Show us your oldest photos...

[venchka]

...from negatives you developed. Possibly my first roll. These are the oldest negatives that I developed that I can find. Warts & all. University of New Mexico, 1966-1967, Subject unknown.

 

[DMG]

some nice shots there Venchka, you mean to say you didn't introduce yourself to that stunning girl afterwards (as you would have been in your 20's I guess)

 

[FrankS]

Cool thread! I still have the very first 2 pictures that I printed up (from self-developed film) in my university darkroom, 27 years ago. I'll scan tonight.

 

[marcust101]

I have photos from my grandmother's honeymoon in 1939, she traveled Europe just before the war, some suprisingly good pictures and they aged well. There's a classic with her beside a sea plane in Casablanca. First time I have access to a scanner I'll put them up, I'm a little to young have negatives from way back unfortunately

Marcus

 

[doitashimash1te]

Very nice thread!

Here's my very first attempt in portrait photography.
From what I recall, I took it with a plastic camera, probably a Diana or alike. The year was 1972. I was 10 years old. I lost the negative; this is a scan from the photo.

 

[lubitel]

ahh, the first roll 🙂 well after shooting my first roll of film on a trip to Leningrad with my Mom in 86, I opened the back of the camera to take a look at the photos. that didnt work well. 🙁

 

[venchka]

More correctly...

More correctly...

some nice shots there Venchka, you mean to say you didn't introduce yourself to that stunning girl afterwards (as you would have been in your 20's I guess)

I knew her at the time-a friend of a friend. My C.R.S. is acting up something awful right now and I can't remember her name. She did have haunting eyes. 😎

Where are my manners: Thank you!

 

[manfromh]

from my oldest self-developed film. Also the first B&W film I shot. And also the first time I tried street photography. Shot in july 2006

 

[charjohncarter]

Nice shots manfrohm, keep all your negatives (carefully), shoot a lot, at your age you will get into digital, but keep your film camera and use it. When you get my age you will have a rich history of early 21st century Estonia.

 

[manfromh]

Nice shots manfrohm, keep all your negatives (carefully), shoot a lot, at your age you will get into digital, but keep your film camera and use it. When you get my age you will have a rich history of early 21st century Estonia.

Thank you!
I stopped using digital 2 years ago, and im not going back as long as I can get film and developer 🙂

 

[venchka]

We salute you!

We salute you!

Thank you!
I stopped using digital 2 years ago, and im not going back as long as I can get film and developer 🙂

Keep thinking like that. You will be able to get film and chemistry for a long time. If you begin to worry about your film supply, stasha few hundred rolls in your refrigerator. That's what it is for. Food storage is only optional. 😎 Film kept cool lasts for decades. Keep shooting!

 

[DannL]

I purchased a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye camera last week in a thrift store for $2. I bought the camera for the 620 film spools to go into my 4x5 - 620 roll film adapter. Inside I found an exposed roll of Kodak Verichrome Pan 620 film. Developed the roll in Dektol. I suspect the images are from the early 60's. This photo being my favorite.

 

[venchka]

I have half a roll of Verichrome Pan left to finish in my Brownie Hawkeye. My first camera. It should be interesting to see what I photographed on the first half of the roll many Moons ago. Great story.

 

[dazedgonebye]

From about 30 years ago...a girl from my high school.
Yes, I remember her name, though I doubt she'd remember mine.
Taken with a Mamiya C220.

 

[charjohncarter]

This isn't my oldest, but it was taken with my first proper camera, Leica IIIc/50mm f2.0 Summar. I tried to remove some of the scratches, It didn't work.

 

[Brad Bireley]

Taken with a Miranda Sensorex back in 1974 at a Genesis concert.

 

[mike goldberg]

This was taken 35 years ago in the Jerusalem Souk with my M2 & Summaron 35/2.8. The shoemaker was fixing my son's sandal. Some months later, I went looking for him and he was gone. mike