When we think about alternative processes in photography, what comes to our minds, is a sort of brownish prints showing cloudy images, because they were produced the way it was in the infancy of photography. Many people associate this kind of roughness to constrains given by early phases of film and printing development. But actually, that...
A simple and nevertheless very important point in darkroom practice is keeping control of time for baths and processes. For a long time I used the “triple timer” and it it never failed. It works till today. But the electronics embedded on it falls very short when compared even with an entry price smartphone, and there is always...
This is probably the most cult of the miniature cameras. It has an excellent optics and is extremely well finished in the mechanism that lasts forever if it is well taken care of. Produces in the format 8x11 mm in own spools that can be reloaded from 35 mm cut film.
– Olympus Pen EES2 – Olympus – 1968 to 1971 – This is my first camera. I acquired it, brand new, in 1979, when I was 20 years old. In total Pen Series history, 17 millions of cameras were sold. Launch was in 1959 and the Pen EES was launched in 1962 . There were 19 different models produced from 1959 onwards for more than 20...
Nikon's legendary camera. Design and construction excellence was crowned by immense success with the professional public, especially in photojournalism. Incredibly resistant, many are still in full working condition.
– Olympus 35DC – Olympus – c.1970 – Very special camera from Olympus. It only works in automatic exposure with camera selected combinations of speed and aperture! There is a gauge, visible in the viewfinder, and it goes from 1/15 at f1.7 (lowest light condition) to 1/500 at f16 (highest light condition). It locks on underexposure. You...
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– Brownie Camera Nº 2 | Kodak | 1901/1933 – Very special camera. The film 120 was introduced in the market for the Brownies! The same film that fits Super Ikontas, Rolleis, Hasselblads and so many other top cameras. The red one is in excellent condition and was a gift from a german friend who received it from his father when he was a child. I have...
– Rolleiflex 3.5F | Franke & Heidecke | 1960/1969 – No doubt, this Rolleiflex is one of my pearls. According to Craig Camera this one bearing the number 2 802 974 was produced from 1960 to 1969 and it is said the “type 3”. It is a great pleasure to use a Rolleiflex. It is a fact that people behave differently in front of...
– Technika V | Linhof | 1974/75 – Considering photography as an affair between a light sensitive surface and a lens, that must be held in complete darkness, this camera is a superb darkness provider. Beyond be obviousness of varying the distance in order to get focus, it allows the lens axe to be freely positioned in relation to image plane in...
This is a very common shutter design used in large format cameras. Is is attached in front of the lens and opens from the center when the six blades are recessed inside the ring. This is not a shutter for those counting thirds of f stops. It is open while you press the cable release or you may set it to close automatically the moment it reaches...
In the beginning of photography the flash was something very close to fireworks. They were burned loose in the air, like in this kit from Kodak for the amateur photographer.