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Post by alexkerhead on Apr 18, 2008 23:24:10 GMT -5
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Post by PeterW on Apr 19, 2008 11:09:29 GMT -5
Hi Alex,
Nice 'period' group of the typewriter, torch, phone and camera.
Re your pictures: They're not just getting better, they've got. Nice overall lighting, good dof when needed, good closeups and good macros. Nicely done!
PeterW
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Post by vintageslrs on Apr 19, 2008 12:29:13 GMT -5
Hi Alex
Nice Sensorex!
I see it is an early one.......the double hinges indicates a removable back..present only in the earlier versions. Is the ring around the eyepiece black or chrome? And is the follower in the viewfinder for the metering open or closed?
Great camera....I wish you luck with it. I love the ones I have!
Enjoy
Bob
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Post by GeneW on Apr 19, 2008 15:55:27 GMT -5
Alex, I agree with Peter -- that's a lovely 'period' still life. My uncle owned a flashlight just like that one, and a Royal typewriter that was very similar to your Smith-Corona. I'm sure typists once had Royal vs. S-C wars similar to Nikon vs. Canon :-) You're amassing a museum-quality collection.
Gene
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Post by Just Plain Curt on Apr 19, 2008 18:18:12 GMT -5
Very cool Alex but you'll soon find your house looking a lot like mine unless you have more storage room, LOL.
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Post by alexkerhead on Apr 20, 2008 2:15:08 GMT -5
Thank you everyone for the kind comments.  VintageSLR, the ring is chrome, and I am not sure what was meant by "follower", but the ring the meter needle "follows" is an enclosed ring. I have many typewriters and phones, so I will work on some more period images whenever I can. |
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Post by vintageslrs on Apr 20, 2008 8:51:56 GMT -5
Hi Alex
Then most likely your serial # is closer to 768524 than to 959894.
Would that be correct?
Bob
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2008 10:51:49 GMT -5
Gene. Your comment drew my attention to the flashlight. We had one like that when I was a kid--late '40s and early '50s. I had completely forgotten about it. Alex. I think your period props may be somewhat older than the camera although I'm sure a lot of flashlights, phones and typewriters of those types were still in use when the Sensorex came out. In those days we weren't a throw-away society. We fixed things when they broke and kept on using them.
Wayne
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Post by alexkerhead on Apr 20, 2008 11:44:56 GMT -5
Gene. Your comment drew my attention to the flashlight. We had one like that when I was a kid--late '40s and early '50s. I had completely forgotten about it. Alex. I think your period props may be somewhat older than the camera although I'm sure a lot of flashlights, phones and typewriters of those types were still in use when the Sensorex came out. In those days we weren't a throw-away society. We fixed things when they broke and kept on using them. Wayne Indeed, that is the main reason I collect these old things, and lovingly restore them to the best of my abilities. I don't know how many folks have rebuilt a typewriter, but it is FUN! I buffed, rewired with replica brown-cloth wires, and cleaned inside and out(the handset). The flashlight, well, I don't want to remove it's "used" charm by polishing it. |
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Post by GeneW on Apr 20, 2008 12:49:40 GMT -5
Alex, it's amazing what you've learned how to restore. You seem to really love historical technologies. This could be a career path if it should so appeal. Many museums need trained restorers and conservators.
Gene
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Post by PeterW on Apr 20, 2008 17:13:16 GMT -5
Alex,
As Gene says, you obviously love older technology from the days when things were held together with screws and nuts and bolts instead of being machine-soldered circuit boards inside a clipped-together plastic case.
I'm not decrying modern technology. Today's electronic goods do wonderful things, unheard of a few short decades ago. And these wonders are available to us at really very low prices considering what they do.
But you can't see millions of electrons poping in and out of solid state little black boxes. They do wonderful things, but they're terribly boring to watch working.
The difference is what I feel attracts folk to collect older things and restore them. Usually you can figure out how they work by looking at the moving parts. You can see things happening. They work with satisfying clicks and buzzes and you can take them apart to clean and restore them.
I'd be interested to hear what sort of workshop, and equipment, you've got. There are some wonderful miniature 'machine shop' tools in model engineering shops these days, powered by small electric motors, and really not all that expensive.
PeterW
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Post by alexkerhead on Apr 20, 2008 22:51:01 GMT -5
Alex, it's amazing what you've learned how to restore. You seem to really love historical technologies. This could be a career path if it should so appeal. Many museums need trained restorers and conservators. Gene Thank you, Indeed, I may consider starting a home-shop to repair people's vintage goodies, but I feel I need more experience for now. My goals are lofty, such as i'd like to be able to rebuild my contaflexii, which I am probably years away from being able to do...Hehe Alex, As Gene says, you obviously love older technology from the days when things were held together with screws and nuts and bolts instead of being machine-soldered circuit boards inside a clipped-together plastic case. I'm not decrying modern technology. Today's electronic goods do wonderful things, unheard of a few short decades ago. And these wonders are available to us at really very low prices considering what they do. But you can't see millions of electrons poping in and out of solid state little black boxes. They do wonderful things, but they're terribly boring to watch working. The difference is what I feel attracts folk to collect older things and restore them. Usually you can figure out how they work by looking at the moving parts. You can see things happening. They work with satisfying clicks and buzzes and you can take them apart to clean and restore them. I'd be interested to hear what sort of workshop, and equipment, you've got. There are some wonderful miniature 'machine shop' tools in model engineering shops these days, powered by small electric motors, and really not all that expensive. PeterW Thank you, Indeed, the good oldies seem to keep you wanting to look at it(or in some cases, work on it) more than use it(although, using it is amazing as well), the beauty of the moving parts and craftsmanship is amazing! It is interesting today though, some companies are starting to build quality things again. Such as Leica still makes high-quality metal cameras, Outlaw Audio makes discrete amplifiers and receivers, and there are some others too. I have a pretty nice shop(7mX10.5m in size)(used to be a garage), I will post some images of it if anyone would like to see it. I have a couple of Oscilloscopes, many multimeters(analog and digital), and lots of tools. |
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Post by renaldo on Apr 21, 2008 15:20:40 GMT -5
You have a unique interest in collecting. All of them are fascinating items, and I am sure between them and piano you are kept quite busy.
There ya go...how about collecting old pianos also! We used to have one of the old upright player pianos and it was a lot of fun. Had to sell it when going into an apartment.
You live in Alabama...how come the garage size in metric??? Even though I was in the scientific field for a number of years...I never go used to metric...and still never use it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2008 17:23:35 GMT -5
Alex:
There is quite a bit of info on line on rebuilding the Contax II shutter. I have talked to several people who have done it. I haven't. That design scares the h311 out of me!
Wayne
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Post by alexkerhead on Apr 21, 2008 21:39:16 GMT -5
You have a unique interest in collecting. All of them are fascinating items, and I am sure between them and piano you are kept quite busy. There ya go...how about collecting old pianos also! We used to have one of the old upright player pianos and it was a lot of fun. Had to sell it when going into an apartment. You live in Alabama...how come the garage size in metric??? Even though I was in the scientific field for a number of years...I never go used to metric...and still never use it. Indeed! No space for more pianos..lol If I had the space, I might.  Metric was used, because a lot of members here are over-the-ponders, and a foot is a weird measurement for anyone outside of the US. I was trying to limit the confusion..lol P.S. I like metric more than standard.  |
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