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Post by genazzano on Mar 31, 2015 2:23:18 GMT -5
After several years I have finally put up most the the cameras on a new site. Www.genazzano.fotki.com. There are 165 cameras not including the dozen or so that I must still photograph. I tried to gather as much reliable historical background on each of the cameras though there are a few on which I am still working. If anyone spots any errors, please let me know. I hate to pass on errors. I am still writing a section on red leather bellows but it is surprising just how little information is available regarding Kodak and their decision to stop using the red belliws. Many sites mention September 1912, but I can't find any confirmation of that date. Nor are there any reliable sources regarding the reason why Kodak stopped using the red bellows in the first place. What I found is summarized in the section dealing with the care of red leather bellows on the new site. If there is any guidance, please let me know. David |
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Post by hansz on Apr 1, 2015 3:30:50 GMT -5
Good work, David, next weekend I'll give your new site a thorough (Zeiss-)look.
Hans
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Post by julio1fer on Apr 5, 2015 18:19:45 GMT -5
Beautiful site, added to my Favorites list.
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Post by philbirch on Apr 6, 2015 3:14:37 GMT -5
A great resource David.
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Post by genazzano on Apr 6, 2015 3:34:19 GMT -5
Graziegraziegrazie! I appreciate that. At almost 70 I feel like Sister Edward Mary just put a gold star on my forehead.
Actually, re-researching a lot of cameras that I have had for more than a decade, I found some new information and questions.
E.g. My Gallus stereo isn't a typical camera. I paid less than $50 for it in 2002, so I thought it was a common model. Now I find that the nickel plated 6x13 model with the Bertiot Perigraphe 65mm f/6.3 Series VIb lenses is as rare as they come. I have exhausted the internet on this one looking for verification.
Another is my No.4 Kodak FPK with the 5x7 glass plate back. Itbis also apparently vanishingly rare. It is the camera used by Peary to photograph the North Pole (not the actual one of course).
And the question of whether the Purma Special was designed by Raymond Loewy.
The list goes on. I could spend the rest of my days doing nothing but editing that site, I think.
So, look for FU's and NFG's if you can and let me know. The other thing I learned is that the Net is full of utter bullnuts. (Why is bullnuts any better than bullschidt?)
Ciao!
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Post by mickeyobe on Apr 6, 2015 7:20:33 GMT -5
"(Why is bullnuts any better than bullschidt?)"
David,
In the Canadian Prairie provinces, particularly Alberta, where cattle are big business bull nuts are considered a delicacy and are often referred to as Prairie Oysters.
Bull fecal matter** on the other hand - or on your boots - would be referred to indelicately.
Mickey
** The censor would not pass bulls---- (no "d" ).
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Post by mickeyobe on Apr 6, 2015 13:59:20 GMT -5
Graziegraziegrazie! I appreciate that. At almost 70 I feel like Sister Edward Mary just put a gold star on my forehead. Actually, re-researching a lot of cameras that I have had for more than a decade, I found some new information and questions. E.g. My Gallus stereo isn't a typical camera. I paid less than $50 for it in 2002, so I thought it was a common model. Now I find that the nickel plated 6x13 model with the Bertiot Perigraphe 65mm f/6.3 Series VIb lenses is as rare as they come. I have exhausted the internet on this one looking for verification. Another is my No.4 Kodak FPK with the 5x7 glass plate back. Itbis also apparently vanishingly rare. It is the camera used by Peary to photograph the North Pole (not the actual one of course). And the question of whether the Purma Special was designed by Raymond Loewy.
The list goes on. I could spend the rest of my days doing nothing but editing that site, I think. So, look for FU's and NFG's if you can and let me know. The other thing I learned is that the Net is full of utter bullnuts. (Why is bullnuts any better than bullschidt?) Ciao!
Have a look at the second last paragraph in this article.
www.earlyphotography.co.uk/site/entry_C63.html
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Post by genazzano on Apr 7, 2015 3:21:24 GMT -5
Check out this ad from Purma. They claim that it was designed by Raymond Loewy. No one seems to believe it, though.  David |
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Post by philbirch on Apr 7, 2015 6:48:07 GMT -5
Parhaps this guy designed the aesthetics in much the same way as Porsche 'designed' the Contax RTS
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