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Posted: 12 Nov 2019

Taken: 11 Nov 2019

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When camera's and photographers were real

When camera's and photographers were real
My old Kodak folding camera, gets a retrieve from the attic for its portrait. Yes, I have actually taken photo's with this that required my own processing and printing too. They were not bad but the effort in bringing those photos was not what it is today with the ability to take thousands, instantly with our pocket phones and then view or send them anywhere. Ah, the good old days.

PIPS of the whole camera included here too.

Notice the special Autographic pen and opening window at the back of the camera that allows a date or any other info to be scratched onto the photographic film back hence displaying that on the finished negative and photo. A unique futuristic form of Exif here, well in front of its time. The back inscriptions says "Use Autographic Film No.A-120" - It appears that these camera's where made between 1904-1926. Maybe this really is a hundred years old!

M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !! ( Marj ), SOUL7, AD AD, Peter_Private_Box and 18 other people have particularly liked this photo

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 Steve Paxton
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Herb in the attic I would have thought pride of place in a glass cabinet along with the rest. a phone camera i would not put in the cabinet though not a camera worth thinking on but will be the death of a real camera soon. when you consider this and my own film camera they really do not make them like this any more. I think one of the totally fitting shots that you could take totally reminds us just how far we have come. I know my own father has quite a collection of camera's and would make a great display.
5 years ago.
 Herb Riddle
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Thanks for this Steve. OK, have not put it back into my glass cabinet in my room here -pride of place again! My brothers still have my old Zenith and Zorki 4. Maybe I shall put my Canon AE1 in there too. Oh to have an old Hasselblad or Mamiya/Zenca Bronica camera to hand too. As you say, we have come a long way.

Cheers, Herb
5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.
 tiabunna
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A great close up and I agree with all the comments above, Herb. Very glad to see the full item images too. Technology may have galloped along, but there's no beating the style of the old equipment - and I'm sure everyone would secretly wish their cameras had "ball bearing shutters". :-) As far as your discussion comment with Peter (above) about viewing images in the longer term, you may find my article here interesting: www.ipernity.com/blog/tiabunna/4438990 .
5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.
 Herb Riddle
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Thanks George for liking this and some of the comments. The comments have now shamed me into putting it into my glass display cabinet. Yes a simple but fine piece of ancient workmanship. Thanks too for your link that I have most enjoyably followed. In your thoughts re storage of our memories we are as one.
Best Wishes, Herb

ps The ball-bearing shutter still works perfectly!
5 years ago. Edited 5 years ago.
 M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !! ( Marj )
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I found your image here by accident. So I had to write to say I have one exactly like yours. The only difference is yours is a bit better condition to mine. I have mine displayed on the bookshelf, Also still has a film inside set at no2. I know it would be no good now but have often wondered what pictures there are there. Will never know . Great shot Herb !!
4 years ago.

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