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Post by wedste on Aug 20, 2010 15:29:31 GMT -5
Hi all, hope this is the right section. My name is Stefano, just heard yesterday of this forum; it is something missing here in my place (Italy). I'm a camera collector and a lover of old film formats and related diy's to let them work again. Ciao Stefano
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Doug T.
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Post by Doug T. on Aug 20, 2010 15:42:07 GMT -5
Greetings Stefano, and welcome! There are folks from all over the world here. What sort of cameras do you collect?
Doug
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Post by vintageslrs on Aug 20, 2010 16:22:05 GMT -5
Welcome Stefano
Glad to have you join us! Visit often and post often.
Enjoy Bob
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Post by herron on Aug 20, 2010 16:31:45 GMT -5
Welcome, Stefano!
I hope you visit and post often. There are a lot of friendly and knowledgeable folks here! ;D
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Post by Randy on Aug 20, 2010 16:50:01 GMT -5
Welcome aboard!
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Post by daveh on Aug 20, 2010 16:51:52 GMT -5
Stefano,
Welcome. I've not been here too long myself - but it's a a good place to be.
Dave.
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Post by mickeyobe on Aug 20, 2010 17:52:18 GMT -5
Hello Stefano,
This is certainly the place for "a camera collector and a lover of old film formats and related diy's to let them work again."
Welcome
Mickey
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Post by olroy2044 on Aug 20, 2010 19:45:40 GMT -5
Stefano: Allow me to add my welcome to this crazy, funny and friendly bunch of camera nuts! I think you will find this to be a good place to hang out! Please visit and post often. Roy
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Post by nikonbob on Aug 20, 2010 21:42:39 GMT -5
Stefano
Welcome to the forum. The folks in this forum are a friendly and knowledgeable bunch.
Bob
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Post by wedste on Aug 21, 2010 6:47:09 GMT -5
Thanks guys for your greetings! I'm going through many topics in this forum and reading and learning new things. Regarding my collecting interests, first I collect and try to use old film camera with dismissed formats, such as 116, 103, 828, minolta 16, and other near to death here in Europe, such as 127 and 110. I trust that obsolescence of these format is a bad thing for all and I am sure that very old format which could fit in the 6cm width of 120 could be come back to life again!! Secondary, I am a Minolta collector. Thanks again and hope (I'm sure of) I would have many things to discuss with you.
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Post by photax on Aug 21, 2010 8:53:07 GMT -5
Ciao Stefano !
Welcome to the Camera Collector ! Do you have some of those Ferrania`s, Bencini`s, Durst`s, Fototecnica`s and so on in your collection ? Maybe you can show us some interesting italian cameras.
Saluto da Vienna, MIK
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Post by Deleted on Aug 21, 2010 9:29:21 GMT -5
Welcome, Stefano.
Wayne
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Post by daveh on Aug 21, 2010 10:14:05 GMT -5
The only Ferrania I ever had was some CR50 reversal film, and some cine film - and chemicals for the them. It would be interesting to see some Italian hardware.
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Post by PeterW on Aug 21, 2010 19:13:14 GMT -5
MIK wrote: I'll add my own rather belated welcome, Stefano. Like Dave, I tried some Ferrania CR50 colour reversal film for home processing. It was quite a nice film, but very unforgiving in processing temperatures. I found a degree or so out, either way, and the colour balance was anybody's guess. Just after the war the Italian camera industry made a determined effort to break into the 35mm precision camera market with some very well made cameras. Unfortunately import restrictions to the UK were based on price, and we saw very few of them. By the time the restrictions were lifted many of these cameras seemed to have died away. The only "quality" Italian camera I have handled was Italy's only SLR, a Rectaflex which was loaned to Valerie while her Exakta was being repaired. It was a very nice camera to handle, and the results from the Schneider Xenon lens were superb. It's a great pity that these Italian "quality" cameras didn't establish themselves. Possibly, once the German makers Zeiss Ikon, Voigtländer and Leica got back into production, photographers who could afford that type of camera went for the long-established German makes rather than a somewhat unknown quantity from Italy. There's a very good website about this period of Italian cameras from a dealer in Italy at www.leicatime.com/a000-italian.htmWell worth a look. PeterW
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Post by julio1fer on Aug 21, 2010 20:56:57 GMT -5
Welcome Stefano. I shot some Ferrania P30 a long, long time ago.
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