David Jenkins
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 posted on 18/6/11 at 03:42 PM |
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My 35mm cameras
Sigh...
I've been doing some 'de-cluttering' and have found my old 35mm cameras - a Minox 35GL and an Olympus IS-1. Both were quite
expensive cameras in their time, but the few that are on ebay for peanuts aren't even attracting any bids.
I fully understand why - even I wouldn't buy them now as my digital cameras are so much more usable - but it is depressing to see good kit going
down the pan. I just can't bring myself to chuck them... it seems sinful, especially the Olympus 'cos that was a top-line piece of kit in
its time. Mind you, I found it 'king heavy to lug around on holidays...
Anyone else in the same situation?
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AndyW
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| posted on 18/6/11 at 03:57 PM |
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I had as IS-1, fantastic bit of kit, spare lenses, telephoto, filters etc. Probably sitting in its case in the loft of my parents house. As you say,
real shame to get rid of......
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r1_pete
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| posted on 18/6/11 at 05:51 PM |
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Yup, I gave an Olympus OM1 away to a mates son who fancied doing some 'real' photography, its cost my mate a fortune in film and
processing, but it is getting used, the kid is even trying to get into processing....
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smart51
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| posted on 18/6/11 at 05:57 PM |
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Yup. I have an OM2SP with all the kit just in a box somewhere. It's as old and as much use as a flint axe in technological terms.
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woolly
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| posted on 18/6/11 at 06:06 PM |
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As you say its a shame in a way. I put a film through my Nixon f5 last month. It reminded me of why i bought it. When digital was even dearer.
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AdrianH
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| posted on 18/6/11 at 06:13 PM |
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Two Pentax ME Supers with lenes.
Bronica medium format 645 ETRS camera with lenses. I tend to still try Black and white through them every now and then.
May be collectors pieces one day!
Adrian
Why do I have to make the tools to finish the job? More time then money.
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 18/6/11 at 06:14 PM |
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I found a gadget bag in my eldest's garage last week, all dusty and covered in crud. When I got it from under his bech and opened it......an
almost new Pentax  Cost him a fortune a couple of years ago, now it's not worth a carrot.
That's progress for you.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 18/6/11 at 06:17 PM |
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I just wish I had a 1930's Leica rangefinder camera sitting in my drawer... have you seen the prices they make!
[Edited on 18/6/11 by David Jenkins]
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skodaman
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| posted on 18/6/11 at 06:35 PM |
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Nikon FM2 35mm and Mamiya 645 don't use either much anymore but they're so much better
made than this new fangled digital stuff.
Skodaman
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 18/6/11 at 07:16 PM |
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Give it a few years until it's all retro and cool again
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snapper
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| posted on 19/6/11 at 05:45 AM |
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At least 35 cameras in my collection, Linhof 5"x4" & 6cm x 7cm loads of Kodaks, Voiklander and many other old school stuff, brakes my
heart that it's so much cost and effort to use, the quality of a 5x4 transparency has to be seen to be believed. The loss of skills needed to
use camera lens & film plane movements on a technical baseboard camera is to be lamented.
Wiki Scheimpflug if you are as anal as me.
I eat to survive
I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 19/6/11 at 07:15 AM |
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In true LCB style, perhaps you could build an "electronic film" solution.
Ideally you would not have to change anything on the camera, so battery and CPU would live in the space originally used by the film (just like film).
No way of looking at photos once taken (just like film). The CCD could integrate over the whole exposure time so that is easy.
It would function exactly as the old film version did. No new fangled tricks. When you want to get at the images then you open the back and plug in
a USB connector so all the cost benefits of digital.
I like the idea of having this backwardly compatible (i.e. don't need to modify camera). Problems:
You would have to find someway to put the CCD into "acquire" mode, to avoid supershort battery life.
I don't think that you can get CCD thin enough so the back of the camera might need changing (otherwise the focal plane is all wrong).
Atmel AT71200M Color CCD is 8M pixels and 35mm format, and there are loads of small and powerful AVR/PIC computers easily available.
I am surprised there isn't a product out there already, but I can't find it, probably too expensive ( a perfect LCB mission ).
Matt
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designer
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| posted on 19/6/11 at 09:08 AM |
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I sold my Dad's old 35mm gear last year; got peanuts for it.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 19/6/11 at 09:46 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by matt_gsxr
In true LCB style, perhaps you could build an "electronic film" solution.
Ideally you would not have to change anything on the camera, so battery and CPU would live in the space originally used by the film (just like film).
No way of looking at photos once taken (just like film). The CCD could integrate over the whole exposure time so that is easy.
You mean, like this one?
Unfortunately, it's only an April Fool's
joke that won't die...
[Edited on 19/6/11 by David Jenkins]
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02GF74
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| posted on 20/6/11 at 11:30 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by matt_gsxr
In true LCB style, perhaps you could build an "electronic film" solution.
Ideally you would not have to change anything on the camera, so battery and CPU would live in the space originally used by the film (just like film).
No way of looking at photos once taken (just like film). The CCD could integrate over the whole exposure time so that is easy.
funnily enough I was going to say something similar.
there was a prodict a while ago - a replaceable back, think it was for top range Nikons - it would replace the pressure pad for the film and back to
convert to digital but that was model specific.
With todays technology and miniaturisation, it would not be too had to have the memory card and electronic sat i nte space for the filma canister -
mounting the sensor would be someting that would need the pressure pad replaced.
(and I have Yashica FXD - the poor man's Contax).
[Edited on 20/6/11 by 02GF74]
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mcerd1
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| posted on 20/6/11 at 12:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by r1_pete
Yup, I gave an Olympus OM1 away to a mates son who fancied doing some 'real' photography, its cost my mate a fortune in film and
processing, but it is getting used, the kid is even trying to get into processing....
good luck to him, some of the best photo's are taken (by very talented/lucky people) with old film cameras 
plenty of arty types still use box brownies as a first choice!
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