"The fastest handling '35"
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BigSteveG
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Will refreshments be served?
Bryce
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I dunno, the refreshments may have lost their fizz in the 50 years since the invitation was sent.
You may be a little late to the party!
Notice the suggested postage?
You may be a little late to the party!
Notice the suggested postage?
BigSteveG
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The fizz will be generated by my GAS!!!!
oftheherd
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Bryce said:
Interesting find. Does anyone else remember penny postcards?
snegron
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I wonder if he left out "adjust speed and aperture" on purpose?
Sonnar2
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Notice they start with "advance". Don't store your old camera with shutter cocked.
VinceC
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>>Notice they start with "advance". Don't store your old camera with shutter cocked.<<
Nikons are pretty sturdy in that regard. Their shutter speeds stay pretty reliable even when stored cocked. In the pre-motor-drive era, this ad and ones like it were describing how easy is was to shoot photos in quick succession.
>>I wonder if he left out "adjust speed and aperture" on purpose?<<
When this ad appeared, every non-box camera required you to first adjust speed and aperture. It's only those of us stepping back from automation who consider this to be a learning curve ... for photographers in the '40s and '50s, it was how you made pictues ... you measured or judged the light, set the camera, then compose, focus, shoot (or focus, compose, shoot if you don't want to center your subject with the RF patch).
Nikons are pretty sturdy in that regard. Their shutter speeds stay pretty reliable even when stored cocked. In the pre-motor-drive era, this ad and ones like it were describing how easy is was to shoot photos in quick succession.
>>I wonder if he left out "adjust speed and aperture" on purpose?<<
When this ad appeared, every non-box camera required you to first adjust speed and aperture. It's only those of us stepping back from automation who consider this to be a learning curve ... for photographers in the '40s and '50s, it was how you made pictues ... you measured or judged the light, set the camera, then compose, focus, shoot (or focus, compose, shoot if you don't want to center your subject with the RF patch).