Archive for May, 2009

Making a Pinhole Camera

Posted in 25-May-2009 ¬ 13:16h.marcComments Off
My young daughter didn’t believe me when I said we could make our own camera, so last weekend we made a pinhole camera. Fortunately for my position as an all-knowing father (as we all are), it worked, as you can see from the image above. We started with one of those cylindrical cornmeal boxes (like oatmeal boxes), after [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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Something (small) to photograph at lunchtime

Posted in 20-May-2009 ¬ 23:03h.marcComments Off
Just got a Tamron 90mm f/2.8 Macro today, and here’s one of my first shots. I had to hand-hold the camera (Nikon D700) and the subject was being blown about by the gentile breeze, so I used a shutter speed of 1/1000, which put the lens at f/6.3 at ISO 500. No depth of field! More about [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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More about the No. 4 Folding Pocket Ansco

Posted in 14-May-2009 ¬ 22:49h.marcComments Off
Here’s a much better view of the No. 4 Folding Pocket Ansco I bought a couple of weeks ago for $40, along with 5 other cameras for $17. (Click the image to see it bigger.) The camera sold for $15 new, so maybe I overpaid. Or maybe not—it was new in 1905. Scott Bilotta graciously sent me [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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Cameras for $57 a half-dozen

Posted in 4-May-2009 ¬ 22:30h.marcComments Off
That’s exactly what I paid for these 6 at a local swap meet on Sunday. The Kodak Duaflex IV and Brownie Hawkeye were $5 each, the Argus C3 was $7, and the guy at the next table gave us the Brownie Target Six-20 and the Brownie Holiday Flash for free. Most of the money ($40) [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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