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Post by olddocfox on Aug 11, 2017 11:53:04 GMT -5
Photo books are easy and fun to make. With a little shopping, they can be very affordable. Why not use one (or more) to document your collection? You can tell the story of each camera or component in as much detail as you like. Discuss the "modern" film burners that you still use... or the classics that got away from you... or even those few pieces that are older than you! Have a little fun with the prose and get all of those easily forgotten facts concerning each piece down on paper before "senior memory" strikes.
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Post by olddocfox on Jul 6, 2017 19:20:14 GMT -5
In reply to your query, I can see your "thumbnail" image and clicking on it opens a larger version.
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Post by olddocfox on Jul 6, 2017 10:04:19 GMT -5
Some forums have switched over to providing storage space for photos and displaying them as attachments rather than linked images. Apparently software exists to allow an administrator to make a rapid conversion from links to attachments. As the last post in the attached m4/3 thread describes, some hope for salvaging links may actually exist. link to m4/3 posting
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Post by olddocfox on Jul 1, 2017 10:59:54 GMT -5
Dear Belgiumreporter, Thank you for the lead on www.postimage.org. It is far easier to use than Photobucket and there are no ads trying to step on your every operation! As a courtesy to my friends on this forum I will eventually clean up all of my Camera Collector posts by deleting all links to the hateful Photobucket after I upload a photo library to Postimage. But, I'll leave my " ya' shouda sent us money" replacement images from Photobucket elsewhere as a reminder of their hateful business practices. Let's hope Photobucket enjoys a very expensive trip into the financial basement (and into the Federal court system) for their vile "bait and switch" ploy.
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Post by olddocfox on Jun 30, 2017 15:42:11 GMT -5
Dear Belgiumreporter,
I'm in the same boat! I just got the same letter and note that photos I've posted in various forums have been replaced with a notice to update my account to allow 3rd part posting. I'm angry about this and think I'll just leave those links alone as a warning to others about Photobucket's dishonorable business approach. They clearly baited millions of us in.
I have used their printing services for canvases, and novelties such as cups and puzzles. You can be sure I will never do so again!
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Post by olddocfox on Jun 24, 2017 12:50:18 GMT -5
I'm very pleased to announce my Bronica system has found a new owner, but it will be staying in the Camera Collector family. The EC-TL will be traveling to Canada where it will be used by a new Camera Collector member. We may even get to see some new images from it!
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Post by olddocfox on May 30, 2017 16:42:49 GMT -5
X is for Panatomic- X, Plus- X and Tri- X : the Kodak-made stuff that fed our cameras for years. I bought it in 35 mm cartridges of 20 or 36 exposures, 120 rolls of twelve 2 1/4 x 21/4 or eight 21/4 x 3 1/4 shots and in 25 and 50 sheet boxes of 4x5 and 31/4 x 41/4 cut film. While I used Agfa, Ilford, Fuji and other manufacturer's films, kodak's "X's" were definitely the big three for me!
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Post by olddocfox on May 25, 2017 15:12:41 GMT -5
W is for Wood as in wooden tripod such as this Eastman's Folding Head Tripod, circa 1902. Read about it >>> HERE!
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Post by olddocfox on May 25, 2017 7:03:17 GMT -5
U is for the Universal Camera Company, makers of the Mercury 35 mm cameras. In the case of my Mercury II, it could also stand for Ugly!
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Post by olddocfox on May 22, 2017 16:53:15 GMT -5
S is for Sweet-Wallach, a Chicago photographic purveyor in the early 1900's. Read the story of my 4X5 here >>> my PDF.
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Post by olddocfox on Apr 28, 2017 18:35:14 GMT -5
In late 2008, Panasonic introduced the Lumix DMC G1, the worlds first micro four-thirds camera, coincidentally the first Electric-Viewfinder Interchangeable-Lens (EVIL) camera. Suddenly the DSLR looked aged. Read about the ingenious Lumix G1. Click >>> HERE for my PDF. You'll particularly like this if you are at all interested in lens hacking!
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Post by olddocfox on Apr 20, 2017 10:59:21 GMT -5
Thank you for the kind words, CSSA (and BELGIUM REPORTER)! That sounds like a wonderful gift! Enjoy it fully. I took a few snaps of my Bronica gear yesterday - I'm thinking it is time to part with it. I'm hoping some enthusiast will make me a reasonable offer for the whole kit (EC-TL, 2 backs, 50, 75, 150 and 200mm lenses, chimney and 2 waist-level finders, 11 filters, strap, lens caps & shades, LowePro case). I have no interest in "parting-out" what took years to acquire. If interested, PM or email me.
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Tom Cat
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Post by olddocfox on Mar 5, 2017 11:53:38 GMT -5
Dear Roy, I'm sorry to hear of your loss. Tom was certainly a handsome fellow. Losing a pet is emotionally draining, just like losing a human friend. Many of us have been through this difficult experience. I wrote about losing my 22 year-old friend, Mischief: The Telltale Tail Tale
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Post by olddocfox on Jan 31, 2017 11:46:00 GMT -5
Dear Johnbear, I've had good luck with Panasonic mirrorless micro-four-thirds cameras, and suspect Olympus offerings would serve me as well. I particularly like bodies with in-body image stabilization as I enjoy using old film camera lenses on my modern digital bodies. You might consider buying a used camera to try the format and type. read "Hackers Love Zuikos" (PDF) here
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Post by olddocfox on Dec 20, 2016 15:14:45 GMT -5
X for X-ray
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