Classic camera ads and a review
Found some time to do some scanning today,
so I’ve posted two ads for the Kodak Instamatic Reflex,
and an ad and review of the Praktica LLC. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for the ‘Photography’ Category
Photos from Philadelphia
These were taken on a recent trip. Shooting in a big city is easy compared to my relatively-small town of Boulder. Even when someone sees your camera, they pay no attention to it. Lots of other stuff is going on. An exception is the guy on the roller blades: He did see me, and was [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Contarex Brochure added
Just got a very detailed 20-page Contarex Bullseye brochure. Here are some sample pages that show what a complicated camera this was:
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Pop Photo review of Canon Dial 35 posted
The review
is from the June 1964 issue. Read the rest of this entry »
Praktica FX, Praktica IV, and Canon Dial 35
Three new cameras, the last two of which I just bought today at a local swap meet. Just pictures for now… more to follow once I do some more research.
The Dial 35 is one very strange-looking camera:
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Just added: Leica M3 brochure and Nikon F review
New on my Classic Camera’s site:
A fold-out Leica M3 brochure, and a review of the
Nikon F from the August 1959 issue of Modern Photography.
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Pentax ME brochure added to Classic Cameras site
Just added this 12-page brochure, after buying it on eBay. On the Pentax ME page.
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In the corner of the frame
A few weeks ago while trying out my new Leicaflex on Boulder’s downtown mall I took this shot from the hip, without looking through the viewfinder:
This image is full-frame, uncropped and unstraightened.
I just got lucky.
But I liked the shot so much I decided to try more street photography, this time with my much newer Nikon [...] Read the rest of this entry »
1964 Leicaflex
The Leicaflex is my newest purchase. There are lots of pictures of it, along with the original brochure, an article from the April 1965 issue of Popular Photography, and even some photos I took with it.
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