| Author | Message | ||
     01x1buell |
Well i found a 1918 No 3A AUTOGRAPHIC KODAK camera today,with case and original manual. I love old stuff.  | ||
| Ltbuell |
..way cool for sure.Where did you find that? | ||
| 01x1buell |
well i work for a big garbage company and today i was in our transfer station and was digging for tools and found that . and a bunch of tools. | ||
| Brumbear |
Bring it to the your bush said what rideII Think they will pose for as long as it takes that to EXPOSE  That's really cool Neil | ||
| Brumbear |
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mario_groleau/2317767 869/in/pool-46195334@N00/ | ||
| Rotzaruck |
Nice find! It amazes me what people throw away. It's also a good thing I don't work at a garbage company. We used to have big dumps to haul our junk to. A trip to the dump was always a big event for me. More like a swap meet. | ||
| Danger_dave |
Dave the amazing! I threw one of them away too. Sorry to be a downer, but It's only worth about $30 on ebay, very difficult to buy film for and when you do the image is well, like a 1920's photo. OK if that is what you want I guess, but there's a photoshop plug in for that :-) (Message edited by danger_dave on July 07, 2012) | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
There's probably an app to do it on your phone too.  And yes I pick up "collectable articles", or "crap" as my wife calls it, from wherever too. Cleared out my dad's garage couple of months back & came home with loads of stuff, she went light! "What are we going to do with a 50 year old outboard motor?" Well I couldn't throw it away, could I? Anyway it might come in handy someday, what with global warming & all. | ||
| Danger_dave |
>>Well I couldn't throw it away, could I? << Yes. | ||
| Hammer71 |
Im no expert but Im sure that would go for a few bucks | ||
| 01x1buell |
im really dont care about the value, i just like old stuff. | ||
| Davegess |
They are cool. I have several different ones. Kodak made millions and millions of them so there are a lot around but very cool to look at. Back when Kodak was still the dominant paler in the photo world; before Fuji and the like came along and way before digital Kodak would take some of the profits they made from the monopoly the had and use them to make film for these old beasts. Back in the 70's you could buy rolls that would fit these things and take pictures pretty easily. They have a fixed focus and rely on depth of field to give you a reasonably sharp image so they have a certain look about them but they were fun to use. These days you would have to take 120 film and reroll it onto the spools these things use before you could take pictures. Enjoy, that looks like it is in very good shape. | ||
| Danger_dave |
I threw all my film cameras in the trash. Outdated junk. :-P | ||
| Kyrocket |
I've got an old typewriter from the same era. Just as old and just as useful. Probably make a better anchor than typewriter but I agree, I like old stuff too. Good find. | ||
| Brumbear |
Neil it takes A122 film can be hard to find you can use other films but you will have to modify it. I really don't know much else about it I just like OLD STUFF too. | ||
| 01x1buell |
i am not going to try to usse it , am just going to keep it with all of my other old hoardings.  | ||
| 99savage |
If anybody is interested in this stuff have a Bush "Pressman" I picked up in very used condition about 50 years ago. Ground glass back for film packs - Coupled rangefinder - Kodak lens Sometimes the shutter worked & sometimes not. When it worked took amazing pictures Make me an offer you think fair (more pictures available) - Will throw in the developing tanks & light box -   Am at the stage in life am looking to give former toys good homes | ||
| 01x1buell |
well how much do you want for it?? be realistic please. | ||
| Gixxer86g |
Neil, if it's not worth much, so what? It's pretty damn cool and and will look good on a shelf in the house. | ||
| 01x1buell |
well jim it is not worth much and it is sitting on a shelf as we speak. | ||
| 99savage |
01x1buell well how much do you want for it?? be realistic please My primary goal is to give it a home - Am at the stage in life there trying to get rid of toys so children do not have to do it in a rush Make me any offer you consider respectful - Am not expecting an e-gay price Intend to add $20 for packaging & bill later for shipping via whatever manner you select. Happy to accept personal checks. (Message edited by 99Savage on July 07, 2012) | ||
| Cityxslicker |
You cant take picture of me ..... Oh, you believe it will steal your soul ? No, lens-cap. Damned if I cant remember the movie that is from | ||
| Davegess |
I love those old press cameras. Does it have a rear shutter or just the one in the lens? You can get some really neat effects with one of those, all those old pix with the cars leaning forward while going fast are a result of those shutters. Has effect to do in photoshop. | ||
| Danger_dave |
Crocodile Dundee. | ||
| Prior |
That Kodak is really cool. Would be an awesome piece to try out and a great conversation piece... No clue what to offer on it though. | ||
| 99savage |
Davegess it have a rear shutter or just the one in the lens? Just the one in the lens, tho I suppose you could pull the film pack out to control exposure. - Uses cut film, but have seen roll film backs Was a righteous pain to use but for an incipient engineer w/ artistic pretensions it had it all mechanics - optics - chemistry Did take some amazing pictures - Nothing like large format B&W pictures , taken thru a great lens - Wish I still had some of them | ||
| Davegess |
The lab I was at had a Speed Graphic press camera, you could load single sheets of 4x5 inch film but they also sold multi packs of 4x5 so you could make several exposures without changing out the pack. It had a very large focal plane shutter in addition to the lens one. I took a few pix that had this cool "leaning" thing going on. Interesting that this effect, caused by the size of that focal plane shutter, became the way artists expressed "speed" in paintings and posters. If a vehicle was going fast it was leaned forward. One of my favorite pix is this one http://www.atgetphotography.com/Images/Photos/Lart igue/lartigue_4.jpg | ||
| 01x1buell |
thats a pretty cool picture | ||
| Milt |
My Dad had a 4x5 Speed Graphic. I used to load sheet film into his plate holders. | ||
| 1313 |
As I was trying to recover from being overheated at the Heavy Rebel Weekender in Winston-Salem, NC yesterday I took these 2 pics with my outdated digital camera.   The main thing I was trying to capture was the use of the antique camera. The photographer wisely decided to come to this side of the car to take a pic (and the owner rolled the car back so it was completely in the sun). I overheard the photographer telling the cars owner that the camera was from the 1920's and the lens was from the 1880's. As hot as I was I could only imagine how toasty the photographer was under the black covering, 1313 |
