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Post by Berndt on May 21, 2012 3:01:51 GMT -5
I like this creative stuff. Simple is best. Thanks for sharing !!!
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Post by Berndt on May 18, 2012 22:31:37 GMT -5
And the last one. If I would just know, how to open this thing  |
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Post by Berndt on May 18, 2012 22:30:48 GMT -5
And one more from another angle ...
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Post by Berndt on May 18, 2012 22:29:46 GMT -5
And another one ...
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Post by Berndt on May 18, 2012 22:29:00 GMT -5
Thanks everybody for the support !!! It seems, that Doris is a common name ;D  I finally had the chance for taking a few snapshots of the shutter this morning ( I am a little bit busy this weekend ). The thing with the Prontor similarity is also a good hint. Thanks for that. Berndt |
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Post by Berndt on May 17, 2012 13:03:05 GMT -5
Beautiful cars ... legends ... I wish, I would have had the chance to drive one of those.
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Post by Berndt on May 17, 2012 12:06:39 GMT -5
Hahaha ... the same happened to me, when looking for some pictures of this camera. I'll take some pictures tomorrow. The only evidence of the existance of this camera, seems to be an old add in a magazine, attached.
BTW, the story behind all this is, that the first name of my mother is Doris. I found it sweet somehow, that a camera of this name seems to exist and I have been lucky to find one. So, I have a special motivation to get it working again.
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Post by Berndt on May 16, 2012 23:15:53 GMT -5
I got a "Doris P" from an auction this week, a japanese 6x4.5 folder camera from 1952: camerapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Doris_(4.5×6)It doesn't look bad over all, but the shutter is broken. I want to disassemble it, but I couldn't even find a way to open it  The camera is equipped with a typical NKS shutter, used for several japanese folder cameras of the 50s. If anybody came to a link of a repair manual or blog or do have some experience himself, it would help me a lot. Berndt |
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Post by Berndt on May 14, 2012 11:00:30 GMT -5
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Post by Berndt on May 13, 2012 5:21:59 GMT -5
Mickey,
I checked the Fujica 35-ML in the internet ... beautiful camera ... and the Fujica 35-EE is definitely on the top of my wishlist ... and the Fujica Mini, but I couldn't find both at an acceptable price AND condition yet.
Fujica cameras always know to surpise. All, that I had the chance to try yet, took very sharp pictures.
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Post by Berndt on May 13, 2012 4:19:04 GMT -5
I want to have the original ( selenium ) high matic from 1962 !!! But ... I might have taken this one for 2 bucks as well |
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Post by Berndt on May 13, 2012 4:15:40 GMT -5
Thanks, Dave ... and Mickey, I take your impressions as a compliment for my skills of acting and disguising myself |
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Post by Berndt on May 13, 2012 2:14:42 GMT -5
Well ... 20x24 inch might be a slight overkill for most daily life photos, I think ... but film provides portable solutions at least from 35 mm to 6x9 cm, which is more than digital can do at the moment. Digital cameras in a compact size are stopping at APS-C and wanting "just" Full Frame, you already need to carry a quite big, heavy and expensive DSLR with you. For me, it's also not so much about the quality in terms or resolution. I like larger formats because of the extended creative possibilities regarding the DOF. If using any digital compact camera, I need to live with a nearly infinite DOF in wideangle or group shots ... and that's what I don't want. Looking at the picture above, the background is blurr ... because it's an 75 mm lens. How much would I need to step back, getting those three people in frame, using the same lens ( and therefore getting the same DOF ) on a MFT or APS-C camera ? I can find this space maybe in a desert or large park but rarely in daily life situations. I am the left of those guys ... and the red rosette has been a member sign We had to enter a members area ( for getting closer to the actual event ). I am not a member, but somebody has been kind enough, giving me his sticker when living home. Amen !!! |
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Post by Berndt on May 12, 2012 9:59:34 GMT -5
Exactly, Dave. But isn't that even more an argument for giving quality a higher priority than convenience ? Wouldn't certain pictures not be even more valuable if they are beautiful ? I look at many pictures in my collection and I wish now, that I would have put a little bit more effort in taking them ... and the effort is actually just little. I try to take care of it more meanwhile ... because I never know, which picture will be valuable for me or others in the future. Just as a simple example, I made a trip with some friends ( one came from Germany for a visit ) to Kamakura. It wasn't really a big effort, taking my TLR with me and I took ( as I think ) fantastic pictures as a memory of this visit. I could have used the cellphone in my pocket and everybody would have been also happy to have a memory shot ... but now, they can be happy to have a beautiful memory shot. I found ... just for me ... that it is worth this little effort. Why no "waisting" a frame of film for a picture that might be valuable for us in the future. We never know.  3 friends by bokuwanihongasuki, on Flickr |
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Post by Berndt on May 12, 2012 9:31:22 GMT -5
Thanks everybody for the interesting feedback. I actually hope for the chance to take some nice shots with this film in the "right scenery" some day. Sometimes, I have the chance to get on historical film sets. It's mostly forbidden to take pictures there, but sometimes it is okay beside the actual set while having a break or so. I can imagine, that those pictures would look cool and much better than the digital ones, run through some vintage effects apps. If you promise not not to laugh, here is one snapshot from a shooting of a TV drama taking part during the russian-japanese war. I just took it with my "Harinezumi" ( a tiny digital toy camera, designed for providing some crappy vintage look ) ... and the guy on the right side is me  ;D ... but I think, even my mother wouldn't recognize me in this outfit ... hahaha ... A real orthochromatic film would have hit the mood even better, I think ... or I might use it with my "lomokino" ( a simple 35 mm motion picture camera ). I need to try that next time As a side note ... that shooting has been really tough. 40 C in the shadow in those heavy winter costums for three days out in the wilderness ... but we had a lot of fun too. |
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