From the camera cabinet

[airic]

Just a few of the cameras my father and grandfather have used over the years. I have over 50 cameras and most were owned by my family.

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/cameras200610152512copy.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/camera200610152570copy.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/camera200610152564copy.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/camera200610152545copy.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/camera200610152526copy.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/camera200610152520copy.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/camera200610152518copy.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b220/airic2001/camera200610152506copy.jpg

Cheers,

Eric

[Antarctican]

OMG, I remember those flashbulbs! http://www.kolobok.wrg.ru/smiles/light_skin/girl_impossible.gif I think my parents had a Kodak camera like in #3 when I was a kid. What a hoot to see these old cams again. Thanks for posting.

[airic]

That was my mother’s Kodak Instamatic. She was terrible at taking photos but some of them are now classic shots. I have hundreds of thousands of images taken from my family dating back to the 1920. It is very cool to dig a bunch out once in awhile and look through them.

One project I would like to do is post a photo of a camera and an image that was taken with it. Maybe when I have less to do.

Eric

[Yankee]

Nice Pics Eric, Nice project....I'd love to see it become a reality....please put it on the "Things to do" List....
I remember those flash cubes would get SOOO hot when you rapid fired all 4!

[Calliope]

Very cool shots Eric... love the compos in all of them. Neat looking cameras - I don't think I've seen those kind of cameras before.

[Anicole]

I remember the Instamatic with the blue flash!! That's what we had!!!

How fun to see all these! The contrasts in the first one are just great!

[jocose]

cool shots. I like #2 for the DOF in it!

[kelox]

great collection. i second your immense project.

[Luddite]

Never forgave my mother for throwing out all my father's old cameras when they moved house whilst I was at college. His collection included many like these going back to about 1920, most of which I used as a kid. My favourite which got me hooked on photagraphy aged about 9 was a rising front 1/4 plate and I still could buy plates and cut film packs for it to dish develop and contact print. Still have the first new camera I saved up for aged about 13 (1954)- Zeis Nettar 12 on 120 folding with Novar lens and svs shutter and it still works!
http://img327.imageshack.us/img327/9956/dolomites57id2.jpg
Taken with the Nettar in about 1959 - didn't need fancy ways of conversion in Photoshop - it came this way!

[John E.]

I really like the angles you took on these cameras, you make them all look so interesting.

Luddite, looks like your father had a real eye for landscapes, terrific picture. Real shame about the camera's.

[Luddite]

Luddite, looks like your father had a real eye for landscapes, terrific picture. Real shame about the camera's.

My FATHER !!!! That was me in 1957-8