickly) bankrupt...

 

[Doug]

I like coffee. And pie. Coffee with pie is even better. Maybe we should start a Camera, Pie, and Coffee thread.

Interesting thought, Stephanie! I'd go for the Camera & Pie photo thread. I'm not fond of coffee, though the aroma of fresh-ground coffee beans is pleasant. 🙂

 

[Honu-Hugger]

Perhaps Rich Silver will make a guest appearance to weigh in on his immensely successful thread; with Rich's permission I believe we could add pie to the existing thread and still be within bounds of the "Camera and Coffee" constitution. Coffee alone is fine at times, but pie without coffee is unthinkable...😉

 

[CZeni]

Just a crappy one that doesn't really show the detail. I may post some others later.

P. S. Thanks to Jan N., et al. the crema is finally coming out as it should 😀.

Ye Gods, that's a lovely machine - better pix please! Methinks that if you can't bear to use it that you could get a tidy sum for it, or trade for a MESS of other desireable goodies.

 

[dexdog]

Honu-Hugger, if I were you, I would use the camera, but as gently as possible. I have a very nice Contax Ia in Henry's waiting list, and cannot wait to get it back so that I can shoot a few rolls of film.

Ya know, I think that it would be a benefit to the camera world if Henry would compile a book of the Contax camera systems.

BTW, where did youu acquire this jewel?

dexdog

 

[FrankS]

Frank: I can appreciate your logic, but in each example I'd still go for the gusto in spite of the likely consequences (G-Man's signature comes to mind). This may very well be the camera I choose to be buried with...(why not take one along? ).

See, I think that this would be wrong.

 

[Trius]

People, people, people... the answer is clear. As I live in Rochester and visit Eastman House from time to time, the camera should reside with me. I will keep it pristine, in its case. I will carry it with me to Eastman House, in its everready case and take pictures of the cameras on display in the museum, of the gardens, the residence, etc. I'll send it back to Honu in oh, 20 years or so, when not only will it be even more valuable, but more dear to Honu after a long separation.

Trius, always glad to be of help.

 

[back alley]

i think vince has the 'right' idea.

keep it smaller and maybe more local.
it's a great opportunity to educate & influence, an opportunity that might be lost in a larger collection.

who has the best photography or arts program in your area?

joe

 

[jankap]

Oh Yeah! Just for that I am not giving them my Electric Tessina. PPPhhhfffttt.

Have you tried contacting Zeiss? Better yet, I would use it carefully in a fitted case, load it up, and use it for its intended purpose. Better late then never.

Hi. Could you tell something more about your "Electric Tessina"? Very interesting! For instance what battery is used? Who made it? Is the size changed? How loud is it?
I was not popular with my Tessina in the Nuremberg Opera. The picture, I took, was not usable, due to the too slow shutter speed.

 

[Sonnar Brian]

Tessina made a small number of cameras with a motor drive attached to the body of the camera, spring removed, and a geared system in its place. The camera had an external battery pack using AAA batteries with a switch on the pack to activate the camera. Used for remote monitoring, I am guessing. These cameras were made about 50 years ago. Come to think of it, about the same time that I started collecting cameras.