My first German camera - Altix V

[royalrat]

Yitzhak Nitzan bought his first camera at a Tel-Aviv Camera shop in 1958 when he was 22 years old. He used much of the money he saved during his military service to buy it, and he had high hopes that it will serve him for a very long time. In those days, many Israelis preferred to ban German products, but at the same time acknowledged the fact that they were the finest in quality. Mr. Nitzan didn’t think twice and chose the best camera the clerk at the shop could offer him for his money – The German Altix V. During the next 30 years this camera served its purpose, until it was replaced by an automatic point and shoot. Now, at the age of 76, Mr. Nitzan has found it again, and offered me to take it for a ride. This camera is a strong one, so he didn’t fear I would ruin it. “What’s the different”, he said “Nobody in my family is interested in this camera anyway”. It is very exciting to use such an old camera, but soon enough I forgot that fact, and was running with it down to the beach and into the waves. Don’t worry, the Altix V survived the ordeal and came back from the dead of the closet to tell its story once again!

http://royalrat.wordpress.com/2011/09/10/my-photographic-time-tunnel-altix-v/

 

[pinkarmy]

mmm...i always want an Altix, looks handsome, almost like a machine
...but into the waves?

 

[Phil_F_NM]

It resembles a Diax just a bit.

And yeah, waves?

Phil Forrest

 

[royalrat]

I went inside the water but kept it safe... ;-)

 

[shadowfox]

Nice story of a piece of history.
I remember once upon a time, a lot more stories like this posted on RFF that gathers more interests.

Nowadays, it seems that existentialistic posts rule the roost

😀:angel:

 

[Jack Conrad]

Very nice. I much prefer it to the existentialist blather. 🙂

 

[Ezzie]

Nice story. Just reminded me that my in-laws told me a story about a camera they got stowed away somewhere, I´ve yet to see. One of their forebears smuggled it out of post-war Germany, I´ve hopes its a Leica. I need to give them a reminder.

Good luck with the Altix.